JNUEE MA Political Science

Topic:‐ POLM220 JNUS21

1) Theotonio Dos Santos’ conception of “New Dependency” based on monopoly capitalism is created by:[Question ID =
15537][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_001]
1. Multinational Corporations [Option ID = 109288]
2. Mercantilism [Option ID = 109289]
3. Global Civil Society Organisations [Option ID = 109290]
4. International Humanitarian System [Option ID = 109291]

2) Which one of the following is not associated with liberal nationalism of the eighteenth century?

[Question ID = 15538][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_002]

1. Political Democracy

[Option ID = 109292]
2. Humanitarian Values

[Option ID = 109293]
3. Sovereignty of the State

[Option ID = 109294]
4. Controlled Market

[Option ID = 109295]

3) Which among the following institutions has been given the responsibility to regulate the right of citizenship including its
acquisition and termination?[Question ID = 15539][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_003]
1. The Parliament [Option ID = 109296]
2. The Judiciary [Option ID = 109297]
3. The Executive [Option ID = 109298]
4. The Election Commission of India [Option ID = 109299]

4) Which one among the following books is not authored by Partha Chatterjee?[Question ID = 15540][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_004]
1. Lineages of Political Society [Option ID = 109300]
2. The Politics of the Governed [Option ID = 109301]
3. A Possible India [Option ID = 109302]
4. The Idea of India [Option ID = 109303]

5) Saskia Sassen’s book, Losing Control?: Sovereignty in an Age of Globalization (1996), analyses three levels of the erosion
of sovereignty of modern nation states. Which one is not associated with it?[Question ID = 15541][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_005]
1. Economic Citizenship [Option ID = 109304]
2. Immigration [Option ID = 109305]
3. Territoriality [Option ID = 109306]
4. Cross Border Terrorism [Option ID = 109307]

6) Who among the following is the final authority in deciding whether or not a Lok Sabha MP can be disqualified from the
House on the ground of defection?[Question ID = 15542][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_006]
1. The president of the concerned political party [Option ID = 109308]
2. The President of India [Option ID = 109309]
3. The Speaker of the House [Option ID = 109310]
4. The Supreme Court of India [Option ID = 109311]

7) Which one of the following does not come under the categorisation of pure types of political
culture by Almond and Verba?
[Question ID = 15543][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_007]
1. Parochial [Option ID = 109312]
2. Derivative [Option ID = 109313]
3. Participant [Option ID = 109314]
4. Subject [Option ID = 109315]

8) Elections to the Rajya Sabha in India follow the principle of proportional representation. Which
among the following systems is followed in this regard?

[Question ID = 18819][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_008]

1. Single Transferable Vote System

[Option ID = 109316]
2. Additional Member System
 [Option ID = 109317]
3. Mixed Member Proportional Representation

[Option ID = 109318]
4. Party List System

[Option ID = 109319]

9) Match the Following

List I List II

Book Author

A.Imagined Communities I.Anthony D. Smith

B.The Ethnic Origins of Nations II. Benedict Anderson

C.Democracy in America III.Almond and Vebas

D.The Civic Culture IV.Alexis de Tocqueville

V.Lucian Pye

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 18820][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_009]

1. A ‐ III, B ‐IV , C ‐II , D ‐ V

[Option ID = 109320]
2. A ‐ II, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III

[Option ID = 109321]
3. A‐V, B‐IV, C‐I, D‐II

[Option ID = 109322]
4. A ‐IV , B ‐ III, C ‐ V, D ‐ I

[Option ID = 109323]

10) Who among the following distinguished four main cleavages ‐ centre‐periphery, state‐church, rural‐urban and workers‐
employers cleavages ‐ created by two revolutions such as the national revolution and the industrial revolution respectively
that constituted the bases for the formation of political parties in western democracies?

[Question ID = 18821][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_010]

1. Lipet and Rokkan

[Option ID = 109324]
2. Maurice Duverger

[Option ID = 109325]
3. Giovani Sartori

[Option ID = 109326]
4. Peter Mair

[Option ID = 109327]

11) Who defined political culture as “the sum of the fundamental values, sentiments and knowledge that give form and
substance to political processes”? [Question ID = 18822][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_011]
1. Gabriel Almond [Option ID = 109328]
2. S.M. Lipset [Option ID = 109329]
3. Lucian Pye [Option ID = 109330]
4. Sidney Verba [Option ID = 109331]

12) Which one of the following does not belong to the properties and characteristics of the political system propounded by
Gabriel A. Almond?

[Question ID = 18823][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_012]

1. Universality of Political Systems
 [Option ID = 109332]
2. Universality of Political Structures

[Option ID = 109333]
3. Multifunctionality of Political Structures

[Option ID = 109334]
4. Homogeneity of Political Systems

[Option ID = 109335]

13) Who among the following introduced The Asylum Bill, 2015 as a Private Member Bill in the Lok Sabha intended for the
establishment of an effective system to protect refugees and asylum seekers by means of an appropriate legal framework to
determine claims for asylum in India?[Question ID = 18824][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_013]
1. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury [Option ID = 109336]
2. Supriya Sule [Option ID = 109337]
3. Shashi Tharoor [Option ID = 109338]
4. Sachin Pilot [Option ID = 109339]

14) Who among the following studied the civic relations between the Hindus and Muslims in different Indian cities to
contain, or even prevent ethnic violence?

[Question ID = 18825][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_014]

1. Rajni Kothari

[Option ID = 109340]
2. Partha Chatterjee

[Option ID = 109341]
3. Ashutosh Varshney

[Option ID = 109342]
4. Sumanthra Bose

[Option ID = 109343]

15) Which one of the following is not a statutory commission?[Question ID = 18826][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_015]
1. National Commission for Women [Option ID = 109344]
2. National Human Rights Commission [Option ID = 109345]
3. The Election Commission of India [Option ID = 109346]
4. The Law Commission of India [Option ID = 109347]

16) What are the prominent types of authority mentioned by Max Weber?[Question ID = 18827][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_016]
1. Charismatic authority [Option ID = 109348]
2. Traditional authority [Option ID = 109349]
3. Legal‐Rational authority [Option ID = 109350]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 109351]

17) Which of the following critique of liberalism is not made by the communitarians?[Question ID = 18828][Question
Description = M.A_POLM_Q_017]
1. Liberalism lays stress on abstract individuals and misses importance of the community [Option ID = 109352]
2. Liberalism sees individuals as socially embedded creatures in a community with
obligations to each other
[Option ID = 109353]
3. Liberalism views individuals as right‐bearing individuals [Option ID = 109354]
4. Liberalism degrades and devalues community [Option ID = 109355]

18) Which of the following characteristics of representative democracies best represents a significant difference with
direct democracy?[Question ID = 18829][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_018]
1. Conflict of interest of public officials [Option ID = 109356]
2. Patronage and nepotism [Option ID = 109357]
3. Political transparency and accountability [Option ID = 109358]
4. Citizens elect representatives to participate in the making of decisions and passing of laws [Option ID = 109359]

19) The distinctive features of Steven Lukes' views on power are summarised in which of the following statements?

[Question ID = 18830][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_019]

1. Power as decision making

[Option ID = 109360]
2. Power as decision‐making and non decision‐making

[Option ID = 109361]
3. Power as control over political agenda

[Option ID = 109362]
4. All of the above
 [Option ID = 109363]

20) For Robert Nozick, taxation of earnings from labour is at par with forced labour because:

[Question ID = 18831][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_020]

1. Forcing someone to provide to the needy is morally objectionable

[Option ID = 109364]
2. Forms of taxation are immoral as they contain unjustified seizures of value from income
earned by others

[Option ID = 109365]
3. Taxation is based on end‐state and patterned principles of distributive justice that
undermine notions of self‐ownership

[Option ID = 109366]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 109367]

21) Which of the following statements is an attack on Rawls's theory of Justice?[Question ID = 18832][Question Description
= M.A_POLM_Q_021]
1. Individuals born with different physical and psychological propensities will be unequally efficient transformers of resources such as primary goods
[Option ID = 109368]
2. Rawls frees the idea of what is right and just from the idea of what is good for a person [Option ID = 109369]
3. There are many distinct goods and valuable ways of life [Option ID = 109370]
4. Rawls' conception of justice carries to a higher level of abstraction the theory of social contract found in Locke, Rousseau and Kant [Option ID =
109371]

22) Which of the following is not an assumption underlying the liberal theory of diversity?[Question ID = 18833][Question
Description = M.A_POLM_Q_022]
1. Rational individuals should be left to decide their own beliefs and determine their actions [Option ID = 109372]
2. Liberal society should unite people around a procedural commitment on the principle of
equal respect
[Option ID = 109373]
3. Liberal ideas of autonomy and individual rights should take priority in the public sphere [Option ID = 109374]
4. Liberal society should depend on a particular theory that defines our values and the good
life
[Option ID = 109375]

23) Which stream of feminist theory proposes that men not only benefit from the exploitation of women but that they are
responsible for the subordination of women within the family?[Question ID = 18834][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_023]
1. Liberal Feminism [Option ID = 109376]
2. Socialist Feminism [Option ID = 109377]
3. Radical Feminism [Option ID = 109378]
4. Postcolonial Feminism [Option ID = 109379]

24) Match List I with List II

List I List II

(Book) (Theory)

