Exam Details
Subject | political science | |
Paper | paper 3 | |
Exam / Course | ugc net national eligibility test | |
Department | ||
Organization | university grants commission | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | 2012 | |
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Question Paper
1. Which among the following statements is not correct
(A)Post-behavioural political theory interrelates value and fact.
(B)Post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric.
(C)Post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevancy.
(D)Post-behavioural political theory is change oriented.
2. Positive liberalism does not believe in
(A)Welfare State
(B)Nanny State
(C)State as a moral agency
(D)Minimal State
3. Marx does not believe in
(A)Human consciousness determines social existence
(B)Ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces
(C)The base determines the superstructure
(D)Matter is active and dynamic
4. Rawlsian concept of justice is based on
(A)Distributive principle
(B)Agreement principle
(C)Difference principle
(D)Joint method principle
5. The term 'Ideology' was first used in the year
(A)1789
1792
(C)1795
1797
6. Satyavir Ki Katha, translated Gujarati by Gandhiji was from into
(A)The Prince
(B)Dialogues of Plato
(C)The Social Contract
(D)War and Peace
7. Who adopted communism to Asiatic form
(A)M.N. Roy
(B)Mao Tse Tung
(C)Lenin
(D)Trotsky
8. Which one among the following statements is correct
(A)Platonic justice is a legal concept.
(B)The Greek word for Justice is dikaisune.
(C)Platonic justice meant true in word and deed and paying one's debts to Gods and men.
(D)Platonic Justice consists in conformity to the laws and institutions laid down by the Sovereign for his benefit and enforced by his power.
9. Locke's view on 'state of nature' is
(A)Pre-social
(B)Pre-political
(C)Pre-social and pre-political
(D)Social and Political
10. Which one among the following statements is true
(A)The Prince deals with providing requirements for the maintenance of political instability in the Republics.
(B)The Discourses expounds the requirements for the maintenance of political instability in principalities.
(C)The Prince is concerned with the qualities of Princes, the Discourses place a greater emphasis on the civic demands on citizens.
(D)None of the above.
11. Who said "Human nature is an ensemble of social relations"
(A)Gandhiji
M.N. Roy
(C)Aurobindo
Mao
12. Aurobindo is mainly famous because of his
(A)Political Ideology
(B)Revolutionary Activities
(C)Life Divine
(D)Association with Mother
13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion Platonic justice represents a disposition to do the right thing.
Reason It is good to be unjust but bad to suffer injustice.
(A)Both and are true and is the right explanation of
(B)Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false.
is false but is true.
14. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I(Authors) List-II (Books)
(a)Friedrich The Politics Hayek
(b)John Rawls Idea of Justice
(c)Amartya The Road to Sen Serfdom
(d)Plato A Theory of Justice
Code
15. What is the correct sequence of the following in the Aristotle's Theory of Causation
Material cause
(ii)Formal cause
Final cause
(iv)Efficient cause
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
16. Who said that the structural- functional approach was weak in change, the social process approach was weak in politics and the comparative history approach was weak in theory
(A)Huntington
(B)Paul F. Kress
(C)Jean Blondel
(D)Samir Amin
17. Who among the following interpreted functionalism as an alternative approach to Marxism
(A)Paul F. Kress
(B)Nicholson and Reynolds
(C)W.G. Runciman
(D)Morton Kaplan
18. Which one of the following has tried to give an essentially engineering orientation to human behaviour
(A)Input-output analysis
(B)Structural-functional approach
(C)Communications theory
(D)Behavioural approach
19. The characteristics of Almond's political system mostly resemble those of the political system(s) of
(A)United States of America
(B)Scandinavian countries
(C)Developing countries
(D)Latin American countries
20. Who among the following identifies political development with the "institutionalisation of political organisations and procedures"
(A)Huntington
(B)Lucian Pye
(C)Organski
(D)Almond
21. Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism
(A)Elite theory
(B)Structural-functional approach
(C)Communications theory
(D)Game theory
22. Who among the following divided the non-competitive party system into one-party authoritarian, one-party pluralistic and one-party totalitarian
(A)Alan Ball
Palombara and Myron Weiner
(C)Harry Eckstein
(D)James Jupp
23. In which of the following forms of Government is the second chamber as indispensable part of legislature
(A)Presidential
(B)Parliamentary
(C)Unitary
(D)Federal
24. Which one of the following books has a chapter on 'Politics in India'
(A)The Civic Culture Revisited
(B)Politics and Government
(C)Political Development and Social Change
(D)Comparative Politics Today
25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I(Name of the Government) List-II (Form of Country)
(a)Parliamentary, The Federal, United Republican Kingdom
(b)Presidential, India Federal, Republican
(c)Parliamentary, (iii)France Unitary, Monarchical
(d)Parliamentary- (iv)The United cum-States of Presidential, America Unitary, Republican
Code
26. In which country all courts including all levels of the State Courts have the power of Judicial review
(A)India
Switzerland
(C)America
Australia
27. The Indian Federal System differs from the American Federal System in respect of the following
(1)Representation of the States in the Upper House of the Federal Legislature.
