IMPORTANT POLITICAL SCIENCE BOOKS AND AUTHORS

IMPORTANTPOLITICAL SCIENCE BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Political science questions

1. Who is the author of " Factional Politics in an Indian State "?

a) Paul R. Brass

b) Myron Weiner

c) James Manor

d) S. K. Mitra

Ans. a) Paul R. Brass

Explanation:

The book " Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh" was published in the year 1965 by the political scientist Paul Richard Brass who is professor emeritus of Political science and International Relations at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. 

Other books are written by Paul R. Brass:

* Caste, Faction, and Party in Indian Politics (1985)

* The Politics of India Since Independence (1994)

* The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India (2005)

2. Who is the author of " Savitri"?

a) M.N Roy

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Aurobindo

d) R. Tagore

Ans. c) Aurobindo

Other works of Aurobindo:

* The Life Devine(1919)

* The Synthesis of Yoga(1948)

* Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol(1940)

* The Ideals of Human Unity (1918)

3. Match the followings:

List-I

a) David Held

b) J. Lively

c) MacPherson

d) C. Pateman

List-II

1. Participation and Democratic theory

2. Models of Democracy

3. Democracy

4. The Real World of Democracy

Codes:

         (a)    (b)   (c)   (d)

A)      1      2       3      4

B)       2      3       4      1

C)       3       1       2      4

D)       4       2        1      3

Ans: B)  

Explanations:

a) David Held- Models of Democracy(1987)

b) J. Lively- Democracy(1975)

c) MacPherson- The Real-world of Democracy(1965)

d) C. Pateman- Participation and Democratic Theory(1970)

4. Who wrote the book " Stable Peace "?

a) Johan Galtung

b) Gunnar Myrdal

c) Kenneth Boulding

d) Peter Wallerstein

Ans.c) Kenneth Boulding

Explanations: Kenneth E. Boulding is an English born American philosopher. His book " Stable Peace " was published in the year 1978.

Other works by Kenneth Boulding:

The World as a Total System(1985)

Three Faces of Power(1989)- (Threat power, Economic power,         Integrative power)

Conflict and Defence(1962)




5. Who is the author of the book " The Good Boatmen "?

a) Erikson
b) Rajmohan Gandhi
c) Romain Rolland
d) Noema

Ans. b) Rajmohan Gandhi

Explanations:

The book " The Good Boatmen " was published in the year 1995 by Rajmohan Gandhi. The book is all about giving a complete and balanced account of Mahatma Gandhi's life.

6. The book " Introduction to the study of Public Administration" was authored by-

a) W. F. Willoughby

b) Woodrow Wilson

c) M. P. Follet

d) Leonard D. White

Ans. d) Leonard D. White

Explanation:

The book " Introduction to the study of Public Administration "(1926)

is written by L. D. White (an American historian who specialized in Public Administration).

6. Which among the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?

a) German Ideology

b) Critique of the Gotha Programme

c) Paris Manuscripts

d) Science of Logic

Ans.  d) Science of Logic

Explanations:

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher and other notable works of Marx are:

* The Holy Family(1845)

* The Poverty of Philosophy(1847)

* The Communist Manifesto(1848)

* Wage, Labour, and Capital(1849)

* The Class Struggle in France(1850)

*The Critique of the political economy (1859)



7. Who authored ' The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation '?

a) Donald Smith
b) Rajni Kothari
c) Granville Austin
d) K. N. Panikkar

Ans. c) Granville Austin

Explanation:

The book ' The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation ' is published in the year 1966 by Granville Austin. The book is all about the Indian Constitution and the constitutional history of India.





8. Who authored ' Annihilation of Caste '?

a) M. N. Roy
b) C. R. Das
c) B. R. Ambedkar
d) M. K. Gandhi

Ans.c) B. R. Ambedkar

Explanation:

Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written by 1936 by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar(also known as baba saheb) who fought against the country's practice of untouchability.

9. Who wrote the work " Political Order in Changing Societies ''?

a) Thomas L. Friedman

b) Grabiel Almond

c) Samuel P. Huntington

d) Vilfredo Pareto

Ans. c) Samuel P. Huntington

Explanation: The book is published in the year 1968 by Samuel P. Huntington dealing with changes in political systems and political institutions. Huntington rejected the prevalent more optimistic modernization theories, arguing that order and stability themselves are crucial objectives in developing countries.

10. Which among the following is not written by Aurobindo?

a) Life Devine

b) Essays on  the Gita

c) Yoga: Concept and Practice

d) The Ideals of Human Unity

Ans. c) Yoga: Concept and Practice

 

Other works of Aurobindo:

* The Life Devine(1919)

* The Synthesis of Yoga(1948)

* Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol(1940)

* The Ideals of Human Unity (1918)