1. To Kautilya, the concept "rupadarshaka" means

Beautician

Magistrate

Inspector of coins

Zamindar
2. Plato appropriated the ideas of

Heraclitus

Parmenides

Socrates

All the above
3. For whom "All existence is simply a matter in motion."

Plato

Hobbes

T.H. Green

Rousseau
4. Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject

"Has the progress of the sciences and the Arts contributed to corrupt or purify morals

"Has the progress of the sciences contributed to corrupt morals

"Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals

None of the above
5. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion(A) For Plato, knowledge is neither perception nor opinion.

Reason Right opinion is knowledge.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of

is true and is false.

is false, but is true.
6. The laws of the dialectic of Marx does not include

The law of transformation of quantity into quality and vice- versa.

The law of the unity of opposites.

The law of the negation of the negation.

Dialectic is confined to its operation to the understanding of the past only.
7. Who said "Leninism is Marxism of the era of imperialism and of the proletarian revolution"

Marx

Lenin

Stalin

Mao
8. Identify the correct sequence of the tenets of Behaviouralism as advocated by David Easton.
Regularities
Techniques
Quantification
Verification Select the correct answer from the codes given below








9. In which place of South Africa did Gandhiji for the first time organize mass protest

Cape Town

Johannesburg

Soweto

Pretoria


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

List-I List-II
a. Charles. E. i. The Merriam Governmental process
b. Heinz ii. What is political Eulan philosophy and other studies
c. Leo iii. New aspects of Strauss politics
d. D. Truman iv. The behavioural persuasion in politics Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii i

ii iii i iv

i ii iii iv

iv i iii ii
11. Who among the following political thinkers are generally regarded as founders of philosophical approach

Plato and Aristotle

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau

Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill

Kant, Hegel
12. Which of the following are the characteristics of Weber's ideal bureaucracy
1 Staff and line
2 Impersonality
3 Hierarchy
4 Informal organization Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4
13. Which of the following does not figure in Almond and Verba's classification of political cultures

Cognitive orientation

Affective orientation

Evaluative orientation

Empirical orientation
14. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion(A) Dependency is a relationship between the groups of economies those, who condition others and those, who are conditioned by others.

Reason Dependency is dependent on the core periphery relationship of the international political economy.
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.
15. Who said "A state is human activity that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory"

David Easton

G.A. Almond

Karl Marx

Max Weber
16. The traditional approaches to the comparative politics neglected the

Study of Government

Institutional studies

Comparison of the constitutions

Empirical investigations


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

List-I(Electoral System) List-II (Countries)

a. First-Past-the-i. India post system
b. Two Rounds of ii. Egypt system
c. List System iii. Brazil
d. Single iv. Ireland Transferable vote system Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

iv iii ii i

iii iv i ii

ii i iv iii
18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
a. Interest groups i. H.W. in American Ehrmann Society
b. Interest groups ii. H. Zeigler of four Continents
c. Anonymous iii. Graham Empire Wallas
d. Human Nature iv. Samuel in Politics Finer Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

ii iii i iv

iii iv ii i

ii i iv iii
19. Which one of the following approaches studies, among others, public opinion and people's political choices

Political Philosophical Approach

Institutional Approach

Behavioural Approach

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

List-I (Political Culture) List-II (Countries)

a. Homogeneous i. Uganda culture
b. Elite mass ii. U.K. culture
c. Subject political iii. India culture
d. Parochial culture iv. China Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

ii iii iv i

iii iv ii i

iv iii i ii
21. Which one of the following pairs are not correctly matched List-I List-II (President) (Vice-President)

Dr. Dr.S. Radha Rajendra Krishnan Prasad

Dr. Zakir V.V. Giri Hussain

Sanjeeva B.D. Jatti Reddy

Dr.S. Radha Dr. Zakir Hussain Krishnan
22. What is the percentage fixed by the constitution regarding the strength of the Ministers including the chief minister in a state

10%

12%

15%

16%
23. Which one of the following is mainly associated with Panchayati Raj in tribal areas

P.K. Thungan committee

Dilip Singh Bhuria committee

Sadiq Ali committee

Doomarlal Baitha committee

24. Arrange the following writs in the correct sequence as given in the Indian Constitution
i Certiorari
ii Habeas Corpus
iii Quo Warranto
iv Prohibition v. Mandamus Codes

iii, ii, iv

ii, iv, iii, v

ii, iv, iii

iii, ii, iv, v
25. Arrange the following in their chronological sequence
i Cripps Mission
ii Montague Chelmsford Report
iii Simon Commission
iv Morley Minto Reforms Codes

ii, iii, iv

iv, ii, iii, i

iii, ii, iv

iv, iii, ii
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I(Parties) List-II (Characteristic)
a. Indian National i National Congress Party
b. Telugu Desam ii State Party Party
c. Kerala iii Umbrella Congress Party
d. Communist iv Regional Party party of India (marxist) Codes
a b c d

ii i iv iii

i iii iv ii

iii iv ii i

iv ii i iii
27. Which one of the following was denounced by congress as "inadequate, unsatisfactory and disappointing"

Indian Councils Act, 1909

Montague Chelmsford Report, 1918

Simon commission Report, 1930

Communal Award, 1932
28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion A federal arrangement aims at reconciling freedom with unity and diversity of political cultures and identities with effective collective action.

