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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION -2013
MA (Political Science)

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Time: 2 Hrs Total Marks: 100 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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Write your Hall Ticket Number in the OMR answer sheet given to you. Also write the Hall Ticket Number in the space provided above.

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This question paper consists of two parts -Part and Part Part of the question paper consists of 60 objective type questions of one mark each for a total of 60 marks.

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Part B has comprehension tests with 5 passages. Read carefully each Passage with Eight questions each and answer the respective questions in OMR answer sheets.

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There is negative marking. Each wrong answer in Part-A and Part-B carries -0.33 mark.

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Answers are to be marked on the OMR answer sheet following the instructions provided there upon.

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Hand over the OMR answer sheet at the end of the examination to the Invigilator.

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Part-A (Objective Types)
1. Separation of powers is a precaution against
tyrannical rule
waste of institutional resources
judicial overburden
social violence

2.
To 'secede' means to break away to join to put obstacles to none ofthe above

3.
Among the following, the highest executive body ofa Communist Party is the Congress Political Action Committee Politburo State Action Committee

4.
Chancellor ofthe Exchequer is Finance Secretary ofGennany Finance Minister of USA Finance Minister ofUK Finance Officer of France

5.
Which ofthe following countries is divided into France Russia Turkey Switzerland

6.
Francois Hollande is the President of



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Holland
France
Greece
Poland
7. Which of the following are the factors responsible for the increasing importance
of public administration in modern times?

Emergence of welfare state
Scientific and technological advancements
Economic Planning and rapid increase in population
All ofthe above
8.
Who is usually regarded as the originator of the doctrine of politics-administration dichotomy?

Woodrow Wilson
LO White
Luther H. Gulick
LyndalUrwick


9.
Ecological approach as propounded by Riggs emphasizes


the study of socio-economic and political background of administration
the study of nexus between politics and bureaucracy
the study of the need to protect the environment
the study ofthe influence of economy on the political system

10.
Cybernetics is the science of

decision-making
organizations
ecology
communication


11.
Planning Commission is a Constitutional body set up through a Parliamentary Act created through an executive order all ofthe above

12.
A new All-India Service can be created by

a resolution ofthe Rajya Sabha
an act ofParliament
an order ofthe President
a resolution ofthe UPSC


13.
Which one ofthe following Commission is constituted in the year 2013?

National Human Rights Commission
Second Administrative Reforms Commission
14th Finance Commission
National Commission for Protection ofChild Rights


14.
National Advisory Council is closely associated with

National Front
United Progressive Alliance
Left Democratic Front
National Democratic Alliance


15.
The duration of the 12th Five year plan 2007-2012 2012-2017 2017-2022 1952-1957

16.
Which one ofthe following states enacted Food Security Act in recent times?

Chhattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan


17.
Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by

MG Ranade
Mahatma Jotiba Phule
BG Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale


18.
Who is the author of The Argumentative Indian?



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Arundhati Roy
Ramachandra Guha
Amartya Sen
Rajnj Kothari

19.
What does CTBT stand for? banning ofTestingofMissiles banning ofTesting ofNuclear Weapons banning ofTesting of Bio-weapons banning offesting of Weather Weapons

20.
G-20 deals with nuclear threat terrorism global economic issues environment

21.
One ofthe foiiowing countries is not an aspirant for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council

Nigeria
South Africa
India
Brazil


22.
The Cold War led to alliance system arms race propaganda all ofthe above

23.
The Shimla Agreement followed India-China war 1962 Indo-Pak war 1965 India-Pak war 1971 Kargil War 1999

24.
IMF provides loans to fight terrorism improve agriculture tide over balance of payment problems empower women

25.
Chakma refugee issue figures in the ties between: India-Bhutan India-China Nepal-Bhutan India-Bangladesh

26.
Which among the following is a specialized agency ofthe United Nations? Amnesty International


Green Peace
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Union for Conservation ofNature

27.
'Concert of Europe associated with balance of power collective security multi-polarism non-alignment

