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Subject | political science | |
Paper | paper 2 | |
Exam / Course | ugc net national eligibility test | |
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Exam Date | December, 2010 | |
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Question Paper
PAPER-II
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two
marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. During the Radical Humanist Phase
M.N. Roy advocated
BiParty System
Single Party System
Partyless System
Multi Party System
2. In his book "The Untouchable" Ambedkar gave the following theory for the origin of the untouchable
Radical Theory
Occupational Theory
Buddhist Origin of Untouchables
Ethnic Theory
3. Saint Augustine "The City of God" was considered as the first book on the
Philosophy of Religion
Comparative Philosophy
Philosophy of History
Philosophy of Christianity
4. Who condemned Natural Rights as an invention of Fantasy
Locke Bentham
Rousseau J.S. Mill
5. Which theory suggest the minor adjustments within the capitalist system to save the individual's liberty
Functionalism
System's Theory
Liberal-Individual Theory
Social Contract Theory
6. Who insisted that type of Government depended on economic and geographic factors
Jean Bodin Plato
Cicero Machiavelli
7. "With Satyagraha combined with Ahimsa, you will bring the world to your feet." Who said this
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
Jayaprakash Narayan
Baba Amte
8. Dialectic method was first introduced by
Aristotle
Hegel
Marx
Tolstoy
9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The State is neither the handiwork of God, nor the result of superior physical force, nor the creation of resolution or convention, nor a mere expansion of the family.
Reason The State is an
institution of natural growth. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct
Both and are true and
is the correct explanation of
Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Human consciousness postulates Liberty Liberty demands Rights and Rights demand State.
Reason Constitution of a State is the safest guarantee of Rights.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct
Both and are true, and
is the correct explanation of
Both and are true but
is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
11. Who among the following has given the concept of capabilities of a political system
Lucian Pye
David Easton
Samuel P. Huntington
Gabriel Almond
12. 'World System Analysis' was first presented by
David Easton
Gabriel Almond
Raul Prebisch
Immanuel Wallerstein
13. The role of pressure groups is limited to the welfare of
Marginalised sections of the society
All sections of the society
Its members only
Humanity as a whole
14. Who wrote the work "Political Order in Changing Societies"
Thomas L. Friedman
Gabriel Almond
Samuel P. Huntington
Vilfredo Pareto
15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Samuel P. Political Huntington Economy
John Rawls Dependency
Samir Amin Fault lines of Civilization
Ronald H. Theory of Chilcotte Justice
Codes
16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Vilfredo Bureaucracy Pareto
Karl Politics of Deutsch Modernisation
Max Weber Circulation of Elites
David Political Apter Communication
Codes
17. What is the correct sequence of the following
Commonwealth of Independent States
Civil Rights Movement in
U.S.A.
First General Election of India
Glorious Revolution in the
United Kingdom Select the correct answer from the codes given below
18. What is the correct sequence of the former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
Disraeli
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason' You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion
and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers
to these questions using the codes given below
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.
19.
Assertion The existence of an hereditary Second Chamber of Parliament is against the principle of equality.
Reason Equality means the absence of special privileges.
20.
Assertion In a democratic country, the Government ignores the distinctions of class and property.
Reason In a democratic country, the right to vote and participate in politics is determined by the fact that he or she is an adult citizen.
21.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was established in
1964 1962
1961 1960
22.
Who authored 'Annihilation of Caste'
M. N. Roy
C. R. Das
B. R. Ambedkar
M. K. Gandhi
23.
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is there the provision for having the Election Commission
Article 320 Article 324
Article 326 Article 330
24. Who authored 'The Indian
Constitution Cornerstone of a
Nation'
Donald Smith
Rajni Kothari
Granville Austin
K.N. Panikkar
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
25. Assertion The Governor of a State cannot be dismissed by the Chief Minister.
Reason The Governor is not
elected. In the context of the two statements above, which is correct
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.
26. Assertion Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deals with the declaration of an emergency.
Reason An emergency may
take place at any time. In the context of the two statements above, which is correct
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.
27. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Syed Ahmed Total Khan Revolution
Jayaprakash Aligarh Narayan Movement
Bal Gangadhar Kesari Tilak
M. K. Gandhi Young India
Codes
28. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Cripps Proposals 1946
Government of India 1930 Act
Cabinet Mission 1942 Plan
Civil Disobedience 1935 Movement
Codes
29. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following
Round Table Conferences
Quit India Movement
Formation of Indian National Congress
Simon Commission Select the correct answer from the codes given below
30. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following
Shankari Prasad Vs. Union of India
Mandal Commission
Formation of Bangladesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri as Prime
Minister Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
31. The book "Administration in Developing Countries The theory of Prismatic Society" was written by
Mayo
Wilson
Waldo
Riggs
32. The theories of and were propounded by
Abraham Maslow
M.C. Gregor
Herzberg
Simon
33. The concept of 'New Public Administration' is associated with
Berkeley Conference
Prenceton School of Public Administration
Frankfurt School
Minnowbrook Conference
34. 'Grape wine' refers to
Formal Communication
Written Communication
Informal Communication
Downward Communication
35. The Whitley Councils first originated in
India USA
England Switzerland
36. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched
H. Simon Administrative Behaviour
A. Etzioni The Practice of Management
Dwight Ideas and Issues
Waldo in Public Administration
Rennis The Human Likert Organization
37. Vote on account means
A proposal passed by Rajya Sabha on account.
