Borrowing concepts from Sociology and Anthropology, Almond has developed a methodology for comparative studies of,
A. Historical approach
B. Philosophical approach
C. Legal Approach
D. Political cultures
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Who introduced the terms, "Essentialism" and "Strategic Essentialism".
A. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
B. Homi K. Bhasha
C. Edward W. Said
D. Almond
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The State in Capitalist Society (1969) is written by whom among the following political scientists?
A. Ralph Miliband
B. Althusser
C. Poulantaz
D. Marcuse
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The doctrine of the Rule of law was enunciated by:
A. Rawls
B. Dicey
C. Bryce
D. Barker
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Assertion (A): The leadership of the socialist and proletarian revolutions has generally come from the middle classes, not from the working class.
Reason (R): The feeling of frustration, the quest for power, the sense of injustice, and various idealistic aspirations are of greater importance in the formation of a revolutionary than is economic discontent.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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"Political Development in the New States" is a book written by who among the following political scientist?
A. David Apter
B. S. E. Finer
C. Edward Shils
D. David Apter
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Pluralist democratic regimes based on the US model represent:
A. the separation of power
B. the tradition of authoritarianism
C. the conventions of British Parliament
D. None of these
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. . . . . . . . suggestive phrase, "the politics of the belly".
A. Almond
B. Pye
C. Edward
D. Bayart's
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Anomic Pressure Groups are those groups.
A. Which perform the role of interest articulation by publicising protests in order to exert pressure on policy-makers for changing particular policies and decisions
B. Which perform the role of interest articulation by associating themselves with certain political parties
C. Which perform the role of interest articulation from the political platform
D. None of the above
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Which two political thinkers represent the Institutional approach of comparative politics?
A. Almond and Coleman
B. Easton and Dahl
C. Duverger and Sartori
D. Leo Strauss and Dicey
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In his study of political parties Robert Michels focussed on:
A. Organisation
B. Cadre
C. Structure
D. Leadership
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Arrange them in order of their appearance.
1. The Politics of Developing Areas
2. Political Parties
3. Dilemma of a New Nation
4. Politics in India
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 3, 2 and 4
C. 1, 4, 3 and 2
D. 4, 1, 3 and 2
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer by using the options:
List-I
List-II
a. Glorious Revolution
1. 1776
b. American Declaration of Independence
2. 1917
c. French Revolution
3. 1688
d. Russian Revolution
4. 1789
A. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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. . . . . . . . had elaborated upon the theory of imperialism.
A. Plato
B. Marx
C. Lenin
D. Pye
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Which of the following was the immediate factor of the Great Depression (1929)?
A. Fall in US export
B. Callapse of banks
C. Callapse of wall street exchange
D. Financial impact of World War I
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The behavioural approach emphasizes:
A. Behaviour rather than attitudes
B. Individuals rather than instiutions
C. Contemporary events rather than history
D. Social structure rather than rational choices
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"Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution" is the work of
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. A. V. Dicey
D. Almond
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For Marx, the . . . . . . . . was the 'political form of social emancipation'.
A. Communist League
B. Paris Commune
C. Revolution
D. Communist Manifesto
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Which of the following is not a dimension of the 'felicific calculus' propounded by Bentham?
A. Intensity
B. Duration
C. Probability
D. Purity
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Which of the following statements is not correct regarding nature and meaning of revolution?
A. Alteration of institution
B. Alteration of social structures
C. No changes in the leadership formation
D. Alteration of values or myths of the society
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