28.
One of the following was NOT a cause for the outbreak of the Second World War Great Depression Treaty of Versailles rise of Hitler American interference in Europe

29.
Marshall Plan assisted the post Second World War reconstruction of North Africa South America Western Europe Southeast Asia

30.
Feminism emphasizes class definition of state gendered definition of state liberal definition of state caste definition of state

31.
What is the term of a Non-Permanent Member in Security Council of the United Nations? One Year Bl Two Years Three Years Four Years

32.
Who played a significant role in bringing together the Indian National Congress and
Muslim League in 1916?



Madan Mohan Malviya
Bala Gangadhara Tilak
Maulana Azad
Lala Lajpat Rai

33. The'August Offer' of 1940 sought basically to conciliate the Indian National Congress by guaranteeing
The Government's assurance to protect the political rights of minorities
B-2.6

There would be no partition of India Setting up ofa representative Indian body to frame a new Constitution Separate electorates would not be provided for the Depressed Classes
34.
Who is the prominent woman of the 1942 Quit India movement?

Annie Besant
Kamala Nehru
SuchetaKriplani
Sarojini Naidu


35.
The Rajya Sabha

is a permanent house

36.
A person can be a member of Cabinet without being a Member of Parliament for a period of:

three years
three months
six months
six years


37.
Who decide the disputes regarding election ofthe President of India?



the Supreme Court
the Election Commission
the President
the Lok Sabha

38. Which Committee was set up to deal with the controversy over the cartoons in NCERT text books?
Kothari Committee
S.K. Thorat Committee
Baruah Committee
Sibal Committee

39. Great Himalayan National Park is located in
Jammu Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal

40. Which is the largest state in North-East in tenns of area?
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland



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Manipur
Mizoram

41. Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi
G. E. Vahanvati
V S Sampath
Justice DalveerBhandari

42. Who authored Matters ofDiscretion: An Autobiography?
L. K.Advani
1. K. Gujral
R. K. Anand
P. V.NarasimhaRao

43. Lending to microfinance Institutions by Banks is considered as finance to
non-priority sector
priority sector
commercial sector
agriculture sector

44. Rousseau argued that the General Will is always right because it represents
the will of all
the will ofthe powerful
the common interests of all
the will ofthe wise men

45. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution resolves to secure for all Indian
Citizens

Justice
Liberty and Equality
Fraternity
Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

46. According to Aristotle, 'polity' is the rule of
the middle classes
the wealthy
C)the poor
the virtuous

47.
Political theory of social contract is associated with

Plato Machiavelli Hobbes Karl Marx

48.
Aristotle is notorious for defending

slavery monarchy C)war Alexander

49.
In Plato's Republic, Socrates engages with a dialogue on justice with


Glaucon
. Alcibiades Plato Agathon
50.The doctrine "Ends justify Means" is usually ascribed to
Thomas Aquinas St Augustine Niccolo Machiavelli John Locke
51.Whoarguedthat"Thefirstmanwho,havingenclosedapiece ofland, thought ofsaying'this is and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder ofcivil society"?
John Locke
Montesquieu
J.J. Rousseau
David Hume

52. The distinction between de jure Sovereign and de/acto Sovereign is that between
legal Sovereign and actual Sovereign Sovereign recognized by the Apex court and Sovereign in exile permanent Sovereign and temporary Sovereign the office of the Sovereign and the person of the Sovereign
53. One ofthe following Presidents of India was a Philosopher
A.PJ. Abdul Kalam
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GianiZail Singh
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
S. Radhakrishnan

54.
Sinn Fein is a political party in

Russia· Indonesia Ireland Israel

55.
Primaries are associated with

UK Prime ministerial elections Pakistan's PrIme ministerial elections Indian Presidential elections US Presidential elections

