1. Who described political theory as the correct answer form the codes purpose of the government
given below

Leacock

Garner

Plamenatz

Berlin

2. Who is the author of the book 'The advantage Philosophy of J.S. Mill'


M. Cowling

J. Gray

R.P. Anschutz

J.W. Mueller

3. Who is the author of 'Savitri'

M.N. Roy

Mahatma Gandhi

Aurobindo

R. Tagore

4. "Once God is let in, there is an end to nature of the ultimate reality the sovereignty of man." Who said explaining the actual world in
this

B.R. Ambedkar

Vivekananda

M.N. Roy

J. Nehru
5. Who said "Man is what he eats"

Marx

Engels

Lenin

Feuerbach
6. Who is the propounder of labour theory of value

Hobbes

Locke

Rousseau

Bentham


7. Which one of the following is correct regarding the writings of Machiavelli

Discourses

The Golden Ass

The Art of War

All the above

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer form the codes
given below
List-I List-II(Dominent Concept)
(Thinker)
a. Beitz i. Justice as mutualadvantage
b. Gauthier ii. EntitlementTheory of Justice
c. Dworkin iii. On Global Justice
d. Nozick iv. On equality
Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv

iii i iv ii

ii iii i iv

iv i ii iii

9. Plato developed his theory of the nature of the ultimate reality explaining the actual world in

The Republic

The Politics

The Laws

The Timaeus
10. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion For Rawls the Right is prior to good.

Reason The loss of freedom for some is made right by greater good shared by others.
Codes
Both and are true and the right explanation of

Both and are true, but(R) is not the right explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

11. Identify the correct sequence in ascending order of Lenin's writings i. Left Wing Communism ii. The State and Revolution iii. the Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky iv. The War and the Second International Select the correct answer from the codes given below

iv ii iii i

i ii iii iv

iii iv ii i

ii iii iv i
12. Which one of the following is not included in the well known sayings of Mao

Weapons are an important factor in war but not the decisive one.

Politics is war without bloodshed.

The party commands the gun and the gun must never be allowed to command the party.

Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend.
13. Which one of the following books is not written by Tilak

The Orion

Arctic Home in Vedas

Gita Rahasya

Life Divine
14. Marx's theory of the state and revolution is taken from

German classical philosophy

British political economy

French revolutionary tradition

American war of independence
15. Aristotle devoted himself to a critical study of the ideal states projected by

Phaleas

Hippodamus

Plato

All the above
16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as
Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion According to Lucian W. Pye political development is characterized by equality, capacity and differentiation.

Reason A state should attempt to strengthen these aspects.
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
17. The process of socialization in Traditional Society is
1 diffuse
2 particularistic
3 ascriptive
4 instrumental Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes

3

4

1

4
18. Which one of the following is not a kind of power mentioned by Alvin Tofler in his book Power shift

Violence

Social structure

Wealth

Knowledge

19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer form the codes given below

List-I(Schools of Modernization) List-II (Authors)

a. Structural i. Daniel School Lerner
b. Normative ii. G.A. Almond School
c. Technological iii. Mahatma School Gandhi
d. Psychological iv. David Apter School Codes
a b c d

ii iii iv i

ii i iii iv

iii ii iv i

i iii ii iv
20. The Presidents and Vice-presidents of the following countries can not seek re-election for a third term.
1 The US President
2 The French President
3 Indian President
4 Indian Vice-President Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1

1 and 2

1 and 4

2 and 3
21. Which one is not the feature of the Presidential form of government of U.S.A.

Direct election of the President

Fixed terms of offices for the president and legislature

Fusion of power between legislature and executive

President serves as head of the state
22. Which one among the following countries, according to Almond and Verba, came closest to their conception of civic culture

U.S.A.

West Germany

Mexico

Great Britain
23. "Efficiency Record" method for determining the merit for promotion is practised in

The USA

Switzerland

The U.K.

India
24. In which of the following countries judges are elected by the people Select the correct answer from the codes given below i. U.S.A. ii. Switzerland iii. India iv. U.K. Codes

ii

ii, iii

ii, iii

ii, iii, iv
25. In which of the following countries the courts do not have the power of Judicial Review i. USA ii. UK iii. France iv. India Codes

iii

ii and iii

i and iii

ii
26. Who among the following said "Federalism is obsolescent, it is essentially negative in its effect. It is not suitable for positive action, it is financially expensive due to duplication of work."

David Easton

S.P. Huntington

K.C. Wheare

H.J. Laski

27. Who among the following has argued that modernization could be associated with a highly differentiated political structure and the diffusion of political power and authority into all spheres of society

Max Weber

Talcott Parson

S.N. Eisenstadt

Walt W. Rostow
28. Consider the following statements about a constitutional government. A constitutional government is
1 a form of limited government
2 one where authority is derived from the constitution
3 one where the constitution and the laws limit the exercise of power
4 Where the head of the state enjoys nominal powers Select the correct answer from the codes given below

2 and 3

3 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 4
29. Who among the following thinkers gave the concept of "lions" and "foxes"

Robert Michaels

C. Wright Mill

Vilfred Pareto

Burham
30. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Parliamentary form of government is the most acceptable system in the entire world today.