A. The Communist Manifesto I. History of class struggles

B.The Critique of the Gotha Programme II.Alienation

C. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte III. To each according to his need

D. Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts IV.Contradictory role of the bourgeoisie

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 18835][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_024]

1. A‐I, B‐III, C‐IV, D‐II

[Option ID = 109380]
2. A‐III, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐I

[Option ID = 109381]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I
 [Option ID = 109382]
4. A‐II, B‐I, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 109383]

25) Who out of the following supports state intervention in development of the economy along with removal of major
sources of unfreedom: poverty, tyranny and social deprivation?[Question ID = 18836][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_025]
1. Friedrich A. Hayek [Option ID = 109384]
2. Milton Friedman [Option ID = 109385]
3. Robert Nozick [Option ID = 109386]
4. Amartya Sen [Option ID = 109387]

26) Isaiah Berlin is known for his argument that:[Question ID = 18837][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_026]
1. The state can and should do more to reduce economic inequalities [Option ID = 109388]
2. The criminal system should be reformed [Option ID = 109389]
3. Irrational people cannot enjoy freedom [Option ID = 109390]
4. A positive conception of freedom represents a threat to individual liberty [Option ID = 109391]

27) According to Robert Dahl, polyarchy is a form of government which is :

[Question ID = 16955][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_027]

1. Rule by many

[Option ID = 109392]
2. Ruly by one person

[Option ID = 109393]
3. Rule by autocrats

[Option ID = 109394]
4. Direct democracy

[Option ID = 109395]

28) What aspects of the capability approach to a person's advantage proposed by Amartya Sen is not captured in the
following statement?[Question ID = 16956][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_028]
1. Ability to meet nutritional requirements [Option ID = 109396]
2. Access to clothing and shelter [Option ID = 109397]
3. The power to participate in the social life of the community [Option ID = 109398]
4. Fulfilment of all desires and pleasures [Option ID = 109399]

29) The purpose of the 'veil of ignorance' in A Theory of Justice is to:

[Question ID = 16957][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_029]

1. Prevent contractors from adopting principles of justice that unfairly advantage themselves

[Option ID = 109400]
2. To make the decision of which principles of justice to adopt that are simpler to
implement

[Option ID = 109401]
3. To ensure that the principles of justice selected are not too complicated for people to
understand

[Option ID = 109402]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 109403]

30) According to David Held what are the main challenges to the modern state?

[Question ID = 16958][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_030]

1. Globalisation

[Option ID = 109404]
2. Migration

[Option ID = 109405]
3. Regional Cooperation like EU

[Option ID = 109406]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 109407]

31) Which of the following features have not been identified with the transition to modernity in the
western countries?[Question ID = 16959][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_031]
1. Industrialisation [Option ID = 109408]
2. Democratisation and expansion of popular participation [Option ID = 109409]
3. Urbanisation [Option ID = 109410]
4. Revival of ancient cultures [Option ID = 109411]
32) Match books and theory proposed inList I with thinkers inList II

List I List II

(Book) (Author/Thinker)

A. Black Feminist Thought I. Catherine MacKinnon

B.Sexual Harassment of Women II.Ann Oakley

C. Sex, Gender and Society III.Martha Nussbaum

D. Sex and Social Justice IV.Patricia Collins Hill

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16960][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_032]

1. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 109412]
2. A‐II, B‐III, C‐IV, D‐I

[Option ID = 109413]
3. A‐III, B‐II, C‐IV, D‐I

[Option ID = 109414]
4. A‐IV, B‐I, C‐II, D‐III

[Option ID = 109415]

33) Carol Gilligan 'In a Different Voice' while advancing her perspective on care, claims that her
findings show:

[Question ID = 16961][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_033]

1. There is an association between moral orientation and gender

[Option ID = 109416]
2. That previous thinking about moral development has been organised within the justice
framework

[Option ID = 109417]
3. Women bring a different voice into the centres of power and morality

[Option ID = 109418]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 109419]

34) Which theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups but will not
be biased for or against any groups?

[Question ID = 16962][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_034]

1. Institutionalist theory

[Option ID = 109420]
2. Pluralist theory

[Option ID = 109421]
3. Rational choice theory

[Option ID = 109422]
4. Marxist theory

[Option ID = 109423]

35) By restricting the role of which of the following can we evolve a cosmopolitan model of
democracy as an ideal?
[Question ID = 16963][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_035]
1. Regional parliaments [Option ID = 109424]
2. Accountability of international organisations [Option ID = 109425]
3. Legitimacy of transnational bodies [Option ID = 109426]
4. Nation states with sovereign borders [Option ID = 109427]

36) Arrange these thinkers chronologically according to the year of their birth:

A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

B. Ram Mohan Roy

C.Swami Vivekananda

D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

E. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16964][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_036]

1. B, A, C, D, E

[Option ID = 109428]
2. A, C, D, B, E

[Option ID = 109429]
3. B, D, E, A, C,

[Option ID = 109430]
4. D, A, E, C, B

[Option ID = 109431]

37) Which of the following are associated with Rammohun Roy?

A) Every man is entitled by law and reason to enjoy the fruits of his honest labour and good management

B) Defended right to property

C) Defended Permanent Settlement in his report to the House of Commons in 1831

D) Derived his income from the zamindari and money‐lending business

E) Pointed out injustices of the revenue system and demanded their rectification

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16965][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_037]

1. A, B, D and E

[Option ID = 109432]
2. A, B, C and D only

[Option ID = 109433]
3. A, B, C, D, and E

[Option ID = 109434]
4. A only

[Option ID = 109435]

38) Match List I with List II

List I
List II

(Book) (Author)

A. Tuhfat‐ul Muwahhiddin (A Gift of

I. M. K. Gandhi
Deists)

II. Swami Dayananda

B. Hind Swaraj
Saraswati

C. Satyarth Prakash III. Jyotirao Phule

D. Gulamgiri IV. Muhammad Iqbal

E. The Reconstruction of Religious

V. Ram Mohan Roy
Thought in Islam

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16966][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_038]
1. A ‐ IV , B ‐ II , C ‐III , D ‐V, E‐I

[Option ID = 109436]
2. A ‐V , B ‐ I , C ‐ II , D ‐III, E‐IV

[Option ID = 109437]
3. A ‐ V , B ‐ I , C ‐ III , D ‐ II, E‐IV

[Option ID = 109438]
4. A ‐ III , B ‐ IV , C ‐ II , D ‐ I, E‐V

[Option ID = 109439]

39) Who drafted the resolution on 'Fundamental Rights and Duties' for the Karachi Congress 1931 in

which it was said that 'The State shall observe neutrality in regards to all religions'?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16967][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_039]

1. Maulana Abul Kalam 'Azad'

[Option ID = 109440]
2. Subhas Chandra Bose

[Option ID = 109441]
3. M. K. Gandhi

[Option ID = 109442]
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

[Option ID = 109443]

40) Which of the following statements go along with Swami Dayananda Saraswati and his Arya Samaj movement?

A) He was opposed to polytheism

B) He condemned idolatory

C) He argued that that there was no need for an intermediary between God and His devotees

D) Vedas occupy a central position in his philosophy

E) He was in favour of welfare state, not theocracy

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16968][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_040]

1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 109444]
2. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 109445]
3. B, C, and D only

[Option ID = 109446]
4. A, B, C, D and E

[Option ID = 109447]

41) The following statement is associated with which modern Indian political thinker:

'The distribution of produce among the needy many and the powerful few has to be rearranged in a spirit of equality and
fair play.'

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16969][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_041]

1. Jawaharlal Nehru

[Option ID = 109448]
2. M. K. Gandhi

[Option ID = 109449]
3. Dadabhai Naoroji

[Option ID = 109450]
4. Mahadev Govind Ranade

[Option ID = 109451]

42) Which of the following statements do reflect Jyotirao Phule's ideas?

A) British rule was meant by the Creator to rescue the Sudras from slavery

B) Owing to English education, true knowledge was being imparted to Sudras

C) He wanted to re‐orient the whole educational system for the upliftment of the masses

D) He wanted larger state support to higher education

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16970][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_042]

1. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 109452]
2. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 109453]
3. Only D

[Option ID = 109454]
4. B and D only

[Option ID = 109455]

43) Who among the following political leaders was instrumental in separating the annual meetings of the Social Conference
and the Indian National Congress, which used to meet at the same venue and with several common delegates till 1895?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16971][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_043]

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

[Option ID = 109456]
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[Option ID = 109457]
3. M. K Gandhi

[Option ID = 109458]
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

[Option ID = 109459]

44) What does Ambedkar suggest as a real remedy to the caste system in his famous essayAnnihilation of Caste?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16972][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_044]

1. Holding inter‐caste dinners

[Option ID = 109460]
2. Celebrating inter‐caste marriages

[Option ID = 109461]
3. Ridiculing people who follow the caste system

[Option ID = 109462]
4. Destroying the belief in the sanctity of the Shastras

[Option ID = 109463]

45) Match List I with List II

List I List II

(Book) (Author)

A. The Bhagavad Gita I.K. M. Munshi

 B. Gita Rahasya II. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C. Bhagavad Gita and Modern Life III. Sri Aurobindo

D. Essays on the Gita IV. Annie Besant

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16187][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_045]

1. A ‐ II , B ‐ III , C ‐ IV , D ‐ I

[Option ID = 109464]
2. A ‐ III, B ‐ II , C ‐ I , D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 109465]
3. A ‐IV , B ‐ I , C ‐ III , D ‐ II

[Option ID = 109466]
4. A ‐ IV , B ‐ II , C ‐ I , D ‐ III

[Option ID = 109467]

46) 'Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated
experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellowmen.'