56.
Japanese Parliament is called the

Diet Duma Reichstag Congress

57.
Which of the following is not a federal state?

South Africa Brazil USA Greece

58.
The Chechen conflict arose in

Russia Greece Indonesia Turkey

59.
People's Liberation Anny exists in which country?


UK
Finland China Japan
60. The Teesta treaty has become a bone ofcontention between India and
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Pakistan
Part-B
(Comprehension Tests)
Passage 1
"The distinction between a democratic and plebiscitary system is no idle one. In a plebiscitary system, the views ofthe majority can more easily swamp minority or unpopular views. Plebiscitism is compatible with authoritarian politics carried out under the guise of, or with the connivance of, majority opinion. That opinion can be registered ritualistically, so there is no need for debate with one's fellow citizens on substantive questions. True democracy, Abraham Lincoln's "last, best hope on earth," is a rather different proposition. It requires, indeed its very lifeblood, is a mode of participation with one's fellow citizens animated by a sense of responsibility for one's society. The participation ofplebiscitarianism is dramatically at odds with this democratic ideal. Watching television and pushing a button is a privatizing experience: it appeals to us as consumers, consumers of political decision making in this instance, not as public citizens.
On the surface, being asked your opinion and being given a chance to register it instantly may seem democratic-one gets to make one's opinion known. But the "one" in this formulation is the private person enclosed within herself rather than the public citizen. A compilation of opinions does not make a civic culture; such a culture emerges only from a deliberative process. To see button pressing or making a phone call as a meaningful act of lobbying, meeting, writing letters to the editor, serving on the local school board etc parallels a crude version of so-called "preference theory" in economics. This theory holds that in a free market society, individual consumer choices result in the greatest benefit to society as a whole at the same time as they meet individual needs. The presumption behind this theory is that each and every one of us is a 'preference maximizer' . Aside from being a simplistic account of human motivation, preference theory lends itself to a blurring of important distinctions. According to preference maximizers, there is no such thing as a social good-there are only aggregates of private goods. Measuring our opinion through electronic townhalls is a variant on this crude notion. Under the banner of more perfect democratic choice, we become complicit in eroding further those elements of deliberation, reason, judgment and shared goodwill that alone make choice and democracy possible. We would turn our representatives into factotums, mouthpieces expressing our electronically generated will. This is a nightmare, not a democratic dream."
Select the right answer from the following eight questions on the basis ofthe above passage.
61. The passage is warning us about
consumers
majority tyranny


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true democracy
minority politics

62. The hallmark of plebiscitary politics is making phone calls pushing buttons write letters to the editor expressing opinions
63, True democracy requires that citizens think like
public persons
private persons
consumers
entrepreneurs

64. According to this author, electronic townhalls would be
beneficial
simplistic
crude

nightmarish
65.
According to this passage, adding up private goods cannot result in a public good

true
false
neither true nor false
partly true and partly false


66.
This author appears to have reservations about

free market
welfare programs
economic reforms
social change


67.
This author would be sceptical about


online activism
protest marches
candle light vigils
collecting donations


68. 'Civic culture' is forged through
deliberation
lobbying
watching television
bribing
Passage 2
"At the centre of government, where the ultimate decisions are taken and inputs converted into outputs, sit the decision-makers. It is here, inside what has been playfully termed the 'black that the popular imagination places unimaginable mysteries. It does so, moreover, despite the many memoirs by leading politicians and statesmen, which tend on the whole to show that the business of government is very much like any other managerial job, the main difference being the scope of the decisions taken. As a result it is possible to interpret the way in which decisions are made according to a number of different interpretations or models.
The fact is that people in all countries look to their political leaders for something called leadership. They do this whether or not they have chosen them to do the job, and the surest sign of the legitimacy they attach to their leaders is the ease with which they accept their right to lead, even if they do not agree with what they are doing. Generally, however, they set some distance between themselves and their leaders, indicating that they belong to a distinct political group. Such groups, forming a relatively small part of a society as a whole, are often termed elites term invented by Italian sociologist Vilfredo Pareto (1965). Traditionally, the ability to lead, and hence the right to membership of a ruling elite, has been attributed to the outstanding qualities of the individual or individuals concerned. Weber, as noted above, regarded this kind of claim to political authority, which he termed 'charismatic' authority, as being the earliest or original form of authority. For him, it was 'routinised' in modern societies, where by developing the idea of 'legal-rational' authority ­authority based on formal legal processes -dependence on personalities could be reduced and political stability strengthened."
Select the right choice from the following eight questions based on the passage above.
69. The centre of government is a place where
decisions affecting only the leadership are taken
decisions affecting the entire polity are taken
decisions only affecting politics are taken
ultimate rational decisions are taken
70. 'Black box' here stands for
Political party office
Management institution
Municipality Office
Centre of Government 71. In thebusiness ofgovernment,thescope ofdecisionstaken is
wider
narrower
out of bounds for managers
like any other managerial job

