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MCQs

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Question 41. According to anthropologists gender stratification also is linked to descent and residence and women status is called as

Matrilocal
Matrilineal
both a and b
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> both a and b
Answer: (c).both a and b

Question 42. Why can postcolonial critiques of traditional international relations themselves be questioned?

They are too nostalgic about the British Empire
They are unthinkingly hostile towards Islam
They can romanticize non-Western perspectives
They overlook the differences between Western and non-Western cultures

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> They can romanticize non-Western perspectives
Answer: (c).They can romanticize non-Western perspectives

Question 43. Which of the following is a common criticism of postmodernism?

It over-simplifies highly complex phenomena
It tends towards relativism and nihilism
It is too heavily influenced by liberal presuppositions
It overlooks the relationship between knowledge and power

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> It tends towards relativism and nihilism
Answer: (b).It tends towards relativism and nihilism

Question 44. Constructivists argue that

Scientific enquiry can uncover absolute truths
Material forces are much more important than ideas
Individuals are powerless to shape the world as they find it
The 'truth' is always socially constructed

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> The 'truth' is always socially constructed
Answer: (d).The 'truth' is always socially constructed

Question 45. Students of international relations should

endorse liberal perspectives, because these reflect the dominant ideology of the West
Endorse postcolonial approaches because post colonialism improves human conditions
examine closely the full range of approaches before deciding if one of them is more persuasive than
Reject realism because it is immoral

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> examine closely the full range of approaches before deciding if one of them is more persuasive than
Answer: (c).examine closely the full range of approaches before deciding if one of them is more persuasive than

Question 46. Although many of Karl Marx's critics claim that his work is no longer relevant, it is difficult for anyone seriously to dispute its value as a tool to help explain what?