1. Who among the following was not associated with Revolt of 1857

Moulvi Ahmadullah Tantia Tope


Kunwar Singh Saifuddin Kitchlu


2. The author of 'The Economic History of India' was

R.P. Dutt Romesh Chandra Dutt


Dadabhai Nauroji Justice M.D. Ranade


3. The 'Home Rule League' Movement was led by

Aurobindo Ghosh and Jawaharlal Nehru


Lalalajpat Rai and M.K. Gandhi


Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant


Lala Hardayal and C.R. Das


4. The Communal award was issued in the year

1931 1932


1933 1934


5. Who among the following is not an advocate of the Pluralist Theory of Democracy

S.M. Lipset Dahvendarf


Robert Dahl C.Wright Mills


6. Permanent Revolution was propounded by

Engels Lenin


Trotsky Marx


7. 'Physiocrats' were

French Economists Russian Proletarians


German Nazis Dutch Physicists


8. Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Sabha was a backward class movement of

Kerala Andhra


Orissa Bengal


9. The Constitution of India was adopted by

The Constituent Assembly


The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly


The People of India


The Government of India


10. Which of the following Acts introduced bi-Cameral Legislature at the central level in India

Indian Councils Act 1909 The Government of India Act 1919


The Government of India Act 1935 The Indian Independence Act 1947



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11. Which among the following is not a feature of Parliamentary System

The Prime Minister is a real Executive


The Political Executive is a part of the legislature


The Principle of Collective Responsibility is followed by the Cabinet


Judiciary is not independent and impartial


12. Who among the following defines the Constitution as 'The Autobiography of a Power Relationship'

Lord Bryce Marriot


Schwarzen Berger H.E. Finar


13. Which one of the following is not a correct statement concerning powers of the Council of States in India

A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States


The Council of States has no power to vote money for the public expenditure


Demands for grants are not submitted for the vote of the Council of States


The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Council of States


14. Which one of the following is not included in the ambit of the Right to Life in India

Right to Speedy Trial Right to Privacy


Right to Travel abroad Right to Work


15. Who among the following attached importance to property relations while classifying the governments

Aristotle Bryce


Garnar Laski


16. Who among the following is a nominal executive

The British Prime Minister The American President


The British King/Queen None of the above


17. Which one of the following Articles confers advisory jurisdiction on the Supreme Court of India

Article 141 Article 142


Article 143 Article 144


18. Who among the following advocated the 'Relative Autonomy' of the Capitalist State

Karl Marx Nicos Poulantzas


V.I. Lenin Leon Trosky


19. Who among the following advocated the theory of Natural Rights

Hobbes Locke


Rousseau Machiavelli


20. Discrimination on the ground of religion is prohibited by the Indian Constitution under

Article 13 Article 14


Article 15 Article 17


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21. Who among the following defined freedom as positive power of doing or enjoying something worth doing or enjoying ........'

H.J. Laski T.H. Green


Lord Acton Jermy Bentham


22. "Freedom for the strong is oppression for the weak." Who said this

Ralph Miliband R.H. Tawney


H.J. Laski J.S. Mill


23. In which of the following cases the Union Government of India may give directions to a State

To draw and execute schemes relating to welfare of Scheduled Tribes


To ensure protection of railways


To ensure that every State is run in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution


In all the above cases


24. Select the correct statement concerning Service Tax from the following

Service Taxed is levied by the States but collected by the Union


Service Tax is levied and collected by the States


Service Tax is levied and collected by the Union alone


Service Tax is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and the States


25. A person is qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, if he or she

has been for at least three years, a Judge of a High Court


has been for at least five years, an advocate of a High Court


is, in the opinion of the President of India, a distinguished jurist


None of the above


26. Select the correct statement from the following

A.V. Dicey propounded the principle of Rule of Law


Rule of law implies equality before law


Rule of law entails equal protection by law


All the above


27. Identify the incorrect statement regarding Presidential form of Government

The executive head is independent of the Legislature


The executive head can be impeached


Members of the Cabinet are not members of either House of the Legislature


There is no separation of powers


28. Which of the following is not a correct statement regarding unitary system

In a unitary system, there is one State and one Government


There is a Constitutional division of powers between the Central and the Local Governments


Local bodies derive their power and autonomy from the Central Government


Unitary system is particularly suited for a small country


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29. 'Procedure established by law' is an expression employed by the Constitution of

India America


Canada None of the above


30. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India held harmony and balance between fundamental rights and directive principles is an essential feature of the basic structure of the Constitution

Indra Sawhney case Golaknath case


S.R. Bommai case Minerva Mills case


31. Who among the following proposed the idea of 'circulation elites'

Michels and Coleman Robert Dahl and Lipset


Pareto and Mosca Marx and Engels


32. Which one of the following is a correct statement

Under Article 252, if two or more States request by passing resolutions, the Parliament can make laws on a subject which is not included in the Union List.


