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Question Paper

PAPER-II POLITICAL SCIENCE Signature and Name of Invigilator


Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two
marks. Attempt all the questions.

1. The thinker who synthesized German and English Liberalism was

Bosanquet


Hobhouse


G.D.H. Cole


T. H. Green

2. Which one of the following is not a theorist of Political Realism

Kenneth Waltz


Norman Angell


Morgenthau


Joseph Grecho

3. Which one of the following is not a supporter of Deontological view

John Locke


John Rawls


Machiavelli


Isaiah Berlin

4. 'Hind Swaraj' depends

Mazzini's Italy


Disraeli's England


Lincoln's USA


Bismarck's Germany

5. Which one of the following is not one of the indicators of political development

Capacity


Equality


Fraternity


Differentiation

6. The ideal type of federalism is

Dual federalism


Bargaining federalism


New federalism


Co-operative federalism

7. Independence of executive is the principle of

Indian Constitution


British Constitution


American Constitution


Swiss Constitution

8. Who says that a proper revolution should be restricted to the political and should not extend to the social

Che Guevara


Regis Debray


Crane Brinton


Hannah Arendt

9. Which of the following Commissions does not have the constitutional status

Finance Commission


Union Public Service Commission


National Commission for Scheduled Castes


Planning Commission

10. Which of the following cases propounded the concept of basic structure of the Indian Constitution

Golak Nath case


Minerva Mills case


Keshvananda Bharti case


Maneka Gandhi case

11. "Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament, it will be a declaration of India's full expression." Among the following who made this statement

(A)Jawaharlal Nehru


(B)Radhakrishnan


(C)Mahatma Gandhi


(D)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad



12. A political party is recognised as a regional party if

gets 4 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.


gets 5 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.


gets 6 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.


gets 7 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or in the Assembly elections.



13. The foremost pioneer of contemporary world-system theory is

(A)Paul Sweezy


(B)Immanuel Wallerstein


(C)Tariq Ali


(D)Andre G. Frank



14. The doctrine of 'limited sovereignty' was propounded by

(A)Stalin


(B)Khrushchev


(C)Brezhnev


(D)Andropov



15. After the break-up of USSR, some of its Republics have constituted themselves into

(A)Commonwealth of Independent States


(B)Commonwealth of Independent Nations


(C)Commonwealth of Independent Countries


(D)Commonwealth of Independent Republics



16. India has not signed the NPT because it

(A)gives undue advantage to advanced countries.


immoral


discriminatory


inimical to the interests of post colonial countries.



17. Which one of the following is not correct about New Public Administration

is more public oriented than generic.


is more analytical than descriptive.


is more customer-oriented than institution-oriented.


is more value-laden than being neutral.



18. According to Fayol, an administrator or a manager must possess six types of abilities. Which of the following is not one of those suggested by him

(A)Appearance


(B)Technical Knowledge


(C)Academic Qualifications


(D)Tactfulness



19. Which of the following is not one of the 'functional foremen' who sit in the 'planning as suggested by F.W. Taylor

(A)Speed Boss


(B)Route Clerk


(C)Instruction Card Clerk


(D)Shop Disciplinarian



20. The scholar who after finding Max Weber's model of bureaucracy irrelevant and inappropriate for explaining the administrative ecology of developing and transitional societies, developed Prismatic and Sala Models for the study of such societies, was

(A)Hebert Simon


(B)Waldo


(C)Fred W. Riggs


(D)Alfred Diamond



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

Assertion(A) According to Herbert Simon, 'maximising decision is not possible'.

Reason(R): He believes that rationality is possible in administrative behaviour.

Select the correct answer from the codes below


Codes

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


(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


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

Assertion(A): Gandhi's critique of determinism is revealed in his belief in relative truth.

Reason(R) Because of this he believed in the theory of one step at a time.
Choose the correct answer from the codes below

Codes

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


(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason(R):

Assertion(A):The Indian citizens need patience and determination to preserve the gains made so for by the social and economic reforms.

Reason(R): Indian society is involved in democratic churning.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

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


(B)Both and are individually correct and is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



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

Assertion(A): Preferential policies need not always violate the principle of fairness.

Reason(R): Treating citizens as equals may require treating them differently.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below


Codes

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


(B)Both and are individually true but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


25. Given below are two statements, Assertion and Reason

Assertion The Westphalian state system created in 1648 is not valid in the post-Communist world.

Reason(R): Because the sanctity of territorial sovereignty can be done away with UN sanctions.

Choose the correct answer from the codes below

Codes

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


(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


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

Assertion(A): The Administrative Science should study facts about human behaviour without getting involved in the question of values.

