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SECTION 1
THEME BASED TEST PAPERS
11 SETS OF SAMPLE PAPERS
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THEME BASED TEST PAPER
SET 1
Theme: Political Theory
1.Which term is Not related to Classical Liberalism?

A. Individualism
B. Welfarism
C. Natural Rights
D. Negative Liberty
E. State as necessary evil
F. Private property
G. Constitutional Government
2.Which term is Not related to Liberaltarianism?

A. Free market Economy
B. Low taxation
C. Distributive justice
D. Nightwatchman state
E. Market over state
F. Individual freedom
3.Which of this term/thinker is Not related to Modern Liberalism?

A. Welfare State
B. Distributive Justice
C. Progressive Taxation
D. Laissez-faire state
E. John Rawls
F. Social Democracy
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4.Which term is Not related with Liberalism?
A. Possessive individualism
B. Market Economy
C. Dirigisme
D. Capitalism
E. Individual Autonomy
F. Minimal State
G. Tolerance
H. Universalism
5.Which term is Not related with Marxism?

A. Class struggle
B. Base & Superstructure
C. Alienation
D. Hegemony
E. Economic Determinism
F. Value pluralism
G. Dialecticism
H. Materialism
I. Profit as theft
J. Withering of state
6.Which is Not correct about post-Marxism?

A. Rejects economic determinism of classical Marxism
B. Support structuralist view of the capitalist state
C. Supported primacy of working class in socialism
D. Was first propounded by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in 1970s
E. Influenced by poststructuralism and postmodernism
7.Which is Not correct about post-positivism?

A. Observations and data collection process is Not value-neutral
B. Theories, hypotheses, background knowledge and values of the researcher can
influence what is being observed
C. Balance between quantitative and qualitative methods.
D. Rejected the idea of objective truth
E. knowledge is conjectural (speculative) and hence reality can be known only
imperfectly
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8. Which is Not correct about the critical theories?
A. Unlike foundational or traditional theories which understanding or explaining social
problems, critical theories aim societal transformation.
B. it Aims for human emancipation, decreasing domination and increasing freedom
C. Emerged in connection with the many social movements- feminist, environmentalist,
anti-domination, sub-altern, etc
D. Rejects modernism and fully supports post-modernist approach
E. Feminism, post-structuralism, deconstructivism, neo-Marxism, post-colonialism, etc.
are included under the umbrella of the critical theories
F. Frankfurt school ( in Germany) is the mainstay of critical thinkers
9.Which is Not correct about post-behaviouralism?

A. A reaction against the dominance of behaviouralist methods in the study of politics.
B. It was propounded by David Easton in 1969
C. Value-neutrality
D. It was both qualitative and quantitative
E. It had two slogans ‘action’ and ‘relevance’
F. Better to be vague than non-relevant
10.Which is of these terms/concepts are not related to Behaviouralism?

A. Logical Positivism
B. Empiricism
C. Fact-value separation
D. Quantification
E. Value pluralism
F. Pure science of polities
G. Testable hypothesis
11.For John Rawls what was the first virtue of any social order?
A. Equality
B. Rights
C. Justice
D. Peace
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12. Which is Not correct of Multiculturalism?
A. the ways in which societies/states should respond to cultural and religious
differences
B. Protecting rights and privileges of disadvantaged groups- minorities, women,
LGBTs, disabled, etc.
C. Avoid cultural relativism
D. Group differentiated Rights
13.Which is Not correct about Communitarianism?

A. One current within the Liberal Doctrine
B. Rejects Rawls’ unencumbered self
C. Believes in socially situated self
D. Communitarianism is very similar to Communism/Socialism
E. Support positive role of state in maintaining flourishing community life
F. Balance between societal common good and Individual autonomy and rights
14.Find odd one out?

A. Michael Sandel
B. Robert Nozick
C. Alasdair MacIntyre
D. Charles Taylor
E. Michael Walzer
15.The idea that the truth or justification of moral judgments is not absolute, but
relative to the moral standard of some person or group of persons is called
A. Cultural Relativism
B. Value Pluralism
C. Ethical Relativism
D. Moral Relativism
16.Universal Human Rights is most associated with?

A. Liberalism
B. Communitarianism
C. Constructivism
D. Post-Structuralism
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17.Which is Not related to Post-modernism?
A. Knowledge- Power: re-produce each other
B. No objective truth
C. subjectivity
D. Believes in Meta Narratives
E. Deconstruction
F. Post-structuralism
18.Which is Not correct about Derrida’s deconstructivism?

A. It refutes the belief that existence is structured in terms of binary oppositions and that
the oppositions are hierarchical, with one side of the opposition being more valuable
than the other
B. Written Texts as "sites of conflict" within a given culture or worldview
C. Using Genealogy to reconstruct the meaning of words/concepts/idea
D. Derrida used thoughts of Rene Descartes and Heidegger for developing the concept of
deconstruction
E. It supported Platonism and its idea of structure of transcendental philosophy
19.When Dworkin call Right as Trump, what he meant?

A. Some individual liberties & rights are so important that they cannot simply be
sacrificed in the name of achieving Common Good
B. Government cannot take away some fundamental rights such as freedom of speech
C. Societal common interest and Individual rights must be balanced
D. Both A & B
20. Who said “ Rights are the fruits of the law, and of the law alone; they are creation of
the state alone”?
A. Edmund Burke
B. T.H. Green
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. Harold Laski
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21.That the sources of knowledge lie beyond sense experience and transcendental( other
worldly) in nature is called?
A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Existentialism
D. Consequentialism
22.Match list 1 and list 2

List 1(Thinkers) List 2(How they defined Justice)
1. Aristotle A. Justice as perfect obligation
2. John Rawls B. Justice as fairness in distribution of primary social
goods
3. Plato C. Justice as harmony of the soul
4. J.S.Mill D. justice as proportional equality
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
23. the belief that all people are entitled to equal respect, rights and consideration, no
matter what their citizenship status or other affiliations happen to be, is called?
A. Globalism
B. Universalism
C. Global Justice
D. Cosmopolitanism
24.Which is Not correct about John Rawls’ idea of Global Justice?

A. He formulated his idea of global justice in his book ‘Laws of people’
B. Decent non-liberal people would also accept the law of peoples
C. He extended his difference principle to global level
D. It was based on core liberal principles of tolerance
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25.Universality of Human Rights are opposed by the principles of?
A. Moral Relativism
B. Cultural Relativism
C. Both A& B
D. Cosmopolitanism
26. Who defined citizenship as a status granting civil, political, and social privileges?
A. B.S.Turner
B. Anthony Giddens
C. T.H. Marshal
D. David Held
27. Which of these is Not a 3rd generation Rights?

A. Group Rights
B. Environmental Rights
C. Right to freedom of speech
D. Right to natural resources
28. which of these rights are not included in the list of Rights to national minorities
recommended by Will Kymlicka ?
(A) rights of self‐government (involving the delegation of powers of government, often
within a federal structure)
(B) polyethnic rights (involving financial support and legal protection for certain practices
associated with particular ethnic or religious groups)
(C) special representation rights (guaranteeing representation of minority groups within the
central institutions of the larger state)
(D) Right of national self-determination.
29.Central argument of Charles Taylor in his book ‘Multiculturalism and the politics of
recognition’ is?
(A) Minorities should get right to equal status and recognition
(B) For developing self-respect, dignity, and autonomy, one require a stable cultural structure
or framework
(C) To have positive relation to themselves Individual require other’s recognition– other’s
positive attitude/admiration towards one’s cultural identity
(D) State must treat each citizen with equal respect and dignity
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30.People shouldn’t be worse off than others because of brute luck, such as, disease,
accidents, disabilities, disasters; this theme is the basis of?
A) Liberal egalitarians
B) Socialist egalitarians
C) Chance egalitarians
D) Luck egalitarians
31.A distribution condition in which resources cannot be reallocated to make one

individual better off without making at least one individual worse off is called?
A. Pareto optimality
B. Dworkin’s Resource equalization
C. Walzer’s Complex equality
D. Aristotle’s proportional equality
32.Which is Not correct about difference between Equality of Opportunity and equality
of Outcome?
A) Equality of Opportunity denotes liberal or soft egalitarianism, equality of Outcome
denotes socialism or hard egalitarianism
B) Equality of Opportunity taken to the extreme may resemble Equality of Outcome
C) Formal Equality of opportunity denotes negative liberty, Equality of Outcome denotes

positive liberty
D) They are very different concepts and cannot be placed on a continuum
33.Which is not Correct about Equality of Resources by Ronald Dworkin?

A. Based on principles of Luck Egalitarianism
B. It constructs an Imaginary market procedure for distribution of resources in a society
C. equal auction in Initial position : All ‘equal’ participate in fair bidding for resources of
their choice
D. Positive discrimination and affirmative action by the State/Government
E. Fair Insurance market: Risk pooling or luck sharing for brute bad luck and option luck
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34. Which is not Correct about Complex Equality by Michael Walzer?
A. A communitarian account of equality
B. All cultural communities/societies have distinct spheres of distribution
C. Distribution of social goods in separate distributive spheres on the basis of different
principles, procedure and criteria
D. Monopoly over one social good within a distributive sphere is not allowed to
dominate the distribution of a good in other sphere – conversion of one good for other
blocked
E. Possession of one social good and related status/standing is not undermined by non-
possession of other social good in other sphere
F. None of the above
35. About Knowledge, which is Not view as per post-modernism?

A. Knowledge linked to power
B. No Knowledge is impartial
C. Knowledge is technocratic and free from ideology
D. Knowledge is Not Objective
E. Knowledge is Not eternal
36.Which is Not correct about Rawls’ theory of Justice?

A. It adopted normative approach to theorizing
B. It was based on the difference principle
C. Applicable only to liberal societies having overlapping consensus on idea of Justice
and other foundational social principles
D. It indicated welfare state
E. It was end-state theory of Justice
F. It gave preference to societal common interest over individual Rights
37.Which is Not correct about Feminism?

A. Sex is biological Gender a social construct
B. Patriarchy has been the root cause of women’s misery
C. It is considered as mainstream political theory
D. Men and women have equal moral reasoning capabilities
E. It rejected separation of ‘Private’ and ‘Public’
F. It fragmented into many sub-streams of theories
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38. Which terms is Not related to Anarchism?
A. No to formal hierarchical authority
B. Mutualism
C. Political Obligation
D. State is unnecessary evil
E. Virtuous(good) human nature
F. Accepts authority of experts

List 1(Communitarian Thinkers) List 2(Books)
1. Michael Sandel A. Sources of the Self

2. Michael Walzer B. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
3. Alasdair MacIntyre C. After Virtue
4. Charles Taylor D. Spheres of Justice
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
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List 1(Thinkers of Multiculturalism) List 2(Books/Essay)
1. Will Kymlicka A. Rethinking Multiculturalism:
Cultural Diversity and Political Theory
2. Bhikhu Parekh B. Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of
Minority Rights
3. Charles Taylor C. Culture & Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of

Multiculturalism
4. Brain Barry D. Multiculturalism and the politics of recognition
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
41. Who defined freedom as ‘it is a positive power of doing or enjoying something worth
doing or enjoying’?
A. Harold Laski
B. T.H. Green
C. Bosanquet
D. Ernest Barker
42.In 1950s, many thinkers declared demise of political theory; what they meant by the
demise of political theory?
A. Political science did not need political theory
B. Political theory was not scientific
C. Normative-philosophical political theory was not suitable for science of politics
D. Empirical political theory was not suitable for political science
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43 As per David Easton which is the reason for decline of political theory?
1. Historicism
2. Hyperfactualism
3. Moral relativism
4. Value Pluralism
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 2,3,4
44.Which is Not correct about Ideology?
A. A belief system which helps to structure how the world is understood and explained
B. Set of ideas which provides the basis for political action
C. The term was coined by Antoine Destutt de Tracy, a French philosopher, who
conceived, in 1796, as the "science of ideas"
D. Ideology is same as theory
45.Who of the following didn’t predict or support decline and demise of political
theory?
A. Peter Laslett
B. Ishiah Berlin
C. S M Lipset
D. Alfred Cobban
E. Robert Dahl
46. Which is Not related to Gramsci’s concept of Hegemony?

A. Manufacturing of Consent
B. Economic determinism
C. Ideology
D. 3rd Dimension of Power
E. Dominance without coercion
F. Civil Society
G. Marxism
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47.Who of the following supported the revival of political theory after the onslaught of
behavioural revolution?
1. Isiah Berlin
2. Leo Strauss
3. George H. Sabine
4. Eric Vogelin
Options:
A. 1,2,4
B. 1,2
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,2,3,4
48. Regarding importance of value in political theory, who said ‘We cannot shed our
values in the way we remove our coats’?
A. Isiah Berlin
B. Leo Strauss
C. George H. Sabine
D. David Easton
49.The word ‘theory’, derived from the Greek word ‘Theoria’ means
(A) A well organized political system
(B) A well focused mental look
(C) A well articulated economic structure
(D) A system of physical arrangement
50.Who among the following said that Political theory contains factors of three kinds-
the factual, the causal and the valuational ?
(A) Leo Strauss
(B) Dunning
(C) G.H. Sabine
(D) Ebenstein
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SET 2
Theme: Western Political Thoughts
1. Which is Not correct about Isaiah Berlin?
A. He preferred negative over positive liberty
B. He declared demise of political theory on the wake of behaviuoral revolution
C. Negative liberty, in his view, should be distinguished from the conditions of its exercise
D. He supported value pluralism
2. Which is Not correct about Joh Rawls’ Theory of Justice?

A. It gave lexical priority to Liberty Principle over Equality Principle.
B. It is based on the difference principle
C. It is applicable universally to all societies.
D. It gave priority to rights over common good
3.Which is Not correct about ‘Veil of Ignorance’ device conceptualized by John Rawls?
A. It is a device to eliminate bias in decision making and judgement
B. Contracting parties do not know their place in society, social status, or class position
C. Parties don’t even know their conception of good life
D. Parties to the contract have encumbered selves
4. Marx’s theory of the state and revolution is taken from

(A) German classical philosophy
(B) British political economy
(C) French revolutionary tradition
(D) American war of independence
5. Who considered positive liberty as slippery slope leading to totalitarianism?

A. J.S.Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Isaiah Berlin
D. Charles Taylor
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6. Which is Not Correct of western political thoughts?
A. Both Aristotle and Hegel gave organic and integrative theory of state
B. Aristotle and Hobbes are considered founders of philosophical-normative approach
C. Aristotle is considered as father of comparative politics
D. Plato assigned same political role to women as to men
7. Which is Not correct about ‘General Will’ of Rousseau?

A. It represented group mind
B. It denoted participatory and deliberative democracy
C. It represented societal common Good
D. One cannot be forced to obey the General Will
8. Karl Popper called which thinkers as ‘enemies of open society’?

A. Plato, Hegel, and Marx
B. Aristotle, Hegel, Marx
C. Machiavelli, David Hume, Bentham
D. Edmund Burke, Marx, Hegel
9. Who among the following does not belong to Frankfurt school of critical thinkers?
A. Erich Fromm,
B. Herbert Marcuse
C. Carole Patman
D. Jürgen Habermas
10. Which of the following is not authored or co-authored by Karl Marx?

a) Das Kapital
b) The Holy Family
c) The State and Revolution
d) The German Ideology
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11. Which political theorist suggested “Justice as Mutual Advantage”?
A. Johan Galtung
B. David Gauthier
C. Hobsbawm
D. Hobhouse
12. Which political theorist gave the concept of “negative and positive peace”?
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Michael Doyle
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Johan Galtung
13. “Each of them by himself may not be of good quality, but when they all come together
is possible that they may surpass— collectively as a body, although not individually-the
quality of the few best…and when they all meet together, the people may thus become
something in the nature of a single person…”. Who said this and in which context?
A. Machiavelli advocating Republicanism over Monarchy
B. Rousseau advocating about participative democracy
C. Aristotle is advocating for the Polity as a rule of the Many
D. J.S. Mill praising about liberal democracy
14. Who among the following used models and assumptions drawn from economics to
analyse political behaviour?
A. Anthony Downs
B. S.M. Lipset
C. J.M. Keynes
D. Robert Dahl
15. which of these did not support positive liberty?

A. Rousseau
B. Hegel
C. T.H. Green
D. John Rawls
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16. Which of the following is not true of Rousseau?
A. He wants to reconcile liberty with sovereignty
B. Sovereignty originates in people and gets transferred to ruler
C. General Will is always morally right
D. He believed in natural differentiation between role of men and women
17. Which of the following is not true of Marx’s view of the state: -
A. The proletariat will need to capture state power
B. State is unnecessary evil, it should wither away
C. Capitalist State help re-produce social structure needed to maintain capitalism
D. The state is an instrument of class exploitation and to protect the interests of the
capitalist class.
18. Which of the following statements is not true of Hobbes?

A. There is no occasion for disobeying the sovereign
B. His ideas on hedonism were included in modern utilitarianism
C. Sovereign, who was Not a party to the contract, must be absolute or nothing
D. His political theory is based on nominalism
19. Which of the following is not true of Aristotle’s view of the state?
A. State is prior to individual and family

B. State is historical, natural, organic, and integrative entity
C. Man, by using natural ability and sense of reason, can live without state
D. State highest manifestation of morality and ethics
20.Who is not considered supporter of pluralism?

A. Robert Dahl
B. Seymour Martin Lipset.
C. David Truman
D. Joseph Schumpeter
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21. Who supported legal theory of right by stating ‘Natural Rights are ‘Nonsense
on stilts’
A. Bentham
B. J.S.Mill
C. Harold Laski
D. Robert Nozick
22. Which pair is Not correctly matched?
A. Plato- Timaeus
B. Machiavelli- The Golden Ass
C. Bentham- A Fragment on Government
D. Lenin- Neo-colonialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
23. Who said ‘taxation equals forced labour’?
A. Friedrich Hayek
B. Robert Nozick
C. Milton Friedman
D. John Locke
24. Plato describes the human mind by which of his theories?

A. The Allegory of cave
B. Theory of divided line
C. Theory of Forms
D. All the Above
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25. Who among the following would you associate the concept of “Tyranny of
Majority”?
A. JS Mill
B. Alex de Tocqueville
C. Both A and B
D. Thomas Paine
26. Lexical priority in Rawls’s theory of Justice is?

A. Equality Principle over Liberty Principle
B. Principle of benefit to worst off over Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity
C. Difference principle over Principle of Equal Liberty
D. Principle of Equal Liberty over the Difference principle
27. Who gave capability approach?

A. Amartya Sen
B. Martha Nussbaum
C. Both A and B
D. Gerald Cohen

A. Dworkin- Equality of Resources
B. Michael Walzer- Complex Equality
C. John Rawls- end-state theory of Justice
D. Robert Nozick- labour theory of property
29. Which of the following statements accurately describes Plato’s theory of

justice?
A. Justice is what the strong can do, and the weak must endure.
B. Justice obtains when inequality benefits the least-advantaged.
C. Justice is doing one’s own duty as per one’s station of life.
D. justice is doing good to friends and harm to enemies
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30. Which one in incorrect as influences on Marx’s thoughts/theories?
A. Marx used David Ricardo’s labour theory of value to develop his theory of
Surplus Labour
B. Marx used David Hume’s empiricism to develop his empirical and scientific
socialism
C. Marx used Hegel’s dialectical historical idealism to develop his conception of
dialectical historical materialism
D. Marx used Feuerbach’s concepts on materialism and alienation
31. Sabine said “What Aristotle calls the ideal state is always Plato's second best
state”. Plato gave his second based state in which of his book?
A. Republic
B. Crito
C. Laws
D. Timaeus
32. Which is incorrect about John Locke’s book ‘ an Essay Concerning Human
Understanding’?
A. He gave the concept of new born child’s mind as blank slate (white paper)-
tabula rasa
B. This book took positive view of human nature refuting Hobbes’ very negative
views on human nature
C. This book was harbinger of the Enlightenment movement
D. This book was refutation to Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha
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33. Which is Not correct about Machiavelli?
A. He preferred Republic form of Government over absolute Monarchy

B. He was first political thinker in the modern era to separate political realm from
theology/religion
C. Concept of modern nation-state could be traced in his political thought
D. He advised the king ( prince) not to use religion for maintaining his state.
34. Which is Not correct about theory of Forms by Plato?
A. Ideas are substances

B. Ideas are eternal and universal
C. Ideas cannot be fully known by knowledge
D. Ideas are essence of all things
E. Ideas exist prior to particular things and apart from them .
35. Which of these thinkers put women below men?
A. Plato & Hegel

B. Aristotle and Hegel
C. J.S.Mill and Rousseau
D. Plato and Rousseau
36. Statement 1: Antonio Gramsci considered civil society as part of

Superstructure
Statement 2: for him, real ideological battle of class dominance is played out in
the arena of civil society
Options:
A. Both Statement I and II are correct
B. Both Statement I and II are incorrect
C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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37. In which thinker’s view education is the process of developing men as natural
men and women as natural women?
A. Locke
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. Rousseau
38. For whom rights of men were two dimensional?
A. Marry Wollstonecraft
B. Alexandra Kollontai
C. Thomas Paine
D. Susan Miller Okin
39. According to Plato population of an ideal state should be ?
A. 50040
B. 50400
C. 5040
D. 4050
40. Assertion: Francis Fukuyama declared ‘End of History’ after the cold war in 1992
Reason: After Fascism falling from grace after WWII and demise of USSR after the cold
war Liberalism remained the only major surviving political ideology
Choose the correct option:

A - Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B - Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C - A is true but R is false.
D - A is false but R is true
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41. Which of these is not associated with Hobbes?
A. Individualism
B. Constitutionalism
C. Absolutism
D. Hedonism
E. Nominalism
42. The doctrine of overlapping consensus is advocated by

(A) Berlin
(B) Barry
(C) Nozick
(D) Rawls
43. 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, dynamic, and dialectic in nature
44. Who among the following criticized Bentham’s Philosophy as “Pig Philosophy”?
(A) Leslie Stephen
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Carlyle
(D) J.S. Mill
45. For whom “All existence is simply a matter in motion.” ?

(A) Plato
(B) Hobbes
(C) T.H. Green
(D) Rousseau
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46. Which is not true about Ideas/thoughts of J.S.Mill?
A. Pleasures differ in quality
B. active role of state in moral and intellectual development of citizen
C. Labour association should own joint stock of companies
D. Felicific calculator can objectively measure the pleasure
47. For Hegel which one of the following is Not correct ?

(A) Family is the thesis, Bourgeois society is the anti-thesis and the State represents
synthesis.
(B) The rational is real and the real is rational.
(C) Contradictions are not obstacles preventing us reaching truth.
(D) Right is preferred over common Good
48. Whom did Machiavelli blame for the moral degradation of Italy?
(A) The Prince
(B) The Church
(C) The Aristocracy
(D) Corrupt People
49. Which one among the following statements is true?
(A) Plato’s Republic is a book on ethics
(B) It is a book on politics
(C) It is both on ethics and politics
(D) It is a book on education
50. Match
1. Philosophy of Poverty A. Robert Nozick
2. The Poverty of Philosophy B. Karl Marx
3. The Open Society and Its Enemies C. Karl Popper
4. Anarchy, State, and Utopia D. Proudhon
Options:
1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A
1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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SET 3
Theme: Western Political Thoughts
1. Chief purpose of Rawls’s concept of ‘Veil of Ignorance’ and ‘Original Position’ is?
A. To make the theory of Justice universal which is applicable to all societies
B. To reconcile differing and competing conception of good held by different
people/groups
C. To make the theory align with value-pluralism of liberal doctrine
D. To have impartiality in reasoning, decision making and judgement
2. Which is correct about ‘General Will’ of Rousseau?

A. It is the sum total of the actual wills of all member of the body politic
B. It is the sum of the real wills of all member of the political community
C. It is the majority decision by all member of the political community
D. It is common and unanimous decision wherein each one is guided by one’s real will
3. Which political thinker believed in natural sexual differentiation and, advocated man
and women developing as natural man and natural women?
A. Bentham
B. Edmund Burke
C. Hegel
D. Rousseau
4. who said “the executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the affairs
of the whole bourgeoisie”
A. Ralph Miliband
B. Nicos Poulantzas
C. Lenin
D. Marx
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5.Which of these is Not Correct of Thomas Hobbes?
A. He was first to modernize the tradition of Natural Law
B. He is considered as the first modern propounder of the idea of negative liberty
C. He was first modern Political thinker who deliberately ignored Aristotle in his
political thought
D. None of the above
6. Which of these books are not written by J.S. Mill?

A. The Subjection of Women
B. On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
C. On Liberty
D. Considerations on Representative Government

A. Plato- Apology
B. Hobbes- Elements of Natural Philosophy
C. Aristotle- Rhetoric
D. Rousseau- Emile
8. Who is Not a libertarian thinker?
A. Robert Nozick
B. Milton Friedman
C. Robert Dahl
D. Fredrich Hayek
9. Who was the first noted political thinker to give the idea of distributive justice?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Cicero
D. St. Augustine
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10. Which is Not correct about Rousseau?
A. Sovereignty lies with members of the body politic and cannot be delegated
B. One can be forced to be free
C. Modern civilisation forced man to live in the eyes of others and has thus
debased human nature
D. Men and women are different in nature but they may play the same role both
in private and public domain
11. Which of the following is incorrect about Hegel’s theory of state?
A. State was synthesis of family and civil society

B. State was march of God on earth
C. He gave organic and integrative theory of state- state as organism, individuals
as its limbs/organs
D. He refuted corporatist state
12. Which thinker conceived society as ‘cooperative venture for mutual

advantage’?
A. John Rawls
B. T.H.Green
C. Harlod Laski
D. John Locke
13. Which of these books were not authored by Aristotle?
A. Nicomachean Ethics
B. Timaeus
C. On the Soul
D. Metaphysics
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14. Match :
1. Irish Marian Young A.Global Justice/cosmopolitanism
2. Thomas Pogge B.Democracy and difference
3. C. B. Macpherson C.Categorical Imperative
4. Immanuel Kant D.Possessive Individualism
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
15. Which thinker is Not associated with ‘end of history’ hypothesis?
A. Francis Fukuyama
B. John Rawls
C. Daniel Bell
D. Hegel
16. Which pluralist thinker stated that State was simply one association among
the rest?
A. Robert Dahl
B. R.M. MacIver
C. Harold Laski
D. Seymour Martin Lipset
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17. Who among the following believes that the goal of the utilitarian state is
Liberty rather than happiness?
A. Bentham
B. James Mill
C. J.S.Mill
D. John Rawls
18. Which of these is Not correct about theory of Justice by Robert Nozick in his
book ‘Anarchy, State, and Utopia(1974)’?
A. It was a procedural theory of justice based on libertarian doctrine
B. It was ‘Entitlement Theory of Justice’
C. It included the idea of Rectificatory justice to make correction for wrong acquisition
and transfer of properties
D. It was silent on state’s role in distributive justice.
19. Which is Not correct about John Locke?

A. He is considered as an apologist of the glorious revolution in England
B. He earned from slavery trade
C. He helped write constitution of Carolina state of USA
D. He is considered as a rationalist thinker
20. Which is Not correct about political thoughts of John Rawls?
A. He revived the social contract approach in 20th century

B. To him, Justice is the first virtue of any society/community
C. For him, Peace, stability, efficiency, and Justice were essential feature of best
society
D. For him, loss of freedom for some is made right by a greater good shared by
others.
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21 Which egalitarian thinker’s idea contained Auction, Insurance, and Free
Market?
A. Michael Walzer
B. Ronald Dworkin
C. Michael Sandel
22. Which is Not correct about Thomas Aquinas?
A. He argued that God is the source of both the light of natural reason and the light of faith
B. According to him man's ultimate happiness consists in Contemplating God
C. He gave 5 proof of ‘existence of God’
D. He is credited to have formulated a principle of medieval Secularism
23. Who said, 'make women rational creature, and free citizens, and they will quickly
become good wives, that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husband and fathers' ?
A. Marry Wollstonecraft
B. Alexandra Kollontai
C. Carole Pateman
24. The term 'Cultural Capital' is associated with which of the following?
A. Pierre Bourdie
B. Robert Putnam
C. James Coleman
D. Robert M. Solow
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25. This great modern era thinker was empiricist, claiming that experience is source of
knowledge, not reason/rationality. He influenced utilitarianism and logical positivism; we
are talking about?
A. Edmund Burke
B. David Hume
C. Bentham
D. James Mill
26. which is wrongly matched about Marx Writings ( Concepts- his book)
A. Camera obscura - Ideology
B. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - The Eighteenth Brumaire of
Louis Bonaparte
C. Alienation - Economic and political manuscript of 1844
D. A spectre is haunting Europe – The Communist Manifesto
E. None of the above
27. Which is Incorrect about Types of Constitution/Government theorised by Aristotle?

A. Best possible or practicable Govt/constitution shall be combination of Polity and
Aristocracy
B. Democracy was perverted form of Government
C. there is only one constitution which is 'naturally the best everywhere'
D. Revolution is not simply the change in constitution
28. For whom politics is the process of allocation of scarce resources; he accordingly
defined politics as who gets what, when and how?
A. Harold Laski
B. T.H.Green
C. Harold Lasswell
D. David Easton
29. Who among the following does not belong to normative philosophical tradition?
A. Aristotle
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. John Rawls
D. Montesquieu
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30. State of nature described in the social contract of Locke was?
A. Pre social
B. Pre political
C. Pre political but social
D. Pre political and pre social
31. Proper sequence in which Lockean state was established

1. Civil Society
2. Social Contract
3. Government
4. State of nature
Options:
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2,3,4,1
C. 4,2,1,3
D. 4,3,2,1
32. Which thinker made a distinction between ‘city of God’ and ‘city of man’?
A. Thomas Aquinas
B. Cicero
C. St Augustine
D. Marsilio of Padua
33.Monteseque theory of separation of power primarily emphasised on ?
A. Equality
B. Accountability
C. Transparency
D. Liberty
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34. which of the following thinker interpreted Justice as ‘allotment of functions to person
in accordance of their aptitude, ability, and training’?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. St Augustine
D. John Rawls
35. Which is Not correct about the Social Contract tradition of political thoughts?
A. They denied divine rights of Kings
B. Absolute Sovereignty
C. Supported Natural Rights
D. Furthered Liberalism
36. ‘Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and
pleasure’- who said this?
A. Edmund Burke
B. David Hume
C. J.S. Mill
D. Bentham
37. Match
1. communication theory A. Hannah Arendt
2. Organisational communication theory B. Jürgen Habermas
3. Communicative action theory C. Chester Barnard
4. Group Power through communication D. Karl Deutsch
Options:
1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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38. Match
1. State necessary evil A. Plato
2. State unnecessary evil B. Karl Marx
3. Withering away of state C. John Locke
4. State individual writ large D. Proudhon
Options:
1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A
1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
39. Match
1. Justice as fairness A. Plato
2. Justice as perfect obligation B. J.S.Mill
3. Justice as functional division of society C. Aristotle
4. Justice as proportional equality D. John Rawl
Options:
1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C
1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
40. Which, according to Aristotle, is Not a perverted form of Government?

A. Tyranny
B. Monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Democracy
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41. Who argued ‘ probable mischief of obeying the state is less than probable mischief of
resistance’?
A. John Locke
B. J.S.Mill
C. Bentham
D. Hobbes
42. Marx inherited the ideas of class and class struggle from which utopian socialist
A. Henri de Saint-Simon
B. Charles Fourier
C. Robert Owen
D. Proudhon
43 ;’A Dialogue Concerning Justice' is the subtitle of :

(A) Republic
(B) Politics
(C) The Social Contract
(D) Leviathan
44. Which of the following is incorrect about J S Mill ?

(A) J S Mill found flaws in Bentham's cardinal measurement of utility
(B) J S Mill termed Bentham as the prophet of empty liberty and abstract individual
(C) J S Mill came up with 'Harm Principle' to justify the interference of state in
individual liberty
(D) Unlike Bentham, Mill makes a difference between lower and higher pleasures
45. Which of the following is incorrect about Machiavelli?

(A) He separated ethics/morality from politics.
(B) He described men as ungrateful, fickle, selfish, liars and deceivers
(C) He believed that four emotions dictate human conduct: love, hatred, fear and
contempt
(D) He supported monarchy over republican form of Government
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46. Plato envisaged a device to check corruption by the guardian class; it was?
A. State sponsored Education
B. Functional division of society
C. Communism of wives & property
D. Rule by Philosopher Kings
47. Social contract primarily deals with?

A. Functions of state
B. Political obligation
C. Origin of State
D. Nature of state
48.Match
1. If justice taken away, state becomes band of robbers A. Aristotle
2. Property is theft B. Bentham
3. Natural rights are nonsense upon stilts C. Proudhon
4. Equals be treated equally, unequal unequally D. St Augustine
Options:
1- A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
49. Which of the following statements is true of the Social Contract of Hobbes?
A. Everybody gives up their right of governing themselves
B. The Sovereign is a party to the contract
C. The contract is reversible
D. The contract takes away only some of the natural rights
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50. Which of the following is false about John Locke ?
(A) He gave the concept of ‘tacit consent’
(B) People retain the right of rebellion when the movement acts arbitrarily by breaking
contract
(C) Natural rights are the product of social contract
(D) Raison d'etre of the government is to protect natural rights
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SET 4
Theme: Indian Political Thoughts
1.Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj influenced by?

A. Bismarck’s Germany
B. Garibaldi’s Italy
C. Mazzini’s Italy
D. Lenin’s Russia
2. Gandhiji was influenced by?
1. John Ruskin
2. Henry Thoreau
3. Tolstoy
4. Plato & Aristotle
5. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Options:
A. 1,3
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,2,3,4,5
3.‘Voluntary Poverty’ this term is associated with thoughts of?
A. Gandhi
B. Tagore
C. Vivekananda
D. Lohia
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4.‘Nai Talim’ was?
1. Pedagogical principle advocated by Gandhiji
2. a principle which states that knowledge and work( by hands) are not separate
3. It aimed to achieve Gram Swaraj
4. Education or learning in mother tongue along with handicraft and other vocational
work
Options:
A. 1,3
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,2,4
5. Gandhiji translated John Ruskin’s ‘Unto This Last’ in Gujarati as?

A. Sarvodaya
B. Antyodaya
C. Sadagraha
D. Pankti me Aaakhri
6. Who gave Gandhiji the title of ‘Mahatma’

A. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
B. Tilak
C. Aurobindo
D. Rabindranath Tagore
7. Who was called Father of Indian unrest?

A. Tilak
B. Bipin Chndra Pal
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Aurobindo
8.Who suggested Gandhji the word/term ‘Sadagraha (Satyagraha)’ ?
A. Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
C. Maganlal
D. Chaganlal
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9.Satyavir Ki Katha, translated into Gujarati by Gandhiji was from Apology of Plato; to
whom he called ‘Satyavir’?
A. Plato
B. Glaucon
C. Socrates
D. Thrasymachus
10.Which title Gandhiji returned in protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre

A. Kaisar-i-Hind
B. Knighthood
C. Prophet of India
D. Saint of India
11.Gandhiji went to South Africa to ?

A. Become a professional lawyer
B. Participate in pro-democracy movement by Indians settled there
C. Lead movement against exploitation of Asians by the English ruler there
D. Fight case of a Gujrati businessman
12.
Statement 1: Gandhiji considered himself an Enlightened Anarchist
Statement 2: Rejected determinism, believed in relative truth and one step at a time
Options:
13.
Statement 1: Gandhiji mixed politics and religion
Statement 2: Religion for him was core of human life, but not dogmatic and divisive
Options:
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14: Who said “Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament, it will be a
declaration of India’s full expression.”?
A. Gandhiji
B. Ambedkar
C. Tilak
D. Dada Bhai Naoroji
15.Arrange following Ashrams of Gandhiji in time (Chronology)

1. Phoenix Settlement,
2. Tolstoy Farm,
3. Sevagram
4. Kochrab
5. Sabarmati
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4,5
B. 1,2,4,5,3
C. 1,2,5,4,3
D. 2,1,5,4,3
16.Who signed the Poona pact (with Ambedkar) on behalf of Gandhi?
A. Madan Mohan Malaviya
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
17.Who first gave the idea of Hindu Rashtra (Hindu Nation)?
A. Vivekananda
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. K. B. Hedgewar
D. Savarkar
18.Which Quote is Not attributed to Ambedkar?
A. Lambs are shorn of the wool; they are feeling the cold
B. If things go wrong in the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad
Constitution, what we will have to say that Man was vile
C. Constitutional morality must be held higher than public morality
D. Swaraj will come not by acquisition of authority by a few but by acquisition of
capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused
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19.Who is Considered political guru of Gandhiji?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhle

B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
20.Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj was in response to ?
A. Militant Indian Nationalism on the pattern of western nation-State

B. Swaraj of Tilak and Home rule of Annie Besant and Tilak
C. Both the above
21.Which Quote is Not attributed to Gandhi?

A. I am not interested in freeing India merely from the English yoke(bondage). I am bent
upon freeing India from any yoke whatsoever. I have no desire to exchange ‘king log’
for king stork’…..for me Swaraj is movement for self-purification”
B. “….. Swaraj meant continuous effort to be independent of Govt….. Sorry affair if
people look up to Govt for the regulation of every detail of life”
C. I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have
achieved.
D. Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
22.Barni’s Fatwa-i-Jahandari was?

A. advise to Muslim ruler on statecraft in non-Muslim land like India
B. Advise to all rulers on governance
C. Was call for annihilation of Non-Muslim Religion
D. Was advise for expansion of Islam in non-Islamic nations
23.Which Indian Thinker’s birthday is celebrated as national youth day?
A. Vivekananda
B. Dayananda Saraswati
C. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Bhagat Singh
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24.Who published the weekly Karmyogi and Dharma?
A. Bipin Chandra Paul
B. Aurobindo
C. Tilak
D. Gandhiji
25.Which is Not Correct about M.N.Roy?

A. Proponent of radical humanism or New Scientific Humanism
B. prepared a model constitution for India
C. Engaged into a debate with Lenin on role of Communist parties in movement against
colonialism
D. Fully agreed with Marxism
E. founded Mexican Socialist Party
F. Founded Communist Party of India in Tashkent
G. was part of ‘Comintern’
H. run a weekly ‘ independent India’
I. Formed League of radical congressmen
26.Which of these books were Not written by M.N.Roy?

A. Historical Role of Islam
B. India in Transition
C. The Future of Indian Politics
D. Mahatma and His Ism
E. Reason, Romanticism and Revolution
27. Which of these is Not related to Gandhiji?

A. Deontology
B. Anarchism
C. Oceanic Circle
D. Harijan
E. Hijrat movement
F. 1st Round table conference
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28.Who said "Kautilya's Arthashastra exemplified radical Machiavellianism, compared
to it, Machiavelli's Prince is harmless”?
A. Max Weber
B. Morgenthau
C. Bentham
D. Kenneth Waltz
29.Which is not related to Jawahar Lal Nehru?

A. Febian Socialism
B. Objective Resolution
C. Scientific Humanism
D. Avadi resolution of Congress on democracy & Socialism
E. Wheels of History
F. Farmer’s movement in Awadh
30.Which is not related to Iqbal?

A. Millat
B. Spiritual nationalism
C. National Poet
D. Allama
E. Khudi
F. moral/spiritual Socialism
G. Supported modern/western concept of nationalism
31. Who is considered as ‘Modern Manu’?

A. Nehru
B. Vivekananda
C. Gandhi
D. Ambedkar
32.Which of these books/poems were not written by Tagore?

A. Kabuliwala
B. Gora
C. Anand Math
D. Ghare-Baire
E. The Post Office
F. Nationalism
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33.Which program/movement of Gandhiji was opposed by Tagore?
A. ‘charkha’ movement
B. Non-cooperation movement
C. Satyagraha
D. All the above
34.Which is not related to Lohia?

A. Journal Mankind
B. Non-Congressism
C. Ramayana Mela
D. Pachamarhi Speech
E. English Education
F. Congress Socialist Party
G. Sapt-Kranti
H. 4 Pillared State
I. Wheels of History
35.Which Slogan is Not attributed to Lohia?

A. Jail, Vote, Spade
B. Dam Bandho, Kharcha Bandho
C. Sath-Chaalish (60:40)
D. Jiski Jitni Sankhya Bhari, Utni Unki Hissedari
36.Who said: Hinduize all politics and militarize Hinduism

A. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
B. K. B. Hedgewar
C. Savarkar
D. Vivekananda
37. “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached”; Who gave this slogan?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Vivekananda
C. Tagore
D. Dayananda Saraswati
E. Savarkar
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38.Which of these modern Indian thinkers put social reforms before political freedom?
1. Nehru
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Ambedkar
4. Tagore
5. Tilak
6. Savarkar
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 2,3,4
C. 1,4,5,6
D. Only 3
39.Who was called ‘a luminous star in the firmament of Indian history’ by Tagore
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B. Vivekananda
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta Mourya
40.For whom nationalism was like evil, brain disease, menace?

A. Tilak
B. Gandhi
C. Vivekananda
D. Tagore
41.Match
Famous Lines Author/Book
1. Jan Gana Mana A. Anand Math
2. Vande Matram B. Tarānah-e-Hindi
3. Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā C. Tatwabodhini patrika
4. Aye mere watan ke logon D. Kavi Pardeep
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
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42.Match
Book Author
1. Gandhi and Gandhism A. Tagore
2. Marx, Gandhi and Socialism B. Aurobindo
3. Savitri C. Ambedkar
4. Sadhana D. Lohia
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
43.Match
Book Author
1. The Universal Religion A. Savarkar
2. The Problem of the Rupee B. Aurobindo
3. The Indian War of Independence C. Ambedkar
4. The Integral Yoga D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
44.Which of these societies is Not founded or related to Savarkar?

A. Abhinav Bharat
B. Jugantar Party
C. India House
D. Free India Society
45.Which is Not correct about Savarkar?

A. Remained President of Hindu Mahasabha for 7 years
B. He was founding father of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh( RSS)
C. He was first to call 1857 revolt as Indian War of Independence
D. PM Indira Gandhi released Postal Stamp on him
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46.As per Savarkar, who is Not a Hindu
1. Who follow religion which originated out of India
2. Who has descended of Hindu Parents
3. Followers of Hinduism
4. Followers of Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,3,4
C. Only 1
D. 1,4
47.Which is Not one the basis of Hindu nation ( Hindu Rashtra) as per Savarkar?
A. Territorial identity
B. Racial Identity
C. Cultural Identity
D. Linguistic Identity
48. Which of these Journals/magazines were not published by Gandhiji?

A. Indian Opinion
B. Young India
C. Navajivan
D. Samata
E. Harijan
49.Match
Elements of Kautilya’s ‘Saptang’ Compared to limbs of body
1. Swami A. eyes
2. Amatya B. ears
3. Suhrid( friend/Ally) C. mouth
4. Kosha D. head
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
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50.
Statement 1: Ambedkar learnt pragmatism from John Dewey, his teacher at Colombia
University
Statement 2: He believed in Constitutional morality, which he adopted from George Grote
Options:
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SET 5
THEME: COMPARATIVE POLITICS
1.Which term is Not related to Traditional Approach to Comparative Politics?
A. Institutional
B. Behaviour
C. Formal-legal
D. Formal
E. Configurative
F. Eurocentric
G. Parochial
H. Descriptive
I. Normative- philosophical
2.Which term is Not related to Modern Approach to Comparative Politics?

A. Analytical
B. Empirical
C. Soft institutions
D. quantitative
E. Value neutral
F. System
G. Structural- functional
H. Informal
I. Legal-constitutional
J. Behaviour
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List 1(Approach/method) List 2(Related thinker)
1. System A. Fred Riggs
2. Structural Functional B. David Easton
3. Ecological C. Gabriel Almond
4. Political Culture D. Almond and Verba
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
F. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C
G. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
4.Who is considered the founder of behavioural approach in Comparative Politics ?

A. Charles Merriam
B. David Easton
C. Jean Blondel
D. Roy C. Macridis
5.Who is considered as the father of comparative politics?

A. Gabriel Almond
B. Roy Macridis
C. David Easton
D. Aristotle
6.Whose writings were influential in ushering (steering) behavioural approach in
political science?
A. Roy C. Macridis
B. Graham Wallas
C. Arthur Bentley
D. Both B&C
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7. Which book is considered as classic in Comparative Politics?
A. States and Social Revolutions by Theda Skocpol
B. Civic Culture by Almond and Verba
C. Comparative Politics Today by Almond
D. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
8.The Behavioural approach to Comparative Politics emphasizes?

A. Systematic collection and examination of facts
B. Study of formal legal framework
C. Status of facts in formal structures
D. How parties function in structures
9.Which approach takes into account the norms and informal practices that shape
the functioning and evolutions of institutions in various ways?
(A) Old Institutional
(B) New Institutional
(C) Modern Institutional
D) Classic Institutional
10.Which of these terms are Not related to old institutionalism?

A. Formal
B. Legal
C. Normative
D. Hard institutions
E. Structuralism
F. Norms & belief
11.Which of these is not one of the features of capitalism?

a) Antagonistic class structure
b) Surplus production
c) Periodic crisis
d) Fusion of economic and political domains
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12.The term ‘black box ‘is associated with?
a) system approach in comparative politics
b) New Institutional Approach
c) Historical Approach
d) Structural- functional approach
13.Which of these is not correct about system approach in comparative politics?

a) Political system is defined as Inter-related institutions, political activities, political
actors and processes which continuously interact with each other and to its
environment to protect and sustain it
b) Gabriel Almond is considered as father of the system approach in comparative politics
c) Demand and support/consent is the inputs of the political system
d) Laws and policies are the outputs of the political system
e) Structural-functionalism was developed on the system approach
f) It was adopted from the general system theory of Biology
14.According to Almond which is not an 'output' function of a political system?

(A) Rulemaking
(B) Rule application
(C) Political communication
(D) Rule adjudication
15.Which of these is not one of the differences between New and old Institutionalism?
a) Old Institutionalism focuses more on ‘hard’ rules and formal organizations, new
Institutionalism include ‘soft’ rules and informal organizations
b) Old Institutionalism: Formal, legal, descriptive; new Institutionalism: Analytical,
explanatory & Empirical
c) In comparison to old Institutionalism, the New Institutionalism suffered more from
Eurocentrism and Ethnocentrism
d) The Old Institutionalism is considered traditional approach to comparative politics;
whereas New Institutionalism is considered modern Approach
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16.Which one of these is not one of the type/category of New Institutionalism?
(A) Rational Choice New Institutionalism
(B) Cultural or Sociological New Institutionalism
(C) Philosophical New Institutionalism
(D)Structural New Institutionalism
17.Identify the correct chronological order in which the following approaches emerged
in comparative politics.
1. New Institutional Approach
2. Marxist Approach
3. Philosophical Approach
4. Behavioural Approach
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,1,2,4
C. 3,4,1,2
D. 3, 2,4,1
18.Which one of these is Not correct about the Modernization theory?