Article 249 empowers the Parliament to undertake legislation in respect of any matter enumerated in the State List.


Under Article 253, is order to implement a treaty, Parliament may legislate as a subject enumerated in the State List.


All the above


33. Who said, "The passion for equality made vain the hope for liberty"

Lord Acton Lord Bryce


H.J. Laski Austin


34. The term 'democracy' is derived from which of the following Greek roots

Demosthenes Demos and Cratia


Demopata Casta liber


35. The statement, "Give me blood and I promise you freedom" was expressed by

M.A. Jinnah Subhash Chandra Bose


Bhagat Singh Sardar Patel


36. Sir Robert Filmer was an advocate of

Social Contract theory Evolutionary theory


Divine rights of the Kings Supremacy of the House of Commons


37. Arrange the following stages in the evolution of the State in correct sequence
1.
The Oriental empire

2.
The Roman empire

3.
The Greek city-state

4.
The nation-state

5.
The feudal state
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below




4 4


5 5


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38. Who among the following was the highest priest of Sovereignty

Machiavelli Hobbes


J.S. Mill T.H. Green


39. Choose the incorrect statement from among the following regarding the powers of Speaker of Lok Sabha

He has the final power in maintenance of order of the House


His conduct in maintaining order in the House is not subject to judicial review


The Speaker presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament


The Speaker does not have the power to decide whether a Bill is Money Bill or not


40. Rights are "those conditions of social life without which no man can seek, in general, to be at his best". Who said this

Lincoln Locke


Laski Lindsay


41. "Political liberty in the absence of economic liberty is a myth." Who said this

Machiavelli Dicey


G.D.H. Cole T.H. Green


42. "Liberty and Equality are not contradictory but complementary to each other." Who said this

Laski Gandhi


Nehru Marx


43. 'Capitalism and underdevelopment in Latin America' was written by
I. Wallerstein Paul Sweezy Paul Baran Andre Gundee Frank
44. Washington Consensus is related to Neoliberalism Multiculturalism Syndicalism War against terrorism
45. The Constitution of India at present has 10 Schedules 8 Schedules 12 Schedules 7 Schedules

46. The term 'Political Decay' is associated with which of the following theorist
Lucian Pye Samuel P. Huntington G.B. Powell Gabriel Almond
47. Which of the following is incorrectly paired Natural Rights — John Locke Legal Rights — Thomas Hobbes Social-Welfare Rights — Roscoe Pound Historical Rights — J.S. Mill

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48. Who is the author of Escape From Freedom

Erich Fromm J.S. Mill


Hayek None of the above


49. The local self-governing bodies in India include
1.
Cantonment Boards

2.
Corporations

3.
Panchayats

4.
Municipalities
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below




3 4


3 and 4 3 and 4


50. Who regarded the press as the 'Bible of Democracy'

Lincoln Roosevelt


Churchil Walter Lipman


51. "Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because everybody wears it," who said this

Laski Popper


Marx Joad


52. Which of the following recommended Panchayat Raj System in India

Santhanam Committee Balwantrai Mehta Committee


Rajamannar Committee Professor Maheswari Committee


53. Which country's Supreme Court is regarded as the Super Legislature

U.S.A. India


Canada Nigeria


54. Name the commission appointed by Indira Gandhi to study Centre-State relations.

Santhanam Committee Rajamannar Committee


Sarkaria Committee Administrative Reforms Commission


55. What is meant by Quo Warranto

Certificate Mandatory


Prohibition What authority


56. Impeachment proceedings were initiated for the first time in Indian Parliament against

Justice M.C. Chawla Justice V. Ramaswamy


Justice K.S. Hegde Justice Jayachandra Reddy


57. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, which was directed only against Indian language Newspapers was repealed by

Lytton Duffrin


Ripon Curzon


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58. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution discuss the financial relations between the Centre and the States