n.People look to their political leaders for leadership
ifthey have a political understanding with them
only if they have chosen them
even if they have not chosen them
only if they act emotionally

73.
The surest sign of legitimacy attached to the leaders is

the inspiration derived from their outstanding personalities their leadership is never disputed in any circumstances acceptance oftheir leadership even iftheir decisions are not accepted agreement over their decisions in all circumstances

74.
'Elites' here mean

individuals in leadership roles
individuals in social groups
individuals in political outfits
individuals in military regiments


75.
Charismatic authority was believed to be derived from

outstanding personality traits in individual/individuals
outstanding career of an individual as youth
outstanding qualities ofan individual as a social worker
none ofthe above


76.
It was hoped that political stability would be strengthened through


non-formal institutions
charismatic personalities
legal-rational authority
figure of a single leader

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Passage 3
"There is a good deal of ill...;informed enthusiasm about "conditional cash transfers" among Indian policy makers, based on a superficial understanding ofthe Latin American experience. In Mexico, Brazil, and other pioneers ofthis approach, conditional cash transfers were developed to bring a fringe of poor households into the fold ofhealth and education services, which were not being utilized by these households for various reasons.
Conditional cash transfers are basically an incentive. Surprisingly, it works: if you pay people to do something that benefit them, they do it. It works in the same way as scholarships for disadvantaged children do. But there is no evidence that cash scholarships, that is, conditional cash transfers, work better than conditional kind transfers like school meals or free bicycles for girls who complete class eight.
I am not questioning the potential effectiveness of CCTs in their limited capacity as an incentive. However,anotehastobetaken ofotherfeatures ofCCTinLatinAmerica. First,theirprogrammes. are aimed at a smaller chunk ofthe population, usually the rural sector which is excluded from education and health care. This section is easy to identify in Latin America. In India, though, a much larger chunk ofthe population is in dire need of social support, and the experience with "targeting" of poor households is quite sobering.
Second, CCTs in Latin America are seen as a complement, rather than a substitute, for public provisions of health, education and other basic services. The incentives work because the services are there in the first place. In India, basic services like health are still missing to a large extent, and CCTs are no substitute.
An illusion has developed in some quarters that CCTs can replace public facilities by enabling recipients to buy health and education services from private providers. This is not how conditional cash transfers work in Brazil or Mexico. Third, while CCTs have contributed to health and education, they have had limited applications in the field of food security.
A wholesale replacement ofIndia's Public Distribution System by CCTs cannot be justified from available experience. A nuanced approach is required to the design of social security transfers. CCTs are useful in some circumstances, specially scholarships. In other situations, there is a case for unconditional cash transfers that include pensions for widows and the elderly. Conditional transfers in kind, like midday meals in primary schools, also have a role to play. Finally, there is a place for unconditional transfer in kind-the PDS.
A wholesale transition from the PDS to cash transfers in rural India would be misguided and
premature. For the poor, food rations have many advantages over cash transfers. First, they are
inflation proof, unlike cash transfers that can be eroded by local price hikes, even ifthey are indexed
to the general price level. Second, food tends to be consumed more wisely and sparingly; cash can
easily be "blown up". Third, food is shared equitably within the family, while cash can be
appropriated by its powerful members. Fourth, the PDS network has a much wider reach than the
banking system.
In remote areas where the need for income support is the greatest, the banking system is simply not
ready for mass transfers in cash. Last but not least, cash transfers are likely to bring in their trail
predatory commercial interests and exploitative elements, eager to sell alcohol, branded products,
fake insurance policies or other items that would contribute very little to people's nutrition or well­
being. .
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Of course, cash transfers have advantages too: they have lower transaction costs, more convenient for migrant labour, and might be easier to monitor. Sometime in the future, when the banking system has a wider reach and a more ambitious social security system is developed, with large income transfers that cannot be made in grain (because people can only consume so much of a cautIous transition to cash transfers may be advisable. But this future is quite distant still, and for the time being, food is the best."
Answer the following Eight questions based on the above passage.
77.
Among the following choose a suitable title to the passage