(A) Modernity is a European phenomenon and that the decisive events in modernization
have occurred purely on European soil
(B) Path to progress, development, and modernity is same for all societies/nations as it
was for ‘Europe’
(C) Traditional societies of 3rd world will develop as they adopt more modern practices
by following the path of development as taken by ‘European’ nations.
(D) It was based on functionalism
(E) Progressive Comparativist support the Modernization theory
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19.Which are the features of parliamentary form of government?
1. Collective responsibility
2. Parliamentary Supremacy
3. Strict Separation of power
4. Fusion of Power
5. Rigid Party system
Options:
A. 1,2,4,5
B. 1,2,4
C. 1,2,3,5
D. 1,3,4,5
20.Which of these is/are Not the similarity between Indian and US Constitution?
1. Written Constitution
2. Separation of Power
3. Judicial Review
4. Residual powers with the Federal/central Government
5. Dual citizenship
6. Powerful upper house
7. Short Constitution
Options:
A. 2,4,5
B. 4,5,6
C. 4,5,6,7
D. 2, 4,5,6,7
21.Which is Not one of the 3 Important Characteristics of “Political Development- the

Development Syndrome” as given Lucian Pye?
A. Equality
B. Liberty
C. Capacity
D. Differentiation and Specialization
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List 1(Thinkers of modernization/development) List 2(Books)
1. David Apter A. Political culture and political development
2. Lucian Pye B. The politics of modernization
3. WW Rostow C. Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach
4. Gabriel Almond D. Politics and the stages of growth
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
23.Structural-functionalism approach was used first in which social science?

A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C. Political Science
D. Sociology
24.Which is the correct chronology of adoption of general system theory in social

science?
1. Anthropology
2. Psychology
3. Political Science
4. Sociology
Options:
A. 1,3,4,2
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 1,4, 2, 3
D. 1,3,2,4
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25.Which of these is Not one of characteristics features of behaviouralism as given by
David Easton?
A. Regularities
B. Verification
C. Techniques
D. Quantification
E. Observations;
F. Systematisation
G. Pure Science
H. Integration
26.Which of these is Not one of credo of relevance(characteristics features) of post-

behaviouralism as given by David Easton?
A. Substance over technique
B. social change
C. Stress on Brute Reality
D. fact-value synthesis
E. Maintenance of the political system
F. Importance of Humans Values
G. Action oriented research
H. Politicization of the profession- Political scientists as actors of social change
27.Direct Democracy is the feature of?

A. French Constitution
B. Swiss Constitution
C. US Constitution
D. Swedish Constitution
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List 1(Landmark Constitutional Amendments in US) List 2(Related
to/impact)
1. 1st Amendment A. Abolished Slavery
2. 2nd Amendment B. Citizenship Rights
3. 13th Amendment C. Five Freedoms, including freedom of speech
4. 14th Amendment D. Right to have Gun
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Landmark Case in US) List 2(Related to/impact)
1. Marbury v. Madison A.Racial Segregation in schools
2. Roe vs Wade B. judicial review
3. Brown v. Board of Education C. scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative
power
4. McCulloch v. Maryland D. Right to Abortion
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
30.Judicial Supremacy is the feature of?

A. British Constitution
B. US constitution
C. Both A& B
D. Swiss Constitution
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31.Which is Incorrect about the Federal Council of Switzerland?
A. It is collective head of state and government of Switzerland.
B. It has 8 members
C. The position of President of the Swiss Confederation rotates among the members of
the council on a yearly basis
D. One year's Vice President of Switzerland becoming the next year's President of
Switzerland
32.Which is correct about Supreme court in USA?

1. Consists of 9 Judges, one Chief Justice and 8 Associate judges
2. US president nominate SC judges, the Senate approve the nomination
3. It has original jurisdiction over disputes arising between states
4. It has power of Judicial review but cannot question any statute on the basis of ‘due
process of law’
Options:
A. 1,3
B. 1,2,3
C. 2,4
D. 1,2,3,4
33.Which one is correct?

1. Swiss constitution is federal and rigid in character
2. Indian constitutional is the longest written constitution in the world
3. Existing constitution of France established the 5th Republic
4. 19th Amendments of US constitution gave voting rights to women
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,2,4
C. 2,4
D. 1,2,3,4
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34.First 3 articles of US constitution deals with?
A. Separation of powers
B. Judicial Review.
C. Fundamental Rights
D. Federal structures
35.Which is one of the major differences between Authoritarianism and

Totalitarianism?
A. Rulers are not elected by the ruled, neither are they accountable to them
B. Citizens have limited rights vis-à-vis state
C. A well-defined state ideology
D. State trying to control all aspects of citizen’s life
E. Both C & D

List 1(defining books in CP) List 2(Author)
1. The Process of Government A. Charles Merriam
2. Human Nature in Politics B. David Easton
3. New Aspects of Politics C. Arthur F. Bentley
4. The political system D. Graham Wallas
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
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37. Match list 1 and list 2
List 1(Almond’s classification of interest groups) List 2(main feature)
1. Institutional A. Kinship and informal ties
2. Anomic B. teachers, lawyers, doctors and other
professionals bodies
3. Associational C. located in institutions such as
legislature, bureaucracy, corporations, army, etc.
4. Non- Associational D. Spontaneous
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
38.Which is the correct sequence of Almond’s input functions?

1. Interest aggregation
2. Interest articulation
3. Political socialization and recruitment
4. Political communication
Options:
A. 3,2.1,4
B. 4,3.1,2
C. 1,2,4,3
D. 1,2,3,4
39.Which is Not associated with the System Approach?
A. David Easton
B. Black Box
C. Generalization
D. Input and Output
E. Feedback
F. Deeper analysis of parts and their interactions
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List 1(Thinkers of modernization/development) List 2(Books/Essay)
5. Huntington A. The Stages of Political Development
6. James Coleman B. Political development in the new states
7. Organski C. Political Development and Political Decay
8. Edward Shils D. The Development Syndrome
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-C
G. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
41.Which of these orientations was not stated by Almond and Verba with regard to
political culture:
A. Evaluative orientation
B. Cognitive orientation
C. Affective orientation
D. Objective Orientation
42.Which was Not one of the type of political culture formulated by Almond and
Verba?
A. Homogeneous
B. Subject
C. Participative
D. Parochial
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43.Combination of which types of political culture produces civic culture?
A. Subject and Parochial
B. Parochial and participative
C. Participative and Subject
D. Subject, Parochial, and Participative
44.Who mentioned 5 stages of development ( in economic terms): 1) traditional society,

2) preconditions to take-off, 3) take-off, 4) drive to maturity and 5) age of high mass
consumption?
A. Lucian Pye
B. James Coleman
C. W.W. Rostow
D. Edward Shils
45.Who combined culture to political development?

A. Lucian Pye
B. James Coleman
C. W.W. Rostow
D. Edward Shils
46.Who in his book ‘ Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy’ gave an elitist theory of
democracy by defining it as the method by which people elect representatives in
competitive elections to carry out their will?
A. Walter Lippman
B. Joseph Schumpeter
C. Robert Dahl
D. Robert Morrison MacIver
47.Elite Theory was ?

A. Anti-democratic
B. Anti- Pluralist
C. Anti-Fascist
D. Both A & B
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48.Find the odd one out?
A. Vilfredo Pareto
B. Gaetano Mosca
C. Robert Dahl
D. Robert Michels
E. C Wright Mill
F. Ortega Gasset

List 1(Electoral system) List 2(Country)
1. Majoritarian (FPTP) A. Germany
2. Two round runoff B. France
3. Preferential Voting C. India
4. Mixed member proportional representation D. Australia
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
List 1(Thinkers of Elite Theory) List 2(Concept/terms)
1. Vilfredo Pareto A. Iron Law of Oligarchy
2. Gaetano Mosca B. Theory of the Masses, Political Formula
3. Robert Michels C. Circulation of Elites, History is graveyard of
Elites, Lion & Fox
4. Ortega Gasset D. The Ruling Class
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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SET 6
THEME: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
1.Which term is Not related to Taylor’s scientific management?

A. Science, not rule of Thumb
B. Standardization and generalization
C. Non-economic Incentives
D. Man as machine
E. ‘Piece-rate’ system
F. Mental revolution
G. Economic Man
H. Division of labour
I. Mechanistic theory of organization
2.Which term is Not related to Weber’s Bureaucratic Theory?

A. Legal-rational
B. Ascriptive Status
C. Impersonal
D. Hierarchical
E. Division of labour
F. Expertise
G. Specialization
H. Career orientation
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3.Which term is Not related to Mayo’s Human Relation Theory?
A. Rabble hypothesis
B. Non-economic Incentives
C. Social Man
D. Behavioural Revolution
E. Rate buster
F. Chiseller
G. Squealer
4.Which is Not one of the Hawthorne Experiments supervised by Elton Mayo?

A. Great Illumination Experiment
B. Mule Spinning Mill experiments
C. Relay assembly test room
D. Human Attitude and Sentiments
E. The Bank Wiring Experiment
5.Which term is Not related to Fred Rigg’s Ecological Theory ?

A. Formalization,
B. Heterogeneity
C. Overlapping
D. Bazar Canteen model
E. Sala Model
F. Clect
G. Structural-functionalism
H. Bureaucratic Theory
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6.Which term is Not related to Simon’s Decision making Theory?
A. Administrative Man
B. Logical Positivism
C. Bounded Rationality
D. Decision making Theory
E. Means-End chain
F. Value-fact integration
G. Organization as sites of decisions
H. Satisficer
7.Which Not one of the terms related to principles of organization as per Chester
Barnard?
A. Organization as cooperative system
B. Zone of Indifference
C. Effective Communication
D. Zone of Acceptance
8.Which Not one of the terms related to principles of organization as per M.P. Follet?
A. Dynamic Administration
B. Circular Response
C. Dominance
D. Compromise
E. Integration
F. Suppression
9.Which is Not one of the 4 P’s of basis of organisation as per Luthar Gullick ?
A. Place
B. Purpose
C. Process
D. Person
E. Product
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10. Which Not one of the managerial functions in organisation as per the POSDCORB
of Gullick?
A. Coordinating
B. Budgeting
C. Organising
D. Ordering
E. Directing
F. Reporting
11.Essence of NPM (New Public Management) is?

A. Citizen as Customer
B. Management style of private sector
C. Managerial approach
D. Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness
12. Which Term is Not related to NPA ( New Public Administration )?

A. Value Neutrality
B. social equity
C. change oriented
D. client focus
E. relevant
F. value commitment
G. responsive and adaptive
13. Which Term is Not related to NPM (New Public Management) is?
A. Divisionalisation and disaggregation
B. Citizen as Customer
C. Entrepreneurial spirit
D. Social Equity
E. Management style of private sector
F. Outsourcing
G. ‘Steering’ NOT ‘Rowing’
H. Performance evaluation and incentives
I. Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness
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14. Who of the following does Not differentiate public and private Administration?
1. Josia Stamp
2. Henry Fayol
3. Peter Drucker
4. Mary P. Follett
5. Luther Gullick
6. Paul H Appleby
7. Herbert Simon
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 2,4,5
C. 1,4,7
D. 1,4,5
15. Who of the following support managerial view of Administration?

1. Simon
2. Smithburg
3. Gullick
4. Thompson
5. Fayol
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 1,3,4,5
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 3,5
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16. Which is Not one of the features of public Administration which separates it from
and private administration?
A. political character
B. Complex organisational structure
C. public accountability
D. Rigid Rules & Regulations
E. External Financial Control
F. service motive
17. Which is Not correct about RTI?

A. CBI, CRPF, RAW are exempted from the RTI
B. public information officer (PIO) is bound to furnish information within 48 hours if it
concerns life or liberty of a person
C. RTI has repealed the official Secret Act 1923
D. RTI has repealed the Freedom of information act 2002
E. RTI Act was adopted in June 2005 and came into effect from 12t October 2005
F. Sweden was the 1st country to implement RTI Act
G. RTI was enacted under Article 19(1) (A) of the constitution
18.Which is Not correct about RTE (Right to Education)?

A. RTE was enacted under Article 21-A of the constitution
B. RTE grant a fundamental right to all children free and compulsory education
C. 86TH Constitutional amendments was enacted in 2002 to implement RTE
D. 86TH Constitutional amendments also added 11th fundamental duty under article 51A
E. RTE Act was enacted in August 2009 and came into effect from April 2010
19. Which of these is Not related to e-Governance?

1. Red Tape
2. Transparency
3. Citizen-centric
4. Ease of access
5. Quick service
6. Digital empowerment
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20. Which is Not correct about Sevottam?
A. Sevottam, is a combination of two Hindi words: ‘Seva’ (service) and ‘Uttam’
(excellence)
B. regarded as a standard model for providing services in citizen centric governance
C. It has 3 pillars- Citizen Charter.Public Grievance Mechanism. Service Delivery
Capability.
D. This model proposed by1st ARC (Administrative Reforms Commission) for public
Service Delivery
E. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the nodal ministry for
Sevottam
21.Which is Not Correct about Citizen charter?

A. It was first implemented in England in 1991, where it was re-named as ‘Services
First’
B. It was implemented in India in 1997
C. It is an assurance or commitment of a declared quality of public service delivery
D. Only public sector is supposed to implement the Citizen charter

List 1(On Bureaucracy) List 2(Related thinker)
5. Coined ‘Bureaucracy’ A.F.M. Marx
6. Bureaucracy as continental nuisance B. Max Weber
7. Guardian Bureaucracy’ C. Vincent de Gournay
8. Bureaucracy reflect rational approach D. Thomas Carlyle
Options:
I. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
J. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
K. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
L. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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List 1(Defining books) List 2(Related Facts/concepts)
1. Introduction to the study of Public Administration(1926) A. NPM
2. Principles of Public Administration (1927) B. NPA
3. Toward a New Public Administration:
The Minnowbrook Perspective(1971) C. 1st text book in Public
Administration
4. Reinventing Government (1992) D. Second text book in Public
Administration
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Defining books) List 2(Author)
1. The Study of Administration (1887) A. Henri Fayol
2. Politics and administration (1900) B Woodrow Wilson
3. General and Industrial Management (1916) C. Frank Goodnow
4. Papers on the science of administration (1937) D. Luther Gallick
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
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List 1(Defining books) List 2(Author)
1. Administrative Behaviour (1947) A. Dwight Waldo
2. The Administrative State (1948) B Elton Mayo
3. The Ecology of Public Administration (1961) C. Herbert Simon
4. The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization (1933) D. Fred Riggs
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D

List 1(Term) List 2(Who Coined?)
1. Scientific Management A. Christopher Hood
2. Bounded Rationality B Peter Drucker
3. NPM C. Herbert Simon
4. Management by Objective (MBO) D. Louis brandies
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
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List 1(System of Bureaucracy) List 2(Country)
1. Spoil System A. China
2. Political rights to civil servants B. India
3. 1st time merit based recruitment C. France
4. Merit System D. USA before 1883
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Theme) List 2(Report of 2nd ARC)
1. Right to Information A. 1st Report
2. Ethics in Governance B. 4th report
3. Social Capital C. 9th Report
4. E-Governance D. 11th Report
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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List 1(First State) List 2(to have these institutions)
1. Kerala A. Panchayati Raj
2. Rajshthan B. Lokayukta
3. Maharashtra C. Paperless budget
4. Uttar Pradesh D. Ombudsman for Local Self
Government
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
30.Which is Not correct about 73rd Amendments?

1. It is Not applicable to 6th Schedule states of Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
2. It is Not applicable to ten 5th Schedule states
3. District Planning committee was proposed under it
4. Its provisions are contained in articles 243 to 243(O)
5. Its provisions are contained in Schedule 12
Options:
A. 1,3.5
B. 1,2,3,4,5
C. 2,3,5
D. 1,3,5
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List 1(Post) List 2(Incumbent)
1. CAG A. Sushil Chandra
2. AG B. Suman Bery
3. CEC C. K. K. Venugopal
4. Vice Chairperson Niti Aayog D. Girish Chandra Murmu
Options:
E. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
G. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Committee/Commission-UK) List 2(Related Theme)
1. Fulton Committee A. Generalist vs Specialist
2. Northcote-Trevelyan Committee B. Merit System
3. Assheton Committee C. Training of Civil Servants
4. Donoughmore Committee D. Delegated Legislation
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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List 1 ( Days celebrated as) List 2( date)
1. Civil Services Day A. 25 December
2. Good Governance Day B 19 November
3. Swachhta Diwas C. 21 April
4. National Integration Day D. 2 October
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
34. Which is Not a statutory body?

A. National Commission of Women
B. National Commission for Minorities
C. National Commission for Backward Classes
D. National Human Rights Commission
35. CAG Submits its report annually to?

A. Parliament
B. PM
C. President
D. Finance Minister
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36. Who of the following did not accepted unity of Command?
1. Henri Fayol
2. Luthar Gullick
3. Frederick Taylor
4. Herbert Simon
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 3,4
C. Only 3
D. Only 4

List 1(Theory) List 2(Thinker)
1. Classical Theory A. Vincent Ostrom
2. Neo- classical Theory B Fred Riggs
3. Ecological approach C. Elton Mayo
4. Public Choice Theory D. Lyndall Urwick
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
38. Which is Not correct about CVC?

A. It is a constitutional body
B. It supervises working of CBI
C. It was set up in 1964 on the recommendations of Santhanam Committee
D. It is multi-member body
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39. Which of these thinkers were not critical of politics-administration Dichotomy?
1. Woodrow Wilson
2. Frank Goodnow
3. Herbert Simon
4. Luthar Gullick
5. Paul Appleby
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 3,4,5
C. 2,3,4,5
D. 3 only
40. Robert Dahl in his book ‘Science of Public Administration(1947)’ raised 3 problems
which make difficult for Public Administration to become science; which of these is Not
one of the problems?
A. Universalism
B. Values
C. Behaviour
D. Culture
41. Which of these principles of management is Not associated with Henri Fayol?
A. Unity of Command
B. Gang Plank
C. Span of Control
D. Scaler Chain
42. Who compared District Collector as a tortoise on whose back stood the elephant of
the Government of India?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord William Bentick
D. Ramsay MacDonald
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43. Which of these is Not a line agency?
A. Ministry of Defence
B. Department of Telecom
C. Ministry of railway
D. Department of training

List 1(Organizational Principles) List 2(Name)
1. Only one Boss A. Scaler chain
2. Hierarchical order B. Gang Plank
3. Nos. of subordinates C. Span of Control
4. Direct communication breaking normal chain D.Unity of Command
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
D. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
45. Match the items in two columns?

Stages in evolution of Public Administration Period
1) Identity crisis A.1938-47
2) Principles of administration B. 1927-37
3) Era of challenge C.1887-1926
4) Politics-Administration Dichotomy D. 1948-70
5) Public Policy approach E. 1970s onward
Options:
a) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-A
b) 1-D, 2-B, 3-A,4-C, 5-E
c) 1-D,2-B,3-C,4-A, 5-E
d) 1-C,2-B,3-E,4-A, 5-D
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46. Which of these are Not one of the four principles of Organisation, by Mooney and
Reiley
A. Coordination
B. Scalar Process
C. Unity of Command
D. Functional Differentiation
E. Line and staff
47. Which famous classical thinker gave the managerial functions in organization as
acronym POCCC ( Planning, Organizing, Commanding , Coordinating, Controlling)?
A. Luthar Gallick
B. Henri Fayol
C. Max Weber
D. Mooney and Riley
48. Who was the creator and coordinator of the Minnowbrook III conferences (2008)?-
A. Dwight Waldo
B. Frank Marini
C. Rosemary O'Leary
D. Mark Moore
49. Who defined Budget as series of goals with price tags attached?
A. Aaron Wildavsky
B. Felix A. Nigro
C. John D Millet
D. Peter A. Pyhrr
50. Under parliamentary form of Government the bureaucracy thrives under the clock
of ministerial responsibility; who said?
A. Lord Hewart
B. Ramsey Muir
C. Paul H Appleby
D. Herman Finer
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SET 7
THEME: INTERNATIONAL RELATION (IR)
1. According to Realism, the essence of international politics is

A. The pursuit of power
B. International law & regimes
C. Security
D. Moral and Ideological Hegemony
2. Which one of the following is not a key tenet of Liberalism in IR

a. Political philosophy of Kant
b. Political philosophy of Hobbes
c. Institutional Norms can influence state behaviour
d. International Regimes can influence patterns of cooperation
3. Who is Not a realist thinker?

A. Fareed Zakaria
B. Stephen Walt
C. Raymond Aron
D. John Ikenberry
4. Which term is Not related to Realism in IR?

A. Balance of Power
B. Polarity
C. Distribution of Capabilities
D. Relative gains
E. Anarchy
F. Survival
G. Self-help
H. Statism
I. International Regime
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5. First NAM Summit was held in:
A. Cairo (Egypt)
B. Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
C. Bandung (Indonesia)
D. Colombo (Sri Lanka)
6.Which of the following has been the notable features of the intonational power
structure as it emerged at the end of the World War II ?
1. Dominance of Europe declined while USA emerged as Superpower
2. Weakening of the imperialist powers that had colonized most of Asia and Africa
3. Emergence of Japan as a colonial power
4. Iron curtain dividing Europe into Western and Eastern Bloc.
Options:
A. 1,3,4
B. 1,2
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,2,4
7. Detente in intonational Relations was referred to :

(A) Nuclear Arms race between the Super Powers
(B) Reaching to the level of mutually assured destruction in the super-power relationship
(C) New Cold War
(D) Easing of the tension between the Super Powers in late 1960's
8. Which of the following is a member of the SAARC as well as BIMSTEC?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Bhutan
3. Bangladesh
4. Nepal
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. 2,4
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9. Which country is currently holding presidentship of G-20 ?
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. South Korea
D. Indonesia
10.With which countries India held 2+2 talks?

1. US
2. Japan
3. Australia
4. Russia
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. Only 1
11.Recently with country India signed CEPA ( Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Agreement)?
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. UAE
D. USA
12.As per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI ) report-2022
India is at which rank in military expenditure?
A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 5th
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13.Which is the top 3 trading partners of India?
A. USA, UK, China
B. China, EU, UAE
C. USA, China, UAE
D. USA,EU, China
14. Globalization has reduced:

(A) Economic disparities between the rich and the poor
(B) Inequalities of economic growth between countries
(C) State control over private sector within its borders
(D) The influence of the global economic institutions like the IMF, World Blank and
WTO
15. Which is/are correct about Neo-Marxism in IR?

1. Dependency theory is a kind of Neo-Marxist theory
2. It focuses on capitalist structure of global economic system
3. It raises issue of Unequal Exchange( between developed and 3rd world nations) in
global economic system
4. It is one of the critical theories in IR
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. 1, 4
16. Which of these has been the direct fall out of demise of USSR ?
1. End of the cold war
2. End of socialism/communism
3. Neo-liberal globalisation
4. Unipolar moment in global politics
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. Only 1
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17. Who is the pioneer in adopting system approach in IR?
A. David Easton
B. Mortan Kaplan
C. Hans Morgenthau
D. Kenneth waltz
18. How many times India became temporary member of the UN security Council?
A. Seven
B. Eight
C. Six
D. Five
19. who gave bio-polar stability theory?

A. Hans Morgenthau
B. Kenneth waltz
C. John Mearsheimer
D. Stephen Walt
20. Who was Not one of the founders of NAM?

A. Gamal Abdel Nasser
B. Julius Nyerere
C. Sukarno
D. Kwame Nkrumah
E. Josip Broz Tito
21. Which South Asian Leader floated the idea of SAARC?

A. Rajeev Gandhi of India
B. Zia-ur-Rahman of Bangladesh
C. Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan
D. Indira Gandhi of India
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22. Which is Incorrect about UN charter and its chapters?
A. Peacekeeping mission is called chapter six and half
B. Pacific (peaceful) Settlement of Disputes is mentioned in chapter six
C. Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of
Aggression contained in chapter seven
D. Regional Arrangements is mentioned in chapter Ten
23. Which is Not correct about UN?

A. It reflects International power structure as emerged after WW II
B. It adopted Wesptphalian template of state system
C. It is hierarchical in its structure
D. UN General Assembly is like UN Parliament whereas UN Security Council is like its
Government
24. Who is considered to have coined ‘Cold War’?

A. George Orwell
B. Bernard Baruch
C. Paul Kennedy
D. Both A & B
25. What is correct about ‘New Cold war’ during the cold war ?
1. A phase during cold war, beginning 1974, during which conflict between the rival
powers intensified.
2. It started with USA getting humiliated in Vietnam war
3. Invasion of Afghanistan by USSR helped increased the tension between the rival
powers.
4. INF treaty in 1987 further fueled the tension
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 2, 3,4
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,4
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26. Which is Not one of the principles of realism given by the father of classical realism-
Hans Morgenthau in his book ‘ Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and
Peace (1948)’?
A. Politics is rooted in a permanent and unchanging human nature.
B. Moral aspirations of a nation should not guide its foreign policy
C. Coercion is only part of foreign policy.
D. National interest defined in terms of power.
27. Which IR doctrine envisage( imagine) of an international society of states which is

created and maintained by shared norms, rules and institutions?
A. Copenhagen School
B. Constructivism
C. English School
D. Neo-liberalism
28. Match
1. Jus ad Bellum A. right conduct in war
2. Jus Ad Bello B. De-escalation of tension/rivalry
3. Status Quo Ante C. justification to go to war
4. Détente D. previously existing state of affairs
Options:
M. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
N. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
O. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
P. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
29. Which IR theory/doctrine deals with non-military aspects of security, representing a

shift away from traditional security studies?
B. Constructivism
C. English School
D. Post-structuralism
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30. Which IR theory/doctrine go beyond the material reality by including the effect of
ideas and beliefs on world politics?
B. Constructivism
C. English School
D. Post-structuralism
E. Critical Theories

List 1( Approaches in IR) List 2( Thinker)
1. English School A. Barry Buzan
2. Copenhagen School B. Herbert Marcuse
3. Constructivism C. Alexander Wendt
4. Frankfurt School D. Hedley Bull
Options:
Options:
Q. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
R. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
S. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
T. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Arms reduction treaties) List 2( Year)
1. INF Treaty A. 1972
2. SALT 1 B. 1987
3. START 1 C. 1991
4. ABM Treaty
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-C
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-C
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33. Which of these are Not similarities between Neo-realism and Neo-Liberalism?
A. Their belief in Anarchic structure and great variations in state capabilities of the
international state system
B. Both agree on central role of States in IR
C. States are rational actors; they try to maximize their national interest
D. Both believe in efficacies of International Institutional Regimes in moderating the
behaviours of states
34. Which is Not correct about Neo-realism?

A. Instead of basing its theory on human nature, it took structure of international system
as its base
B. It is concerned with distribution of capabilities of states
C. It gives equal importance to non-state actors
D. States prioritize national interest in so far as they ensure survival of the states
35. Which is Not correct about Neo-Liberalism?

A. If neo-realism is the soul, Neo-Liberalism is the body of IR
B. believe in efficacies of International Institutional Regimes in moderating the
behaviours of states
C. It gives due importance to non-state actors
D. It believes in the relative gains in cooperation among states in IR
36. Which is Not correct about Feminist approach to IR?

A. Ann J. Tickner reformulated the 6 principles of realism as given by Hans Morgenthau
B. Cynthia Enloe's raised the question 'where are the women (in IR)?'
C. Mainstream theories focus more on masculine aspects, such as power, security, war,
diplomacy, etc, in IR
D. Feminism cannot be considered as one of the critical theories
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37. Which of these is Not related to Liberal Institutionalism?
A. International Regime
B. Institutional norms
C. Economic interdependence
D. International Organization
E. Trade & Commerce
F. Balance of Power

List 1(US president) List 2( Doctrine/principles)
1. Harry Truman A. Pivot to Asia, Af-Pak strategy
2. Eisenhower B. Human Rights
3. Jimi Carter C. Containment
4. Barack Obama D. Atom for Peace
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A
G. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(US president) List 2 (Doctrine/principles)
1. Woodrow Wilson A. Neo-liberalism and New
Federalism
2. Franklin Roosevelt B. New Deal
3. George Bush Jr C. 14-point principle
4. Ronald Reagan D. War on Terror
Options:
I. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
J. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A
K. 1-C, 2-B, 3- D, 4-B
L. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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List 1(IR Theory/Doctrine) List 2 (Founder)
1. Neo-realism A. Alexander Wendt and Nicholas Onuf
2. Complex Interdependence B. Barry Buzan
3. Constructivism C.Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye
4. Copenhagen School D. Kenneth Waltz
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-B, 3- D, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
41. Which is Not one of the great debates in IR?

A. The Colonial Issue ( Roy Lenin Debate)
B. Inter-Paradigm Debate
C. Idealism vs Realism
D. Rationalism vs Reflectivism
42. What was ‘the Great Game’ in IR?

A. Intense rivalry between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia during early
20th century
B. Game of one-upmanship between USA and USSR in Central Asia, especially
Afghanistan
C. Game of one-upmanship between Allied and Axis powers during WWII
D. Intense rivalry between the European colonial power to colonize Africa during late
19th Century
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43. For Hugo Grotius which were causes of a Just War ?
1. Self Defence,
2. To establish lasting Peace
3. To seek compensation of injury,
4. To punish a wrong doer
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. 1, 4
44. What is the correct sequence of Morton Kaplan’s models of systems analysis?
(i) Balance of Power
(ii) Loose Bipolarity
(iii) Tight Bipolarity
(iv) Universal International System
Codes :
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
45. Which is the most significant issue for QUAD?

A. Free navigation in South China Sea
B. Free and open Indian Ocean
C. Russian Hegemony in Eastern Europe
D. Free and open Indo-Pacific
46. According to both IMF and World bank which region is the fastest growing in terms
of GDP?
A. East Africa
B. Latin America
C. South east Asia
D. Asia-Pacific
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List 1(USSR General Secretary) List 2(
Doctrine/principles)
1. Stalin A. Limited Sovereignty
2. Khrushchev B. Socialism in one country, Leninism
3. Brezhnev C. Glasnost & Perestroika
4. Gorbachev D. peaceful coexistence
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1(Indian PM) List 2( Doctrine/principles)
1. Indira Gandhi A. Non-reciprocity with neighbours
2. I.K.Gujral B. Look East Policy
3. Narasimha Rao C. Act East Policy
4. Narendra Modi D. Hegemony in South Asia
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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49. Which of the following is/are correct about Panchsheel’?
1. It contained the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

2. It was agreed between India and China in 1954
3. China also signed Panchsheel with Myanmar, which also played a role in framing
Panchsheel
4. NAM also formerly adopted Panchsheel.
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3
D. 1, 4

List 1(Theory) List 2( Thinker)
1. Democratic Peace A. Immanuel Kant
2. Perpetual Peace B. Kwame Nkrumah
3. Neo-colonialism C. Immanuel Wallenstein
4. World System D. Michael Doyle
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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SET 8
THEME: INTERNATIONAL RELATION
1.Essence of neo-liberalism in IR is?

E. International law & regimes
F. Peace
G. Cooperation
H. Economic Interdependence
2. Who is Not a classical realist Thinker?

J. Thucydides
K. E.H. Carr
L. Hobbes
M. John Mearsheimer
N. Machiavelli
O. Morgenthau
3.Who is Not a liberal thinker?

A. Reinhold Niebuhr
B. Francis Fukuyama
C. David Mitrany
D. David Held
4. Which UN Secretary General said “Everything will be all right—you know when? When
people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and
see it as a drawing they made themselves.”
A. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
B. Dag Hammarskjöld
C. Trygve Lie
D. Kofi Anan
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5.Which is Not correct about the English School?
A. English school theory is built around establishing distinctions between three key
concepts: international system, international society and world society
B. It offers a middle ground between the opposing theories of realism and liberalism.
C. It disregards the anarchical social structures of international orders.
D. In its concept of world society, individuals living in any state becomes the unit of
analysis and focus entity.
6. Which is Not correct about the Copenhagen School?

A. The approach is Not associated with constructivism
B. Security issue ( threat to survival/existence) is a social construction and inter-
subjective
C. concept of 'sectors' , which are different arenas where security issue are analysed.
D. Concept of Regional security complexes, in which security of each actor interacts
with the security of the other actors. There is often intense security interdependence
within a region.
7. Which is Not correct about the Constructivism in IR?

A. anarchy is what states make of it’, that is anarchy can be interpreted in different ways
depending on the meaning that actors in IR assign to it.
B. Identity, interest, anarchy, and all other aspects of IR are not objective reality but are
socially constructed
C. Nicholas Onuf and Alexander Wendt are two main proponents
D. In comparison to traditional IR theories Constructivism failed to explain the new
world order after end of cold war
8. Which thinker of the English School integrated three philosophical traditions of

international politics- Realism, Rationalism, Revolutionism?
A. Hedley Bull
B. Martin Wight
C. Herbert Butterfield
D. James Mayall
9. Who is considered Who is the father of neoclassical realism?
A. Fareed Zakaria
B. Gideon Rose
C. Randall Schweller
D. Jennifer Sterling-Folker
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10. ‘ The combination of liberal democracy and the market economy has drawn a
finishing line in the history of political and social development’ who made this
statement?
A. Daneil Bell
B. Raymond Aron
C. Stephen Walt
D. Francis Fukuyama
11. Which of the following is a member of the BIMSTEC?

1. Maldives
2. Pakistan
3. Myanmar
4. Thailand
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. 3,4

List 1( Free Trade Agreement India signed) List 2( With which Country)
9. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation And Partnership
Agreement (CECPA) A.Singapore and Malaysia
10. Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) B. USA
11. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) C. Japan, South Korea,

UAE
12. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) D. Mauritius
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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13. Which of these have been the issues within North South Dialogue?
1. Transfer of capital
2. Transfer of Technology
3. Favourable terms of trade in commodities
4. Reforming the UN
Options:
E. 1, 3, 4
F. 2, 3,4
G. 1,2,3, 4
H. 1,4
14. Which is/are correct about the Hegemonic stability theory?

1. The world becomes more open and globalized in the presence of a hegemonic power
2. Examples of hegemons are British Empire until the beginning of the 20th century, and
the United States from that point onwards
3. This theory was given by many thinkers, some of them are George Modelski, Robert
Gilpin, Robert Keohane and Stephen Krasner.
4. It might take some time for the hegemon to realize the benefits of globalization and
open trade and its role in promoting them.
Options:
E. 1, 3, 4
F. 2, 3,4
G. 1,2,3, 4
H. 1,4
15. In which NAM summit issue of NIEO ( New International Economic Order) was
taken up?
A. 2nd NAM Summit Cairo, Egypt ( then called United Arab Republic)
B. 3rd NAM Summit in Lusaka, Zambia
C. 4th NAM Summit in Algiers, Algeria
D. 5th NAM Summit Colombo, Sri Lanka
16. Who Said ‘ "War is the continuation of politics by other means.“?
A. Clausewitz
B. Hitler
C. Bismarck
D. Mussolini
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17. In 2+2 talks, who participate from the two nations?
A. Head of the state and Head of the Government
B. PM and Foreign Minister
C. PM and Defense minister
D. Foreign and Defense minister

List 1(Climate change policy) List 2( Summit/protocol/treaty)
1. Common but differentiated responsibility A. Kyoto Protocol
2. Legally binding emission reduction B. Paris Accord
3. Nationally Determined contribution C. Rio Earth Summit
4. Agenda 21
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
19. What is Blue Diplomacy?

A. Foreign relation guided towards environmentally sustainable oceanic trade and
sustainable development of oceanic resources.
B. Foreign relation guided towards environmentally sustainable fishing and coastal
development.
C. Foreign relation guided towards blue economy
D. Both A & C.
20. Which is Not correct about G-20?

1. It is most important Inter Governmental Organization having both industrialized and
developing nations as its member
2. It includes 90% of world’s GDP, 75-80 of trade, 2/3rd population, and half the land
3. EU is also one of its member
4. Nine Asian nations are its members
5. Indonesia is the current President of G-20
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4,5
B. 1, 2,3,5
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 1, 2
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21. Which of the following theories study and analyses international politics as
interaction of foreign policies of the states?
A. Realist Theory
B. System Theory
C. Neo-Marxist Theory
D. Decision making Theory

List 1( Thinkers) List 2( Concepts)
1. William Cohen A. New wars
2. Martin Shaw B. Hyperbolic War
3. Raymond Aron C. Degenerate war
4. Mary Kaldor D. Revolution in Military Affairs
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-B, 3- D, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-B, 3- B, 4-D
23. Which is Not Correct about East Asian Summit ( EAS)?
A. It is based on the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism

B. Both Russia and the United States are its members
C. India is Not a member of EAS
D. EAS meetings are held after the annual ASEAN leaders' meetings, and plays an
important role in the regional architecture of Asia-Pacific
E. idea of the EAS was first promoted in 1991 by then Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad.
24. Which is Not Correct about IORA?

A. It is a IGO aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and sustainable development
in the Indian Ocean
B. It has 23 members
C. Secretariat of IORA is located at Ebene, Mauritius
D. Tourism promotion and cultural exchange is Not one of the 6 priority areas
E. India is one of the founder members of IORA
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25. Which Prominent IR thinker held the view that nuclear proliferation does not
threaten, but on the contrary, buttresses world peace?
A. Hans Morgenthau
B. Kenneth waltz
C. John Mearsheimer
D. Joseph Nye
26. Which countries have not signed NPT?

1. India
2. Israel
3. Pakistan
4. Iran
5. North Korea
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4,5
B. 1, 2,3,5
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 1, 2,3
27. Which of the following has not been the part of the process for disarmament and
arms control ?
(a) CTBT
(b) MAD
(c) NPT
(d) PTBT
28. Which of the following is Not correct about SAARC

(a) It aims at promoting free trade among member states
(b) It stands for regional cooperation in the South Asia
(c) Its objective is to addresses bi-lateral disputes between the member states
(d) It was established on the initiative of President Zia-ur-Rehman of Bangladesh
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29. Which chapter of UN deals with pacific( peaceful) settlement of disputes?
A. Chapter 6
B. Chapter 7
C. Chapter 8
D. Chapter 9
30. First time IR as a separate academic discipline was taught in which university?
A. Howard University USA
B. Heidelberg University, Germany
C. Paris University, France
D. Aberystwyth University , Wales, UK
31.Which of these organizations won Nobel peace prize during both world wars?
A. The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
B. Amnesty International
C. International Peace Bureau
D. International Committee of the Red Cross

List 1(Motto) List 2( Regional Organisation)
1. One Vision, One Identity, One Community A. EU
2. United in diversity B. SAARC
3. Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity C. ASEAN
4. Free and Open Indo-Pacific D. QUAD
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
33. Who is considered as father of International Law?

A. Thomas Aquinas
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. A.V.Dicey
D. Hugo Grotius
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34.Who defined the state as a political institution that has the monopoly of violence?
A. Thomas Hobbes
B. Jean Bodin
C. Max Weber
D. Hugo Grotius

List 1(Quote/concept on Diplomacy) List 2( Thinker/meaning)
1. War is diplomacy by other means A. Henry Kissinger
2. Diplomacy as Two-Level Games B. Hitler
3. Shuttle Diplomacy C. Robert Putnam
4. Diplomacy ends, war begins D. Carl von Clausewitz
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
36.
Match list 1 and list 2
List 1(Book) List 2( Author)
1. Capital in the Twenty-First Century A. Graham T. Allison
2. Preparing for the Twenty-first Century B. Richard Snyder
3. Foreign Policy Decision-making C. Thomas Piketty
4. Essence of Decision D. Paul Kennedy
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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List 1( IR terms) List 2( Who Coined or related with)
1. Track Two diplomacy A. John Agnew
2. Imperial overstretch B. Henry Kissinger
3. Shuttle Diplomacy C. Joseph V. Montville
4. Territorial Trap D. Paul Kennedy
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1( Books in IR) List 2(Thinker)
1. Gendering world politics A. Laura Sjoberg
2. Bananas, Beaches and Bases B. Carol Cohn
3. Women and Wars C. J. Ann Tickner
4. Gendering Global Conflict D. Cynthia Enloe
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D

B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D

List 1( Books in IR) List 2(Author)
1. Foreign Policy Decision-making A. James N.
Rosenau
2. Essence of Decision B. Graham
Allison
3. Decision-Making Approach to the Study of International Politics C. Richard
Snyder
4. Along the Domestic-Foreign Frontier
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C
C. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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40.List 1( Books in IR) List
2(Author)
1. The Great Transformation A. Robert Jervis
2. Seeing Like a State B. James Scot
3. Perception and Misperception in International Politics C. Karl Polanyi
4. Arms and Influence D. Thomas Schelling
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C
C. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
D. 1-C, 2-B, 3- A, 4-D
41. Which UN resolution was landmark in protecting women in conflict zone?
A. Resolution 1269
B. resolution 1325
C. Resolution 181
D. Resolution 1001
42. Which international practice is closely linked to ‘ Responsibility to Protect’

Doctrine?
A. Protecting women in conflict zone
B. Protecting Minorities in majoritarian states
C. Protecting environment for sustainable development
D. Protecting individuals through Humanitarian Intervention

List 1( Statute/treaty/conference) List 2( Organisation)
1. Rome Statute A. WTO
2. Dumbarton Oaks Conference B. IMF, World Bank
3. Bretton Woods Conference C. UN
4. Uruguay round of GATT D. International Criminal Court
(ICC)
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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44. Which is the executive-bureaucratic arm ( like Government ) of the EU?
A. European Council
B. The Council
C. European Parliament
D. European Commission
45. Arrange chronologically the nations becoming nuclear power

1. USA
2. UK
3. RUSSIA/USSR
4. FRANCE
5. CHINA
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4,5
B. 1,3,2,4,5
C. 1,2,4,3,5
D. 1,2,3,5,4

List 1(IR Thinker of Security) List 2( Contribution)
1. Barry Buzan A. Security Regime
2. Robert Jervis B. Security Complex
3. Karl Deutsch C. Security Dilemma
4. John Hertz D. Security Community
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-A, 3- D, 4-C
47. Which is Not correct about ICC?
A. It has the power to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide,
crimes against humanity, war crime
B. It was set up in 2002 by the Rome Statute
C. India is one of the founding members of ICC
D. It complements national judicial systems and may exercise its jurisdiction only when
national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminal
E. Its Headquarters are in Hague, Netherlands
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48. Arrange chronologically
1. Look East Policy
2. Look West Policy
3. Genuine Non Alignment
4. Gujral Doctrine
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,1,4,2
C. 2,4,3,1
D. 4,3,1,2

List 1(foreign policy theory) List 2( country)
1. Palm and 5 fingers A. India
2. Peral of String B. China
3. Pivot to Asia C. USA
4. Necklace of Diamond
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1C, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
C. 1-C, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
50. . Match list 1 and list 2

List 1( Term) List 2( Consists of countries)
1. Super power A. William Fox
2. Ideology B. Destutt de Tracy
3. Genocide C. Raphael Lemkin
4. Heartland D. Halford Mackinder
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
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SET 9
THEME: INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1..Parliament consists of
1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. President
4. PM
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 1,2,4
D. 1,2
2.Which is Not correct about Indian federalism?
A. words ‘Federal’ or ‘Federalism’ are not mentioned anywhere in the constitution
B. Indian federalism resembles the Canadian federalism
C. It is considered as ‘coming together’ federalism
D. Prof. K.C. Wheare called India a quasi-federal state
3. Which one of the following cases is/are related with the idea of Basic Structure of the
Indian Constitution?
1. Minerva Mills case- 1980
2. Kesavananda Bharati case -1973
3. S.R. Bommai case-1994
4. Sajjan Singh case- 1964
Options:
A. Only 1
B. 1,2
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,2,3,4
4.In which of the following aspects of legislation the Rajya Sabha has special power ( in
comparison to the Lok Sabha.
A. In respect of Money Bills
B. In respect of constitutional Amendment bills
C. In respect of creation of new states
D. In Respect of creation of All India Services
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5.Which article protect acts put in 9th schedule from judicial review?
A. 31 B
B. 31 C
C. 31 D
D. 31
6. Which is Not part of the electoral college for president?

1. Nominated members of Lok Sabha
2. Nominated members of Rajya Sabha
3. Members of State Legislative Council
4. Nominated members of State Legislative Assembly
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,2,3
C. Only 3
D. 1,2,3,4
7.Which is Not correct about the 1st Amendment 1951

A. Reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech (Public order, Friendly relations with
foreign states, Incitement to an offence)
B. Ninth Schedule added- Land Reforms Acts
C. Inserted Article 31A: acquisition of private property by Government
D. Inserted Article 300 A for protecting Right to Property
8.Which of these is Not correct about provisions related to Ordinance in Indian

Constitution?
A. President has power under article 123 to issue ordinances which will have the effect
of law
B. Governor has power under article 213 to issue ordinances which will have the effect
of law in the State
C. Maximum tenure of Ordinance is 6 month
D. Maximum tenure of Ordinance is 6 month and 6 weeks
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9.Match
Schedule Subject/Issue
1) 3rd A. Land reforms Acts
2) 4th B. Urban local Government- municipalities
3) 9th C. Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha
4) 12th D. Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for legislatures,
Judges, ministers, etc
Options:
I. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
J. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
K. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
L. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
10. Match
Most Important Articles Subject/Issue
1) 1 A. Protection of interests of minorities
2) 29 B. Abolition of Untouchability
3) 21 C. Right to Life & Personal Liberty
4) 17 D. India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of State
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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11. Match

1. 280 A. Public Service Commission
2. 315 B. National Emergency
3. 324 C. Finance Commission
4. 352 D. Election Commission
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
12.Match
Lesser Known Articles Subject/Issue

1. 31 B A. Suspension of FR during emergency
2. 329 B. Protect laws in 9th schedule from Judicial Review
3. 359 C. Civil and judicial authorities to act in aid of the
Court
4. 144 D. Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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13. Match

1. 365 A. Gram Sabha under Panchayati Raj System
2. 263 B. common High Court for two or more States
3. 243 A C. State emergency if state refuses following direction
of the union
4. 231 D. Inter-state council
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
14. Match
Range of Articles Subject/Issue

1. 12-35 A. PM and council of Minister
2. 52-62 B. Governor
3. 74-75 C. FR
4. 153-161 D. President
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
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15.Match
Parts Subject/Issue
1. III A. Fundamental Duties
2. IV B. Cooperative Societies
3. IXB C. FR
4. IVA D. DPSP
Options:
a. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
b. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
c. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
d. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
16. Which is Not correct about Joint Sitting of Parliament?

A. It is provisioned under article 108 of the constitution
B. President summons both the houses to meet in a joint sitting
C. The Vice President as chairman of Rajya Sabha chair the joint sitting
D. joint sitting cannot be convened for breaking the deadlock in case of constitutional
amendment bills under article 368
17.Which is Not a ground for Joint Sitting of Parliament?
A. If after a Bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House, the
Bill is rejected by the other House;
B. Even after passing the bill by parliament president has refused to give assent to the
bill.
C. the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill;
D. more than six months elapse from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other
House without the Bill being passed by it
18.As per the 3rd Schedule of the constitution President’s oath include which of these?
1. Uphold the Constitution of India
2. Preserve the Constitution of India
3. Protect the Constitution of India
4. Defend the Constitution of India
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 2,3,4
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,4
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19.Which Article give the president situational discretion to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
A. Article 83(2)
B. Article 84(2)
C. Article 85(2)
D. Article 86(2)
20.Regrading power of President, which of these is Not correct?

