1 Which of the following is not an organ of Kautilya's state

Swami

Amatya

Varna system

Danda

2 Plato's communism of family and property was largely derived from the experience of

Stagira
Sparta
Athens
Venice

Choose the correct answer

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3 Scholasticism of middle ages sought to establish

Supremacy of political domain over the spiritual.
The autonomy of intellectual freedom over the political regimes.
The ascendency of theology over the philosophy.
The subordination of rational element to the theological element of the church. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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4 Match the following

List-I List-II
Modern political thinker Plato
Positivist school Machiavelli
Normative political theory August Comte
Scientific/inductive method Aristotle

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5 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Reason Democracy is the best check against the misuse of power as the power is distributed among various groups. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
Both and are true but is not correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.


6 Match the following

List-I(Thinker) List-II (Idea)

John Locke Partyless democracy
Hobbes Consent theory
Jaya Prakash Narain Neo-liberalism
Robert Nozick Absolute sovereignty

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7 Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct answer from the codes

List-I (Thinkers) List-II (Theories)
Mao Tse Tung Proletarian Dictatorship
Lenin Cultural Revolution
Marx One Country Socialism
Stalin Communist Party as the Vanguard of the proletariat

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8 Rearrange the following works of Karl Marx in sequential order in terms of Publication Year.

Critique of Political Economy
Poverty of Philosophy
Communist Manifesto
The Holy Family

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9 Communitarian theory lays emphasis on

Community as an inescapable ideal

Unlimited freedom of the individual

Limited role of the state

Partial regulation of market economy

10 Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Assertion Behavioural political theory sought to eliminate the role of values and make Political Science a pure science and quantitative.

Reason Political Science, being a social science, can never be value-free as it deals with human beings who are value bound.

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

11 In whose description Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad formed oligarchy within the (Constituent) Assembly'

Granville Austin

Morris Jones

V.P. Menon

Richard Sisson

12 Which one of the following Acts has not been passed under article 34 of the Indian Constitution

The Border Security Force Act

The Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act

Armed Forces Special Power Act

The Army Act

13 "The Supreme Court of India is at long last becoming, after thirty two years of the Republic, the Supreme Court for Indians". Who said this

Justice V.R. Krishna Aiyyer

Justice P.N. Bhagwati

Upendra Baxi

Nani Palkhiwala

14 "India has a hallowed place in discussions of democracy...... But it has become less tolerant, less secular, less law-abiding, less liberal. And these two trends -democratization and illiberalism- are directly related". Who writes this

Atul Kohli

Sunil Khilnani

Fareed Zakaria

Paul R. Brass

15 In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India has laid down exhaustive guidelines for preventing sexual harassment of working women in place of their work


Hussainara Khatoon V. State of Bihar

Delhi Domestic Working Women's Forum V. Union of India

Olga Tellis V. Bombay Municipal Corporation

Vishaka V. State of Rajasthan and others.

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I (Leaders) List-II (Political Parties)

Ram Vilas Paswan Samajwadi Party
H.D. Kumarswamy Nationalist Congress Party
Praful Patel Janata Dal (Secular)
Akhilesh Yadav Lok Janshakti Party

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17 How many functional items have been placed within the purview of municipalities by the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution

18

30

35

40

18 Rearrange the following in chronological order

Punchhi Commission
Anandpur Sahib Resolution
Administrative Reforms Commission
Rajamannar Committee Choose the correct

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19 Who among the following was not the speaker of the Lok Sabha

Rabi Ray

Hukum Singh

Baliram Bhagat

Gopal Swarup Pathak

20 Match the following and select the correct pairs

List I[Authors] List II [looks]

Norman D. Palmer The success of India's Democracy.
Granvelli Austin Elections and Political Development South Asian Experience
Myron Weiner Indian Constitution The cornerstone of A Nation
Atul Kohli Politics of Scarcity
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21 Which of the following were described by David Easton as intellectual foundations of the System Analysis Give the correct answer from the codes given below
Regularities
Verification
Techniques
Quantification Codes










22 The study of comparative politics became significant after the

World War I
World War II
Emergence of new nations
Rise of middle eastern nations Choose the correct answer

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23 Who among the following is regarded as the Father of Comparative Politics

Plato

Aristotle

Lucian Pye

G.A. Almond

24 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below

List I (Author) List II (Title)

C.W. Mills The ruling class
Vilfredo Pareto Iron Law of Oligarchy
Gaetano Mosca The Power Elite
Roberto Michels Circulation of Elites

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25 Which of the following is not true of pressure groups

interest articulation
funding the political parties
influencing the policies of the government
implementation of policies Choose the correct answer from the below

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26 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
India Rule of Law
U.S.A. Judicial Review
U.K. Two sets of courts
France Due process of law

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27 Which one of the following statements is not correct in regard to Aristotle's classification of governments

The classification of governments was on the basis of number of people involved in the task of governing.
Whether rulers governed in common interest (the genuine form) or in their own (perverted form)
The government is more effective and stable when rulers govern in the long interest
The government is captured by shared interest and remains insensitive to shared interests of the whole community.