Articles 278 to 291 Articles 268 to 281


Articles 289 to 295 Articles 168 to 171


59. Who said, 'When the groups are adequately stated, everything is stated. When I say everything, I mean everything'

Walter Lippman A.F. Bentley


Isaiah Berlin Paul Sweezy


60. Among the following, who advanced a Centre-periphery model to elucidate the role of imperialism

V.I. Lenin J.A. Hobson


Andre G. Frank Paul Baran


61. Structural Functional analysis of political system includes

Structural differentiation Secularization of Culture


Expansion of Capabilities All the above


62. Who among the following advocated the safety-valve theory regarding the genesis of the Indian National Congress

Lala Lajpat Rai A.O. Hume


Lord Dufferin G.K. Gokhale


63. Under the system of Dyarchy in the Provinces introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919, the transferred subjects were to be administered by

The Governor


The Provincial Ministers


The Governor with the aid of the Ministers


The Ministers with the advice of the Governor


64. Find out the incorrect statement from among the following

The President may declare his assent to a bill


The President may return a Money Bill for reconsideration


The President may withhold his assent to a bill


The President may return a bill for reconsideration


65. Who among the following is not an exponent of the Elitist Theory of Democracy

Mosca Pareto


Michels None of the above


66. Political modernisation model as enunciated by James Coleman and Lucian Pye includes

Differentiation Equality and Capacity


Both and None of the above


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67. Who was the First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress

Badruddin Tyabji Abul Kalam Azad


Maulana Mohammad Ali Zakir Husain


68. Who remarked that 'Society and State have the same moral purpose'

Ernest Barker Mussolini


Hitler George Sabine


69. For Rousseau, what is the ideal number of population of State

100000 5040


10000 132000


70. Under Article 1 of the Constitution, India is a

Federation Unitary State


Quasi-federation Union of States


71. Identify the ground for preventive detention in India

Security of the State


Public Order


Maintenance of Supplies and Essential Services


All the above


72. Which one among the following is the oldest federation

America India


Nigeria Australia


73. Which one of the following does not Constitute Basic structure of the Constitution

Rule of Law Secularism


Federalism Proclamation of Financial Emergency


74. Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding Khilafat Movement

This Movement protested against the abolition of the title of Khalifa of the Turkish Ruler


Gandhiji did not support Khilafat Movement


Ali Brothers were members of the Khilafat Committee


Khilafat Committee endorsed the non-cooperation movement


75. The Constitution 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 deals with

Delegation of certain powers by State Legislatures to Panchayats


Delegation of certain powers by State Legislatures to Municipalities


Delegation of certain powers by the Parliament to the Panchayats


None of the above


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76. In India, citizenship can be acquired

By birth By registration


By naturalisation All the above


77. The purpose of the 'Bardoli Resolution' of the Congress Working Committee was to

Ask the peasants to pay taxes


Ask the tenants to pay rents


Announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement after Chauri Choura incidents


All the above


78. "The history of this philanthropic burglary on the part of Europe is written in blood and suffering from Congo to Canton ........... Once India is free the whole edifice (of imperialism) will collapse as she is the key-stone of the arch of imperialism." Who made this statement about British imperialism

Jawaharlal Nehru M.N. Roy


P.C. Joshi Dr. M.A. Ansari


79. The All-India Muslim League was founded in the year

1906 1916


1907 1908


80. The objectives Resolution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

December 13, 1946 January 22, 1947


January 22, 1948 November 26, 1949


81. The Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the League was concluded in the year

1915 1916


1917 1918


82. Who defined the state as an institution monopolising "legitimate use of physical force"

MacIver Max Weber


Geoffery K. Roberts Watkins


83. Which among the following is not an essential element of the State

Fixed Territory Population


Government International Recognition


84. For whom among the following Civil Society is the "sphere of economic activities where an individual tries to know the need of others and to satisfy them in order to satisfy his own needs"

Locke Hegel


Cicero Rousseau


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85. Herbert Marcuse was a

Social Democrat Liberal Democrat


Classical Marxist Neo-Marxist


86. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Immanual Wallerstain — The Political Economy of Growth


W.W. Rostow — The Stages of Economic Growth


J.K. Galbraith — The New Industrial State


Simon Kuznets — Economic Growth and Structure


87. The concept of 'Post-industrial Society' was developed by

Daniel Bell Samuel P. Huntington


Marion Levy Max Weber


88. Who among the following defined Sovereignty as "the absolute and perpetual power of commanding in a State"

Austin Jean Bodin


Grotius Hobbes


89. Who among the following regards the individualistic view of Property Rights as Predatory

H.J. Laski Marx


Locke Bentham


90. Who said, "Will, not force, is the basis of the State"

Herbert Spencer T.H. Green


Kenneth Waltz Grotius


91. Karl Marx wrote one of the following

On Liberty State and Revolution


German Ideology The Republic


92. Which language was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution by the Seventy first Amendment Act in 1992

