IAS POLTICAL SCIENCEPRELIM 2010 - COMPOSITE MOCK TEST

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IAS POLITICAL SCIENCE PRELIM 2010 – COMPOSITE MOCK TEST
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1. Read the following three statements:
‘A’ : Gradualness as the midwife of social change
‘B’ : War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and puts the stamp of
nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to meet it.
‘C’: It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but, on the contrary, their
social existence determines their consciousness.
Which political ideology is reflected in the respective statements?
(a) Marxism in ‘A’ , Liberalism in ‘B’ and Democratic socialism in ‘C’.
(b) Democratic Socialism in ‘A’ , Fascism in ‘B’ and Marxism in ‘C’.
(c) Democratic socialism in ‘A’ , Fascism in ‘B’ and Idealism in ‘C’.
(d) Marxism in ‘A’, Fascism in ‘B’ and Democratic Socialism in ‘C’.
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Doctrine of occupied field 1. Identifies the list to which an impugned
law may be ascribed.
B. Doctrine of Pith and Substance 2. To interpret the wide terms giving them
restricted meaning
C. Doctrine of Reading Down 3. What cannot be done directly cannot be
done indirectly
D. Doctrine of Colourable legislation 4. Concurrent list
5. Since India is a multicultural society, all
colours of political life has equal rights to
survive.
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 5
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Article 11 confers on the Parliament power to enact a law regarding citizenship. An act made
in pursuance of that power will change the law relating to citizenship and will alter the text of
articles 5 to 10. It can be done by a simple majority of the parliament.
2. Creation of Council of Ministers for Union Territories is a provision that can be changed
easily by ordinary law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Who among the following thinkers have given a wide explanation of cosmopolitan
citizenship?
(a) David Held (b) Anthony Giddens
(c) T.H. Marshall (d) Derek Heater
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5. There are many types of Political culture in the world . S.E. Finer has noticed the role of
army in any country and suggested three variables (types) of political culture. The three
variables are:
1. Matured political culture 2. Developed political culture
3. Under developed political culture 4. Low political culture
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the Lists:
List I (Constitutional Amendment) List II (Effects)
A. 37th 1. Tripura in the sixth schedule
B. 49th 2. Legislature to some UTs
C. 58th 3. Publication of the constitution in Hindi
D. 77th 4. National capital status to Delhi
5. Reservation in promotions to SCs and
STs
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 5
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 5
7. In reality the UK parliament enjoys neither legal nor political sovereignty. Its legal
sovereignty has been compromised by membership of the European Union. As an EU
member, the UK is obliged to conform to European Law and is thus subject to the
jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The case in which , for the
first time , the European Court of justice declared UK legislation to be unlawful was:
(a) Factortame case of 1991 related with Continental Shelf and Territorial Waters Act.
(b) Factortame case of 1991 related with Merchant Shipping Act 1988
(c) Trading case of 1990 related with Fishing Act 1987
(d) Trading case of 1990 related with Mining Act 1986
8. The United States of America originally comprised 13 states, to which 7 were added
subsequently. Thirsty other states , which were formerly territories , were also admitted
into union as full States , thus making up 50 states in all, apart from the district of
Columbia. The only state with unicameral legislature is :
(a) Alaska (b) Virginia
(c) Nebraska (d) Wyoming
9. Consider the following statements:
1. Kenneth Waltz, who coined the term ‘neorealism’, is considered to be the father of
neorealism.
2. The significance of Waltz’s theory lies not so much in his attempt at systematizing various
traditions of political realism into a rigorous and deductive theory of international politics but
in as initiation of a new line of theoretical inquiry.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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10. Globalization, to varying degrees, is evident in all the principle sectors of social activities.
In the economic sphere, patterns of worldwide trade, finance and production are creating
global markets and , in the process , a single global capitalist economy. Who among the
following scholars calls this economy “global informational capitalism”?
