Top 550+ Solved Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences MCQ Questions Answer
Q. ________ is regarded as the father of Political Science.
a. herodotus
b. aristotle
c. plato
d. rousseau
Q. The term sociology was derived from Greek term logos and _____ word socius meaning ‘companion’or ‘society’
a. french
b. latin
c. german
d. austric
Q. _____ is central to the procedures of scientific method
a. oral history
b. comparison
c. objectivity
d. customs
Q. The word Psychology comes from the ancient Greek psyche which means _____
a. society
b. man
c. mind
d. brain
Q. ______ is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields
a. natural sciences
b. human sciences
c. social sciences
d. psychical sciences
Q. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as the basis of behaviouralism moment by DavidEaston
a. quantifications
b. values
c. systematization
d. pure science
Q. The branch of philosophy that studies assumptions about the nature of reality and existence is
a. epistemology
b. ontology
c. methodology
d. phenomenology
Q. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of being is called ______
a. axiology
b. epistemology
c. materialism
d. ontology
Q. Epistemology is concerned with _____ of knowledge
a. origin
b. validity
c. limitations
d. all of these
Q. Rationalism and empiricism represent the philosophy of the ______ era
a. ancient
b. medieval
c. contemporary
d. modern
Q. ‘Science of society is possible’ is assumed by which approach
a. humanist
b. positivist
c. functionalist
d. feminist
Q. Positivists tend to be skeptical of
a. science
b. religion
c. human goodness
d. none of the above
Q. How did Post Positivism relate to Positivism
a. its criticized positivism but held on some of its features
b. it advocated abandoning positivism altogether
c. it was a continuation of positivism
d. none of the above