1. He can reject assenting to the bills passed by the Parliament
2. He may return back the passed Money bill for reconsideration of the Parliament
3. He may keep the passed bill without taking any action on it for indefinite period
4. He may send back the passed bill for reconsideration of the Parliament
5. He may refuse to assent the constitutional amendment bill passed by the Parliament
Options:
A. 1,2, 5
B. 5 only
C. 2 only
D. 2,5
21. Who was the Prime Minister who never faced the House even once to remain as
'caretaker' Prime Minister ?
A. Chandrashekhar
B. Charan Singh
C. I.K.Gujral
D. D. Deve Gowda
22.Which are discretionary powers of the President?

A. Appointing PM when no party or coalition has majority in the Lok Sabha
B. Dissolving Lok Sabha before its regular tenure when the Government has lost the
confidence of the house
C. keeping the passed bill without taking any action on it for indefinite period
D. Sending back the advice given by the council of minister for reconsideration
Options:
A. 1,2, 3
B. 2,3,4
C. 1,3
D. 1,2,3,4
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23.Which article gives exclusive power to the Supreme court to issue order as is
necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it?
A. Article 144
B. Article 142
C. Article 143
D. Article 145
24.Which is Not correct about the constituent Assembly?

A. It was constituted as per the Cabinet Mission Plan-1946
B. It had originally 389 members (292- British Provinces; 93 - princely states; 4 from
the chief commissioner provinces)
C. It first met on 9 December 1946
D. Its interim president was Dr. Rajendra Prasad
E. Its last meeting was on 24 January, 1950
F. Its tenure was two years, eleven months and seventeen days
25. Who was Not part of the Oligarchy in the constituent Assembly (by Granvile
Austin):
A. Nehru
B. Azad
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Ambedkar
26.Which is Not correct about the Vice President?
A. Elected by all the members of Parliament
B. Is the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
C. Removed by the process of Impeachment similar to the removal of President
D. While discharging the duties of President, if situation so arise, he cannot perform his
duties of chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
27.Which is Not correct about the pardoning powers of President and Governor?
A. Under article 72, President has the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or
remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person
convicted of any offence
B. Governor cannot pardon in death sentence cases.
C. Pardoning powers of president and governor are beyond the purview of Judicial
review
D. The advice of the State Cabinet is binding on the Governor in matters relating to
pardoning power under Article 161
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28.Who is part of the electoral college of President?
1. Elected members of Lok Sabha
2. Elected members of Rajya Sabha
3. Elected members of State Legislative Assembly
4. All Members of Lok Sabha
5. Members of State Legislative Council
Options:
A. 1,2, 3
B. 2,3,4
C. 2,3,4,5
D. 1,2
29.Essence of constitutionalism is?

A. Elected Government
B. Limited Government
C. Rule of law
D. Written constitutional
30.What is included in basic structure of Indian Constitution?

1. Federalism
2. Independence of Judiciary
3. Judicial Review
4. Civil Liberties
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,2,4
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,2,3
31.Parliamentary Sovereignty is feature of polity of which country?

A. UK
B. USA
C. Canada
D. Australia
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32.Which is Not correct about constitutional status of the Preamble?
A. In the Berubari case, in 1960, the SCI declared that the Preamble is Not part of the
constitution
B. In the Keshavanada case, in 1973, the SCI declared that the Preamble is integral part
of the constitution
C. Provisions contained in the Preamble didn’t have self-standing legal validity, they
must be supported by articles in the main body of the constitution
D. Provisions contained in the Preamble are justiciable
33.Which is Not correct about constitutional amendments under article 368?

A. The Parliament has powers to amend any part of the constitution provided the basis
structure of the constitution is not changed
B. Special majority is required to pass the amendment Bills
C. No provision for joint sitting of parliament in case of deadlock between two houses on
passing the amendment Bills
D. President may reject to give assent to amendment Bills passed by the parliament

1. state election commission for election to PRI
2. It is Not applicable to 5th and 6th Schedule areas/states
3. Direct elections to chairpersons of all 3 tiers of PRI
4. State Finance Commission for fund transfer from state to PRI
5. Reservations for SC/ST and women
Options:
A. 1,2, 3
B. Only 2
C. Only 3
D. 2,3
35.Which is Not correct about 74th Amendments?

A. Provision of ward committee as per article 243 S
B. Provision of Committee for district planning as per article 243ZD
C. It is Not applicable to 5th and 6th Schedule areas/states
D. Provisions that specify the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities are
contained in schedule 11
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36.Which of these are Not common between 73rd and 74th Amendments
A. state election commission for election to local self-Government
B. State Finance Commission for fund transfer from state to local self-Government
C. Both are Not applicable to 5th and 6th Schedule areas/states
D. Separate Schedules for specifying powers, authority and responsibilities of local self-
Government
37.Which is Not a constitutional body?
A. CAG - Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
B. CEC - Chief Election Commissioner
C. CIC- Central Information Commission
D. AG- attorney General
38.Which is Not a Statutory body?

A. UGC
B. NHRC- National Human Rights Commission
C. NCW- national Commission for women
D. Inter-state Council
E. CVC
39.Which is Not correct about FR and DPSP?

A. DPSP 39 (B) and 39(C) gets primacy over FR under article 14 and 19
B. During emergency FR under articles 20, 21 cannot be suspended
C. FR is guided by liberal doctrine whereas DPSP by socialist and Gandhian doctrines
D. Successive Indian Government faced roadblocks of FR while implementing DPSP
E. None of the above
40.Match
Articles What was said about

1. Article 32 A. a necessary evil
2. Article 356 B. Heart & soul of the Constitution
3. Article 21 C. Root of Judicial activism
4. Article 22 D. a ‘safety valve’ and a ‘dead letter’-
Ambedkar
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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41.Match
Landmark cases Outcome
1. Shankari Prasad case-1951 A. 1st time the concept of basic
feature of Constitution was stated in this case
2. Golaknath case-1967 B. Parliament can amend all parts,

including FR
3. Keshavananda Bharti Case-1973 C. Parliament cannot curtail FR by amending
them
4. Sajjan Singh case -1964 D. Basic Structure Doctrine
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-B, 2-C, 3- D, 4-A
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
42.Match
Notable amendments Related to

1. 61st A. limited maximum nos. of ministers to 15% of nos. of
legislatures
2. 91st B. created Ninth Schedule
3. 1st C. Anti-defection Act
4. 52nd D. Lowering of voting age
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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43.Match
latest amendments Related to
1. 102nd A. 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections
(EWS)
2. 103rd B. Extended SC/ST reservation for 10 years and
removed the reserved seats for the Anglo-Indian community
3. 104th C. Gives back the power to Identify socially and

educationally backward classes (SEBCs) back to state Govts
4. 105th D. Constitutional status to the National for

Backward Classes (NCBC)
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
44.Match
Articles DPSP
1. Article 44 A. Uniform Civil Code
2. Article 41 B. Right to Work
3. Article 43 C. Living wage for workers
4. Article 43A D. Participation of workers in management of
Industries
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
45.Which of the following expenditure shall be charged ( that is, not voted by
Parliament) on the Consolidated Fund of India?
1. The emoluments and allowances of the President,
2. The Salary and pensions of the Supreme Court Judges
3. The salary, allowances and pension payable to or in respect of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India
4. Debt charges for which the Government of India is liable including interest
Options:
A. 1,2, 3
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 2,3,4
D. 1,2
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46.Match
Pre-independence Constitutional reforms Features

1. GOI Act 1909 A. Principle of representation in governance was
initiated
2. GOI Act 1919 B. Diarchy in centre
3. GOI Act 1935 C. Separate electorate for Muslims
4. Indian Councils Act 1892 D. Diarchy in Provinces
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
47.Legal Sovereignty in India vests in?

A. Parliament
B. President
C. Supreme Court
D. Constitution
48.‘Constitution is what courts says it is’ this principle is applicable in?

A. USA
B. India
C. UK
D. Both A & B
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49.Match
Special arrangements under Tenure( Maximum period)

1. Emergency under Article 356 A. 6 months and 6 weeks
2. Emergency under Article 360 B. 6 months at a time, unlimited
3. Emergency under Article 352 C. 6 months at a time, 3 years
4. Ordinance under article 123 D. Unlimited
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
50.Granvile Austin called Indian constitutional a social document as seamless web of 3

elements; these are?
1. Social revolution
2. National unity and integrity
3. National Development
4. Democracy
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 2,3,4
C. 1,3,4
D. 1,2,4
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SET 10
THEME: INDIAN POLITY
1.Match
PM Event/Principle
5. Indira Gandhi A. Ayodhya Dispute
6. Rajeev Gandhi B. Mandal Commission
7. V.P.Singh C. Committed Bureaucracy
8. P.V. Narsimha Rao D. Assam Accord
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
F. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
G. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
2.Match
President Event/Principle
1. Rajendra Prasad A. Refused imposition of emergency in
UP and Bihar
2. K.R.Narayan B. used pocket veto not to sign the postal
bill
3. Pranab Mukherjee C. refused to sign ordinances on anti-
corruption law
4. Jail Singh D. differed on Hindu code bill
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
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3.In 1969 Congress split in two part, they were called?
A. Congress(O) and Congress(I)
B. Congress(R) and Congress(I)
C. Congress (P) and Congress (R )
D. Congress(R) and Congress(O)
4.Which of these is Not a national party?

1. NCP- Nationalist Congress Party
2. TMC- Trinamool Congress
3. TDP- Telagu Desham party
4. TRS- Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Options:
A. 1,3
B. 3,4
C. 1,3,4
D. 1,2,3,4
5.Which of the following is the oldest party?

A. Akali Dal
B. Bhartiya Jana Sangh
C. Justice Party
D. CPI
6.Which of the following is Not one of types of party recognised by ECI?
A. National Party
B. State Party
C. Regional Party
D. Registered Party
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7.Which is the criteria for being recognised as national party by ECI?
1. the party polls 6% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok
Sabha seats
2. The party win 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states
3. The party gets recognition as a state party in four states
4. The Party gets 6 % votes in 6 states
Options:
A. 1 or 3
B. 1 or 3 or 4
C. 1 or 2 or 3
D. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
8.Which is the criteria for being recognised as State party by ECI?

1. A party should secure at least 6% of valid votes polled in an election to the state
legislative assembly and win at least 2 seats in that state assembly.
2. A party should secure at least 6% of valid votes polled in an election to Lok Sabha
and win at least 1 seat in Lok Sabha.
3. A party should win at least 3% of the total number of seats or a minimum of three
seats in the Legislative Assembly, which ever is higher.
4. A Party secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the state.
Options:
A. 1 or 3
B. 1 or 3 or 4
C. 1 or 2 or 3
D. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
9.Free 5 kg of food grains were provided to poor people during the Pandemic under
which central Govt Scheme?
A. National Food Security Mission
B. Targeted Public Distribution System
C. MGNAREGA
D. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
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10.Under which central Govt Scheme cash assistance is provided to eligible pregnant
women for giving birth in a government health facility?
A. Integrated Child and Mother care scheme
B. Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
C. Child and mother protection scheme
D. Janani Suraksha Yojana
11.Official name of Ayushman Bharat, the universal health Insurance Scheme is?
A. Pradhan Mantri Sawasth Beema Yojana

B. Pradhan Mantri Jan Beema Yojana
C. Pradhan Mantri sarv Beema Yojana
D. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
12.Name of the scheme under which direct income of Rs 2000 every 4 months is
transferred to the bank account of farmers is?
A. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Aay Yojana
B. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Nyay Yojana
C. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Yojana
D. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
13.Name of the scheme under which subsidy for domestic Gas cylinder is directly
transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary is?
A. Ujjawala Scheme
B. Ujala Scheme
C. SAFAL scheme
D. PAHAL Scheme
14.Who was the president who accepted the recommendation of PM Charan Singh, who
never won the majority of the Lok Sabha, to dissolve the Lok sabha?
A. V.V. Giri
B. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C. R.Venkatraman
D. K.R.Narayan
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15.Which is correct about relation between President and PM?
1. President is the head of state and PM head of Govt
2. President appoints PM but his continuance as PM is not dependent on the pleasure of
President
3. President is bound, except on very few occasions, to act on the advice of Council of
minister headed by PM
4. In practice, all the executive powers of president are used by the PM
Options:
A. 1,3
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,3,4
D. 1,2,3,4
16.Who became the president on issue of whose election in 1969 the Congress was
divided into two parties?
A. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
B. V.V.Giri
C. Dr Zakir Hussain
D. S.Radhakrishnan
17.To whom the Lok Sabha Speaker hands over his resignation?
A. President
B. Secretary General of Lok Sabha
C. Vice President
D. Dy. Speaker
18.Which was the first case in which mention of basic feature of Constitution was made
by one of the SC Judges?
A. Sankari Prasad Case-1951
B. Golaknath Case-1967
C. Sajjan Singh Case-1964
D. Keshavananda Bharti case-1973
19.Which was the famous case in which SC protected freedom of speech by limiting the
application of the sedition laws under section 124 A of IPC?
A. Maneka Gandhi Case
B. S.P.Gupta Case
C. Bholanath Case
D. Kedarnath Singh Case
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20.Partially responsible governments in the provinces were established under which one
of the following Acts?
(a)The Government of India Act, 1919
(b)The Government of India Act, 1935
(c)Indian Councils Act, 1909
(d)Indian Councils Act, 1892
21.In the Federation established by the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to
the:
(a)Federal Legislature
(b)Provincial Legislature
(c)Governor General
(d)Provincial Governor
22.Which one of the following Acts laid the foundation of the British Administration in
India ?
(a)Regulating Act, 1773
(b)Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(c)Indian Councils Act, 1861
(d)Indian Councils Act, 1892
23.Who among the following was the first Law Minister of Independent India ?
(a)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c)Dr. BR Ambedkar
d)T Krishnamachari
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24.Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India was/were given
immediate effect from November 26, 1949?
1.Citizenship
2.Emergency provisions
3.Elections
4.Federal system
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 3,4
D. 1,3
25.The Constitution of India as framed by the Constituent Assembly was finally

adopted and enacted on:
(a)15th August, 1947
(b)30th January, 1948
(c)26th November, 1949
(d)26th January, 1950
26.Assertion (A):The Constituent Assembly of 1946 was not elected on the basis of
universal adult franchise.
Reason (R):The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the scheme formulated by
the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Options:
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27.Consider the following statements:
1.Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was elected as the Provisional President of the Constituent
Assembly.
2.H.C. Mukherjee was elected as the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly.
Options:
E. Both Statement I and II are correct
F. Both Statement I and II are incorrect
G. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
H. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
28.Assertion: Adopting Constitutional convention, as in UK, is difficult for many post-

colonial nations.
Reason: Lack of unified political ideology, deep diversity, and formalisation of democratic
practices may be the factors.
29.Recently, SCI banned use of the sedition law till it is reviewed; where this law is
written?
A. In the Constitution
B. Section 125 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 124 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 124 A of Indian Penal Code
30.Which Act is in news on the wake of dispute on Gyanvapi Mosque in Banaras?

A. The religious places Act 1993
B. The Places of Worship Act 1991
C. The status change( prohibition) of religious places Act 1991
D. The status( ascertain) of religious places Act 1991
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31.Which is incorrect about Rajya Sabha membership?
A. Tenure of individual members is 6 years
B. one-third of its members retire every two years
C. The candidates are elected by members of state legislative assemblies by the method
of single transferrable vote system of Proportional representation
D. Entire state is considered the constituency of the Rajya Sabha Member
E. The candidate must be resident of the state from where they want to run for election.
32.Which famous case help establish ‘Due Process’ doctrine of judicial review in India?
A. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India-1978
B. Minerva Mills case-1980
C. Olga Tellis vs. Bombay Municipal Corporation-1985
D. Balaji v/s State of Mysore-1962
33.Which of these is Not one of three Judges cases which established the ‘Collegium
system’ of appointments and transfers in higher Judiciary in India
A. SP Verma vs union of India(1981)
B. SP Gupta v Union of India (1981)
C. Supreme Court Advocates‐on‐Record Association v Union of India (1993)
D. Special Reference case of 1998
34.Which of these articles does not pertains to appointment, role, duties of the Prime
Minister?
A. Article 74
B. Article 79
C. Article 75
D. Article 78
35.Main reason behind PMs becoming more powerful in parliamentary form of

Government ( in comparison to president in the presidential form of Government)?
A. PM also is the most popular leader
B. PMO is vested with super-ordinary power
C. Fusion of legislature and executive
D. PM heads the council of minister on whose aid and advice the President has to act
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36.Which President set a new precedent whereby it became mandatory for a person
staking a claim to the Prime Minister's office to produce letters of support from alliance
partners?
A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. R. Venkataraman
C. K.R. Narayana
D. Shankar Dayal Sharma
37.Which of these is Not correct about the Money Bill?
A. Provisions regarding money bills are contained in articles 109 and 110
B. Lok Sabha Speaker is the final authority to certify a bill as money bill
C. Rajya Sabha can hold money bill passed by Lok Sabha only for 14 days
D. Lok Sabha may or may not agree to amendments made in the money bill by Rajya
Sabha
E. President may refuse to give assent to the money bill passed by the Parliament.
38.Which case led to SCI, in 2017, declaring ‘Right to Privacy’ as FR ?

A. Olga Tellis vs. Bombay Municipal Corporation
B. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
C. Shantistar Builders v. N.K. Totame
D. Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar
39.Match:
Schedule Subject/Issue
5) 6th A. Anti-defection laws
6) 7th B. Recognition of the following 22 regional languages
7) 10th C. Division of powers between centre-state
8) 8th D. Administration of tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya,
Tripura, Mizoram,
Options:
M. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
N. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
O. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
P. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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40.Match
5) 148 A. SCI
6) 76 B. AG
7) 124 C. CAG
8) 360 D. Financial Emergency
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-B, 3- D, 4-A
F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
G. 1-C, 2-B, 3- A, 4-D
H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
41.Match

9) 257 A. Parliamentary privileges
10) 105 B. Right of President to address and send messages to
both houses of Parliament
11) 108 C. Union may give directions to a State
12) 86 D. Joint Sitting of Parliament
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D
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42.Match
Range of Articles Subject/Issue

5. 214-231 A. Panchayati Raj
6. 239-242 B. High Courts
7. 243 A- 243 O C. Union Territories
8. 315-323 D. Public Service Commission
Options:
E. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
F. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
G. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
H. 1-B, 2-C, 3- D, 4-A
43.Match
Parts Subject/Issue
1. II A. Panchayati Raj
2. V B. Emergency Provisions
3. IX C. Union Government
4. XVIII D. Citizenship
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D
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44.Match
Pre-independence Constitutional reforms Features
1. GOI Act 1909 A. Start of Indian representation in Legislature
2. GOI Act 1919 B. Federal Court, Separate electorates depressed
classes, women and labourer, dyarchy in center
3. GOI Act 1935 C. Separate electorate for Muslims

4. Indian Councils Act 1861 D. First time introduced responsive
governance and bicameralism in Indian
Legislature
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B

A. Its provisions contained in articles 243 A to 243 O
B. Its role, functions, jurisdictions are contained in Schedule 11
C. 29 subjects were to be transferred from state Government to PRI
D. It contained provisions for district planning committee
46.Which is Not correct about 74th Amendments?

A. Its provisions contained in articles 243 P to 43ZG
B. Through PESA-1996, provisions of 74th amendments were extended to 5th schedule
areas
C. Its role, functions, jurisdictions are contained in Schedule 12
D. 18 subjects were to be transferred from state Government to Urban Local Bodies
47.Fundamental Duties was made by the Constitution (Forty‐Second Amendment) Act,

1976; and it was amended in 2002 by which 11th duty was inserted? Which was this
amendment?
A. 91st Amendments
B. 86th Amendments
C. 84th Amendments
D. 61th Amendments
48. When and in which state first communist govt in state was formed?
A. 1962, Kerala
B. 1957, West Bengal
C. 1957, Kerala
D. 1967, Kerala
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49. Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, by which of the following ways can a person
become a citizen of India?
1.By birth
2.By descent
3.By registration
4.By nationalisation
5.By incorporation of territory
Options:
(a)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b)1 and 2
(c)1, 2, 3 and 5
(d)3, 4 and 5
50.In which of the following years, the Citizenship Act, 1955 has been amended?
1.1986
2.1992
3.2003
4.2005
5.2019
Options:
(a)2, 3, 4 ,5
(b)1, 2, 4
(c)1, 2, 3, 4 , 5
(d)1, 2, 3, 5
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SET 11
THEME: INDIAN POLITY
1.Match
Phrase on Indian Polity Who said

1. India as ‘weak-strong state’ A. Atul Kohli
2. “Politics of Scarcity B. Partha Chatterjee
3. Indian state: “weak” and “captured” C. Myron Weiner
4. Nationalism as “Derivative Discourse” D. Lloyd and Sussane Rudolph
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- D, 4-A
2.Match
Phrase on Indian Polity/ Indian State Who said

1. ‘Democracy Without Associations’ A. Rajni Kothari
2. a Patronage-Democracy B. Kanchan Chandra
3. a “flailing state.” C. Lant Pritchett
4. ‘incremental democratic modernization’ D. Pradeep Chhibber
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- D, 4-A
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3. Which Indian Sociologist gave the concept of Sanskritization and Dominant Caste?
A. Rajni Kothari
B. Pranab Bardhan
C. Partha Chatterjee
D. M. N. Srinivas
4. In which famous case, SCI said that Amendments under article 368 are ‘law’ under
article 13(2) and hence can be struck down if they violate Fundamental rights?
A. Sajjan Singh vs State of Rajasthan
B. Golaknath Case
C. Kesavananda Bharati case
D. Minerva Mills case
5.Which of these cases is Not related to status of the Preamble?

A. Berubari Case
B. Kesavananda Bharati case
C. Union Government Vs LIC of India
6.Match
PM Coalition/Front
1. Deve Gowda A. National Front
2. Chandra Shekhar B. Janta Dal
3. Morarji Desai C. United Front
4. V.P.Singh D. Janta Party
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-C, 2-B, 3- A, 4-D
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7.
Statement 1: CEC can be removed only by Impeachment as in the case of Judges
Statement 2: ECs can be removed on the recommendations of CEC
Options:
I. Both Statement I and II are correct
J. Both Statement I and II are incorrect
K. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
L. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
8. Attorney general of India can

1. take part in the proceedings of Lok Sabha
2.be a member of the committee of Lok Sabha
3. speak in Lok Sabha
4. vote in Lok Sabha
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 1,3
C. Only 3
D. 1,2,3,4
9.
Statement 1: Tenure of members of public service commission is 6 years
Statement 2: Tenure of CVC is 5 years
Options:
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10. Match
1st office Holder Post

1. Hiralal Kania A. 1st Lok Sabha Speaker
2. Sukumar Sen B. 1st CJI
3. Ganesh Mavalankar C. 1st Education Minister
4. Abul Kalam Azad D. 1st CEC
Options:
A. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
D. 1-C, 2-B, 3- A, 4-D
11. Which of these states does not have Bi-cameral Legislature?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
E. Odisha
12.Match
Book Author
1. Idea of India A. Myron Weiner
2. Political Economy of Development in India B. Atul Kohli
3. The politics of scarcity C. Pranab Bardhan
4. Democracy and Discontent D. Sunil Khilnani
Options:
A. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
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13. Which of the following was Not one of the members of the so-called Syndicate in
Congress in 1960s?
A. K.Kamraj
B. Nijalingappa
C. Swarn Singh
D. Morarji Desai
E. Atulya Ghosh
14.Which political party was the 2nd largest party in terms of Lok Sabha seats after the
1st General Election?
A. CPI
B. Socialist Party
C. Swatantra Party
D. Bhartiya Jan Sangh
15.Match
Committee Issue
5. Sri Krishna Committee A. Personal data Protection
6. G.Rohini Commission B. Sub-categorisation of OBCs
7. Bhuria Committee C. Extension of PRI to 5th Schedule areas
8. MM Punchi Commission D. Centre-state relation
Options:
E. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
F. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
G. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
H. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
16.
Statement 1: 73rd Amendments are Not applicable to 5th Schedule areas
Statement 2: 74th Amendments are Not applicable to 5th Schedule areas
Options:
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17.Which of these is Not an Electoral reform committee?
A. Tarkunde committee,
B. Dinesh Goswami Committee
C. Santhanam Committee
D. Indrajeet Gupta Committee
18. In which case SCI decided that during national emergency even the FR of right to
life can be suspended?
A. Epuru Sudhakar & Anr. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh
B. ADM Jabalpur case
C. MC Mehta Case
D. Selvi vs. State of Karnataka
19.
Statement 1: Election Commission became 3 member body in 1989
Statement 2: Between 1990 and 1993 Election Commission was single member body
Options:
20.Which is Not correct about PIL in India?

A. It removed the locus standi requirement
B. Procedural relaxation for filing the case
C. It led to judicial activism
D. It helped made Executive accountable to public
E. It started in late 1980s
21.Which are the issues hurting center-state relations?
A. Article 356
B. Role of Governor
C. GST and fiscal federalism
D. Central Investigating agencies
E. All the above
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22. After Independence, which was the 1st state where Government was formed by
engineering split and defection?
A. Kerala
B. Madras
C. Gujrat
D. Maharashtra
23. When the Last caste census was held?

A. 1931
B. 1941
C. 1951
D. 2011
24.In which Part of the Constitution, details of citizenship are mentioned?

A. Part 1
B. Part 2
C. Part 3
D. Part 4
25.According to the Citizenship Act, 1955, by which of the following ways can a person
lose citizenship of India?
1.By Renunciation
2.By Termination
3.By Deprivation
Options:
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 3
(d)1 and 3
26.Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayati Raj in
India?
(A) Sadiq Ali Committee
(B) Dinesh Goswami Committee
(C) L.M. Singhvi Committee
(D) P.K. Thungan Committee
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27.Caste based reservations are labelled as
(A) Affirmative Action
(B) Positive Discrimination
(C) Social justice
(D) all the above
28. A deadlock between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of
Parliament for the passage of?
1. Ordinary bills
2. Money Bills
3. Constitutional amendment bills
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 1 only
C. Only 2
D. 1,2
29.Who heads the zonal council?

A. PM
B. HM- Home Minister
C. FM- Finance Minister
D. President
E. Senior most CM( Chief Minister) of the zone
30.Which of these features of Indian Polity was not stated by Lloyd and Susanne
Rudolph?
A. India as ‘Polymorphous’ state
B. demand vs command polity
C. India as ‘weak-strong state’
D. Bullock cart capitalism
E. Indian Politics as “Politics of Scarcity”
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31.Which of these features of Indian Polity was stated by Morris Jones?
A. Indian federalism as “bargaining federalism”-
B. Emergence of “a market polity” in India
C. Single party dominant system
D. All the above
32.What was the main findings of the Union Government administrative committee
headed by Home Secretary N.N. Vohra in 1993 ?
(A) Electoral Reforms
(B) Minimum qualification for politicians
(C) Nexus between politicians, criminals and bureaucrats.
(D) Internal security priorities
33.Arrange the following in chronological order

1. Nehru Committee Report
2. Cripps Mission
3. Declaration of complete Independence
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,4,1,2
C. 1,3,4,2
D. 1,3,2,4
34.Sikh, Anglo Indian, Christian, etc. got separate electorate under ?

A. GOI Act 1919
B. GOI Act 1909
C. GOI Act 1935
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35. In which case the SCI held that both FR and DPSP are equally important and
complement each other?
A. Shankari Prasad Case
B. Golaknath Case
C. Kesavananda Bharati case
36.Which of these are conditions for Parliament to legislate on state subjects?

1. If Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by 2/3rd majority proposing such legislation
2. If two or more states passes resolution from their assemblies to such effect
3. During the state emergency under article 356
4. To implement treaty signed with foreign country
Options:
A. 1,2
B. Only 1
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,2,3,4
37.Right to vote in India is?

A. Fundamental Rights
B. Natural Right
C. Legal Right
D. Constitutional Right
38.read following statements on Fundamental Duties

Statement 1: A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties
Statement 2: They are correlative to legal duties
Options:
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39. Which of following liberty is not embodied in the preamble?
A. Liberty of thought
B. Economic liberty
C. Liberty of expression
D. Liberty of belief
40.Two statements regarding private member’s bill

Statement 1: A private member's bill is a bill introduced into a legislature by a legislator who
is not acting on behalf of the treasury bench or ruling party/coalition.
Statement 2: Till date only once a private member’s bill has been passed by the Parliament
Options:
41.Which was added into the DPSP by 42nd amendments- 1976?

A. Equal pay for equal work
B. Participation of workers in management
C. Right to work
D. Securing living wages
42. Which of these require passing of resolutions by 2/3rd majority of total membership
of the house?
A. Impeachment of SC Judges
B. Impeachment of President
C. Impeachment of CEC
43. Which is Not correct?

A. A bill does not lapse on adjournment of the House
B. A bill does not lapse on prorogation of the House
C. A bill does not lapse on dissolution of Lok Sabha if the bill is pending in the Rajya
Sabha
D. A bill does not lapse on dissolution of Lok Sabha if the bill is pending in the Rajya
Sabha after it was passed by the Lok Sabha
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44. The idea of welfare state in Indian Constitution is enshrined in?
B. DPSP
C. Preamble
D. Seventh Schedule
45. “ to uphold and protect the Sovereignty , unity, and integrity of India” is a
provision made in the?
B. DPSP
C. Fundamental Duties
D. Preamble
46. When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of Parliament it has to be passed by?
A. A simple majority of members present and voting
B. 3/4th majority of members present and voting
C. 2/3rd majority of total membership of houses
D. Absolute majority of the houses
47. Which committee is largest and also have members only from Lok Sabha ?
A. Public Accounts Committee
B. Estimate Committee
C. Committee on public undertakings
D. Committee on petitions
48. Which of these are the functions of cabinet Secretariat in central govt?
1. Preparation of agenda for the cabinet meeting
2.Secretarial assistance to the cabinet meetings
3.Allocation of financial resources to ministries to carry out cabinet decisions
Options:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 1,2
D. 1,2,3
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49. Which is Not one of the discretionary powers to Governor?
A. Sending report to President for imposition of president’s rule under article 356
B. Appointing Chief minister when no party wins majority in state legislative assembly
C. Reserving certain bills passed by state legislative assembly for consideration of
president
D. Removing members of state Public Service Commission
50. Economic justice as one of the objective is provided in ?

A. DPSP and Fundamental Rights
B. DPSP and Preamble
C. Preamble and Fundamental Rights
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ANSWER KEYS
WITH ADDL. INFO
THEME BASED TEST PAPERS
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ANSWER KEY WITH ADDITIONAL INFO SET 1
THEME- POLITICAL THEORY
Question Answer Hint/additional Info

No. Key
1. B Welfarism or welfare state is related to modern or positive

liberalism; classical liberalism believes in minimal state-
state as necessary evil
Distributive justice is an anathema (hateful thing) to

2. C
Liberaltarianism; Nozick called taxation (which is aimed
towards distributive justice) as forced labour
Distributive justice is related to modern or positive
liberalism
Laissez-faire state means the state which does not interfere

3. D
in market economy- a nightwatchman kind of state; this is
not acceptable to modern or positive liberalism, which
supports welfare state and distributive justice
Dirigisme is state directed economy; state interfere and

4. C
rectify market imperfections; a kind of welfare or
corporatist state; obviously Dirigisme would be
unacceptable to (classical) liberalism.
Marxism imposes a uniform value over all in a

5. F
socialist/communist society; it does not believe in Value
pluralism, which is related to some streams of liberalism
6. C Reverse is correct, it does not support primacy of working

class in socialism
7. D It didn’t reject the idea of objective truth, as it was still

rooted in core principles of positivism
It Rejects modernism but also is critical of post-modernist

8. D
approach
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Post-behaviouralism rejected value-neutrality; it gave due
9. C
importance to value in the political.
Easton’s 7 credo of relevance of Post-behaviouralism: .
Substance 2. change 3. Brute reality 4. fact-value synthesis
5. protect human values 6. action orientation 7. Political
scientists as actors of social change
Behaviouralism gave primacy to observations and facts,

10. E
and Fact-value separation; it didn’t support Value
pluralism
Easton’s 8 characteristics features of Behaviouralism
(1) Regularities; (2) Verification; (3) Techniques; (4)
Quantification; (5) Values; (6) Systematisation; (7) Pure
Science; and (8) Integration
11. C Just remember this; this was objected by the

communitarian critique of Rawl’s theory of Justice
12. C Multiculturalism believes in cultural relativism
(liberal) Communitarianism is one stream within the

13. D
liberal doctrine; it is not similar to Communism/Socialism;
it believed in individual liberty, value pluralism, rights,
etc.
Robert Nozick was Liberaltarian- often asked

14. B
Remaining 4 are famous liberal communitarian thinkers-
again asked frequently
Definition of Moral Relativism

15. D
16. A Universalism- universal human nature, fate, worth, rights,

values- all are related to liberalism
17. D Meta narrative( narrative of narratives) is narrative of

historical events, grand narrative; post modernism believes
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that narratives ( historical accounts) of past events are not
factual account but done with a purpose; hence it rejects it
Lyotard is associated with rejecting meta-narratives.
Opposite is correct; it rejected Platonism and its idea of

18. E
structure of transcendental philosophy
19. D This is how Dworkin defined some rights as trump; they

are like fundamental rights
Jeremy Bentham was supporter of legal rights( oft-

20. C
repeated)
He was staunch critic of natural right theory.
For him, natural rights were nonsense upon the stilts(
asked frequently)
Definition of Rationalism
21. B
Note the rationalism vs empiricism dichotomy
22. A Remember these definitions of justice
Definition of Cosmopolitanism
23. D
Opposite is true; Rawls did not extend his difference

24. C
principle to global level
25. C Relativism is just opposite to universalism
26. C Oft- repeated; remember this liberal definition of

citizenship
27. C 1st Gen: civil liberties; political rights

2nd gen: socio-economic, and cultural rights
3rd gen: group and environmental rights
28. D Obviously as Right of national self-determination will

break nation-state
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29. C
Definition of Luck egalitarians

30. D
Dworkin was a Luck egalitarian
31. A An economic concept, but also important in politics as it

tells about dilemma in distribution.
Reverse is true, both can be placed on a continuum; very

32. D
strong equality of opportunity is very similar to equality of
outcome
33. D It objected any interference of state; it was purely marked

based arrangement
34. F Read carefully and remember
Reverse is correct for Foucault; Knowledge is NOT

35. C
technocratic and free from ideology
36. F No, Rawls rejected this; opposite is correct

Remember he placed liberty principle above fair equality
of opportunity and difference principle
Feminism is considered as part of critical political theories

37. C
38. C Why will it believe in Political Obligation?
39. D Foundational books; must remember
40. B Better to remember
T.H.Green supported positive liberty

41. B
He was first to give the complete theory of welfare state
Oft-repeated
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42. C Note; when they said political theory, it meant normative
philosophical political theory
43. B Oft-repeated
No, Ideology is NOT same as theory

44. D
Ishiah Berlin was hopeful of its revival

45. B
Economic determinism denoted base ( economic structure

46. B
of society) determining aspects in superstructure ( law,
polity, art-craft, media, culture); Gramsci turned this
upside down;
To him, civil society, located in superstructure, through
ideology, created cultural hegemony which helped
capitalist class dominate the Base.
47. D Just remember
48. D Oft-repeated
49. B Literal meaning of Theory
50. C G.H. Sabine said this in his seminal creation/book ‘A

History of Political Theory(1937)’
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THEME- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

No. Key
1. B Value pluralism is the idea, most prominently endorsed by

Isaiah Berlin, that fundamental human values are
universal, plural, conflicting, and incommensurable with
one another. Incommensurability is the key component of
pluralism, undermining familiar monist philosophies such
as utilitarianism
Thinkers who declared demise of ( normative) political
theory were
• Peter Laslett - political theory is dead
• Reimer- political theory in doghouse
• Robert Dahl
• Alfred Cobban
• Dante Germino
Berlin was Not one of them, rather he supported revival of
( normative) political theory
Berlin’s books:
• Karl Marx: His Life and Environment– 1939
• "Two Concepts of Liberty"- Essay
• Four Essays on Liberty – 1969
• Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of
Ideas – 1976
• Concept and Categories: Philosophical Essays –
1978
• ‘Against the Current : Essays in the History of
Ideas’- 1979
2. C Rawl’ theory of Justice is applicable only to liberal

societies
Lexical Priority of Rawls’ theory of justice

Two principles of justice:
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1. Principle of Equal Liberty: Each person has an equal
right to the most extensive liberties compatible with similar
liberties for all
2.Difference Principle: Social and economic inequalities
should be arranged so that they are both (a) to the greatest
benefit of the least advantaged persons, and (b) attached to
offices and positions open to all under conditions of
equality of opportunity.
Priority: 1, 2 b, 2 a ( must know this!)
Liberty principle, fair equality of opportunity principle,
difference principle
Rawls’s Books
• A Theory of Justice( 1971)
• Justice as Fairness( 1985)
• The Law of Peoples(1993)
• Political Liberalism(1993)
• Two Concepts of Rules
Also remember, he gave the concept of ‘ overlapping
consensus’ and society as ‘cooperative venture for mutual
advantage’
3. D Reverse is true, Rawlsian individuals had unencumbered

selves- they were independent and autonomous in
choosing their own goal/end based on their own
conception of good life; they were not pursuing ends
decided by society for them.
4. C Marx wrote profusely on Revolutionary traditions in

France
• "The Civil War in France“
• The Class Struggles in France, 1848-1850
• The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon
5. C In the name of forcing citizens to be guided by their higher

self, which is known to the state, the state may force a
particular way of life and ideology on them. This May
give rise to paternalism, authoritarianism, and eventually
totalitarianism…this is like slippery slope…once you start
there is no stopping.
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6. B Hobbes- avoided normative approach, he adopted
scientific and empirical approach
Aristotle and Plato are considered founders of
philosophical-normative approach
7. D In fact, Rousseau suggested that One can be forced to

obey the General Will, as it was like forcing one to be
free!
Obeying General Will is like obeying your higher self-
becoming morally free.
8. A Open Society: which does not force a particular end/goal,

ideology or notion of good life to its member, which allow
its members to have their own conception of good life and
pursue them with their own life choices.
He wrote ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies(1945)’
Popper gave concepts of ‘ Falsification of scientific theory’
and ‘ Piecemeal social engineering’- REMEMBER THEM
9. C Frankfurt School of critical thinkers: Ernst Bloch, Walter

Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, Erich Fromm, and Herbert
Marcuse, Habermas
10. C ‘State and revolution ‘ by Lenin
11. B Justice as Mutual Advantage- Theory that argue that

moral norms of justice are those that rational, self‐
interested persons would accept in regulating the pursuit
of their self‐interest.
Justice gives everyone, as the rational, self-interested
person, the best chance of achieving their good that they
can reasonably expect, given that others are
simultaneously trying to achieve their (different) good
12. D Negative Peace: simply absence of violence, physical

threat
Positive Peace: Societal structure providing equal
opportunity, dignity, and status to all its member
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Galtung wrote ‘Peace by peaceful means(1996)’
13. C Polity was virtuous form of Government/ Constitution as a

rule of the Many in the interest of all
Polity, however, may degenerate into Democracy- rule of
the Many in the interest of few ( Elite theory)
Best practicable Government/ Constitution- Mix of Polity
and Aristocracy- named Polity again- don’t get confused!
14. A An Economic Theory of Democracy (1957)- Anthony

Downs
The book gives a model of how economic theory can be
applied to non-market political decision-making, such as
public policy. Much of his research eventually became
integrated into public choice theory- how public policy is
outcome of rational choice of set of individuals who are
rational and self-interested.
15. D John Rawl cannot be associated with positive liberty, he

supported rights of individual over common good
16. B Reverse: Sovereignty originates in people and remains

there, cannot be delegated
Both Locke and Rousseau gave the concept of ‘ Popular
Sovereignty’
17. C Marx gave ‘Instrumentalist’ view of capitalist state

The statement ‘Capitalist State help re-produce social
structure needed to maintain capitalism’ is structuralist
view of capitalist state- given by Luis Althusser
18. A Occasion for disobeying the sovereign: for self-

preservation, to protect honour/dignity of family, when
independence of state is not in danger, etc.
19. C State was necessary for flourishment of Individuals, only

living as citizen of a state, individual could attain
‘Eudemonia’( Flourished and fulfilled life)
20. D Joseph Schumpeter was not pluralist thinker; he was

critical of classical Democracy and defined Democracy
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merely as political method to choose ruler through
periodic election
He wrote ‘Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy(1942)’
21. A Just remember this

Bentham- father of utilitarianism
22. D Lenin wrote: Lenin- ‘Imperialism, the Highest Stage of

Capitalism’
23. B Robert Nozick was libertarian thinker, for him welfare

state is like slavery as taxation is like forced labour
He wrote ‘Anarchy, State, and Utopia( 1974)’
24. D Remember this, very important

Also read about these concepts
25. C “Tyranny of Majority”- in Democracy the permanent

minorities may not be able to pursue their distinct culture,
way of life, and independence as decisions are taken
through majority vote; hence Democracy may require
specific safeguards to protect minority rights
Alex de Tocqueville wrote ‘Democracy in America(
1835)’
26. D Refer explanation of Q.N. 2 above
27. C The Capability Approach focuses upon the moral

significance of individuals’ capability of achieving the
kind of lives they have reason to value.
A person’s capability to live a good life is defined in terms
of being in good health or having loving relationships with
others to which they have real access, have good
education, opportunity, status, and dignity.
28. D labour theory of property was given by John Locke
29. C It was Justice based on functional division of society

based on aptitude, education & training
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It was very similar to ‘Varna system’ of early Vedic
Period ( note not the caste system, which is degenerated
and perverted form of the ‘Varna system’)
30. B Marx was not influenced by David Hume’s empiricism

and his focus on feeling and emotions over
reason/rationality
Remember remaining all, asked frequently
31. C Plato's second best state was based on positive law, made
by the ruler following a Constitution
Note that Plato’s ideal state didn’t require any law!
32. D Locke’s Two Treatises of Government was refutation to

Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha
33. D In fact, he advised the king ( prince) to use religion for

maintaining his state; this was instrumental view of
religion, that is, using religion for controlling emotions of
citizens.
34. C Reverse: Ideas or Forms can be fully known by

knowledge
35. B Both Aristotle and Hegel considered Women

inferior to men
36. A Base/ structure: Economic mode of production, means of

production, relation of production, class structure
Superstructure: Law, policy, polity, media, art& culture,
etc
Marx – Base determined superstructure; civil society part
of base
Gramsci- civil society part of superstructure- the capitalist
class creates ideology which maintain their hegemony in
Base
37. D Rousseau, in his ‘Emile’, said that purpose of

education develops men as natural men and
women as natural women
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He differentiated natural roles of men and women
Mary Wollstonecraft refuted this view of Rousseau in her
book ‘vindication of Rights of Women’
38. A two dimensional rights of men: in public/political domain-

equal civil & political rights
In private domain- rights over their wives
39. C Arbit, just mug it up…
40. A End of history- end of ideological conflict and evolution-

human civilization finding one best ideology for managing
human arrangements
41. B Constitutionalism- associated with Locke

Hobbes’ Sovereign was not bound by any law/Constitution
42. D doctrine of overlapping consensus: In a liberal society,

individual/groups may have different conception of justice
but all may have some basic common agreement point on
what must be protected to have justice in society.
43. A Instead, Marx believed that Our (bodily of physical)

existence determine our consciousness
Hence, his theory is called materialistic
44. C Thomas Carlyle (1795 –1881) was a Scottish historian,

satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher,
mathematician, and teacher ; a polemicist
It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig
satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool
satisfied.” – J.S.Mill in his book Utilitarianism
45. B Hobbes used science/physics , laws of motion to build his

theory
Motion creates emotions, he claimed
46. D Felicity: extreme happiness

Felicific calculator: which can exactly measure the
quantity of pleasure
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47. D Reverse: Societal common Good is preferred Rights of
individual
Hegel wrote ‘Elements of the Philosophy of Right(1820)’
48. B Hence, he separated politics from religion/theology
49. C Republic is concerned with virtue, knowledge, ethics,

morality, and of course politics
50. B Must remember these book-author
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THEME- WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

No. Key
1. D Obviously, as no one knew his/her position, status,

endowments ( natural & social luck, abilities), bias or
partiality would be removed
2. D General will is always morally right, it is like common or

group mind; by its definition it would be by consensus
because no one can differ if all are guided by their real or
true will( representing their higher self)
3. D Rousseau Emile advocate for education & training which

develop men and women as best natural men and women
Rousseau, therefore, believed in natural differentiation in
the roles/duties of men & women
Mary Wollstonecraft refuted this view of Rousseau in her
book ‘vindication of Rights of Women’
4. D This was instrumentalist view of the state

Later on, Louis Althusser gave structural view of capitalist
state
Ralph Miliband and Nicos Poulantzas engaged in a
fascinating debate ( called great debate), former taking
instrumental whereas latter took the structural view
5. D Just remember these facts about Hobbes
6. B On the Principles of Political Economy and

Taxation by David Ricardo
Marx took idea from this book to develop his
theory of surplus labour value
7. B Elements of natural philosophy by William Thomson
8. C Robert Dahl was a Pluralist, he wrote ‘Polyarchy’
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9. B Aristotle’s distributive justice was based on proportional
equality and distribution based on desert/merit
10. D Rousseau gave concept of ‘popular sovereignty’-

sovereignty reside with people/body politic cannot be
delegated to people’s representatives, asserted Rousseau
11. D Hegel supported corporatist state

Corporatism: State recognizing and incorporating all
business/social associations such as trade guilds, farmers
union, and other interest groups.
12. A Just remember this; also Rawls gave concept of

overlapping Consensus’
13. B Timaeus was written by Plato
14. B Remember these concepts and thinker, may be asked in

many ways
15. B End of history- end of ideological conflict and evolution-

human civilization finding one best ideology for managing
human arrangements
16. B Pluralism: power circulating among many competing

associations/communities;
In one view, state- association of association ; state like
neutral empire among many competing
associations/interest groups
17. C Mill was champion of liberty

But Barker called him "prophet of empty liberty and
abstract individual"
18. D Nozick vehemently opposed state’s role in distributive

justice
19. D Apologist here means defender or supporter
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He was empiricist ( all knowledge comes from experience,
not a priori), Not Rationalist ( a priori and transcendental
source of knowledge).
20. D Rawl disagreed that loss of freedom for some is

made right by a greater good shared by others.
He have preference to Individual’s right ( of equal
liberty) over societal common good.
21. B Auction, Insurance, and Free Market, etc. are

part of Ronald Dworkin’s theory of ‘equality of
resources’
This theory is contained in his book ‘Sovereign
Virtue(2000)’
Dworkin is considered as founder of ‘Luck
Egalitarianism’- that is brute luck, social or
natural, should not effect the distributive justice
22. D Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was one of the most

influential political thinker of medieval period in Europe
He held Theological (religious) views on politics
Book: Summa Theologica
• Principle of medieval Secularism was formulated by
Marsilio of Padua (1275 – 1342), who in his book
Defensor Pacis (The Defender of Peace)- supported
separation of temporal power ( king) from spiritual
power( church)
23. A Of course, Marry Wollstonecraft

