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Hunting and Gathering society is the ___________ stage of human evolution.

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  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth

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Correct Option: A

Hunting and Gathering society is very large in size.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

The role and status in the Hunting and gathering society were fixed based on ____________. 

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  1. Age

  2. Sex

  3. Both

  4. None

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Correct Option: C

The Indian society basically can be termed as

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  1. primitive.

  2. patriarchal

  3. matriarchal

  4. semi-patriarchal

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Correct Option: B

Group which represents the interests of a particular section of the society is known as

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  1. Pressure group

  2. Political party

  3. Sectional interest group

  4. Public interest group

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Correct Option: C

Which among the following countries have many communities in the society?

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  1. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq.

  2. Bangladesh and India.

  3. India, Belgium, Germany, Sweden

  4. Sri Lanka, India, Belgium.

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Correct Option: D

'Homogenous society' stands for:

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  1. Society with different kinds of people

  2. Society with similar kinds of people especially with no significant ethnic differences.

  3. People shift from one country to another country

  4. Migrants from other countries to a society are called homogenous society.

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Correct Option: B

Today we believe democracy is one of the best forms of governments. It is so surprising that Plato was against democracy. Why?

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  1. He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the wisest.

  2. He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the poors.

  3. He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the priests.

  4. He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the soldiers.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The execution of Socrates, the wisest man in Greece, filled Plato with contempt for democracy and believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the wisest. That's why Plato was against democracy.

According to Socrates _________.

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  1. there are no beliefs that are objectively true, there are no beliefs that are objectively false.

  2. some beliefs are objectively true, some beliefs are objectively false.

  3. no beliefs are objectively true, but some beliefs are objectively false.

  4. some beliefs are objectively true, but no beliefs are objectively false.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Socrates was one of the foremost philosophers of Greece. During his time there was great chaos in the political life of Athens which was a Greek City State. This resulted in the Athenian government condemning Socrates to death because of his teachings. According to Socrates, some beliefs are objectively true, some beliefs are objectively false.

According to Plato, what are three parts of the human soul?

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  1. Reason, Spirit and Logic

  2. Reason, Spirit and Appetite

  3. Nature, Spirit and Appetite

  4. Reason, Spirit and Nature

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plato said every human being is endowed with three qualities though in different proportions. He said these qualities are Reason, which resides in a person's head, Spirit which resides in a persons heart and Appetite which resides in a person's stomach. He said these are the three parts of the human soul.