1.
Who among the following is not a principal character in Plato’s Republic?
(A)
Polemarchus
(B)
Adeimantus
(C)
Protagoras
(D)
Glaucon
Answer: (C)
2.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below the lists:
List
– I List – II
(Authors)
(Books)
a.
A. Arblaster i. Participation and Democratic Theory
b.
C.B. Mac Pherson ii. Models
of Democracy
c.
C. Pateman iii.
The Real World of Democracy
d.
D. Held iv.
Democracy
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
i ii
iii iv
(B)
iv iii
i ii
(C)
ii i
iv iii
(D)
iii iv
ii i
Answer: (B)
3.
Identify the correct sequence of Marx’s Writings in ascending order:
i.
Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
ii.
Poverty of Philosophy
iii.
Thesis on Feuerbach
iv.
Communist Manifesto
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)
i, ii, iii, iv
(B)
ii, iii, iv, i
(C)
iii, ii, iv, i
(D)
iv, i, ii, iii
Answer: (C)
4.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion
(A): For behaviouralists, it was better to be wrong than vague.
Reason
(R): It was better to be vague than non-relevantly precise.
Codes:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A).
(B)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Answer: (D)
5.
Who said, “Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even
the welfare of society as a whole cannot override”?
(A)
John Rawls
(B)
Robert Nozick
(C)
Friedrich Hayek
(D)
Habermas
Answer: (A)
6.
Who was the founder of Utilitarianism?
(A)
Bentham
(B)
James Mill
(C)
David Hume
(D)
Priestley
Answer: (C)
7.
Which one of the following writings is not written by Mao?
(A)
On New Democracy
(B)
On Coalition Government
(C)
People’s War
(D)
On People’s Democratic Dictatorship
Answer: (C)
8.
Why did Gandhiji go to South Africa?
(A)
On invitation by the Indians in South Africa.
(B)
To study Bar-at-Law.
(C)
To fight a case of a Gujarati Business-man.
(D)
To visit South Africa with family.
Answer: (C)
9.
Who founded the ‘Mexican Socialist Workers’ Party’ which was later named as
‘Mexican Communist Party’?
(A)
Jaya Prakash Narayan
(B)
B.R. Ambedkar
(C)
M.N. Roy
(D)
Lenin
Answer: (C)
10.
Whom did Lord Minto describe as the most ‘dangerous man’?
(A)
B.G. Tilak
(B)
Aurobindo Ghosh
(C)
Gandhiji
(D)
Sardar Patel
Answer: (B)
11.
Arrange in ascending order the following stages of Political Development as
enunciated by A.F.K. Organski. Select the correct answer from codes given below:
i.
Primitive National Unification
ii.
Abundance
iii.
Industrialisation
iv.
National Welfare
Codes:
(A)
i, ii, iii, iv
(B)
i, iii, ii, iv
(C)
i, iii, iv, ii
(D)
iv, ii, iii, i
Answer: (C)
12.
Who among the following talks of pseudo-pressure groups?
(A)
Jean Blondel
(B)
Almond
(C)
Maurice Duverger
(D)
V.O. Key
Answer: (C)
13.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
List
– I List – II
(Thinkers)
(Ideas)
a.
Karl Marx i. State of
paternalistic bond between peasantry and property owners
b.
Chalmers Johnson ii. Aggregate
psychological perspective
c.
Ted Gurr iii. Revolution as a process through which structural
inequalities could be eliminated
d.
Barrington Moore iv. Value co-ordinated
social system model
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
i iii
ii iv
(B)
ii i
iii iv
(C)
iii iv
ii i
(D)
iv i
iii ii
Answer: (C)
14.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below the list.
List
– I List
– II
(Type
of Government) (Principal
Attributes)
a.
Military Regime i. Based
on deference
b.
Dynastic Regime ii. Based
on coercion
c.
Psuedo Democracy iii.
Trappings of a liberal democracy like periodic elections but power rests in the
hands of oligarchy.
d.
Liberal Democracy iv.
Voluntary participation in government process is extensive
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
i ii
iii iv
(B)
ii i
iii iv
(C)
iv iii
ii i
(D)
iii i
iv ii
Answer: (B)
15.
The process of Socialisation in Modern Society is
1.
Specific
2.
Universalistic
3.
Instrumental
4.
Ascriptive
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)
1, 2, 3
(B)
2, 3, 4
(C)
3, 4, 1
(D)
4, 2, 1
Answer: (A)
16.
Which one of the following is not a totalitarian form of Government?
