
Quiz on Modernisation Theory
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the most prominent American scholar associated with the development of modernisation theory?
Karl Marx
Talcott Parsons
Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to modernisation theory, what is the crucial factor for development as claimed by McClelland and Hagen?
Achievement orientation
Natural resources
Kinship system
Geographical location
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is the main characteristic of a 'traditional' society according to modernisation theory?
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Lerner, what is the defining feature of a 'transitional society'?
Traditionalism
Fatalism
Empathy
Superstition
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the 'take off' stage in Rostow's stages of economic growth?
The drive to maturity
The traditional society
The age of high mass-consumption
The preconditions for take-off
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary force of development according to most modernisation theorists?
Social conformity
Entrepreneurial ambition
Religious beliefs
Government intervention
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main implication of modernisation theory regarding the lack of development in Third World countries?
It is a result of natural disasters
It is caused by lack of resources
It is due to internal history
It is the fault of socio-economic systems
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