A proposal submitted by the Finance Minister before presenting the Budget.
To bring a proposal related to the speech of the President before the joint session of the Parliament.
If the Budget is not passed before 1st April, the Parliament is authorised to sanction any grant in advance to meet the
expenses.
38. Identify the correct sequence in which the following theories approaches appeared
Human Relations Theory
Max Weber's Bureaucratic Theory
New Public Management
Decision-Making Theory
39. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
F.W. Taylor Scientific Management
H. Simon Ecological Approach
Elton Mayo Hawthorn Experiments
F.W. Riggs Decision-Making
Codes
40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion In his "Administrative Theory" Herbert Simon followed Positivist Approach.
Reason It is based on the assumption that administration can be reduced to a science by considering facts and not dealing with the values.
Code
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.
41. Panchsheel which became guiding principle in the relationship between India and China was signed in the year
1954 1955
1956 1957
42. Which one among the following is not a member of G-8 countries
Italy France
Japan China
43. Decisions of International Court of Justice are binding force
for the Parties only.
for all the States of World.
for all members of U.N.O.
for all States Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.
44. Who among the following authors is not associated with realist school
Max Weber
Edward H. Carr
Hans J. Morgenthau
Aldous Huxley
45. Assertion Collective security rests on the rock bottom principle that a attack on any one State would be considered as an attack on all States.
Reason Wars are likely to occur and that they have to be prevented.
Code
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.
46. Assertion For Realist the master key is the concept of National Interest defined in term of National Power.
Reason Political Realism takes a fixed meaning of National Interest.
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.
47. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Morton Realist Kaplan Approach
Karl Decision
Duetch Making Approach
Richard C. Communication Synder, Approach
H.W.
Bruck and
Burton
Sapine
Hans J. System Morgenthau Approach
Codes
(iii)
(iii)
48. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
SEATO 1955
SAARC 1949
NATO 1985
WARSAW PACT 1954
Codes
(iii)
49. Identify following events in correct chronological order
China's Invasion on India.
Bangladesh Liberation War.
Rajeev-Jayawardene Accord.
Kargil War.
50. Identify the following events in correct chronological order
P.T.B.T. (Partial Test Ban Treaty)
Pokhran Nuclear Explosion I
N.P.T. (Non Proliferation Treaty)
C.T.B.T (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two
marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. During the Radical Humanist Phase
M.N. Roy advocated
BiParty System
Single Party System
Partyless System
Multi Party System
2. In his book "The Untouchable" Ambedkar gave the following theory for the origin of the untouchable
Radical Theory
Occupational Theory
Buddhist Origin of Untouchables
Ethnic Theory
3. Saint Augustine "The City of God" was considered as the first book on the
Philosophy of Religion
Comparative Philosophy
Philosophy of History
Philosophy of Christianity
4. Who condemned Natural Rights as an invention of Fantasy
Locke Bentham
Rousseau J.S. Mill
5. Which theory suggest the minor adjustments within the capitalist system to save the individual's liberty
Functionalism
System's Theory
Liberal-Individual Theory
Social Contract Theory
6. Who insisted that type of Government depended on economic and geographic factors
Jean Bodin Plato
Cicero Machiavelli
7. "With Satyagraha combined with Ahimsa, you will bring the world to your feet." Who said this
Vinoba Bhave
Mahatma Gandhi
Jayaprakash Narayan
Baba Amte
8. Dialectic method was first introduced by
Aristotle
Hegel
Marx
Tolstoy
9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The State is neither the handiwork of God, nor the result of superior physical force, nor the creation of resolution or convention, nor a mere expansion of the family.
Reason The State is an
institution of natural growth. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct
Both and are true and
is the correct explanation of
Both and are correct, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Human consciousness postulates Liberty Liberty demands Rights and Rights demand State.
Reason Constitution of a State is the safest guarantee of Rights.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct
Both and are true, and
is the correct explanation of
Both and are true but
is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
11. Who among the following has given the concept of capabilities of a political system
Lucian Pye
David Easton
Samuel P. Huntington
Gabriel Almond
12. 'World System Analysis' was first presented by
David Easton
Gabriel Almond
Raul Prebisch
Immanuel Wallerstein
13. The role of pressure groups is limited to the welfare of
Marginalised sections of the society
All sections of the society
Its members only
Humanity as a whole
14. Who wrote the work "Political Order in Changing Societies"
Thomas L. Friedman
Gabriel Almond
Samuel P. Huntington
Vilfredo Pareto
15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Samuel P. Political Huntington Economy
John Rawls Dependency
Samir Amin Fault lines of Civilization
Ronald H. Theory of Chilcotte Justice
Codes
16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Vilfredo Bureaucracy Pareto
Karl Politics of Deutsch Modernisation
Max Weber Circulation of Elites
David Political Apter Communication
Codes
17. What is the correct sequence of the following
Commonwealth of Independent States
Civil Rights Movement in
U.S.A.