Reason In the parliamentary system, ministers get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to it.
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. Which of the following is not related to electoral reforms in India

Santhanam Committee

Tarkunde Committee

Indrajeet Gupta Committee

Dinesh Goswami Committee
32. Who of the following gave the idea of a dominant caste

Rajni Kothari

Paul R. Brass

M.N. Srinivas

Lloyd I. Rudolph
33. Which one of the following states in India has instituted Ombudsman For Local Governments until 2013

Bihar

Kerala

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh
34. Who is the author of "Factional politics in an Indian State"

Paul R. Brass

Myron Weiner

James Manor

S.K. Mitra
35. Which one of the following pairs are not correctly matched List-I List-II (Political Parties) (Leaders)

Telangana Chandra Rastriya Shekhar Rao Samiti

Peoples Mahbooba Democratic Mufti party

Bhartiya Kalyan janata Party Singh

Shiromani Navjot Singh Akali Dal Siddhu
36. In which one of the following cases the supreme court of India held that both Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of state policy are equally important and one cannot be sacrificed for the other

S.R. Bommai v/s Union of India

Balaji v/s State of Mysore

Minerva Mills v/s Union of India

A.K.Gopalan v/s State of Madras
37. Which one of the following is arranged in chronological order

Anandpur sahib resolution, Rajamannar committee report, West Bengal government memorandum, Sarkaria commission report.

Rajamannar committee report, West Bengal government memorandum, Anandpur sahib resolution, Sarkaria commission report.

Sarkaria Commission report, West Bengal government memorandum, Anandpur sahib resolution, Rajamannar committee report.

Rajamannar committee report, Anandpur sahib resolution, West Bengal government memorandum, Sarkaria commission report.
38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer form the codes given below

List-I (Deputy Prime Ministers) List-II (Government)

a. Morarji Desai i. Janata Party
b. Jagjivan Ram ii. Congress
c. Devilal iii. National Democratic Alliance
d. L.K. Advani iv. United Front Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv

ii iv iii i

ii i iv iii

iii ii i iv
39. Who one of the following was not a member of states reorganization commission, 1953

Fazl Ali

H.N. Kunzru

V.P. Menon

K.N. Panikkar
40. The governor of a state has the power to dismiss a chief minister. Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched Governor Chief Minsiter Dismissed

Dharma Vira Ajoy Mukherjee

Gopal Reddy Charan Singh

Kumud Joshi N.T. Rama Rao

Romesh Kalyan Singh Bhandari
41. Who among the following talked about the politics of scarcity in India

Paul R. Brass

Paul Wallace

Myron Weiner

Morris Jones
42. In which case the Supreme Court decided that the confidence of the house in the ministry should be tested on the floor of the house itself

B.R. Kapoor v/s State of Tamil Nadu

S.R.Bommai v/s Union of India

Jagdambika Pal v/s Union of India

Shamsher singh v/s State of Punjab
43. Different parts of the constitution will act and react on each other and the (supreme) court will have to decide questions arising from such a situation…discharging its duties as perhaps no other court has so far been called upon to do. Whose statement is this

Justice Patanjali Sastri

Justice Harilal Kania

Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
44. Which one among the following authorities has the power to declare a caste, race or tribe or part of group within the caste as scheduled castes in relation to a state or union territory

Prime Minister

Parliament

Judiciary

President of India
45. Which one of the following is the chief function of the inter-state council

To settle inter-state river water disputes

To settle disputes relating to the movement of good between states

To debate on reforming centre state relations

To act as a forum for settling inter-state boundary disputes
46. Which one among the following is considered as the first coherent theory of organization

The Human Relations Theory

Scientific Management Theory

The Systems Theory

The Bureaucracy Theory
47. Which one of the following was the first committee to demand constitutional recognition for Panchayats

Balwantrai Mehta Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee

Santhanam Committee

G.V.K. Rao Committee
48. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The Central service officers are not all India service officers, but the nature of their job and postings make them truly all India in character.

Reason Unlike officers of the All-India services, central service officer's do not work under the state governments while working in the states.
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.
49. Which one of the following is not a function of the UPSC

Advise the union government on all matters relating to the method of recruitment and principles to be followed in making appointments to civil service.

Advise the government on the suitability of candidates for promotion.

Advise the government on disciplinary matters affecting civil servants.