(2)Existence of a Written Constitution.
(3)Vesting of Residuary Powers.
(4)Dual Citizenship Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
and
and
and
only
28. Which one of the following is the most important characteristic of a Parliamentary Government
(A)Majority Rule
(B)Rule of Law
(C)Direct election of Member of Parliament
(D)Collective responsibility of the Executive to the Legislature
29. Which one of the following federal systems was taken as a model by K.C. Wheare for judging other federal systems
(A)Australian federal system
(B)American federal system
(C)Swiss federal system
(D)Canadian federal system
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Choose the correct answer from the codes.
Assertion Presidential system is suitable for meeting crises. Reason The President has a fixed tenure.
(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false.
is false but is true.
31. The Constituent Assembly was setup under the
(A)Cripp Mission
(B)Cabinet Mission Plan
(C)Wavell Plan
(D)Nehru Report
32. Who said the following 'India's Constitution was born more in fear and trepidation than in hope and inspiration'
(A)Paul Brass
(B)Myron Weiner
(C)K.C. Wheare
(D)Jennings
33. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution shields legislation from being declared unconstitutional and void
(A)Art. 15 B
Art. 51 A
(C)Art. 31 B
Art. 29 A
34. Which of the following Amendments to the Indian Constitution has made Right to Education a Fundamental Right
92nd
94th
93rd
91st
35. Which of the following statements is not correct
(A)First Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1962.
(B)Second Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1971.
(C)Third Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1975.
(D)Second and Third Proclamations of Emergency were revoked in 1978.
36. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the Centre and the States falls under its
(A)Advisory Jurisdiction
(B)Appellate Jurisdiction
(C)Original Jurisdiction
(D)Advisory and Appellate Jurisdiction
37. Who tried to period Indian politics in terms of the tussle between a "demand polity" and a "command polity"
(A)Rajni Kothari
(B)Partha Chatterjee
(C)Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph
(D)Myron Weiner
38. Caste based reservations are labelled as
(A)Affirmative Action
(B)Positive Discrimination
(C)State Intervention
(D)Society Egalitarianism
39. Which of the following was headed by Raja Dhare and Nam Devdhasal
(A)Dalit Tiger
(B)Bheem Shakti
(C)Dalit Panther
(D)Dalit Elephant
40. Lloyd and Susanne Rudolf saw the State in India as 'Polymorphous'. What does it mean
(A)Creature of manifold forms and orientation
(B)Creature of multiple layers
(C)Hybrid creature
(D)Constantly changing creature
41. Who is the author of 'Political Economy of Development in India'
(A)Amartya Sen
(B)Subipta Kaviraj
(C)Pranab Bardhan
(D)Hanza Allavi
42. In order to ensure free and fair elections and to conduct all elections to the Panchayats, the power is vested with
(A)Chief Election Commissioner of India
(B)Chief Minister of the State
(C)State Election Commission
(D)Chief Secretary of the State
43. Assertion The President of India is the Constitutional Head of the State.
Reason All powers are vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are true and
is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are true, but
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
(a)Emergence of 1940 Muslim League
(b)Lucknow Pact 1906
(c)Motilal Nehru (iii)1916 Report
(d)Two-Nation (iv)1928 Theory
Code
45. What is the correct sequence of the following Presidents of India Use the code given below
(i)Dr. Zakir Hussain
(ii)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(iii)Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(iv)R. Venkataraman
46. Consider the following statements
In the area of organizational principles
working out organizational principles, Gulick was influenced by Fayol's fourteen principles.
