Welcome to your Comparative politics Quiz
Plato wrote several dialogues about political matters, including The Republic which was written in
Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as the ultimate goal of political development?
The word politics comes from the Greek word polis, which means:
Structural functional theory was first applied by:
Who is called the Father of Political Sciences?
Who said that 'a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God'?
Robert Merton's concept of 'political machine' in a large city is associated with
Who was the author of the book "Aspects of Political Development"?
Which one of the following is not included in the concept of political culture?
Writings of which political philosopher spurred the American and French revolutions?
Name the philosopher and social scientist who saw the economy as the key institution in society?
The liberal theory of development has come to be associated with which of the following political processes?
Which one of the followings argued for absolute monarchy?
Which one of the following is regarded as a landmark event in the development of socialism?
The term "Political Culture" was formulated and used first time by:
Aristotle's Politics is divided into how many books which are each further divided into chapters?
Which of these famous comparative political scientists insisted that there is only one non-culturally specific path of development for nation-states, and that England first discovered this path?
Who invented the concept of swing in politics?
Who defines, "Political socialization is a is a process by which an individual becomes acquainted with the political system which determine the reaction to political phenomenon"
Which two political Thinkers represent the Institutional Approach to Comparative Politics?
Which of these famous comparative political scientists insisted that there is only one non-culturally specific path of development for nation-states, and that England first discovered this path?
In the wave of democratization of 1980s and 1990s, in which of the following countries has state socialism not been replaced by a multi-party system?
Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientations towards System?
The term "Political Culture" was formulated and used first time by:
The concept of social capital has been put forward by
Who attempted to use the methods of physical science to arrive at an infallible science of politics?
Name the economist and sociologist who argued that religion, not economics, is the central force in social change?
Famous book "The Social Contract" was written in 1762. Who authored this book?
Who argued for the centrality of salvation to life, even with regard to politics?
Which one of the following is not included in the concept of political culture?
Who said, Political Modernization is characterised by its far-reaching ability to control or influence the physical and social circumstances of its environment and by value system……
Who said "Political socialization is the process by which political culture are maintained and changed".
Which of these terms of political science refers to that item which you wish to test or measure within a comparative study?
Who was the author of the book "Aspects of Political Development"?
Structural functional theory was first applied by:
A new approach to political science called behavioralism emerged in _. Behavioralists argued that political scientists should focus on behavior, not institutions or motives.
Name the professor who created a political science department at Columbia University that sought to train students for a life of public service?
As per Marxism, which one of the following serves as the force spurring social development?
Which one of the following is least essential for explanation of the Componentional theory of Political Development?
The traditional approaches to the study of comparative politics neglected the
Who invented the concept of swing in politics?
Who said man is a social animal
Who was widely considered to be the most important political philosopher of the twentieth century?
Which is the ideal political culture according to Almond and Vertja:
One or more of the following may act as a dynamic instrument of change according to the Structural-Functional perspective of Political Development.
Who is considered as originator of the culturist movement in Comparative Politics?
According to Almond and Powell political culture involves how many components of Orientations?
According to Almond and Powell political culture involves how many components of Orientations?
Which one of the following is regarded as a landmark event in the development of socialism?
Which among the following was one of the important factors that brought down the authoritarian regime in Poland?
Who said that the development of art and science has spoiled man?
Who among the following held that property is essential for development of human personality?
Political sub-culture is the part of:
Who among the following is associated with the thesis of development of under-development?
Which one of the following is least essential for explanation of the Componentional theory of Political Development?
Name the professor who not only developed the concept of political culture but also revolutionized the subfield of comparative politics. He also wrote the Politics of the Developing Areas (1960)?
Who said "Political socialization is the process by which political culture are maintained and changed".
Who applied empirical methods for the first time to the study of politics?
"Man is born free and he is everywhere in chains" is an important statement which associated with:
Author of "Risk and Culture"
The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to the best-known work on Ethics. It was written by
The work Nicomachean Ethics, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian Ethics, consists of how many scrolls/books originally separate
Who authored the book "The Nature and Origin of Public Opinion"?
The Manifest political socialization is otherwise known by:
Writings of which political thinker greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson as reflected in the Declaration of Independence?
____ increase the capacity and capability of the political system to find and utilize the resources of the country?
Which of these terms of political science refers to that item which you wish to test or measure within a comparative study?
Who said man is a social animal
Structural-functionalism is primarily
Who said that the development of art and science has spoiled man?
Aquinas helped reintroduce Aristotle to Europe and melded Aristotelian thought with Christianity. In which year St. Thomas Aquinas was born?
Who said that 'a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God'?
In the wave of democratization of 1980s and 1990s, in which of the following countries has state socialism not been replaced by a multi-party system?
Which is the ideal political culture according to Almond and Vertja:
Huntington describes ____ as a multi-faced process involving change in all areas of human thought and activity.
Which two political Thinkers represent the Institutional Approach to Comparative Politics?
The well-known theorist of New Social Movement is
Who stated, "Socialization through the mass media is the best short-run technique available and it is crucial to modernization"
Who argued that employers in a capitalist society exploit their workers and that the capitalist classes pass laws to benefit themselves?
Which is the first important agent of political socialization?
Name the professor who not only developed the concept of political culture but also revolutionized the subfield of comparative politics. He also wrote the Politics of the Developing Areas (1960)?
The Manifest political socialization is otherwise known by:
Who is Thomas P.M. Barnett?
The traditional approaches to the study of comparative politics neglected the