Advise the government on all matters relating to the transfer of civil servants.
50. Name the country which was the first to evolve a sound recruitment system

Prussia

India

China

USA

51. Which one among the following is described as the 'corner-stone' of the whole public personnel structure

Promotion

Recruitment and selection

Discipline

Morale
52. The term 'spoil system' applies to

Guardian bureaucracy

Caste bureaucracy

Patronage bureaucracy

Merit bureaucracy
53. Chronologically arrange the correct sequence of the following landmarks in the growth and emergence of New Public Administration

1 The minnowbrook conference
2 The honey report on higher education for public service
3 The Philadelphia conference on the theory practices of public administration
4 Publication of 'Towards a new public administration The Minnowbrook perspective' Codes

2

4

3

4
54. Who amongst the following emphasized development administration as an approach
1 Riggs
2 Fainsod
3 Heady
4 Weidner Select the correct answer from the codes given below

2 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 3

3 and 4
55. Which of the following political rights are not available to a civil servant in India
1 Expressing a political view
2 Supporting a political movement
3 Contributing financially to a political party
4 Voting in state and national elections Select the correct answer from the codes given below

3 and 4

3 and 4

2 and 3

2 and 3
56. Which among the following is not a principle of organization

Collective Responsibility

Hierarchy

Span of Control

Integration
57. Who among the following has divided the scope of public administration into administration theory and applied theory

H. Walker

Ferral Heady

F.A. Nigro

Nicholas Henry
58. "Officials make work for each other". This is said by

Peter Drucker

Ramsay Muir

Parkinson

H. Finer
59. The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was

Norway

USA

Sweden

Finland
60. Which one among the following statements is false

The first hour of every parliament day is reserved for questions.

Zero hour is a typical Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary practice.

New public administration is an uniquely American phenomenon.

Judicial control over administrative acts stems from natural law.

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

List-I (Approaches- thinkers) List-II (Feminist Feminism)
a. Critical Theory i. Elisabeth Prugl
b. Social ii. Chandra Constructivism Mohanty
c. Post iii. Sandra Structuralism Whiteworth
d. Post iv. Charlotte Colonialism Hooper Codes
a b c d

iv iii ii i

i ii iii iv

ii iv i iii

iii i iv ii
62. Globalization signifies which of the following

Time-space compression

The integration of the world- economy

The growth of supra-territorial relations between people

All the above
63. Who said the following "In crucial situations, however the ultimate concern of states is not for power but for security"

Thomas Schelling

Kenneth Waltz

Barry Buzan

John Mearshemier
64. Institutionalist approach of international political economy draws on theories from

Incentive structures

Delegation and agency

Historical factors

Sociological factors
65. Who has proposed a three tiered conception of international law based on Moravsik's new liberalism

M. Byers

A.M. Slaughter

Koskenniemi

A. Guzman
66. Identify the correct sequence of the process as recommended by the seminal report, Agenda for Peace' (1992)
i Peace keeping
ii Preventive diplomacy
iii Peace building
iv Peace making Codes

ii iv i iii

i ii iii iv

iii i iv ii

iv iii ii i
67. Who said that the United States is not simply a superpower it is a hyper power

Hubart Vedrine

Robert Gates

Richard Haas

Paul Kennedy
68. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer form the codes given below List-I List-II (UN conference (Issues) place)
a. Rio de Janeiro
i Population (1992) b. Vienna (1993)
ii Women c. Cairo (1994)
iii Human Rights d. Beijing (1995)
iv Environment Codes
ab cd

i iv ii iii

ii i iii iv

iii ii iv i

iv iii i ii

69. Bay of pigs is associated with which crisis during the cold war

Cuban Missile

Hungary

Korea

Suez Canal
70. Black widows are women terrorists. To which country do they belongs

Palestine

Chechenya

Sri Lanka

Lebanon
71. Chronologically arrange the following treaties on environment in the correct ascending order,
i UN Law of the Sea
ii Kyoto Protocol
iii Antarctic Treaty
iv Cartogena protocol on Biosafety Codes

iii, ii, iv

ii, iv, iii

iv, ii, iii, i

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

List-I(Authors) List-II (Books)
a. S.D. Muni i Crossing the Rubicon
b. C. ii Anatomy of a Rajamohan flawed Inheritance Indo Pak relations
c. Urmila iii Pangs of Phadnis proximity
d. J.N. Dixit iv Ethnicity and nation-building in South Asia Codes
a b c d

iii i iv ii

ii i iii iv

i ii iv iii

iv iii ii i
73. India's tryst with Asia was enunciated in the vision of engagement which was articulated by

Indira Gandhi

Sardar Patel

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru
74. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason

Assertion The factors and forces that constrained Nehru's India from playing its legitimate role in Asia have either been mitigated to an extent, or redefined.

Reason The end of the cold war and expansion of the strategic space for India to pursue its national interests has widened.
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.

75. When did the United Nations general assembly resolution 2832 on the declaration of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace, adopt

1970

1971

1972

1973