Urwick warns against the 'use of committees for the purpose of administration'
(3)Gulick gives no regard to the bases on which work may be divided.
(4)Fayol believed in the principle of 'unity of command'. Which of these statements is/are correct
3 and 4
2 and 3
and 4
2 and 4
47. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I List-II
(a)Frederick Herzberg The Need Hierarchy
(b)Abraham Maslow The existence of 'Clects'
(c)Fred W. Riggs (iii)Motivator Hygiene Approach
(d)M.P. Follett (iv)Concept of Partnership
Codes
48. According to Chester I. Barnard which one of the following is not correct about an order to be authoritative
should conform to the purpose of the organization.
should be intelligible.
should be motivating monetarily.
should be feasible.
49. According to Mooney, conferring of specified authority by a higher authority is
(A)Decentralization
(B)Delegation
(C)Deconcentration
(D)Disintegration
50. Who defined development administration as "Action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system"
(A)Fred W. Riggs
(B)Dwight Waldo
(C)Robert Dahl
(D)Edward Weidner
51. According to David Nachmias and D.H. Rosenbloom, which one of the following is not a feature of participatory bureaucracy
(A)Civil Service Associations to protect them from political tyranny.
(B)High level of social representativeness in a national bureaucracy.
(C)Participation of bureaucratic employees in decisions.
(D)Citizen participation in bureaucratic policy making
52. Who among the following introduced the concept of 'Zone of Indifference' in an organization
(A)Herbert Simon
(B)Douglas McGregor
(C)Chester I. Barnard
(D)Chris Argyris
53. Taylor's concept of Mental Revolution stands for
(A)Cooperation, Harmony and Restricted output
(B)Restricted output and Cooperation
(C)Harmony and Cooperation
(D)Economy, Cooperation and restricted output.
54. Which of the following committee recommended two-tier Panchayatiraj institutions
(A)Ashok Mehta Committee
(B)G.V.K. Rao Committee
(C)R.R. Diwakar Committee
(D)L.M. Singhvi Committee
55. When was the Central Vigilance Commission set up by the Government of India
(A)1961
(B)1964
(C)1967
(D)1971
56. Arrange the following committees in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Kripalani Committee
(ii)Santhanam Committee
Tek Chand Committee
Vivian Bose Committee
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57. Which of the following committees recommended Block Level Planning
(A)Hanumantha Rao Committee
(B)G.V.K. Rao Committee
(C)L.N. Singhvi Committee
(D)Dantwala Committee
58. Which among the following is not a feature of Liberalisation
(A)Deregulation
(B)Debureaucratisation
(C)Disinvestment
(D)Statisation
59. The institution of 'Ombudsman' was first introduced in
(A)Denmark
(C)Sweden
(D)Switzerland
60. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion Talking about responsibility, Follett maintains that "the distinction between those who manage and those who are managed is somewhat fading.' Reason 'Each individual function must be seen in terms of its interdependence with other functions' in the organization.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are individually true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are individually true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false
is false, but is true.
61. Which of the following was an important figure in the development of liberal perspectives on international politics
(A)Thomas Hobbes
(B)Woodrow Wilson
(C)Hans J. Morganthan
(D)Henry Kissinger
62. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I List-II
(a)Samuel P.Huntington Retreat of the State
(b)Joseph Nye World Systems
(c)Susan Strange (iii)Clash of Civilizations
(d)Immanuel Wallerstein (iv)Soft Power
Codes
63. The Bretton Woods Agreement
(A)led to a campaign to save the rainforest
(B)argues that the Soviet Union was a success of the unmixed economy
(C)led to the establishment of the International Monetary Fund
(D)led to the establishment of the World Wildlife Fund
64. According to many realists, how is international peace best secured
(A)Concessions by peaceful States to powerful ones.
balance of power between States.
(C)Trying to spread democratic values throughout the world.
worldwide federation of States.
