Comparative Methods - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Comparative Methods

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1. The traditional approaches to the study of comparative politics reflected the (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER II)

(A) Study of Governments

(B) Description of Institutions

(C) Comparison of Constitutions

(D) Empirical Investigations

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2. Which of the following statements best describes the scientific character of Comparative Politics? (DU MA 2019)

1. Comparative political analysis is basically reducible to ideology and opinions

2. Comparative political analysis is a type of science that probably cannot produce knowledge of the same degree of certainty as in the physical sciences

3. Comparative political analysis is a non-explanatory mode of science

4. Comparative political analysis is just like the physical sciences in its ability to produce certain knowledge

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3. Which of the following are prerequisites of the comparative method? (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper-II)

A. Conceptual framework as a factor in unit selection

B. Comparable conceptual issues as a focus of inquiry

C. Definition of the focus of inquiry

D. Theory building

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A and B only

(b) A and D only

(c) A, B and C only

(d) A, B, C and D

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4. Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to Comparative Politics? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) It is both an approach and a subject of discipline

(B) It compares institutions, not structures

(C) It studies, analyses and understands more specific aspects of politics

(D) It helps in arriving at certain general principles of comparison

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5. According to Charles Ragin, what are the main goals of comparative research? (TELANGANA SET 2023)

A. exploring diversity

B. interpreting cultural or historical significance

C. discovering the truth

D. advancing theory

1. A, B and C only

2. A, B and D only

3. A, B, C and D

4. A and B only

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6. The nature of Comparative Politics till 1940s was the following. (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

(A) Analytical

(B) Scientific

(C) Normative

(D) Descriptive

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7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

Assertion (A): Political Science has always been caught in the tension between the ‘ought’ and the ‘is’.

Reason (R): Empirical methods are not adequately developed in political enquiry to take stock of all the possible variables.

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

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8. Harold Lasswells “Politics : Who gets, What, When and How” discusses: (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

A) Distributive justice

B) Scientific method and Value relativism

C) Social implications of Capitalist Politics

D) Fundamentals of Political participation

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9. To discover relationships between key variables comparative analysis must (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Increase the number of variables

B. Focus on limited number of variables

C. Maximise the number of cases

D. Focus on a single case

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10. Comparative method can be defined as the analysis of (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. A small number of cases

B. A single case

C. A large number of cases

D. Multiple variables

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11. Which of the problems is specific to comparative politics (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Problem of many variables

B. Problem of many cases

C. Problem of few cases

D. Problem of few variables

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12. Hypothesis testing is possible in (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Comparative research

B. Ethnographic research

C. Statistical research

D. Case-study research

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13. Which type of research is suitable when the investigator has access to modest resources? (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Statistical

B. Experimental

C. Case-study

D. Comparative

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14. Comparative method is a (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

A. Technique

B. Method and technique

C. Method

D. Mixed method

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15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

Assertion(A): Comparative Politics is concerned with political phenomena.

Reason(R): Comparison helps us to understand concepts, events and theories.

Codes:

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

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

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

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

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