Reason India opted for a pluralistic model of nation building.
Codes

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

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

is correct, but is not correct.

is correct, but is not correct.
29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion(A) Bulk of the provisions of the constitution of India were adopted from the Government of India Act of
1935.
Reason The congress party passed a resolution adopting the government of India Act of 1935 as the basis of the constitution.
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 true, but

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

List-I(Articles) List-II (Provisions)
a. 359 i Financial Emergency
b. 312 ii Finance Commission
c. 280 iii Suspension of Fundamental Rights
d. 360 iv All India Services Codes
a b c d

iii iv ii i

ii iii i iv

i ii iv iii

iv i iii ii
31. Who among the following has created eighteen definitions of public administration and put them in four categories of political, legal, occupational and managerial

Gulick and Urwick

Shafritz and Russell

David H. Rosenbloom

Paul H. Appleby
32. Who among the following has not made a distinction between public and private administration

Henry Fayol

Herbert Simon

Paul H. Appleby

John Gaus
33. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following reports
1 A.D. Gorwala Report
2 Paul H. Appleby Report
3 Santhanam Committee Report
4 First Administrative Reforms Commission Report. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

4

3

4

2
34. Max Weber used the Greek word 'Charisma' to refer to
1 qualities acquired by experience
2 inherited qualities
3 supernatural qualities
4 super human qualities Select the correct answer from the codes given below

3 and 4

3 and 4

1 and 3

3 and 4
35. Which one of the following is not a base of organization

Function

Budgeting

Process

Clientele
36. Which of the following statement is not correct in respect of India

Tax can be levied except by authority of law

No expenditure can be incurred from public funds except in the manner provided in the constitution and in accordance with law

Executive is bound to spend money in the manner as sanctioned by parliament

None of the above
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I List-II
a. Hierarchy i Dr. K.S. Kothari
b. Report on Public ii House Administration keeping (1951)
c. Preliminary iii Scalar screening process examination in Indian civil service
d. Auxilliary Agency iv A.D. Gorwala Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv

iv ii iii i

iii iv i ii

ii i iv iii
38. Which one of the following was the first state to establish the institution of the Lokayukta in India

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra
39. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion(A) Under the spoils system the public offices are distributed to the members of the party victorious at the polls.
Reason The public offices are considered spoils to be enjoyed by the victors.
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.
40. Who among the following are the protagonists of the integral view of public administration
1 Henry Fayol
2 Marshall Dimock
3 Simon
4 Gulick Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes

1 and 4

1 and 3

1 and 2

2 and 3
41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below

List-I(Authors) List-II (Books)
a. E.H. Carr i Neorealism and its critics
b. R. Keohane ii From wealth to power
c. J. iii The twenty Mearsheimer year crisis
d. F. Zakaria iv The tragedy of great power politics Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

iv iii i ii

iii i iv ii

ii iv i iii
42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Assertion(A) Globalization is a multidimensional process.
Reason It involves economic, political, social and cultural globalizations.
Codes

Both and are true and is the right explanation of

Both and are true but is not the right explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.
43. When two combatants are so different in their characters, and in their areas of comparative strategic advantage, that a confrontation between them comes to turn one side's ability to force, the other side to fight on their own terms. Name the type of war

Unequal war

Asymmetric war

New war

Post-westphalian war

44. Name the UN fact finding mission on the Gaza Conflict 2009 Report

Golding Report

Goldstone Report

Goldman Sachs Report

Gaza Report
45. Under which chapter and article does the UN security council consider a threat to international peace first explores ways to settle the dispute peacefully,

Chapter VI, Article 36

Chapter VI, Article 33

Chapter VII, Article 47

Chapter VII, Article 42
46. Which of the following are correct features of the modern institution of international law
Unilateral legislation
Consent and legal obligation
Language and practice of justification
Discourse of institutional antonomy Select the correct answer from the codes given below

and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.
47. The United Nations Conference well known as Copenhagen, COP 15 dealt with the issue of

Global Warming

Climate Change

Environment

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

List-I (Regional Origin)List-II (Year of Organization)

a. Organization of i 1989 American States
b. North Atlantic ii 1948 Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
c. Arab Maghreb iii 1954 Union
d. South East Asian iv 1994 Treaty Organization (SEATO) Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv

ii iv i iii

iv ii iii i

iii i iv ii
49. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion India is pursuing a positive asymmetry in South Asia.

Reason India is strategically contained by China-Pakistan partnership.
Codes

Both and are true and is the right explanation of

Both and are true but is not the right explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.
50. Who is the author of the book "Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military build-up 1979-99 In search of a policy"

Ahmed Rashid

Ayesha Jalal

Ayesha Siddiqa Ada

Stephen Cohen