Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences | Set 5
1. …………..is the holistic "science of man," - a science of the totality of human existence.
2. Who described socio-cultural anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities, and the most
humanistic of the sciences?"
3. The goal of ………….is to provide a holistic account of humans and human nature.
4. . ……………is a social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and
consumption of wealth.
5. Who attempt to understand the earth in terms of physical and spatial relationships?
6. …………..is the continuous, systematic narrative and research of past events as relating to the
human species; as well as the study of all events in time, in relation to humanity.
7. What investigates the cognitive and social aspects of human language?
8. ………….is the study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences.
9. ………….. is the study of meaning.
10. ……………. is the study of the structure of words.
11. …………. is the study of speech sounds.
12. …………… is the study of the abstract sound system of a particular language.
13. The Study of Administration was written by ……………
14. Sociology was originally established by ………………..
15. Who is generally regarded as the "Father of Sociology”?
16. ………….is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and comment via a widening
spectrum of media.
17. The term "social science" first appeared in …………….
18. The Luddite movement in ……………..had disintegrated by 1817.
19. Until the publication of the …………..in 1833, the poor social conditions in Britain went largely
ignored by the ruling classes.
20. Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed in ……………..
21. ………………… insisted that Women and young persons were to work no more than 10 hours per
day.
22. ………………….. Insisted that Women and young persons to work in factories only between the
hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. or 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
23. ……… Insisted that Children were only to work during the same hours as women and young persons.
24. The dissent and insubordination of the ……………workingmen reached its peak in the mid- 19th
with Chartism, an ideology that called for political reform in the country.
25. The People's Charter, a document was written in 1838 by……………
26. ……………….attempted to revive Chartism in 1840 by founding the National Charter
Association.
27. ……………………..Emphasized rationalism, importance of individual happiness.
28. ……………………believed that human rights would be lost if government intervened
29. …………………..reflected views of landed upper class.
30. ………………was a French-born aristocrat, renounced his title and supported the French
Revolution.
31. ………………wished to establish "Phalanxes," self-sufficient communities where people would
live according to their natural inclinations.
32. …………….was an English-born entrepreneur turned socialist.
33. Who was called the "Father of British Socialism?
34. Karl Marx was a …………..-born academic and political philosopher
35. In 1843 Marx went to ……………where he befriended Friedrich Engels.
36. Marx and Friedrich Engels published the …………….in 1848 which became the definitive text for
socialism and communism.
37. In 1867, Marx produced………………, which linked economics to history.
38. Arthur Young was an ……………..writer on agriculture and social economy
39. The year of the French Revolution was…………….
40. Who published a pamphlet ‘On the War in North America’?
41. In 1761 Arthur Young went to London and started a periodical work, entitled……………, which
was dropped by the advice of Samuel Johnson.
42. Who engaged in various experiments, and embodied the results of them in ‘A Course of
Experimental Agriculture’ (1770)?
43. Who published the Farmer's Letters to the People of England (1768)?
44. Who was the author of ‘the Farmer's Calendar’?
45. Who wrote ‘Political Arithmetic’?
46. Arthur Young published ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ in ……………..
47. Who published ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ in 1784?
48. Who was regarded as farmer George?
49. ‘The Example of France a Warning to England’ was written by …………..
50. …………….in 1834 wrote The French Revolution: A History.
51. George III belonged to the …………….dynasty.
52. Who wrote ‘The History of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire’?
53. In the Annual Register for 1772 Burke condemned the Partition of …………..
54. ………….wrote ‘the Reflections on the Revolution in France’.
55. ……………is "the science of contextualization" often used in the field of social sciences—
particularly in anthropology.
56. …………. study schooling, public health, rural and urban development, consumers and consumer
goods, any human arena.
57. …………..is the study of humanity.
58. ……………..is the study of society.
59. …………colonialism, or imperialism, began in the 15th century with the "Age of Discovery",
led by Portuguese.
60. The end of the 18th and early 19th century saw the first era of …………..
61. …………are the priests and are considered to be the uppermost caste.
62. The Kshatriyas are the ………………….
63. ………………are the business class.
64. ………………. are the working class
65. India is mostly a patriarchal set-up, with the ……………..having control over the family unit.
66. The Negrito has physical features similar to people of …………
67. The Mongoloid have ……………….features.
68. The Austroloids have features similar the aboriginals of ……………..
69. …………..depicts a ranking system of human groups based on hereditary and occupation.
70. Members of the highest priestly castes, the…………., are generally vegetarians
71. High-ranking ……………however, typically consume no vegetarian diets, considered
appropriate for their traditions of valor and physical strength.
72. Matrilineal societies are societies in which descent is traced through ………….rather than
through fathers.
73. In …………..societies, property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of
matrilocal residence may be practiced.
74. In …………societies, the descendants of men are their sister's children and not their own, which
belong to their mother's matrilineage.
75. …………is the festival that symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign
of celebration and hope for mankind.
76. Diwali is the corruption of the Sanskrit word `Deepavali`, which means ………….
77. Diwali usually falls in the month of …………………..
78. Diwali is a …………festival.
79. …………..is celebrated to honour the return of Rama and Sita to their kingdom of Ayodhya,
after fourteen years of exile.
80. The spectacular ……………Ganesh Chaturthi festival honors the birth of the beloved Hindu
elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha.
81. The darkest hour is just before the dawn`; a saying which truly signifies the Indian festival called
……………
82. ………….symbolizes dawn, light, life, a surge of energy.
83. ………………is a festival which begins at night suggests destruction of evil and a hope of good.
84. ………….. is described beautifully in the 7th century play Ratnavali written by Harshdev.
85. ………………is called Madanotsav by Mahakavi Kalidas.
86. The Bhavbooti in his play `Maltic Madhav` stated that King happily celebrated ……………with
his subjects.
87. The first nine days of the festival are known as…………, and are filled with dance in honor of
the Mother Goddess.
88. ………….is devoted to celebrating the defeat of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama.
89. Onam Pookalam starts from ……………star and ends on Onam.
90. …………….is a harvest festival
91. A grand meal is prepared on the day of Thiru Onam. It is on this day that ………..'s spirit visits
Kerala.
92. Snake Boat Race or Vallamkali is the most astonishing sight from the panorama of ………….
93. Thiruvathira kali is one of the main dances for ……………….
94. Kummattikkali is a spectacular folk art form, which is performed during the ………….season
95. Pulikali is a colorful recreational folk art from the state of……………..
96. The enlightenment thinkers stressed the importance of …………….and rationality as the ways
of organizing knowledge.
97. Thomas Hobbes was an …………………philosopher, who is credited to have established the
foundation for modern political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.
98. John Locke was a …………………philosopher.
99. In 1689 …………..published his famous ‘two treatise on government’ in which he severely
criticized the Divine Right theory of Kingship.
100. Charles I, the ruler of England was executed on …………….