conditional cash transfers do not work conditional Cash transfers and basic services conditional Cash transfers complement, not a substitute conditional Cash transfers-Latin America experiences

78.
What is the source ofenthusiasm among the policy makers in India regarding conditional cash transfers?


South Africa China Latin America South Korea
79.
According to author what are the areas, in which the conditional cash transfers may be introduced.

health and education scholarships public distribution system, widow pensions and education scholarships, widow pensions and health

80.
In this passage, what is the approach that is required to design the social security transfers in India?

81.
What are the advantages ofconditional cash transfers?


pragmatic approach
nuanced approach
traditional approach
integrated approach

lower transaction costs, ii) more convenient for migrant labour iii) easy to monitor
iv End the corruption

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Select the correct answer iv, iii iii, iv ii, iii ii, iii, iv
82.
Conditional Cash Transfers is

83.
Which ofthe following target groups is coming under the conditional cash transfers for health and educational services in Mexico and Brazil?


bribe to the voter
incentive to the citizen
luxury for the policy makers
credit for the bank

middle class
rural People
educated unemployed
poor households
84. What are the advantages of Public Distribution System in India?
inflation proof
ii) food tends to be consumed more wisely and sparingly
iii) public distribution system is corruption free
iv) food is shared equitably within the family
i,ii,iv iii, ii, iv ii, iii iv, iii, i
Passage 4
Please read the passage and answer the questions based on the passage:
"Students and practitioners of international politics have traditionally concentrated their attention on relationships between states. The state, regarded as an actor with purposes and power, is the basic unit ofaction; its main agents are the diplomat and soldier. The interplay ofgovernmental policies yields the pattern of behavior that students of international politics attempt to understand and that practitioners attempt to adjust to or control. Since force, violence and threats thereof are at the core ofthisinterplay,thestruggleforpower,whetherasendornecessarymeans, isthedistinguishing mark of politics among nations. Most political scientists and many diplomats seem to accept this view of reality, and a state-centric view of world affairs prevails.
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"It is obvious, however, that the interactions of diplomats and soldiers do not take place in a vaccum. They are strongly affected by geography, the nature ofdomestic politics in the various states and advances in science and technology. Few would question that the development of.nuclear weapons has dramatically altered the nature oftwentieth-century international politics or deny the importance of internal political structure for relations between states. From the state-centric perspective geography, technology and domestic politics comprise aspects ofthe 'environment' within which states interact. They provide inputs into the interstate system but for considerations of analytic convenience are considered to be outside the system.
"The environment of interstate politics, however, does not include only these powerful and well­known forces. A good deal ofintersocietal intercourse, with significant political importance, takes place without governmental control. For example, among the major Western countries this includes most trade, personal contact and communication. Furthermore, states are by no means the only actors in world politics. Arnold Wolfers noted more than a decade ago that 'the Vatican, the Arabian­American Oil Company, and a host of other nonstate entities are able on occasion to affect the course of international events. When this happens, these entities become actors in the international arena and the competitors ofthe nation-state. Their ability to operate as international or transnational actors may be traced to the fact that men identify themselves and their interests with corporate bodies other than the nation-state."
Answer the following eight questions based on the above passage.
85.
Traditional international politics focused on relations between geographical regions corporations states international organizations

86.
According to the authors, traditional international politics considered one ofthe following as its


central feature force cooperation mediation peace
87.
The term 'environment' in this passage refers to geography technology domestic politics all ofthe above