Reason(R): It is not necessary for science to possess concepts before it develops principles.

Select the correct answer from the codes below


Codes

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


(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


27. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below

(i)The Statesman Plato

(ii)Emile Rousseau

A Fragment of- Bentham Government

Art of War-Machiavelli

Codes













28. Arrange the following books in chronological order as per codes given below

Essay concerning Toleration

(ii)De Cive

(iii)Confessions

(iv)Political Liberalism

Codes













29. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

Fulton Committee Report

Brownlow Committee Report

First Hoover Commission Report

Assheton Committee Report

Codes















30. Arrange the following Earth Summits held so far in chronological order

(i)Rio-de-Jeneiro Summit

Kyoto Summit

(iii)Bali Summit

(iv)Copenhagen Summit

Codes













31. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following approaches emerged in comparative politics.

(i)New Institutional Approach

(ii)Marxist Approach

(iii)Philosophical Approach

(iv)Behavioural Approach

Codes













32. Identify the correct chronological order of the following from the codes given below

Arthur F. Bentley

H.D. Lasswell

James Bryce

A.V. Dicey

Codes














33. Identify the correct chronological order of the following

(i)Cabinet Mission Plan

(ii)Cripps Mission

(iii)Simon Commission

(iv)Communal Award

Codes













34. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following states were created. Use the codes given below

(i)Goa

(ii)Himachal Pradesh

(iii)Haryana

(iv)Sikkim

Codes















35. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and give answer from the codes given below

(i)Ostpolitic

(ii)Warsaw Pact

(iii)NATO

(iv)Helsinki Agreement


Codes













36. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

(i)Fall of Berlin Wall

(ii)Cuban Missile Crisis

(iii)Korean War

(iv)Berlin Blockade

Codes













37. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below

(i)Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(ii)Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

(iii)Rabindra Nath Tagore

(iv)Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Codes














38. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below

(i)India Wins Freedom

(ii)My Experiments with Truth

(iii)Idea of Justice

(iv)The Indian struggle


Code













39. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Habeas Corpus Command to public authority to do its duty.

Certiorari Command to produce the body in person.

Mandamus A proceeding to enquire into the legality of a claim of a person to public office.

Quo Warranto Directive to lower court or Judicial body not to exceed its limits.

Codes
















40. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

(School of Thought) (Concepts)

Cambridge School Indian nationalist movement is an outcome of a sordid fight among the elites for spoils and benefits in the government.

Marxist School Structured Bourgeois movement

Imperialist School Nationalist movement reflected the needs and interests of the elite.

Nationalist School Indian national movement was not antiimperialist.

Codes














41. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Alfred Cobban Because of the overwhelming control by bureaucracy and the creation of huge military machines inimical to political thinking, political theory has ceased to be relevant.

S.M. Lipset Since centuries, old quest for a good society has come to an end and appropriate values for contemporary society have already been settled, political theory has lost its relevance.

Dante Germino Political theory has declined because of the emergence of positivism and dominance of ideologies.

David Eason Since these have been no thinkers since the last one hundred years who could match Hobbes and Hegel and also Marx and Mill, political theory has declined.

Codes















42. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Agenda for Peace Obama

Responsibility to protect Boutros Boutros Ghali

Millennium Development Goals Government of Canada

Af-Pak Policy Kofi Annan

Codes














43. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Rule of Law Montesquieue

Separation of powers John Austin

Natural Rights Dicey

Monism John Locke

Codes














44. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Chagla Commission Strengthening of Indian Foreign Service

Administrative Reforms Commission Ministerial Responsibility

Gore Committee Training of IPS

Sarkaria Commission Functional fields of IAS

Codes














45. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Staff agencies Gullick

Supervision Barnard

Authority Mooney

Coordination Millet

Codes
















46. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Govt. of India Act, 1919 Provincial Autonomy

Govt. of India Act 1935 Dyarchy in Provinces

Minto- Morley Reforms 1909 Legislative Councils for the Provinces

Indian Councils Act 1861 Introduction of Communal electorates

Codes














47. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Formation of BJP 1990

Acceptance of Mandal Commission Report by the Government 1976

Formation of the first Communist Party Government in an Indian State 1980

Passage of the 42nd Amendment 1957

Codes














48. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Father of Normative Political Theory Aristotle

Father of Science of Politics Plato

Father of Positivism August Comte

Father of Modern Political Thought Machiavelli

Codes














49. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

Marxian Theory Pay off

Realist Theory Environment

Decision- Making Theory Power

Game Theory Class struggle

Codes














50. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II

The neoliberal John Rawls

The liberal Edward Said

The Marxist Robert Nozik

The Third World Rosa Luxumburg

Codes















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