1. Who among the following said that "post-behaviouralism was a genuine revolution, not a reaction; a becoming, not a preservation; a reform, not a counter reformation"
James Bryce

Charles E. Merriam

David Easton

G. A. Almond

2. Who among the following said, can not shed our values in the way we remove our coats'

Leo Strauss

Alfred Cobban

Jean Blondel

David Easton

3. Who among the following characterised early liberalism as 'possessive individualism'

F. A. Hayek

Robert Nozick

C. B. MacPherson

Rawls

4. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Identify the correct answer.

Assertion F. A. Hayek portrayed state intervention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of Liberty. Reason He is a supporter of laissez faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state. 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. Which one of the following statements is not true

Marx drew distinction between 'ideology' and 'science'.

Napoleon denounced ideology as cloudy metaphysics that ignored history and reality.

de Tracy coined the term ideology.

Daniel Bell talked of 'ideology without an end'.

6. For whom, "ideas" and not the "material conditions of production" are the effective causes of revolution

Karl Marx

Lenin

Engels

Stalin

7. Which of the following statements is false with respect to Plato's ideas

Division of functions does not rest on difference of aptitude.

State is assumed to be merely individual writ large.

Athenian women were not allowed to participate in politics.

Ignorance and incompetence of politicians is the cause of democracy.

8. Which of the following is not an expression of the constitutional rule of Aristotle

Rule in public interest

A lawful rule

A Government of willing subjects

Inconsistent with the dignity of the subjects

9. Who of the following said that felicity is "continued success in obtaining those things which a man from time to time desires"

Bentham

J.S. Mill

Hobbes

Rousseau

10. Who of the following notes the existence of legislative, executive and federative powers of the state

Hobbes

Locke

Rousseau

J. Bentham

11. Which of the following is not an idea of Rousseau

A thinking man is a depraved animal

Science is the fruit of idle curiosity

Philosophy is mere intellectual frippery

General will is the sum total of wills

12. For J.S. Mill which one of the following is not true

Pleasures differ in quality

The felicific calculus is absurd

The principle of utility is the final end of life

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

13. For Karl Marx who among the following is not a Utopian socialist

St. Simon

Proudhon

Fourier

Engels

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

Assertion For Gandhiji, satyagraha is not identical to passive resistance.
Reason Satyagraha denoted a legitimate, moral and truthful form of political action by the people against the Brutal state power.

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

15. Who coined the slogan "No control, no co-operation"

Mahatma Gandhi

J. Nehru

Aurobindo

Subhash Bose

16. What is the correct sequence of the following characteristics of political development

Capacity Equality Differentiation

Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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17. What is according to David Easton, the correct sequence of the following regulatory mechanisms

Socio-cultural norms
Communication channels
Gate-keeping at the boundary
Reduction processes

Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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and

18. Match the following and select the correct pairs

List I List II

(Authors) (Books)
Arend Lijphart Comparative Federalism
Thomas Hueglin Comparing Federal System
Giovanni Sartori Patterns of Democracy Government forms and performance in thirty-six countries
Ronald L. Watts Comparative constitutional Engineering An Inquiry into structures, incentives and outcomes

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19. Which of the following statements is not correct

Political culture is a set of basic political attitudes.

Political culture cannot be empirically studied.

The study of political culture focuses on attitude of people and their likely effects on politics.

Political culture has a companion approach i.e. political socialisation.

20. In which of the following countries the residuary powers rest with the states/units

U.S.A. India Switzerland Australia

Select the correct answer from the codes given below Codes


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21. Which of the following statements are correct

Cabinet is an extra-constitution institution in the United States of America.
It is simply an advisory body.
It is collectively responsible to the congress.
The members of the cabinet quite often take part in the congress debates to defend the policy of the Government.

Select the correct answer from the codes of given below


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22. Direct democracy is not possible in the modern times because

People are indifferent towards the affairs of state.

Political parties are opposed to it.

Propertied classes oppose it.

Of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modern state.

23. Who among the following has given 'sleeping dogs' theory of democratic culture

Lucian Pye and Robert E. ward

James S. Coleman and Myron weiner

James C. Charlesworth and F.W. Riggs

Almond and Verba

24. Who among the following has coined the terms 'The stick', 'The 'The for influencing the decisions

E.E. Schattschneider

Keith Boulding

Robert Dahl

Kate Millet

25. Which one of the following is a character of "Co-operative Federalism"

A spirit of competition and rivalry between the centre and the state.