(a) M. Castells (b) Marshall Mc Luhan
(c) R. Robertson (d) John Burton
11. Over the last three decades the sheer scale and scope of global interconnectedness has
become increasingly evident in every sphere from the economic to the cultural. Attempts
to define Globalization has been made. Match the List I with List II and choose the correct
answer:
List I ( Definitions of Globalization ) List II ( Thinkers/Scholars)
A. The intensification of worldwide social relations 1. J.A. Schole
which link distant localities in such a way that
local happenings are shaped by events
occurring many miles away and vice versa.
B. The integration of the world economy 2. R. Gilpin
C. De - territorilization or the growth of supraterritorial 3. Harvey
relations between people
D. Time-space compression 4. Giddens
5. Marshall Mc Luhan
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 5
(b) 4 2 5 3
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
12. The central feature of ecologism is that regards nature as an interconnected whole
embracing humans and non-humans as well as the inanimate world. Feminism is
characterized primarily by its political stance: the attempt to advance the social role of
women . Who of the following names are Eco-feminists?
1. Betty Friedan 2. Maria Mies
3. Vandana Shiva 4. Carole Pateman
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
13. Eva Balfour is mainly associated with
(a) NGOs
(b) Sustainable development
(c) Modern theories of citizenship
(d) British workers federation and Labour party
14. Consider the following statements about the Union and the State in India:
1. Any State law would be void if it has extra-territorial operation unless sufficient nexus can be
shown to exist between the object and the States.
2. Laws made by Parliament cannot be questioned on grounds on extra-territorial operation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the Lists:
List I (Perspectives on Nature) List II (Theories)
A. Nature as a resource to satisfy human needs 1. Feminists
and thus human dominion over nature should
not be questioned.
B. Nature as threatening even cruel, characterized 2. Liberals
by an amoral struggle and harshnesses that
also shapes human existence.
C. Nature offers a model of simplicity and balance, 3. Conservatives
which human would be wise to apply to social
organization in the form of social ecology
D. Nature as creative and benign …… thought to 4. Socialists
be close to nature and in tune with natural forces.
5. Anarchists
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 5 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 5 3 2 1
(d) 5 1 4 3
16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the Lists:
List I (Thinkers) List II (Theories)
A. Emile Berd 1. Neorealism
B. Bernard Cohen 2. Decision-making approach
C. Richard Cox 3. Game Theory
D. Thomas Schelling 4. Bargaining Theory
5. Neoidealism
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 5 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
17. Consider the following statements:
1. In the USA and in Australia the constitution contains only the powers of the Federal
Legislature. The remaining powers vest in the states.
2. The Government of India Act, 1935 classified all possible topics of legislation in two lists -
the Federal list and the Provincial list.
3. In Indian Constitution, provisions regarding Trade, Commerce and Intercourse were
modelled on the Australian Constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) only 1
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18. Consider the following statements about Indian Constitution:
1. The seventh schedule to the Constitution embodies three lists, viz. the Union List, the State
List and the Concurrent List. Even after the changes in the schedule brought about by
constitution Amendment Acts, the numbers of entries in the three lists have remained the
same.
2. The most for reaching changes in lists were made by the seventh and the forty-second
amendments.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
19. Consider the following statements about Constitutions of India and USA :
1. Doctrine of Police Power is evolved by the judiciary in USA and this doctrine, in its accepted
form, is applicable to India also.
2. Doctrine of Police Power emerges from the basic concept that all property belongs to the
State. It has the inherent sovereign right to take and appropriate private property within its
jurisdiction for public use. For the welfare of the people in general, private property may be
acquired by the State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
20. Consider the following statements about Government of India Act, 1935 :’
1. This Act finally sought to break up the unitary system under which British India has hitherto
been administered.
2. Under this act the Provinces were for the first time recognized in law as separate entities,
exercising executive and legislative powers in their own field, in their own right, free in normal
circumstances from central control, in that field.
3. This Act used the terminology ‘Federation of India’.
4. The Act separated Burma from India and two new provinces of Punjab and Sind were
created.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2, and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
21. Who among the following extends the jurisdiction of a High court to, or exclude from, any
Union Territory?
(a) Parliament by Law
(b) The President of India
(c) The Chief Justice of India
(d) Legislature of the state, with two-third majority, in which the High Court is situated.