She also said ‘“I do not wish them (women) to have
power over men; but over themselves.”
24. A Theory of cultural capital and class distinction was given

by Pierre Bourdie, a French sociologist ;
Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital refers to the
collection of symbolic elements such as skills, tastes,
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posture, clothing, mannerisms, material belongings,
credentials, etc. that one acquires through being part of a
particular social class
Bourdie, Robert Putnam, James Coleman gave the concept
of ‘ Social capital’
25. B Must read more on David Hume, who gave more

weightage to feelings and emotions in decision making
than reason/rationality
26. E Just remember them…may help in cracking some arbit

MCQ
27. D For Aristotle change in constitution was Revolution
28. C Harold Lasswell is considered as the father of policy

science, which was started by him 1950s
He wrote’ Politics: Who Gets What, When, How (1936)’
29. D Montesquieu gave the concept of ‘separation of power’ in

his book ‘The Spirit of the Laws(1748)’
30. C This question has created lots of confusion as its answer

varied across the exams.
Locke viewed ‘state of nature’ as social arrangement
based on natural law- it was not pre-social, people were
able to live socially by using their innate sense of reason
and law of nature, but it was inconvenient as there was no
higher authority to decide application of natural law in
particular case.
‘state of nature’ was of course ‘pre-political’
31. C Civil society of Locke was the political community, the

body politic, the commonwealth, which later created
Government
Sovereignty lied with the civil society or members of the
political community- popular sovereignty
32. C St Augustine wrote ‘The City of God (426 AD)’
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He was one of the founding fathers of Christianity
He is favourite of question setter;
UGC NET asked in how many books ‘The City of God’
divided? Can you believe? Answer: 22 books!
33. D Because separation of power among different organs of

state will deny any organ to become super powerful and
act arbitrarily, hence separation of power would ensure
liberty to citizen from excess of state.
34. B Plato, therefore, is considered as given functional division

as basis of his justice.
35. B Hobbes gave the concept of Absolute Sovereignty but

Locke and Rousseau gave popular sovereignty, Locke
constitutional and limited Government
36. D This is basis of utilitarianism; Bentham is considered its

founding father.
37. A Read bit more about these concepts, very important
38. C Favourite phrases of question setters, remember them
39. B Another set of favourite phrases of question setters,

remember them
40. B Good form of Government/constitution- Monarchy,

Aristocracy, Polity
Perverted or bad form: Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy
41. C Utilitarian argument for political obligation( why should

we obey the laws?)
42. A Henri de Saint-Simon inspired and influenced utopian

socialism, such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, liberal political
theorist John Stuart Mill, and of course Karl Marx and
Friedrich Engels
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43. A Better to know the second title or full name of famous
books
44. B In fact, J S Mill was called "prophet of empty liberty and

abstract individual" by Barker
45. D Reverse; He supported over republican monarchy
46. C It was Plato’s attempt to curb corruption and nepotism

among the ruling class;
47. C This question also created lots of confusion as in many

exams they wrongly said that ‘Political obligation’ was the
main theme of social contract; don’t get confused
48. C Very important phrases/lines/concepts; don’t forget
49. A Occasion for disobeying the sovereign: for self-

preservation, to protect honour/dignity of family, when
independence of state is not in danger, etc.
50. C No, natural rights are prior to social contract; hence any
entity coming into existence of social contract cannot take
away these rights.
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THEME- INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

No. Key
1. C Both Gandhi and Savarkar were influenced by Mazzini
2. C John Ruskin- Sarvodaya ; Henry Thoreau- civil

disobedience ; Tolstoy- pacific anarchism ; Plato &
Aristotle: normativity, justice ; Jainism- non-violence;
Vaishnavism- Catholicism
3. A .‘Voluntary Poverty’ denoted renunciation( leaving) of

wants/desires
Just opposite to possessive individualism of western
culture
For Gandhiji, mere theoretical knowledge was not true

4. C
education, it should include skill such as handicraft and
other vocational work
5. A
6. D And Gandhiji called Tagore ‘Gurudev’
7. A British author Sir Valentine Chirol called Tilak Father of

Indian unrest
8. C Just remember such odd facts
9. C Gandhiji called Socrates ‘Satyavir’- brave who died for

truth
10. A Tagore returned his Title of Knighthood against

Jallianwala Bagh massacre
11. D Name of the Gujrati businessman was Dada Abdulla
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12. A Determinism is against relativism; in this sense Gandhiji
had similar thought as Karl Popper who believed in
piecemeal social change/revolution
13. A
14. A
15. B 1. Phoenix Settlement- 1904- near Durban

2. Tolstoy Farm- 1910- Transvaal
3. Sevagram- 1936- Wardha town in Maharashtra
4. Kochrab- 1915- Ahmedabad
5. Sabarmati- 1917- Ahmedabad
16. A A hidden fact, was asked in BHU
17. D
Swaraj will come not by acquisition of authority by a few

18. D
but by acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority
when it is abused- Gandhi
When in doubt in MCQs on quote ( IPT), go for Ambedkar
or Gandhi
19. A Oft-repeated
20. C Gandhiji’s idea of nationalism was different from those of

Savarkar, Tilak, and other militant leaders of national
movement
21. C I measure the progress of a community by the degree of

progress which women have achieved- Ambedkar
22. A
23. B This decision ( to celebrated Vivekananda’s birthday as

national youth day) was taken in 1984
24. D Just remember
25. D MN Roy did not fully agree with Marxism. As a Radical

Humanist Roy he did not agree with the economic
interpretation of history. He also refuted economic
determinism of Marxism.
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THEME- COMPARATIVE POLITICS

No. Key
1. B Studying human Behaviour was not part of the Traditional

Approach to Comparative Politics
2. I Legal-constitutional institutionalism was part of of the

Traditional Approach to Comparative Politics
3. B Must remember
4. A Lesser known fact but may be asked
5. D Because he compared 158 Constitutions of his time to

come up with 6 pure types of Constitution/Government
6. D Graham Wallas wrote ‘Human Nature in Politics’

Arthur Bentley wrote ‘The Process of Government’
Both these books help usher behavioural approach in
political science
7. D In this classic book Alexis de Tocqueville compares

Democracy in USA with France and other western
European nations
8. A Obvious fact but was asked in one PG ET
9. B New Institutionalism focuses on norms, beliefs, practices

shaping behaviours. These are soft aspect of institutions.
10. F As stated above Norms & belief are part of New

Institutionalism
11. D Reverse is correct, capitalism separated economic and

political domains
12. A Why? Because system approach does not look inside the
political system, it compares at system level only.
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Mahatma and His Ism- E.M.S. Namboodiripad, who
26. D
served as first Communist CM of Kerala in 1957
Gandhiji didn’t participate in 1st and 3rd Round table

27. F
conference; he only participated in 2nd one
28. A Was it an example of ‘Orientalism’ as theorised by

Edward Said?
Weber was Eurocentric in his thoughts
29. E Wheels of History- Lohia
30. G Iqbal didn’t support modern/western concept of

nationalism; his nationalism was spiritual/religious
31. D Because Ambedkar gave us the ‘the supreme law’-

Constitution- so he is modern Law Giver
32. C Anand Math- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
33. D
34. E Lohia opposed English Education
35. D Jiski Jitni Sankhya Bhari, Utni Unki Hissedari- given by

Kanshi Ram
36. C
37. B
38. B Important, may be asked separately; remember
39. A
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40. D Who else? Of course Tagore, the trenchant( sharp) critic of
Nationalism
41. B Good combination of facts, especially first three
42. B
43. C
44. B Jugantar Party- It was established in 1906 by

Aurobindo Ghosh.
Savarkar never joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(

45. B
RSS)
46. C Savarkar made difference between Religion of India and

religion which originated out of India; to him those
following Religion of India pass test of Hindutva
Linguistic Identity was not one of 3 basis of Hindu nation

47. D
of Savarkar
48. D Samata- Ambedkar; he also founded Samata Sainik Dal

abbreviated as SSD, a social organisation in 1924
49. C Was asked in UGC-NET
50. A Important facts; were asked as separate MCQs
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13. B General System theory was evolved by Ludwig von
Bertalanffy in 1968. This model subsequently adopted
by various disciplines of social science in following
sequence: Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology and
Political Science.
David Easton is considered as father of the system
approach in comparative politics
14. C Political communication is one of the 4 Input functions,

others are: Political socialisation, interest articulation,
interest aggregation,
15. C Reverse is true; old Institutionalism suffered more from

Eurocentrism and Ethnocentrism
16. C Remember 3 types of New Institutionalism

Structural New Institutionalism is also called historical
New Institutionalism
17. D
18. E Reverse is true; Progressive Comparativist opposed or

refuted the Modernization theory
Progressive Comparativist were influenced by neo-

Marxism, they propounded dependency theory
19. A Since, in parliamentary for, executive emerge from

legislature hence there is NO Strict Separation of power
between executive & legislature
20. C Unlike India, USA has Residual powers with the

Federal/central Government, Dual citizenship, Powerful
upper house( Senate), and a Short Constitution
21. B Very important fact; just memorise it

James Coleman wrote ‘he Development Syndrome:
Differentiation-Equality- Capacity’
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22. B Oft-repeated
23. A The functionalism of Malinowski and the structural-

functionalism of Radcliffe-Brown were the dominant
paradigms of anthropology in early twentieth-century
Britain
24. C From UGC NET !
25. E The eight characteristics features of behaviouralism as

given by David Easton are as follows: (1) Regularities;
(2) Verification; (3) Techniques; (4) Quantification; (5)
Values; (6) Systematisation; (7) Pure Science; and (8)
Integration.
26. E 7 credo of relevance of Post-behaviouralism by Easton:

1. Substance 2. change 3. Brute reality 4. fact-value
synthesis 5. protect human values 6. action orientation 7.
Political scientists as actors of social change
27. B Swiss Constitution has provisions of Referendum, Recall,

Initiative, etc. which provides some elements of direct
Democracy
28. C Presently ongoing controversy of overturning of Roe vs

Wade court order is related to right to abortion granted
under the 14th amendments
19th amendments- voting rights to women
29. B Landmark Case in US affect all democracies, including

ours; hence, are important
30. B And Parliamentary supremacy is the feature of British

Constitutional convention
Indian Constitution also give supremacy to Judiciary in
deciding the validity of law
31. B Federal Council of Switzerland has 7 member; it is unique

institution of collective head of state/Government
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32. B Doctrine of ‘due process of law’ is very much part of US
judiciary, in India it came from USA only.
‘Due process’ means that the court not only ensures that
laws are made procedure as per the Constitutional but also
the content and substance of the law, whether is fair, just,
and not arbitrary and against the natural justice.
33. D Remember them; may be asked as separate MCQs
34. A First 3 articles of US constitution deals with executive,

legislature, and Judiciary, their jurisdiction. This is based
on the principle of separation of power.
Principle of separation of power was given by
Montesquieu in his book ‘The Spirit of the Laws( 1748)’
35. E Totalitarianism is ideological and cultural project to bring

new civilisation by the state led by a political party.
36. A Foundational books of cp; must remember
37. A Oft-repeated
Remember ? S.E. Finer called pressure group anonymous
empire?
38. A From UGC NET, oft-repeated in PG ETs
39. F System approach does Not perform deeper analysis of

parts and their interactions; hence it is called black box
approach
40. C Must remember Thinkers of modernization/development

and their books/concepts
41. D
42. A
43. D
44. C
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45. A Lucian Pye was pioneer in analysing political
development from cultural aspects
46. B For this, Joseph Schumpeter is considered as critic of the

classical Democracy; it is also considered as elitist view of
Democracy.
47. D Oft-repeated
48. C Robert Dahl was a pluralist thinker

Wrote ‘Who Governs?’, ‘ Polyarchy’ and ‘Democracy and
Its Critics’
49. B Very popular type of question, know few more

combinations
50. C Very important information;

May be asked as separate MCQs
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THEME- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Questi Answer Hint/additional Info

on No. Key
1. C Scientific Management of Taylor considered workers as – economic

Man’ who are motivated solely by economic incentive.
Remember all these terms related to Scientific Management of Taylor
2. B Word play ! Ascriptive Status means social status determined by birth (

in which family, caste, religion etc.)
Weber’s Bureaucratic theory is based on rationalism in socio-economic
life brought by the Modernity. It didn’t believe in Ascriptive Status
3. A Rabble hypothesis takes the view of men being a crowd of individuals

interested in their individual interest. Each one is guided by one’s own
self-interest disregarding concerns for other. Such a negative view of
man by Taylor's Scientific Management was called rabble hypotheses
Mayo refuted( opposed) this hypothesis.
4. B This was pre- Hawthornean experiment done by Mayo in a textile mill

near Philadelphia in 1923
5. H Rigg was critic of the Bureaucratic Theory of Weber
6. F Reverse is correct; Simon proposed Value-fact separation
7. D Zone of Acceptance, very similar concept to Zone of Indifference was

given by Simon
8. F For Conflict resolution in organisation, Follet gave 3 approaches-

Dominance, Compromise, Integration;
Suppression was Not one of them
9. E 4 P Principle by Luthar Gullick- Purpose, Process, Person and Place

Remember this; important
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10. D • Luthar Gullick’s POSDCORB
Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and
Budgeting
Essence of NPM was neo-liberal ideology of adopting Management

11. B
style of private sector in the Public Admin
12. A NPA refuted Value Neutrality; it supported value commitment on part

of the Public Admin
Since NPM aligned itself to neo-liberal ideology of giving preference

13. D
to market, Social Equity was Not its main focus.
14. B All the classical era thinkers didn’t differentiate between public and
private Administration
15. B Managerial Vs Integral View of Pub Ad

Managerial Views: Only managerial functions are part of Public
Admin
Supported by : Luther Gullick, Herbert Simon, Smithburg, Thompson,
Fayol, L. D. White , Merson
Integral View: That all works- managerial and routine- are part of
Public Admin
Supported by : : Taylor, Dimock, Woodrow Wilson, Marshall, John
Pfiffner and Percy McQueen
Note: Different sources give different names who supported these two
views. Hence, be very cautious.
Both Private and Public Admin may have Complex organisational
16. B
structure
17. C RTI has NOT repealed the official Secret Act 1923; it is still existing
Remember all these facts about RTI, asked frequently
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18. B RTE grant a fundamental right ONLY to children between age 6-14
free and compulsory education
Red Tape means delay in file clearance and decision making in
19. A
Bureaucracy due to rigid rules/regulations.
E-Governance cut red tape
20. D Sevottam model was proposed by 2nd ARC (Administrative Reforms

Commission) for public Service Delivery
Private and Not For Profit organisations may also adopt the Citizen
21. D
charter
22. A Remember these facts; may appear as separate question
23. C Must remember these defining/foundational book
24. D
25. A
26. C Very important terms; must remember

Note ‘Scientific Management’ coined by Louis brandies NOT by
Taylor
27. B
28. A Better to remember all 15 reports of 2nd ARC
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29. C Very important facts; oft-repeated
30. C Through the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled

Areas) Act, 1996 or PESA, provisions of 73rd Amendments are now
applicable to schedule 5 areas
Note: PESA Act was introduced on the recommendations of Bhuria
Committee ( asked often)
Schedule 11 contain provisions of 73rd amendment
District Planning committee ( article 243 ZD) was proposed under 74th
Amendments
31. C Better to know the present incumbents of top most

offices/Constitutional bodies
32. C Civil services committee in UK and USA and themes related to them
are asked; better to remember
Read about the committee in USA given in the IR guide
33. A Important, particularly the good Governance day; may be asked
34. C National Commission for Backward Classes was given Constitutional

status through 102nd Amendment Act, 2018
35. C All such Constitutional bodies, such as CAG, UPSC, etc. Submit their
reports annually to the President, who in turn lay them on the floor of
Parliament
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36. B Both Taylor and Simon rejected the unity of command ( subordinate
has Only one Boss) principle as it is against specialisation and control
by the experts.
37. C May be asked as separate question; remember all
38. A CVC is a statutory body, as it acts under a Act passed by Parliament.

There is no mention of CVC in Constitution, hence it is Not a
Constitutional body
Woodrow Wilson and Frank Goodnow are pioneer in creating the
39. A
politics-administration Dichotomy; which stated that administration
should not deal with policy issue which are political in nature, rather it
should focus on implementation of the policy in professional,
technocratic, efficient, and neutral way.
Now this dichotomy is Not accepted.
Dahl had the view that since public Admin involves Values, human
40. A
Behaviour and Societal Culture, science of pub ad is impossible to be
developed as science is value neutral, agnostic to human
feeling/emotion/behaviour and not bound by cultural context.
The problems raised by Dahl is applicable to all social science

discipline. Hence they cannot be studied as pure Science.
Concept of Span of Control was developed in the United Kingdom in
41. C
1922 by Sir Ian Hamilton
It means how many subordinate a boss can manage under his/her direct
control
Ramsay MacDonald was UK PM when Round Table Conference

42. D
happened;
After the round table came the MacDonald Award, it extended the
separate electorate to depressed Classes (now known as the Scheduled
Caste) and other minorities
Gandhiji opposed it by doing fast onto death; Poona pact was signed
between him and Ambedkarji under which separate electorate to
depressed Classes was diluted to reserved seats for SC in Legislature.
43. D • Line Function: directly contributing to core goals of organisation,

make and defend Policy
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• Staff Function: professional & expert support to Line staff
• Auxiliary function: purely support and house keeping functions
• Adopted from Military
• Line- represented as scaler chain- vertical
Staff- represented as horizontal- coordination
44. C Remember them; may come as separate question
45. B Very important; oft-repeated’ must remember
46. C The Principles of Organization: By James D. Mooney and Alan C.

Riley
In this book they give 4 principles of organisation- Coordination
,Scalar Process ,Functional Differentiation , Line and staff
47. B Important ; compare it with POSDCORD of Gullick
48. C Creator and leader of 1st Minnowbrook were Waldo and Frank Marini
49. A Just an Arbit question; smile if it is repeated
50. B Another arbit one; just lucky if repeated
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THEME- INTERNATIONAL RELATION

No. Key
1. A Security, Diplomacy, survival, self-help, etc are also

important terms in realism, but core theme is interest and
power
2. B Hobbes is considered a realist thinker; to him, agents (

individual or nation) are perpetual power seeker
3. D John Ikenberry is an important liberal thinker

He Wrote ‘Liberal Leviathan(2011)’
4. I Realism doubts on efficacies of International regimes (

covenants, international law, treaties, agreements, etc) in
helping maintain peace and cooperation in IR
5. B Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia was one of the founder

members of NAM
Yugoslavia is now split into 6 countries- Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia,
and Slovenia
This is called ‘ Balkanisation’- division of a multinational
state into smaller ethnically homogeneous entities
6. D Actually, it was end of Japan as a colonial power
7. D Oft- repeated; must remember
8. C BIMSTEC members: five from South Asia, including

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and two
from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.
9. D Very Important fact for this year’s exams
10. C Yes, India had 2+2 with Russia, too in December 202
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11. C CEPA with UAE became operational from 1 May 2022
Before this, India had CEPA with Japan and South Korea
India is negotiating CEPA with UK, Australia, Canada,
EU
12. B The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States,
China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia- 62% of
the total world’s military expenditure
13. C
14. C Actually, reverse is true- State control over private sector

within its borders has decreased
15. C • Dependency Theories:

• Raul Prebisch( founder)
• AG Frank- ‘ Development of Underdevelopment’,
• Cardoso- was also president of Brazil
• Wallerstein- ‘World System Theory’- Core &
Periphery
• Dos Santos- "new dependency", which
comprehends the period of the dominion of
multinational corporations after World War II.
16. A Socialism/communism, both as ideology and form of

Government, is still exist
17. B David Easton was pioneer in introducing system approach

in Comparative Politics
System approach in political science was adopted from the
general system theory ( biology), which was given by
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
18. B India began its two-year term as a non-permanent member

of the United Nations Security Council, 8th time, on 1
January 2021
19. B Bi-polarity was most evident during Cold War period, also
one of the most stable phase in global politics
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Compare this with Hegemonic Stability Theory
20. B Easy but oft-repeated
21. B Favourite in SAU ET
22. D Regional Arrangements is mentioned in chapter Nine

Former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld famously
called peacekeeping as “Chapter Six and a Half”
operations, balancing between the pacific settlement of
disputes in Chapter VI of the UN Charter and the use of
force in cases of threats and breaches to peace in Chapter
VII
Better read carefully chapters and articles of UN
23. C UN is not hierarchical, it treats all state as equal
24. D Reverse is true- INF treaty in 1987 helped reduce the

tension
25. C
26. C Both coercion and inducements ( stick and carrot) are part
of foreign policy
27. C Hence another name of English School is International

Society School
28. A Just war theory is important
29. A Foundational question
30. B Foundational question
31. C Very important ; must remember
32. B Remember all about arms reduction/disarmament treaties
33. D Neo-realism doubt efficacies of International Institutional

Regimes in moderating the behaviours of states
It believes in Relative gain in which cooperation through
international organisation/regime is a zero sum game.
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34. C Reverse is true- Neo-realism does not give importance to
non-state actors; statism ( state-centrism) is core theme of
realism
35. D It believes in the Absolute gains in cooperation among

states in IR- must remember
36. D Feminism, along with constructivism, neo-Marxism, is

considered as one of the critical theories in IR
37. F Balance of Power is core theme in Neo-Realism
38. A Very Important and oft-repeated- just mug them up
39. C Very Important and oft-repeated
40. A Very Important and oft-repeated
41. A Was asked in SAU -2021, may be this year in other exams
42. A Was asked in SAU-2021

See how Afghanistan in 21st century became playground
of great game between USA and USSR!
43. A Oft-repeated
Hugo Grotius- father of international law
Just War Theories- Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas,
Samuel Pufendorf
44. D Oft-repeated
45. D QUAD is important for this year
46. D Recently in News as growth reports were published by

IMF and World bank
47. B Very important, oft-repeated
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48. C Not that Mrs Gandhi used the term ‘hegemony’ but she
stressed no interference of external powers in India’s role
and position in South Asia
Gujral Doctrine is oft-repeated
Non-reciprocity means, India will give one sided
concession to its small neighbours
49. C Yes, Burma ( now Myanmar) also signed Panchsheel.
50. C Add in this Lenin- Imperialism: the Highest Stage of

Capitalism
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THEME- INTERNATIONAL RELATION

No. Key
All these terms are related to neo-liberalism but its core

1. D
theme remains Economic Interdependence; complex
Interdependence given by Keohane and Nye is the
defining concept in neo-liberalism.
2. D John Mearsheimer is considered as offensive neo-realist;

that is he views states as power maximiser
Defensive neo-realists view states as security maximiser;
security chief goal, power only a means to achieve
security
Reinhold Niebuhr is considered as founder of Christian

3. A
realism
He wrote-‘Moral Man and Immoral Society’(1932),
‘Nature and destiny of Man’(1939)
4. B Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat,

was 2nd Secretary General of UN (1953-61)
He said these lines in frustration over great expectations of
people from UN as an ideal and perfect agency to solve
global problems.
He is known for his witty quotes.
His other famous quote ‘“The United Nations was not
created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from
hell”
Hence, if u need to guess choose him if he is there in the
option.
5. C None of the IR theories disregards the anarchical social

structures of international orders
Copenhagen school consider Security issue not as

6. A
objective truth but a social construction and inter-
subjective; clearly it is related to constructivism
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Reverse is true; In comparison to traditional IR theories
7. D
Constructivism fared better in explaining the new world
order after end of cold war
8. B Martin Wight combined rationalism of Hugo Grotius,

Realism of Hobbes, and Revolutionism of Kant to develop
a synthetic IR theory within the English School
9. B Neoclassical realism mixes defensive neo-realism (such as

the perception and misperception in international system),
classical realism (analysing action of state), and foreign
policy analysis.
Thus, it combines international and domestic politics to
analyse the foreign policy of a state in the international
state system.
Fareed Zakaria is also one of its proponents
10. D Francis Fukuyama said this in his famous book ‘End of

History and the Last Man(1992)’
Must remember this book and its theme ( given as the
question)
11. D BIMSTEC Members - five from South Asia-

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and two
from Southeast Asia- Myanmar and Thailand.
12. C India Signed CEPA (highest kind of Free trade

Agreement) with UAE in 2022; it became operative from
1 May, 2022
Remember all these FTAs
13. B North South Dialogue happened within the UN

mechanism of UNCTAD- United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development, which was established in 1964 as
an intergovernmental organization intended to promote the
interests of developing states in world trade.
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Transfer of Capital was not one of the issue; ‘South’
wanted favourable trade rules for their commodities and
New International Economic Order which would be more
equitable and just
14. C This theory seems to consider US as typical hegemon in

the post cold war era.
Compare this with Bio-polar Stability Theory
15. C 4th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement took place on

5–9 September 1973 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria
Following were the main goals of the NIEO
(i) give the ‘the South’ control over their natural
resources exploited by the developed Western
countries,
(ii) Obtain access to Western markets so that the
‘the South’ could sell their products and, therefore,
make trade more beneficial for the poorer countries.
(iii) Reduce the cost of technology from the Western
countries, and
(iv) provide the ‘the South’ with a greater role in
international economic institutions.
16. A Carl Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and

military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political
aspects of war.
He is known for his witty quotes on War
17. D India recently held 2+2 talks with USA
18. C Common but differentiated responsibility ( CBDR) has

been the main plank of the developing countries in climate
talks.
In many exams it was wrongly shown as linked to the Kyoto
protocol; don’t get confused
19. D It was recently in news when Mr Modi visited France and

held talk with President Macron over the Blue Economy.
20. B 20 members in the G-20: Argentina, Australia, Brazil,

Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,
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Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and the European Union.
7 are from Asia, including Turkey
21. D As stated above neo-classical theory also mixes foreign

policies of the states with international politics
Some famous thinkers of decision making theory- Richard
C. Snyder, Graham T. Allison, H. W. Bruck and Burton
22. A Martin Shaw: Degenerate war is the use of armed force against
a civilian population as the extension of military struggle
Raymond Aron – ‘Peace and War: A Theory of International
Relations’
New wars is a term advanced by British academic Mary Kaldor
to characterize warfare in the post-Cold War era
• William Cohen: US moderate Republican Leader
Wrote: Obama's chance to cement ties with India-2009 ;
The India Deal that Merits- 2008
23. C India is a member of EAS
24. D 6 priority areas of IORA

Maritime Safety and Security
Trade & Investment Facilitation
Fisheries Management
Disaster Risk Managemen
Tourism and Cultural Exchanges
Academic, Science & Technology
25. B Just remember this fact. Waltz, the founder of neo-realism

also gave ‘level of Analysis’ and bio-polar stability theory.
He is considered a defensive neo-realist
26. D India has neither signed nor ratified NPT and CTBT
8 countries - China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North
Korea, Pakistan and the United States have not ratified
CTBT
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27. B MAD stand for Mutually Assured Destruction, in case of
nuclear warfare
28. C bi-lateral disputes between the member states is not one of

objectives of SAARC
Chapter 7 contain bridging peace by forceful means, if

29. A
required
Peace-keeping missions/operations are, therefore, called
chapter six and half intervention
30. D In Aberystwyth University , occupying Woodrow Wilson

chair is considered a great honour for any IR thinker.
Alfred Zimmern was the 1st holder of the Woodrow
Wilson Chair of International Politics in the Aberystwyth
University
E.H.Carr was the 4th occupant of this position.
31. D The International Committee of the Red Cross was

declared the winner of the peace prize both in 1917 and in
1944. The main reason was its efforts during the two
World Wars. In 1963, it was 100 years since the Peace
Prize laureate in 1901, Henri Dunant, founded the Red
Cross.
32. C Just remember them; also of SAARC
33. D • Was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian

• Laid the foundations for international law, based on
natural law
• Books: ‘On the Law of War and Peace’ and ‘The Free
Seas’
• Gave ‘just war’ theory; rationalism in IR
• Pioneer of the doctrine of ‘international society’- idea of
one society of state bound by laws and mutual
agreements
34. C Weber said this in his book ‘ Politics as Vocation’
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35. B Remember these quotes/terms on diplomacy; oft-repeated
36. A All defining books; must remember ; know their

theme/contents, too
37. A Know about these terms/concepts from net
38. C Defining books by feminist IR thinkers, must remember
39. A
40. D Better to know about bit of the theme/contents of these

pathbreaking books
41. B Women in peace & Conflict

The resolution reaffirms the important role of women in
the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace
negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian
response and in post-conflict reconstruction and stresses
the importance of their equal participation and full
involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and
promotion of peace and security.
Better to note/remember important UN resolutions
42. D Humanitarian Intervention cut Sovereignty of states, hence

is a touchy issue in IR
43. B All these conferences are often asked; know bit more
about them and remember them
44. D EU bodies:
• the European Parliament
• the European Council: overall political directions
and priorities
• the Council of the European Union: sectoral
execution
• the European Commission: executive branch of EU
• the Court of Justice of the European Union
• the European Central Bank
• the Court of Auditors.
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The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch
of the European Union, responsible for proposing
legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the union's
administrative operations.
45. B Chronology of P-5 becoming Nuclear Power

1. USA-August 1945.
2. the Soviet Union- 1949
3. The United Kingdom -1952,
4. France -1960
5. China - 1964
46. D Just remember these terms/thinkers
47. C India has not signed the Rome Statute and hence not
member of ICC
Look East Policy- Narsimha Rao

48. B
Look West Policy- Narendra Modi
Genuine Non Alignment- Morarji Desai
Gujral Doctrine- I.K.Gujral
49. D The Five Fingers of is a Chinese foreign policy attributed

to Mao Zedong that considers Tibet to be China's right
hand palm, with five fingers on its periphery: Ladakh,
Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh, and that it
is China's responsibility to "liberate" these regions
Pearl of String: It refers to the network of Chinese military
and commercial facilities at strategic locations in Indian
Ocean encircling India.
Necklace of Diamond: It is the policy of India to garland
China by building naval infrastructure at strategic locations
such as Singapore, Indonesia, Seychelles, Iran, to counter
China's strategies
Pivot to Asia: one of the Obama Administration's central
foreign policy initiatives. the pivot is meant to be a strategic
"re-balancing" of U.S. interests from Europe and the
Middle East toward Indo-Pacific.
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50. A Must remember these and many other popular terms (
given in IR guide) in IR and who coined them.
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THEME-INDIAN CONSTITUTION

No. Key
1. A Note that President is head of state, which has 3 organs-

executive, legislature, and Judiciary. As head of the state
he is both head of executive and Legislature; he also
appoint chief Justice and other judges.
2. C It is considered as ‘ holding together’ federal state ; USA,

Switzerland and Australia are examples of coming
together federations; India, Belgium and Spain are
examples of holding together federations.
3. D 1st time, in Sajjan Singh case, the phrase basic structure

was stated in the order of one of the judges
SAARC Bommai case, related mainly to abuse of article
356, also affected centre-state relation
4. D Art. 312-All India services- IAS, IPS, IFoS, and IJS, etc-
can only be created if Rajya Sabha passes resolution to
this effect.
All India services mentioned in the Constitution- IAS,
IPS, IJS( Indian Judicial Service)
31 B was inserted through 1st Amendment

5. A
Now SC has taken 9th schedule within its purview of
judicial review.
6. D Only elected legislatures vote for president’s election
7. D Article 300 A for protecting Right to Property was

inserted through 44th amendments, which removed
property rights from FR ( 31) to Constitutional right
Maximum tenure of Ordinance is 6 month and 6 weeks

8. C
because maximum gap between two sessions of
parliament is 6 months and ordinance can survive for 6
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weeks without being passed by parliament after the
parliament is summoned.
9. C Just remember
10. A
11. B
12. B Note; under article 359, Right to life & liberty- 20 & 21-
cannot be suspended
13. A Inter-state council, this time, is important
14. D Range of articles on a issue/office must be mapped and

remembered
15. A Subject matter of parts of Constitution should be

remembered
16. C No joint sitting for breaking the deadlock in case of

constitutional amendment bills; neither required for money
bill
Thus, joint sitting only for ordinary bill
Note: only a simple majority required to pass bill during
the joint sitting.
17. B
As head of the state, president take oath to Preserve,

18. B
Protect, and Defend the Constitution of India
19. C 85(2) simply says that president may dissolve the Lok
Sabha from time to time…there may be occasion when the
president may use his discretion to decide on the
dissolution, without going by the advice of council of
minister.
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20. D President is bound to give assent to passed money bill and
Constitutional amendment bills
21. B Unique fact, must remember

Note that the president Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy accepted
Charan Singh’s advise to dissolve the Lok Sabha and
make him caretaker PM; this action of the president
became hugely controversial.
22. D As per art. 74, president almost bound by the advise of

council of minister but still has some very important
discretionary powers
SCI used Article 142 to issue order to release one of the

23. B
convict of Rajiv Gandhi's killing, Perarivalan.
Its interim president was Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

24. D
25. D 4th member of the oligarchy- Patel
As per art. 67, No Impeachment required for removal of

26. C
Vice President, a resolution of Rajya Sabha, accepted by
Lok Sabha is required.
Pardoning powers of president and governor are within the

27. C
purview of Judicial review
28. A
Rule of law implies that both citizen and state are bound
29. C
by the laws;
Note the state is both creator and child of law; it cannot act
arbitrarily, it is bound by the law
30. C No where listed but SCI , in its orders, have indicated

many such items consisting of basic structure of Indian
Constitution
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31. A Note in India, legal Sovereignty is vested in the
Constitutional; and political Sovereignty in the people
represented by the Parliament
32. D Very important facts, must remember

Provisions contained in the Preamble are Not justiciable
President has to give assent to amendment Bills passed by

33. D
the parliament; same with Money bill
It is Not applicable to 6th Schedule areas/states

34. D
Election to chairperson pf Panchayat samiti and Zila
Parishad is indirect
Provisions that specify the powers, authority and

35. D
responsibilities of Municipalities are contained in schedule
12;
Schedule 11- 73rd amendments
36. C Under PESA-1996, 73rd amendments are now applicable

to 5th schedule areas
CIC- Central Information Commission- under the RTI act,

37. C
hence statutory body
Inter-state Council is mentioned in article 263, hence

38. D
Constitutional body
It was set up in 1990
39. E
40. C Often asked; remember them
41. C Remember these landmark cases
42. C
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43. A Important; may be asked
44. A 44 has become important; must remember important

DPSP and corresponding articles
Note: Participation of workers in management of
Industries was inserted through 42nd amendments
1976
45. B Expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India

are not voted by Parliament during the budget session
46. D Important pre-independence Constitutional reforms must

be read carefully; will be asked
47. D
48. D In both USA and India, Judiciary becomes custodian and

interpreter of Constitution
49. A Very important…asked separately
50. D Oft-repeated; must know
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THEME- INDIAN POLITY
No. Key
1. A Committed Bureaucracy means the Bureaucracy is completely

aligning with the Government of the day; it breaks the principle
of neutrality of bureaucracy.
2. B These are the instances of presidential discretions
3. D Indira Gandhi formed Congress(R), the new Congress; R stood

for Requisition ; O in Congress ( O) for Organisation
4. B • 8 National Parties: Congress, BJP, BSP, CPI, CPI(M), NCP,

TMC, NPP
• Note: National People’s Party (NPP) shall become
8th national party, but still not shown as national
party on the ECI website
Justice Party was formed in 1917 by Dr C. Natesa Mudaliar
5. C
Periyar joined this party and in 1944 n 1944, transformed the
Justice Party into the social organisation Dravidar Kazhagam
(DK), from which DMK and AIADMK emerged.
6. C ECI recognise only 3 types of party- national, State, Registered

There is no officially recognised ‘Regional Party’
7. C Just remember
8. D Just remember
9. D Names and purpose of Government schemes/missions are

important
10. D
11. D
12. D
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13. D
14. B Article 85(2) gives some situational discretion to the President

in deciding dissolution of Lok Sabha
But in 1979, when Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, the then president
accepted advice of Charan Singh, who could never win the
majority in Lok Sabha, it became controversial.
15. D India has Parliamentary form of Government, in which PM and

not the president holds the real executive power, but still all
entire Government is run in the name of president, who is
almost bound by the advice of council of minister headed by the
PM
16. B
Note: President hands over resignation to Vice-President and

17. D
Vice-President to President
Similarly, Dy. Speaker resigns to Speaker and vice-versa
18. C Important and interesting fact, must remember
19. D Recently, SCI banned use of the sedition law till it is reviewed
20. A The Government of India Act, 1919 had introduced Dyarchy in

provinces under which some of the ministers, looking after
transferred subjects, were elected.
21. C Note: residuary powers now rests with the centre/union
22. A Note: A Supreme Court was set up in Bengal under this act;
Ambedkar resigned in 1951 on the issue of Hindu Code Bill

23. C
24. D Oft-repeated
25. C Though it was implemented fully from 26th January, 1950 to

commemorate public declaration of the resolution of ‘ Purna
Swaraj’ on 26 January 1930, the day Congress decided to
celebrate as Independence day
26. A Only about 11% Indian voted in electing legislatures who

formed the Constituent Assembly
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Statement in the Reason is oft-repeated…remember this
27. A H.C. Mukherjee was the Vice-President of the Constituent

Assembly- hidden fact…remember this
Statement 1 is oft-repeated
28. A Following Convention need hundreds of years of traditions and

consensus on fundamental political values.
29. D This time it may be asked
30. B
31. E Residency condition was there previously but was removed

later on.
32. A ‘Due Process’ doctrine- even the content/substance of the act

comes under judicial review
33. A Government of India tried to bring National Judicial

Appointments Commission (NJAC) to replace the collegium
system through 99th Constitutional amendments, but SCI
declared the amendments un- Constitutional on the basis of
‘basic Structure’ doctrine
34. B Note how very few articles mention PM
As the executive come out of legislature, there is a Fusion of

35. C
legislature and executive in parliamentary form of Government
In presidential form of Government there is neat separation
between legislature and executive
36. C K.R. Narayana is considered as most independent minded

Indian President who used his limited discretion on many
occasions.
37. E Money bills are presented in the Parliament only after approval
of the President, hence, president cannot refuse to give assent to
the money bill passed by the Parliament.
38. B Very important fact
39. C Just remember
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40. C
41. B
42. B
43. C
44. B
45. D 74th amendments contained provisions for district planning

committee
46. B PESA-1996 is not applicable to 74th amendments, hence, it is

not implemented in 5th and 6th schedule areas
47. B 86th Amendments, in 2002, inserted 11th duty- ‘the duty of a

parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his
child or, as the case may be ward between the age of six and
fourteen years’
Note: Swaran Singh Committee in 1976 recommended
Fundamental Duties; which were inserted in part IVA through
42nd amendments-1976
48. C It was One of the first democratically elected Communist

governments in the world; However, barely after 2 year, in
1959, the state Government was dismissed under article 356
49. C Just remember
50. C 2019 amendment became controversial and still pending in the

SCI for decision on its Constitutionality.
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THEME- INDIAN POLITY

No. Key
1. A Asked in UGC NET, but they also appear in PG ET, hence

remember them.
2. C
3. D Sanskritization is a process in which lower caste adopts cultural

practices of higher caste( like stop eating non-veg) to move up
in the caste hierarchy; reverse process is de- Sanskritization
MN Srinivas wrote ‘Caste in Modern India(1962)’
4. B 13(2): The State shall not make any law which takes away or
abridges the rights conferred by this Part ( part III- FR) and any
law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of
the contravention, be void.
Question before the Golaknath case was whether Constitutional
amendments are ‘ law’ as per this article; the judgement said
YES;
SCI, later on, in Keshvananda Bharti case, overturned this and
said that Parliament has right to amend any part, including part
III, but cannot change the basic structure.
5. D • Berubari Case: Preamble is not part of Constitution

• Kesavananda Bharati case: Preamble is part of
Constitution but not self-standing and justiciable
• Union Government Vs LIC of India: Preamble is
integral part of Constitution but not self-standing and
justiciable
6. B Better to know and remember all about Indian PM, their tenure,
party/coalition/doctrine/policy/major initiatives/events, etc.
7. A Removal of CEC and ECs are contained in article 324( 5):

…..” Provided that the Chief Election Commissioner shall not
be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like
grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and the conditions of
service of the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be varied
to his disadvantage after his appointment:
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Provided further that any other Election Commissioner or a
Regional Commissioner shall not be removed from office except
on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner…”
8. A Attorney general- article 76

First Law officer; Solicitor General- 2nd law officer
Present AG: K. K. Venugopal
9. C Tenure of members of public service commission- article 316;

removal- article 317
Note: No impeachment for removal of PSC members
Tenure of CVC is 4 years
Note: CVC is NOT Constitutional body, it is a statutory body
10. B Always remember the 1st incumbents to higher public

offices
11. E Add Bihar & Telengana in the list- only 6 state

Also see Article 171 for composition- number of members of
Legislative Councils- may be asked
12. D Many more are given the ET/IR guide- remember them
13. C Indira Gandhi had to fight a political battle with this syndicate;
Congress Split in 1969, the new Congress, which went with
Mrs Gandhi was called Congress( R), the old one Congress ( O)
14. A Note: TDP was largest opposition party in 8th Lok Sabha from
1984 to 1989, as all major political parties fared poorly; BJP got
only 2 seats.
15. A Many more are given the ET/IR guide- remember them
16. D The PESA -1996 extended 73rd amendments to 5th scheduled

areas; but PESA is not applicable to 74th amendments
Note: PESA was enacted on the recommendations of the Bhuria
Committee- often asked
17. C Santhanam Committee- anti-corruption committee

Note: CVC was set up in 1964 on the recommendations of the
Santhanam Committee - often asked
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18. B This case is considered as black spot on Indian Judiciary which
could not safe guard the right to life during the emergency;
Justice H.R. Khanna dissented with this order; later on, he was
not made Chief Justice despite being the senior most
Note: under article 359, president may suspend FR during
emergency; but after 44th amendments, FR under article 20 and
21 cannot be suspended
19. A For a very brief period ECI was made 3 member body in late
1989; then the ECE was R. V. S. Peri Sastri
Then in 1993, when TN Sheshan was the CEC, ECI was made
gain a 3 member body; since then it is a 3 member body
PIL movement started in late 1970s

20. E
Justice Bhagwati is considered as founder of PIL in India
21. E
22. B
23. A This is in news now because of many states passing resolution

for the caste survey/census
24. B
25. C Dinesh Goswami Committee- Election reforms
26. B
27. D
Note: President cannot return or refuse to sign passed Money

28. B
Bills and Constitutional amendment bills
29. B zonal council, like Inter-state council, is Not a Constitutional

body; it was set up under the state re-organisation act-1956
30. E Indian Politics as “Politics of Scarcity”- Myron Weiner
31. D
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32. C N.N. Vohra was ex Home Secretary; this committee was set up
on the aftermath of Mumbai Bomb Blast
Nehru Committee Report-bluprint of Indian Constitution-

33. C
headed by Motilal Nehru, his son, Jawahar Lal Nehru was its
secretary
Cripps Mission-1942- promised India a dominion status after
end of WW II; Gandhihi called it a ‘post dated cheque on
afalling bank’
34. A Separate electorates for depressed classes (scheduled castes),

women and labourer (workers)- GOI 1935
35. D For a long period after independence, Indian judiciary seemed

to take strictly legal view on FR and DPSP, giving more
importance to FR as they were Constitutionally guaranteed, but
slowly it realized the importance of DPSP which intended to
provide substantive socio-economic rights. Of late SCI used
DPSP to extend the scope of FR under article 21
36. D This denotes asymmetric federalism- union being much more

powerful than the states
37. C Constitution only mention universal adult suffrage; but we get

our voting rights from the people’s representation act 1951
38. B Fundamental Duties are not legally enforceable
39. B Must remember each word of the preamble, also the sequence
in which they appear
40. C private member’s bills are passed many times in early years
after independence. Now in the era of competitive partisan
politics it is almost impossible to pass a private member’s bills
41. B Must know all about 42nd and 44th amendments
42. B This is super special majority
43. D Note, C and D are different; if the bill is not passed in Lok
Sabha then it does not lapse on its dissolution
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44. B DPSP- idea of welfare state, economic rights, substantive rights,
positive rights
45. C Must once read all the 11 Fundamental Duties
46. A Because of its numerical superiority, in the joint sitting opinion

of Lok Sabha will prevail
47. B Better to know about important parliamentary committee
48. C Finance ministry does Allocation of financial resources, as per

the budget, to ministries to carry out cabinet decisions
49. D Governors seems to have more discretionary powers in

comparison to president; this is now becoming bone of
contention between centre and state
50. B FR- Civil liberties ; DPSP- Socio-Economic Rights; Preamble

also contain economic Rights
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SECTION 2
MIXED THEMES TEST PAPERS
12 SETS OF SAMPLE PAPERS
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MIXED TEST PAPERS
SET 1
1.Which of these cannot be associated with Ambedkar?

A. Salt Taxation in India
B. Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha
C. The Republican Party
D. Mook Nayak
E. Rejected Aryan theory
F. Democratic Socialism
G. Pragmatism
2.Who said “turn in any direction, caste is the monster in our path. It makes political
reform meaningless and economic reforms almost impossible”
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Patel
D. Ambedkar
3.
Statement 1: Ambedkar was against decentralization and Panchayati Raj system, supported
strong central Govt
Statement 2: For Him, Social reform is prior to political and Economic reform
Options:
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4. As per Savarkar Hinduism and Hindutva differed; which is NOT one of those
differences as per him?
A. Hinduism is a religious system of a section of Hindus, whereas Hindutva is a cultural
community of people following religions of India
B. Hindutva- a politico- cultural concept- Hindu nation (Hindu Rashtra), whereas
Hinduism is a religion
C. Hinduism only a part of Hindutva
D. Hindutva is a part of Hinduism
5.Which of these books/thesis were not written by Iqbal?

A. The Development of Metaphysics in Persia
B. Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
C. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
D. Javed Nama
6.Which book by an Indian feminist is considered as an unofficial Indian Feminist

Manifesto; first book published in English by an Indian woman?
A. High caste Hindu Women
B. Stree Dharm Niti
C. The God of Small Things
D. Stree Adhikar Aur Kanoon
7.Who is Not a liberal thinker?

E. E.H. Carr
F. Francis Fukuyama
G. David Mitrany
H. David Held
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8.Which of the following is a member of the BIMSTEC?
Maldives
Pakistan
Myanmar
Thailand
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 1, 3
C. 1,2,3, 4
D. 3,4
9. Which of these have been the issues within North South Dialogue?
1. Transfer of capital
2. Transfer of Technology
3. Favourable terms of trade in commodities
4. Reforming the UN
Options:
I. 1, 3, 4
J. 2, 3,4
K. 1,2,3, 4
L. 1,4
10.Which is/are correct about the Hegemonic stability theory?
5. The world becomes more open and globalized in the presence of a hegemonic power
6. Examples of hegemons are British Empire until the beginning of the 20th century, and
the United States from that point onwards
7. This theory was given by many thinkers, some of them are George Modelski, Robert
Gilpin, Robert Keohane and Stephen Krasner.
8. It might take some time for the hegemon to realize the benefits of globalization and
open trade and its role in promoting them.
Options:
I. 1, 3, 4
J. 2, 3,4
K. 1,2,3, 4
L. 1,4
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11. In which NAM summit issue of NIEO ( New International Economic Order) was
taken up?
A. 2nd NAM Summit Cairo, Egypt ( then called United Arab Republic)
B. 3rd NAM Summit in Lusaka, Zambia
C. 4th NAM Summit in Algiers, Algeria
D. 5th NAM Summit Colombo, Sri Lanka
12. Which is Not correct about the English School?