Which of the following modern indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

[Question ID = 16188][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_046]

1. B. R. Ambedkar

[Option ID = 109468]
2. M. K Gandhi

[Option ID = 109469]
3. Jawaharlal Nehru

[Option ID = 109470]
4. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

[Option ID = 109471]

47) Which of the following are associated with Swami Vivekananda's philosophy?

A) If one religion is true, then all the others also must be true.

B) He addressed the delegates of the World's Parliament of Religions as 'Sisters and Brothers'

C) He started a movement against the philosophy of Vedanta

D) He critiqued the modern reform movements of his time by suggesting that most of them were inconsiderate imitations of
Western means and methods of work

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16189][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_047]

1. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 109472]
2. A and B only

[Option ID = 109473]
3. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 109474]
4. B and C only

[Option ID = 109475]

48) 'Freedom was the soul of the Home Rule Movement. The divine instinct of freedom never aged....Freedom is the very
life of the individual soul which Vedanta declares to be not separate from God but identical with him. This freedom was a
principle that could never perish.'

Which of the following modern Indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

[Question ID = 16190][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_048]

1. Ram Mohan Roy

[Option ID = 109476]
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 [Option ID = 109477]
3. M. K. Gandhi

[Option ID = 109478]
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

[Option ID = 109479]

49) Which of the ideas are associated with V. D. Savarkar?

Choose correct answer from options given below:

A) Blunt the edge of the demands made by the Depressed classes

B) Prevent further atomization of the Hindu community

C) Cultural concept of nationalism

D) Negate the territorial concept of nationhood propagated by Congress

[Question ID = 16191][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_049]

1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 109480]
2. B and C only

[Option ID = 109481]
3. A, B, C, and D

[Option ID = 109482]
4. C only

[Option ID = 109483]

50) 'The Prime Minister is more concerned about his power than about the welfare of Parliament. His energy is
concentrated upon securing the success of his party. His care is not always that Parliament shall do right. Prime Ministers are
known to have made Parliament do things merely for party advantage. All this is worth thinking over.'

Which of the following modern indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

[Question ID = 16192][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_050]

1. Jawaharlal Nehru

[Option ID = 109484]
2. Rajendra Prasad

[Option ID = 109485]
3. M. K. Gandhi

[Option ID = 109486]
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

[Option ID = 109487]

51) In John Rawls's Theory of Justice, what is the significance of the Original Position?

[Question ID = 16193][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_051]

1. It is an originary moment of genesis

[Option ID = 109488]
2. It is a thought experiment meant to ensure procedural fairness

[Option ID = 109489]
3. It is the introduction to Rawls's book

[Option ID = 109490]
4. It is a location on a map

[Option ID = 109491]

52) In Plato's philosophy the theory of forms refers to entities that are:[Question ID = 16194][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_052]
1. Part of the material domain that are subject to flux and constant change [Option ID = 109492]
2. Entities that one cannot have knowledge about [Option ID = 109493]
3. Entities about which one can have opinions that vary among people [Option ID = 109494]
4. Entities that hold their attributes perfectly and about which knowledge is possible [Option ID = 109495]

53) Which of the following is true about the National Judicial Appointments Commission?
A. It was meant to appoint judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts
B. Its composition did not include eminent persons from outside the judiciary
C. It was meant to replace the existing collegium system of making appointments to the judiciary
D. It was struck down by a ruling of the Supreme Court in October 2015
[Question ID = 16195][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_053]
1. A, B and C only [Option ID = 109496]
2. A, B and D only [Option ID = 109497]
3. B, C and D only [Option ID = 109498]
4. A, C and D only [Option ID = 109499]

54) The British parliamentarian and political theorist Edmund Burke pursued the impeachment trial
of which governor‐general of India?
[Question ID = 16196][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_054]
1. Lord Cornwallis [Option ID = 109500]
2. Warren Hastings [Option ID = 109501]
3. Lord Minto [Option ID = 109502]
4. Lord Dalhousie [Option ID = 109503]

55) Which of the following hold true for the Puttaswamy vs. Union of India judgment of the

Supreme Court of India?

A. There was a nine judge bench with Justice J.S Khehar asthe Chief Justice of India

B. The judgment was not unanimous

C. Right to privacy was upheld as a fundamental right to be derived from Article 21

D. The judgment was passed in August 2017

[Question ID = 16197][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_055]

1. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 109504]
2. A, C and D only

[Option ID = 109505]
3. A, B, C and D

[Option ID = 109506]
4. B, C and D only

[Option ID = 109507]

56) In which of Karl Marx's concepts is the idea of a camera obscura mentioned?

[Question ID = 16198][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_056]

1. Alienation

[Option ID = 109508]
2. Commodity fetishism

[Option ID = 109509]
3. Ideology

[Option ID = 109510]
4. Surplus value

[Option ID = 109511]

57) What was the 97th Constitutional amendment of 2012 about?

A. Pertained to cooperative societies
B. Introduced Part IXB into the Constitution
C. Was seen as diminishing the authority of states over their cooperative societies
D. The Supreme Court of India recently struck down parts of this constitutional amendment

[Question ID = 16199][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_057]

1. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 109512]
2. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 109513]
3. B, C and D Only

[Option ID = 109514]
4. A, B, C and D

[Option ID = 109515]

58) Which of the following would you not associate with the principle of free speech?

[Question ID = 16200][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_058]

1. John Milton's Areopagitica

[Option ID = 109516]
2. Article 19 of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 109517]
3. The first amendment of the US Constitution

[Option ID = 109518]
4. Article 360 of the Indian Constitution

[Option ID = 133561]

59) Which of the following statements most effectively captures Edward Said's 1978 book

Orientalism?

[Question ID = 16201][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_059]

1. It is a book on the stereotyping of Islam

[Option ID = 133562]
2. It is a book on the stereotyping of the lands of the Orient by British, French and
American colonialism

[Option ID = 133563]
3. It is a book detailing the lands East of the Suez Canal

[Option ID = 133564]
4. It is a book on the history of Palestine, outlining the effects of the British mandate lasting
from 1922‐1948

[Option ID = 133565]

60) Which of the following statements are true about the basic structure doctrine of the Indian
Constitution?
A. The term basic structure is mentioned in the Constitution
B. The term was enunciated in the Kesavananda Bharati case of 1973
C. The power to amend the Constitution is to be found in article 368 and is given to Parliament
D. The basic structure doctrine seeks to restrict Parliament's ability to amend the Constitution in a
fundamental way

[Question ID = 16202][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_060]

1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 133566]
2. A, C and D only

[Option ID = 133567]
3. B, C and D only

[Option ID = 133568]
4. A, B, C and D

[Option ID = 133569]

61) Which amendment of the Indian Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 to 18?

[Question ID = 16203][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_061]

1. 97th Amendment 2012
 [Option ID = 133570]
2. 61st Amendment 1988

[Option ID = 133571]
3. 42nd Amendment 1976

[Option ID = 133572]
4. 73rd Amendment 1993

[Option ID = 133573]

62) Ranajit Guha's book, A Rule of Property for Bengal is about which historical development of

India?

[Question ID = 16204][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_062]

1. Macaulay's Minute on Education of 1835

[Option ID = 133574]
2. Bentinck's social reforms of the 1830s

[Option ID = 133575]
3. The Permanent Settlement of 1793

[Option ID = 133576]
4. The granting of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company in
1765

[Option ID = 133577]

63) When Lord Bentinck was about to set sail for India to assume the Governor‐Generalship,
which school of philosophy did he refer to when he said "I am going to British India, but I shall
not be governor general. It is you who will be governor general".

[Question ID = 16205][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_063]

1. Evangelicalism

[Option ID = 133578]
2. Social Darwinism

[Option ID = 133579]
3. Liberalism

[Option ID = 133580]
4. Utilitarianism

[Option ID = 133581]

64) Which of Karl Marx's writing begins with the following famous observation?
'Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world‐historical facts and personages occur, as it were,
twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce'.

[Question ID = 16206][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_064]

1. The Communist Manifesto

[Option ID = 133582]
2. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

[Option ID = 133583]
3. The Jewish Question

[Option ID = 133584]
4. The German Ideology

[Option ID = 133585]

65) Match List I with List II

List I List II

(Form of segregated living) Country

A. Favela I. United States

B.Inner city II.France

C. Post‐Fordist hyper ghetto III. Brazil

D. Banlieue IV.United Kingdom

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16973][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_065]

1. A ‐ I , B ‐ II, C ‐IV , D ‐ III

[Option ID = 133586]
2. A ‐III , B ‐IV , C ‐ I , D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133587]
3. A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II , D ‐ III

[Option ID = 133588]
4. A ‐ IV , B ‐I , C ‐ III, D ‐II

[Option ID = 133589]

66) Which one of the following themes would you not expect to find in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics?