22. Consider the following statements about Art. 14 the Constitution of India:
1. ‘Equality before the law’ is termed as a positive concept and ‘equal protection of laws’ is
regarded as a negative concept.
2. ‘Like should be treated alike’ is closely related with the phrase ‘equality before the law.’
3. What Art 14 prohibits is class legislation and not classification for the purpose of legislation.
4. Natural justice is an ingredient of Art. 14.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
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23. Law (s) Subject to the mandate of Art. 14 is/are :
(a) Substantive law only (b) Procedure law only
(c) Both Substantive and Procedure law (d) Neither Substantive nor Procedure law
24. In Indian context doctrine of territorial nexus is related with:
(a) States (b) Union
(c) Both State and Union (d) Neither State nor Union
25. Consider the following statements:
1. If for a period of sixty days a member of either House of Parliament is without permission of
the House absent from all meetings thereof, the House may declare his seat vacant -
provided that in computing the said period of sixty days no account shall be taken of any
period during which the House is prorogued or is adjourned for more than five consecutive
days.
2. Attorney General for India does not have fixed term of five years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
26. A person not already in the service of the Union or of the State shall only be eligible to be
appointed a district judge if he has been for not less than :
(a) Seven years an advocate or a pleader (b) Six years an advocate or a pleader
(c) Five years an advocate or a pleader (d) Ten years an advocate or a pleader
27. According to Art. 51, The state shall endeavour to encourage settlement of international
disputes by:
(a) PERSUATION (b) NEGOTIATION
(c) PEACEFUL COMPROMISE (d) ARBITRATION
28. Which among the following is / are not correctly matched?
1. Chattisgarh high Court – Bilaspur
2. Kerala High Court - Thiruanant puram
3. Rajasthan High Court - Jaipure
4. Himanchal High Court - Shimla
Codes:
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
29. Consider the following statements about Parliamentary privileges:
1. Parliamentary privileges are not the privileges of parliament.
2. Art 105 (3) was, however amended, in 1976, to provide that in respect of privileges other
than those specified in the Constitution, the powers, privileges and immunities of each House
of Parliament, its Members and Committees shall be those of that House, its Members and
committees immediately before the coming into force of the Constitution ( Forty Second
Amendment ) Act, 1976.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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30. NGO campaigning for Human Rights is/are:
1. PUCL 2. Amnesty International
3. World Watch 4. Oxfam
Codes :
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Directions: The next sixteen items (31 to 46) consist of two statements: One labelled as the
‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are the examine these two statements
carefully and select the correct answer using the code 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.
31. Assertion (A) : The Constitution of India has provided that parliament may by law establish a
Common High Court for two or more states (Art 231).
Reason (R) : All the states do not have equal population. The number of proceedings that may
originate in many small states in a year may be less tan those filed in a day in the
Allahabad High Court.
32. Assertion (A) : It can be said about State that it is not an anthropological necessity.
Reason (R) : Society provides organizations to individuals and groups.
33. Assertion (A) : Thomas Hobbes was inclined towards absolutism.
Reason (R) : Thomas Hobbes was an Englishmen who lived in the days of the Civil War.
34. Assertion (A) : The demand for a New International Economic Order ( NIEO ) called for a
restructuring of the world economy to bridge the gap between rich and poor
countries of the world.
Reason (R) : Because of the complex structure of the International system, the conventional
International Economic Order was no. more relevant.
35. Assertion (A) : The Constitution of India does not make any specific provision in regard to
Parliamentary Committees, but these are mentioned in several articles.
Reason (R) : The committees of parliament are not helpful for Indian political system.
36. Assertion (A) : The Public Accounts Committee, Popularity known as PAC, is the oldest
Financial Committee.
Reason (R) : The Committee war first set up in 1911, under the Morley - Minto reform
proposals.
37. Assertion (A) : The Estimates Committee is representative in nature.
Reason (R) : This Committee consists of members who are elected from both the Houses of
Parliament.
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38. Assertion (A) : Machiavelli is the first modern political Scientist.
Reason (R) : Machiavelli wanted the creation and consolidation of a national monarchy in Italy.