A. English school theory is built around establishing distinctions between three key
concepts: international system, international society and world society
B. It offers a middle ground between the opposing theories of realism and liberalism.
C. It disregards the anarchical social structures of international orders.
D. In its concept of world society, individuals living in any state becomes the unit of
analysis and focus entity.
13. Which Prominent IR thinker held the view that nuclear proliferation does not
threaten, but on the contrary, buttresses world peace?
A. Hans Morgenthau
B. Kenneth waltz
C. John Mearsheimer
D. Joseph Nye
14.Which is Not correct about India- ASEAN partnership?

A. India became sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1990
B. India became dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1996
C. India became Summit Level Partner of ASEAN in 2002
D. Indian became strategic partner of ASEAN in 2012.
E. Year 2022 is being celebrated as the 'ASEAN-India Friendship Year' to mark 30 years
of their partnership
15.APT, that is ASEAN plus three includes which 3 countries?

A. Japan, China, Australia
B. South Korea, China, Australia
C. Japan, Taiwan, China
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D. Japan, China, South Korea
16. In global trade what "special safeguard mechanism" means?

A. Safeguarding poor in developing countries from hunger and food shortage
B. Safeguarding food security of developing countries
C. Safeguarding poor farmers in developing countries from fluctuation in prices of
agricultural products
D. Safeguarding domestic producers in developing countries from import surges
17.Group of developing countries called ‘Friends of Special Products in agriculture’ is

also known as?
A. G-24
B. G-35
C. G-33
D. G-77
18.Which modern political thinker is considered to have revived the tradition of

normative political philosophy in his theorization?
A. Isiah Berlin
B. Michael Foucault
C. Eric Voegelin
D. John Rawls
19.Which thinker first used Dialectic method in his/her writings?

A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Cicero
D. Heraclitus
20.Which is Not related or attributed to Plato

A. Functionalism
B. Empiricism
C. Idealism
D. Rationalism
E. Normativism
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21.Which is Not related or attributed to Aristotle?
A. Father of Political Science
B. Father of comparative politics
C. Distributive Justice
D. Gender equality
E. Theory of causes
F. Proportional equality
22. Which is Not related or attributed to JS Mill?

A. Reluctant Democrat
B. Positive Liberty
C. Champion of Liberty
D. Minority Rights
E. Socialist thoughts
F. Proportional representation
G. Gender equality
23.Machiavelli is considered as first modern political thinker because?

A. Was first to conceptualize nationalism and modern nation-state
B. First to separate Religion from Politics
C. Both A & B
D. First to support Republic form of Government over Monarchy
24.For which thinker, power is working in concert and creating together?
A. C.B. McPherson
B. Hannah Arendt
C. Talcott Parson
D. Steven Lukes
25.Who wrote ‘Power: A Radical View’ postulating 3rd dimension of power?

A. Bachrach and Baratz
B. Steven Lukes
C. Robert Dahl
D. C.B. McPherson
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26.Which famous Sociologist is noted for having theorized on the issue of Suicide?
A. Talcott Parson
B. Robert K Merton
C. Émile Durkheim
D. Georg Simmel
27.‘All knowledge is gained from sense experience’; which thinker is known to have held
this view?
A. Plato
B. JS Mill
C. John Rawls
D. David Hume
28.Who is Not one of the Pluralist Thinker?
A. Robert Dahl
B. Harold Laski
C. Michael Oakeshott
D. R.M. MacIver
29.Who is considered as critic of the classical Democracy as he defined democracy as

simple a method by which people choose their representatives/rulers through periodic
and competitive elections?
A. Schumpeter
B. Harold Laski
C. S.M. Lipset
D. Walter Lippmann
30.Which thinker of modernization theory is associated with the term ‘ Development

Syndrome’?
1. Lucian Pye
2. James Coleman
3. Edward Shills
4. Gabriel Almond
Options:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 1,2
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D. 1,2,3
31.Who is Not related to Elite theory?

A. Wilfredo Pareto
B. Robert Dahl
C. Gaetano Mosca
D. C Wright Mills
E. Robert Michael
32.Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of?

A. Developed western countries
B. Developing countries
C. Socialist countries
D. Globalized world
33.Which thinker, through his Communication Theory, gave engineering orientation to

study human behaviour?
A. von Neumann
B. Karl Deutsch
C. Jürgen Habermas
D. S. F. Scudder

List 1(About Budget-type/definition) List 2(Thinker/organisation)
5. Zero Based Budget A. Charles Lindblom
6. Performance Budget B Aaron Wildavsky
7. Budget as series of goals with price tags attached C. 1st hoover commission
8. Incrementalism in Budget making D. Peter A. Pyhrr
Options:
E. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B
F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
G. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
H. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
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List 1(Term) List 2(Who Coined?)
1. Bureapathology A. Victor Thompson
2. developmental bureaucracy B. La Palambora
3. Development administration C. U.L. Goswami
4. Bureaucracy as new Despotisms D. Lord Hewart
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D
B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
36.Who compared district collector as tortoise on whose back stood the elephant of the
Government of India?
A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Curzon
C. Sir George Campbell
D. Ramsay MacDonald
37.Who defined public policy as “whatever a government chooses to do or even not to

do” ?
A. Harlod Lasswell
B. Charles Lindblom
C. Thomas Dye
D. Vincent Ostram
38.Which phase of the evolution of the discipline of Public Administration is focused on

Public Policy?
A. 2nd Phase - 1927-1937
B. 3rd Phase- 1938-1947
C. 4th Phase- 1948-1970
D. 5th Phase- 1971- Onwards
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39.Cohen, March and Olsen in 1970s gave which famous model of public policy?
A. Multiple stream Model
B. Punctuated Equilibrium Model
C. Rational Choice Model
D. Garbage Can Model
40.The theory that that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are
closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the
conditions for life on the planet is called?
A. Gaia hypothesis
B. Social Ecology
C. Deep Ecology
D. Eco feminism
41.Which is Not a correct feature of Indian Constitution?

A. Longest Written constitution
B. Quasi-federal
C. Committed Judiciary
D. Right balance of rigidity & flexibility
42.Which is Not Correct about ordinances?

1. Article 123 empowers President to issue ordinance
2. Maximum period for which an Ordinance can remain valid without being passed by
Parliament is 6 months
3. The controversial Farm Laws were brought by way of ordinance
4. Article 213 empowers Governor to issue ordinance
Options
A. 1,3
B. 2,4
C. Only 2
D. Only 3
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43.When first Lokpal bill was introduced in the Parliament?
A. 1968
B. 1971
C. 1986
D. 2011
44.First attempt to confer constitutional mandate to Panchayati Raj was made by?
A. 64th constitutional amendments bill
B. 68th constitutional amendments bill
C. 72nd constitutional amendments bill
D. 73rd constitutional amendments bill
45.As per the Indian constitution, who has the power to declare a caste/tribe as Scheduled
Caste
A. President
B. Parliament
C. Respective state legislative assembly
D. Supreme court of India
46.Which of these High courts have branches in different cities of the respective states?
1. Mumbai HC
2. Uttar Pradesh HC
3. Madhya Pradesh HC
4. Kolkata HC
5. Rajasthan HC
Options:
A. 1, 2
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 1,2,3,4,5
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47.Who is the author of ‘Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of
Governability’?
A. Rajni Kothari
B. Morris Jones
C. Atul Kohli
D. Pranab Bardhan
48.Which type of political party is not recognized by the Election Commission of India?
A. National Party
B. Regional Party
C. State Party
D. Registered Party
49.Which is Not correctly matched?
Trade Union Affiliated to

A. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Congress
B. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Communist Party/CPI(M)
C. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) BJP
D. The Hind Mazdoor Sangh (H.M.S.) Socialist Party/Janta Party
50. Which is Not Correctly matched

Old name of the Indian State New Name
A. North-East Frontier Agency(NEFA) Arunachal Pradesh
B. Madras Tamil Nadu
C. Mysore Karnataka
D. Saurashtra Gujarat
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MIXED TEST PAPERS
SET 2
1. Which of the following combination of essential elements constitutes a state?

A. Constitutionalism, Population, Government and Sovereignty
B. Government,· Democracy, Sovereignty and Population
C. Sovereignty, Population, Federalism and Territory
D. Sovereignty, Population, Government and Territory
2.Legitimate power is?

A. Force
B. Coercion
C. Currency to get work done
D. Authority
3.In any political arrangement challenge is to reconcile the normative values of?
A. Liberty and rights
B. Rights and justice
C. Justice and liberty
D. Liberty and equality
Theory of sovereignty thinker

A. Absolute monarchism Hobbes
B. Popular Sovereignty Locke
C. Monistic theory of Sovereignty John Austin
D. Divine right theory Jean Bodin
5. According to the Liberal theory:

A. State must not interfere with the concept of good chosen by the individual
B. Individual rights can be sacrificed for the common good
C. State is always an agency of exploitation and coercion
D. State is a natural agency
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6.Which is not true about Ideas/opinions of J.S.Mill?
A. He considered Non-European people/nation uncivilized/barbaric
B. He considered women’s status in marriage worse than slave
C. He supported Labour association owning joint stock of companies
D. He supported one person one vote principle
7. Which is not one of the core thoughts of Mary Wollstonecraft ?

A. Faulty socio-cultural conditioning and wrong education are main factors behind
miserable conditions of women
B. God has given sense of reason to both sexes in equal measures. But faculties of reason
need improvement. Man monopolised learning/education and denied women
cultivating their sense of reason.
C. Denial of proper education and wrong social norms, and not lack of reason & virtue,
made women develop feminine manners which made them unfit for both ‘Private’ and
‘public’ duties.
D. Unless women get civil and political rights, they shall not get rights and equality in
marriage and family.
8.Which is Not one of the views of Machiavelli on Religion?

A. Criticized the Roman Catholic church and Christian values and morality itself
B. For Machiavelli, the church was the cause of Italy’s disunity
C. For him, Politics should be separated from Religion
D. The Ruler should not use Religion in manipulating people’s emotions
9.Which of the following is not in correct about Aristotle's views on property?

A. Property is natural to man
B. He was against the communism of property, as proposed by Plato
C. It is necessary for a virtuous life
D. Institution of private property is bad for the state
10.Which thoughts are the unique combination of Individualism and absolutism?

A. Jean Bodin
B. John Austin
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. Rousseau
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11.Which of the following is not correct about Rousseau's concept of General Will ?
A. It represents the real wills of all, group mind , a common Me
B. It represents the good of everyone
C. One can be forced to follow the general will
D. It represents all wills of all people
12.The British Constitution does not provide for:

A. Bicameral legislature
B. Rule of law
C. Legislative supremacy
D. Republican government
13.The system of checks and balances is an important feature of the

A. British constitution
B. Indian constitution
C. US constitution
D. British and the American constitutions
14.
Assertion: Indian PM may become even more powerful than the British PM
Reason: Indian Polity lacks the deep rooted conventions acting as checks and balances
Options:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
15.Which of the following is not a feature of the US constitution?

a. Its federalism gives more power to states
b. The upper house has equal representation from the states
c. The upper house( Senate) is the most powerful most powerful upper house of
any legislative body
d. The federal cabinet is collectively responsible to the Congress
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16.Which of these country’s Supreme court lacks power of Judicial review of Federal
Laws?
A. USA
B. India
C. Canada
D. Switzerland
17.Which article in the India constitution states ‘The Prime Minister shall be appointed
by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice
of the Prime Minister’
A. Article 74
B. Article 75
C. Article 78
D. Article 79
18.To become a candidate for president’s election in India, one need?

A. 50 proposers and 50 seconding from the members of the electoral college
B. 50 proposers from the members of the electoral college
C. 100 proposers and 100 seconding from the members of the electoral college
D. 100 proposers from the members of the electoral college

IR Theory Essence
A. Realism Power
B. Neo-liberalism Economic interdependence
C. Constructivism Identity
D. Copenhagen School Conventional Security
E. English School International Society
Concept in IR Thinker
A. System Approach Mortan Kaplan
B. Decision Making Richard Snyder
C. Offensive neo-realism Kenneth Waltz
D. Critical theory Robert W Cox
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21.Which of the following is not correct about the cold war that became the dominant
feature of International Relations after the World War II ?
A. Bi-polarity, which gave long lasting stability to the world order
B. It encouraged Arms Race, including nuclear arsenal
C. Ideological war between the West and the East
D. Many hot wars at different places directly threatened the stable world order
22.P5+1, stands for 5 permanent members of UNSC and one more entity, which is?
A. Japan
B. EU
C. NATO
D. Germany
23.“Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking
of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made
themselves” Which UN secretary General Said this?
A. Trygve Lie
B. Kofi Anan
C. Dag Hammarskjold
D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
24.Which is Not correct about Speaker of Lok Sabha?

A. He certifies any bill as Money Bill
B. He presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament
C. He has the power to disqualify members of Lok Sabha both on grounds of anti-
defection and office of profit
D. He resigns to Dy. Speaker
25.Which is Not correct about Vice President of India?

A. He is the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
B. As per the constitutional convention, only a politically neutral person is made Vice
President
C. When he discharges the duties of president ( if situation so arises), he cannot function
as chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
D. He is elected by all members of the Parliament
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26.Which is Not one of conventions developed in Indian Polity?
A. Dy. Speaker is generally chosen from opposition parties
B. Generally, politically neutral persons are made Governor of states
C. Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee is generally from opposition parties
D. PM visits President and brief him after returning from tour to foreign countries
27.In which aspect of policy making, role of public administration is minimal?

A. Implementation
B. Evaluation
C. Rules/regulations and operational guidelines
D. Policy goal/end
28.Which of these cannot be associated with Ambedkar?
A. Mahad conference
B. Satyagraha at Chowdar Tank
C. Public burning of ManuSmrit
D. Satyagraha at Kalaram temple
E. Famous Pachamarhi Speech
F. Annihilation of Caste
G. Independent Labour Party
29. Which of these committee is Not related to civil services reforms in India?
A. Kothari committee
B. Satish Chandra Committee
C. Y.K. Alagh Committee
D. NN Vohra Committee
30.
Statement 1: Ambedkar learnt pragmatism from John Dewey, his teacher at Colombia
University
Statement 2: He believed in Constitutional morality, which he adopted from George
Grote
Options:
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31.Match
Elements of Kautilya’s ‘Saptang’ Compared to limbs of body
9. Swami A. Head
10. Danda ( Army) B. arms
11. Durg( fort) C. legs
12. Janapada D. brain
Options:
I. 1-A, 2-D, 3- B, 4-C
J. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
K. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
L. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
32.What the ‘Haijrat’ in Gandhian thought meant?

A. Recognition and respect of other’s culture
B. Non-cooperation as form of resistance against tyrannical rule
C. Upliftment of poor and downtrodden
D. Mass migration as form of resistance against tyrannical rule
33.Which is Not correct about political thoughts of Abul Fazl?

A. He gave a mixed divine and social contract theory of kingship
B. He vested both temporal & spiritual sovereignty in the Kingship
C. He was inspired by Arabian philosophers in developing his Divine Light Theory of
Kingship
D. Through his idea of Sulh-i-kul (absolute peace), he relieved Sovereignty from the
dictates of Theologians
34.Who is Not related to the English School of international relations theory?

A. Kenneth Boulding
B. Martin Wight
C. Hedley Bull
D. Robert Jackson
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35.Globalisation has increased?
1. Economic and financial integration among countries/region of the world
2. State Sovereignty
3. Influence of global economic institutions, such as IMF, World bank, and WTO
4. Economic disparities among rich and poor
5. Spread of neo-liberalism
Options:
M. 1, 3, 4, 5
N. 2, 3,4
O. 1,2,3,4, 5
P. 1,4,5
36.Which is Not correct about the Copenhagen School?

A. The approach is Not associated with constructivism
B. Security issue ( threat to survival/existence) is a social construction and inter-
subjective
C. concept of 'sectors' , which are different arenas where security issue are analysed.
D. Concept of Regional security complexes, in which security of each actor interacts
with the security of the other actors. There is often intense security
interdependence within a region.
37.Which is not one of the global commons?

A. High Sea
B. Deep Ocean
C. Global Atmosphere
D. Outer Space
E. Arctic Ocean
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38.Arrange following cold war events in chronological manner
1. Cuban Missile Crisis
2. The Suez Crisis
3. Berlin Blockade
4. Korean War
Options;
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,4,2,1
C. 3,2,4,1
D. 4,3,2,1

List 1( Term) List 2( Consists of countries)
1. Golden Triangle A. Hong Kong, Singapore, South
Korea, and Taiwan
2. Golden Crescent B. ASEAN countries
3. Flying Bees C. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
4. Asian Tiger D. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
40.Which of these is Not a non-state actor?

A. ISIS
B. Al-Queda
C. World Social Forum ( WSF)
D. International Telecommunication Union( ITU)
41.Which IR theory give more importance to non-state actors?

A. Structural realism
B. Neo-liberalism
C. Dependency theory
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List 1(foreign policy theory) List 2( country)
1. Palm and 5 fingers A. India
2. Peral of String B. China
3. Pivot to Asia C. USA
4. Necklace of Diamond
Options:
A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A
43.Arrange following elements of India’s foreign policy in chronological order

1. Gujral Doctrine
2. Panchsheel
3. Look East
4. Indo-Soviet treaty of friendship
Options;
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,4,2,1
C. 2,4,3,1
D. 4,3,2,1
44.Which is Not correct about ICC (International Criminal Court)

A. It came into force through the Rome Statute
B. It started functioning in 2002
C. India is a signing party to the Rome Statute
D. Its Headquarters is at The Hague, Netherlands
45..‘ The combination of liberal democracy and the market economy has drawn a finishing
line in the history of political and social development’ who made this statement?
A. Daneil Bell
B. Raymond Aron
C. Stephen Walt
D. Francis Fukuyama
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Article content
A. 44 Equal pay for equal work
B. 142 Discretionary power to SC to issue orders for doing complete
justice in any cause
C. 144 Civil and judicial authorities to act in aid of the Supreme Court
D. 329 Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters
47.
Statement 1: FR in Indian constitution is inspired from the liberalism
Statement 2: DPSP, on the other hand, is inspired by socialism and Gandhian thoughts
Options:
48.In whose view “Public Administration is concerned with ‘what’ and ‘how’ of the
government”?
A. M.E. Dimock
B. Nicholas Henry
C. Dwight Waldo
D. J.M Pfiffner
49. "Because society is federal, authority must be federal also" who said this famous
line?
A. S.M. Lipset
B. Robert Dahl
C. Harlod Laski
D. Walter Lippman
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Book Author
A. Grammar of Politics Harlod Laski
B. Political Man S.M. Lipset
C. Modern State Robert Morrison MacIver
D. Democracy and Its Critics Hannah Arendt
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MIXED TEST PAPERS
SET 3
1.The idea ‘State is to hinder the hindrances’ is attributed to?

A. JS Mill
B. Bentham
C. T.H.Green
D. Hegel
2.Popular sovereignty is the concept given by?

A. Rousseau
B. Locke
C. Both A & B
D. T.H.Green
3.Who said ‘ Family is the only natural society’?

A. Aristotle
B. T.H.Green
C. Hegel
D. Rousseau
4.Legal Sovereignty in India lies with?

A. People
B. Parliament
C. President
D. Constitution
5.Who was the first thinker in modern era to propound the theory of Sovereignty?
A. John Locke
B. Jean Bodin
C. John Austin
D. Thomas Hobbes
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6.Who first gave the legal theory of Sovereignty?
A. John Locke
B. Jean Bodin
C. John Austin
D. Thomas Hobbes
7.Which of these concepts are not attributed to Samuel Huntington?

A. Clash of Civilization
B. Political Development and decay
C. Waves of Democratization
D. End of History
8.Panchayati raj is included in?

A. Union list
B. Concurrent list
C. State List
D. Residual list
9.Who is Not associated with idealism

A. Laski
B. Kant
C. Hegel
D. T.H.Green
10.The Rajya Sabha has exclusive jurisdiction in?

1. Creation of All India Services
2. Parliament making laws on state list
3. Election of Vice President
4. Approving emergency proclamation
Options:
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. 1,2
D. None of them
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11.Who is the first law officer in India?
A. Solicitor General
B. Attorney General
C. Advocate General
D. Chairman of the law commission
12.Which article deals with disqualification of MPs on grounds of ‘office of profit’?

A. Article 101
B. Article 102(1)
C. Article 102 (2)
D. Article 103
13.Who gave functional integration theory?

A. Robert Keohane
B. W.G. Runciman
C. David Mittarany
D. Ernst Haas
14.Name of the war crime tribunal set up to try Nazis after the World War II ?
A. The Nuremberg Trials
B. Tokyo War Crimes Trials
C. Berlin War Crimes Trials
D. Paris trials
15.Which is Not one of the official languages in the UN?

A. Arabian
B. Spanish
C. Chinese
D. Latin
16.Which is Incorrect about the East Asia Summit (EAS)?
A. It is the premier forum for strategic dialogue among the countries of Indo-Pacific
B. It has 18 members- APT( ASEAN plus 3), India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and
USA
C. ASEAN leads the forum, and the chair position rotates between ASEAN Member
States annually
D. EAS was established in 2001
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17.The term ‘ Banana Republic’ refers to relationship between?
A. State and non-state actors
B. Poor State and Military establishments world wide
C. Poor State and MNCs
D. Poor state and international terrorist organizations
18.USA adopted which type of diplomacy during Indo-Pak war of 1971?

A. Shuttle Diplomacy
B. Soft Diplomacy
C. Track 2 diplomacy
D. Gun Boat Diplomacy
19.Who developed general systems theory, from which system approach in other social
sciences, including political science was developed?
A. Weininger
B. Edmund Husserl
C. Ludwig Von Bertallanfy
D. Wolfgang Schultz
20.Which of these is Not one of the 3 pillars of Ambedkar’s political thoughts?

A. Rights
B. Socialism
C. Liberty
D. Democracy
21.Which is Not correct about the Money bill ?

A. Articles 109 and 110 deals with definition and Special procedure in respect of Money
Bills.
B. Lok Sabha Speaker has the power to certify any bill as the money bill
C. Money bill cannot be introduced in the parliament without approval of president
D. Rajya Sabha has very limited power in respect of money bill
E. President can refuse to give assent to the money bill passed by the parliament
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22.Who called Bureaucracy as continental nuisance?
A. Thomas Carlyle
B. Ramsay Muir
C. Lord Hewart
D. Harlod Laski
23. What is I2U2?

A. New Submarine in the Indian Navy
B. Latest submarine launched by USA in Pacific Ocean
C. Quadrilateral dialogue between India, Israel, USA, UAE
D. Quadrilateral dialogue between India, Saudi Arabia, USA, UAE
24.Match :
Parliament Name Country
13. Rada A. Afghanistan
14. Knesset B. Ukraine
15. Diet C. Israel
16. Wolesi Jirga D. Japan
Options:
M. 1-A, 2-D, 3- B, 4-C
N. 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
O. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
P. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D
25.Who are the parties to the Abraham Accord-2020

A. Israel, USA, UAE
B. Israel, USA, Saudi Arabia
C. Israel, Egypt, UAE
D. Israel, Syria, Egypt
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26.Which of these bills require the prior recommendation of the President before their
introduction in the Parliament?
1. Bill that seeks to alter the boundaries of the states and names of the states.
2. Money Bills
3. State Bills which impose the restrictions upon freedom of trade.
4. Any bill which affects the taxation in which the states are interested
Options:
A. Only 2
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. 1,2,3,4
27.Which of these amendments require simple majority?

1. Admission or establishment of new states.
2. Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.
3. Abolition or creation of legislative councils in states.
4. Citizenship-acquisition and termination.
Options:
A. 3,4
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. 1,2,3,4
28.Statement 1: Power to reconvene the house after being adjourned sine die lies with the
Speaker
Statement 2: Power to reconvene the house after being prorogued or dissolved lies with the
President
Options:
I. Both Statement I and II are correct
J. Both Statement I and II are incorrect
K. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
L. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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29. Assertion: Scope of writ powers of High Courts under article 226 is wider than that of
the SC under the article 32
Reason: SC can entertain writ petition directly only in case of infringements of FR while HC
may accept writ petition for denial of any types of rights- legal, constitutional, FR.
Options:
30.‘Constitution is what parliament enacts’; this principle is applicable to?

A. France
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. UK
31.Legalism, Normativism, and structuralism are the features of ?

A. Old institutionalism
B. New institutionalism
C. Behaviouralism
D. Discourse Analysis
32.What was The Two Plus Four Treaty?

A. Post WW II treaty between UK, France and Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary
B. Post WW II treaty between UK, USA and Russia, Germany, Poland, Hungary
C. Post WW II treaty between UK, France and Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary
D. East and west Germany and UK, USA, France, USSR
33. Referendum, Recall, Initiation, etc. are features of polity of?

A. France
B. New Zee Land
C. Scotland
D. Switzerland
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34.2nd ARC submitted how many reports?
A. 15
B. 12
C. 11
D. 10
35.Before 1977 PMO was called?

A. PM’s directorate
B. PM’s Secretariat
C. PM’s advisors
D. PM’s council
36.The Reign of terror is associated with?

A. Jacobins of French Revolution
B. Quackers of American Revolution
C. Whigs of Glorious Revolution
D. Girondins of French Revolution
37. Opening phrase of which book stated ‘ A specter is haunting Europe….’ ?

A. Hegel’s Philosophy of Rights
B. Marx’s German Ideology
C. Locke’s Second Treaties of Government
D. Marx’s Communist Manifesto
38. Who is the author of ‘state against the people?

A. Morris Jones
B. Atul Kohli
C. Rajni Kothari
D. Paul Brass
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39. Which of the following are the ‘output’ functions in Almond’s structural
functionalism?
1. Regulatory
2. Symbolic
3. Distributive
4. Political Communication
Options:
A. 3,4
B. 1,2
C. 2,3
D. 1,2,3
40. According to Robert Cox, a critical thinker in IR, the world order is shaped by?
A. Production, Power, Ideas
B. Identity
C. Norms, values
D. Ideas, diplomacy, and Institutions
41. Who is credited to have coined the term ‘Feminism’?

A. Charles Fourier
B. Vincent de Gournay
C. Lester Pearson
D. Rudolf Kjellén
42. Switzerland joined UN in?

A. 2002
B. 1945
C. 1971
D. 1995
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43. Assertion: John Rawls, despite supporting distributive justice and welfare state, was
liberal to the core
Reason: In his theory of Justice he gave 1st lexical priority to liberty principle, while giving
last priority to the difference principle.
Options:
44. Which Governor General of British India was impeached in British Parliament?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Warren Hastings

List 1(IR Books) List 2(Authors)
1) Politics Among Nation A. Kenneth Waltz
2) Theory of International Politics B. Barry Buzan
3) Making Sense, Making Worlds C. Hans Morgenthau
4) People, States and Fear D. Nicholas Onuf
Options:
a) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
b) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C,4-D
c) 1-C,2-A,3-D,4-B
d) 1-C,2-A,3-B,4-D

List 1(Pub Ad Books) List 2(Authors)
1) The Study of Administration A. Frank J Goodnow
2) Politics and administration B. Woodrow Wilson
3) Introduction to the study of Public Administration C. L.D.White
4) Principles of Public Administration D. W. F. Willoughby
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Options:
a) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
b) 1-C, 2-A, 3-D,4-B
c) 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
d) 1-C,2-B,3-D,4-A
47. Which attribute cannot be assigned to Kautilya’s Arthasashtra?

A. Pragmatism
B. Realism
C. Synthesis of spiritualism and Statecraft
D. Inter-state relation
48. Which Ancient Political Philosopher is referred most by the modern political
thinkers?
A. Socrates
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. Cicero
49. Statement 1: What Aristotle calls the ideal state is always Plato's second best
Statement 2: This statement was given by G.H.Sabine
50. Plato was influenced by?

1. Socrates
2. Heraclitus
3. Parmenides
4. Pythagoras
Options:
A. 2,3,4
B. 2,3
C. Only 2
D. 1,2,3,4
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MIXED TEST PAPERS
SET 4
1.Aristotle belonged to the Greek City state of?

A. Athens
B. Sparta
C. Macedonia
D. Chalcis
2.Which is Not correct about Aristotle’s thoughts

A. He supported slavery
B. He argued for gender equality
C. He supported private property
D. He propounded historical, natural, and integrative theory of state
3.Which modern thinker gave the theory of state similar to that of Aristotle?
A. Hegel
B. Henry Maine
C. Robert Filmer
D. John Locke
4.Plato’s scheme of communism of wives & property was aimed at?

A. Furthering comraderies among the guardian class
B. Help the guardian class focus on running the state
C. Best utilization of state’s wealth for welfare
D. Help curb corruption
5.Which book is Not written by Plato?

A. Apology
B. The Symposium
C. Orator
D. Crito
E. Laws
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6.Which book is Not written by Aristotle?
A. On Being and Essence
B. Metaphysics
C. On the Soul
D. Poetics
E. Rhetoric
7.Which medieval thinker’s thought had traces of secularism?

A. Marsilius of Padua
B. John Of Jandun
C. Thomas Aquinas
D. Christine de Pizan
8.Which medieval thinker gave the famous five proofs of God’s existence?
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. St. Augustine
D. Christine de Pizan
9.Who was first to give the concept of absolutist Sovereignty?

A. Thomas Hobbes
B. Robert Filmer
C. John Austin
D. Jean Bodin
10.Most potent criticism of John Rawl’s theory of Justice is?

A. It is based on Normativism
B. It undermines communitarianism
C. It is masculine, undermine women’s concerns
D. It is applicable only to liberal societies
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11.Assertion: Indian Constitution in general does not reflect Gandhian Thoughts
Reason: India adopted western conception of liberal democracy which was very different
from the ‘Swaraj’ of Gandhiji

D - A is false but R is true.
12.What is the meaning of graded inequality as given by Ambedkar?

A. The dominated class/caste are themselves graded with differentiated benefits and
burdens
B. Instead of inequality between individuals the caste system produces inequality
between groups of people
C. Both the above
D. Caste system places group of people into hierarchy with differentiated benefits and
burdens
13.Which of the following DPSPs have been taken from Gandhian Thoughts?
1. Promotion of cottage industries in rural areas
2. Organise village panchayats and endow them with necessary powers and authority
3. co-operative societies
4. Prohibit the consumption of intoxicating drinks
5. Prohibit the slaughter of cows,
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4,5
B. 1,3
C. 1,2
D. 1,2,3
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14.Which is Not one of original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
A. Protection of FR
B. Federal Disputes
C. Dispute between two or more States.
D. Giving advise to President on substantial question of Law
15.Who is credited to have coined the term ‘Eurocentrism’ ?

a. Immanuel Wallerstein
b. Edward Said
c. Frantz Fanon
d. Samir Amin
16.Which of these approaches is Not part of traditional approach to Comparative

Politics?
A. Institutional
B. Formal-legal
C. Structural- functional
D. Normative- philosophical
17.Which primary feature of New Institutionalism makes its distinct from old
Institutionalism?
A. Its being inter-disciplinary
B. Includes ‘soft’ institutions- rules, norms, patterns of behaviours, etc.
C. Its being Analytical, explanatory & Empirical
D. Has much more comparative focus-
18.Who is are considered as founders of New Institutionalism?

A. Douglous C North
B. March & Olsen
C. Paul DiMaggio
D. William Scott
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19.“constraining process that forces one organization to resemble other organizations
that face the same set of socio-cultural conditions" is called?
A. Institutional Isomorphism
B. Organisational homogeneity
C. Institutional homogeneity
D. Looking glass self
20.Who asserted that Weber’s bureaucratic theory is not suitable for study of Public
Administration of developing countries?
A. Fred Riggs
B. Talcott Parsons
C. M. Crozier
D. Robert Presthus
21.Which famous sociologist’s concepts were developed as Structural- functionalism?

A. Talcott Parsons
B. Robert K Merton
C. Paul DiMaggio
D. Walter W. Powell
22.Which feature of Indian and Swiss Polity is/are common?

A. Federalism
B. Judicial Review
C. Direct Democracy
D. Plural executive
23.Indian federalism resembles more with?

A. USA
B. Switzerland
C. Australia
D. Canada
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24.Which is Not correct about BRICS?
A. South Africa Joined it in 2006
B. Its Headquarters is at Shanghai, China
C. Name of the bank floated by it is ‘New Development Bank’
D. Till now total of 14 BRICS Summit held
25.Which book is Not written by Fredrich Taylor?

A. Shop Management
B. On the art of cutting metals
C. General and Industrial Management
D. Principles of Scientific Management
26.Who is credited to have coined the term ‘Scientific management’?

A. Louis Brandeis
B. Frank Bunker Gilbreth
C. Fredrich Taylor
D. Henry Ford
27.Who has initiated behavioural revolution in Public Administration?

A. Herbert Simon
B. M.P. Follet
C. Chester Barnard
D. Elton Mayo
28.Which term is Not coined by Herbert Simon?

A. Bounded rationality
B. Satisficing
C. Administrative man
D. Zone of Indifference
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29.Which famous Public Administration thinker got Nobel prize for economics?
A. Elton Mayo
B. Peter Drucker
C. Herbert Simon
D. Chester Barnard
30.In which Hawthornean experiments, mayo coined the terms ‘“rate buster”,
“chiseller”, “squealer”?
A. Great Illumination Experiment(1924–27)
B. Relay assembly test room(1927-33)
C. Human Attitude and Sentiments (1928-31)
D. The Bank Wiring Experiment(1931-32)
31.Which of these names was not attributed to the author of Arthasashtra?

A. Chankya
B. Kautilya
C. Vishnu Gupta
D. Vishnu Sharma
32.The term ‘Positive Sum Game’ is associated with which IR theory?

A. Realism
B. Liberal Internationalism
C. Constructivism
D. The English School
33.Which two IR theories were mainstream IR theories during the inter-war period?
A. Realism and Liberalism
B. Neo-realism and Neo-liberalism
C. Realism and liberal idealism
D. Realism and Marxism
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34.Who gave the concept of collective security in IR by the term ‘all for one and one for
all’ ?
A. F.H Hartmann
B. Morgenthau
C. Palmer and Perkins
D. George Schwarzenegger
35.Assertion: Realism is the soul of IR theories

Reason: No IR theory, including liberalism, can deny the core thought of realism- anarchy
and survival- in IR
36.Neo-realism and neo-liberalism does not differ on the issue of?

A. Nature of gains in international cooperation
B. Role of non-state actors
C. Importance of international organisation in moderating the behaviours of states
D. Rational approach to IR
37.Gramsci differed from Marx in?

A. Importance of class struggle
B. Base as the economic structure of society
C. Dominance of the capitalist class
D. Placing civil society in societal superstructure
38.Who gave the concept of Ideological state apparatus (ISA) as the tool of domination
of the capitalist class?
A. Rosal Luxemburg
B. Gramsci
C. Louis Althusser
D. Ralph Miliband
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39.Which IR theory attempt synthesize domestic variables to international politics?
A. Neo-Marxism
B. Critical Theory
C. Constructivism
D. Neo Classical Realism
40.Arrange the following cold war events chronologically

1. Congo Crisis
2. The Vietnam War
3. Truman Doctrine
4. Iranian Revolution
Options:
A. 3,1,2,4
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 3,2,1,4
D. 1,3,2,4
41.UN decade of 2021-30 is on which theme?

A. Ecosystem Restoration
B. Bio-diversity
C. Women in peace & conflict
D. Fighting Pandemic
42.Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP)?

A. Geneva
B. Paris
C. New York
D. Nairobi
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43.Who is the WTO Chief?
A. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
B. Kristalina Georgieva
C. David Malpas
D. Ursula von der Leyen
44.Maximum numbers of Headquarters of UN agencies are located in which city?

A. New York
B. Paris
C. Washington
D. Geneva
45.What is name of regional organisation which replaced NAFTA?

A. USMCA
B. UMOJA
C. UCOSLA
D. UNAMO
46.Which constitutional amendment gave gun rights to USA citizen?

A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 14th
D. 17th
47.Recently the US supreme court took back which right from its citizen?
A. Right to have Gun
B. Right to freedom to criticize the Government
C. Right to abortion
D. Right to strike by civil servants
48.Wich country appoints Judges for Life?

A. USA
B. Sri-Lanka
C. India
D. France
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49.Co-habitation is the feature of the polity of ?
A. USA
B. UK
C. France
D. Japan
50.Which critical thinker in IR gave the concept of ‘internationalization of state’ and

‘competition state’?
A. Justin Rosenberg
B. Andrew Linklater
C. Robert Cox
D. Richard Devetak
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SET 5
1. Who defined political culture as “the sum of the fundamental values, sentiments and
knowledge that give form and substance to political processes”
A. Gabriel Almond
B. Samuel Huntington
C. Lucian Pye
D. Sidney Verba
2.Which is Not correct about Rawls’ theory of Justice?

A. Rawls frees the idea of what is right and just from the idea of what is good for a
person
B. There are many distinct goods and valuable ways of life
C. Rawls' conception of justice carries to a higher level of abstraction the theory of social
contract found in Locke, Rousseau and Kant
D. It gave priority to equality over liberty
3.Marx gave the principle of "From each according to his ability, to each according to his
needs” in which of his book?
A. The Communist Manifesto
B. The Critique of the Gotha Programme
C. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
D. Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts
4.Which theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups
but will not be biased for or against any groups?
A. Institutionalist theory
B. Pluralist theory
C. Rational choice theory
D. Public Choice theory
5.Who is the author of Gita Rahasya?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Annie Besant
C. K. M. Munshi
D. Sri Aurobindo
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6.Who said: “Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of
associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of
respect and reverence towards fellowmen.”
A. Ambedkar
B. Gandhi
C. Nehru
D. Patel
7. Which is Not associated with Vivekananda?

A. Philosophy of Vedanta
B. Delegate of the World's Parliament of Religion
C. Truth in all religion
D. Supporter of the modern reform movements of his time
8.Who said 'Freedom was the soul of the Home Rule Movement. The divine instinct of
freedom never aged....Freedom is the very life of the individual soul which Vedanta
declares to be not separate from God but identical with him. This freedom was a principle
that could never perish.'
A. Ambedkar
B. Gandhi
C. Nehru
D. Tilak
9.Which of the ideas are associated with V. D. Savarkar?

1. Blunt the edge of the demands made by the Depressed classes
2. Prevent further atomization of the Hindu community
3. Cultural concept of nationalism
4. Negate the territorial concept of nationhood propagated by Congress
Options:
A. 1,2,3
B. 1,3,4
C. 3 only
D. 1,2,3,4
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10. Who said “'The Prime Minister is more concerned about his power than about the
welfare of Parliament. His energy is concentrated upon securing the success of his party. His
care is not always that Parliament shall do right. Prime Ministers are known to have made
Parliament do things merely for party advantage. All this is worth thinking over.'?
A. Ambedkar
B. Gandhi
C. Nehru
D. Tilak
11.In Rawls’ theory of Justice thought experiment meant to ensure procedural fairness
was?
A. Original Position
B. Veil of Ignorance
C. Difference Principle
D. Both A & B
12.In Plato's philosophy the theory of forms refers to entities that are
A. Entities of the visible world- the world of sense experience
B. Entities that one cannot have knowledge about
C. Entities that no one can know but may feel about
D. Entities of the intelligible world- the world of ideas
13. Karl Marx's idea of a camera obscura mean?

A. Persistent class struggle
B. Cultural Hegemony
C. Ruling Ideas are the ideas of the ruling class
D. Ideology which makes things appear to reverse of what they actually are
14. "I am going to British India, but I shall not be governor general. It is you who will be
governor general". Which Governor general of India said this?
A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Ripon
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15. In which book Marx said this famous line: “ world-historical facts and personages
occur, as it were, twice- the first time as tragedy, the second as farce'.

16. Who said “The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, be thought himself of
saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of
civil society”
A. Locke
B. Bentham
C. Edmund Burke
D. Rousseau
17. Which SC judgment is most cited in discussions on the colonial era law of sedition?
A. Kharak Singh 1961
B. Kedar Nath Singh 1962
C. Kesavananda Bharati 1973
D. M.P. Sharma 1958
18.On which point neoliberal institutionalism disagrees with neorealism?

A. International system is characterized by anarchy
B. States are major players in international relations
C. States cooperate with each other based on cost‐benefit analysis
D. There is complex interdependence amongst states
19. Which Indian ministry is responsible for agricultural trade related negotiations in
WTO?
A. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
B. Ministry of Agriculture
C. Commerce Ministry
D. Ministry of Finance
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20.Which of the following statements explain rational choice understanding of
international relations?
1. Individuals are emotional actors in international relations
2. States decide their actions in international politics rationally
3. State behaviour in international politics is based on cost‐benefit analysis
4. States are the only actors in international relations
Options:
A. 2,3
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 2,3,4
21. Which of the following theories of International Relations are not associated with
the paradigm of Marxist theory?
A. World System Theory
B. Dependency Theory
C. Neoliberal Institutionalism
D. Critical Theory
22.Which one of the following does not constitute the seven principles of POSDCORB
advocated by Luther Gulick?
A. Planning
B. Disciplining
C. Reporting
D. Budgeting
23.Who wrote ‘ The New Freedom’?

A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Max Weber
C. Lord Hewart
D. David Held
24. Who Wrote ‘New Despotism’?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Max Weber
C. Lord Hewart
D. David Held
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25.Who Wrote ‘Policy and Administration’?
A. Dwight Waldo
B. Paul H. Appleby
C. Frank J Goodnow
D. Woodrow Wilson
26.
Statement I: Public Choice Approach is associated with Vincent Ostrom.
Statement II: Structural- functional Approach is associated with Herbert Simon.
27.Which article of the Constitution of India provides with presenting a statement of

estimated receipts and expenditure by the Government of India to the Parliament every
year?
A. Article 112
B. Article 280
C. Article 360
D. Article 86
28. Which was the 1st commission set up to enquire about the condition of socially and
educationally backward classes (SEBC)?
A. Kaka Kalelkar Commission
B. Mandal Commission
C. G. Rohini Commission
D. National Commission for Backward Classes
29. ‘Women’s participation is important in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of
peace and security.’ Which UN Resolution might have said this?
A. UNSC Resolution 1325.
B. UNSC Resolution 1373
C. UNSC Resolution 1525
D. UNSC Resolution 1625
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30.Who has written ‘The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial
Histories’?
A. Paul Brass
B. Myron Weiner
C. Partha Chatterjee
D. Morris Jones
31.Idea of ‘Cosmopolitan democracy’ is given by?

A. David Held
B. Thomas Pogge
C. G.A. Cohen
D. Milton Friedman
32.The idea of ‘Culture industry’ is associated with?

A. Eric Fromm
B. Theodore Adorno
C. Francois Lyotard
D. Pierre Bourdieu

A. He wrote the book ‘Hindu Pad‐Padashahi’
B. He called for annihilation of the practice of untouchability.
C. He differentiated between Hindutva and Hinduism and believed that unlike Hinduism
Hindutva was a civilizational and politico‐cultural category
D. He was against the western concept of nation-state
34.India is member of?

1. ACD
2. EAS
3. APEC
4. RCEP
Options:
A. 1,2
B. 1,2,3
C. Only 2
D. Only 1
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35.‘Shared life of a community reduces mutual opacity and allows common self‐
understandings to emerge’ this thought is associated with?
A. Pluralism
B. Conservatism
C. Liberalism
D. Communitarianism
36."Capitalism constantly needed to expand into non‐capitalist areas." Who made the above
statement?
A. Karl Marx
B. Rosa Luxemburg
C. Lenin
D. A. G. Frank
37.“Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self- imposed immaturity”; who said?
A. Rousseau
B. Kant
C. Edmund Burke
D. David Hume
38.Who said ‘Thinking man is a depraved animal”

A. Rousseau
B. Edmund Burke
C. David Hume
D. Thomas Hobbes
39.Which Enlightenment thinker made fun of reason, thinking, philosophy, and

Science?
A. Rousseau
B. Kant
C. Edmund Burke
D. David Hume
40.Power as agenda setting and non-decision making is attributed to

A. Robert Dahl
B. Steven Lukes
C. Bachrach and Baratz
D. Michel Foucault
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41.Essence of neo-liberal globalisation is?
A. Individualism
B. Liberalisation
C. Dilution in state sovereignty
D. Retreat of state and increased role of market
42.What was the name of the post WWII conference in 1945 in Germany between
USSR, UK, and USA to allow the three leading Allies to plan the post-war peace?
A. Nuremburg Conference
B. Berlin Conference
C. Chelmsford Conference
D. Potsdam Conference
43. Which aspect of public administration is Not in practice in contemporary times?

A. Policy focus
B. Citizen as Customer
C. Excellence in service delivery
D. Politics‐administration dichotomy
44. Which is the largest state‐less ethnic group?

A. Palestinians
B. Serbs
C. Kurds
D. Shi'ites
45.In which book Plato allows for a state based on positive laws?
A. Laws
B. Statesman
C. Crito
D. Timeous
46.Who wrote ‘The Cry of Indian Women’
A. Pandita Ramabai
B. Tarabai Shinde
C. Jyotirao Phule
D. Mahdev Govind Ranade
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47. Which article bars the interference of the Judiciary in the matter of polls conducted
by the Election Commission of India?
A. 335
B. 329
C. 324
D. 323
48. Aristotle called humans Zoon Politikon; what it meant?

A. Man is a social animal
B. Man is different from animal, as it can think
C. Man’s existence can be pre-social and pre-political
D. Man is a political animal
49. Who coined the phrase “permit‐license‐quota Raj” to describe the system of state‐
directed economic development planning in India?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. T.N. Srinivasan
C. Atul Kohli
D. M.M. Ansari
50.
Match:
1. Timocracy A.only property owners may participate in government.
2. Plutocracy B.Only Wealthy Rule
3. Oligarchy C.Small group of people rule
4. Technocracy D.Rule by the experts
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- A, 4-C
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SET 6
1.What is the primary role of the IMF?

A. To ensure a stable exchange rate regime and provide emergency assistance to
countries facing crises in balance of payments.
B. To be a forum for trade and liberalization
C. To assist countries in development
D. To facilitate private investment around the world
2.Who is considered as the founder of behavioural approach in political science?

A. Charles Merriam
B. David Easton
C. Graham Wallas
D. Arthur Bentley

Book Author
A. New Aspects of Politics Charles Merriam
B. Human Nature In Politics Graham Wallas
C. The process of government Arthur Bentley
D. Nerves of Government David Easton

Schools of IR Thinker
A. Constructivism Emanuel Adler
B. English School Herbert Butterfield
C. Critical Theories Herbert Marcuse
D. Feminist Hannah Arendt

Book Author
A. Modern Democracies James Bryce
B. Constitutional government and democracy Carl Friedrich
C. Comparative Politics Today Gabriel Almond
D. The modern state Robert Dahl
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Pub Admin Concepts/themes Thinker
A. Comparative Pub Admin Fred Riggs
B. Behavioural Approach Elton Mayo
C. Communication Theories Karl Deutsch
D. Development Administration Almond

IR events Start-End Year
A. German Division/unification 1948-1990
B. USSR 1922-1991
C. Berlin wall 1961-1989
D. USSR occupation of Afghanistan 1981-1989
8. Which aspect of public administration has not changed in the neo-liberal globalised
era?
A. Public spiritedness
B. Law & order focussed
C. Policy- Administration separation
D. Public-private dichotomy
9. Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?

B. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C. V. Raman
D. All the above
10. Who was the 1st Governor general of India after independence?
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Amherst
D. Gopal Pathak
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11.Which book of Plato contains the account of the speech Socrates made at the trial
before his murder by the Athenian rulers?
A. Crito
B. Apology
C. Phaedo
D. The Symposium
12.Who among the following is most romantic and most idealist thinker?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. St. Augustine
D. Thomas Aquinas
13.Who among the following is most empirical and most scientific in his approach?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. St. Augustine
D. Cicero
14.Which was the first republic to break away from USSR?

A. Lithuania
B. Estonia
C. Latvia
D. Belarus
15. Which is Not correctly matched?

Books Author
A. Preparing for the Twenty-first Century Paul Kennedy
B. Capital in the Twenty-First Century Thomas Piketty
C. Democracy in the 21st Century Abdulhameed Kayode Agboola
D. The real world of democracy David Held
16. Who termed ‘pressure group as anonymous empire’?

A. Samsung Edward Finer
B. Herman Finer
C. Gabriel Almond
D. Carl Fredrich
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17.After disintegration of USSR, which erstwhile region, once part of USSR, was
considered as ‘Near Abroad ’by Russia?
A. Baltic Region
B. Ukraine
C. Belarus
D. Central Asian Region
18.Who defined Administration as ‘“Administration is the organisation and direction of

human and material resources to achieve desired ends”.
A. J.M. Pfiffner
B. Brooks Adams
C. Herbert Simon
D. Chester Barnard
19.Who has given ‘Incremental’ model of public Policy?

A. March & Olsen
B. John W Kingdon
C. Karl Popper
D. Charles Lindblom
20.Which agency play least important role in Public Policy making in India?
A. Niti Ayog
B. PMO
C. Concerned Ministry
D. Cabinet Secretariat
21.Public officials, such as political leader and bureaucrats are influenced by their own
perceived self-interest when making public decisions (public policies); which model of
public policy is stated by this statement?
A. Rational Choice
B. Public Choice
C. New Institutionalism
D. Self-choice
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22.Which is the life line of Public Administration?
A. Budget
B. Recruitment and Promotion
C. Hierarchy
D. Public Policy
23.“A right is a claim recognized by society and enforced by the state”. Who said this?
A. Laski
B. T.H.Green
C. Bosanquet
D. Ernest Barker
24.“Liberty is opposite of over government” ; who said this ?

A. Laski.
B. Barker.
C. Seeley.
D. Kant.
25.Which famous political thinker stated that economic development is one of the
prerequisites for democracy?
A. Laski
B. S.M. Lipset
C. Walter Lippmann
D. Peter Schumpeter
26.Which is Not correct about Gabriel Almond

A. He, along with Sidney Verba, studied political culture with comparative and empirical
approach
B. He gave the structural-functional approach in political science
C. He was a very important thinker of the modernisation theory
D. He was the founder of the behavioural approach in political science
27.Which is Not correct about status of Taiwan?

A. It was recognised in UN as China till 1971
B. Currently, it is Not a member of UN
C. It is recognised by almost all members of UN as an independent nation-state
D. India does not recognise it as an independent nation-state
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28.Which of these countries is neither member of SAARC nor BIMSTEC?
A. Thailand
B. Myanmar
C. Pakistan
D. Malaysia
29.Which is correct about the status of the Vatican City

A. It is an independent city-state recognised by majority of countries
B. It is ruled by the pope who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.
C. It is also called the Holy See
D. It is UN member
30.Which is Not correct about Hong Kong?

A. It was handed over to China by UK in 1997
B. It is ruled by China under the system of ‘one country two system’
C. It is one of the five autonomous regions of China
D. It witnessed massive pro-democracy protests in 2019
31.What is Green Hydrogen?

A. It is a clean hydrogen gas, which does not pollute, produced from water
B. It is a clean hydrogen gas, which does not pollute, produced from atmospheric air
C. It is the production of Hydrogen gas from renewable sources of energy
D. It is renewable Hydrogen gas produced from different sources such as air and water
32.Which year GST regime established in India?

A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019
D. 2015
33.Hedonism is associated with?

A. Liberalism
B. Marxism
C. Post-modernism
D. Utilitarianism
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34.Libertarianism would Not allow for?
A. Laissez-faire state
B. Market over State
C. Free trade regime
D. Progressive Taxation
35.Liberalism would Not allow for?

A. Corporatist State
B. Constitutional Government
C. Property Rights
D. Non-interventionist state
36.Conservatism would Not allow for?

A. Free market Economy
B. Private Property
C. Wholesale change
D. Laissez-faire state
37.Fascism would Not allow for?

A. Corporatist State
B. Militant nationalism
C. Laissez-faire state
D. State being supreme
38.Who is the author of ‘ States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France,
Russia and China’?
A. Theda Skocpol
B. Hannah Arendt
C. Edmund Burke
D. Leon Trotsky
39. Political Sovereignty in India lies with?

A. People
B. Parliament
C. President
D. Constitution
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40.The statement ‘Law is the command of the sovereign backed by sanctions’ is attributed
to?
A. John Locke
B. Jean Bodin
C. John Austin
D. Thomas Hobbes
41. The term 'Samsraya' in Kautilya refers to?

A. Seeking protection
B. Being neutral or indifferent
C. Seeking peace
D. Starting hostilities
42. National Commission to review the Working of the Constitution, set up in 2000 by
the NDA Govt, was headed by?
A. M.N. Venkatachaliah
B. Sri Krishna
C. G. Rohini
D. Suresh Parbhu
43. Which was the last European country to grant voting rights to women?
A. Luxemburg
B. Switzerland
C. Liechtenstein
D. Malta
44. Which country has the unique institution of Plural executive (Head of Govt.)?
A. Luxemburg
B. Switzerland
C. Liechtenstein
D. Malta
45. Which is the realist IR thinker among the following?
A. Michael Doyle
B. Nicholas Onus
C. Andrew Linklater
D. Robert Giplin
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46. Who is the author of ‘Globalization and Its Discontents’?
A. Joseph Stiglitz
B. David Held
C. Jagdish Bhagwati
D. Thomas Friedman
47. Who is Not an empiricist thinker?

A. David Hume
B. Immanuel Kant
C. John Locke
D. Thomas Hobbes
48. Who called DPSP as ‘Pious Aspirations’?
A. Granville Austin
B. Morris Jones
C. Ivor Jennigs
D. Paul Brass
49. Which is Not one of the 3 ‘As’ of NPM by Nicholas Henry?
A. Agility
B. Adaptability
C. Accountability
D. Accessibility
50. Who coined the term ‘ Print Capitalism’?
A. Erich Fromm
B. Benedict Anderson
C. Pierre Bourdieu
D. Anthony D Smith
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SET 7
1.USA celebrates its Independence Day on?

A. 3 July
B. 4 July
C. 5 July
D. 6 July
2.Economic Justice mentioned in Indian Constitution in?

A. Preamble
B. DPSP
C. Fundamental Rights
D. Preamble and DPSP
3.Which of these conditions are correct when Parliament can make Acts on the state
subjects?
A. Rajya Sabha passes resolution by 2/3rd majority
B. Legislatures of 2 or more states passes resolution to this effect
C. for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any other country
D. When there is state emergency
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. Only 1
C. 1,4
D. 1,2,4
4.What the term ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ denote?

A. Family members, who wield unofficial powers, of the Country’s Head of Govt
B. Unofficial advisors to the Country’s Head of Govt
C. Both the above
D. Feature of patrimonial state
5.Cybernetics is a science of?

A. Decision making
B. Organisation
C. Ecology
D. Communication and control
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6.Which Prominent thinker was critical of the French Revolution?
A. Edmund Burke
B. David Hume
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. JS Mill
7. If speaker of Lok Sabha is not available, who presides over the joint sitting of the
Parliament?
A. Chairman Rajya Sabha
B. dy. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha
D. Either of B & C
8. India is?
A. Indestructible Union of indestructible Units.
B. destructible Union of destructible Units.
C. destructible Union of indestructible Units.
D. Indestructible Union of destructible Units.
9.Who said ‘Family is the cradle of citizenship’

A. Mazzini
B. Garibaldi
C. Rousseau
D. Hegel
10.Who held the view that sovereign cannot tax without the consent of the subject?
A. Jean Bodin
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Rousseau
11.Who is Not considered a ‘Realist’?

A. Rousseau
B. Hobbes
C. Kautilya
D. Machiavelli
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12. Zero sum game is associated with?
A. Neo-liberalism
B. Liberal Institutionalism
C. Realism
D. Constructivism
13.Modernisation theory reflect?

A. Functional perspective
B. Conflict Perspective
C. Unequal exchange
D. Dependency perspective
14. The ‘Metropolitan-Satellite’ configuration is associated with

A. Modernisation theory
B. Political Development Theory
C. New Institutionalism
D. Dependency theory
15.Who said: more well to do a nation, more the chance that it will sustain democracy?
A. Harold Laski
B. SM Lipset
C. Walter Lippmann
D. Robert Dahl
16. Match
Revolution Thinker associated
1. the Puritan Revolution/the civil war A.Locke
2. The Glorious revolution B.Rousseau
3. The French Revolution C. Trotsky
4. The Russian Revolution D.Hobbes
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- A, 4-C
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17. GST council is set up which article of Constitution?
A. 246 A
B. 269 A
C. 279 A
D. 286
18.Match
Term Meaning
1. Unity of command A.Hierarchy
2. Span of control B.One Boss
3. Scalar Chain C.Horizontal communication
4. Gang Plank D.nos. of direct subordinate under one boss
Options:
A. 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A
19. Concert of Europe was based on?

A. Collective security
B. Westphalian state system
C. Balance of Power
D. Balance of terror
20. Match
Most recent amendments Outcome
1. 101th A. GST
2. 102nd B. Constitutional status to backward class commission
3. 103rd C. Reservation to EWS
4. 104th D. extension of SC/ST reservation, abolition of
2 nominated seats for Anglo-Indian community
5. 105th E. Power to sub-categorise OBC back to state
Options:
A. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-E
B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C, 5-E
D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A, 5-E
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21.Which thinker used the term’ Phronesis’?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. St Augustine
D. Cicero
22. Which one is Not correctly matched?

Units name federal countries:
A. Cantons Switzerland
B. Landers Germany
C. Counties UK
D. Oblasts Australia
23. Which country has adopted Pacifism as a constitutional principle which include
Three Non-Nuclear Principles
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. Finland
D. Turkmenistan
24.To control Covid-19, Govt of India used which Acts?

A. The Epidemic Disease Act 1897
B. National Disaster Management Act- 2005
C. Both A & B
D. The Covid-19( prevention and control) Act- 2020
25.Who served as exemplar of ‘virtu’ in Machiavelli’s Prince?

A. Cesare Borgia
B. Alexander VI
C. Lucrezia Borgia
D. Giovanni Borgia
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26.Which one is Not correctly matched?
Election Slogan Political Party
A. Khela Hobe TMC -2021
B. Acche Din BJP-2014
C. Ab Hoga Nyay Congress- 2019
D. Maa, Mati, Manush NCP- 2014
27. 1975 national emergency was declared on the grounds of ?

A. Threat to security of India due to armed rebellion
B. Threat to security of India due to internal disturbances
C. Threat to security of India due to external aggression
D. Both A & B
28.Who said ‘ the character of the people is not to be blamed any more than that of
Princes, for both alike are liable to err when they are without any control’
A. Rousseau
B. Locke
C. Aristotle
D. Machiavelli
29.Essence of Individualism is?
A. Humanism
B. Individual over state
C. Fundamental rights to Individual
D. Autonomy to choose life paths and goals
30.Which of the international boundaries does not exist now?

A. 38th parallel line
B. 17th parallel line
C. 49th Parallel Line
D. Durand Line
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31. “It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. God is not on the side of
the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.” To whom this quote is
attributed to?
A. Voltaire
B. Rousseau
C. Machiavelli
D. Sun Tzu
32. Which of these is Not one of the occasions in which one may dis-obey the sovereign
as per Hobbes?
A. for self-preservation
B. to protect honour/dignity of family
C. Saving one’s life when independence of state is not in danger
D. To resist arbitrary laws
33.Which of these is Not about Marx’s view of the state?

A. The proletariat will need to capture state power
B. The state is an instrument of class exploitation
C. The state will wither away
D. Capitalist state continuously produces and maintain the capitalist class structure
34. “Each of them by himself may not be of good quality, but when they all come together is
possible that they may surpass— collectively as a body, although not individually-the quality
of the few best…and when they all meet together, the people may thus become something in
the nature of a single person…”. Who said this?
A. Plato
B. Machiavelli
C. Rousseau
D. Aristotle
35. Who is the Author of “Science as a Vocation”?

A. Robert Dahl
B. Max Weber
C. Thomas Kuhn
D. Karl Popper
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36. Who gave the concept of ‘Scientific revolution as paradigm shift’?
A. Robert Dahl
B. Max Weber
C. Thomas Kuhn
D. Karl Popper
37. For whom ‘Every Law is an infraction of liberty’?
A. Edmund Burke
B. David Hume
C. Rousseau
D. Bentham
38.Which of the following statements is Not true of the Social Contract of Hobbes?
1. Everybody gives up their right of governing themselves
2. The Sovereign is a party to the contract
3. The contract is irreversible
4. The contract takes away only some of the natural rights
Options:
A. Only 2
B. Only 4
C. 2,4
D. 2,3,4
39. Rawls refer all the thinkers of social contract tradition except one, who is that
thinker?
A. Locke
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
D. Kant
40. Hobbes deliberately ignores one great classical thinker in his Leviathan. Who is the
thinker?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Cicero
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41.Negative liberty should be distinguished from the ‘conditions of its exercise,’ who
said this?
A. J.S. Mill
B. Isaiah Berlin
C. John Locke
D. Charles Taylor
42.What is the prescribed Quorum for the meeting of the State Legislative Assembly?
A. 1/10 of the total number
B. 10 or 1/10th of total member whichever is greater
C. 1/5 of the total number
D. 5 or 1/5 of total member whichever is greater
43.When was the first amendment in the Constitution of India made ?

A. 1952
B. 1951
C. 1955
D. 1950
44.As per article 102(1), A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being,
a member of either house of Parliament; which of these is incorrect?
A. If he holds any office of profit under the Govt. of India or the Govt. of State.
B. If he does not possess educational qualification as mentioned in the Constitution.
C. If he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court.
D. If he is an undischarged insolvent.
E. if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign
State
45. 'Which one of the following is not a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution?
A. Right to Equality
B. Right to Life
C. Right to Property
D. Right to Constitutional Remedies
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46.Which of the Constitution Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution is called -
“Indian Constitution is being re-written” ?
A. 43rd
B. 44th
C. 42nd
D. 25th
47.The constitution of India prescribes that the state shall endeavour to :

1. promote international peace and security.
2. maintain just and honourable relations between nations.
3. foster respect for international law and treaty obligation.
4. encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration.
Options:
A. 1,4
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,3,4
D. 3.4
48. Which thinker distinguished between “natural man” (man as formed by nature) and
“social man” (man as shaped by society)?
A. Bentham
B. Locke
C. Immanuel Kant
D. Rousseau
49. Which of the following is Not a feature of Sovereignty?

A. Supreme Authority
B. Divisibility
C. Inalienability
D. Permanence
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50.The UN allows its members collective self-defence under which article?
A. Article 51
B. Article 55
C. Article 56
D. Article 57
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SET 8
1.Which is Not an anti-corruption committee?

A. Bakshi Tek Chand Committee
B. Vivian Bose Committee
C. Santhanam Committee
D. Sri Krishna Committee

Party Founder
A. DMK C.N. Annadurai
B. DK E.V. Ramaswamy
C. AIADMK M.G. Ramachandran (MGR)
D. BSP Ambedkar
3. Who said: 'Bharat Mata is the basis of our nationality, not just India; if you delete the
word Mata, India will become the piece of land only' ?
A. Tilak
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. Deendayal Upadhyaya
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
4.Which among the following statements is not given by B.R. Ambedkar ?

(A)Freedom of mind is the real freedom.
(B)If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
(C)I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have
achieved.
D) British rule is biggest gift of the god in the modern India
5.Which one of the following is not a limitation of Judicial Control over administration ?
(A)Administrative actions are of highly technical nature.
(B)Judicial remedy is quite expensive.
(C)Judicial process is time consuming.
(D)Judiciary can by itself take cognizance of the excesses of the officials.
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6.Who is the chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority
A. Suresh Beri
B. Dinkar Gupta
C. Manoj pande
D. Narendra Modi
7.Which of the following was meant by License Quota Permit Raj ?

A. Corrupt practices in grant of License and permit
B. Excess Bureaucratic Centralization of economy
C. Command economy
D. State capitalism
8.Rudolphs introduced the notion of 'Bullock Capitalists' in the wake of?

A. First Five year plan
B. Second Five year plan
C. Green Revolution
D. India adopting mixed economy
9.Which one of the following, according to Chester Bernard, is not a condition for
acceptance of a communication by an organization member as authoritative ?
(A)Non-understanding of the communication
(B)Inconsistency with the purpose of the organization
(C)Non-conflict with the personal interest
(D)Mental and physical ability to comply
10. The 'New Public Administration' movement was mainly against?

A. Administrative centralization
B. Value neutrality of administration
C. Citizen as Customer
D. Both A & B
11.The most logical criterion to distinguish a line function from staff is?
A. Specialist vs Generalist
B. The functional relationships
C. Hierarchy
D. Command and Control Structure
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12.Who pioneered the empirical approach in looking for the principles of Public
Administration?
A. Fayol
B. Gullick
C. Gullick & Urwick
D. F.W. Taylor
13.The idea of governance was evolved by the World Bank on the basis of its experiences
in?
A. Asia-Pacific
B. South east Asia
C. East Asia
D. Sub-Saharan Africa
14.Authority of the law is greater than the authority of the state; this statement refers to?
A. Popular Sovereignty
B. People’s Sovereignty
C. Law Sovereignty
D. Legal Sovereignty
15. Principle of collective responsibility is enshrined in which article of the Constitution?

A. Article 74(1)
B. Article 78(1)
C. Article 76(2)
D. Article 75(3)
16.In which case the SC framed the rarest of rare doctrine-
A. Bachan Singh Case

B. Sankari Prasad Case
C. Romesh Thapar Case
D. Sajjan Singh Case
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17.Which famous case led to Right to Education (RTE)?
A. Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka
B. Sajjan Singh Case
C. Balaji v/s State of Mysore
D. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla
18.Tamil is official language in which country apart from India?

A. Sri-Lanka
B. Singapore
C. Malaysia
D. Both A& B
19.Who defined Administration as “administration is the direction, coordination and

control of many persons to achieve some purpose or objective.”
A. Luther Gulick
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Fayol
D. L.D. White
20. Which is the most Important indicator of Political development?

A. Rule of law
B. Equality
C. Both A & B
D. Strong bureaucracy
21.Who among the following is Not associated with natural rights theory?
A. Thomas Aquinas
B. Hugo Grotius
C. John Locke
D. Bentham
22. Policy view of Public Administration is?

A. To widen politics-administration dichotomy
B. To politicise Public Administration
C. the end of neutrality of Public Administration
D. the end of politics-administration dichotomy
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23. Which committee in UK dealt with the issue of Generalist vs Specialist in civil
services?
A. Northcote-Trevelyan Committee
B. Fulton Committee
C. Donoughmore Committee
D. Assheton Committee
24.Which is Not correct of ‘Hierarchy’?

A. Mooney called it the Scaler chain
B. It denotes command and control from top to bottom
C. It denotes line of communication and flow of authority from top to down
D. It brings flexibility in functioning of organisation
25. 73rd Amendments- 1992 which gave Constitutional mandate to PRI provides for?
1. District Planning Committee
2. State Election Commission
3. State Finance Commission
4. Rotational reservation system
Options:
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 2,3,4
C. 2,3
D. 1,2,3
26. The Chairman of which of the following parliamentary committees is invariably

from the members of ruling party?
A. Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

B. Committee on Public Undertakings
C. Committee on Subordinate Legislation
D. Estimate Committee
27. ‘If justice is taken away the state becomes a band of robbers’; this famous quote is
attributed to?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. St Augustine
D. Cicero
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28.Which article in part III of the Constitution is an exception to FR?
A. Article 28
B. Article 32
C. Article 31
D. Article 30
29.Under which article FR can be suspended during Emergency?

A. Article 358
B. Article 359
C. Article 365
D. Both A & B
30. Which one is Not correctly matched?

Statutory Body Year of formation
A. NHRC 1993
B. NCW 1992
C. Minority Commission 1992
D. CVC 1966
31.In which of the following case the SCI decided that there was no limit to amending
power of the Parliament?
A. Golaknath Case
B. Sajjan Singh Case
C. Sankari Prasad Case
D. Romesh Thapar Case
32. Who authored the draft American declaration of independence in 1776?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. James Madison
33.Which procedural formalities are waived off in PIL ?

A. Court fee
B. Need of Lawyers
C. Open Court
D. Locus Standi of the petitioner
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34.Who was the founding father of the Chicago School of Political Science?
A. Simon
B. Arthur Bentley
C. Graham Wallas
D. Charles Merriam
35.As per Fred Riggs, which is Not one of 3 weaknesses of Public Administration in
Prismatic societies?
A. Overlapping
B. Formalism
C. Bureaucratization
D. Heterogeneity
36.Which article is common between The International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR)?
A. Article 1
B. Article 2
C. Article 3
D. Article 4

Indian Political Thinker Types of Humanism
A. Deen Dayal Upadhaya Integral Humanism
B. Ambedkar Pragmatic Humanism
C. M.N.Roy Radical Humanism
D. J.L.Nehru Scientific Humanism
38.The party win 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states, this
party will be recognised by the ECI as?
A. National Party
B. State Party
C. Regional Party
D. Registered Party
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39.Which approach is concerned with study of formal structures such as legislature,
executive, judiciary, etc.?
A. Traditional
B. Modern
C. Organisational
D. Institutional
40.Whose political communication approach states that one part of the system may
affect other by sending messages or transmitting information?
A. David Easton
B. Gabriel Almond
C. Karl Deutsch
D. Karl Manheim
41.To develop autonomous theory of political science, “political man,” must be taken
away and focused ( abstracted) from other aspects of human nature. Which principle of
Hans Morgenthau this line represent?
A. 1st Principle
B. 2nd Principle
C. 5th Principle
D. 6th Principle
42.Who defined policies as the output of the political system?

A. Almond
B. Easton
C. James Coleman
D. Karl Deutsch
43.Which type of public policy renders goods and services and also distribute them
among the members of the society?
A. Production and distribution policy
B. Distributive Policy
C. Re-distributive Policy
D. Allocative Policy
44.Public decision making to solve complex societal problems is called?
A. Social Decisions
B. Public Decisions
C. Public Policy
D. Collective Decisions
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Country Franchise Rights to Women
A. New Zee Land 1893
B. USA 1920
C. Switzerland 1971
D. India 1952

Book Author
A. Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan
B. The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir
C. The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer
D. Sexual Politics Shulamith Firestone
47.Which Eco-Feminist thinker wrote ‘Staying Alive (1988)’?

A. Vandana Shiva
B. Maria Mies
C. Veronika Bennholdt
D. Ariel Salleh
48.Manner in which power is exercised in the management of country’s economic and

social resources is called?
A. Policy
B. Governing
C. Governance
D. Administration
49.In which magazine Gandhiji gave advertisement seeking people’s suggestions for
name of his passive resistance?
A. Navajivan
B. Young India
C. Harijan
D. Indian Opinion
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50. Who translated Gandhi’s ‘My experiments with Truth’ from Gujrati to English?
A. Mahadev Desai
B. Maganlal Gandhi
C. J.P. Kriplani
D. Vinoba Bhave
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SET 9
1.UN Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 in which conference?

A. San Francisco Conference
B. Potsdam Conference
C. Yalta Conference
D. Geneva Conference
2.Which of the following countries have dual citizenship- national and state/provincial?
A. UK & Switzerland
B. UK & USA
C. USA & Switzerland
D. Australia & India
3.Which is Not matched correctly

Book Author
A. Ideology and Utopia Karl Manheim
B. Aspects of political Development- Lucian Pye
C. Political Development in the New States Organski
D. Political Ideologies Andrew Heywood
4.Dayton Accord 1995 is related to?

A. Kosovo
B. Bosnia and Herzegovina
C. Iraq
D. Ukraine
5.Who asserted the possibility of Felicific Calculator?

A. J.S.Mill
B. Herbert Spenser
C. Hobbes
D. Bentham
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6. Which is Not matched correctly
Operation Author
A. Polo Army operation to integrate Hyderabad-
1948
B. Vijay Armed action of India to take over Goa-1961
C. Shakti Indian Victory the Kargil war-1999
D. Cactus Indian armed force aborting an armed

attack on Maldives by Tamil Mercenaries-1988
7.‘Whoever you are , or want to be, you may not be interested in politics , but politics is
interested in you’; who said this?
A. Marshall Berman
B. Michael Berman
C. Thomas Carlyle
D. Lord Hewart
8.‘Wherever state exists, there is politics, but converse is Not true that wherever
politics exists so does state’; this statement is attributed to?
A. Walter Lippman
B. S.M.Lipset
C. Harold Laski
D. Charles Lipson
9. Who is considered as father of local self govt in India?

A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Curzon
C. William Bentick
D. Lord Lytton
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10.’Political culture is the particular pattern of orientations toward political actions in which
every political system is embedded’; this definition of political culture is attributed to?
A. Patrick O’Neil
B. Andrew Heywood
C. Gabriel Almond
D. Lucian Pye
11.Which is Not one of names given to first past the post ( FPTP) electoral system?
A. Single member Block Vote System
B. Majoritarian system
C. Simple majority system
D. Additional member system (AMS)
E. simple plurality single ballot system
F. single-member plurality voting (SMP)
12.Who defines public policy as ‘the authoritative allocation of values for the whole
society”?
A. Gabriel Almond
B. Harold Laswell
C. Thomas Dye
D. David Easton
13.The process of decision making ( in public arena) and the process and manner by
which decisions are implemented or not implemented is called?
A. Government
B. Administration
C. Executive functions
D. Governance
14. 1st UN conference on Human Environment was held in/at?

A. Rio de Janeiro 1992
B. Stockholm 1972
C. Montreal 1985
D. Geneva 1854
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15.The Earth has enough resources to meet the needs of all but not enough to satisfy the
greed of even one person” This statement is attributed to?
A. Herbert Spenser
B. Bertrand Russel
C. Aurobindo
D. M.K.Gandhi
16.In Orientalism, Edward said used whose technique of Discourse Theory for
production of knowledge about the middle east?
A. Derrida
B. Lyotard
C. Foucault
D. Wittgenstein
17.What does 'Infra politics' denotes?

A. Politics of infrastructure development in developing countries
B. Side-line politics of development in in developing countries
C. Institutional infrastructure in early stages of development in developing countries
D. Silent and hidden ways of resistance to power and dominance by the sub-altern
dominated class
18. Which of the following best describes the nature of the Market State?
(A)Facilitator
B) Regulator
(C)Controller
(D)Intervenor
19.Which country colonized a large part of the Latin American continent before it gained
independence?
A. England
B. France
C. USA
D. Spain
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20. 'History from below' provided the basis for a political discourse to which one of the
following school?
A. Sub-altern school
B. Post-Colonial school
C. Dependency theory
D. Post-modernist School
21.Which country/countries mediated between the warring parties to help bring an end
to the civil war in Sri-Lanka?
A. SAARC nations led by India
B. BRICS nation
C. China
D. Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland
22. In …….., Nepal adopted a new constitution

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
23. Which south Asian country faced a triangular conflict among the monarchist forces,
the democrats and the Maoist forces?
A. Afghanistan
B. Nepal
C. Bhutan
D. Sri-Lanka
24. ‘All I know is that I am not a Marxist’ this statement is attributed to?
A. Fredrich Engels
B. Ambedkar
C. Lohia
D. Karl Marx
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25.Who among them are not associated with classical liberalism?
A. Locke
B. Bentham
C. Herbert Spenser
D. T.H. Green
26.Education, a state subject, was transferred to concurrent list through which

amendment?
A. 43rd
B. 42nd
C. 44th
D. 61st
27. Supreme people’s court is the highest judicial organ of

A. China
B. Canada
C. Iran
D. Switzerland
28. Full-fledged theory of welfare state was developed by?

A. Laski
B. Hobhouse
C. Mill
D. Green
29. What is Committed Bureaucracy and Judiciary?
A. Which is committed for country’s faster development
B. Which is committed to people’s aspirations
C. Which is committed to their profession integrity
D. Which is committed to political values and policies of the government of the day
30. Which of these books were not authored by Ambedkar?

A. Buddha or Karl Marx
B. The Problem of the Rupee
C. The Buddha and His Dhamma
D. The Mahatma and the Ism
E. Gandhi and Gandhism
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31.In the technique of Satyagraha, which term describes voluntary exile of people from
their permanent place of residence?
A. Exodus
B. Hijrat
C. Mass movement
D. Bisrat
32. Who started the American Civil Rights Movements inspired by Gandhiji and his
thoughts on Satyagraha and non-violence?
A. Rosa Parks
B. Charles Hamilton Houston
C. James Weldon Johnson
D. Martin Luther King, Jr
33. Which UN agency/organ operates from the peace palace in Hague, Netherland?
A. International Court of Justice ( ICJ)
B. International Criminal Court( ICC)
C. UNESCO
D. Both A & B
34. Judges in the International Court of Justice ( ICJ) are appointed for?
A. 10 years
B. 9 years
C. 5 years
D. 4 years
35. Which is the oldest organization of the UN system?

A. The Universal Postal Union
B. The International Labour Organization
C. The International Telecommunication Union
D. The World Health Organization
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36. According to article 239 every UT shall be administered by?
A. An Administrator
B. The President
C. Lieutenant Governor
D. Governor
37. Which is Not correct about the 5th Schedule areas?

A. The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of
the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
B. Presently 10 states contain areas declared as scheduled area by the President
C. Provisions of 73rd Amendments are not applicable to 5th schedule areas
D. The Governor of each State having Scheduled Areas shall annually make a report to
the President regarding the administration of Scheduled Areas in that State.
38. Autonomous district Council is the feature of?

A. 5th Schedule areas
B. 6th Schedule areas
C. States having special privileges under article 371
D. All N-E states except Assam
39. Which country in West Asia is the only functioning democracy?

A. Iraq
B. Bahrain
C. Israel
D. UAE
40. Audit is essentially an instrument of?

A. Judicial control
B. People’s control
C. Legislative Control
D. Executive Control
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41. Who argued that the separation of administration from politics, far from destroying
the democratic links with the people, actually served to enhance democracy?
A. Herbert Simon
B. Paul H Appleby
C. Frank J. Goodnow
D. Joshua Cohen
42. First time a supreme court was established in Kolkata by?

A. The Pits India Act, 1784
B. The Regulating Act, 1773
C. The Govt of India Act 1919
D. The Govt of India Act 1935
43. Which is Not correct about Hegel?

A. He was Eurocentric
B. He supported corporatist state
C. He called civil society Transtia between family and state
D. Hegel deliberately ignored Aristotle in his thoughts
44. Which is Not a feature of traditional approach to comparative politics?

A. Non-parochial and analytical
B. Descriptive
C. Formalistic & legalistic
D. Single case study oriented
45. The concept of ‘Human Security’ originated in the report of?

A. Amnesty International
B. Human Rights watch
C. World Bank’s World Development Report- 1992
D. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Report-1994
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Book/Essay Author/agency
A. Limits to Growth Club of Paris
B. Silent Spring Rachel Carson
C. Tragedy of Commons Garrett Hardin
D. Our Common Future Brundtland Commission
47. Who stated, in his book ’the political thought’, that Plato’s Republic is a dramatized
philosophy of human life?
A. Sabine
B. Ebenstein
C. Karl popper
D. C.B. MacPherson
48. Who compared Gandhi’s Dandi March to Napoleon’s march to Paris on his return
from Elba?
A. Tilak
B. Aurobindo
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
49. The Environment which have been modified by human activities is called?
A. Human Environment
B. Anthropogenic Environment
C. Controlled Environment
D. Anthrological Environment
50. Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking
of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made
themselves.; this statement is attributed to which UN general Secretary?
A. Dag Hammarskjold
B. Kofi Annan
C. Ban Ki-moon
D. Trygve Halvdan Lie
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SET 10
1.In USA’s Polity, if no candidate for vice president receives a majority of the electoral
votes, the decision is referred to the?
A. Senate
B. Electorate
C. Electoral College
D. House of Representatives
2.Who among the following developed the classic three-step model of organizational
change?
A. Kurt Lewin
B. L.R. Murphy
C. H. Simon
D. J.P. Kotter
3. Which of the following declaration pronounced that ‘ all men are created equal”
A. The magna Carta
B. American Declaration of Independence
C. French declaration of Rights of Man and citizen
D. Universal declaration of human rights
4. Which one of the following is not a mechanism to ensure political accountability?

A. Free press
B. Pressure groups
C. Informed public opinion
D. Periodic elections
5. For whom "All existence is simply a matter in motion"?

A. Aristotle
B. Locke
C. Plato
D. Hobbes
6. Wider span of control is consistent with efforts of the organizations to?
A. Speed up decision making
B. Improve supervision
C. Reduce cost
D. Both A & C
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7. Which constitutional amendment act extended reservation for SC/ST up to 2030?
A. 102nd
B. 103rd
C. 104th
D. 105th
8. Decision making in the public sector, in comparison to the private sector, involves:-
A. Less consultation
B. More conflict
C. More complexity
D. Higher levels of constraints
9. A member of the UPSC may be removed on the ground of misbehaviour by?

A. Both the Houses of Parliament by way of impeachment
B. The Prime Minister on the basis of the recommendation of the Cabinet
C. The Chairman of UPSC
D. The President on the basis of enquiry by the Supreme Court
10. Who of the following thinkers tried to combine the elitist theory with Marxism?
A.Robert Michels
B.James Burham
C.Vilfredo Pareto
D.None of the above
11.In which year collegium system was introduced in Indian judiciary?

A. 1992
B. 1994
C. 1991
D. 1993
12. Who authored 'India since 1980'?

A. Zoya Hasan
B. Ramachandra Guha
C. Sumit Ganguly and Rahul Mukherji
D. Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph
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13. The Marxian theory of Surplus Value is largely derived from the theory of?
A. Malthus
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Ricardo
D. Adam Smith
14. Who of the following President of India was associated with the Trade Union
movement in India?
A. Zakir Hussain
B. K. R. Narayanan
C. N. Sanjiva Reddy
D. V.V. Giri
15. The Social Contract Theory paved the way for?

A. Growth of autocratic systems of government
B. Rise of absolute monarchy
C. Liberal Democracy
D. Introduction of direct democracy
16. The Second Schedule of the Constitution of India does not contain the provisions as
to who among the following?
A. The Speaker of the House of People
B. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
C. The President
D. The Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
17.Who headed a committee appointed by the Union Government to identify the

Creamy Layer in 1993?
A. Ram Nandan
B. Ashoka Thakur
C. B.P.Madal
D. Indra Sawhney
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18. Which of following union territories have Legislative Assembly?
I) Delhi
II) Puducherry
III) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
IV) Daman and Diu
A. I and II
B. I, II and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I only
19.Which of the following are the devices through which representation for minorities
can be secured?
1. Cumulative Vote system
2. First-past-the-post system
3. Direct democracy
4. Proportional Representation
A. 3 and 4
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 2
20.The President of India can be removed for ____________.

a) Misbehaviour
b) Incapacity
c) The violation of Indian Constitution
d) Both (a) and (b)
21. According to Burke a representative's function is?

A. to exercise his independent judgment in the interest of his own nation whether it
agrees with the vies of his constituents or not
B. to act as the mouthpiece of his constituents
C. to consult his constituents on major issues of national importance and act accordingly
D. to exercise his independent judgment in the interest of his own constituency
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22. David Easton’s persistence of Political system in all societies is originally derived
from which academic discipline?
A. Sociology
B. Psychology
C. Biology
D. Economics
23. In which of the following states is minimum educational qualification required for
candidates contesting local Panchayat polls?
A. Rajasthan and Haryana
B. Rajasthan and Bihar
C. Bihar and Gujarat
D. Bihar and Haryana
24. Who said that men forget the death of their father but not the patrimony?
A. Kautilya
B. Machiavelli
C. Bentham
D. Edmund Burke
25. By which Act the office of Secretary of State for India was created?
A. 1909
B. 1858
C. 1861
D. 1892
26. Who describes political theory as "the systematic thinking about the purpose of the
government"?
A. Leacock
B. Plamenatz
C. Garner
D. Berlin
27.The 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments do not apply to one of the following
states?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Meghalaya
C. Sikkim
D. Himachal Pradesh
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28. Article 371 (provides for special provisions with respect to which of the following
States?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Maharashtra and Gujarat
D. Assam
29. Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?

A. Paris Manuscript
B. German Ideology
C. Critique of Gotha Programme
D. Science of Logic
30. Who said "political liberty without economic equality is a myth"?

A. G.D.H. Cole
B. J.S Mill
C. T.H. Green
D. H.J .Laski
31. in which of the following countries residuary power rests with the central
government?
A. India & Canada
B. India & USA
C. USA & Nigeria
D. Canada & Australia
32. Who defined democracy as a government in which everyone has a share?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Rousseau
C. J.R Lowell
D. John Robert Seeley
33. 'Polyarchy' means ____________.

A. It takes individual as the basic unit of democratic model
B. People act both through the electoral system and the group process
C. People can participate through their representations
D. It reduces the multitudinous differences of opinion to relatively simple alternatives
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34.The history of disarmament is generally traced back to?
A. the first Hague Conference
B. the Treaty of Westphalia
C. the Concert of Europe
D. the second Hague Conference
35. Who took interest in llbert Bill?

A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Rippon
36. Name the first US President visited India after India's freedom.
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. Dwight Eisenhower
37. Which is the philosophical basis of Marxism?

A. Historical Materialism
B. Class Conflict
C. Dehumanizing effect of Capitalism
D. Dialectical Materialism
38.Who made a distinction between Extractive and Developmental Power?

A. Charles Lindblom
B. C.B. Macpherson
C. Robert Dahl
D. Hannah Arendt
39.Who is the author of 'Social and Political Theory' (1951)?

A. Ernest Barker
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. Harold Laski
D. Edmund Burke
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40.Under which constitutional Article, Union government has the power to give
direction to the state government regarding any of the provisions of the Constitution?
A. Article - 368
B. Article - 365
C. Article - 362
D. Article - 257
41. Who said ‘public administration of war time is different from public administration of
peacetime’
A. MP Follet
B. Robert Dahl
C. Luther Gulick
D. Henri Fayol
42.Appointment of civil servants is done by?

A. UPSC
B. PM
C. President
D. Appointment Committee of Cabinet
43.How new member join UN?

A. Their application approved by the UN security council( UNSC)
B. Their application approved by the UN Secretary General
C. Their application approved by the UN General assembly( UNGA) by 2/3rd majority
on the recommendation of UNSC
D. Their application approved by the UN security council on the recommendation of
UNGA
44. Post-Modernism Originated in which European Country?

A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. England
45. Which Indian leader participated in all three round table conference?
A. Gandhi
B. Ambedkar
C. Nehru
D. M.M. Malviya
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46.Who gave the idea of omnipotent Sovereign?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Machiavelli

Amendments, year changes brought
E. 61st, 1986 lowered voting age 21 to 18
F. 91st, 2003 15% limit to nos. of ministers
G. 86th, 2002 Right to Education as FR
H. 36th, 1975 Sikkim became an Indian state
48. Which country’s legislature have significant power in respect of foreign affairs, such
as treaty ratification?
A. Switzerland
B. Australia
C. France
D. USA
49. Philadelphia Constitutional Convention(in USA) which held in 1787 changed which
Constitution aspect of USA’s polity?
A. Increased powers of states
B. Increased powers of the federal govt
C. Increased powers of the Congress
D. Decreased powers of the federal govt
50. Who gave nine grand processes or characteristics of modernization?

A. Almond
B. Lucian Pye
C. Huntington
D. James Coleman
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SET 11
1.Which is incorrect about decisions of UNSC?

A. The decisions of the Security Council are binding on UN members
B. UNSC decisions are taken by the majority of nine out of the 15 members, as well as
each of the five permanent members.
C. UNSC decisions also require ratification of UN General Assembly by 2/3rd majority
D. These five permanent members have veto power over all Security Council decisions.

Places of UN Women’s Conference Year
A. Mexico City -1st UN Conference 1975
B. Copenhagen - 2nd UN Conference 1980
C. Nairobi - 3rd UN Conference 1985
D. Beijing -4th UN Conference 1990

UN Conference Agenda
A. Rio Conference- 2012 Terrorism
B. Cairo Conference- 1994 Population
C. Vienna Conference-1993 Human Rights
D. Stockholm Conference-1972 Human Environment
4.‘’India’s security is coterminous with the region and any interference of external powers is
taken as a threat to India’s security. ‘’ This is part of foreign policy doctrine of which Indian
Leader?
A. J.L.Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Rajeev Gandhi
D. I.K.Gujral
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5.Who used Balance of Power in 4 different ways?
A. Kenneth Waltz
B. John Mearsheimer
C. Morgenthau
D. Stephen Walt
6.What is Malabar exercise?

A. Joint Air force exercise in the Indian Ocean of India, USA, Japan and, Australia
B. Joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean of India and Australia
C. Joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean of India by the member nations of IORA
D. Joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean of India, USA, Japan and, Australia
7. What does Raison d'état mean in IR ?
A. National Interest
B. Foreign Policy
C. Reason for war
D. Reason for retaliation
8.Who defined war as “Organised Violence carried on by political units against each other”
?
A. Joseph Nye
B. Alexander Wendt
C. Hedley Bull
D. Martin Wight
9. In realist view which one of the following is not a technique for the use of national
power ?
(A) Diplomacy
(B) Economy
(C) Use of military power
(D) Joining the world organisation
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10. Which one of the following played central role of providing super power status to both
the USA and USSR during the Cold War ?
(A) Space explorations
(B) Containment strategy
(C) Nuclear weapons
(D) Conventional military industrial complex
11.Who is the author of the book ‘Gender Trouble’ ?
A. Ann J Tickner
B. Cynthia Enloe
C. Judith Butler
D. Shulamith Firestone
12.What is Resolution 377 A of UN General Assembly (UNGA)?

A. Uniting for Peace
B. Atom for Peace
C. Action for Peace
D. Peace keeping missions
13. Which of the following is Not an element of Liberalism ?

A. Individualism
B. Constitutionalism
C. Pragmatism
D. Freedom
14. “Action and relevance” and “better to be vague than non relevantly precise” refers
to?
A. Post-Positivism
B. Post- realism
C. Post-behaviouralism
D. Constructivism
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15.Who defined Behaviouralism as protest movement within Political Science ?
A. David Easton
B. Gabriel Almond
C. Robert A. Dahl
D. Roy Macridis
16.Which group accepted gradualism as midwife of social change?
A. Fabian Socialists
B. Guild Socialists
C. Social Democrats
D. Liberals
17. Which of the following is Not an idea of Individualism?

A. Laissez Fair
B. Hindrances function of the State
C. Dirigisme
D. Enhancement of contracts lawfully made
18.Who gave Republican theory of Freedom?

A. Benjamin Constant
B. Charles Taylor
C. Phillip Pettit
D. Michael Sandel
19. In Republican theory of Freedom is defined as?
A. Absence of Foreign Rule

B. Absence of external constraints
C. Absence of exploitation
D. Absence of Domination
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20.Communalism is derived from, 'commune' which is a _ ________ term.
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. German
D. French
21.Critical Theory is Often related to?

A. Post-modernism
B. Constructivism
C. Feminism
D. Marxism
22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Author/thinker Book
(A)S.M. Lipset The Political Man
(B)H.D. Lasswell Politics who gets what, when, how ?
(C)J. Schumpeter Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
(D)R.M. MacIver Modern Constitution
23. Who is credited to have formulated a principle of medieval Secularism ?

B. Baruch Spinoza
C. Thomas Aquinas
D. Machiavelli
24. Who was an early thinkers of the Enlightenment

A. Edmund Burke
B. Baruch Spinoza
C. Rousseau
D. Montesquieu
25. Who defines ‘freedom as the private pursuit of the individual’ ?
A. Locke
B. Berlin
C. Hobbes
D. JS Mill
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26. Which one of the following is an incorrect pair ?
Ideas Thinkers
(A)The End of History – Fukuyama
(B)The End of Ideology - Daniel Bell
(C)The Clash of Civilisations - S. Huntington
(D)Possessive Individualism - Robert Nozick
27.Who said, 'any change, big or small, sudden or gradual, partial or complete is a
revolution' ?
A. Karl Popper
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Aristotle
28.Neo-classical Theory of Organisation focuses on —————.

(A) Decentralisation
(B) Informal Organisation
(C) Human-orientation
(D) All of these
29.Who has authored the book ‘The Theory and Practice of Modern Government’
A. Herman Finer
B. S.E. Finer
C. J.M. Pfiffner
D. RM MacIver
30. Who said that "Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because everybody
wears it"?\
A. G.D.H. Cole
B. C.E.M.Joad
C. T.H.Green
D. Laski
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31. Who said ‘ Machiavelli's political philosophy was narrowly local and narrowly
dated’
A. Dunning
B. Wayper
C. Maxey
D. Sabine
32. Who said ‘ state is an association for the sake of good life’?
A. Hegel
B. Green
C. Kant
D. Aristotle
33. Preventive detention is mentioned in article?

A. 22
B. 23
C. 21
D. 20
34. British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act on?
A. 14 August, 1947
B. 18 July, 1947
C. 14 June, 1947
D. 3 June, 1947
35. Who said ‘ I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as
possible'
A. Tagore
B. Nehru
C. Aurobindo
D. Gandhi
36. The SC chief justice who also worked as acting President of India?
A. P.N. Bhagwati
B. M.A. Beg
C. Y.V. Chandrachud
D. M. Hidyatullah
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37.Who said ‘ war is to man what maternity is to women’
A. Hegel
B. Mussolini
C. Gentile
D. Marx
38. Which among the following is not an element of the International System, according
to the International Society theorists?
A. Power and national interest
B. Rules, procedures and international law
C. Constructing scientific laws of IR
D. Universal Human Rights and one world for all
39.Which is the core assumption of liberal theories of international relations ?

(A) International organisations influence the behaviour of states in international relations
(B) External actors strongly influence the foreign policy of states in international relations
(C) Domestic structures strongly influence the foreign policy identities and interests of states
in international relations
(D) Explanations for international outcomes are located outside the state
40. Who coined the term political socialisation?