[Question ID = 16974][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_066]

1. A discussion of virtues

[Option ID = 133590]
2. Classification of constitutions

[Option ID = 133591]
3. A Discussion of friendship

[Option ID = 133592]
4. A Discussion of justice

[Option ID = 133593]

67) Which of the philosopher Jean Jacque Rousseau's books would you expect to find these lines?
'The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine,
and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how
many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one
have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling the ditch, and crying to his fellows,
"Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the
earth, belong to us all, and the earth to nobody"'.
[Question ID = 16975][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_067]
1. The Social Contract [Option ID = 133594]
2. Discourse on Inequality [Option ID = 133595]
3. Emile [Option ID = 133596]
4. The Government of Poland [Option ID = 133597]

68) Which of the following are characteristics of federalism in India?

A. Article 1 of the Constitution refers to a 'Union of States'

B. The term central government was not used in the original Constitution

C. The term Union government has been used more often to refer to the union government at the

centre

D. Asymmetrical federalism

E. Residuary powers are with the states

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16976][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_068]

1. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 133598]
2. B, C and D only

[Option ID = 133599]
3. A, B, C and D only

[Option ID = 133600]
4. A, C, D and E only

[Option ID = 133601]

69) In which of Hannah Arendt's books would you find mention of the phrase 'banality of evil' in the
context of a famous trial?
[Question ID = 16977][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_069]
1. The Human Condition [Option ID = 133602]
2. The Origins of Totalitarianism [Option ID = 133603]
3. Eichmann in Jerusalem [Option ID = 133604]
4. The Life of the Mind [Option ID = 133605]

70) Which judgment has most been cited in discussions on the colonial era law of sedition?[Question ID = 16978][Question
Description = M.A_POLM_Q_070]
1. Kharak Singh 1961 [Option ID = 133606]
2. Kedar Nath Singh 1962 [Option ID = 133607]
3. Kesavananda Bharati 1973 [Option ID = 133608]
4. M.P. Sharma 1958 [Option ID = 133609]

71) Which scholar argues that international order is "a fusion of power with legitimate social
purpose"
[Question ID = 16979][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_071]
1. Robert Cox [Option ID = 133610]
2. Adam Watson [Option ID = 133611]
3. John Ikenberry [Option ID = 133612]
4. John Ruggie [Option ID = 133613]

72) The sceptical view of globalization does not emphasize on:

A. World was more globalized economically, politically and culturally during 1870 to 1914

B. Present phase of globalization can be identified more with intensifying geopolitics than globalization per se

C. Present phase of globalization is more concerned about economic development of the global south

D. State power has increased and not decreased in the present era.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16980][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_072]

1. A and B only

[Option ID = 133614]
2. C only

[Option ID = 133615]
3. D only

[Option ID = 133616]
4. B and C only

[Option ID = 133617]

73) On which point neoliberal institutionalism disagrees with neorealism:[Question ID = 16981][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_073]
1. International system is characterized by anarchy [Option ID = 133618]
2. States are major players in international relations [Option ID = 133619]
3. States cooperate with each other based on cost‐benefit analysis [Option ID = 133620]
4. There is complex interdependence amongst states [Option ID = 133621]

74) Match List I with List II

List I List II

Book Author

A. Politics among Nations I. Cynthia Enloe

B.Power and Interdependence II. Alxander Wendt

C. Bananas and Beaches III. Hans J. Morgenthau

D. Social Theory of International Relations IV. Robert Keohane

V. Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16982][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_074]

1. A ‐ I , B ‐ III , C ‐ V , D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 133622]
2. A ‐ III, B ‐ V, C ‐ I, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133623]
3. A ‐ III, B ‐ IV, C ‐ I , D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133624]
4. A ‐ III, B ‐ V , C ‐ IV, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133625]

75) Which of the statements are incorrect

A. Soviet army started moving out of Afghanistan in 1981

B. Cuban missile crisis happened in 1962

C. The first international organization India joined was the United Nations

D. Korean war happened between 1951‐53

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16983][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_075]
1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 133626]
2. A and C only

[Option ID = 133627]
3. B and C only

[Option ID = 133628]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 133629]

76) Hegemonic stability theory argues:

[Question ID = 16984][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_076]

1. Hegemons define state behavior in national politics

[Option ID = 133630]
2. Hegemon state always remains a powerful actor

[Option ID = 133631]
3. Hegemons facilitate development of strong regimes

[Option ID = 133632]
4. Hegemons provide stability to different states

[Option ID = 133633]

77) Which Indian ministry is responsible for agricultural trade related negotiations in WTO?

[Question ID = 16985][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_077]

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[Option ID = 133634]
2. Ministry of Agriculture

[Option ID = 133635]
3. Ministry of Trade and Commerce

[Option ID = 133636]
4. Ministry of Finance

[Option ID = 133637]

78) Match List I with List II

List I List II

Organization Secretariat

A. Indian Ocean Rim Association I. Maldives

B.Shanghai Cooperation Organization II. Tashkent

C. SAARC III.Nepal

D. ASEAN IV. Thailand

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16986][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_078]

1. A II , B I , C III , D IV

[Option ID = 133638]
2. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 133639]
3. A‐ II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV

[Option ID = 133640]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 133641]

79) Which of the following statements explain rational choice understanding of international relations?

A. Individuals are emotional actors in international relations

B. States decide their actions in international politics rationally

C. State behavior in international politics is based on cost‐benefit analysis

D. States are the only actors in international relations

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16987][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_079]

1. A and B only

[Option ID = 133642]
2. C and D only

[Option ID = 133643]
3. B and C only

[Option ID = 133644]
4. A and D only

[Option ID = 133645]

80) which of the following statements are from the judgement on the right to privacy?

A. The government of India argued on the basis of judgement in Kharak Singh case that there is no specific right to privacy
in the Constitution of India

B. The court mentioned the case of Aadhar and biometric attendance as a violation of right to privacy

C. Judges quoted John Stuart Mill's essay 'On Liberty' in the judgment

D. Judges argued that fundamental rights cannot be seen in isolation from each other

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 16988][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_080]

1. A, B and D only

[Option ID = 133646]
2. A and C only

[Option ID = 133647]
3. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 133648]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 133649]

81) Hans Morgenthau in his book Politics among Nations (1948) discusses following concepts:

A. National Interest defined in terms of power

B. National power defined in terms of institutional power

C. Balance of Power

D. Idea of World State

[Question ID = 16989][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_081]

1. A, C and D only

[Option ID = 133650]
2. B, C and D only

[Option ID = 133651]
3. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 133652]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 133653]

82) Who has argued that the relations between Indian elite and masses suffer from 'mutual
incomprehension'?
[Question ID = 16990][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_082]
1. Paul Brass [Option ID = 133654]
2. Sudipta Kaviraj [Option ID = 133655]
3. Partha Chatterjee [Option ID = 133656]
4. Kanti Bajpai [Option ID = 133657]

83) Match List I with List II

List I List II

Focus Theme Five Year Plan

A. Inclusive growth I. Second

B. Investment in heavy industry II.Eleventh

C. Agricultural and irrigation III. Sixth

D. Poverty eradication IV. Fifth

V. First

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 17541][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_083]

1. A ‐ II , B ‐ I , C ‐ V , D ‐ III

[Option ID = 133658]
2. A ‐ I, B ‐ III, C ‐ V, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133659]
3. A ‐ III, B ‐ V, C ‐ I , D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133660]
4. A ‐ V, B ‐ II , C ‐ I , D ‐IV

[Option ID = 133661]

84) Which of the following sentences are correct?

A. Pranab Bardhan argued that India was leading to a 'crisis of governability' during 1990s

B. Ashutosh Varshney argued that a real divide exists between 'India' and 'Bharat'

C. Leela Fernandes has argued that emerging middle class in India is not a homogeous category

D. Pradeep Chhibber and Rahul Verma argued that there is an ideological space of party politics
in India

E. Zoya Hasan had argued that the new farmer movements were more closer to the right wing

political ideology

F. Gopal Guru has argued that only subalterns can articulate themselves as they have lived

experiences of discrimination

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 17542][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_084]

1. A, B, C, E and F only

[Option ID = 133662]
2. A, C, D, E and F only

[Option ID = 133663]
3. C, D, E and F only

[Option ID = 133664]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 133665]

85) Which of the following theories of International Relations are not associated with the framework
of Marxist theory?

[Question ID = 17543][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_085]

1. World System Theory

[Option ID = 133666]
2. Dependency Theory

[Option ID = 133667]
3. Neoliberal Institutionalism

[Option ID = 133668]
4. Critical Theory

[Option ID = 133669]

86) Which one of the following does not constitute the seven principles of POSDCORB advocated by
Luther Gulick?
[Question ID = 17544][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_086]
1. Planning [Option ID = 133670]
2. Disciplining [Option ID = 133671]
3. Reporting [Option ID = 133672]
4. Budgeting [Option ID = 133673]

87) What is the significance of the Minnowbrook Conference of 1968 in the discipline of Public
Administration?
[Question ID = 17545][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_087]
1. Beginning of New Public Administration [Option ID = 133674]
2. Beginning of environmental governance [Option ID = 133675]
3. Emergence of Instrumentalist approach [Option ID = 133676]
4. Emergence of Functionalist approach [Option ID = 133677]

88) Which one of the following does not constitute the fourteen principles of Management of Henri Fayol?