39. Assertion (A) : Discussing about forms of Government is can be said that the Unitary State is
stronger than a Federal one because all power of Government are concentrated
in the hands of one single set of authorities.
Reason (R) : Absence of conflict of authority and responsibility is a feature of Unitary state.
40. Assertion (A) : Social contract theory is an important theory about the state.
Reason (R) : The purpose of this theory is to trace the origin and development of state.
41. Assertion (A) : For Aristotle state is like a moral organism.
Reason (R) : Aristotle emphasizes on his dictum that the state is prior to man.
42. Assertion (A) : On the grounds of Philosophy and rationality John Locke is best of all the
Philosophers associated with social contract theory.
Reason (R) : John Locke regards the contract as an actual historical fact.
43. Assertion (A) : In USA many people see ‘welfare state’ as a curse.
Reason (R) : People in USA are individualistic and by ‘welfare state’ they usually mean a
Socialist Sate, if not a Communist state.
44. Assertion (A) : Hobbes was the first great philosopher of discipline.
Reason (R) : Hobbes makes us see the fundamental necessity of a strong government.
45. Assertion (A) : According to Herbert Spencer an organism grows and is not made.
Reason (R) : Free education and health services should not be promoted as they hinder the
Self - development of the state (Herbert Spencer).
46. Assertion (A) : Fichte, who belonged to the group of German idealists, was the first to bring out
clearly the interdependence of the individual and society.
Reason (R) : The Eighteenth century political thought began with a reaction to the view that the
state is an artificial creation of man.
47. According to German Philosopher Immanuel Kant, Natural Rights are
(a) Moral rights (b) Inherent needs of human nature
(c) Rights which can be justified (d) Physical and mental powers of a man
48. The ascending order of literacy in following four states are:
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Orissa and Assam
(b) Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Meghalaya and Assam
(c) Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam
(d) Orissa, Meghalaya, Assam and Andhra Pradesh
49. Consider the following statements:
1. In overall literary rate Tamilnadu is better than Tripura, but female literacy rate in Tripura is
better than that of Tamilnadu.
2. Population of Scheduled Tribes in Bihar is less than that in Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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50. Who among the following is not related with Hindustan Mazdoor Sabha?
(a) Patel (b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jai Prakash Narain (d) J.B. Kriplani
51. Consider the following statements:
1. Ideological differences between J.L. Nehru and M.K. Gandhi can be seen in the book
‘Glimpses of World History’.
2. J.L Nehru has shown his inclination towards socialism in his articles and letters, written for
Indian Gandhi, published as ‘Whither India’.
3. J.L. Nehru wrote his famous book ‘The Discovery of India’ during his imprisonment in
Lucknow jail.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) None (b) only 1
(c) only 2 (d) only 3
52. The USA President associated with ‘War on Poverty’, an ambitious programme of
education, job training and urban renewal projects in:
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Lyndon Johnson
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower (d) Jimmy Carter
53. The term ‘high politics’ is related with:
(a) Morality in politics with higher values and norms
(b) Security of the State
(c) Political Philosophy and public life
(d) The fact that MNCs and NGOs influence the relations between two states.
54. Consider the following statements:
1. Duration of the House of the people may, while a proclamation of Emergency is in operation,
be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one your at a time and not
extending in any case beyond a period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to
operate.
2. According to Art. 108, at a joint sitting of the two House the Speaker of the House of the
People shall preside.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
55. Consider the following statements:
1. UN-HABITAT was established in 1978 and has its headquarters at the UN office in Nairobi,
Kenya.
2. ILO (International Labour Organisation) is the only surviving major creation of the treaty of
Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being.
3. ILO became the first specialized agency of the United National in 1946.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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56. Reverse or ‘positive’ discrimination is a policy, in an early form associated with
‘affirmative action’ or race issue in USA, which discriminates in favour of disadvantaged
groups in the hope of compensating for past injustices. This was recognized in the US
Supreme Court case :
(a) Regents of the University of California Vs. Martin
(b) Regents of the University of California Vs. Bakke
(c) Regents of the University of Florida Vs. Bakke
(d) Regents of the University of Florida Vs. Martin
57. Consensus laws are ones which conform to commonly hold standards of fairness or
justice, they are laws which people are ‘prepared to put op with’. On the other hand, nonconsensus
laws are ones widely regarded as unacceptable or unjust, normally reflected in
the fact of widespread disobedience. Who proposed a distinction between ‘consensus
laws’ and ‘non-consensus laws’?
(a) R. Dworkin (b) T. Campbell
(c) P. Devlin (d) M. Oakeshott
58. Who championed the cause of natured inequality and advocated the use of IQ tests which
they claimed could measure innate intelligence (Such ideas lay behind the introduction of
selection in UK schools through the use of the so-called ‘Eleven-plus’ examination)?
(a) Hans Eysenck and N. Barry (b) N. Barry and A. Jordan
(c) A. Jordan and Arthur Jensen (d) Arthur Jensen and Hans Eysenck
59. Consider the following statements above the term ‘low politics’:
1. It is related with Political development and represents a situation which is a characteristic of
underdeveloped countries.
2. It is related with decay of political institutions in a Political System.
3. It is related with the goals of a state (in international perspective) other than national survival
and security of the state.
Which of the statements above is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
60. Who defined ‘ideology’ as ‘a new science of ideas’ for the first time?
(a) A.D de Tracy (b) Karl Mannheim
(c) Karl Marx (d) Daniel Bell
61. Consider the following statements above models of Decision-making theory and their
features:
1. According to Organizational process model, decision makers rely on standard operating
procedures.
2. According to Individual decision-making model, decision makers suffer from misperceptions
or selective perception.
3. According to Rational model, foreign policy decisions result from the bargaining process
among various government agencies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Only 3
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62. Consider the following statements:
1. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the authority to declare a political party unconstitutional
lies with Federal Constitutional Court.
2. Federal Constitutional court of Germany is located at Karlsruhe and there are 18 judges
associated with this court.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
63. Consider the following statements:
1. Accumulation of Elected Offices can be seen in France.
2. Definitive Vote in France is related with Senate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
64. Consider the following statements:
1. Cohabitation , a situation when attempts are made to avoid political deadlock , is a practical
fact of German Political system.
2. Two -Vote Ballot Procedure is used in Germany to elect the members of Bundersat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
65. The term ‘fourth Estate’ is used in context of Press, media and newspaper. Identity the
political thinker who coined the term ‘fourth Estate’?
(a) Edmund Burke (b) V.I. Lenin
(c) Ram Mohan Roy (d) Walter Lippman
66. Consider the following presidents of France :
1. Georges Pompidou 2. Valery Giscard d’ Estaing
3. Francois Mitterrand 4. Jacques Rena Chirac
The correct chronological order of there Presidents are
(a) 1, 3, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3, 1 and 4
67. Consider the following statements:
1. While considering the number of members of a political party ; The Communist Party of
China is the largest ruling party of the world.
2. The first socialist Constitution in China was enforced in 1949.
3. By definition the Constitution of China is rigid, but in practical it is a flexible constitution.
4. The current Constitution of China is that of 1982, and the re-establishment of the post of the
president is an important feature of this constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
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68. In the United Kingdom, for Scottish Parliament and Welsh National Assembly, the
additional members are elected on the basis of:
(a) Proportional representation (b) Consociational democracy
(c) First past the post system (d) Alternative vote system
69. Consider the following pairs :
1. Post-modernity : Leslie Fielder and Ihab Hastan
2. Post-structuralism : Michel Foucault
3. Structuralism : Louis Althusser
4. Neorealism : John Mearsheimer
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 4
70. The cup that Jesus Christ used at the Last Supper is known as ‘Holy Grail’. In the study of
Political Science, ‘Holy Grail’ is often seen close to :
(a) Gabriel A. Almond and David Easton (b) Samuel H. Beer and A.B. Ulam
(c) Eugene Meehan and Marion Levy (d) Flanigan and Fogelman
71. Consider the following statements above the Constitution of China:
1. It consists of 138 articles and it is bigger than all the previous constitution of china.
2. In the Constitution of China, the Amendment Procedure is tougher than that in previous
Constitutions.
3. China is a Multinational state in which there are 56 nationalities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
72. About the constitution of South Africa, consider the following statements:
1. Movement for Democratic change (MDC) is a well know mass movement of South Africa.
2. In South Africa, the Presidential Cabinet is constituted by proportional representation of
political parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
73. Who among the following is credited with formulating welfare economics and the social
justice theory?
(a) Man Mohan Singh (b) K.N. Raj
(c) Bimal Jalan (d) Amartya Sen
74. Consider the following statements:
1. In the United States of America, an amendment of the constitution may be made if the
proposal is passed by two-thirds majority of each House of Congress and is thereafter
accepted by a vote of the legislatures of three - fourths of the states.
2. In the American Presidential elections, if no Presidential candidate secures the minimum 270
college votes needed for outright victory, the House of Representative chooses a President
from among the first two finishers in the Electoral College.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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75. The concept of ‘over-developed state’ is elaborated by :
(a) Heinz Eulau (b) Hamza Alvi
(c) Herbert Spencer (d) Benedict Anderson
76. Consider the following statements:
1. The structural instability in the European state system caused by the emergence of a
powerful and united Germany is known as ‘German Problem’.
2. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was formed in part as a response to the
growing pace of European integration, and is intended to provide the basis for a wider
economic partnership covering the whole western hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
77. Stasiology is the study of
(a) Different approaches in Comparative Politics.
(b) Parliamentary Elections
(c) Political Parties
(d) Pressure groups
78. Consider the fallowing:
1. Identity Crisis and Continuity Crisis
2. Legitimacy Crisis and Penetration Crisis
3. Persuasion Crisis and Participation Crisis
4. Integration Crisis and Distribution Crisis
Which of the above are included in the classification of crisis, described by Lucian W. Pie in his
famous book ‘Aspects of Political Development’?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
79. Consider the following statements:
1. There are two dimensions of Political Development: Sociological and Psychological.
2. The derivatives of sociological and Psychological dimensions of Political Development are
Political Socialization and Political Acculturation respectively.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
80. ‘Amicus Curie’ is used by:
(a) Media to influence public opinion. (b) Supreme Court of different countries
(c) Political Parties (d) Pressure Groups
81. Consider the following statements:
1. ‘Sendero Laminoso’ (Shining Path) were Maoist Guirillas, who preferred violence.
2. ‘Sendero Laminoso’ worked in Bolivia.
3. ‘ZANU-PF’ is the political party of South Africa.
4. ‘Action Democratica’ is a left wing political party of Venezuela.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
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82. The basis (parameter) in the classification of political parties, as classified by Giovanni
Sartori is :
(a) Number of political parties (b) Violence
(c) Competition (d) Composition
83. Match List-I (Theories about political parties) with List-II (Scholars associated) and select
the correct answer using codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Cleavage Theory 1. Maurice Duverger
B. Realignment Theory 2. Rokkan
C. Spatial Theory 3. Joseph La Palombara
D. Permeation Theory 4. Giovanni Sartori
5. Sandquist and Burnham
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 5 4 2
(b) 3 2 5 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 5 4 1
84. Which among the following is correct?
(a) Political Theory consists of Political Science and Political Philosophy
(b) Political Philosophy Consists of Political Theory and Political Science
(c) Political Science Consists of Political Theory and Political Philosophy.
(d) Political Theory consists of Political Philosophy and International Relations.
85. Consider the following statements:
1. Neo-liberalism stressed most for importance of national interest and power in bipolar world.
2. Neo-Realists’ fundamental departure from classical realism lies in the idea that international
politics can be thought of as a system with a precisely defined structure.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
86. William H. Riker, in his book ‘The Theory of Political Coalitions’, has applied three main
principles associated with political simulation. Which one of the following is not one of
them?