65. In the field of nuclear strategy what does MAD stand for
(A)Missiles Are Dangerous
(B)Mammals Are Doomed
(C)Make America Die
(D)Mutually Assured Destruction
66. Who said the following, 'War is Foreign Policy by other means"
(A)Carl von Clausewitz
(B)Napoleon Bonaparte
(C)Quincy Wright
(D)Hugo Clausewitz
67. Non-alignment as India's foreign policy meant
(A)neutrality
(B)equidistance between the three blocs during the cold war
(C)independence and judging each issue on its relevance to our national interest.
(D)interference into the internal affairs of other States.
68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion India is for nuclear disarmament at the global level and for a credible minimum deterrence at the regional level.
Reason India's nuclear policy has dual objectives.
Codes
(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false
(D)Both and are false.
69. What is the correct sequence of the following Ministers of External Affairs of India
S.M. Krishna
(ii)Atal. B. Vajpayee
(iii)Pranab Mukherjee
(iv)Swarna Singh
Arrange the following chronologically from who came first
70. "Indira Doctrine" is considered an important aspect of India's foreign policy for it defines
(A)The objectives of India's foreign policy.
equates India's security with that of the region and the predominance of India.
(C)India's security is coterminous with the region and any interference of external powers is taken as a threat to India's security.
(D)Doctrine enunciated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which was for the neighbours.
71. The United Nations Charter is mainly
(A)largely concerned with individual human rights.
(B)wholly concerned with the relationship between States.
(C)devoted to a wide range of subjects including peace, justice, freedom and economic and social rights.
(D)devoted to duties and rights of great, medium and small powers.
72. International society tradition is also known as the
(A)Anglo-American School of International Relations.
(B)English School of International Relations.
(C)European School of International Relations
(D)Alternative School of International Relations
73. The main purpose of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was
(A)India's war against Tamils.
(B)India's intention to partition Sri Lanka.
end the ethnic strife between the Sinhalese and Tamils.
legalise Tamil Militant groups.
74. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
part of a more general trend towards regional blocs.
(B)accounts for over half the world's GDP
(C)has member states which include authoritarian regimes as well as democracies.
(D)All of the above are true.
75. The US approach to the Cold War was originally set out in
(A)The Nixon Doctrine
(B)The Marshall Plan
(C)The Monroe Doctrine
(D)The Truman Doctrine
(A)Post-behavioural political theory interrelates value and fact.
(B)Post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric.
(C)Post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevancy.
(D)Post-behavioural political theory is change oriented.
2. Positive liberalism does not believe in
(A)Welfare State
(B)Nanny State
(C)State as a moral agency
(D)Minimal State
3. Marx does not believe in
(A)Human consciousness determines social existence
(B)Ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces
(C)The base determines the superstructure
(D)Matter is active and dynamic
4. Rawlsian concept of justice is based on
(A)Distributive principle
(B)Agreement principle
(C)Difference principle
(D)Joint method principle
5. The term 'Ideology' was first used in the year
(A)1789
1792
(C)1795
1797
6. Satyavir Ki Katha, translated Gujarati by Gandhiji was from into
(A)The Prince
(B)Dialogues of Plato
(C)The Social Contract
(D)War and Peace
7. Who adopted communism to Asiatic form
(A)M.N. Roy
(B)Mao Tse Tung
(C)Lenin
(D)Trotsky
8. Which one among the following statements is correct
(A)Platonic justice is a legal concept.
(B)The Greek word for Justice is dikaisune.
(C)Platonic justice meant true in word and deed and paying one's debts to Gods and men.
(D)Platonic Justice consists in conformity to the laws and institutions laid down by the Sovereign for his benefit and enforced by his power.
9. Locke's view on 'state of nature' is
(A)Pre-social
(B)Pre-political
(C)Pre-social and pre-political
(D)Social and Political
10. Which one among the following statements is true
(A)The Prince deals with providing requirements for the maintenance of political instability in the Republics.
(B)The Discourses expounds the requirements for the maintenance of political instability in principalities.
(C)The Prince is concerned with the qualities of Princes, the Discourses place a greater emphasis on the civic demands on citizens.
(D)None of the above.
