Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Match List I (Authors) with List II (Titles) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below.
List I
- I. C.W. Mills
- II. Vilfredo Pareto
- III. Gaetano Mosca
- IV. Roberto Michels
List II
- a. The Ruling Class
- b. Iron Law of Oligarchy
- c. The Power Elite
- d. Circulation of Elites
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c
CI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
DI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b — The correct match pairs Mills with The Power Elite (1956), Pareto with Circulation of Elites, Mosca with The Ruling Class (1896) and Michels with the Iron Law of Oligarchy, giving…
Explanation
★The correct match pairs Mills with The Power Elite (1956), Pareto with Circulation of Elites, Mosca with The Ruling Class (1896) and Michels with the Iron Law of Oligarchy, giving I-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b.
★C. Wright Mills defined the power elite as those holding the top positions in military, corporate and political institutions.
★Vilfredo Pareto introduced the circulation of elites, where one elite replaces another over time.
★Gaetano Mosca wrote The Ruling Class (1896), analysing rule by an organised minority.
★Robert Michels gave the iron law of oligarchy, that organisations turn oligarchic.
★Pareto's Mind and Society (1916) and Mosca's Ruling Class (1896) anchor the Italian school of elitism.
★Mosca divided society into a political class that rules and a non-political class that is ruled.
★Matching author to work is the key to this question.
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