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This section includes 166 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology (CBCS) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Conventional participation refers to |
| A. | Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate |
| B. | Activities that are against the law |
| C. | Activities that are the expectation from good citizens |
| D. | Activities that are resort violence |
| Answer» D. Activities that are resort violence | |
| 152. |
Who are most likely to engage in unconventional participation? |
| A. | Young people, students and those with grave concerns about regimes policies |
| B. | People strongly committed to politics |
| C. | People who disobey the rules and laws |
| D. | People who resort to violence |
| Answer» B. People strongly committed to politics | |
| 153. |
Unconventional participation refers to |
| A. | A type of participation that resort to violent actions |
| B. | Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate |
| C. | Activities that are expected from good citizens |
| D. | Activities that includes volunteering |
| Answer» C. Activities that are expected from good citizens | |
| 154. |
Parties classified on the basis of rigidity are of two types. What are they? |
| A. | Instrumental and expressive |
| B. | Pragmatic and ideological |
| C. | Cell and militia |
| D. | Branch and caucus |
| Answer» C. Cell and militia | |
| 155. |
Which theory viewed participation as virtue in itself, a civic duty expected of very citizen and residents of a country? |
| A. | Marxist Theory |
| B. | Functionalist Theory |
| C. | Rational Choice Theory |
| D. | Democratic Theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Political participation classified in terms of purpose is of two types. What are they? |
| A. | Instrumental and expressive |
| B. | Instrumental and spectator |
| C. | Spectator and expressive |
| D. | Spectator and transitional |
| Answer» B. Instrumental and spectator | |
| 157. |
A: Democracy stands on the Spirit of tolerance and allows people to have diverse interest B: Sovereignty rest with the government in democracy |
| A. | A is true but B is false |
| B. | B is true but A is false |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» D. Both A and B are false | |
| 158. |
Which of the following statement about Representative Democracy is true? |
| A. | It is also known as Simple Democracy |
| B. | People exercise power directly |
| C. | This kind of democracy can exist and function only in small states |
| D. | The govt. is run by the representative who are elected by the people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
A: Electoral democracy is an important method of acquiring legitimacy B: Electoral democracy is not transparent |
| A. | A is true but B is false |
| B. | B is true but A is false |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» B. B is true but A is false | |
| 160. |
Huntington and Nelson political participation includes |
| A. | Violence |
| B. | Electoral activity |
| C. | Lobbying |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Who popularized the concept of Political Participation? |
| A. | The Behaviouralists |
| B. | The Pluralists |
| C. | The Marxists |
| D. | The Functionalists |
| Answer» B. The Pluralists | |
| 162. |
Consider the following statements about the characteristics of Political participation:(i) Political participation is not just mere interest in politics(ii) It is something voluntary(iii) It concerns activities in governments and politics and not any particular phase and any specific level or area of governance.(iv) Participation is directly related to the quality of democracy.Which of the above statements is/are true? |
| A. | (i), (iii) and (iv) |
| B. | (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| C. | (i), (ii) and (iv) |
| D. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
A: Legitimate political authority is the legitimate right of the government to govern, to adopt and enforce public policy decisions in the name of the community. B: Political authority exercised by the government may be legitimate or illegitimate |
| A. | A is true but B is false |
| B. | B is true but A is false |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» D. Both A and B are false | |
| 164. |
A: all forms of participation are not considered to be political participation B: Only when an action is intended to influence the decision making of the government, it may be called political participation. |
| A. | A is true, but B is false |
| B. | A is false, but B is true |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» D. Both A and B are false | |
| 165. |
A contribution to the critique of Political Economy is by |
| A. | Dahrendorf |
| B. | Georg Simmel |
| C. | Garfinkel |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
An administrative body of appointed officials - |
| A. | Capitalist |
| B. | Serfs |
| C. | Bureaucracy |
| D. | Feudal lords |
| Answer» D. Feudal lords | |