11. Who said "Human nature is an ensemble of social relations"
(A)Gandhiji
M.N. Roy
(C)Aurobindo
Mao
12. Aurobindo is mainly famous because of his
(A)Political Ideology
(B)Revolutionary Activities
(C)Life Divine
(D)Association with Mother
13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion Platonic justice represents a disposition to do the right thing.
Reason It is good to be unjust but bad to suffer injustice.
(A)Both and are true and is the right explanation of
(B)Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false.
is false but is true.
14. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I(Authors) List-II (Books)
(a)Friedrich The Politics Hayek
(b)John Rawls Idea of Justice
(c)Amartya The Road to Sen Serfdom
(d)Plato A Theory of Justice
Code
15. What is the correct sequence of the following in the Aristotle's Theory of Causation
Material cause
(ii)Formal cause
Final cause
(iv)Efficient cause
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
16. Who said that the structural- functional approach was weak in change, the social process approach was weak in politics and the comparative history approach was weak in theory
(A)Huntington
(B)Paul F. Kress
(C)Jean Blondel
(D)Samir Amin
17. Who among the following interpreted functionalism as an alternative approach to Marxism
(A)Paul F. Kress
(B)Nicholson and Reynolds
(C)W.G. Runciman
(D)Morton Kaplan
18. Which one of the following has tried to give an essentially engineering orientation to human behaviour
(A)Input-output analysis
(B)Structural-functional approach
(C)Communications theory
(D)Behavioural approach
19. The characteristics of Almond's political system mostly resemble those of the political system(s) of
(A)United States of America
(B)Scandinavian countries
(C)Developing countries
(D)Latin American countries
20. Who among the following identifies political development with the "institutionalisation of political organisations and procedures"
(A)Huntington
(B)Lucian Pye
(C)Organski
(D)Almond
21. Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism
(A)Elite theory
(B)Structural-functional approach
(C)Communications theory
(D)Game theory
22. Who among the following divided the non-competitive party system into one-party authoritarian, one-party pluralistic and one-party totalitarian
(A)Alan Ball
Palombara and Myron Weiner
(C)Harry Eckstein
(D)James Jupp
23. In which of the following forms of Government is the second chamber as indispensable part of legislature
(A)Presidential
(B)Parliamentary
(C)Unitary
(D)Federal
24. Which one of the following books has a chapter on 'Politics in India'
(A)The Civic Culture Revisited
(B)Politics and Government
(C)Political Development and Social Change
(D)Comparative Politics Today
25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I(Name of the Government) List-II (Form of Country)
(a)Parliamentary, The Federal, United Republican Kingdom
(b)Presidential, India Federal, Republican
(c)Parliamentary, (iii)France Unitary, Monarchical
(d)Parliamentary- (iv)The United cum-States of Presidential, America Unitary, Republican
Code
26. In which country all courts including all levels of the State Courts have the power of Judicial review
(A)India
Switzerland
(C)America
Australia
27. The Indian Federal System differs from the American Federal System in respect of the following
(1)Representation of the States in the Upper House of the Federal Legislature.
(2)Existence of a Written Constitution.
(3)Vesting of Residuary Powers.
(4)Dual Citizenship Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
and
and
and
only
28. Which one of the following is the most important characteristic of a Parliamentary Government
(A)Majority Rule
(B)Rule of Law
(C)Direct election of Member of Parliament
(D)Collective responsibility of the Executive to the Legislature
29. Which one of the following federal systems was taken as a model by K.C. Wheare for judging other federal systems
(A)Australian federal system
(B)American federal system
(C)Swiss federal system
(D)Canadian federal system
30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Choose the correct answer from the codes.
Assertion Presidential system is suitable for meeting crises. Reason The President has a fixed tenure.
(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false.
is false but is true.
31. The Constituent Assembly was setup under the
(A)Cripp Mission
(B)Cabinet Mission Plan
(C)Wavell Plan
(D)Nehru Report
32. Who said the following 'India's Constitution was born more in fear and trepidation than in hope and inspiration'
(A)Paul Brass
(B)Myron Weiner
(C)K.C. Wheare
(D)Jennings
33. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution shields legislation from being declared unconstitutional and void
(A)Art. 15 B
Art. 51 A
(C)Art. 31 B
Art. 29 A
34. Which of the following Amendments to the Indian Constitution has made Right to Education a Fundamental Right
92nd
94th
93rd
91st
35. Which of the following statements is not correct
(A)First Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1962.