A. Division of work
B. Scalar chain

C. Unity of command

D.Promotion

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 17546][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_088]

1. A only

[Option ID = 133678]
2. B only

[Option ID = 133679]
3. C only

[Option ID = 133680]
4. D only

[Option ID = 133681]

89) Match List I with List II

ist I
List II

(Book) (Author)

A.Policy and Administration I.Dwight Waldo

B. The Administrative State II. Paul H. Appleby

C. The New Freedom III.Lord Hewart

D.New Despotism IV. Woodrow Wilson

V. Max Weber

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 17547][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_089]

1. A ‐ I, B ‐ II, C ‐ III, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 133682]
2. A ‐ II, B ‐ III, C ‐ I, D ‐ IV

[Option ID = 133683]
3. A ‐ II, B ‐ I, C ‐ IV, D ‐ III

[Option ID = 133684]
4. A ‐ I, B ‐ III, C ‐ IV, D ‐ II

[Option ID = 133685]

90) Given below are two statements

Statement I: Public Choice Approach is associated with Vincent Ostrom.

Statement II: Structural Approach is not associated with Herbert Simon.

In light of the above statements, choose the correctanswer from the options given below

[Question ID = 17548][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_090]

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true [Option ID = 133686]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false [Option ID = 133687]
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false [Option ID = 133688]
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true [Option ID = 133689]

91) Who among the following is considered to be the chief proponent of the post‐bureaucratic
theory?
[Question ID = 17549][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_091]
1. Max Weber [Option ID = 133690]
2. Warren Bennis [Option ID = 133691]
3. Elton Mayo [Option ID = 133692]
4. William G. Scott [Option ID = 133693]

92) The Hawthorne Experiment in Public Administration is associated with:[Question ID = 17550][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_092]
1. Human Relations Theory [Option ID = 133694]
2. Rational Choice Theory [Option ID = 133695]
3. Decision Making Theory [Option ID = 133696]
4. Psychological Theory [Option ID = 133697]

93) Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Prismatic Society propounded by Fred W.Riggs?

[Question ID = 17551][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_093]

1. Heterogeneity

[Option ID = 133698]
2. Formalism

[Option ID = 133699]
3. Overlapping

[Option ID = 133700]
4. Rationalism

[Option ID = 133701]

94) Which article of the Constitution of India makes provisions for the Public Service Commissions
for the Union and for the States?
[Question ID = 17552][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_094]
1. Article 315 [Option ID = 133702]
2. Article 323 [Option ID = 133703]
3. Article 338 [Option ID = 133704]
4. Article 239 [Option ID = 133705]

95) Which article of the Constitution of India provides with presenting a statement of estimated
receipts and expenditure by the Government of India to the Parliament every year?
[Question ID = 17553][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_095]
1. Article 112 [Option ID = 133706]
2. Article 280 [Option ID = 133707]
3. Article 360 [Option ID = 133708]
4. Article 86 [Option ID = 133709]

96) Which among the following comes under the entire gamut of the activities of the NITI Aayog?

A. Design Policy & Programme Framework

B. Foster Cooperative Federalism

C. Monitoring & Evaluation

D.Think Tank and Knowledge & Innovation Hub

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 17554][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_096]

1. A only

[Option ID = 133710]
2. A and B only

[Option ID = 133711]
3. A, B and C only

[Option ID = 133712]
4. All of the above

[Option ID = 133713]

97) When was the NITI Aayog Forum for North‐East set up to address various challenges in the region
and recommend requisite interventions to achieve sustainable economic growth?

[Question ID = 17555][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_097]

1. April 2015

[Option ID = 133714]
2. February 2018

[Option ID = 133715]
3. February 2019

[Option ID = 133716]
4. April 2020

[Option ID = 133717]

98) Which among the following statements is not a correct evaluation of the Right to Information Act (RTI, 2005)?

[Question ID = 17556][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_098]

1. It changed the normative basis of the government from secrecy to accountability.

[Option ID = 133718]
2. It required government offices to maintain records in the form which facilitates the right
to information

[Option ID = 133719]
3. It was drafted by the National Advisory Committee

[Option ID = 133720]
4. An anti‐corruption movement by labourers and farmers in Gujarat was the driving force
behind the Act.

[Option ID = 133721]

99) ‘Organisation of village panchayats as units of self‐governance’ has been:[Question ID = 17557][Question Description =
M.A_POLM_Q_099]
1. A Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution of India. [Option ID = 133722]
2. A Directive Principle guiding State policy listed in the Constitution of India [Option ID = 133723]
3. A statutory provision recognizing the gram sabha [Option ID = 133724]
4. Was inserted in the Constitution by the 91st Amendment Act. [Option ID = 133725]

100) Which among the following reports did the Committee on the Status of Women in India
prepare?
[Question ID = 17558][Question Description = M.A_POLM_Q_100]
1. Towards Equality Report [Option ID = 133726]
2. Shramshakti Report [Option ID = 133727]
3. National Policy for Women Empowerment [Option ID = 133728]
4. National Perspective Plan for Women [Option ID = 133729]
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SECTION 1 - SECTION 1

Question No.1 (Question Id - 73)

Who enunciated International society theory as a combination of three schools of
thought – Realism, Rationalism and Revolutionism ?

(A) Martin Wight (Correct Answer)

(B) Kenneth Waltz
(C) Hedley Bull
(D) Raymond Aron

Question No.2 (Question Id - 97)

Who is National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India ?
(A) J.N. Dixit
(B) A.K. Dobhal (Correct Answer)
(C) Brajesh Mishra
(D) M.K. Naraynan

Question No.3 (Question Id - 44)

Aristotle’s theory of the origin of the state is basically :
(A) Divine Theory
(B) Force Theory
(C) Social contract theory
(D) Historical theory (Correct Answer)

Question No.4 (Question Id - 91)

Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the Codes given below :

List - I List - II
(Author) (Idea / Concept)
A. Morris Jones I. Sanskritization
B. Rajni Kothari II. One Party dominant system
C. M.N. Srinivas III. Crisis of Governability
D. Atul Kohli IV. Congress System

Codes :

(A) A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

(B) A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(C) A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
(D) A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III (Correct Answer)

Question No.5 (Question Id - 36)

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak - ‘The Deccan Education Society’
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal - ‘Sri Krishna’
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose - ‘Forward Block’
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - ‘Abhinav Bharat’ (Correct Answer)

Question No.6 (Question Id - 86)

Who founded Dravida Munitra Kazahgam ?
(A) E.V. Ramaswamy
(B) M. Karunanidhi
(C) C.N. Annadurai (Correct Answer)
(D) M.G. Ramchandran

Question No.7 (Question Id - 16)

Consider the following names of the Congress leaders :

A. K. Kamraj and N. Sanjiva Reddy

B. S.K. Patil and Atulya Ghosh

C. S. Nijalingappa

D. Guljari Lal Nanda and Chandra Bhanu Gupta

Which among the above leaders in the late sixties formed a ‘syndicate’ and played an
important role in the election of the Prime Minister of India after the death of Nehru and
Lal Bahadur Shastri ?

(A) A and C
(B) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(C) A, B, C and D
(D) A only

Question No.8 (Question Id - 72)

What is the correct sequence of Morton Kaplan’s models of systems analysis ?

A. Balance of Power

B. Loose Bipolarity

C. Tight Bipolarity

D. Universal International System

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(A) D, C, B, A
(B) C, D, B, A
(C) D, B, C, A
(D) A, B, C, D (Correct Answer)

Question No.9 (Question Id - 75)

Which of the following are parts of Morganthau’s realist principle ?

A. Politics is rooted in a permanent and unchanging human nature.

B. Self-interest is a basic fact of the human condition.

C. Coercion is only part of foreign policy.

D. National interest defined in terms of power.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(A) All are correct.

(B) A, B and D are correct. (Correct Answer)
(C) A, C and B are correct.
(D) A, C and D are correct.

Question No.10 (Question Id - 83)

What is the prescribed Quorum for the meeting of the Lok Sabha ?

(A) 1/8 of the total number

(B) 1/6 of the total number
(C) 1/9 of the total number
(D) 1/10 of the total number (Correct Answer)
 Question No.11 (Question Id - 51)
Dadabhai Naoroji declared in the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1906 that his aim
was self government or Swaraj like that of the United Kingdom or colonies. This idea
was vehemently opposed by :

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Bipin Chandra Pal (Correct Answer)
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question No.12 (Question Id - 39)

Consider the following statements about Historical Approach to the study of
Political Science :

A. It focuses on a sequence of selected events within a particular phase

B. It is loaded with superficial resemblances

C. It believes in maintaining equitable system

D. It is speculative, ethical and metaphysical

Of these :

(A) Only A is correct

(B) A and B are correct (Correct Answer)
(C) Only D is correct
(D) C and D are correct

Question No.13 (Question Id - 88)

When was the Inter-State council was set up in India ?
(A) 1952
(B) 1968
(C) 1990 (Correct Answer)
(D) 2004

Question No.14 (Question Id - 52)

Match List - I with List - II and select your answer from the codes given below :

List - I List - II
(Thinkers) (Thought)
A. Hegel I. A person who is really free is one who is morally free
B. Kant II. Working class would develop trade union consciousness
C. Mao Tse Tung III. State as embodiment of universal mind
D. Lenin IV. People’s Democratic Dictatorship

Codes :

(A) A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

(B) A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(C) A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)
(D) A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I

