Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding political ideology?
AIt is a belief system which helps to structure how the social world is understood and explained
BIt is a set of ideas which provides the basis for some kind of political action
CIt is an action-oriented belief system
DPolitical ideology is not the same thing as political theory ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Political ideology is not the same thing as political theory — The answer key marks statement 4 as the odd one out in this 'which is incorrect' question.
Explanation
★The answer key marks statement 4 as the odd one out in this 'which is incorrect' question.
★Statements 1, 2 and 3 all describe political ideology accurately, since it is a belief system that structures how the social world is understood and an action-oriented set of ideas that provides the basis for political action.
★This action-guiding character sits at the heart of Andrew Heywood's standard definition of ideology.
★The word ideology was coined by Antoine Destutt de Tracy in 1796 for the science of ideas.
★Statement 4 distinguishes political ideology from political theory, and it is the option the key sets apart here.
★So by the answer key the choice is statement 4.
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