Co-operation secured on the basis of strong centre.

Decentralization and more state responsibility.

A spirit of co-operation among states.

26. Which one of the following practices is employed in the American legislative process in order to delay a particular legislation

Gerrymandering

Filibustering

Log Rolling

Spoils system

27. The power that makes the Supreme Court of America the third Chamber of the legislative is

Original

Appellate

Advisory

Judicial review

28. Who among the following has defined "political power" as the "relationship in which one person or a group is able to determine the actions of another in the direction of the former's own end"

Bertrand Russel

Habermas

Morgenthau

David Easton

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

Assertion Bureaucracy is an important feature of all democratic governments.
Reason Bureaucracy is an ancient institution. 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

30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Identify the correct answer.

Assertion Comparative politics is a science of politics.
Reason Comparative politics relies on empirical method of study. 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

31. Match List-I with List-II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I List-II
(Approach to study Indian Politics) (Name of Book and Author)
Historical Approach Parliament in India, Morris Jones
Institutional Approach The Integration of Indian States, V.P. Menon
Legal Approach The modernity of Tradition, Rudolph and Rudolph
Politico-sociological Approach The Republic of India, Allen Gledhill

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32. The Constituent Assembly of India comprised of

292 members from British provinces, 4 from Chief Commissionaires and 93 from Princely States

294 members from British provinces, 4 from Chief Commissionaires and 91 from Princely States

291 members from British provinces, 3 from Chief Commissionaires and 95 from Princely States

292 members from British provinces, 5 from Chief Commissionaires and 92 from Princely States

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

List-I List-II

(Name of Philosophy) (Directive Principle)
Welfarism Promotion of cottage industry
Socialism Better health and living standard
Gandhian philosophy Promotion of international peace and security
Internationalism Equal pay for equal work

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34. In which part and article of the Constitution of India, Fundamental Duties have been mentioned

Part IV, Article 51

Part III, Article 51

Part IV Article 51

Part III Article 51

35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Choose the correct answer using the codes given below

Assertion Ordinances provide minority governments with a useful device, but one that is now increasingly difficult to convert into legislation once parliament has covered.
Reason Recent coalition governments have used ordinances to avoid debating legislation with their partners as much as with the opposition.
Codes

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false

is false, but is true

36. Under which article/articles, the High Courts and the Supreme Court can issue writs

Articles 44 and 45

Articles 123 and 213

Articles 32 and 226

Articles 53 and 153

37. Identify the incorrect pair. (Name of State) (Demand for New State)

Gujarat Saurashtra

Uttar Pradesh Gorkhaland

Rajasthan Marupradesh

Maharashtra Vidarbha

38. Which of the following Committee voiced concern about 'Criminalization of politics and politicization of criminals'

Tarakunde Committee

Sachhar Committee

Vohra Committee

Indrajeet Gupta Committee

39. The study of state politics as an autonomous discipline has been primarily an outcome of

Rise of regional parties

Rise of voter's turn out

New local governance system

Non-party political movements

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

List-I List-II (Concept) (Thinkers)
Multi-culturalism Friedrik A. Hayek
Post-modernism Bhikhu Parekh
Libertariansim Amitai Etzioni
Communitarianism Michel Foucault

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41. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

(Authors) (Books)

S.M. Lipset Political man The Social Bases of politics

Lenin Neo-colonialism The highest stage of Imperialism

L. Anderson Transitions to Democracy

Charles Tilly From Mobilisation to Revolution

42. Who was the Chairman of the inaugural session of constituent assembly

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Sacchidanand

Sardar Patel

43. Which of the following are statutory bodies

University Grants Commission
Union Public Service Commission
National Commission for Human Rights
National Commission for Minorities Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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44. For the First time the communist party of India came into power in the state of

West Bengal

Tripura

Kerala

Goa

45. Which one of the following rights was recognized by the Supreme Court in the Selvy Case Judgement (2.1.)

Right to Mental Privacy

Right to purchase property in Jammu and Kashmir

Right to form pressure groups

NOTA (None of the above)

46. Arrange the following phases in the evolution of public administration as a discipline in chronological order using the codes given below

Ecological approach
Principles approach
Politics-Administration dichotomy
Public Policy approach

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

List-I List-II

(Books) (Authors)

Frontiers of Development Administration Braibanti
Political and Administrative Development Ferrel Heady
Bureaucracy and Political Development Fred W. Riggs
Public Administration A Comparative J. La Palombara Perspective