Question No.15 (Question Id - 47)

Which of the following is not an element of Liberalism ?
(A) Individualism
(B) Constitutionalism
(C) Pragmatism (Correct Answer)
(D) Freedom

Question No.16 (Question Id - 33)

Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the codes given below :

List - I List - II
 (Author) (Books)
A. Robert A. Dahl I. ‘Plato Today’
B. R.H.S. Crossman II. ‘Philosophy of Rights’
C. C.W. Ebenstien III. ‘A Preface to Democratic Theory’
D. Hegel IV. ‘Great Political Thinkers’

Codes :

(A) A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III

(B) A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(C) A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)
(D) A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I

Question No.17 (Question Id - 6)

Consider the following statements :

A. Duverger argues that simple plurality single ballot system leads to two party system.

B. Duverger and Sartori argue that the second ballot system/proportional representation
leads to multiparty system.

C. Robert Michels has articulated ‘Iron law of Oligarchy’.

D. The two main parties in UK and USA are Mass parties.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A, B and C only

(B) B and C only
(C) B, C and D only
(D) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)

Question No.18 (Question Id - 34)

Who among the following is a feminist Critique ?
(A) Hayek
(B) Nozick
(C) Pateman (Correct Answer)
(D) Leo Strauss

Question No.19 (Question Id - 41)

Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Statements) (Thinkers)
A. ‘Power creates pride’ I. Michael Foucault
B. ‘Power is a certain kind of relationship’ II. Mahatma Gandhi
C. ‘Power means soul force’ III. Hobbes
D. ‘Power is omnipresent’ IV. C.J. Freidrich

Codes :

(A) A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

(B) A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(C) A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(D) A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III

Question No.20 (Question Id - 85)

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) W.H. Morris Jones - The government and politics of India
(B) Paul R. Brass - Democracy and Discontent (Correct Answer)
(C) Atul Kohli - Poverty and Plenty in New India
(D) Myron Weiner - Party Politics in India

Question No.21 (Question Id - 70)

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
 List - I List - II
(Dependency Theorists) (Books)
A. Samir Amin I. Dependency and Development
B. A.G. Frank II. Accumulation on a world scale
C. F. Henrique Cardoso III. Capitalism and under development in Latin America

D. Paul Swezey IV. Monopoly Capital

Codes :

(A) A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II

(B) A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(C) A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III
(D) A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV (Correct Answer)

Question No.22 (Question Id - 9)

Consider the following statements regarding the parliamentary privileges.

A. Member of Parliament cannot be arrested in criminal or civilian cases while

Parliament is in session.

B. No Member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of

anything said or any vote given by him in the Parliament.

C. Subject to the Constitutional provisions and the parliamentary rules/procedures there

is a freedom of speech in Parliament.

D. Parliament has no power to punish any person for violating its privileges.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)

(B) B, C and D only
(C) A, B, C and D
(D) C and D only

Question No.23 (Question Id - 19)

Consider the names of the following world leaders.

A. Josip Broz Tito

B. Julius Nyerere

C. Gamal Abdel Nasser and Ahmed Sukarno

D. Kwane Nkrumah

Who among the above mentioned leaders did play any role in the foundation of the non-
aligned movement ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)

Question No.24 (Question Id - 79)

Who said, “Power in International Politics is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but
few understand it” ?
(A) Hans J. Morganthau
(B) Henry Kissinger
(C) Joseph Nye (Correct Answer)
(D) Susan Strange

Question No.25 (Question Id - 26)

Consider the following developments in contemporary India :

A. Emergence of the state parties/regional parties

B. Growing politicization and mobilization on the basis of region, religion and caste

C. Growing role of Corporate Money in the Elections

D. Growing class and spatial divides across India

E. Federalization/De-centering of Indian polity

Which of the developments mentioned can be viewed as the concerns for the wellbeing
of parliamentary democracy in India ?

(A) A, B, C and E only

(B) B, C and D only (Correct Answer)
(C) A, B, C and D only
(D) A, B, C, D and E

Question No.26 (Question Id - 100)

When was the first amendment in the Constitution of India made ?
(A) July 1950
(B) December 1950
(C) June 1951 (Correct Answer)
(D) July 1951

Question No.27 (Question Id - 84)

Justice Punchhi committee is related to which of the following ?
(A) Union-State Relation (Correct Answer)
(B) District Administration
(C) Urban Governance
(D) Electoral Reform

Question No.28 (Question Id - 37)

Scholars after feeling disillusioned with a purely causal theory of politics, prefer to accord
some place to values, goals and norms in the study of politics are called :

(A) Empiricist
(B) Traditionalists
(C) Neo-empiricist (Correct Answer)
(D) Radicalist

Question No.29 (Question Id - 89)

Who of the following is the only officer allowed to participate in the proceedings of Indian
Parliament ?

(A) Comptroller and Auditor General

(B) Attorney General (Correct Answer)
(C) Cabinet Secretary
(D) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minster Office

Question No.30 (Question Id - 78)

In reference to Presidential system which President of U.S.A. said, “For the folly of just
one man may spell disaster for the whole nation.” ?

(A) Jimmy Carter (Correct Answer)

(B) Barrack Obama
(C) George W. Bush
(D) Woodrow Wilson

Question No.31 (Question Id - 29)

Which was the last state which was reorganised on the basis of language ?
(A) Punjab (Correct Answer)
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat

Question No.32 (Question Id - 25)

It has been argued that India at the time of decolonization almost lacked all the
ingredients that make liberal democracy a success. Consider the following factors.

A. Extreme Poverty and Low level of literacy

B. Lack of Industrialization and absence of a sizable middle class

C. Hierarchical social order ‘almost deliberately designed to resist the idea of political
equality’

D. Flared up cultural, linguistic and religious distinctions

E. Lack of a pluralist and accommodative culture

Which of the factor(s) mentioned above were the concerns for the long-term success of
Indian democracy ?

(A) A, B and E only

(B) A, B and C only
(C) A, B, C and D only (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C, D and E

Question No.33 (Question Id - 15)

Consider the existing explanations for states reorganization in recent decades in India.

A. States are created by the central government to improve the quality of administration

B. States are created in recognition of distinct territorial identity groups

C. States are created according to the electoral interests of national political parties

D. States are created by the central government in recognition of better developmental

record of ‘new’ states

Which of the statements above are correct ?

(A) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)

(B) B and D only
(C) C and D only
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.34 (Question Id - 98)

Once approved by the Parliament for how long can the proclamations regarding financial
emergency remain in operation ?

(A) 2 Months
(B) 3 Years
(C) Till the term of that Parliament
(D) Indefinitely (Correct Answer)

Question No.35 (Question Id - 55)

“Action and relevance” and “better to be vague than non relevantly precise” refers to :
(A) System Analysis
(B) Post behaviouralism (Correct Answer)
(C) Post positivism
(D) Neo Liberalism

Question No.36 (Question Id - 90)

Right to Education at elementary level has been a Fundamental Right under which
Constitutional Amendment ?

(A) 85th
(B) 86th (Correct Answer)
(C) 90th
(D) 83rd

Question No.37 (Question Id - 17)

Which of the following mentioning the author and his book is not correctly matched ?
(A) Kautilya : Arthashastra
(B) Manu : Manusmriti
(C) Kalhan : Rajtarangini
(D) Banabhatt : Mudrarakshaa (Correct Answer)

Question No.38 (Question Id - 8)

Consider the following statements related to India’s Constitution.

A. The two articles explicating writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High
Courts for the enforcement of fundamental rights are Articles 32 and 226.

B. Writs are in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and
certiorari.

C. Article 226 is it broader in its scope as empowers high courts to issue directions, or
writs not simply for the protection of fundamental rights but also for any other purpose.

D. Writs for the protection for fundamental rights cannot be issued to non-state bodies
even if they are performing a public duty.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) C and D only

(B) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(C) A, C and D only
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.39 (Question Id - 81)

Which one of the following features of the Indian Constitution has not been borrowed
from England ?
(A) Cabinet System
(B) Parliamentary System
(C) Fundamental Rights (Correct Answer)
(D) Single Citizenship

Question No.40 (Question Id - 93)

When were the rules regarding the Department related Parliamentary Standing
Committees made in India ?
(A) 1980
(B) 1977
(C) 1989 (Correct Answer)
(D) 2011

Question No.41 (Question Id - 80)

The Right to Information Act in India emerged from a long grassroots movement in the
State of :

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Rajasthan (Correct Answer)
(C) West Bengal
(D) Maharashtra

Question No.42 (Question Id - 69)

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

The Post-Cold War period is a multi-polar moment in a unipolar world.

Reason R :
America remains the world’s pre-eminent actor, but it is also stretched militarily, in debt
financially, divided domestically and unpopular internationally.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true. (Correct Answer)

Question No.43 (Question Id - 42)

Who believed that democratic revolution and nationalist revolution were linked with each
other and dependent on each other ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Stalin
(C) Mao Tse Tung (Correct Answer)
(D) Karl Marx

Question No.44 (Question Id - 32)

“Power is never the property of an individual; it belongs to a group and remains in
existence only so long as the groups keep together”. This view about power has been
expressed by :

(A) Max Webber

(B) Hanna Arendt (Correct Answer)
(C) Bertrand Russel
(D) Lasswell

Question No.45 (Question Id - 27)

Which of the following cases related to the appointment of the judges in the Supreme
Court and the High Courts ?

