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[#411] What Philosophy is to the mental sciences, Sociology is to the social sciences? 1. Both possess an all embracing character 2. Philosophy and sociology are sister subjects 3. Sociology and philosophy are inversely related to mental sciences and social sciences respectively 4. While philosophy is the 'mother' discipline with respect to mental sciences, sociology is the same with regard to social sciences. Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 3

Correct Answer

(B) 3 and 4

[#412] Who gave the Organic Theory of the State?

(A) Plato

(B) Hobbes

(C) J. S. Mill

(D) Marx

Correct Answer

(A) Plato

[#413] A type of democracy in which ordinary people make law at themselves is called

(A) retrospective democracy

(B) indirect democracy

(C) representative democracy

(D) direct democracy

Correct Answer

(D) direct democracy

[#414] "Right are the external conditions necessary for the greatest possible development of the capabilities of the personality." Who has made this statement?

(A) Barker

(B) Laski

(C) Green

(D) Hegel

Correct Answer

(A) Barker

[#415] Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer. Assertion (A): F. A. Hayek portrayed state interx02vention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of Liberty. Reason (R): He is a supporter of laissez faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state.

(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 the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Correct Answer

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)