Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
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.
Assertion (A): Behavioural Political Theory sought to eliminate the role of values and make Political Science a pure science and quantitative.
Reason (R): Political Science, being a social science, can never be value free as it deals with human beings who are value bound.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A — The assertion is true: behaviouralism did try to keep values out and make political science a quantitative, pure science.
Explanation
★The assertion is true: behaviouralism did try to keep values out and make political science a quantitative, pure science.
★The reason is also true: as a social science dealing with value bound human beings, political science can never be wholly value free.
★Both statements are correct, but the reason does not directly explain why behaviouralism made that attempt, so R is not the correct explanation of A.
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