(A) First Judges Case, 1982

(B) Second Judges Case, 1993
(C) Third Judges Case, 1998
(D) Fourth Judges Case, 2014 (Correct Answer)

Question No.46 (Question Id - 54)

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) S.M. Lipset - The Political Man

(B) Lasswell - Politics who gets what, when, how ?
(C) J. Schumpeter - Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
(D) R.M. MacIver - Modern Constitution (Correct Answer)

Question No.47 (Question Id - 77)

Which one of the countries was not a member of the Commission appointed by the
Security Council to solve the Indo-Pak Kashmir dispute ?

(A) Argentina
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Columbia
(D) U.S.S.R. (Correct Answer)

Question No.48 (Question Id - 92)

Who was the Chairman of the Administrative Reform Committee II ?
(A) Jagdish Bhagwati
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) Veerappa Moily (Correct Answer)
(D) N.K. Singh

Question No.49 (Question Id - 10)

Consider the following features of the ‘Congress System’ as articulated by Rajni Kothari
to explain the party system in India during the first four general elections :

A. Congress Party represented an ideological consensus

B. Opposition parties acted as pressure groups

C. Congress gained electorally from the distribution of power and patronage

D. Congress had a social coalitional support base in electoral terms

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A and D only

(B) A, C and D only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)

Question No.50 (Question Id - 68)

Chronologically arrange the arms control and disarmament agreements in an ascending
order.

A. Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT) - 2002

B. Chemical Weapons Convention - 1993

C. Open Skies Treaty - 1992

D. Ottawa Landmine Convention – 1997

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(A) D, A, C, B
(B) A, D, B, C
(C) C, B, D, A (Correct Answer)
(D) B, C, A, D

Question No.51 (Question Id - 48)

Match List - I with List - II and select your answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Scholars) (Ideas)
A. David Easton I. Post Modernism
B. C. Wright Mills II. Structuralism-Functionalism
C. Jean Francois Lyotard III. Power Elite
D. Powell IV. Behaviouralism

Codes :

(A) A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

(B) A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(C) A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
(D) A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II

Question No.52 (Question Id - 45)

Who is credited to have formulated a principle of medieval Secularism ?
(A) Hugro Grotious
(B) Marsilio of Padua (Correct Answer)
(C) St. Thomas Aquinas
(D) John of Salisbury

Question No.53 (Question Id - 63)

International society tradition is also known as the :
(A) Anglo-American School of International Relations.
(B) English School of International Relations. (Correct Answer)
(C) European School of International Relations.
(D) Alternative School of International Relations.

Question No.54 (Question Id - 14)

The Article 124(3)(C) of the Constitution of India provides for the appointment of a
distinguished jurist by the President as a judge in the Supreme Court of India. Consider
the names of the following former Chief Justices/Judges of the Supreme Court :

A. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer

B. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri

C. Justice P.N. Bhagwati

D. Justice H.R. Khanna

Who among the above mentioned judges were appointed as per the Article 124(3)(C) ?

(A) A only
(B) A and D only
(C) B, C and D only
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)

Question No.55 (Question Id - 46)

Who among the following defines Behaviouralism as protest movement within
Political Science ?
(A) Robert A. Dahl (Correct Answer)
(B) Charles Merriam
(C) J.C. Charlesworth
(D) Heinz Eulau

Question No.56 (Question Id - 64)

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Thinkers) (Concepts)
A. William Cohen I. New Wars
B. Martin Shaw II. Revolution in Military Affairs
C. Raymond Aron III. Degenerate Wars
D. Mary Kaldor IV. Hyperbolic Wars

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A) A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)

(B) A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(C) A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II
(D) A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III

Question No.57 (Question Id - 49)

Arrange the following books in correct chronological order :

A. Anarchy, State and Itopia

B. Four Essays of Liberty

C. Clash of Civilization

D. Ideology

Codes :

(A) A, B, C, D
(B) A, C, B, D
(C) D, C, A, B
(D) B, D, A, C (Correct Answer)
 Question No.58 (Question Id - 38)
Who said ‘History is the graveyard of elites’ ?
(A) Mosca
(B) Karl Manheim
(C) Pareto (Correct Answer)
(D) H.J. Laski

Question No.59 (Question Id - 12)

Consider the following factors related to the economic transition from development
planning model to the market oriented economic growth model in 1991 :

A. Oil Crisis due to gulf war

B. Collapse of Soviet Union followed by the other East European countries

C. Political and social instability in the country leading to the flight of capital

D. Balance of Payment crisis

Which of the factors mentioned above have been considered as causing the economic
transition in India ?

(A) A, B and D only

(B) A, B and C only
(C) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
(D) B and D only

Question No.60 (Question Id - 13)

Consider the following statements related to Jammu and Kashmir :

A. The accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India happened on 26 October 1947.

B. Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory on 31 October 2019.

C. The final draft of Article 306-A with modification was inserted in the Indian
Constitution as Article 370.

D. The President issued Constitution (applicable to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 1954
that superseded 1954 Constitution Order.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)

Question No.61 (Question Id - 95)

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(State) (Political Party)
(A) Bihar Lok Jan Shakti Party
(B) West Bengal Revolutionary Socialist Party
(C) Maharashtra Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (Correct
Answer)
(D) Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party

Question No.62 (Question Id - 24)

Consider the implications of new economic policy of reforms as implemented in India in
1991 :

A. It has led to significant reduction in the level of poverty in India

B. It has led to India registering on an average six percent of growth in the last thirty
years, making it one of the fastest growing economy in the world

C. It has led to accentuation of inter-state and intra-state disparities

D. Manufacturing sector has been the fastest growing sector followed by the agricultural
and service sector
Which of the implications mentioned above is/are correct ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.63 (Question Id - 50)

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Hijarat’ recommended by Gandhi Ji.

A. Gandhi Ji recommended Hijarat as another form of Satyagrah

B. It was recommended by Gandhi Ji for the people of Champaran

C. It means voluntary exile from the permanent place of residence

D. It implied the formation of Peace Brigade

Of these :

(A) A and C are correct (Correct Answer)

(B) Only B is correct
(C) B and D are correct
(D) All are correct

Question No.64 (Question Id - 94)

Which was the first state in India to be formed on the basis of language ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh (Correct Answer)
(D) Tamilnadu

Question No.65 (Question Id - 31)

Who among the following believes that the goal of the utilitarian state is Liberty rather
than happiness ?

(A) David Hume

(B) Rousseau
(C) J.S. Mill (Correct Answer)
(D) Hegel

Question No.66 (Question Id - 11)

Which one of the following sets is not correctly matched related to a party and the year
of its formation ?
(A) Aam Aadmi Party : 2011
(B) Bharatiya Jana Sangh : 1953 (Correct Answer)
(C) Bharatiya Janata Party : 1980
(D) Bahujan Samaj Party : 1984

Question No.67 (Question Id - 7)

The concept of social movement includes certain constitutive components. Consider the
following statements :

A. A group of people with a conflictual orientation towards an opponent

B. A Collective Identity and a set of common beliefs and goals

C. Collective Actions

D. Similar ideological commitment

Which among the statements mentioned above is are correct ?

(A) B, C and D only

(B) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(C) A, C and D only
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.68 (Question Id - 57)

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
A. Morton Kaplan I. Perestroika and Glasnost
B. Andre Gunder Frank II. Theory of Realism
C. Hans J. Morgenthau III. Systems Theory
D. Mikhail Gorbachev IV. Dependency Theory

Codes :

(A) A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)

(B) A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(C) A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(D) A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV

Question No.69 (Question Id - 20)

The Constitution of India mandates that under Articles 358 and 359 Fundamental Rights
can be suspended during the Emergency if proclaimed by the President under Article
352. However the fundamental rights given under two Articles mentioned in the part III of
the Constitution cannot be suspended. Mark the relevant articles among the following
ones.

(A) Articles 20 and 21 (Correct Answer)

(B) Articles 25 and 29
(C) Articles 29 and 30
(D) None of the above

Question No.70 (Question Id - 28)

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) Westminster model is of looser separation of powers
(B) American model is based on rigid separation of powers
(C) The scope of Judicial review process has been expanded by the higher judiciary
in India
(D) Indian constitutional framework is not based on doctrine of checks and
balances (Correct Answer)

Question No.71 (Question Id - 1)

Who among the following has argued : “I do not want my house to be walled in on all
sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown
about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any” ?

(A) M.K. Gandhi (Correct Answer)

(B) J.L. Nehru
(C) M.N. Roy
(D) B.R. Ambedkar

Question No.72 (Question Id - 87)

Who is the Chairman of Lokpal institution in India ?
(A) Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh (Correct Answer)
(B) Justice P.K. Mohanty
(C) Sri D.K. Jain
(D) Justice Abhilasha Kumara

Question No.73 (Question Id - 99)

Who among the following characterized the Directive Principles of State Policy as “pious
aspirations” ?

(A) Sir B.N. Rau

(B) Sir Ivor Jennings (Correct Answer)
(C) Granville Austin
(D) K.C. Wheare

Question No.74 (Question Id - 61)

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

India is for nuclear disarmament at the global level and for a credible minimum
deterrence at the regional level.

