Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Pareto
- II. Mosca
- III. Michels
- IV. Gasset
List II
- a. Circulation of Elites
- b. The Ruling Class
- c. Theory of the Masses
- d. Iron Law of Oligarchy
AI-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c ✓ Correct
BI-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d
CI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
DI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
Correct answer: (A) I-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c — The correct match pairs Pareto with circulation of elites, Mosca with the ruling class, Michels with the iron law of oligarchy and Gasset with the theory of the masses, giving…
Explanation
★The correct match pairs Pareto with circulation of elites, Mosca with the ruling class, Michels with the iron law of oligarchy and Gasset with the theory of the masses, giving I-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c.
★Vilfredo Pareto gave the circulation of elites, also famous for the line that history is a graveyard of aristocracies.
★Gaetano Mosca wrote The Ruling Class (1896), analysing rule by an organised minority.
★Robert Michels gave the iron law of oligarchy, that every organisation drifts toward rule by a few.
★Jose Ortega y Gasset gave the theory of the masses in The Revolt of the Masses, published in 1930.
★Pareto, Mosca and Michels form the Italian school of elitism.
★Matching thinker to concept is the key to this question.
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