(A)
Military Government
(B)
Fascist Government
(C)
Communist Government
(D)
Parliamentary form of Government
Answer: (D)
17.
Who among the following writers classified Elites into broad types?
(i)
Organising and directing elites.
(ii)
Informally organised and diffused elites
(A)
Vilfredo Pareto
(B)
Robert Michaels
(C)
Gaetano Mosca
(D)
Karl Mannheim
Answer: (D)
18.
Who among the following classified parties under competitive system into two
major categories?
(i)
Turnover and Hegemonic
(ii)
Ideological and Pragmatic
(A)
Myron Weiner and Lapalombara
(B)
G.A. Almond and Verba
(C)
Neil A. Mcdonald
(D)
Peter H. Merkel
Answer: (A)
19.
The concept of dependency evolved in the 1960s in
(A)
Europe
(B)
Africa
(C)
Asia
(D)
Latin America
Answer: (D)
20.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below:
List
– I List – II
(Books)
(Authors)
a.
Approaches to the Study of Politics i.
R. Young
b.
Dynamics of Modernization ii.
C.E. Black
c.
Influencing Voters iii.
R. Rose
d.
Studies in Political Development iv.
J.S. Coleman
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
i ii
iii iv
(B)
ii iii
iv i
(C)
iv iii
ii i
(D)
iii iv
ii i
Answer: (A)
21.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes:
Assertion
(A): Secularization does not necessarily imply that people have become
antireligious, or that religion has disappeared from both the public domain and
the domain of personal belief.
Reason
(R): Religion is not just one, and not necessarily the most important way in
which people understand themselves and their relationships.
Codes:
(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).
(C)
(A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D)
(R) is correct, but (A) is false.
Answer: (A)
22.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion
(A): The 1980s, a period of great turbulence in Indian Politics, marked the
appearance of several new political parties.
Reason
(R): National Parties got marginalized or became adjuncts to State Parties in
many States.
Codes:
(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)
(R) is true, but (A) is false.
Answer: (A)
23.
Arrange the following in their chronological sequence:
i.
Nehru Committee Report
ii.
Quit India Movement
iii.
Civil Disobedience Movement
iv.
Declaration of Complete Independence
Codes:
(A)
ii, i, iv, iii
(B)
iii, ii, iv, i
(C)
i, iv, iii, ii
(D)
iv, ii, i, iii
Answer: (C)
24.
In which of the following case the Supreme Court of India held that, the power
of amendment belonged to the Parliament, and this power was an unlimited one?
(A)
Sankari Prasad V. Union of India
(B)
Bela Banerjee and Others V. State of West Bengal
(C)
Kesavananda Bharati V. State of Kerala
(D)
Romesh Thapar V. State of Madras
Answer: (A)
25.
Which one of the following States does not have a Bicameral Legislature?
(A)
Uttar Pradesh
(B)
Bihar
(C)
Maharashtra
(D)
Kerala
Answer: (D)
26.
Identify the correct chronological order of the following Prime Minister/ Chief
Minister of J & K:
(A)
Sheikh Abdullah, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah.
(B)
Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq, Mir Qasim, Farooq Abdullah.
(C)
Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq Shamsuddin, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
(D)
Sheikh Abdulla, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Shamsuddin, G.M. Sadiq.
Answer: (D)
27.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
List
– I List – II
(Conspiracy
Cases) (Revolutionaries Punished)
a.
Nasik case (1909-10) i.
Sachindranath Sanyal
b.
Benares case (1916) ii. Ram
Prasad Bismil
c.
Kakori case (1924) iii.
Bhagat Singh
d.
Lahore case (1929-30) iv. Vinayak Savarkar
Codes
:
a
b c d
(A)
i iii
iv ii
(B)
i ii
iii iv
(C)
iv i
ii iii
(D)
iii iv
i ii
Answer: (C)
28.
Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting
of both Houses of Parliament?
(A)
Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has
passed it.
(B)
Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a bill.
(C)
More than six months has elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by
the other House without the Bill being passed by it.
(D)
President has refused to give his assent to the Bill.
Answer: (D)
29.
Who is the author of Federal India: A Design for Change?
(A)
Balveer Arora
(B)
K.C. Wheare
(C)
Rasheeduddin Khan
(D)
Ronald Watts
Answer: (C)
30.
Who among the following has made pioneering contribution in the area of
subaltern studies?
(A)
Ramachandra Guha
(B)
Ranjit Guha
(C)
Rajni Kothari
(D)
James Manor
Answer: (B)
31.
Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a
Science?
(A)
Robert Dahl
(B)
Luther Gulick
(C)
L. Urwick
(D)
Frank Goodnou
Answer: (A)
32.