88.
According to this passage, mens' interests are always aligned with the nation-state never aligned with the nation-state aligned with the nation-state as well as business organizations and private bodies never aligned with business organizations and private bodies



89.
Which ofthe following titles would be most suitable for this passage? Interstate Relations and Global Politics Transnational Relations and World Politics International Organizations and World Politics Technology and Environment in International Relations

90.
The non-state actors the authors identify as important for international politics are business organizations and religious bodies international technology regimes United Nations organizations bilateral treaties between states


9 j. According to the authors, most of the tradirionai poiiticai scientists and diplomats consider one of
the following as the primary objective of international politics?
Protection ofenvironment
Promotion of peace
Pursuit ofprivate interest
Struggle for power
92. The central theme ofthis passage is development and spread ofnuclear weapons increasing importance oftransnational relations in a state-centric order emphasising the role ofreligious organisations in global politics declining role ofthe state vis a vis other actors
Passage
"India has a new science policy. Releasing the "Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013" at the centenary session of the Indian Science Congress in Kolkata last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared that it was intended to "position India among the top five global scientific powers by the year 2020." It bears recalling that in 1958 both Houses of Parliament adopted a "Scientific Policy Resolution" which, in elegant prose, underscored the importance of science and technology for a developing nation. The government would, the resolution said, "foster, promote, and sustain, by all appropriate means, the cultivation of science and scientific research in all its aspects ­pure, applied, and educational." Subsequent science policies announced by later governments have essentially tweaked the 1958 resolution. Indira Gandhi's 1983 policy emphasised self-reliance while the 2003 policy announced by Atal Bihari Vajpayee sought to meet the challenges posed by globalisation.
There has been a growing sense of India falling behind in the race to use its scientific capabilities and of China powering ahead. "We produce more science than before, but several more ambitious countries like China and South Korea have outpaced us," lamented the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in a 2010 report titled "India as a global leader in science." China's investment in research and development has been shooting up at 20 per cent annually over the past 10 years. As a result, that country is currently spending about 1.7 per cent of its GDP on R&D and, in absolute terms, is being outspent only by the U.S. India's R&D spending, on the other hand, has yet to rise above one per cent of its GDP. As in the 2003 policy, the new science policy too wants to boost the country's research spending to two per cent of GDP wi.th greater private sector R&D investment. With greater R&D inputs, the country's share of global trade in high technology products is to be

doubled from the current level of around eight per cent. Having a new policy makes sense only if it spurs change; otherwise it is just an exercise in mouthing platitudes. Well-focused government initiatives are needed in a number of areas, rather than just some piecemeal measures, to flesh out the laudable objectives laid out in the science policy. The domestic market must, for instance, be leveraged, such as through appropriate government procurement policies, to allow indigenous technology to flourish and compete internationally. That's something China has done with remarkable· success. Will the Indian government be able to match its words with action?"
Answer the following Eight questions based on the above passage.
93. Suggest a suitable title to the passage from among the options given below:
science policy ofthe Government
China's science policy
research and development
India's science policy
94. Identify the main argument ofthe passage that approximates to the choices given below: increase investment in research and development increase the annual rate ofgrowth ofthe GDP
science policy of India has been a failure Indian science congress has to play greater role in promoting indigenous technology
95.
What percentage ofGDP does the author recommend to be spent on fostering the scientific capabilities ofthe country's? 1.7 percent 2 percent 8 percent 20 percent

96.
The author ofthe passage mentioned the word 'platitudes', what does it mean?


declaration ofan intent
a flat dull statement especially one uttered as if were profound
making fine distinction in meaning
a refined attitude

97. Which ofthe science policy sought to meet the challenges posed by the globalization
2013 policy

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1958 policy
2003 policy
1983 policy.

98. The word 'laudable' in the passage means praise worthy blame worthy unworthy


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99.
What are countries which outpaced India in developing scientific capabilities? China USA South Korea &USA China &South Korea China, South Korea USA

100.
R&D in this passage means


rehabilitation development
research development
research defence
resolution development