28 The crises described by Leonard Binder et all in their book "crises and sequences in Political Development" are

Identity crises
Integration crises
Legitimacy crises
Resource Mobilisation crises

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29 Which of the following factors are related to load capacity in the communications theory

responsiveness
fidelity
background noise
distortion Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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30 Which one of the following said, "the power is a matter of getting people to do what they would not have otherwise done"

Hannah Avendt

Robert Dahl

Max Weber

Hans Morgenthau

3l Who among the following is not associated with evolving the principles of organisation

Henri Fayol

L.D. White

L.F. Urwick

Luther Gulick

32 Who among the following remained chairman of the Comparative Administrative Group in the United States of America for 10 years

Woodrow Wilson

D. Waldo

Fred Riggs

Herbert Simon

33 The 'one best way' in scientific management means

Equal division of work

Intensive analysis of work processes

Mental revolution on the part of workers and management

Standardisation of work methods

34 Which one of the following is not a staff agency in U.S.A.


State Department

Office of Budget and Management

National Security Council

The White House

35 What is the correct sequence of F.M. Marx's classification of bureaucracy

Merit
Guardian
Patronage
Caste Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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36 Performance Budgeting was introduced in India on the recommendation of


Paul Appleby Report

Gorwala Report

First Administrative Reforms Commission Report

Santhanam Committee Report

37 Domicile qualification for public appointments was first used in

the U.K.

the U.S.A.

India

Australia

38 The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in India are appointed for a term of

3 years

4 years

5 years

. years


39 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion The practical application of the principle of unity of command is not always feasible.

Reason Administrative and technical tasks generally need different kinds of supervision. Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false

is false, but is true

40 The aim of E-Government is to make the interaction between government and citizens.

more friendly
convenient
transparent
inexpensive Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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41 Economic diplomacy is also termed as cultural diplomacy

oil diplomacy

crisis diplomacy

development diplomacy

42 Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of non-alignment

Non -alignment stands for plurality and democratic equality among community of nations.

It opposes all forms of racialism and discrimination and it champions the cause of fundamental freedoms. Economic and social justice is the motto of non-alignment.

Non-alignment rests on the presumption that national security is linked with national strength of individual nations.

Non-alignment asserts that international peace is an alienable prerequisite for attaining national aspirations and for the exercise of sovereign independence.

43 Which of the following is not a technique to exercise National Power

Diplomacy

Economic state craft

Use of military force

To join a world organisation


44 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I (look) List II (Author)
International Relations Gerhard Wahlers Theory The Three Traditions

The North South Divide and the Tadjbaksh Shakbanon and Anuradha Chenoy International System
Human security N.B. Adams
India and the European Union Martin Wight

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45 Which one of the following can be regarded as the currency of power

Food
Nuclear Weapons
Industrial Capacity
Military Preparedness


46 Which of the following statements are correct

According to Article 3 of the charter, the countries that attended the San Francisco conference, June 1945 and those who signed the United Nations Declaration on 1st January 1942 became original members of United Nations.
Switzerland became a member of United Nations in 2003.
The regular session of General Assembly commences in September and usually goes on till the end of the year.
The retiring members of economic and social council are eligible for immediate
re-election also. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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47 Who was of opinion that, "the end of cold war represented the victory of ideal state", and liberal capitalism

Michael Doyle
Thomas Dunne
Francis Fukuyama
Samuel Huntington


48 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List I List II
Soviet Union -German non-aggression pact September, 1939
Germany invaded soviet union March, 1939
Germany occupied Czechoslovakia June, 1941
Germany invaded Poland April, 1941

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49 Which of the following statements are correct

The convening of Bandung conference, 1955 was suggested by Sri Lanka.
The immediate provocation to convene this conference was conclusion of a treaty between Taiwan and the United States, and creation of SEATO and Baghdad Pact.
The idea of holding this conference was welcomed by USSR and China.
Bandung is a city of Indonesia. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

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50 Which of the following article of charter of United Nations provides that "all the members of the UN undertake to make available to the security council, on its call and in accordance with special agreements, armed forces, assistance and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security".

Article 41

Article 42

Article 43

Article 44