F.W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management Movement, propounded
the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of
(A)
Careful observation
(B)
Managerial techniques
(C)
Generalization
(D)
All of the above
Answer: (D)
33.
Who among the following is not a protagonist of the managerial view of Public Administration?
(A)
Simon
(B)
Smithburg
(C)
Gulick
(D)
Henry Fayol
Answer: (D)
34.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
List
– I List – II
a.
Line Agency 1. Collection of
data and its analysis.
b.
General Staff 2. Maintenance of
diary of different engagements of line officials.
c.
Specialised Staff 3. Functions
directly contributing to goal achievement
d.
Personal Staff 4. Looking after
Personnel Administration
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
3 4
1 2
(B)
2 3
4 1
(C)
1 2
3 4
(D)
4 1
2 3
Answer: (A)
35.
The role of the Finance Commission in Centre-State fiscal relations has been
undermined by the
(A)
The State Governments
(B)
The Zonal Councils
(C)
The Planning Commission
(D)
The Election Commission
Answer: (A)
36.
To which of the following classes of job in the public service in India, merit-cum-seniority
principle is adopted in promotion?
(A)
Class-I
(B)
Class-II
(C)
Class-III
(D)
Class-I and II
Answer: (D)
37.
Which of the following, according to Kautilya, are the principles of good
governance for a king?
1.
Merging individuality with duties.
2.
Leading a disciplined life with a code of conduct.
3.
Maintaining law and order.
4.
Replacing bad ministers by lekhaks (writers).
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)
1, 2 and 4
(B)
1, 2 and 3
(C)
2, 3 and 4
(D)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (B)
38.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion
(A): Position – classification is the foundation of modern personnel administration.
Reason
(R): Position – classification allows rationalization in Civil Services.
Codes:
(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.
Answer: (A)
39.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion
(A): The relation between a generalist and a specialist is one of a senior and
a subordinate.
Reason
(R): A specialist is required to assist the generalist in the formulation and
implementation of public policy.
Codes:
(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.
Answer: (D)
40.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion
(A): Public Administration is generally characterised by an absence of profit
motive.
Reason
(R): Governmental activities are not undertaken simply to maximize profit but
to promote societal welfare.
Codes:
(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.
Answer: (A)
41.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion
(A): In the Post-Soviet era, nuclear armed states are likely to have military
run or weak civilian governments.
Reason
(R): They will lack the positive constraining mechanisms of civilian control.
Codes:
(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.
Answer: (A)
42.
Where is India’s Hi-Tech Naval Base “Project Varsha” located?
(A)
Rambilli
(B)
Ezhimalai
(C)
Araku Valley
(D)
Kochi
Answer: (A)
43.
“Atoms for Peace” was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader?
(A)
J. Nehru
(B)
Krushchev
(C)
Eisenhowerü
(D)
Kennedy
Answer: (C)
44.
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
Codes:
a
b c d
(A)
ii iii
iv i
(B)
i ii
iii iv
(C)
iii iv
i ii
(D)
iv i
ii iii
Answer: (A)
45.
Who created the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) as an international
mechanism specifically for funding environmental projects in developing
countries?
(A)
IMF
(B)
UNDP
(C)
UNEP
(D)
World Bank
Answer: (D)
46.
Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order:
i.
The Charter of the UN
ii.
The Treaty of Westphalia
iii.
Treaties of Utrecht
iv.
Treaty of Paris
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)
iv, i, ii, iii
(B)
iii, iv, i, ii
(C)
ii, iii, iv, i
(D)
i, ii, iii, iv
47.
What are the four defining elements of a regime?
(A)
Principles, Norms, Rules, Decision making procedures.
(B)
Principles, Rules, Regulations, Procedures.
(C)
Norms, Rules, Regulations, Precedents.
(D)
Principles, Precedents, Procedures, Practices.
Answer: (A)
48.
Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the
correct ascending order.
i.
Mexico City – UN Conference
ii.
Copenhagen – UN Conference
iii.
Beijing
iv.
Nairobi
Select
the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)
iv, i, iii, ii
(B)
i, ii, iv, iii
(C)
ii, iii, i, iv
(D)
iii, iv, ii, i
Answer: (B)
49.
When did India and Nepal sign the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
(DTAA)?
(A)
2011
(B)
2012
(C)
2010
(D)
2009
Answer: (A)
(A)
China, India, Japan.
(B)
China, South Korea, Russia
(C)
China, Russia, Japan
(D)
China, Japan, South Korea
Answer: (D)
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