PAPER-III
POLITICAL SCIENCE

JA-002-17 1 P.T.O.

POLITICAL SCIENCE
PAPER III

Note This paper contains seventy five objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. Who of the following said, "An important function of Political theory is not only to show what a political practice is but also to show what it means. In showing what a practice means, or what it ought to mean, Political theory can alter what it is"

G.H. Sabine Leo Strauss

Michael Oakeshott Isaiah Berlin

2. Who among the following disputed the view that human behaviour could be adequately described without reference to the intentions, motives and reasons of the actors involved

Peter Winch C. Hull

D. Hume R.A. Dahl

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

List I List II
(Authors) (Concepts)

a. John Rawls i. Equality of What

b. John C. Harsanyi ii. Primary Goods Reconsidered

c. Richard J. Arneson iii. Justice as Fairness

d. Alex Callinicos iv. The Maximin Principle

Codes

a b c d
ii iii iv
(2)iii ii i iv
(3)iii iv ii i
iii i ii

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

Assertion Lenin produced a new theory of the revolutionary function of the intellectuals.

Reason The ideas and not the material conditions of production are the effective causes of revolution.

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.

5. Who among the following declared

"For me morals, ethics, and religion are convertible terms. A moral life without reference to religion is like a house built upon sand"

Aurobindo Savarkar

Mahatma Gandhi Jayaprakash

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

List I List II
(Plato's Dialogues) (Main Themes)

a. Symposium i. The sphere of Physics
b. Philebus ii. The sphere of Politics
c. Timaeus iii. Application of the theory of ideas to the sphere of ethics
d. Republic iv. The metaphysics of love

Codes
a b c d
iv iii i ii
i ii iii iv
iii iv ii i
ii i iv iii

7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as

Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion No genuine understanding of Aristotle can endorse the opinion that his philosophical system was the opposite of Plato.

Reason Aristotle's system is an attempt to Philosophize on idealism free from the defects of Plato's system.

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.

8. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as

Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion Machiavellism stands for double standard of morals, one for the ruler and another for the private citizen.

Reason The ruler, as the creator of the state, is not only outside the Law, and outside morality as well.

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.

9. Whose ideas of the following were incorporated in the Philosophical radicalism of utilitarianism

Machiavelli Thomas Hobbes

John Locke Rousseau

10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and other labelled as

Reason Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Assertion Karl Marx is interpreted by some as an economic determinist but by others as a humane socialist.

Reason The problem stems from the wide range and complex nature of his own writings.

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.

11. Who among the following defined Civil power as "the right of making laws with penalties… for the regulating and preserving of property, and of employing the force of the community, in the execution of such laws… . All this only for the public good."

Machiavelli Thomas Hobbes

John Locke Rousseau

12. Who among the following said, 'Ideology is the most elusive concept in the whole of Social Science'

Martin Seliger David McLellan

J.B. Thompson John Plamenatz

13. Arrange the following works of Sri Aurobindo in chronological order Select the correct answer from the codes given below

a. Love and Death b. The Life Divine

c. Essays on Gita d. Savitri A Legend and a Symbol

Codes

d and c c and d

a and c b and c

14. Which one of the following statements is not true in case of Liberalism

Liberal thought focuses upon needs and interests of the 'individual,' rather than those of any group or 'collective'.

The liberals desire to create a society in which each individual is capable of developing and flourishing to the fullness of his or her potential.

Liberals do not believe in universalism that individuals are all of equal moral worth.

Individual liberty is for liberals the Supreme Political Value.

15. Who among the following argued that 'the only purpose for which power can be right fully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others'

James Mill Jeremy Bentham

J.S. Mill J.B. Priestley

16. In the year 1960, application of structural functionalism by Almond and Powell was an application of

Easton's Framework of Political System

Dahl's Polyarely

Lucian Pye's Modernization Theory

Rostow's Theory of Stapes of Growth

17. Economics is value free, but political economy orginates in the context of the ideological debate of the eighteenth century is a comment made by

Marx Keynes

Schumpeter Amartya Sen

18. Which of the following is not an integral part of liberal constitutionalism

Individual freedom Toleration and consent

Majoritanianism Minority rights

19. The Presidential system operates most successfully in the U.S.A. because of

A strong two party system

A well demarcated constitution

Judicial review

Minor contradictions in society

20. The House of Lords in Great Britain is mainly retained because

It is as important as the House of Commons.

It plays an important role of checks and balances.

It acts as a judicial court.

It is maintained as an institution.

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

Assertion Huntington is correct in asserting that the combination of the role of the state and government of the U.S. President is a medieval practice.

Reason It is because in other liberal democracies, the two roles are not combined. 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 the false.

is false, but is true.

22. The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because

The constitutions have given the judiciary more powers.

Acceptance of the theory of separation of powers.

The U.N. Directives.

Protect Human Rights.

23. Environmental Green parties originated from

Breakaway from main stream political parties.

