2006 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 51: History and Culture
Who among the following wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Karl Marx?
aEmile Durkheim
bFriedrich Engels
cRobert Owen
dMax Weber
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The Communist Manifesto (1848) was written by Karl Marx together with Friedrich Engels, his lifelong collaborator, who also supported Marx financially and edited the later volumes of Das Kapital. Durkheim and Weber were sociologists, and Robert Owen was a Welsh social reformer and utopian socialist; none of them co-wrote the Manifesto.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Durkheim was a French sociologist, not Marx's co-author.
- (b) Correct: Friedrich Engels co-wrote the Manifesto with Marx.
- (c) Robert Owen was a utopian socialist and cooperative pioneer.
- (d) Max Weber was a German sociologist who came later.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.