A. Gabriel Almond
B. David Easton
C. Max Weber
D. Herbert Hyman
41. “The law, I said, which is the sequel of this and of all that has preceded, is to the
following effect, – ‘that the wives of our guardians are to be common, and their children are
to be common, and no parent is to know his own child, nor any child his parent”. Who said
this ?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Hegel
D. Marx
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42.Which are the positive indices of political development?
(A) Fragmentation of political parties
(B) Commitment of public services to the ruling party
(C) Popular participation in decision making bodies
(D) Politicization of the armed forces
43. Marx’s ideas were initially moulded in the company of ?

(A) Fabians
(B) Syndiclists
(C) Anarchists
(D) Young Hegelians
44.Aristotle’s ‘Theory of Organic State’ is based on?

(A) Priority of part over the whole
(B) Separation of part from the whole
(C) Priority of whole over the part
(D) Equal relationship between part and the whole
45.The greatest resistance to scientific management cause from

(A) Workers
(B) Managers
(C) Trade Unions
(D) Human Relationists
46.Governor of Bengal became the Governor General through?

(A) Charter Act of 1833
(B) Charter Act 1793
(C) Regulating Act 1773
(D) Government of India Act 1858
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47.
Assertion (A) : Line and staff agencies are so inextricably intermingled in practice that many
scholars and practitioners of management do not even attempt to clarify a line and staff
concept.
Reason (R) : Many ministries such as Finance and Education are neither purely line agencies
nor purely staff agencies.
48.The concept of Unity of Command is complimentary to the principle of ?

(A) Authority
(B) Scalar chain
(C) Span of control
(D) Supervision
49. Who is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights(
OHCHR)?
A. Michelle Bachelet
B. Zeid bin Ra'ad
C. Navi Pillay
D. Louise Arbour
50.Identify the correct order in which Constitutional development took place

(A) Magna Carta, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement
(B) Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement, US Constitution
(C) Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Act of Settlement, US Constitution
(D) Magna Carta, US Constitution, Act of Settlement, Bill of Rights
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SET 12
1.Which of the following is correctly matched?

(A) 1909 Act – Principle of Election
(B) 1919 Act – Provincial Autonomy
(C) 1935 Act – Dyarchy in States
(D) 1947 Act – Government accountable to people of India
2.Which of the following are the federal features of the Indian Constitution ?
I. Rigid Constitution
II. Bicameral Legislature
III. Office of CAG
IV. Collective responsibility
Options:
(A) I, II and III
(B) I and IV
(C) I, II, III and IV
(D) I and II
3.Which of the following expenditures are “charged” on the Consolidated Fund of

India?
I. Salaries and allowances of Chairman of Council of States
II. Salaries and allowances of Comptroller and Auditor-General
III. Any sum required to satisfy any judgement of any arbitral tribunal
IV. Salaries and allowances of Deputy Speaker
Options:
(A) II and III
(B) I, II and III
(C) I,II,III and IV
(D) II and IV
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4.The view that “Liberty consists in following the moral law” is associated with?
(A) Individualists
(B) Idealists
(C) Utilitarianism
(D) Socialists
5.The word Annual Financial Statement is mentioned in which of the following Articles
of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Article 265
(B) Article 266
(C) Article 112
(D) Article 116
6.The power of judicial review originated in the US in the leading case of

(A) University of California V. Bakke, 1978
(B) Marbury V. Madison 1803
(C) National Broadcasting Co. Case, 1942
(D) The National Recovery Act, 1933
7.According to Human Relations Theory, an organization consists of which of the

following elements ?
I. Informal groups
II. Individuals
III. Formal structure
IV. Inter-group relations
Options
(A) I and II
(B) I, II and III
(C) I, II, III and IV
(D) I, II and IV
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8. Arrange the following thinkers in order in which they lived. Use the codes given
below:
I. Jeremy Bentham
II. Thomas Hobbes
III. Machiavelli
IV. J. S. Mill
Options :
(A) III, II, I, IV
(B) III, I, II, IV
(C) I, III, IV, II
(D) III, II, IV, I
9.Who said, “A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle
people” ?
(A) Walter Bagehot
(B) Ernest Barker
(C) J.S. Mill
(D) Montesquieu
10.Which of the following are the Indian Councils Acts ?

I. 1909
II. 1861
III. 1813
IV. 1892
Options
(A) I, II and IV
(B) II, III and IV
(C) I and IV
(D) II and IV
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11.After nearly six decades of frosty relationship between the United States and India,
which of the following factors explain the recent phase of friendly relations ?
I. The end of the cold war fundamentally altered India’s strategic calculus and also
broadened US foreign policy options.
II. India’s economic reforms made it an attractive business and trading partner.
III. Political instability and coalition governments in India resulted in Indian
capitulation before the US in a unipolar world.
IV. Terrorist attacks in the United States exposed its weakness compelling US
political leaders to seek help from India to counter terrorism.
Options :
(A) I, II and III
(B) Only II and III
(C) Only III and IV
(D) Only I and II
12.Who characterises the Indian Union as a “federation with centralizing tendency”?

(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Granville Austin
(C) K.C. Wheare
(D) Ivor Jennings
13. The study of Public Administration, as an independent discipline, originated in

(A) India
(B) Great Britain
(C) United States of America
(D) France
14. Liberty, in positive sense, means ?

(A) Liberty granted under the law
(B) Liberty is enjoyed by the people from earliest times
(C) Providing conditions conductive to the development of human beings
(D) Provision of basic necessities of life to every member of society
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15.In which form of Government the Head of State is identical with the Head of
Government ?
(A) Parliamentary form
(B) Cabinet form
(C) Presidential form
(D) Directorial government
16.The political communication approach leans heavily on the fundamental orientations

of
(A) Nanotechnology
(B) Physics
(C) Electronics
(D) Cybernetics
17.Which of these accords/conferences is Not related to two state solution- Two states of
Israel and Palestine in the erstwhile Palestine Land?
A. Madrid Conference-1991
B. Camp David Summit-2000
C. Oslo Accords-1993
D. Doha Agreement- 2001
18.Which state first implemented EWS quota granted through 103rd Amendments?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Haryana
D. Bihar
19. ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ phenomenon was related to which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. M.P.
D. Haryana
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20.Who is Time magazine its Person of the Year for 2021?
A. Elon Musk
B. Jeff Bezos
C. Joe Biden
D. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
21. Who is first Indian woman diplomat and also first Indian Foreign Service officer?
A. Nirupama Rao
B. Ruchira Kamboj
C. Shamma Jain
D. B. Muthamma
22.Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following:

(i) 42nd Constitution Amendment Act
(ii) A.K. Gopalan Vs. State of Madras Case
(iii) Declaration of Internal Emergency
(iv) Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala Case
Options
A. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
B. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
D. (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
23.Robert Merton's concept of 'Political Machine' in a large city is associated with?

A. Behaviouralism
B. Functionalism
C. Bureaucracy
D. Decentralisation of Power
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24. In the financial sphere
A. the Constitution makes An equitable distribution of finance between the Centre and
States
B. A distribution in favour of the Centre
C. A distribution in favour of the States
D. No distribution and leaves the same to be determined by the Finance Commission
25.Who said that "the world at every stage is both a product and a prophecy"?
A. Marx
B. Plato
C. Rouseau
D. Hegel
26.In India the power of Judicial Review is enjoyed by the

A. Lower Court only
B. Supreme Court only
C. High Court only
D. Supreme Court and High Courts
27.The Election Commission has no role in the election of

1. The Vice –President
2. Members of Rajya Sabha
3. The President
4. Speaker of Lok Sabha
5. Sarpanch
Options:
A. 4 only
B. 2,4,5
C. 4,5
D. 5 only
28.Which one of the following has a close affinity to the rule of law?
A. Judicial Supremacy
B. Written constitution
C. limited government
D. Separation of power
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29.The structure of administration in various Union Territories is determined by?
A. The PM
B. The President
C. The Parliament
D. Union Cabinet
30.A common High Court for Two or more States and /or Union Territory may be
established by?
A. The president
B. The Governor of the State
C. A Law by the Parliament
D. Chief Justice of India
31.
Assertion (A): Interest Groups compete for making their voice heard and interests protected
by the decision makers in political systems.
Reason (R): Interest Groups extend support to political parties in a consistent manner.
Options:
32.Identify the correct chronological sequence in which the following became Prime
Ministers India:
(i) Charan Singh
(ii) V. P. Singh
(iii) Lai Bahadur Shastri
(iv) Morarji Desai
Options:
A. (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
B. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
C. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
D. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
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33.The Contingency Fund in India has been placed at the disposal of
A. Home Minister
B. Prime Minister
C. President
D. Finance Minister
34.
Given below are two statements, choose the correct options
Statement 1: The Senate of U.S.A. is the most powerful second chamber in the world.
Statement 2:All States in U.S.A. enjoy equal representation in the Senate.
Options:
35.Who said, "Men are equal by nature; society, through the institution of property, has
made them unequal"?
A. Rousseau
B. Locke
C. Hegel
D. Marx
36.‘The public good ought to be the object of the legislator’, who said?
A. Bentham
B. Rousseau
C. Locke
D. T.H.Green
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37.
Assertion (A): Democratic socialism values unity in diversity.
Reason (R): Cultural Pluralism hinders the functioning of democratic institutions.
Options:
38.The fundamental rights enshrined in the Indian constitution are:

A. Absolute but restricted
B. Abrogate in nature
C. Absolute but some are reasonably restricted
D. Restricted and limited
39.The First Backward Classes Commission was?

A. The Mandal Commission
B. G. Rohini Commission
C. Ram Nandan Commission
D. Kaka Kalelkar Commission
40. Under which article President appoints Backward Classes Commission?

A. Art. 338
B. Art. 339
C. Art. 340
D. Art. 341
41. The doctrine of ‘limited sovereignty’ was propounded by?

A. Leonid Brezhnev
B. Yuri Andropov
C. Nikita Khrushchev
D. Satlin
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42.In which one of the following systems of Government is Bicameralism an essential
feature?
A. Unitary system
B. Presidential system
C. Federal system
D. Parliamentary system
43.Which one of the following writs is issued by a higher court asking the lower court to
send the record of a particular case to it on the ground that it is not competent to decide
the case?
A. Quo-Warranto
B. Mandamus
C. Certiorari
D. Prohibition
44.The Marxian theory of Surplus Value is largely derived from the theory of:
A. Malthus
B. Adam Smith
C. John Stuart Mill
D. Ricardo
45.Which one of the following are considered as Rawls two principles of Justice?
A. Equality and Rights
B. Liberty and Equality
C. Liberty and Society
D. Equality and Obligation
46.Which one of the following is wrong?

A. The Prime Minister is the Head of the Cabinet
B. The Prime Minister is the Head of the Government
C. The Prime Minister is the Head of the State
D. The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
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47.Which is correct order of precedence of highest offices in India?
A. President, PM, Vice President, Governors
B. President, Vice President, PM ,Governors
C. President, PM, Vice President, Union Home Minister
D. PM, President, Vice President, Governors
48.Which Indian politician is the author of the launched book ‘Vikas ke Path’?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D. Nitin Gadkari
49.The Governor of the state nominates to the Legislative Council

A. One Fourth of its Members
B. One Twelfth of its Members
C. One Third of its Members
D. One Sixth of its Members
50.The system of diarchy was introduced in the provinces as the:

A. Division of Central Legislature into two houses
B. Introduction of double Government, viz, Central and State Governments
C. Division of subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories
D. Two sets of rulers one in London and other in Delhi
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MIXED THEMES TEST PAPERS
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ANSWER KEY WITH ADDL. INFO
MIXED THEMES TEST PAPER
SET 1

No. Key
1. A Salt Taxation in India was the research theme of Lohia in

his Ph.D. course at the Humboldt University of Berlin
2. D Who else than Ambedkar! One can very well guess
3. A Ambedkar was against decentralization and Panchayati

Raj system as to him, caste system in the villages are so
deeply entrenched that Dalits and lower castes will be
further exploited by the higher castes which will grab the
political power under the PRI.
4. D To Savarkar, Hinduism is only a part of Hindutva, which

include all religions originated in India
5. B Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin was written by Raja Ram Mohan

Roy
6. A Pandita Ramabai is the Indian feminist who wrote ‘High

caste Hindu Women’
During her visit to USA, during 1886-89, ‘Ramabai
Association’ in Boston was set up.
Note: by the sale proceeds of ‘Stree Dharm Niti’ Ramabai
could visit England for medical education- asked often
7. A E.H. Carr, author of ’20 years crisis’ was a classical realist
8. D Must remember everything about BIMSTEC

Its Headquarter is in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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9. B These demands were part of the ‘New International
Economic Order (NIEO), proposed by the developing
countries ( global South) in 1970s
10. C Just note and comprehend all the points about the HST
11. C Oft-repeated
12. C None of the IR theory, including the English school,

disregards the anarchical structures of international orders.
But the English School believes that cooperation is
possible despite anarchical structures of international
orders.
13. B Because Nuclear war may result into MAD (Mutually

assured destruction), hence it acts as deterrent against war
Kenneth waltz- founder of neo-realism, defensive neo-
realist, gave level of analysis concept.
14. A India became sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992; difficult

but try to remember all these dates related to India-
ASEAN
15. D Must remember, important
16. D This is one of the issue currently being discussed in the

WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) at Geneva
17. C Hidden facts, may be asked
18. D Of course, John Rawls, who is considered to have founded

modern liberalism, which support distributive justice and
welfare state.
19. B Plato acquired Dialectic method from his teacher Socrates,

who used this method to prove his point. But Socrates
himself didn’t write any book.
Note: Hegel idea of Dialecticism was also inspired by
Socrates.
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20. B Empiricism ( knowledge can only be gained through
sense-experience) is opposite to Rationalism( sources of
knowledge are beyond senses, transcendental, other
worldly, can be gained from abstract reasoning)
Plato was a rationalist
21. D Aristotle considered women inferior to men; he even

disallowed citizenship to women
22. B JS Mill was supporter of negative Liberty

Don’t get confused between ‘positive liberalism’ and
positive liberty.
23. C This question created lots of confusion because in some

exams option A was correct and in others Option B ( as
per official ans); both of them are correct; don’t get
confused.
24. B Hannah Arendt, a Jew who left Germany and settled in

USA, is known for writing about Totalitarianism,
revolution, and human conditions
25. B Bachrach and Baratz gave 2nd dimension of power in their

essay ‘Two Faces of Power’
Lukes extended the dimensions of power by expounding
the 3rd dimension- power as hegemony- ideological power
This is the same aspect of power Gramsci discussed while
explaining his concept of ‘Hegemony’.
26. C Émile Durkheim is also known for giving the concept of

‘Anomie’ - social condition defined by an uprooting or
breakdown of any moral values, standards or guidance for
individuals to follow in the new industrial societies.
27. D David Hume was the pioneer in empiricism.
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28. C Michael Oakeshott was a conservative thinker, also known
for adopting historical approach
29. A Schumpeter gave this plain and elitist definition of

Democracy in his book ‘Capitalism, Socialism and
Democracy(1942)’
30. C Lucian Pye termed Development Syndrome as the

presence of 3 essential conditions in the political system-
equality, differentiation, and capacity
James Coleman wrote the book ‘The Development
Syndrome: Differentiation-Equality- Capacity’
31. B Robert Dahl was a pluralist thinker, he wrote ‘ Polyarchy’
32. B Note: functionalism ( or Structural functionalism) is the

core theme behind the modernisation theories.
33. B Karl Deutsch wrote ‘The nerves of government(1963)’, in

which he expounded his communication theory as the
basis of understanding the politics
34. C Very important information, better to remember
35. A Many important facts together, remember them
36. D May look arbit, yes, but was asked in PG ET
37. C Very famous definition of public policy by Thomas Dye

Remember few more definitions of public admin, admin,
and pub policy by famous thinkers
38. D Must know about the 5 phases of evolution of the

discipline of Public Administration
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39. D Garbage Can Model by Cohen March, and Olsen in 1972
• Organisation as an organized anarchy
• decision making process is like a garbage can into
which participants, who swiftly drifts in and out of
decisions, dump unrelated problems and solutions
• Few problems may be solved by chance during Choice
opportunities initiated by the organization
40. A Gaia hypothesis was propounded by James E. Lovelock
41. C Independence of Judiciary, which is opposite to committed

judiciary, is one of the basic feature of Indian Constitution
42. C Maximum period for which an Ordinance can remain valid

without being passed by Parliament is 6 months plus 6
weeks
43. A When first Lokpal bill was introduced in the 4th Lok Sabha
in 1968; since then The Lokpal Bill was introduced in
parliament Nine times but couldn’t be passed
44. A Rajeev Gandhi as PM attempted through 64th

constitutional amendments bill in 1989 to give
Constitutional mandate to Panchayats
45. A This is as per article 341 of the Constitution
46. D Better to remember this information
47. C • Atul Kohli books

• Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis
of Governability (1990)’
• Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India
• Democracy and Development in India
• State-Directed Development
• The Success of India's Democracy
48. B ECI only recognises 3 types of Party: national, state, and

registered
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49. A The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the
oldest trade union federation in India. It is associated with
the Communist Party of India.
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is
affiliated to Congress party
50. D Important and interesting information; better to remember
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SET 2
No. Key
1. D Essential elements of State were formulated as per the Montevideo

Convention on the Rights and Duties of States-1933
2. D This definition is attributed to max Weber

Remember 3 authority by Weber?
3. D Equality entails distributive justice which may infringe upon Liberty

of individuals; for example: wealth tax to provide basic income to
poor may harm liberty of generating wealth and retain or use it
Social Democracy attempt to reconcile liberty and equality
4. D Jean Bodin gave indivisible and unalienable theory of Sovereignty

Bodin is considered the first thinker in modern era to give theory of
Sovereignty
5. A It denotes individual autonomy, choosing one own conception of good

life
6. D Mill did not support one person one vote principle; he suggested more
value of votes of educated and intellectual voters.
7. D Mary was for rights and equality in marriage and family. To her, if
women get rights & equality in private domain, they will be able to
discharge their public duties. Civil and political rights came second
for her
8. D Reverse: For Machiavelli, the Ruler should use Religion in

manipulating people’s emotions
Note: it was instrumental use of religion, this did not dilute secularism
in his thoughts.
9. D Unlike his teacher Plato, for Aristotle, institution of private property is

NOT bad for the state
Remember Plato’s banning private property for the guardian classes
through his scheme of communism of wives and property
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10. C Hobbes did not mention group or community in his thoughts; his Social
contract was between individuals, for the individuals. Relation between
the sovereign and the individuals was direct without any intermediate
association.
Hence, he is considered grand father of liberalism.
11. D No, general will is Not all wills of all people, as actual or corporate
will is not part of it. It is synthesis of real or true will of all arrived
after due deliberation.
12. D UK is a Monarchy; it cannot be a republic
13. D Britssh polity- checks & balance due to deep rooted Constitutional
conventions
USA Polity: strict separation of powers (among executive, legislature,
and judiciary) provides checks & balance
14. A India lacks deep rooted Constitutional conventions as it is a new

Democracy; also because of parliamentary form of Government, there
is no strict separation of power between executive and legislature
15. D In USA, The federal cabinet is responsible to the President
16. D But the Swiss Supreme court may review the state laws.
Must know few important features of Swiss Polity
17. B One of the very few articles mentioning PM
18. A President election is due on 18 July 2022; better to know all about
election of President
19. D Copenhagen School is known for non-conventional, non-military

security concepts
20. C Kenneth Waltz is considered a defensive neo-realist
21. D Hot wars at different places did not directly threatened the stable
world order because at none of these wars two superpower fought
directly.
22. D Fact, just remember

Here recall APT: ASEAN plus 3
23. C Dag Hammarskjold, the 2nd UN secretary General was known for his
one liners.
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24. C Speaker has no power to disqualify legislatures for office of profit and
other reasons as mentioned in article 102(1), but has the power to
disqualify members on grounds of anti-defection as per article 102(2)
25. B There is no such constitutional convention
26. B This was recommended by both Sarkaria and MM Punchi

commissions on centre-state relation.
27. D Setting policy goal is political action falling outside the domain of
Public Admin
28. E Famous Pachamarhi Speech was given by Lohia
29. D NN Vohra Committee was to examine criminalisation of politics
30. A Important facts/trivia; were asked in PYQs
31. A Not a good question, but was asked in UGC NET
32. D Hijarat movement was part of the Khilafat movement; Indian Muslims
decided to mass migrate to get rid of the tyrannical British rule.
Hidden fact on Gandhiji
33. C Abul Fazl adopted the theory of light ((Israq- theory of light and
illuminated wisdom))from Persian Philosopher Shihabuddin
Suhrawardi
34. A Kenneth Boulding was the co-founder of general systems theory;

known for his book Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962)
35. C Globalisation has diluted state Sovereignty
36. A This approach is very much associated with constructivism

‘Security is what a state/group of states construct it to be’
37. E 5 global commons: High Sea, Deep Ocean, Global Atmosphere, Outer
Space, Antarctica
38. B 5. Cuban Missile Crisis- 1962

6. The Suez Crisis- 1956
7. Berlin Blockade- 1948
8. Korean War- 1950-53
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39. B Just remember; asked eralier
40. D ITU is the oldest organization of the UN system; it is Inter

Governmental Organisation (IGO)
41. B Neo-liberalism believes in complex interdependence between both

state and non-state actors across the border.
Complex Interdependence: Multiple and layered channel of
interconnections: Inter-state, trans governmental, and transnational:
cobweb of multiple actors linked through multiple channels of
interactions
Given by Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye in their book ‘Power and
Interdependence’(1977)
42. D Very important facts; remember them
43. C 5. Gujral Doctrine- 1996

6. Panchsheel- 1954
7. Look East- 1991
8. Indo-Soviet treaty of friendship- 1971
44. C India is NOT a signing party to the Rome Statute
45. D Must remember Francis Fukuyama’s book ‘End of History and the
Last Man (1992)’
46. A Equal pay for equal work- article 39(d)

Article 44: Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
47. A Hence FR and DPSP had tensioned relation. In the initial years after
independence, Indian state took a socialist stand and leaned towards
DPSP while the SCI took formal legal approach, initially, and
objected to many of the legislation of the Government. But by 1980,
in the Minerva Mill case, the SCI accepted that neither is subordinate
to other and both are complementary to each other.
48. A Difficult to remember such quotes/definition; but was asked
49. C Harlod Laski was a pluralist thinker. This quote is asked often,
remember
50. D Democracy and Its Critics was written by Robert Dahl
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SET 3
No. Key
1. C It means that state will remove all obstacles for liberty and
development of individuals
Green is known for moral and ethical views on role of
state in guaranteeing rights of Individuals
He wrote ‘Principles of Political Obligation’
2. C Difference was that for Rousseau, Sovereignty lies with

people cannot be delegated to representatives, whereas
Locke suggested people’s Sovereignty to be used by their
representatives.
3. D
Political Sovereignty in India lies with people.

4. D
Note: Political Sovereignty is above the legal Sovereignty
5. B Bodin gave, first time in modern era, concept of absolute,

indivisible, unalienable Sovereignty.
Remember John Austin’s definition of Sovereignty ‘

6. C
“If a determinate human superior, not in the habit
of obedience to a like superior, receives habitual
obedience from the bulk of a given society, that
determinate superior is sovereign in that society; and the
society (including the superior) is a society, political and
independent”
Also his famous quote : ‘ Law is command of the
sovereign backed by sanction’
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End of History, this term is attributed to Francis
7. D
Fukuyama, who wrote ‘End of History and the Last Man (
1992)’
8. C 3 lists are mentioned in 7th Schedule and Article 246

This provides for division of power- crux of federalism
9. A Laski was a left oriented pluralist thinker
10. C Exclusive jurisdiction here means that only Rajya Sabha

has this power, not Lok Sabha
11. A Articled 76: Attorney General

Current AG: K. K. Venugopal
12. B Article 102(1)- disqualification on grounds of office of

profit & other factors
Article 102(2)- disqualification on grounds of anti-
defection laws
13. C Functional Integration: the collective governance and

economic interdependence between nation-states –
develops its own internal dynamic as states integrate in
limited functional, technical and economic areas.
International agencies would meet human needs, aided by
knowledge and expertise.
Similar to complex independence of Joseph Nye & Robert
Keohane
14. A Just remember
15. D 6 official language of UN: Arabic, Chinese, English,

French, Russian and Spanish.
16. D EAS was set up in 2005
17. C ‘ Banana Republic’ was coined by O. Henry to describe

poor Latin American countries in which the corrupt ruling
oligarchy looted the agriculture resources of the nation in
nexus with MNCs
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The way USA sent its naval fleets towards India from its
18. D
base in Diogo Garcia during the 1971 war was called Gun
Boat Diplomacy
Also know other types of Diplomacy- shuttle, track II, ping-
pong, etc.
19. C Just remember
3 pillars of Ambedkar’s political thoughts- Rights,

20. C
Socialism, Democracy
President can not refuse to give assent to the money bill

21. E
passed by the parliament
Also, there is No joint sitting for passing money bill
Thomas Carlyle also called Benthem’s utilitarianism as

22. A
‘Pig Philosophy’
23. C I2U2 shall formally be launched during visit of US

president to middle east during July 2022
24. B Just remember
25. A Later on, Bahrain and Morrocco also joined
26. D
These are Not treated as amendment under article 368, for

27. D
which special Majority- 2/3rd of the present & voting
required.
28. A Speaker/ chairperson of the House has exclusive power to

adjourn sine die and reconvene the house
29. A Very important difference, must know this
30. D UK has the principle of ‘Parliamentary Sovereignty’
New institutionalism is empirical, analytical, and scientific

31. A
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32. D It was to settle the issue of Berlin and two Germany.
33. D Switzerland is known for its features of direct Democracy
34. A Also know the titles of these 15 reports

Veerappan Moily was the chairperson of the 2nd ARC
which was set up in 2005
35. B
36. A
37. D Seems arbit, was asked twice; remember it
38. C
39. D Almond’s Input functions:

(i) Political socialisation and recruitment
(ii) Interest Articulation:
(iii) Interest aggregation:
(iv) Political communication:
Robert Cox wrote ‘Production, power, and world order

40. A
(1987)’
Charles Fourier is considered as utopic socialist
41. A
42. A Interesting that Switzerland joined so late; it was the last

European country to grant voting rights to women in 1971
43. A Never get confused that John Rawl supported positive

liberty or had socialist idea
44. D And Edmund Burke was instrumental in getting him

impeached- was asked
45. C Foundational books- must remember
46. A Foundational books- must remember
47. C Arthasashtra was far away from spiritualism
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48. C But Hobbes was one exception; he deliberately ignored
Aristotle in his Leviathan
49. A Very important quote-oft-repeated
50. D Was asked in UGC NET
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SET 4
No. Key
1. C Aristotle was teacher of Alexander the great of Macedonia; he

had to flee Athens ( fled to Calchis island) after tensions
between Athens and Macedonia
Note: Socrates and Plato belonged to Athens
2. B Opposite: Aristotle considered women as inferior to men, as

incomplete men; he didn’t grant citizenship to women; thus he
barred women from public sphere
Can we say that Aristotle was the creator of ‘private-public’
dichotomy which feminist opposed with the slogan ‘ Personal is
Political’? think over it.
3. A For both State was the highest Good, in which individual can
get rights & freedom
Plato was against the institution of private property

4. D
communism of wives & property was his solution for abolition
of family( as holder of private Property) and pvt property for
the ruling class
Note: Aristotle, also Hegel, supported the institution of private
property
Orator by Cicero
5. C
6. A On Being and Essence- Thomas Aquinas

Remember his most famous book: Summa Theologica
7. A Marsilius of Padua was from Italy; attempted to separate

authority of Church from Authority of the King
Note: how Italian thinkers, like Machiavelli, were first to
advocate secularism
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8. B Thomas Aquinas, in his famous book Summa Theologica, gave
5 proofs of God.
To him, happiness is contemplation ( thinking) of God- it was
asked in PG ET
9. D Thomas Hobbes gave the similar absolutist conception of

sovereignty later on
10. D Rawls himself stated that his theory of justice is applicable to

liberal societies have ‘Overlapping Consensus’ on foundational
political values
11. A Obvious facts
12. A For example, the Vaishya, they are dominated by upper two
castes but themselves dominate the caste below; so all castes,
except the Brahmins, are exploiter as well as exploited
13. A Just remember these few DPSP inspired from the Gandhian
Thoughts; know also the related articles
Giving advise to President on substantial question of Law,

14. D
as per article 143, is an advisory jurisdiction of SC
Samir Amin wrote the book ‘Eurocentrism’

15. D
He also gave the concept of ‘ unequal exchange’ in global
capitalist world order
16. C Structural- functional is considered modern approach along

with the political culture, system, and new institutionalism
17. B This is most clear distinguishing feature which makes it

separate from old institutionalism
March & Olsen wrote ‘The New Institutionalism:

18. B
Organizational Factors in Political Life(1984)
Institutional Isomorphism, this concept was given by

19. A
DiMaggio and Powell (1983); they belonged to ‘Sociological or
Cultural new Institutionalism’
20. A Fact; remember; Riggs instead used the structural-functional

and ecological approach
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21. A Imp fact, especially for UGC-NET
22. A India does not share ‘plural executive’, direct democracy, and
very weak judicial review with Swiss Polity
Note: In Switzerland, the top court/tribunal cannot review the
federal laws, but it may review the laws made by the
canton/provinces- asked many times
23. D Both India and Canadian federalism share many features-

strong centre, residual powers with centre, etc.
It is by design as federalism in Indian Constitution was
influenced by Canadian Constitution
South Africa Joined it in 2011 ( yes, not in 2010)

24. A
General and Industrial Management- by Henri Fayol

25. C
May be asked as arbit question

26. A
May look confusing but correct as Mayo was first to study

27. D
behaviour of workers at work place
Zone of Indifference was coined by Chester Barnard

28. D
Simon gave a very similar concept ‘Zone of Acceptance’
Note: Simon was influenced by Barnard- was asked
Herbert Simon got Nobel prize in Economics in 1978

29. C
He was also pioneer in ‘Artificial Intelligence’
30. D The Bank Wiring Experiment was to study the group

dynamics
31. D Just a trivia, a GK question
32. B ‘Positive Sum Game’ means both parties may win, though the
quantity of gains may differ
Absolute gain, this concept is similar to Positive Sum Game’
Both these are related to Liberal Internationalism
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33. C liberal idealism, led by Woodrow Wilson, was contesting
realism during the inter-war period
liberal idealism vanished with the start of WWII
34. B In fact, Alexandre Dumas in his famous novel ‘The Three

Musketeers (1844)’ gave this slogan
Morgenthau used this to explain the concept of collective
security
UN, NATO, and all security alliances are based on this
principle.
35. A Fact;
Both adopt Rational approach to IR; both consider state as

36. D
rational actor which decide on the basis of cost-benefit
Very imp ques; read the 3 correct opens at least 5 times
Gramsci, unlike Marx, placed civil society in societal

37. D
superstructure
Marx put that in the ‘Base’ or ‘structure’
Hence, Gramsci gave more importance and autonomy to the
‘superstructure’
38. C ISA is very similar to Gramsci’s concept of Hegemony.

Through ISA, the capitalist state re-create capitalist social
structure which help continue dominance of capitalist class
without much use of force/coercion ( which he called RSA-
Repressive State Apparatus)
Neo Classical Realism attempt to synthesize classical realism

39. D
and neo-realism; in realism state level analysis is preferred, it
does not look inside the state to count domestic politics.
But Neo-Classical Realism take account of the domestic
politics, foreign policy decisions, chief actors to study
international politics
Fareed Zakaria is a Neo-Classical Realist- asked many times
40. A 5. Congo Crisis- 1960-65

6. The Vietnam War- 1955-75
7. Truman Doctrine- 1948
8. Iranian Revolution- 1979
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But Vietnam war is counted from 1965 when USA entered into
it, hence Congo Crisis was placed before it
41. A Just remember
42. D Only very few UN agencies located in developing countries
43. A Important as she is from Africa, a developing continent

Note: 2 out of 3 chief of global economic governance
organisation are women
44. D Geneva is in Switzerland
USMCA: United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

45. A
It is a free trade agreement
Entered into force on July 1, 2020 replacing NAFTA
46. B 1st Amendment: freedom of speech, the press, assembly

13th : abolished Slavery
14th : Right to life, liberty, privacy, and many other rights to
citizen
47. C This was done by overturning the Roe vs wade (1973)

judgement of SC in which women, as part of right to privacy,
were given the right to abortion
48. A Fact; remember
49. C Co-habitation is feature of semi-presidential system in which

both president and PM have executive power, and they may
come from different political parties
Robert Cox is considered a critical thinker under the Marxist

50. C
paradigm
He wrote’ Production, power, and world order(1987)’
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SET 5
No. Key
1. C • Lucian Pye linked political culture to political development; he

studied political cultures of developing countries, especially China
• Must Remember 3 features of political development – equality,
differentiation, and capacity- called development syndrome given
by Pye
• He also gave 6 crisis - Identity, Legitimacy, Penetration,
Participation, Integration, Distribution - of political development
D 1st priority- Liberty principle, 2nd- fair equality of opportunity principle, 3rd
2.
– the difference principle
3. B Just Remember
B Of course, the Pluralist theory

4.
Remember the pluralist thinkers? Dahl, Laski, Lipset, MacIver
5. A • Sri Aurobindo wrote ‘Essays on the Gita’

• K.M.Munshi- Bhagavad Gita And Modern Life
• Annie Besant- The Bhagavad Gita
6. A Just Remember
7. D Vivekananda held the view that religious reform should be endo-

genetic(originated from self-assessment) not exo-genetic- influenced by
how western thinker view and judge our religion and culture.
8. D Home Rule Movement gives the hint, as it was launched by Tilak and also by
Annie Besant
Savarkar gave cultural concept of nationalism

9. C
B Gandhiji said this in his ‘Hind Swaraj(1909); he was returning from London
10.
and saw closely the ineffectiveness of British Parliament.
He was against the western liberal democracy and nationalism
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11. D Obvious facts
12. D Hence the theory is called ‘theory of divided line’ ; theory of ideas; theory
of being- metaphysics
13. D Marx compared ideology to camera obscura ( which shows things reverse
or opposite what they are) in his book German Ideology
Lord William Bentinck addressed Jeremy Bentham by stating these lines;

14. A
he was great admirer of Bentham and his Utilitarianism
Lord William Bentinck abolished the ‘Sati Pratha’
15. C Just Remember
Rousseau said this in his ‘discourse on inequality’

16. D
In Kedar Nath Singh 1962, the SCI placed stringent conditions for using the
17. B
sedition laws under 124A of IPC;
Recently the SCI suspended the use of the sedition law.
18. D Read the 3 correct options and see how close have they came.
19. C Recently the commerce minister of India participated in the 12th inter-
ministerial conference of WTO at Geneva
20. A Obvious facts; rationalism is based on reason/logic Not emotion
21. C Obvious facts
22. B Luthar Gullick’s POSDCORB

Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting
and Budgeting
Woodrow Wilson also gave 14 point principle

23. A
He was leading the liberal idealism during the inter-war period
Lord Hewart was ‘chief Justice’ in UK; he referred executives as ‘New

24. C
Despots’
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Paul H. Appleby was invited in 1950s by Indian Govt to study and
25. B
recommend on Indian Public Admin
Indian Institute of Public Administration was established in 1954 on his
recommendations
C Structural- functional Approach is associated with Gabriel Almond

26.
A Article 112- Budget which is a statement of estimated receipts and

27.
expenditure
28. A Article 340 deals with appointment of a Commission to investigate the

conditions of backward classes
29. A Must Remember UNSC Resolution 1325
In this book Partha Chatterjee countered the idea of nationalism given by

30. C
Benedict Anderson; he gave the concept of ‘nationalism as derivative
discourse’ in post-colonial nations
31. A Cosmopolitan democracy - application of norms and values of democracy at

the transnational and global sphere. It argues that global governance of the
people, by the people, for the people is possible and needed
Decisions at global level through participation of all stakeholders- the
global population
32. B “culture industry” - Marxist assumption that cultural forms like paintings,
operas and films are no different from other consumer products such as cars
or television sets, thus affirming the Marxist belief that culture is not an
abstract thing produced by an individual genius but a product of social and
economic conditions in society- a capitalist project.
33. D Savarkar gave the idea of ‘cultural nationalism’ but was not against the
western concept of nation-state
34. A Facts; read a bit about ACD and EAS
Shared life of a community, situated self- Communitarianism

35. D
36. B Just Remember
Kant said this in his 1784 essay ‘What Is Enlightenment?’

37. B
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38. A Despite being an Enlightenment thinker, Rousseau made fun of science, art,
philosophy, and reason
He said ‘Science is the fruit of idle curiosity; philosophy is mere intellectual
frippery; the amenities of polite life is tinsel’- asked in UGC NET
39. A See above
Bachrach and Baratz called this power of agenda setting

40. C
Lukes gave the 3rd dimension of power- hegemony through ideology
41. D Yes, market over state is the main motto of neo-liberal globalisation
42. D Just Remember
43. D Important fact, think over them as what changed in public admin
44. C Just Remember
45. A Aristotle built his ideal state on the basis of state in Plato’s Laws
46. A Hidden fact; her ‘High caste Hindu women’ is more famous; his other
book- ‘Stree Dharm Niti’
47. B Remember some of these obscure articles; given a list in the UGC NET
guide
48. D To Aristotle, those who can leave without State are either God or Beast.
C. Rajagopalachari was 1st Indian Governor General; was the last one, too
49. A
He founded the Swatantra party, which supported free market economy
He was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’
50. A Important; Remember but only after thinking over these terms
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SET 6
No. Key
1. A Primary role of IMF ( helping countries in Balance of payment problems- like

currently Sri-Lanka) and World bank ( project funding for development ) must
be Remembered
A Charles Merriam was also founder of the Chicago school of Political Science
2.
His book New Aspects of Politics ushered behavioural revolution in Political
Science
3. D Nerves of Government( 1963)- by Karl Deutsch, who was pioneer in

communication theory in politics
Remaining 3 books – foundational books of behavioural revolution in Political
Science; must Remember
D Hannah Arendt was not a feminist, was a liberal thinker who wrote on
4.
totalitarianism, revolution, and human conditions
5. D The modern state- Robert Morrison MacIver, a pluralist thinker

Remember his quote’ state is one of the many associations’
6. D Development Administration- Edward Weidner
7. D USSR occupation of Afghanistan – 1979-1989
Public spiritedness is the essence of pub ad in any era

8. A
9. D All three got the Bharat Ratna in 1954
B Lord Mountbatten- 1st Governor General of Independent India

10.
C. Rajagopalachari- 1st Indian Governor General of Independent India
11. B Gandhiji translated this book in Gujarati in the name of ‘ Satyaveer Ki Katha’,
he called Socrates a ‘Satyaveer’- who died to protect the truth
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12. B Of course, Plato
13. A Obvious fact; he can be called father of empirical, inductive, and comparative
approach in politics
14. A Lithuania is one of the 3 Baltic nations (Estonia, Latvia are other two); Just
Remember
15. D The real world of democracy- C. B. Macpherson, a Canadian Marxist thinker

who gave term ‘Possessive Individualism’
Don’t get confused Samsung Edward Finer with Herman Finer

16. A
17. D Just Remember
18. A Just Remember, compare this with LD white’s definition of administration
19. D Important fact; Remember
Rise of PMO has diluted the role of Cabinet Secretariat

20. D
21. B Vincent Ostrom is the chief exponent of public choice approach
Public Policy is the life line of Public Administration

22. D
23. C Bosanquet was idealist, he and Berkar were influenced by Green
24. C This quote may look arbit, but were repeated, just Remember
S.M. Lipset was a pluralist thinker; more prosperous a nation, more chances of
25. B
democracy strengthen there, he contended
Remember his book ‘ Political Man( 1960)’
D Charles Merriam was the founder of the behavioural approach in political

26.
science
C It is recognised by very few members of UN as an independent nation-state

27.
28. D members of BIMSTEC: India, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal (SAARC

nations) plus Myanmar and Thailand (non-SAARC nations)
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29. D The Holy See is a Permanent observer state in UN
30. C Hong Kong and Macau are special administered regions of China
31. C Govt of India has launched a National green Hydrogen Mission in August 2021
32. A Fact, better to Remember as the GST regime completed 5 years in 2022
33. D Hedonism- the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in
life
Progressive Taxation- more income, more tax

34. D
Remember for Nozick, the libertarian thinker, taxation is forced labour
Corporatist State: state which incorporate all associations/Institutions-

35. A
formal/informal, into its fold- proposed by Hegel
Liberalism would never allow for such all-encompassing state
Liberalism considers state as necessary evil
Wholesale and sudden change is anathema ( very bad thing) for conservatism,
36. C
which only allows for gradual change
Fascism believes in all-encompassing corporatist state, Laissez-faire state

37. C
means state would not intervene in economic and social matters; not acceptable
to Fascism
38. A Must Remember this classic book in comparative Politics
39. A Legal Sovereignty lies in the Constitution- custodian the SC

Popular Sovereignty lies with people- custodian the Parliament
Legal Sovereignty bows down to popular Sovereignty
40. C Pluralist oppose this statement of John Austin, who gave legal and monistic
theory of Sovereignty
41. A 6 Shadguna, of Inter-state Relation by Kautilya- Sandhi, Vigraha, Asana, Yana,

Sansraya and Dvaidhibhava
42. A fact
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43. B Interesting fact; also Remember Switzerland joined UN only in 2002
Switzerland is governed by a 7 member Federal Council

44. B
Michael Doyle is liberal who wrote ‘Democratic Peace Theory’

45. D
Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel prize winner and known for this book
46. A
Immanuel Kant is considered a rationalist

47. B
48. C Just Remember
49. D Important; Remember
Benedict Anderson gave this term in his book ‘ Imagined Community(1983)’

50. B
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SET 7
No. Key
1. B
D Preamble: …”JUSTICE, social, economic and political;”

2.
DPSP: right to living wages, equal pay for equal work, working
condition, and many other economic rights
Know the concerned articles

3. A
E. Rajya Sabha passes resolution by 2/3rd majority – Article 249
F. Legislatures of 2 or more states passes resolution to this effect-
Art. 252
G. for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any
other country- Art. 253
H. When there is state emergency- Art. 356
B Kitchen Cabinet- extra Constitutional centres of power…considered bad in

4.
democracy
5. D Norbert Wiener, in 1940s, coined the term cybernetics

Karl Deutsch used it to write ‘ Nerves of Govt’ and give his communication
theory in politics
Edmund Burke wrote ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’

6. A
Mary Wollstonecraft refuted his arguments in this book by her book ‘
Vindication of rights of women’
7. B fact
8. D fact
Nationalism of Mazzini, revolutionary nationalist of Italy, not only inspired

9. A
Savarkar and other militant nationalist but also Gandhiji
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A Jean Bodin was first in modern era to give concept of absolute, indivisible
10.
Sovereignty
11. A Rousseau was Not a realist, rather he was radical idealist
12. C Zero sum game- one party loses then only other gain- core of realist thought in
IR
Functional perspective- how political structures perform functions to make

13. A
modernisation- structure-functionalism
14. D Metropolitan-Satellite- equivalent to Core- Periphery of Wallerstein’s system

theory
SM Lipset gave this concept in his book ‘ Political Man’

15. B
16. C Important facts for many MCQs
17. C Fact; Important
18. B Must know all these terms; often asked
It maintained Balance of Power in Europe, and relative peace, till first World
19. C
war
20. A Latest 5 Constitutional Amendments must be Remembered
21. A Phronesis: prudence, practical virtue and practical wisdom, or, colloquially,
sense is an ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence relevant to
practical action
22. D Oblasts- Russia ; the Russian Federation constitutionally consists of 85 federal

subjects or Oblasts
23. A It was because Japan is the only country to face nuclear attack
24. C
25. A Important for exam; Remember
D Maa, Mati, Manush- TMC in earlier elections

26.
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B By 44h Amendments -1978- the word internal disturbances replaced by armed
27.
rebellion
28. D This was said by Machiavelli in his book ‘ Discourse on Livy’ advocating
republicanism over Monarchism
Machiavelli believed in wisdom of people to rule themselves.
29. D Each individual is free to choose his ‘good’, end, goal and path to achieve
them
17th parallel line separated North and South Vietnam

30. B
31. A Just Remember
32. D Carefully note the first 3 situations where Hobbes allowed individual
disobeying the Leviathan/Sovereign
Capitalist state continuously produces and maintain the capitalist class

33. D
structure- this is structuralist view of capitalist state
Marx gave instrumentalist view of capitalist state- state acts to protect and
further the interest of the whole capitalist class.
Aristotle said this advocating ‘Polity’ as a virtuous rule of many in the interest
34. D
of many
35. B In this text, weber discusses facts and value in science, faith vs reason, and
limitation of science and role of philosophy.
Thomas Kuhn gave the concept of paradigm shift ( as scientific revolution) in

36. C
his book ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions( 1962)’
Bentham, father of Utilitarianism, was supporter of legal rights

37. D
Hobbes’ social contract: The Sovereign is NOT party to the contract and the
38. C
contract takes away almost of the natural rights, except right of self-preservation
39. B Rawls’ thought is very different from those of Hobbes
40. B Just Remember
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41. B Example: suppose one is ill and bed ridden, he, view of Berlin, is unfree for
visiting anywhere, though he is not capable of doing so
For Berlin, negative liberty is absence of external man-made constraints.
For Parliament, it is 1/10 of the total number

42. B
43. B First amendment( 1951)- inserted 9th Schedule and reasonable restriction on
right to freedom
44. B No educational qualification , for being eligible to become legislature, is

mentioned in the Constitution
Note: disqualification as per article 102(1)- power with President on the advise
of ECI; whereas disqualification as per article 102(2)- Power with speaker
45. C Right to Property, under article 300A, was shifted from FR to constitutional
rights ( by 44th amendments)
42nd Amendments was enacted in 1976 during emergency; preamble- secular,

46. C
socialist, integrity inserted; president was bound to act as per the advise of
council of minister, shifted 5 items from state list to concurrent list, many
changes in DPSP, etc.
47. C This is in article 51
48. D Rousseau’s Emile was to explain how education is a process of developing

male child as best natural man and girl child as best natural women
Such conservative views on gender was contested by Mary Wollstonecraft
Sovereignty is indivisible
49. B
50. A Difficult to Remember; but Important
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SET 8
No. Key
1. D Remember names of these 3 anti-corruption committee

Sri Krishna Committee was for 1. Enquire Mumbai Bombay riots of 1992
2. Bifurcation of AP into 2 states 3. data protection norms
D BSP was created by Kanshi Ram in 1984

2.
Deendayal Upadhyaya gave the concept of Integral Humanism; he was one
3. C
the biggest leaders of Bharatiya Jan Sangh
D
4.
5. D Suo-moto action by judiciary is Not limitation of Judicial Control over

administration
6. D PM is the ex-officio chairperson of NDMA, also ex-officio chairperson of

Niti Ayog, chairperson of Inter-state council, and many other posts
7. B Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first Indian Governor General of India

and founder of the Swatantra part, coined this term- ‘License Quota Permit
Raj’
8. C Rudolphs wrote’ In pursuit of Laxmi: The Political Economy of the Indian