Sindhi Manipuri


Nepali Urdu


93. "For each according to his ability and to each according to his needs" is associated with

Individualism Communism


Utilitarianism Liberalism


94. According to which of the following theorists, Ruling class in a capitalist society establishes its ideological hegemony over the proletariat

Louis Althusser Antonio Gramsci


V. I. Lenin Louis Poulantzas


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95. Who among the following describes the welfare state as a compromise between communism on the one side and unbridled individualism on the other

H. J. Laski Hobman


T. W. Kent Jawaharlal Nehru


96. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Open Society — Karl Popper Possessive Individualism — C.B. Macpherson


Popular Sovereignty — Rousseau Absolutism — Maitland


97. Who, among the following, defined equality as "no citizen should be rich enough to be able to buy another, and now poor enough to be forced to sell, himself"

Lenin Marx


Proudhon Rousseau


98. Democratic Socialism differs from Marxian Socialism on the basis of its emphasis on

Social Equality Political Equality


Economic Equality Freedom of the Individual


99. Which one of the following cannot be dissolved but can be abolished

State Legislative Councils State Legislative Assemblies


Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha


100. Which of the following are the main criticisms levelled against bureaucracy
1.
Red tapism

2.
Self-perpetuation

3.
Conservatism


Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

1 and 2 2 and 3


Only 3 1,2,and 3


101. Who among the following is not an exponent of the Pluralist theory of Sovereignty

Bodin Duguit


Krabbe Barker


102. Which among the following is not correctly matched

J.S. Mill — Positive Liberalism


Jermy Bentham — Utilitarianism


Milton Friedman — Neo-liberalism


Laski — Laisser Faire individualism


103. Which among the following is not correctly matched

Legal Justice — Gimsberg


Political Justice — William Godwin


Substansive Justice — F.A. Hayek


Distributive Justice — John Rawls


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104. Who wrote the book, "Anarchy, State and Utopia"

John Rawls Robert Nozick


Milton Friedman F.A. Hayek


105. "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle." These words are found in

Das Capital Holy Family


Communist Manifesto Poverty of Philosophy


106. Who said, "Political party is an organised body with voluntary membership

Finer Mac Iver


G.C. Field Sorel


107. In a limited monarchy, the powers of the rulers are

limited by the Church or religious leaders


limited by the Constitution


limited by the Judiciary


limited by customs, precedents and conventions


108. Parliamentary Government cannot operate without

a Written Constitution an Independent Judiciary


Political Parties All the above


109. The principle of "Concurrent Majority" was advocated by

James Madison Thomas Jefferson


John C. Calhon Abraham Lincoln


110. Who among the following argued that labour is the title to property and the source of economic value

John Locke Adam Smith


David Ricardo All the above


111. "Accumulation on a World Scale A Critique of the Theory of Underdevelopment" is a book written by

A.G. Frank Samir Amin


Paul Baran Walter Rodney


112. Who among the following contributed to "the Federalist Papers"

Alexander Hamilton James Madism


John Jay All the above three


113. Which one of the following statements is not correct

Pressure groups are not the same as political parties


There is no distinction between pressure groups and political parties in a democracy


Pressure groups stay clear of the elections


Pressure groups make little effort to capture political power directly.


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114. Which of the following political parties came into being before independence
1.
Communist Party of India (Marxist)

2.
Communist Party of India

3.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

4.
Telugu Desam



1 and 2 2only


2 and 3 2 and 4


115. Which of the following are listed among the Directive Principles in Part IV of Indian Constitution
1.
Equal pay for equal work

2.
Uniform civil code

3.
Small family norm

4.
Education through mother tongue at primary level



2 and 3 1 and 2


2 and 3 3 and 4


116. Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution deals with Election Commission

323 A 324


341 320


117. The theory of Separation of Power is propounded by

Montesquieu Rousseau


Maitland Plato


118. Whose concept of Justice was based on functional specialisation

Plato Aristotle


Rawls Bentham


119. Who said that, "State is the March of God on earth"

Kant Augustine


Karl Marx None of the above


120. Who takes 'primary goods' as the yardstic for equality

Dworkin Laski


Rawls Friedman


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