First General Election of India
Glorious Revolution in the
United Kingdom Select the correct answer from the codes given below
18. What is the correct sequence of the former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
Disraeli
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason' You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion
and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers
to these questions using the codes given below
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.
19.
Assertion The existence of an hereditary Second Chamber of Parliament is against the principle of equality.
Reason Equality means the absence of special privileges.
20.
Assertion In a democratic country, the Government ignores the distinctions of class and property.
Reason In a democratic country, the right to vote and participate in politics is determined by the fact that he or she is an adult citizen.
21.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was established in
1964 1962
1961 1960
22.
Who authored 'Annihilation of Caste'
M. N. Roy
C. R. Das
B. R. Ambedkar
M. K. Gandhi
23.
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is there the provision for having the Election Commission
Article 320 Article 324
Article 326 Article 330
24. Who authored 'The Indian
Constitution Cornerstone of a
Nation'
Donald Smith
Rajni Kothari
Granville Austin
K.N. Panikkar
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
25. Assertion The Governor of a State cannot be dismissed by the Chief Minister.
Reason The Governor is not
elected. In the context of the two statements above, which is correct
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.
26. Assertion Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deals with the declaration of an emergency.
Reason An emergency may
take place at any time. In the context of the two statements above, which is correct
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.
27. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Syed Ahmed Total Khan Revolution
Jayaprakash Aligarh Narayan Movement
Bal Gangadhar Kesari Tilak
M. K. Gandhi Young India
Codes
28. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from codes given below
List I List II
Cripps Proposals 1946
Government of India 1930 Act
Cabinet Mission 1942 Plan
Civil Disobedience 1935 Movement
Codes
29. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following
Round Table Conferences
Quit India Movement
Formation of Indian National Congress
Simon Commission Select the correct answer from the codes given below
30. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following
Shankari Prasad Vs. Union of India
Mandal Commission
Formation of Bangladesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri as Prime
Minister Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
31. The book "Administration in Developing Countries The theory of Prismatic Society" was written by
Mayo
Wilson
Waldo
Riggs
32. The theories of and were propounded by
Abraham Maslow
M.C. Gregor
Herzberg
Simon
33. The concept of 'New Public Administration' is associated with
Berkeley Conference
Prenceton School of Public Administration
Frankfurt School
Minnowbrook Conference
34. 'Grape wine' refers to
Formal Communication
Written Communication
Informal Communication
Downward Communication
35. The Whitley Councils first originated in
India USA
England Switzerland
36. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched
H. Simon Administrative Behaviour
A. Etzioni The Practice of Management
Dwight Ideas and Issues
Waldo in Public Administration
Rennis The Human Likert Organization
37. Vote on account means
A proposal passed by Rajya Sabha on account.
A proposal submitted by the Finance Minister before presenting the Budget.
To bring a proposal related to the speech of the President before the joint session of the Parliament.
If the Budget is not passed before 1st April, the Parliament is authorised to sanction any grant in advance to meet the
expenses.
38. Identify the correct sequence in which the following theories approaches appeared
Human Relations Theory
Max Weber's Bureaucratic Theory
New Public Management
Decision-Making Theory
39. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
F.W. Taylor Scientific Management
H. Simon Ecological Approach
Elton Mayo Hawthorn Experiments
F.W. Riggs Decision-Making
Codes
40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Assertion In his "Administrative Theory" Herbert Simon followed Positivist Approach.
Reason It is based on the assumption that administration can be reduced to a science by considering facts and not dealing with the values.
Code
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.
41. Panchsheel which became guiding principle in the relationship between India and China was signed in the year
1954 1955
1956 1957
42. Which one among the following is not a member of G-8 countries
Italy France
Japan China
43. Decisions of International Court of Justice are binding force
for the Parties only.
for all the States of World.
for all members of U.N.O.
for all States Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.
44. Who among the following authors is not associated with realist school
Max Weber
Edward H. Carr
Hans J. Morgenthau
Aldous Huxley
45. Assertion Collective security rests on the rock bottom principle that a attack on any one State would be considered as an attack on all States.
Reason Wars are likely to occur and that they have to be prevented.
Code
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.
46. Assertion For Realist the master key is the concept of National Interest defined in term of National Power.
Reason Political Realism takes a fixed meaning of National Interest.
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.
47. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Morton Realist Kaplan Approach
Karl Decision
Duetch Making Approach
Richard C. Communication Synder, Approach
H.W.
Bruck and
Burton
Sapine
Hans J. System Morgenthau Approach
Codes
(iii)
(iii)
48. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
SEATO 1955
SAARC 1949
NATO 1985
WARSAW PACT 1954
Codes
(iii)
49. Identify following events in correct chronological order
China's Invasion on India.
Bangladesh Liberation War.
Rajeev-Jayawardene Accord.
Kargil War.
50. Identify the following events in correct chronological order
P.T.B.T. (Partial Test Ban Treaty)
Pokhran Nuclear Explosion I
N.P.T. (Non Proliferation Treaty)
C.T.B.T (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty)
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