Pressure of public opinion

Emergence of a planetary consciousness

New social movements

24. Duverger's theory asserts that a two party system emerges in a

representational parliamentary system.

homogeneous political order.

welfare state

a majoritarian parliamentary system.

25. The first use of the concept of political culture was made by

Gabriel Almond G. Bingham Powell, Jr.

Karl Deutseh Lucian Pye

26. Which one of the following orientations is not a part of the basic types of political culture

Cognitive orientations Affective orientations

Evaluative orientations Individual orientations

27. The progressive comparativists in political development do not emphasize in one of the following

Under development Dependency

Imperialism Modernization

28. The Theory of Modernization and decay is formulated by

Rostow Pye

Huntington Lipset

29. Which of the following is not an essential prerequisite for making elitism compatible with democracy in Schumpeter

The calibre of politicians must be high.

Competition is to take place within a relatively restricted range.

Presence of a well trained independent bureaucracy.

A well organised party system.

30. Beliefs and symbols are the distinctive features of the notion of authority in

Marx Parsons

Verba Weber

31. Regarding the Interim Government of 1946, which of the following is not correct

Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive Council.

Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

The Viceroy continued to be the Head of the Executive Council.

The members of the Interim Government were members of viceroy's Executive Council.

32. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding Certiorari

A High Court can issue a writ against itself in its administrative capacity.

A bench of a High Court can issue a writ to another bench of the same High Court.

A High Court cannot issue a writ to another High Court.

A High Court can issue certiorari to a tribunal situated within its jurisdiction.

33. In which one of the following cases the Supreme Court of India used the principle of "continuing mandamus"

S.P. Gupta Vs. Union of India

Sunil Batra I.Vs. Delhi Administration

Vineet Narain Vs. Union of India

Sagir Ahmad Vs. State of U.P.

34. Who was the first President of India to make use of 'Pocket Veto'

Zakir Hussain Sanjeeva Reddy

R. Venkatraman Gyani Zail Singh

35. Who said Indian federalism is "a new kind of federation to meet India's peculiar needs"

Granville Austin Ivor Jenneigs

Alexandrowicz Ronald Wats

36. Adi Ambedkar Samaj movement is related to which State

Maharashtra Punjab

Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh

37. Who was the Chairman of the Group of Interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir

T.S.R. Subramanian Dilip Padgaonkar

Radha Kumar Dr. Karan Singh

38. Which of the following statements is true about the constitution of P.K. Thungan Committee

To consider the type of political and administrative structure needed in the District Planning.

To consider the administrative arrangements for rural Development.

To consider the need for decentralized planning.

For drawing guidelines for Block level planning.

39. When did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerge as a separate political party

1960 1964

1968 1973

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

List I List II
(Case) (Subject)

a. Rudal Vs. State of Bihar i. Right to Fly tricolour

b. A.D.M. Jabalpur Vs. Shiv Kant ii. Right to know antecedents of Shukla candidates for election

c. Union of India Vs. Naveen Jindal iii. Award of monetary compensation

d. Union of India Vs. Association for iv. Right to life Democratic Reforms

Codes

a b c d
iii iv i ii
(2) ii iii iv i
ii iii iv
i ii iii

41. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as "the Indian model of development"

Rajni Kothari Amartya Sen

Jagdish Bhagwati James Maner

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

List I List II
(Event) (Year)

a. Millennium Development Goals Report i. 2010

b. National Commission for Women ii. 2006

c. Ministry of Women and Child Development iii. 1992

d. National Mission for Empowerment of Women iv. 2011

Codes

a b c d
ii iv iii
iii ii i
iv iii ii
(4)iii i ii iv

43. Who among the following made a significant contribution to theories of the Interaction between social dominance and state power in contemporary India

Francine R. Frankel M.S.A. Rao

Myron Weiner

Lloyd and Susane Rudolph

Partha Chatterjee

44. Which one of the following Committees opposed the state funding of elections in India

Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Indrajit Gupta

Tarkunde Dinesh Goswami

45. Which of the following newspaper is managed by a trust in India

Times of India Indian Express

Hindu Tribune

46. Who among the following hold the view that administration comprises of the work of only those persons who are engaged in performing managerial functions in an organization

a. Luther Gulick b. Herbert Simon

c.Victor Thomson d. Henry Fayol

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

a and b b and c

c and d c and d

47. Which one of the following stages of evolution of public administration is called the era of politics administration dichotomy

First stage Second stage

Third stage Fourth stage

48. Which of the following are the salient features of the New Public Management

a. Empowerment of Citizens

b. Disaggregation of Public Bureaucracy

c. Cost-cutting

d. Organizational Centralization

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

a and c c and d

b and c c and d

49. 'Squealer' in the Human Relations theory is

one who does too much work.

one who does too little work.

one who absents himself from work.

one who communicates detrimental information about others to the supervisor.