(a) Disequilibrium principle (b) Strategy principle
(c) Size principle (d) Equilibrium principle
87. Reforms in criminal Justice System have been recommended by:
(a) Justice Verma Committee (b) Justice Sabbarwal Committee
(c) Justice Malimath Committee (d) Justice Ramaswamy Commattee
88. The law that “officials make work for each other” was postulated by :
(a) Ramsay Muir (b) N. Parkinson
(c) Max Weber (d) Herbert Morrison
89. Which one of the following documents first declared that ‘men are created equal’?
(a) Magna carta (b) Declaration of Independence, 1779
(c) Declaration of rights of Man, 1789 (d) Constitution of India 1950
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90. In the game theory of international politics, ‘mixed-motive’ is associated with:
(a) M. Shubik (b) Karl W. Deutsh
(c) T. Schelling (d) Oscar Morgenstern
91. Decision-making approach has its highest relevance in a situation of:
(a) Talks (b) Peace
(c) Was (d) Crisis
92. There are some scholars who regard all nations as constituting a single international system and
the less comprehensive patterns of interaction as a sub-system. Who prefers the term “Partial
international system” for a sub-system?
(a) Stanley Hoffmann (b) Charles McClelland
(c) Irish L. Claude (d) Morton A. Kaplan
93. Who among the following was considered to be a forerunner of backward class movement?
(a) Jotirao Phule (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (d) Ram Manohar Lohia
94. Most of the Third world states are
(a) Ethnically and culturally divided (b) Linguistically homogeneous
(c) Rich in natural resources (d) Economically self-reliant
95. “Political reforms must precede and not follow social reforms”- Who is associated with this idea in
Indian context?
(a) B.G. Tilak (b) Ram Mohan Ray
(c) G.K. Gokhala (d) M.K. Gandhi
96. Consider the following statements:
1. Returning officer of the constituency can order recount of the votes polled, if a candidate demands so,
in Lok Sabha elections.
2. Railway Convention Committee is an ad hoc Parliamentary Committee.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
97. What type of government, Machiavelli preferred the most?
(a) Republic (b) Aristocracy
(c) Oligarchy (d) Democracy
98. Consider the following statements about the State and global order:
1. State power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing, not less, important in world politics.
2. The effects of globalization on the lives of women have been multiple, contradictory, inclusionary and
exclusionary.
3. Internationalzation and regionalization are creatures of States, not corporations or capitalism.
4. By comparison with the period 1870 to 1914 the world is much less globalized economically,
politically and culturally.
Which of the statements given above consist of the skeptical view of globalization?
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
99. There are very marked similarities between some of the political aspects of globalization and long
standing, ideas of liberal progress. There have most recently been expressed in the works of
writers such as Bruce Russett and Michael Doyle in the form of
(a) Liberal Progress Theory (b) Liberal was Theory
(c) Libertarian Peace Theory (d) Liberal Peace Theory
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100. According to Vilfreto Pareto, the main qualities of elites are :
1. Intelligence 2. Capacity of Organisation
3. Talent 4. Leadership qualities
Which of the following is correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
101. Concept of ‘Public Sphere’ was discussed in the study done by :
(a) George Lukacs (b) Jurgen Habermas
(c) St. Simon (d) Eduard Bernstein
102. Consider the following statements:
1. The new thing in New Social Movements is that new Social Movement typically have a postmaterial
orientation, being more concerned with ‘quality of life issues than with social advancement.
2. St. Simon first used the term ‘social movement’.
3. The experience of totalitarianism encouraged mass society theorists such as Erich From and Hannah
Arendt to see movements in distinctly positive terms.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
103. Who defines politics as ‘an art of the possible’:
(a) Machiavelli (b) Mazzini
(c) Bismarck (d) Garner
104. Who highlighted the ‘fiscal crisis of the welfare state’ and spoke about the ‘economic
contradictions of democracy’ in 1970-80?
(a) Samuel Brittan (b) Theodore Levitt
(c) Paul Samuelson (d) Joseph E. Stiglitz
105. “This argument cannot be given against Globalization that it has heightened and broadened
poverty in poor countries and raised the inequality at the world-level.”
Whose recent study justifies the above statement?