(B)Second Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1971.
(C)Third Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1975.
(D)Second and Third Proclamations of Emergency were revoked in 1978.
36. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the Centre and the States falls under its
(A)Advisory Jurisdiction
(B)Appellate Jurisdiction
(C)Original Jurisdiction
(D)Advisory and Appellate Jurisdiction
37. Who tried to period Indian politics in terms of the tussle between a "demand polity" and a "command polity"
(A)Rajni Kothari
(B)Partha Chatterjee
(C)Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph
(D)Myron Weiner
38. Caste based reservations are labelled as
(A)Affirmative Action
(B)Positive Discrimination
(C)State Intervention
(D)Society Egalitarianism
39. Which of the following was headed by Raja Dhare and Nam Devdhasal
(A)Dalit Tiger
(B)Bheem Shakti
(C)Dalit Panther
(D)Dalit Elephant
40. Lloyd and Susanne Rudolf saw the State in India as 'Polymorphous'. What does it mean
(A)Creature of manifold forms and orientation
(B)Creature of multiple layers
(C)Hybrid creature
(D)Constantly changing creature
41. Who is the author of 'Political Economy of Development in India'
(A)Amartya Sen
(B)Subipta Kaviraj
(C)Pranab Bardhan
(D)Hanza Allavi
42. In order to ensure free and fair elections and to conduct all elections to the Panchayats, the power is vested with
(A)Chief Election Commissioner of India
(B)Chief Minister of the State
(C)State Election Commission
(D)Chief Secretary of the State
43. Assertion The President of India is the Constitutional Head of the State.
Reason All powers are vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are true and
is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are true, but
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
(a)Emergence of 1940 Muslim League
(b)Lucknow Pact 1906
(c)Motilal Nehru (iii)1916 Report
(d)Two-Nation (iv)1928 Theory
Code
45. What is the correct sequence of the following Presidents of India Use the code given below
(i)Dr. Zakir Hussain
(ii)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(iii)Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(iv)R. Venkataraman
46. Consider the following statements
In the area of organizational principles
working out organizational principles, Gulick was influenced by Fayol's fourteen principles.
Urwick warns against the 'use of committees for the purpose of administration'
(3)Gulick gives no regard to the bases on which work may be divided.
(4)Fayol believed in the principle of 'unity of command'. Which of these statements is/are correct
3 and 4
2 and 3
and 4
2 and 4
47. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I List-II
(a)Frederick Herzberg The Need Hierarchy
(b)Abraham Maslow The existence of 'Clects'
(c)Fred W. Riggs (iii)Motivator Hygiene Approach
(d)M.P. Follett (iv)Concept of Partnership
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48. According to Chester I. Barnard which one of the following is not correct about an order to be authoritative
should conform to the purpose of the organization.
should be intelligible.
should be motivating monetarily.
should be feasible.
49. According to Mooney, conferring of specified authority by a higher authority is
(A)Decentralization
(B)Delegation
(C)Deconcentration
(D)Disintegration
50. Who defined development administration as "Action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system"
(A)Fred W. Riggs
(B)Dwight Waldo
(C)Robert Dahl
(D)Edward Weidner
51. According to David Nachmias and D.H. Rosenbloom, which one of the following is not a feature of participatory bureaucracy
(A)Civil Service Associations to protect them from political tyranny.
(B)High level of social representativeness in a national bureaucracy.
(C)Participation of bureaucratic employees in decisions.
(D)Citizen participation in bureaucratic policy making
52. Who among the following introduced the concept of 'Zone of Indifference' in an organization
(A)Herbert Simon
(B)Douglas McGregor
(C)Chester I. Barnard
(D)Chris Argyris
53. Taylor's concept of Mental Revolution stands for
(A)Cooperation, Harmony and Restricted output
(B)Restricted output and Cooperation
(C)Harmony and Cooperation
(D)Economy, Cooperation and restricted output.