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

List I List II

a. Proverbs of Administration i. Henry Fayol

b. Principles of Management ii. Herbert Simon

c. Functions of Executive iii. Morestein Marx

d. Elements of Public Administration iv. Chester Barnard

Codes

a b c d
(1) ii i iv iii
ii iii iv
(3) ii iii iv i
(4)iii iv i ii

51. Who among the following has defined budget as "a series of goals with price tags attached"

Wildavsky Paul Appleby

Chester Barnard John D. Millet

52. Who among the following is the creator of Zero-Based-Budgeting

Hoover Commission Peter A. Phyrr

Herbert Simon Gug Peters

53. What is the correct sequence of Morstein Marx's classification of bureaucracy given below

a. Merit b. Patronage

c. Caste d. Gurdian

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes

b and a c and d

c and b b and c

54. Who among the former Prime Ministers had observed that "only a committed bureaucracy could bring about social transformation….."

Jawaharlal Nehru Morarji Desai

Indira Gandhi V.P. Singh

55. The purpose of an adjournment motion is to

seek the leave of the House to introduce a bill.

censure the Government.

propose a reduction in the budget.

draw the attention of the House to a matter of urgent public importance.

56. The First attempt to confer constitutional status on rural local government was made by

the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill

the 68th Constitutional Amendment Bill

the 72nd Constitutional Amendment Bill

the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

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

List I List II

a. Finance Commission i. Ashok Mehta Committee

b. Nagar Panchayats ii. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

c.Democratic Decentralisation iii. 74th Constitutional Amendment Act

d. Mandal Panchayats iv. Balwantrai Mehta Committee

Codes

a b c d
ii i iii ii
(2)iii ii iv iii
iii ii i
iv i iv

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

Assertion The Principle of Unity of Command cannot always be strictly followed in organizations.

Reason Employees are quite often subject to dual control administrative and technical.

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.

59. e-governance is

a. cost-efficient b. transparent

c. time-saving d. responsive

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

a and c b and c

c and d c and d

60. Which one of the following Commissions/Committees has recommended legal protection to whistle blowers

First Administrative Reforms Commission

Second Administrative Reforms Commission

Vohra Committee

Election Commission

61. Which one of the following arrangements was not visualized by Morton Kaplan

Balance of Power Tight bipolar system

Loose bipolar system Unipolar system

62. Which one of the following is not the technique of the balance of power

Amassing of weapons Seizing of territory

Methods of persuasion Creating of buffer states

63. In 1999 NATO acted against Serbia accusing of indulging in act of 'ethnic cleansing' in Kosovo. To this, other major powers such as Russia and China reacted as under

Russia criticised NATO acting without UN approval.

China described NATO act as illegal

Both Russia and China criticised NATO acting without UN approval.

Russia and China remained non-committal on the issue.

64. Which one of the following was not the basis invoked by the US for attacking Iraq in March, 2003

Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.

Saddam Hussain had links with Al Quaeda.

Regime Change in Iraq

Iraq had not withdrawn from Kuwait completely.

65. 'Common but differentiated' responsibility principle on climate mitigation agenda emerged from

Kyoto Protocol Rio Earth Summit

Rio 20 Paris Climate Conference

66. Which of the following Republic/Republics was/were supported by Russia in Georgian war of 2008

South Ossettia

South Ossettia and Abkhazia both

Abkhazia

Nogorno Karabakh

67. As per United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) states are entitled for Jurisdiction over sea water as under

three miles from sea shore as territorial waters.

twelve miles from the shore for shipping.

two hundred miles as Exclusive Economic Zone

all the three jurisdictions.

68. India's good neighbourhood policy based on the principle of non-reciprocity is attributed to

P.V. Narashima Rao Inder Kumar Gujral

A.B. Vajpayee Rajiv Gandhi

69. Sir John Chilcot Commission has indicated

U.K. for its conduct in US led NATO war in Afghanistan

U.K. for its conduct in Iraq war in 2003

US for its invasion in Iraq in 2003

Russia for its attacks in Syria

70. The Washington consensus did not stand for

Fiscal discipline

Tax reforms

Financial and Trade Liberlisation

State Controlled Market System

71. Under Bush Doctrine, the USA held states responsible for activities inside their territories and thus acquired the right to

act unilaterally against rogue and failed states.

act against states which were opposed to it ideologically.

move against states which refused to join in drive for NATO expansion.

intervene in situations of ethnic cleansing.

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

List I List II

a. Uniting for Peace Resolution i. 1999

b. The Suez Crisis ii. 2002

c. UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq weapons iii. 1956

d. UN Mission in Kosovo iv. 1950

Codes

a b c d
(1)iii ii i iv
i iii iv
iii ii i
ii iv iii

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

List I List II

a. Conventional Arms Cut Treaty i. 1996

b. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty-I ii. 1993

c. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty-II iii. 1990

d. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty iv. 1991

Codes

a b c d
(1)iii iv ii i
iii i iv
ii iii i
iii iv ii

74. The US stopped cultivating ties with Taliban regime in Afghanistan after

9/11 attacks in the US

attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

attack on US military mission headquarter in Riyadh

failures of talks on gas pipeline through Afghanisatan

75. Who among the following statesmen described USSR as an 'evil empire'

John F. Kennedy Ronald Regan

Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger