Exam Details
Subject | political science | |
Paper | paper 2 | |
Exam / Course | ugc net national eligibility test | |
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Organization | university grants commission | |
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Exam Date | December, 2011 | |
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Question Paper
PAPER-II POLITICAL SCIENCE Signature and Name of Invigilator
Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two
marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. The thinker who synthesized German and English Liberalism was
Bosanquet
Hobhouse
G.D.H. Cole
T. H. Green
2. Which one of the following is not a theorist of Political Realism
Kenneth Waltz
Norman Angell
Morgenthau
Joseph Grecho
3. Which one of the following is not a supporter of Deontological view
John Locke
John Rawls
Machiavelli
Isaiah Berlin
4. 'Hind Swaraj' depends
Mazzini's Italy
Disraeli's England
Lincoln's USA
Bismarck's Germany
5. Which one of the following is not one of the indicators of political development
Capacity
Equality
Fraternity
Differentiation
6. The ideal type of federalism is
Dual federalism
Bargaining federalism
New federalism
Co-operative federalism
7. Independence of executive is the principle of
Indian Constitution
British Constitution
American Constitution
Swiss Constitution
8. Who says that a proper revolution should be restricted to the political and should not extend to the social
Che Guevara
Regis Debray
Crane Brinton
Hannah Arendt
9. Which of the following Commissions does not have the constitutional status
Finance Commission
Union Public Service Commission
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Planning Commission
10. Which of the following cases propounded the concept of basic structure of the Indian Constitution
Golak Nath case
Minerva Mills case
Keshvananda Bharti case
Maneka Gandhi case
11. "Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament, it will be a declaration of India's full expression." Among the following who made this statement
(A)Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)Radhakrishnan
(C)Mahatma Gandhi
(D)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
12. A political party is recognised as a regional party if
gets 4 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 5 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 6 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 7 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or in the Assembly elections.
13. The foremost pioneer of contemporary world-system theory is
(A)Paul Sweezy
(B)Immanuel Wallerstein
(C)Tariq Ali
(D)Andre G. Frank
14. The doctrine of 'limited sovereignty' was propounded by
(A)Stalin
(B)Khrushchev
(C)Brezhnev
(D)Andropov
15. After the break-up of USSR, some of its Republics have constituted themselves into
(A)Commonwealth of Independent States
(B)Commonwealth of Independent Nations
(C)Commonwealth of Independent Countries
(D)Commonwealth of Independent Republics
16. India has not signed the NPT because it
(A)gives undue advantage to advanced countries.
immoral
discriminatory
inimical to the interests of post colonial countries.
17. Which one of the following is not correct about New Public Administration
is more public oriented than generic.
is more analytical than descriptive.
is more customer-oriented than institution-oriented.
is more value-laden than being neutral.
18. According to Fayol, an administrator or a manager must possess six types of abilities. Which of the following is not one of those suggested by him
(A)Appearance
(B)Technical Knowledge
(C)Academic Qualifications
(D)Tactfulness
19. Which of the following is not one of the 'functional foremen' who sit in the 'planning as suggested by F.W. Taylor
(A)Speed Boss
(B)Route Clerk
(C)Instruction Card Clerk
(D)Shop Disciplinarian
20. The scholar who after finding Max Weber's model of bureaucracy irrelevant and inappropriate for explaining the administrative ecology of developing and transitional societies, developed Prismatic and Sala Models for the study of such societies, was
(A)Hebert Simon
(B)Waldo
(C)Fred W. Riggs
(D)Alfred Diamond
21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other as Reason
Assertion(A) According to Herbert Simon, 'maximising decision is not possible'.
Reason(R): He believes that rationality is possible in administrative behaviour.
Select the correct answer from the codes 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.
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): Gandhi's critique of determinism is revealed in his belief in relative truth.
Reason(R) Because of this he believed in the theory of one step at a time.
Choose the correct answer from the codes 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.
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason(R):
Assertion(A):The Indian citizens need patience and determination to preserve the gains made so for by the social and economic reforms.
Reason(R): Indian society is involved in democratic churning.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are individually correct and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are individually correct and is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): Preferential policies need not always violate the principle of fairness.
Reason(R): Treating citizens as equals may require treating them differently.
Choose 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.
25. Given below are two statements, Assertion and Reason
Assertion The Westphalian state system created in 1648 is not valid in the post-Communist world.
Reason(R): Because the sanctity of territorial sovereignty can be done away with UN sanctions.
Choose the correct answer from the codes 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.
26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): The Administrative Science should study facts about human behaviour without getting involved in the question of values.
Reason(R): It is not necessary for science to possess concepts before it develops principles.
Select the correct answer from the codes 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.
27. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below
(i)The Statesman Plato
(ii)Emile Rousseau
A Fragment of- Bentham Government
Art of War-Machiavelli
Codes
28. Arrange the following books in chronological order as per codes given below
Essay concerning Toleration
(ii)De Cive
(iii)Confessions
(iv)Political Liberalism
Codes
29. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Fulton Committee Report
Brownlow Committee Report
First Hoover Commission Report
Assheton Committee Report
Codes
30. Arrange the following Earth Summits held so far in chronological order
(i)Rio-de-Jeneiro Summit
Kyoto Summit
(iii)Bali Summit
(iv)Copenhagen Summit
Codes
31. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following approaches emerged in comparative politics.
(i)New Institutional Approach
(ii)Marxist Approach
(iii)Philosophical Approach
(iv)Behavioural Approach
Codes
32. Identify the correct chronological order of the following from the codes given below
Arthur F. Bentley
H.D. Lasswell
James Bryce
A.V. Dicey
Codes
33. Identify the correct chronological order of the following
(i)Cabinet Mission Plan
(ii)Cripps Mission
(iii)Simon Commission
(iv)Communal Award
Codes
34. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following states were created. Use the codes given below
(i)Goa
(ii)Himachal Pradesh
(iii)Haryana
(iv)Sikkim
Codes
35. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and give answer from the codes given below
(i)Ostpolitic
(ii)Warsaw Pact
(iii)NATO
(iv)Helsinki Agreement
Codes
36. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Fall of Berlin Wall
(ii)Cuban Missile Crisis
(iii)Korean War
(iv)Berlin Blockade
Codes
37. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(ii)Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(iii)Rabindra Nath Tagore
(iv)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Codes
38. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below
(i)India Wins Freedom
(ii)My Experiments with Truth
(iii)Idea of Justice
(iv)The Indian struggle
Code
39. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Habeas Corpus Command to public authority to do its duty.
Certiorari Command to produce the body in person.
Mandamus A proceeding to enquire into the legality of a claim of a person to public office.
Quo Warranto Directive to lower court or Judicial body not to exceed its limits.
Codes
40. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(School of Thought) (Concepts)
Cambridge School Indian nationalist movement is an outcome of a sordid fight among the elites for spoils and benefits in the government.
Marxist School Structured Bourgeois movement
Imperialist School Nationalist movement reflected the needs and interests of the elite.
Nationalist School Indian national movement was not antiimperialist.
Codes
41. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Alfred Cobban Because of the overwhelming control by bureaucracy and the creation of huge military machines inimical to political thinking, political theory has ceased to be relevant.
S.M. Lipset Since centuries, old quest for a good society has come to an end and appropriate values for contemporary society have already been settled, political theory has lost its relevance.
Dante Germino Political theory has declined because of the emergence of positivism and dominance of ideologies.
David Eason Since these have been no thinkers since the last one hundred years who could match Hobbes and Hegel and also Marx and Mill, political theory has declined.
Codes
42. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Agenda for Peace Obama
Responsibility to protect Boutros Boutros Ghali
Millennium Development Goals Government of Canada
Af-Pak Policy Kofi Annan
Codes
43. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Rule of Law Montesquieue
Separation of powers John Austin
Natural Rights Dicey
Monism John Locke
Codes
44. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Chagla Commission Strengthening of Indian Foreign Service
Administrative Reforms Commission Ministerial Responsibility
Gore Committee Training of IPS
Sarkaria Commission Functional fields of IAS
Codes
45. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Staff agencies Gullick
Supervision Barnard
Authority Mooney
Coordination Millet
Codes
46. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Govt. of India Act, 1919 Provincial Autonomy
Govt. of India Act 1935 Dyarchy in Provinces
Minto- Morley Reforms 1909 Legislative Councils for the Provinces
Indian Councils Act 1861 Introduction of Communal electorates
Codes
47. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Formation of BJP 1990
Acceptance of Mandal Commission Report by the Government 1976
Formation of the first Communist Party Government in an Indian State 1980
Passage of the 42nd Amendment 1957
Codes
48. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Father of Normative Political Theory Aristotle
Father of Science of Politics Plato
Father of Positivism August Comte
Father of Modern Political Thought Machiavelli
Codes
49. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Marxian Theory Pay off
Realist Theory Environment
Decision- Making Theory Power
Game Theory Class struggle
Codes
50. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
The neoliberal John Rawls
The liberal Edward Said
The Marxist Robert Nozik
The Third World Rosa Luxumburg
Codes
Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions, each question carrying two
marks. Attempt all the questions.
1. The thinker who synthesized German and English Liberalism was
Bosanquet
Hobhouse
G.D.H. Cole
T. H. Green
2. Which one of the following is not a theorist of Political Realism
Kenneth Waltz
Norman Angell
Morgenthau
Joseph Grecho
3. Which one of the following is not a supporter of Deontological view
John Locke
John Rawls
Machiavelli
Isaiah Berlin
4. 'Hind Swaraj' depends
Mazzini's Italy
Disraeli's England
Lincoln's USA
Bismarck's Germany
5. Which one of the following is not one of the indicators of political development
Capacity
Equality
Fraternity
Differentiation
6. The ideal type of federalism is
Dual federalism
Bargaining federalism
New federalism
Co-operative federalism
7. Independence of executive is the principle of
Indian Constitution
British Constitution
American Constitution
Swiss Constitution
8. Who says that a proper revolution should be restricted to the political and should not extend to the social
Che Guevara
Regis Debray
Crane Brinton
Hannah Arendt
9. Which of the following Commissions does not have the constitutional status
Finance Commission
Union Public Service Commission
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Planning Commission
10. Which of the following cases propounded the concept of basic structure of the Indian Constitution
Golak Nath case
Minerva Mills case
Keshvananda Bharti case
Maneka Gandhi case
11. "Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament, it will be a declaration of India's full expression." Among the following who made this statement
(A)Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)Radhakrishnan
(C)Mahatma Gandhi
(D)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
12. A political party is recognised as a regional party if
gets 4 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 5 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 6 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly elections.
gets 7 per cent votes in the state either in the Lok Sabha or in the Assembly elections.
13. The foremost pioneer of contemporary world-system theory is
(A)Paul Sweezy
(B)Immanuel Wallerstein
(C)Tariq Ali
(D)Andre G. Frank
14. The doctrine of 'limited sovereignty' was propounded by
(A)Stalin
(B)Khrushchev
(C)Brezhnev
(D)Andropov
15. After the break-up of USSR, some of its Republics have constituted themselves into
(A)Commonwealth of Independent States
(B)Commonwealth of Independent Nations
(C)Commonwealth of Independent Countries
(D)Commonwealth of Independent Republics
16. India has not signed the NPT because it
(A)gives undue advantage to advanced countries.
immoral
discriminatory
inimical to the interests of post colonial countries.
17. Which one of the following is not correct about New Public Administration
is more public oriented than generic.
is more analytical than descriptive.
is more customer-oriented than institution-oriented.
is more value-laden than being neutral.
18. According to Fayol, an administrator or a manager must possess six types of abilities. Which of the following is not one of those suggested by him
(A)Appearance
(B)Technical Knowledge
(C)Academic Qualifications
(D)Tactfulness
19. Which of the following is not one of the 'functional foremen' who sit in the 'planning as suggested by F.W. Taylor
(A)Speed Boss
(B)Route Clerk
(C)Instruction Card Clerk
(D)Shop Disciplinarian
20. The scholar who after finding Max Weber's model of bureaucracy irrelevant and inappropriate for explaining the administrative ecology of developing and transitional societies, developed Prismatic and Sala Models for the study of such societies, was
(A)Hebert Simon
(B)Waldo
(C)Fred W. Riggs
(D)Alfred Diamond
21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other as Reason
Assertion(A) According to Herbert Simon, 'maximising decision is not possible'.
Reason(R): He believes that rationality is possible in administrative behaviour.
Select the correct answer from the codes 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.
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): Gandhi's critique of determinism is revealed in his belief in relative truth.
Reason(R) Because of this he believed in the theory of one step at a time.
Choose the correct answer from the codes 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.
23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason(R):
Assertion(A):The Indian citizens need patience and determination to preserve the gains made so for by the social and economic reforms.
Reason(R): Indian society is involved in democratic churning.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
(A)Both and are individually correct and is the correct explanation of
(B)Both and are individually correct and is not the correct explanation of
is true, but is false.
is false, but is true.
24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): Preferential policies need not always violate the principle of fairness.
Reason(R): Treating citizens as equals may require treating them differently.
Choose 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.
25. Given below are two statements, Assertion and Reason
Assertion The Westphalian state system created in 1648 is not valid in the post-Communist world.
Reason(R): Because the sanctity of territorial sovereignty can be done away with UN sanctions.
Choose the correct answer from the codes 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.
26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion(A): The Administrative Science should study facts about human behaviour without getting involved in the question of values.
Reason(R): It is not necessary for science to possess concepts before it develops principles.
Select the correct answer from the codes 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.
27. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below
(i)The Statesman Plato
(ii)Emile Rousseau
A Fragment of- Bentham Government
Art of War-Machiavelli
Codes
28. Arrange the following books in chronological order as per codes given below
Essay concerning Toleration
(ii)De Cive
(iii)Confessions
(iv)Political Liberalism
Codes
29. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Fulton Committee Report
Brownlow Committee Report
First Hoover Commission Report
Assheton Committee Report
Codes
30. Arrange the following Earth Summits held so far in chronological order
(i)Rio-de-Jeneiro Summit
Kyoto Summit
(iii)Bali Summit
(iv)Copenhagen Summit
Codes
31. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following approaches emerged in comparative politics.
(i)New Institutional Approach
(ii)Marxist Approach
(iii)Philosophical Approach
(iv)Behavioural Approach
Codes
32. Identify the correct chronological order of the following from the codes given below
Arthur F. Bentley
H.D. Lasswell
James Bryce
A.V. Dicey
Codes
33. Identify the correct chronological order of the following
(i)Cabinet Mission Plan
(ii)Cripps Mission
(iii)Simon Commission
(iv)Communal Award
Codes
34. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following states were created. Use the codes given below
(i)Goa
(ii)Himachal Pradesh
(iii)Haryana
(iv)Sikkim
Codes
35. Arrange the following in correct chronological order and give answer from the codes given below
(i)Ostpolitic
(ii)Warsaw Pact
(iii)NATO
(iv)Helsinki Agreement
Codes
36. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Fall of Berlin Wall
(ii)Cuban Missile Crisis
(iii)Korean War
(iv)Berlin Blockade
Codes
37. Arrange the following in chronological order and choose correct answer from the codes given below
(i)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(ii)Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(iii)Rabindra Nath Tagore
(iv)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Codes
38. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below
(i)India Wins Freedom
(ii)My Experiments with Truth
(iii)Idea of Justice
(iv)The Indian struggle
Code
39. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Habeas Corpus Command to public authority to do its duty.
Certiorari Command to produce the body in person.
Mandamus A proceeding to enquire into the legality of a claim of a person to public office.
Quo Warranto Directive to lower court or Judicial body not to exceed its limits.
Codes
40. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
(School of Thought) (Concepts)
Cambridge School Indian nationalist movement is an outcome of a sordid fight among the elites for spoils and benefits in the government.
Marxist School Structured Bourgeois movement
Imperialist School Nationalist movement reflected the needs and interests of the elite.
Nationalist School Indian national movement was not antiimperialist.
Codes
41. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Alfred Cobban Because of the overwhelming control by bureaucracy and the creation of huge military machines inimical to political thinking, political theory has ceased to be relevant.
S.M. Lipset Since centuries, old quest for a good society has come to an end and appropriate values for contemporary society have already been settled, political theory has lost its relevance.
Dante Germino Political theory has declined because of the emergence of positivism and dominance of ideologies.
David Eason Since these have been no thinkers since the last one hundred years who could match Hobbes and Hegel and also Marx and Mill, political theory has declined.
Codes
42. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Agenda for Peace Obama
Responsibility to protect Boutros Boutros Ghali
Millennium Development Goals Government of Canada
Af-Pak Policy Kofi Annan
Codes
43. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Rule of Law Montesquieue
Separation of powers John Austin
Natural Rights Dicey
Monism John Locke
Codes
44. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Chagla Commission Strengthening of Indian Foreign Service
Administrative Reforms Commission Ministerial Responsibility
Gore Committee Training of IPS
Sarkaria Commission Functional fields of IAS
Codes
45. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Staff agencies Gullick
Supervision Barnard
Authority Mooney
Coordination Millet
Codes
46. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Govt. of India Act, 1919 Provincial Autonomy
Govt. of India Act 1935 Dyarchy in Provinces
Minto- Morley Reforms 1909 Legislative Councils for the Provinces
Indian Councils Act 1861 Introduction of Communal electorates
Codes
47. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Formation of BJP 1990
Acceptance of Mandal Commission Report by the Government 1976
Formation of the first Communist Party Government in an Indian State 1980
Passage of the 42nd Amendment 1957
Codes
48. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Father of Normative Political Theory Aristotle
Father of Science of Politics Plato
Father of Positivism August Comte
Father of Modern Political Thought Machiavelli
Codes
49. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
Marxian Theory Pay off
Realist Theory Environment
Decision- Making Theory Power
Game Theory Class struggle
Codes
50. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
The neoliberal John Rawls
The liberal Edward Said
The Marxist Robert Nozik
The Third World Rosa Luxumburg
Codes
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