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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'HSST - POLITICAL SCIENCE' And exam conducted in the year 2015. And Question paper code was '033/2015/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Question29:-The method of collecting data through observation and experimentation, formulation and testing of hypothesis
is called
A:-Empirical method
B:-Observation method
C:-Scientific method
D:-Case study
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-First step in research is
A:-Identification of problem
B:-Survey of related literature
C:-Finding methodology
D:-Finding the solutions
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Which of the following is rejected by Hobbes as the founder of the state?
A:-The view that might is right
B:-Individualism
C:-Concept of authorization
D:-Rational self-preservation as the ground for social contract
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-Who said "Where there is no law there is no freedom"?
A:-T.H. Green
B:-Hobbes
:-Locke
D:-Rousseau
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question33:-Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject
A:-"Has the progress of the sciences and the Arts contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
B:-"Has the progress of the sciences contributed to corrupt morals?"
C:-"Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-Which one of the following theories held that the State is a product and manifestation of the irreconcilability of
class antagonisms?
A:-Divine Origin Theory
Anarchist Theory
C:-Marxist-Leninist Theory
D:-Guild-Socialist Theory
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-"Each to count for one and no one for more than one" was the principle propounded by
A:-Lord Bryce
B:-John S. Mill
C:-Grotius
D:-Jeremy Bentham
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-Who is the author of 'on Liberty'?
-Jeremy Bentham
J.-S. Mill
C:-Hobhouse
D:-Lindsay
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Hegel believes that
A:-The real is the rational and the rational is real
B:-Social relations are rooted in the history
C:-It is human consciousness that determines the social life of man
D:-State protects the economic interests of the most powerful
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question38:-The concept of ‘Veil of ignorance’ is related to
A:-John Rawls
B:-Karl Popper