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Subject political science
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course ugc net national eligibility test
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Exam Date September, 2013
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Question Paper

1 For Savarkar, what were the three fundamental bonds that united the Hindus Territory, Race, Culture.

(B) Territory, Population, Sovereignty. Territory, Government and International Recognition. None of the above.


2 The idea of Participatory democracy originates with Aristotle Cicero Locke Rousseau


3 Plato describes the working of the human mind by the allegory of the cave the metaphor of the divided line the doctrine of forms All of the above


4 Who among the following regarded Buddhism as a moral and tolerant alternative to Marxism Ram Mohan Roy Vivekananda B.R. Ambedkar M.N. Roy


5 John Rawls' theory of Justice combines People's democracy, market economy, and the redistributive welfare scheme. Liberal democracy, command economy and distributive justice. Liberal or associational socialistic democracy, market economy and the redistributive welfare scheme. None of the above


6 Who among the following envisaged the conflict of the present age as between the all devouring collective ego whether of the nation or of the class and the individual struggling for freedom Gandhi M.N. Roy Aurobindo Ambedkar



7 Who differentiated between antagonistic and non-antagonistic contradictions Marx

(B) Lenin Mao M.N. Roy



8 Identify the correct sequence regarding the debate on the decline/demise of Political theory. David Easton on decline of Political theory. R.A. Dahl on death of Political theory.
(iii) Riemer-Political theory is in the dog house. Peter Laslett on demise of

Political theory. Select the correct answer from the codes given below


9 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below List I List II
(Authors) (Books)
a. D. Held i.Participation and Democratic theory
b. J. Lively ii.Models of Democracy
c. MacPherson iii.Democracy
d. C. Pateman iv.The Real World of Democracy

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



10 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason :
Assertion John Stuart Mill is a reluctant democrat.
Reason All peoples are fit for democracy.
Codes Both and are true and is the right explanation Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of is true, but is false. is false, but is true.



11 Which of the following statements are true of the British Parliamentarysystem Parliament can make law on any subject.
(ii) The Queen acts on the advice of the Cabinet.
(iii) The House of Lords can delay a bill passed by the House ofCommons for two years.
(iv) The Cabinet functions on the principle of collective responsibility.
Codes and are correct. and are correct. and are correct. and are correct.



12 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below List I List II
(Electoral Process) (Countries)
a. First-Past-the-Post system i. Germany
b. Second Ballot system ii. Switzerland
c. Additional member system iii. USA
d. Party list system iv. France

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



13 Structural-functionalism is primarily a measurement for comparison an ideology of development

(C) a framework of investigation a method of governance



14 According to S.P. Huntigton"Political Decay" takes place when

(A) Mass Mobilisation plusparticipation is greater thanInstitutionalisation. Mass mobilisation and participation is lesser than Institutionalisation. The Institutions have both complexity and simplicity. There is longevity of Institutions.



15 Assertion The US Senate is the most powerful second chamber in the world.
Reason There are few things which the President andthe House of Representativescan do together without theapproval of the Senate.
Codes Both and are true and is the correct explanation Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of is true, but is false. is true but is false.


16 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched Dependency theory Samir Amin Theory of Development Lucian Pye
(iii) Theory of Alienation Karl Marx Theory of Negative Liberty Johan Rawls
Select the correct are correct. are correct. are correct. are correct.


17 Which of the following are the common features of India and U.K Supremacy of Parliament A written Constitution
(iii) Bicameralism Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party on the floor of the House. and are correct. and are correct. and are correct. and are correct.


18 Which among the following defined the electoral law as "The majority (plurality) single ballot system that tends to a party dualism". Duverger's law Rae/Riker proposition Sartori's tendency law Cox's coordination argument


19 Which one of the following theories developed by the European thinkers came under the active discussion of social scientists in the US in the fifties Communications theory Elite theory

(C) Structural functionalism

(D) Decision-making theory


20 Ralph Miliband mewed the state as an instrument in the hands of the ruling class. Which perspective of comparative politics can he be placed under Structural Feminist Instrumental Plural Socialist



21 Who among the following was not a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly Sir Firoz Khan Nur Sir Zafarullah Khan Dr. Jay Shankar Jai Prakash Narayan



22 The Drafting Committee member of the Constituent Assembly said that Governor nominated by the President will be the agent of the Central Government. Identify T.T. Krishnamachari B.R. Ambedkar Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rajendra Prasad



23 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Books) (Editors/Authors)
a. Development Planning and the Indian State. i. Anthony D. Smith
b. India :Globalization and change ii. T.V. Satyamurthy
c. Industry and Agriculture in India Since independence iii. Pamela Shurmer Smith
d. Theories of Nationalism. iv. Partha Chatterji

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






24 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Chief Ministers dismissed) (Governors responsible)
a. Ajay Mukherjee i. Gopala Reddy
b. Charan Singh ii. Jagmohan
c. N.T. Rama Rao iii. Dharam Vira
d. Farooq Abdullah iv. Ram Lal

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



25 Which of the former presidents was associated with the Trade-Union Movement in India K.R. Narayanan Dr. Zakir Hussain V.V. Giri Rana Swami Venkat Raman



26 In which state of India seat is reserved in the Legislative Assembly on religious basis Goa Mizoram

(C) Sikkim Jammu and Kashmir



27 "Communalism is the political assertiveness of a community to maintain its identity in a plural society undergoing modernization". Who among the following has given the above mentioned statement Robert Melson and Howard Wolpe William Riker Mark Robinson Charles Metcalfe



28 Which of the following is the correct explanation of regional parties The democratization of state structures and political practices. The resurgent articulation of local and regional interests in the wake of the retrenchment of the welfare state and turn to neo-liberalism.
(iii) The modernization paradigm defined regions as spatial units. The politicization of minority nations. (nations without states)

Codes and are correct. and are correct. and are correct. and are correct.