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48. Which one of the following statements about systems approach to organisation is not correct

It is derived from one general systems theory

It leads to certain fundamental principles of organisation

It studies the organisation as a whole in relation to its environment

It views the organisation and its environment as interdependent for inputs and resources

49. In his 'Principles of administration', Pfiffner did not include

Material and supply

Functions and powers of local authorities

Methods and procedure

Administrative accountability

50. 'Public Choice Approach' to public administration came into existence in the

1890s

1920s

1940s

1960s

51. Who has analyzed leadership in terms of 'circular response'

L. Urwick

H. Simon

C.I. Barnard

M.P. Follet

52. Which one of the following is not a feature of Barnard's theory of formal organisation

General incentives

Common purpose

Communications

Willingness to cooperate

53. Which one of the following committees dealt with political activities of civil servants in Britain

Mastermann Committee

Plowden Committee

Assheton Committee

Northcote-Trevelyan Committee

54. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer using the codes given below

The Civil Service Reform Act 1978 of the United States of America introduced

Performance budgeting system
Merit pay provision for middle managerial personnel
Performance appraisal system
Office of Personnel Management

Codes

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55. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other as Reason Choose the correct answer using the codes given below

Assertion "Henri Fayol identified five elements as the primary functions of management activity."

Reason According to Henri Fayol, "knowledge of administration is needed at higher levels of an organisation, rather than technical knowledge."

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

56. Functional specialization in the Indian Administrative service was recommended by

First Administrative Reforms Commission

Satish Chandra Committee

Appleby Report

Sarkaria Commission

57. 'Delegated legislation' is not

Subordinate legislation

Executive legislation

Ordinance making power

Rule making power

58. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below

List-I List-II
(Citizens grievance redressal) (Countries)
Procurator system France
Administrative Courts Russia
Ombudsman Britain
Parliamentary commissioner Sweden


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59. The system of Efficiency Rating for scientifically assessing the performance of public officials for promotion first originated in

China

Japan

U.S.A.

U.K.

60. Ashok Mehta Committee in 1977 recommended for the establishment of

Nagar Panchayat

Panchayat Samiti

Maha Panchayat

Mandal Panchayat

61. Who among the following is associated with the concept of Realistic Liberalism

E.H. Carr

Robert Byrd

George Kennan

John Herz

62. Bachract and Baratz have mentioned about the three classes of International Relations to control the conduct of states.

Which of the following are the three classes
Influence Relationship
Force Relationship
Legitimate Relationship
Power Relationship

Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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63. Which one of the following books was written by E.H. Carr

The open society and its enemies

Twenty years crisis

Political Realism and Political Idealism

The Realities of American Foreign Policy

64. Frants Faron was the first scholar to use the term "Third World". To which country he belonged

France

England

Algeria

Egypt

65. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched Author Book

William C. Olson The Growth of a Discipline

G.F. Kennan American Diplomacy

Russel H. Fifield The Introductory Course in International Relations

Robert Strausz-Hupe Intenational Relations A General Theory and Stefan Possony

66. Who condemned Non-alignment as a selfish policy

Morgenthau

William Johnstone

Schwarzenberger

Edward Crankshaw

67. Who among the following are supporters of Realistic Approach in International Politics

Couloumbis and Wolfe
Fredrick schuman
Nicholas spykman
E.H. Carr Select the correct answer from the codes given below


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68. Who among the following had declared that arms race in itself is experience of terror

Hadley Bull

Arnold Toynbee

Kenneth Boulding

Lynn Miller

69. Which of the following countries was a part of recently concluded P5+1 Nuclear Argument

Japan

Australia

India

Germany

70. Which of the following is not a form of National Power

Social Power

Military Power

Psychological Power

Economic Power

71. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC

Maldives

Myanmar

Nepal

Afghanistan

72. Which of the following scholars of International Politics did not subscribe to this view that no social science can survive without idealistic aspects

Herbert Butterfield

E.H. Carr

Reinhold Niebuhr

Arnold Wolters

73. Which of the following is also called as Total Disarmament

Qualitative Disarmament

Quantitative Disarmament

General Disarmament

Comprehensive Disarmament

74. Who stated that, "International Politics includes analysis of political relations and problems of peace among nations"

Charles Scheichar

Norman Padelford

Harold Sprout

H.J. Morgenthau

75. Which member State of ASEAN had joined this regional organisation in 1999

Laos

Myanmar

Combodia

Vietnam