54. Which of the following committee recommended two-tier Panchayatiraj institutions
(A)Ashok Mehta Committee
(B)G.V.K. Rao Committee
(C)R.R. Diwakar Committee
(D)L.M. Singhvi Committee
55. When was the Central Vigilance Commission set up by the Government of India
(A)1961
(B)1964
(C)1967
(D)1971
56. Arrange the following committees in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Kripalani Committee
(ii)Santhanam Committee
Tek Chand Committee
Vivian Bose Committee
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57. Which of the following committees recommended Block Level Planning
(A)Hanumantha Rao Committee
(B)G.V.K. Rao Committee
(C)L.N. Singhvi Committee
(D)Dantwala Committee
58. Which among the following is not a feature of Liberalisation
(A)Deregulation
(B)Debureaucratisation
(C)Disinvestment
(D)Statisation
59. The institution of 'Ombudsman' was first introduced in
(A)Denmark
(C)Sweden
(D)Switzerland
60. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion Talking about responsibility, Follett maintains that "the distinction between those who manage and those who are managed is somewhat fading.' Reason 'Each individual function must be seen in terms of its interdependence with other functions' in the organization.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are individually true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are individually true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false
is false, but is true.
61. Which of the following was an important figure in the development of liberal perspectives on international politics
(A)Thomas Hobbes
(B)Woodrow Wilson
(C)Hans J. Morganthan
(D)Henry Kissinger
62. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List-I List-II
(a)Samuel P.Huntington Retreat of the State
(b)Joseph Nye World Systems
(c)Susan Strange (iii)Clash of Civilizations
(d)Immanuel Wallerstein (iv)Soft Power
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63. The Bretton Woods Agreement
(A)led to a campaign to save the rainforest
(B)argues that the Soviet Union was a success of the unmixed economy
(C)led to the establishment of the International Monetary Fund
(D)led to the establishment of the World Wildlife Fund
64. According to many realists, how is international peace best secured
(A)Concessions by peaceful States to powerful ones.
balance of power between States.
(C)Trying to spread democratic values throughout the world.
worldwide federation of States.
65. In the field of nuclear strategy what does MAD stand for
(A)Missiles Are Dangerous
(B)Mammals Are Doomed
(C)Make America Die
(D)Mutually Assured Destruction
66. Who said the following, 'War is Foreign Policy by other means"
(A)Carl von Clausewitz
(B)Napoleon Bonaparte
(C)Quincy Wright
(D)Hugo Clausewitz
67. Non-alignment as India's foreign policy meant
(A)neutrality
(B)equidistance between the three blocs during the cold war
(C)independence and judging each issue on its relevance to our national interest.
(D)interference into the internal affairs of other States.
68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion India is for nuclear disarmament at the global level and for a credible minimum deterrence at the regional level.
Reason India's nuclear policy has dual objectives.
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(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of
is true but is false
(D)Both and are false.
69. What is the correct sequence of the following Ministers of External Affairs of India
S.M. Krishna
(ii)Atal. B. Vajpayee
(iii)Pranab Mukherjee
(iv)Swarna Singh
Arrange the following chronologically from who came first
70. "Indira Doctrine" is considered an important aspect of India's foreign policy for it defines
(A)The objectives of India's foreign policy.
equates India's security with that of the region and the predominance of India.
(C)India's security is coterminous with the region and any interference of external powers is taken as a threat to India's security.
(D)Doctrine enunciated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which was for the neighbours.
71. The United Nations Charter is mainly
(A)largely concerned with individual human rights.
(B)wholly concerned with the relationship between States.
(C)devoted to a wide range of subjects including peace, justice, freedom and economic and social rights.
(D)devoted to duties and rights of great, medium and small powers.
72. International society tradition is also known as the
(A)Anglo-American School of International Relations.
(B)English School of International Relations.
(C)European School of International Relations
(D)Alternative School of International Relations
73. The main purpose of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was
(A)India's war against Tamils.
(B)India's intention to partition Sri Lanka.
end the ethnic strife between the Sinhalese and Tamils.
legalise Tamil Militant groups.
74. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
part of a more general trend towards regional blocs.
(B)accounts for over half the world's GDP
(C)has member states which include authoritarian regimes as well as democracies.
(D)All of the above are true.
75. The US approach to the Cold War was originally set out in
(A)The Nixon Doctrine
(B)The Marshall Plan
(C)The Monroe Doctrine
(D)The Truman Doctrine
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