29 In whose book caste has been defined as "endogamous group on collection of endogamous groups bearing a common name, membership of which is hereditary, imposing on its members certain restrictions in matter of social intercourse, either following a common traditional occupation or claiming a common origin, and generally regarded as forming a single homogeneous community". M.N. Srinivas Bipin Chandra E. Blunt Zoya Hasan


30 Who has given the following statement in reference to India "There three forces (computing forces of nationalism, regionalism and globalism) are relative to and overlapping with one another, sometimes antagonistic and sometimes co-operative towards each other but never harmonious." Rumki Basu Arie M.M. Kacowicz Sanjay Basu

(D) Jagdish Bhagwati

31 Which one of the following describe administration as "the organisation and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends" H.A. Simon L.D. White J.A. Veig J.M. Pfiffner



32 "Good governance" and "Participating Civil Society for Development" mere stressed in World Bank Report of 1992 1997 2000 2003



33 If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual, then that system is known as Commission Council

(C) Bureau Board


34 Audit of State Government is A state subject A union subject In the concurrent list None of the above



35 The rule of Lapse means All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its propagation. The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition. All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year. The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by Rajya Sabha within 14 days.



36 A new All India Service can be created by An amendment of the Constitution A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution An executive order A statute



37 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
a. W.F. Willougby i. Principles of Organisation
b. MaryParker Follet ii. Industrial General Management
c. MooneyAnd Reiley iii. Principles of Public Administration
d. Henri Fayol iv. Creative experience

Codes
a b c iv i ii iii

(B) iii iv i ii

(C) i ii iv iii

(D) ii iii i iv

38 Which of the following is not an AllIndia Service Indian Police Service Indian Administrative Service Indian Forest Service Indian Foreign Service


39 Who developed the concept of "Managerial Grid" Blake and White Mouton and Shophan Blake and Schmidt Blake and Mouton


40 Which one of the following is not aprovision to ensure the independenceof U.P.S.C. The Chairman and member hold office for a fixed term. A member may be removed only by the President and thattoo on the grounds and in manner provided in the Constitution. The expenses of the commission are charged on the consolidated fund of India. A member on the expiry of his term is eligible for re­appointment for other governmental jobs.


41 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below List I List II
(Emphasis) (Theories)
a. Security i. Liberalism
b. Freedom ii. International Political Economy
c. Order and Justice iii. Realism
d. Welfare iv. International Society

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



42 With which approach broadly would you associate the following statement "All power requires knowledge and all knowledge relies on and reinforces existing power relations" Normative theory Empirical theory Postmodernism

(D) Post-behaviouralism



43 Assertion As per dependency model under development is caused by the factors external to the poor countries.
Reason Developing world countries are dominated by foreign capital interests originating in developed west.
Codes
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of is true, but is false. is false, but is true.

44 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Trans National Corporation) (Country)
a. Toyata i. USA
b. General Electric ii. Japan
c. Nestle iii. Switzerland
d. Electrolux iv. Canada

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



45 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(Regional Economic Commission) (Head Quarters)
a. Economic Commission for Europe i. Switzerland
b. Economic Commission for Africa ii. Ethipoia
c. Economic Commission for Latin America iii. Chile
d. Economic Commission for West Asia iv. Iraq

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


46 Commenting on the importance of the Himalayan frontier on Indian Foreign policy which one of following leader said "If it is breached, the way to Indian Plains and Indian ocean beyond would be exposed and threats and India would then like wise, be threat to other countries of South and South east Asia. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Prime Minister Lal Bhadhur Shastri Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru



47 The CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement) was formally announced to bost bilateral ties between India Vietnam India Myanmar India Malaysia India Singapore



48 The "Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950)" is being criticised by Nepali Maoist because Unequal Treaty Rising Assertion of Nepali Identity Policy of equidistance with China All of the above



49 Which one of the following leaders did not participate in four continent peace initiative of nuclear disarmament of 1984 President Raul Alfonsin Prime Minister Andreas Panpan Andreas Prime Minister Indira Gandhi President Zia-ul-Haq



50 Assertion Although China has invested large capital in Pakistan projects exclusively in the Gwadar harbour yet Chinese reconsider their policies which has led to a reduction in the importance enjoyed by Pakistan.
Reason Apart from available huge opportunity of selling Chinese goods in Indian market, the growing tentacles of Islamic fundamentalism in Xingjiang with the collaboration of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have pushed China to reconsider its South Asian Policy.
Codes
Both and are true and is the correct explanation of Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of is true, but is false. is false, but is true.


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