(a) Panl Krugman (b) Joseph Stiglitz
(c) Mohammad Yunus (d) Sala I. Martin
106. ‘Manufacturing Consent’ , a term which denotes that public opinion can be distorted easily by
technologically developed press and Media, is associated with :
(a) E.M. Sait (b) Walter Lippman
(c) Noam Chomsky (d) Lowell
107. Who proposed that ‘no citizen shall be rich enough to buy another and none so poor as to be
forced to sell himself’?
(a) J.J. Rousseau (b) Karl Marx
(c) Robert Owen (d) John Rawls
108. Who looked State as an entity defined by its monopoly of the means of ‘legitimate violence’?
(a) Herbert Marcuse (b) Robert Nozick
(c) Max Weber (d) Karl Marx
109. Jamaican Political Thinker and activist, and an early advocate of black nationalism, who founded
the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914 was :
(a) John Tailor (b) S. Campbell
(c) Martin Luther King (d) Marcus Garvey
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110. Who wrote the book ‘Gandhi’s Rise to Power’ and used the world ‘sub-contractors’ for Rajendra
Prasad, Sachchidanand Sinha and J.B. Kriplani?
(a) W.W. Hunter (b) Judith Brown
(c) R.C. Majumdar (d) Lord Wavell
111. Who established the organisation “Depressed Classes Mission Society”?
(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) B.R. Shinde
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) M.G. Ranade
112. Consider the following statements :
1. The Harmonious state, which had a preoccupation with legitimation, arose during the first phase of
capitalist industrialization.
2. The Accumulative State corresponded to the second wave of capitalist industrialization. It made
accumulation its own mechanisms of legitimation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
113. The Cripps Mission rejected the League demand for a separate sovereign state of Pakistan as:
(a) Inadequate (b) Invalid
(c) Impossible (d) Impracticable
114. “First Principle…. Second Principle… first priority rule… second priority rule…” – This type of
language is used to define Justice by :
(a) Michael Sandel (b) John Rawls
(c) Charles Tailor (d) Alexander MacIntyre
115. Consider the following statements:
1. J.S. Mill supported Proportional Representation but did not support plural voting because he believed
in liberty.
2. J.S. Mill did not prefer unicameral parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
116. A cantonment board is established for municipal administration for civilian population in the
cantonment area. It is set up according to a legislation enacted by Central Government. The
legislation is:
(a) Cantonments Act of 1878 (b) Cantonments Act of 1921
(c) Cantonments Act of 1924 (d) Cantonments Act of 1992
117. The Executive Office of the President (EOP), in the United States of America, consists of the top
staff agencies which aid and advice the President in carrying out his duties and responsibilities as
the administrative head of the executive branch of the government.
Consider the following statements about EOP :
1. This office was established in 1940 by the then president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
2. EOP was established by an executive order under the Reorganization Act of 1937.
3. The creation of this office to provide the President with a ‘general staff’ was recommended by the
Brownlow Committee (President’s Committee on Administrative Management) Report of 1937.
4. The White House office, The National Security Council and The Council on Environmental Quality are
some well known staff agencies, which are parts of Executive office of the President (EOP).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
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118. Consider the following statements about Great Britain:
1. The primacy of the rights of the individual, is a salient feature of the Constitution of Great Britain that
is, the Constitution is the result of the rights of individual as defined by and enforced by the courts of
law, rather then the Constitution being the source of the individual rights.
2. At present there are 659 seats in the House of Commons and these are distributed among England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
3. Privy Council, in its present form, came into existence in the fifteenth century as an advisory body to
the British monarch. Presently, it consists of 330 members and includes, inter alia, all cabinet
ministers. Past cabinet ministers are also included.
4. British Cabinet Secretarial became permanent on the recommendation of the Haldane Committee
Reoprt on the Machinery of the Government in Britain (1918).
5. The Fulton Committee submitted its report (about British Civil Service) in 1958 and observed that “we
seek to remedy”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
119. Consider following statements about local governance:
1. Heterogeneity is the characteristic feature of the American system of local government.
2. The units of local government in the United States of America are more autonomous than the British
units of local government.
3. In France, the local government is neither autonomous nor self-governing.
4. In France, canton is the smallest unit of local government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
120. At present, how many cantonment boards are there in India?
(a) 60 (b) 63
(c) 66 (d) 69
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