Reason R :

India’s nuclear policy has dual objectives.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

Question No.75 (Question Id - 18)

Consider the following statements :

A. Globalization signifies a web of economic, cultural and political connectedness

across the world.

B. Cosmopolitanism stands for certain values and principles that are applicable to all
people.

C. Washington Consensus refers to a neo-liberal framework embraced by key

Washington based international institutions.

D. Neoliberalism supports the idea of market individualism and active intervention of the
state in social and economic affairs.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.76 (Question Id - 30)

Ordinance issued by the President needs to be ratified by the Parliament as soon as it
meets within :
(A) Six weeks (Correct Answer)
(B) Four weeks
(C) One month
(D) Two months

Question No.77 (Question Id - 60)

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
A. Samuel P. Huntington I. Retreat of the State
B. Joseph Nye II. World Systems
C. Susan Strange III. Clash of Civilizations
D. Immanuel Wallerstein IV. Soft Power

Codes :

(A) A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)

(B) A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(C) A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(D) A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV

Question No.78 (Question Id - 96)

Collegium System is related to :
(A) Election Commission
(B) Judiciary (Correct Answer)
(C) Cabinet
(D) Committee System in Parliament

Question No.79 (Question Id - 40)

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

Liberty aims at development of individuals.

Reason R :

Freedom of thought and discussion is not the main theme of Liberty.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A (Correct
Answer)
(C) A is true, but R is false
(D) A is false, but R is true

Question No.80 (Question Id - 21)

The below question has been dropped and full marks are awarded.

Consider the following principles.

A. Mutual Respect for other Nations’ territorial integrity and sovereignty

B. Non-aggression

C. Non-interference in internal affairs

D. Equality and mutual benefit

E. Peaceful coexistence

Which of the principles mentioned above were part of the doctrine of Panchsheel-the five
principles as propounded by India ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.81 (Question Id - 43)

Which one of the following is not a feature of Plato’s theory of Education ?
(A) It produces a harmonious state
(B) It is based upon the doctrine of equality of opportunity
(C) Its purpose is to attain the Idea of good
(D) It aimed at checking revolution in the state (Correct Answer)

Question No.82 (Question Id - 4)

Consider the following statements underlining the purpose of a Constitution in a
democratic country like India.

A. It sets up the institutional-legal design of democratic polity, establishing institutions

and outlining the role of key political actors

B. It protects citizens’ rights and freedom

C. It establishes unifying values, norms and goals that govern the politics
D. It provides protection against arbitrary action by the executive and legislature

E. It recognizes and creates an identity, articulating a vision of what it means to be a

citizen

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

(A) A, B and E only

(B) B, C and D only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C, D and E (Correct Answer)

Question No.83 (Question Id - 5)

Max Weber has referred to the ‘ideal types’ of authority. Consider the following.

A. Traditional Authority

B. Modern Authority

C. Charismatic Authority

D. Legal-Rational Authority

Which of the above types are mentioned by Max Weber in his writings ?

(A) A and C only

(B) A, C and D only (Correct Answer)
(C) A, B and D only
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.84 (Question Id - 76)

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

Although China has invested large capital in Pakistan projects exclusively in the Gwadar
harbour yet Chinese reconsider their policies which has led to a reduction in the
importance enjoyed by Pakistan.

Reason R :

Apart from available huge opportunity of selling Chinese goods in Indian market, the
growing tentacles of Islamic fundamentalism in Xingjiang with the collaboration of the
Taliban and Al-Qaeda have pushed China to reconsider its South Asian Policy.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)
(B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

Question No.85 (Question Id - 74)

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

The decisions of the Security Council are binding, and must only be passed by the
majority of nine out of the 15 members, as well as each of the five permanent members.

Reason R :

These five permanent members have veto power over all Security Council decisions.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.

Question No.86 (Question Id - 3)

‘Relative Autonomy’ Thesis to explain the class character of state is derived from the
writings of Marx mentioned below :

A. Civil War in France

B. Class Struggle in France

C. 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

D. Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

Which of the above mentioned works present the relative autonomy thesis referring to
the balance of class forces ?

(A) B and D only

(B) A, B and D only
(C) A, B, and C only (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C and D

Question No.87 (Question Id - 23)

Basic Structure Doctrine was established in the Supreme Court decision in :
(A) Kesavanand Bharati Case (Correct Answer)
(B) Golaknath Case
(C) Shankari Prasad Case
(D) Sajjan Singh Case

Question No.88 (Question Id - 67)

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Reasons of failure) (States)
A. Tribal conflict I. Rwanda
B. Endless violence for non-political purposes II. Somalia
C. Ethnic genocide III. Congo
D. Transnational war IV. Liberia

Codes :

(A) A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III (Correct Answer)

(B) A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II
(C) A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(D) A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV

Question No.89 (Question Id - 71)

The CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) was officially endorsed in
October 2010 between :

(A) India and Japan (Correct Answer)

(B) India and China
(C) India and Russia
(D) India and South Korea

Question No.90 (Question Id - 66)

Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the
correct ascending order.

A. Mexico City – UN Conference

B. Copenhagen – UN Conference
C. Beijing

D. Nairobi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

(A) D, A, C, B
(B) A, B, D, C (Correct Answer)
(C) B, C, A, D
(D) C, D, B, A

Question No.91 (Question Id - 58)

What is the correct chronological order of the developments listed below ?

A. Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship

B. India’s first Nuclear Explosion at Pokhran

C. Cuban Missile Crises

D. Adoption of structural adjustment programme of India

Select the correct answer from the following codes :

(A) B, D, C, A
(B) C, A, B, D (Correct Answer)
(C) D, B, A, C
(D) A, D, C, B

Question No.92 (Question Id - 22)

Secularism in India as practiced in India has been inspired by certain ideas. Consider
these :

A. Respect and protection of all religions

B. Equal distance from all religions

C. No discrimination against any one on the basis of religion

D. Symmetric political treatment of different religious communities

Which statement mentioned above is/are correct ?

(A) A and B only

(B) B and C only
(C) A, C and D only
(D) A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)

Question No.93 (Question Id - 59)

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.

Assertion A :

WTO pleads that free trade brings prosperity for all and therefore should be promoted.

Reason R :

Integration of the countries with global economy through the system of trade helps them
to export goods abroad as also import goods which they need.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

(A) A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A. (Correct Answer)

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true, but R is false.
(D) A is false, but R is true.
 Question No.94 (Question Id - 82)
Which of the following committees did not relate to Panchayati Raj in india ?
(A) P.K. Thungan Committee
(B) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(C) Dinesh Goswami Committee (Correct Answer)
(D) Sadiq Ali Committee

Question No.95 (Question Id - 56)

The policy of containment formulated by the U.S. aimed at :
(A) Checking globally the influence of the Soviet Union. (Correct Answer)
(B) Checking the nuclear proliferation of Iran.
(C) Containing defiant North Korea.
(D) Countering the expansionist policies of People’s Republic of China.

Question No.96 (Question Id - 65)

Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order :

A. The Charter of the UN

B. The Treaty of Westphalia

C. Treaties of Utrecht

D. Treaty of Paris

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

(A) D, A, B, C
(B) C, D, A, B
(C) B, C, D, A (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C, D

Question No.97 (Question Id - 53)

The view that ideology has come to an end was enunciated by :
(A) Francis Fukuyama
(B) Daniel Bell (Correct Answer)
(C) Samuel P Huntington
(D) Leo Strauss

Question No.98 (Question Id - 62)

“Indira Doctrine” is considered an important aspect of India’s foreign policy for it defines.
(A) The objectives of India’s foreign policy.
(B) It equates India’s security with that of the region and the predominance of India.
(C) India’s security is coterminous with the region and any interference of
external powers is taken as a threat to India’s security. (Correct Answer)
(D) Doctrine enunciated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which was for the
neighbours.

Question No.99 (Question Id - 2)

Consider the following set of political thinkers and their works :

A. J.S. Mill : On Liberty

B. Isaiah Berlin : Four Essays on Freedom

C. T.H. Green : Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligations

D. John Locke : Considerations on Representative Government

Which of the above are correctly matched ?

(A) A and B only

(B) A, C and D only
(C) A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(D) A, B, C and D
 Question No.100 (Question Id - 35)
Who defines ‘freedom as the private pursuit of the individual’ ?

(A) Hayek
(B) Hobbes (Correct Answer)
(C) Hegel
(D) Hobhouse

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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2017

M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE

Field of Study Code POLM (220) )

Time Allowed : 3 hours Mciximum Marks : 100

All questions cany equal marks

m
Answer any three questions

co
1. Evaluate Hobbes' understanding of the absolutist State. Do you think such a State is
conducive to the protection of natural rights of the individual?
a.
di
2. Discuss the differences between liberal, Marxist and pluralist conceptions of the State.
rin

3. Explain the major shifts in the character of Indian federalism since independence.

4. It is often said that the Indian Parliament is in decline. Do you agree? Argue your case by
e

referring to the deliberative, representative and accountability functions of the Parliament.

re

5. Do you think that a reorganization of the Security Council has to take place in order to
make the United Nations more relevant? Argue your case.
a
.c

6. Democracy is globally the most widely accepted political system. What do you think are
the recent challenges to democracy? Give examples from across the world.
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7. Does the rising tide of economic growth facilitate development for all? Argue your ｣ ｡ ｾ
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with special emphasis on social justice.

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