State’
9. C For Chester Bernard, authority lies with the subordinate ( as it is upto

him/her whether he/she accepts the order/authority of the boss)
Bernard wrote ‘ Functions of Executive’ and gave the concept of ‘ Zone of
Indifference’
D 5 themes of NPA: relevance, values, social equity, change and client focus
10.
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11. B Line function- core operative function ; staff: technical, expert, advisory;
auxiliary: housekeeping and support services
F.W. Taylor, through his scientific management

12. D
13. D Important but hidden fact; this report was World Development Report 1992
John Austin gave the theory of Legal Sovereignty

14. D
15. D Article 75(3): The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to

the House of the People
16. A The Supreme Court, in this case, gave a doctrine particularly for such
ghastly offences which should be punished with death sentence to remove
the ambiguity for courts regarding when to go for the capital punishment
17. A 86th Amendments 2002- RTE, which was implemented in 2009 through the
RTI Act 2009
18. D
19. D
20. C Though equality subsumes rule of law, which means equality before law;
equality denotes no caste/class/birth based status, recognition, and rights.
Bentham supported legal rights; to him, natural rights are the nonsense built
21. D
on stilts
22. D politics-administration dichotomy meant that policy making was for

political leaders as it included political values/ideologies, the administration
should only implement the policies in neutral, efficient and professional
manner
23. B Better Remember civil services committee in UK, USA, and India
24. D Hierarchy makes organisation rigid and inflexible
District Planning Committee was included in 74th Amendments

25. B
D Estimate Committee, having 30 members, is also the largest Parliamentary

26.
committee
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C St Augustine wrote ‘ City of God’, made distinction between City of God
27.
and City of man; he was one of the founding fathers of Christianity
Why? Because Article 31 contain provisions limiting FR

28. C
29. D After the 44th Amendments, under art. 359, right to life and personal liberty,
under art 20 & 21, cannot be suspended
30. D CVC was formed in 1964, on the recommendations of the Santhanam

committee
Golaknath Case, 1967, SC decided that Parliamentary cannot amend FR

31. C
32. B
Locus Standi of the petitioner means that to file a writ petition the rights of
33. D
the petitioner must be infringed/harmed; but this condtion is waived off in
writ petition through PIL
Remember Justice P.N. Bhagwati the pioneer of PIL in India
Charles Merriam- founder of the behavioural revolution in political

34. D
science; he wrote ‘New Aspects of Politics’
35. C Must Remember these 3 features of Public Administration in Prismatic

societies
Article 1 of both ICCPR and ICESCR : All peoples have the right of self-
36. A
determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
37. B Ambedkarji was also a humanist thinker
38. A Other criteria to be recognised as national party:

At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls
6% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok
Sabha seats.
The party gets recognition as a state party in four states.
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Compare it with new Institutionalism
39. D
Karl Deutsch is pioneer of communication theory in politics; he wrote ‘

40. C
Nerves of government .’
CYBERNETICS- science of communication and control
41. D Better to Remember 6 principles of realist principles of Morgenthau
42. B Inputs to political system: Demands and supports; Output: laws, rules,
policies, authoritative allocation of values
43. B
Public Policy is public decision making to solve common problems

44. C
45. D India granted universal franchise to both men and women in 1950, with
implementation of our Constitution
46. D Sexual Politics- Kate Millet ; The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist
Revolution- Shulamith Firestone
Must Remember famous feminist books/author
47. A ‘Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development(1988)’- Vandana Shiva

She is famous eco-feminist; Remember the names of other eco-feminists
given in the options
Must understand the difference between Government and Governance

48. C
49. D The name ‘ Satyagraha’ ( actually he gave the name ‘ Sadagraha’) was
suggested by Maganlal Gandhi, Gandhiji’s cousin brother
50. A Just Remember
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SET 9
Question ANSWER Hint/additional Info
No. KEY
1. A In this conference, 50 members signed the UN charter on June 26, 1945

Poland, the 51st founding member, signed in Oct, 1945
Also read the Important WWII conferences given in the option
2. C
3. C Political Development in the New States: Edward Shils
4. B Hidden accord; Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of 6 states formed from the
erstwhile Yugoslavia
5. D Felicific: relating to or promoting increased happiness
This is the basis of classical Utilitarianism of Bentham
JS Mill called Felicific Calculator an absurdity
6. C Shakti: code named operation 2nd Pokhran Nuclear Explosion
Indian Victory the Kargil war-1999- Operation Vijay
7. A arbit
8. D Another arbit;
9. A He was supported the Ilbert Bill (1883) - Indian judges could try the
Europeans
10. C Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba dis empirical study of political culture;
wrote ‘ the Civic Culture (1963)’
11. D Different names of FPTP are frequently asked
12. D Very famous definition of Easton, must Remember
13. D See how Governance is different from government
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14. B This year( 2022) its 50th anniversary was celebrated by organising
Stockholm + 50 conference at Stockholm
World Environment Day is celebrated since this 1st Environmental

conference in 1972
UNEP was set in Nairobi Kenya, Africa after this conference
15. D
16. C Foucault was post-structuralist ( a branch of post-modernism); he gave

discourse theory; also knowledge-power nexus
17. D James Scot gave the concept of 'Infra politics'; he wrote ‘Weapons of the
Weak’
Note: he also wrote ‘Seeing Like a State’
18. A Common sense question
19. D Hence Latin is the most used language in South America; IR GK
20. A Sub-altern- disadvantaged, marginalised, exploited, and dominated people
21. D IR GK
22. B
23. B Nepal abolished Monarchy and became a parliamentary democracy in 2008
24. D Curious quote; think over it
25. D TH Green supported welfare state, positive liberty- precursor to modern

liberalism propounded by John Rawls
B
26. • Education is in Concurrent List ( transferred from State list by 42nd
Amendments-1976) ;
• other 4 subjects transferred to Concurrent list- Forests,
Weights & Measures, Protection of Wild Animals and Birds,
Administration of Justice
27. A IR GK; China’s army: PLA
28. D
29. D Indira Gandhi’s government desired Committed Bureaucracy and Judiciary
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30. D The Mahatma and the Ism- by E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the communist
leader from Kerala
31. B The Hijra is the migration of Prophet Muhammad and his followers from
Mecca to Medina; might have come from that; Just Remember this term
32. D Einstein also deeply admired Gandhiji
33. D International Criminal Court( ICC) was set up as per the Rome Statute 1998;
India is NOT a party to the Rome Statute
34. B IR GK
35. C ITU was set up in 1865 as International Telegraph Union
36. B Art. 239: every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting,
to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by
him with such designation as he may specify
37. C Provisions of 73rd Amendments are now applicable to 5th schedule areas as
per the PESA Act-1996
PESA was enacted on the recommendations of the Bhuria Committee
38. B 6th Schedule states: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
39. C IR GK
40. D Yes, Audit is an executive function
41. C Frank J. Goodnow supported politics-administration Dichotomy; he wrote

‘Politics and administration(1900)’
42. B British rule in India was formalized by The Regulating Act, 1773
43. D Hobbes deliberately ignored Aristotle in his thoughts
44. A Non-parochial and analytical- modern approach
45. D Compare this with the concept of good governance emanating from World
Banks’s WDR-1992
46. A Limits to Growth- he club of Rome
47. D C.B. MacPherson- possessive individualism; extractive vs developmental

power
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48. D Subhash Chandra Bose was first to give the idea of a planning commission
49. B Anthropogenic Environment – human generated Environment
50. A Dag Hammarskjold, a Swedish economist and diplomat, was 2nd UN

Secretary General(from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in
September 1961) ; he was known for his witty quotes on UN
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SET 10
No. KEY
1. A If no candidate gets the required nos. of votes for president or V.P., the
house of House of Representatives elects the President from the three
candidates who received the most electoral votes and The Senate elects the
Vice President from the two vice presidential candidates with the most
electoral votes
2. A These three distinct stages of change, given by Lewin, are - unfreeze,

change, and refreeze
3. B Complete declaration is “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness”
4. B Pressure groups do lobbying and selecting support to political parties; they

are not mechanism for political accountability
5. D Hobbes based his thoughts on science/physics.
6. D Wider span of control: flat organisation- faster decisions also less nos. of
supervisors – lower costs
7. C 104th Amendments also abolished 2 seats in Lok Sabha reserved for the
Anglo-Indian community
8. D Constraints of people’s representatives, media, and vigilance agencies
9. D Note: No impeachment for UPSC members/chairperson; article 317
10. B Just an odd fact
11. D 1993 was the year in which second judges case was decided; the case was
called- Supreme Court Advocates‐on‐ Record Association v Union of India
(1993)
12. C
13. C Note: Ricardo was a liberal thinker; thus, Marx picked his idea of surplus
labour value from a liberal thought
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14. D V.V. Giri was the president on issue of whose election Congress got split in
1969
15. C Obvious fact
16. D The Second Schedule of the Constitution of India contain

emoluments/salaries/allowances paid to high public offices
17. A Hidden fact, was asked

Note: creamy layer policy was given through SC order in Indra Sawhney v.
Union of India case-1992
18. A Articles : 239 A: Puducherry ; 239AA- Delhi
19. B In Cumulative Vote system, in which there are more than one winner/eats,
voters have multiple votes and may give more than one vote to a preferred
candidate
Used generally for electing directors in the companies
20. C Art 60: The president take oath to preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution
21. A Called trusteeship model of representative

Compare this with delegate model
22. C Ludwig Von Bertallanfy- gave general systems theory in Biology; This
model subsequently adopted by various disciplines of social science in
following sequence: Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology and Political
Science
23. A
24. B Patrimony: property inherited from one's father or male ancestor
25. B Government of India Act 1858- Secretary of State, Viceroy, English

Monarch directly ruled India
26. B John Plamenatz(1912 –1975), from Serbia, taught in University of Oxford.

Best known for his analysis of political obligation and his theory of
democracy
27. B Meghalaya is 6th Schedule state (other Assam, Tripura, and Mizoram); 73rd
and 74th Constitutional amendments do not apply to 6th Schedule state/areas
28. C 371A to 371 J- Special provision with respect to the many States- North
eastern, AP, Telangana, etc
29. D Science of Logic- by Hegel
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30. A GDH Cole theorised guild socialism (production organised through worker
guilds). Supported Fabian Socialism and was an advocate for the co-
operative movement.
This quote reflect his socialist thoughts
31. A In USA, Australia and many other federal states, residuary power rests with
States/federating units
32. D Remember his famous quote ‘ liberty is the opposite of over government’?
33. B Robert Dahl, the pluralist thinker, wrote 'Polyarchy'
34. A Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a series of international treaties
and declarations related to war and war crimes; they included disarmament
35. D llbert Bill (1883) allowed senior Indian judges to try British citizens in India.
Remember- Lord Rippon- father of local self Government in India
36. D Dwight Eisenhower visited India in 1959
37. A Somewhere it is given Historical Materialism; both these options may not be
given
38. B Remember: C.B. Macpherson also gave the concept of ‘ Possessive

Individualism’
39. A Ernest Barker was student of TH Green, a moral idealist

Remember : he called JS Mill prophet of empty liberty
40. D And if states fail to comply to the directions, under article 365, state
emergency may be imposed
41. C Just Remember
42. C Remember all Appointments to senior public offices are done by President
UPSC is only a recommending body
43. C Know this Important fact
44. C Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard all were French
45. B Gandhiji participated only in 2nd round table conference, which were held to
discuss new Constitution of India
46. A Leviathan- Omnipotent Sovereign
47. A Rote learning ! The 61st Amendment Act came in 1988
48. D US Congress, especially Senate, ratify foreign treaties signed by USA
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The US Constitution(article 2) provides that the president "shall have Power
to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present pass resolution
to this effect"
49. B Long legal battle only could increase powers of the federal government in
USA
50. C radical processes of change, complex and multidimensional processes, grand

processes, long-term processes, change in one dimension entails change in
others, several stages of change, homogenizing processes, irreversible
processes, progressive, indispensable and desirable processes
NO need to Remember
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SET 11

No. KEY
1. C UNSC decisions don’t require ratification of UN General Assembly
D 4th UN Conference in Beijing held in 1995

2.
3. A Rio 2012, Rio+20 ( 20 years after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit), or Earth
Summit 2012 was the third international conference on sustainable
development
B Compare this hegemonic ( in south Asia) foreign policy of Indira Gandhi

4.
with the non-reciprocal( with South Asian Neighbours) foreign policy of
I.K.Gujral.
Morgenthau is the most prominent thinker of classical realism in modern

5. C
era.
Balance of Power is one of the core theme of realism
6. D India, USA, Japan and, Australia form QUAD
7. A RAISON D'ÉTAT is reason of state; justification for a nation's foreign

policy on the basis of nation's own interests disregarding openness,
justice, honesty, or conventional morality
Hedley Bull belonged to the English school in IR

8. C
9. D Realism does not believe in the efficacies of world organisation or

International regimes in moderating the behaviour of states
C Note first 5 countries to become nuclear powers are the 5 permanent

10.
UN members who are considered the most powerful nations of the
world.
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11. C Judith Butler belonged to the 3rd wave feminism.
12. A Adopted in 1950, the resolution resolves that if the Security Council,
because of lack of unanimity of the permanent members, fails to exercise
its primary responsibility to act as required to maintain international
peace and security..., the General Assembly shall consider the matter
immediately with the view to making recommendations to Members...in
order to restore international peace and security.
Pragmatism is the element of realism

13. C
They denote departure of Post-behaviouralism from excess focus on

14. C
quantification, data, and observations
15. C Just Remember
It meant that Fabian Socialists preferred gradual process of social change,

16. A
that is, they avoided sudden and wholesale change.
Hindrances function of the State- state should remove hindrances

17. C
(difficulties) to individual liberty
Dirigisme: State intervening in socio-economic matter ; state control of
economic and social matter
18. C In the republican theory of freedom, freedom is understood as absence of

dominance.
19. D
20. D The commune is a level of administrative division, like municipalities, in

the French Republic.
21. D Frankfurt school, feminism, dependency theory, sub-altern, post-colonial,

neo-Marxism etc. are example of critical theory
22. D MacIver wrote ‘ The Modern State’

Modern Constitution was written by K C Wheare
Modern democracies was written by James Bryce
23. A Just Remember this odd info; was asked
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24. B Just Remember
25. C Note Thomas Hobbes is considered the first modern thinker to give the
concept of negative liberty
D Possessive Individualism was conceptualised by C.B. Macpherson

26.
D For Aristotle, the changes in constitution or forms of government denoted

27.
revolution.
28. D Compare this with the classical or mechanistic theory of organisation

which focused on formal organization and considered man as machine.
29. A Don’t get confused by S.E. Finer, another thinker in public administration
who called pressure group as anonymous empire
30. B Just Remember this arbit info
31. D Sabine wrote ‘A History of Political Theory’
32. D Hegel gave the theory of state similar to that given by Aristotle
33. A Article 22(3) mentions preventive detention; for this, article 22(3) is
called a necessary evil (preventive detention a evil which is required for
security of state but can be misused)
34. B Just Remember

3 June 1947: Mountbatten plan.
35. D Just Remember
36. D fact
37. B Just Remember

Mussolini was the Fascist leader of Italy during the World War II
Power and national interest are part of realism

38. A
39. A Realism doubts this assumption; this is major departing point between
neo-realism and neo-liberalism
40. D Just Remember
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For Almond, political socialization is one of the important input functions
under the system approach.
41. B This was Plato’s scheme of communism of wives and property
42. C Common sense question
43. D Marx was deeply influenced by Feuerbach, one of the Young Hegelians
44. C State is treated as Organism and individuals and communities like its
limbs. Note that Aristotle gave organic, integrative, historical, natural,
moral and ethical theory of state
45. B It was not surprising as the scientific management theory of Taylor put
greater responsibilities on the soldiers of the managers who needed to
work with the worker at each stage of production.
46. A By the Government of India Act 1858, posts of Secretary of state to India
and Viceroy were created.
47. B Very important statements. In modern governance and public

administration it is difficult to distinguish between line and staff
functions.
48. B Scalar chain is hierarchy or vertical chain of command from top to

bottom. Unity of command also denotes vertical chain of command from
top to bottom
49. A Just Remember the current incumbents of major international

agencies/organisations.
50. B Magna Carta- 1215, Bill of Rights (England)- 1689, Act of Settlement-
1701, US Constitution- 1787
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SET 12

No. KEY
1. A GOI 1909 Act, called the Minto-Morley reforms first time introduce the
element of popular election in Indian Polity
Provincial autonomy was the feature of Government of India act 1935
Diarchy in provinces in provinces were introduced by Government of
India act 1919
Under the Government of India at 1947 India was not fully independent
rather it was a dominion under the British Empire
D Office of CAG and Collective responsibility are not features of

2.
Indian Federalism
3. C Article 112(3) deals with the expenditures charged to the consolidated

fund of India. Expenditures which are charged to CFI are not voted as
part of the budget process in parliament.
B Moralism and idealism are linked

4.
5. C Annual Financial Statement is called Budget
6. B Just know
7. C Elton Mayo gave Human relation theory of organisation
8. A Should have some idea about the timeline of the prominent thinker. You
need not remember the exact date.
9. A There are many critics of parliament citing declining its role in the in any
political system ; should also remember that Gandhiji was also a critic of
British parliament
10. A 1813 was the charter Act
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11. D Common sense questions which can be easily guessed
12. D Just Remember
13. C It is started with Woodrow Wilson article ‘the study of public

administration’ in 1887
14. C
15. C In parliamentary form of government, the Prime Minister is the head of

the government whereas the president or the monarch is the head of the
state
16. D Cybernetics is the science of communication and control
17. D Doha Declaration in 2001 is related to Doha round of WTO negotiations.
18. A
19. D ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ is related to the phenomena of legislatures

switching or changing political party
20. A Elon Musk is the owner of Tesla and one of the richest person in the
world
21. D Just Remember this odd info
42nd Constitution Amendment Act- 1976

22. D
A.K. Gopalan Vs. State of Madras Case- 1950
Declaration of Internal Emergency- 1975
Kesavananda Bharti Vs. State of Kerala Case- 1973
23. B A political machine, in Merton’s functional theory, was an urban

organization ( such as political party) designed to win elections and
reward its followers, both rich and poor.
Merton contended that centralized machine organizations appeared in
American cities because local government, organized on the principle of
separation of powers, proved too weak and fragmented to meet the needs
of urban society.
24. D Finance Commission is mentioned in article 280; the finance

Commission recommends the distribution of tax proceeds between
central and state governments ; it also decides the amount of grants in aid
from centre to states.
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25. D Hegel propounded the historical dialectical idealism
D Just know this

26.
C All elections in India except the elections to panchayats and

27.
municipalities under 73rd and 74th amendments are done under the
superintendence, direction, and control of election Commission of India
as per article 324
28. C Limited government implies constitutionalism, that is, the government is

limited by the constitutional provisions which is equally applicable to the
state as well as to the citizens. Rule of law denotes constitutionalism. It
also denotes equality, that is, all are equal in the eyes of law
29. B This is as per article 239
30. C
31. C Interest group support different political parties at different times based
on which party help them in getting their interests fulfilled.
32. A It is better to remember the timeline of Indian presidents, prime ministers,

vice presidents.
33. C
34. A Just know these facts
35. A For Rousseau, private property was the main factor behind in equality in
modern civilization
36. A This is a utilitarian view in which the legislature should distribute the
public good or provide the public good on the basis of the principle -
greatest happiness to greatest number of people.
37. C Cultural Pluralism does not hinder the functioning of democratic

institutions.
38. C Common sense questions, can be easily guessed
39. D Backward class Commission are constituted as per article 340 of Indian
constitution
40. C
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41. A The doctrine of ‘limited sovereignty’ meant that the eastern bloc nation
which were like satellite nations to USSR had only limited sovereignty.
42. C Federalism required an upper house which represents and protects the
powers and autonomy of the federating units.
43. C
44. D Ricardo was a liberal thinker
45. B Rawls’ equality principle contained 2 principles- one the principle of Fair
equality of opportunity and second the difference principle. Remember
the lexical priority of the 3 principles of Rawls’ theory of justice.
46. C Prime Minister is not head of the state president or the monarch is the
head of the state in parliamentary form of government.
47. B Yes, Prime Minister come 3rd in the order of precedence, behind
president and vice president
48. D
49. D Just know
50. C Diarchy means dual government. Under the system of Diarchy during the
British rule some subjects where transferred to ministers who were
popularly elected whereas few subjects were reserved for the ministers
who were nominated in the executive council of the governor.
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SECTION 3
MODEL CUET PG TEST

PAPERS
TWO SAMPLE PAPERS

WITH ANSWER KAYS
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CUET PG MODEL TEST PAPER 1
1.The term ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ is associated with?

A. Decision making Theory
B. Uncertainty Theory
C. Neo-realist Theory
D. Game Theory
2.Who among the following does not belong to normative philosophical tradition?
A. St. Augustine
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Plato
D. Montesquieu
3. Psychological basis of Hobbes’ social contract theory is?

A. Confusion
B. Hedonism
C. Apprehension
D. Happiness
4.Which among the following is/are the most potent safeguard of Liberty?
A. Democracy
B. Separation of power
C. Independence of Judiciary
D. Local Self-Governing Institutions
5.Which of these is Not supporter of positive liberty?

A. T.H. Green
B. Rousseau
C. John Rawls
D. Hegel
6.“I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.” Who said?
A. Rousseau
B. Hegel
C. Locke
D. Montesquieu
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7. Marx’s theory of the state and revolution is taken from
(A) German classical philosophy
(B) British political economy
(C) French revolutionary tradition
(D) American war of independence
8. Which is wrongly matched about Marx Writings ( Concepts- his book)

A. Camera Obscura – The Critique of the Gotha Programme
B. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - The Eighteenth Brumaire of
Louis Bonaparte
C. Alienation - Economic and political manuscript of 1844
D. A spectre is haunting Europe – The Communist Manifesto
9. Political obligation and state are linked together in the thoughts of ?

A. T.H. Green
B. Laski
C. J.S.Mill
D. R.M.Maclver
10. Which is Not correctly Matched

Revolution Thinker associated
A. the Puritan Revolution/the civil war Hobbes
B. The Glorious revolution Locke
C. The French Revolution Rousseau
D. The Chinese Revolution 1949 Chiang Kai-shek
11.Which is Not correctly Matched

Book Author
A. Politics: Who Gets What, When, How Harold Lasswell
B. Human Nature in Politics Graham Wallas
C. Utopia Charles Fourier
D. A Grammar of Politics Laski
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12. Who was first to give the concept of Sovereignty in political theory?
A. Thomas Hobbes
B. Robert Filmer
C. John Austin
D. Jean Bodin
13. Who gave labour theory of property?

A. Marx
B. Locke
C. Ricardo
D. J.S.Mill
14. Which is not true of J.S.Mill’s thought or about him?

A. Pleasures differ in quality
B. Was called prophet of empty liberty
C. Labour association should own joint stock of companies
D. Felicific calculator can objectively measure the pleasure
15 Which pair is Not correctly matched?

A. Plato- Crito
B. Machiavelli- The Golden Ass
C. Lipset- Political Man
D. Morgenthau- Theory of International Politics
16. Which is Not correct about Machiavelli?
A. He compared Fortuna with good luck for the prince

B. He was first political thinker in the modern era to separate political realm from
theology/religion
C. Concept of modern nation-state could be traced in his political thought
D. He advised the king ( prince) to use religion for maintaining his state.
17. Which thinker conceived society as ‘cooperative venture for mutual advantage’?
A. John Rawls
B. T.H.Green
C. Harlod Laski
D. John Locke
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18. Which is Not Correct of western political thoughts?
A. Both Aristotle and Hegel gave organic and integrative theory of state
B. Aristotle and Plato are considered founders of philosophical-normative approach
C. Aristotle is considered as father of comparative politics
D. Aristotle assigned same political role to women as to men
19.For whom justice denoted functional division of Society?

A. Hegel
B. Aristotle
C. Plato
D. Rawls
20. Marx gave the principle of "From each according to his ability, to each according to
his needs” in which of his book?
21. Which is Not correct of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

A. He put political freedom before social reforms
B. He supported British rule and called it God sent opportunity
C. He founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828
D. Believed in Vedantic principle of Monotheism and Unitarianism
22.Gandhiji adopted the idea of passive resistance, a form of civil disobedience, from?
A. John Ruskin
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Henry Thoreau
D. Socrates
23.Which is Not correct about Ambedkar?

A. He learnt pragmatism from John Dewey, his teacher at Colombia University
B. He believed in Constitutional morality, which he adopted from George Grote
C. He participated in all three round table conference
D. Supported decentralised governance and Panchayati Raj system
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24. Which is Not correct about Savarkar?
A. Was a rationalist Atheist, was against ‘Hindu ritualism’ and Caw protection
B. PM Indira Gandhi released Postal Stamp on Savarkar
C. He founded Anushilan Samiti in 1905
D. For him, Hinduism was only a part of Hindutva
25. In Kautilya’s Mandala theory of IR, there were total of how many elements?
A. 62
B. 72
C. 42
D. 64
26.Which of these thinkers is Not associated with global justice?
A. Ronald Dworkin
B. John Rawls
C. Charles Beitz
D. Thomas Pogge
27. Which is Not correct about Climate Agreements?

A. First UN summit on environment was 1972 United Nations Conference on the
Environment in Stockholm
B. Agenda 21, adopted in Rio Earth Summit 1992, was plan of action under which
developed states should take the lead, committing themselves to restoring 1990 levels of
GHG emissions by the year 2000.
C. Legally binding commitment to reduce GHG emission was part of only one climate
agreement- Kyoto Protocol-1997
D. Principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) was adopted in Kyoto
Protocol-1997
28. 1st UN summit on human environment was held in

A. 1972 Stockholm
B. 1959 Antarctica
C. 1969 Montreal
D. 1992 Rio
29. ‘Public Policy is purposive course of action followed by an actor or set of actors in
dealing with a problem or matters of concern’- who gave this definition of Public Policy?
A. Thomas Dye
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. H.D. Lasswell
D. E. Anderson
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30.Which country is going to become the president of G 20 in December 2022?
A. India
B. Indonesia
C. Brazil
D. China
31.Which of the following is not correct about the cold war that became the dominant
feature of International Relations after the World War II ?
A. Golden period of 20th century due to long lasting stability and development
B. Encouraged arms race, including nuclear arsenal
C. Balance of power through military alliances
D. Entire 3rd world dividing into two rival camps
32. What is correct about ‘New Cold war’ during the cold war ?
1. A phase during cold war, beginning 1979, during which conflict between the rival
powers intensified.
2. Invasion of Afghanistan by USSR in 1979 fully developed into new or second cold war
3. Arena of conflict shifted from central Europe to 3rd world countries
4. It lasted till USSR pulled out of Afghanistan
Options:
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 2, 3,4
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,4
33.Arrange the following cold war events chronologically

1. INF treaty
2. Truman Doctrine
3. Star War
4. Reykjavík Summit
Options:
A. 3,1,2,4
B. 1,2,3,4
C. 2,3,4,1
D. 1,3,2,4
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Book Author
A. After Hegemony Robert Keohane
B. World Order George F. Kennan
C. Soft Power Joseph Nye
D. Man, the State, and War Kenneth Waltz
35.How many countries are members of G-20?

A. 20
B. 19
C. 21
D. 27
36.Which is the agreement which removed border restrictions for travel in any country
of the EU?
A. The Schengen Agreement
B. The Euro zone Agreement
C. The Paris Agreement
D. The Maastricht Agreement
37.Which is Not one of the founding members of ASEAN?

A. Indonesia
B. Malaysia
C. Cambodia
D. Philippines, Singapore
38.Which is Not a Specialized Agency of UN?

A. IMF
B. ITU
C. The Economic and Social Council
D. IAEA
E. UNESCO
39.When last SAARC Summit held?

A. 2018
B. 2016
C. 2014
D. 2019
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40.Which Country is currently holding the presidentship of NAM?
A. Azerbaijan
B. Armenia
C. Pakistan
D. Ghana
41.Which is Not correct about Neo-realism?

A. Restated classical realism in more scientific way
B. Gave preference to structures over actors
C. It analyses domestic politics to understand global politics
D. States prioritize national interest in so far as they ensure survival of the states
42.Which is Not correct about Neo-Liberalism?

A. Came closer to neo-realism
B. believe in efficacies of International Institutional Regimes in moderating the behaviours
of states
C. It gives due importance to non-state actors
D. It believes in the relative gains in cooperation among states in IR
43.Which is Not correct about Feminist approach to IR?

A. Ann J. Tickner reformulated the 6 principles of realism as given by Hans Morgenthau
B. Carol Cohn raised the question 'where are the women (in IR)?'
C. Mainstream theories focus more on masculine aspects, such as power, security, war,
diplomacy, etc, in IR
D. Feminism is considered as one of the critical theories in IR
44.Which IR tradition offers a middle ground between the opposing theories of realism
and liberalism?
A. The Copenhagen School
B. Constructivism
C. Neo-classical Realism
D. The English School
45.Neo-realism and neo-liberalism do not differ on?

A. Nature of gains in international cooperation
B. Role of non-state actors
C. Importance of international organisation in moderating the behaviours of states
D. State as rational actor
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46.Plural executive is the feature of the polity of ?
A. USA
B. France
C. UK
D. Switzerland
47.Which is correct about polity of USA and UK?
A. House of Lords in UK is more powerful than Senate of USA
B. Ideological divide between rival parties is sharper in UK than that in USA
C. Separation of power is well delineated in UK than that in USA
D. In decision making UK PM is more dependent on UK parliament than the US president
on Congress
48.Which is Incorrect?
A. Dual citizenship is provided by USA and UK
B. Residual powers lie with States/federating units in USA, Switzerland, and
Australia
C. Upper houses in Australia and USA have equal representation from the
States/federating units
D. Swiss polity contain many features of direct democracy
49.Which are two observer states in UN?

A. Israel and the Holy See
B. State of Palestine and Kurd Autonomous Area
C. Chechen Republic and State of Palestine
D. the Holy See and the State of Palestine
50.The CoP ( Conference of party) climate conference extends from the ?

A. 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
B. 1997 Kyoto Protocol
C. 1972 UN conference on human Environment
D. 2015 Paris Climate Accord
51.Last member to join NATO is?

A. Ukraine
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. North Macedonia
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Actions/events Governor General/Viceroy
A. Permanent Settlement in Bengal Lord Cornwallis
B. Local Self-Govt Lord Ripon
C. Division of Bengal Lord Wavell
D. The Rowlett Act Lord Chelmsford
53.Which is Not correct about Government of India Act, 1935?
A. Introduced Diarchy in Centre
B. Provincial Autonomy
C. All India Federation
D. Introduced Bicameral Legislatures in Centre

Mission/commission/committee Year/Date
A. Cripps Mission 1942
B. Simon Commission 1927
C. Nehru Committee 1928
D. Cabinet Mission 1946
55.Who was the first Acting PM of India?

A. Gulzarilal Nanda
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Morarji Desai
D. Indira Gandhi
56.Article 368 mention how many ways to amend the Constitution?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
57.Which of these is Not correct about the Money Bill?

A. Definition of money bills is given in articles 109
B. Lok Sabha Speaker is the final authority to certify a bill as money bill
C. Rajya Sabha can hold money bill passed by Lok Sabha only for 14 days
D. Lok Sabha may or may not agree to amendments made in the money bill by Rajya Sabha
E. President cannot refuse to give assent to the money bill passed by the Parliament.
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Item/subject Article
A. Annual Financial statement (Budget) 112
B. SC advises the President 143
C. Writ petition in HC 226
D. Administrative Tribunal 323
59.Who takes oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution?

A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Governor
D. Both B& C
60.Tenure of Attorney-General for India is?

A. Three year
B. Four Year
C. Five Year
D. During the pleasure of the President

Item/subject Article
A. Uniform Civil Code 44
B. Living wage for workers 43
C. Right to work 41
D. Organisation of village panchayats 42
62.A system of government which falls in a class by itself, which differs fundamentally
from the presidential and cabinet types, but which combine certain features of both, is
prevalent in
A) France
B) Switzerland
C) Germany
D) China
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63.Radical comparativists who profound the theory of under development favoured
A) Alienation and modernisation
B) alienation and dependency
C) Dependence and modernisation
D) imperialism and dependency
64.Which one of the following is an essential prerequisite for constitutionalism?

A) Limited Government
B) A written constitution
C) Guarantee of Fundamental Rights
D) Division of Powers
65. Public policy is the outcome of collective decision making by self-interested

individuals; this relates to which model of public policy?
A. Political system
B. Game Theory
C. Individualist theory
D. Rational Choice Theory
66.On the recommendation of which committee a limit of only 2 constituencies for

contesting election was mandated?
A. Dinesh Goswami Committee

B. Tarkunde Committee
C. Indrajeet Gupta Committee
D. Jeevan Reddy Committee
67.First Indian President to die while serving as president was?

A. Dr. Radhakrishnan
B. Dr. Zakir Hussain
C. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
68.Under which article the provisions of Article 19 can be suspended during emergency
due to war or by external aggression?
A. Article 358
B. Article 359
C. Article 352
D. Article 360
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69.Which is Not correct about the constituent Assembly?
A. It was constituted as per the Cabinet Mission Plan-1946
B. Its members were indirectly elected
C. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was the President of the Constituent Assembly.
D. H.C. Mukherjee was elected as the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly.
70.Which article mention collective responsibility of the council of minister to

Parliament?
A. Article 75(3)
B. Article 74
C. Article 78(2)
D. Article 79
71.Article 5-11 relates to?

A. Union and the states
B. Changes in name and boundaries of states
C. National Symbols
D. Citizenship
72.Who among the following was the president of Indian National congress at the time
of India’s independence?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Patel
D) J.B.Kriplani
73.What is the minimum and maximum permissible strength of the legislative Assembly
(Vidhan Sabha) of any state?
A) 40 and 450 members
B) 45 and 425 members
C) 60 and 500 members
D) 50 and 545 members
74.Which of the following has the power to establish a common High court for two or
more states and a union territory?
A) Supreme Court
B) Parliament
C) Rajya Sabha
D) President
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75.Who characterises the Indian Union as a “federation with centralizing
tendency”?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Granville Austin
(C) K.C. Wheare
(D) Ivor Jennings
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CUET PG MODEL TEST PAPER 2
1.Negative liberty should be distinguished from the ‘conditions of its exercise,’ who said
this?
E. J.S. Mill
F. Isaiah Berlin
G. John Locke
H. Charles Taylor
2.Who among the following is Not associated with natural rights theory?
E. Thomas Aquinas
F. Hugo Grotius
G. John Locke
H. Bentham
3.Who among them are not associated with classical liberalism?

E. Locke
F. Bentham
G. Herbert Spenser
H. T.H. Green
4.Which of the following is not correct about the concept of equality?
A. The egalitarians attempt to neutralise the effect of natural, social, and brute luck
hampering equality
B. Equality of opportunity is linked to liberalism and equality of outcome to socialism or
communism
C. Equality of opportunity cannot be made substantive such as to approach near to
equality of outcome
D. John Rawls’ difference principle is the principle of social equality
5. Which of the following is not correct about the concept of right?
A. Ronald Dworkin gave the concept of rights as trump

B. Social contract theories supported legal rights as given by the state
C. Protection of individual rights is the basic tenet of liberal doctrine
D. Right versus good denotes Liberalism versus Socialism
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A. Legal theory of Sovereignty John Austin
B. Monistic theory of Sovereignty John Austin
C. Absolutist theory of Sovereignty Rousseau
D. First modern theory of Sovereignty Jean Bodin
7.T.H. Marshall, who gave liberal theory of citizenship, gave 3 components of

citizenship; which is Not one of them?
A. Civil
B. Cultural
C. Political
D. Social

A. Simone de Beauvoir ‘the second sex’
B. Shulamith Firestone ‘The Dialectic of sex
C. Kate Millet: ‘Sexual politics
D. Germaine Greer ‘Becoming the Third Wave’
9. Which thinker gave Liberal Theory of Minority Rights?
A. Ronald Dworkin
B. Will Kymlicka
C. Michael Walzer
D. Bentham
10.International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)- 1966

are considered protecting
A. 1st Generation Rights
B. 2nd Generation Rights
C. 3rd Generation Rights
D. 4th Generation Rights
11. Who gave an elitist definition of Democracy as merely means to elect ruler by
periodic elections?
A. Walter Lippman
B. Edmund Burke
C. Carole Pateman
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D. Joseph Schumpeter
12.Which is the most vexed ( long standing irritating issue) issue plaguing ( troubling)
the contemporary global politics and International relations?
A. Nationalism
B. Gender equality
C. National self determination
D. Cultural clashes
13. Absence of domination is liberty; this relates to which theory of liberty

A. Liberal theory
B. Socialist theory
C. Minority rights theory
D. Republican theory
14. Which political thinker found connections between Political culture and political
development?
A. David Apter
B. Lucian Pye
C. Gabriel Almond
D. WW Rostow
15. Which thinker linked electoral system to party system?

A. Giovanni Sartori
B. Maurice Duverger
C. Otto Kirchheimer
D. Rokken & Lipset
16. Which wave of feminism is also called radical feminism?

A. 2nd wave
B. 3rd wave
C. 4th wave
D. Post-colonial and sub-altern feminism in the 21st century
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17.Which of these cannot be associated with the post-behavioural approach to
Comparative Politics?
A. fact-value synthesis
B. Pure Science based on facts & observations
C. Substance over technique
D. Social change
18. Which is Not Correctly Matched

List 1(Electoral system) List 2(Country)
A. Single-member plurality voting (SMP) A. Switzerland
B. Two round runoff B. France
C. Preferential Voting C. Australia
D. Mixed member proportional representation D. Germany
19. Basic differing point between totalitarian and authoritarian regime is?
A. Single party rule
B. Loss of freedom
C. Ideological project
D. Concentration of power
20. By whom political system has been defined as “that system of interaction in any
society which is binding or authoritative allocations are made and implemented”?
A) Laswell
B) Max Weber
C) David Easton
D) Almond
21. Which is Not one of the characteristics of the populist regimes?

A. Preference to Son of the soil
B. Majoritarianism
C. Multi-culturalism
D. True people vs others
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22. Which is Not correct about the Party system?
A. FPTP generally results into two party system
B. PR electoral system witness multi-party coalition Government
C. With the rise of BJP as dominant party coalition era has ended in Indian Polity
D. Indian party system witnessed fragmentation beginning 1989
23. First Empirical study of political culture was done by?

A. James Coleman
B. Almond and Verba
C. Huntington
D. Edward Shils
24. Who said “The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, be thought himself of
saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of
civil society”
E. Locke
F. Bentham
G. Edmund Burke
H. Rousseau
25. The Marxian theory of Surplus Value is largely derived from the theory of?
E. Malthus
F. John Stuart Mill
G. Ricardo
H. Adam Smith
26. Which one in incorrect as influences on Marx’s thoughts/theories?
E. He changed Proudhon’s slogan ‘property as theft’ to a slogan ‘ profit as theft’

F. Marx used David Hume’s empiricism to develop his empirical and scientific
socialism
G. Marx used Hegel’s dialectical historical idealism to develop his conception of
dialectical historical materialism
H. Marx used Feuerbach’s concepts on materialism and alienation
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27.………… is the chief advocate of the patriarchal theory of State
A. Henry Maine
B. Locke
C. Walter Lippman
D. Edmund Burke
28.Plato’s Republic is concerning

A. Education
B. Ethics
C. Ideal State
D. Justice

List 1(Thinkers) List 2(How they defined Justice)
A. Aristotle A. Justice as proportional equality
B. Bentham D. Justice as perfect obligation
C. John Rawls B. Justice as fairness in distribution of primary social goods
D. Plato C. Justice is doing one’s own duty as per one’s station
of life.
30.Which is Not correct about Aristotle?

A. Considered as the father of comparative politics
B. For him, State was the highest manifestation of morality and ethics
C. Hobbes, like many other social contract thinkers, was influenced by Aristotle
D. First game the concept of distributive justice
31. Which is Not correct about John Rawls?

A. For him, justice is the first virtue of any social arrangement
B. He gave preference to rights of individuals over the common good
C. To him justice was the perfect obligation of individuals towards others in a just and
good society
D. He assigned last priority to his difference principle as part of his 3 principles of the
theory of justice
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32.Which is Not one of the views of Machiavelli on Religion?
E. Criticized the Roman Catholic church and Christian values and morality itself
F. For Machiavelli, the church was the cause of Italy’s disunity
G. For him, Politics should be separated from Religion
H. He preferred reformed Christianity and believed in after life and eternity of soul
33.“Science is the fruit of idle curiosity; philosophy is mere intellectual frippery” Who
said?
A. J.S. Mill
B. Bentham
C. David Hume
D. Rousseau
34.Which is not true about Ideas/opinions of J.S.Mill?

A. He supported active role of state in moral and intellectual development of citizen
B. He considered threat to liberty more from society than from state/govt.
C. He supported Labour association owning joint stock of companies
D. He supported one person one vote principle
35.Which is Not correct about Hobbes?

A. Deliberately ignored Aristotle in his political thoughts
B. To him, Felicity is continued success in obtaining those things which a man from
time-to-time desires
C. He refuted nominalism
D. To him, man is bundle of matter in motion
36.Which of these is not correct about social contract of Hobbes?

A. His state of nature was pre-social and pre-political
B. Sovereign was not party to the contract
C. There was no occasion for dis-obeying the Sovereign
D. Contracting individuals vested almost all their rights and powers in the Sovereign
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37.Which is incorrect about John Locke?
A. His book ‘an Essay Concerning Human Understanding’ took positive view
of human nature refuting Hobbes’ very negative views on human nature
B. He was ardent supporter of private property without any restrictions or
conditions.
C. His book ‘ Two Treatises of Government’ was refutation to Robert Filmer’s
Patriarcha
D. He is considered as an apologist of the glorious revolution in England
38.Which is Not correct about Gandhiji?

A. He supported JS Mill’s version of Utilitarianism
B. He was considered anarchist
C. He didn’t outright oppose the caste system
D. He didn’t outright oppose capitalism
39.Gandhi’s vision of decentralised, non-hierarchical, participative and substantive

democracy is contained in his idea of?
A. Community of communities
B. Gram Swaraj
C. Panchayati Raj
D. Oceanic Circle

A. He remained president of Hindu Mahasabha for 7 years
B. He remained president of RSS for 5 years
C. He first articulated the idea of Hindu Rashtra
D. He was not against the western concept of nation
41.Which is Not society founded by Ambedkar

A. Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha
B. Samata Sainik Dal
C. Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti
D. Depressed Classes Education Society
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42.Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in his petition to British Govt for restoring freedom of press,
gave many logics in support of freedom of press; which is Not one of them?
A. Help educating people
B. Work as watchdog on executives
C. Inculcate feeling of nationalism
D. safety valve against popular rebellion
43.Which is Not correct about John Rawl’s idea of Global Justice?

E. He formulated his idea of global justice in his book ‘Law of people’
F. Decent non-liberal people would also accept the law of peoples
G. He extended his difference principle to global level
H. It was based on core liberal principles of tolerance
44.the belief that all people are entitled to equal respect, rights and consideration, no
matter what their citizenship status or other affiliations happen to be, is called?
E. Globalism
F. Universalism
G. Global Justice
H. Cosmopolitanism
45. Headquarter of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is in?
A. Geneva
B. Nairobi
C. New York
D. Brussels
46.Till now …..CoP held on climate change?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28
47.With which country ASEAN recently celebrated its 30 years of Partnership?

A. India
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Japan
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48. Which Conference is Not related to setting up of UN?
A. Dumbarton Oaks Conference
B. San Francisco Conference
C. Tehran Conference
D. Geneva Conference
49.Currently NAM has how many members?

A. 110
B. 115
C. 120
D. 125
50. Concept of Human security originated in the report of?

A. UNDP’s Human Development report 1994
B. World Bank’s report of 1992
C. World Bank’s Human Development report of 1994
D. UN Human rights council report 1994
51.Neo-realism and neo-liberalism differ on the issue of?

E. Anarchical structure of as the reality of IR
F. States are not guided by morality and idealism in IR
G. Efficacies of international regimes in moderating the behaviours of states
H. States do cost-benefit analysis of their actions in IR

Thinker Theory
A. Joseph Nye Complex Interdependence
B. Kenneth Waltz Offensive Neo- realism
C. John Mearsheimer Neo-realism
D. John Herz Security Dilemma
422
53. Who is the author of the book “ The rise and decline of the cold war “
A) Desmond Domelly
B) Paul Seabury
C) Churchill
D) Fedrick L.Schuman
54. Which is Not correctly matched

Cold war events Years
A. Erection of Berlin wall 1948-49

B. ‘containment’-Truman Doctrine 1946-53
C. Détente 1969-79
D. New Cold War 1979-85
55.Which is Not correct about UN human Rights Council ?

A. UN human Rights Council was set up in on 15 March 2006 by UNGA resolution
60/251
B. Russia was suspended from UN human Rights Council in April, 2022
C. Office of the President of the UN human Rights Council and UN High Commissioner
is vested in the same person.
D. Previously the UN human Rights Council was called United Nations Commission on
Human Rights
56.Which is Not correctly matched

Sino-India relation events Years
A. Panchsheel 1954
B. Wuhan Spirit 1988
C. Doklam Stand off 2017
D. Galwan valley conflict 2020
57.Which is Not correct about Indo-US relations?

A. Signing of nuclear deal, called 123 agreements, in 2008
B. First 2+2 talk in 2020
C. Signing of Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Intelligence
(BECA) in 2020
D. India joining US sponsored QUAD and IPEF
423
58.Arrange chronologically the following cold war events
1. U-2 Incident
2. Bay of Pigs Invasion
3. The Prague Spring
4. The Suez Crisis
Options:
E. 4,1,3,2
F. 1,2,3,4
G. 4,1,2,3
H. 1,3,2,4
59.Kyoto Protocol, an Environmental treaty, extends from?

A. 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
B. 1997 Kyoto Declaration
C. 1972 UN conference on human Environment
D. 2015 Paris Climate Accord

Environmental conventions Related Issue
A. Ramsar Convention Wetlands
B. Vienna Convention Ozone Hole
C. Basel Convention Hazardous Wastes
D. Bonn Convention Chemical Weapon
61.Free 5 kg of food grains were provided to poor people during the Pandemic under
which central Govt Scheme?
E. National Food Security Mission
F. Targeted Public Distribution System
G. MGNAREGA
H. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
424
62. In which stage of policy process role of specialists are more pronounced?
A. Agenda setting
B. Problem definition
C. Policy Evaluation
D. Policy alternatives
63.Who nominates the Chairman of the public account committee of the Indian
Parliament?
A) The prime Minister
B) The speaker of Lok Sabha
C) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
D) The President
64.which is wrongly matched

Article Bodies
A. 243 A Gram Sabha
B. 243 ZD District planning Committee
C. 279 A GST Council
D. 273 Inter-State Council
65. What is the maximum permissible strength of the legislative Council in states having
such a Council (Vidhan Parishad) ?
A) half of the numbers of members in Legislative Assembly
B) 2/3rd of the numbers of members in Legislative Assembly
C) 1/3rd of the numbers of members in Legislative Assembly
D) 1/6th of the numbers of members in Legislative Assembly
66.The first effective attempt by the nationalists for drafting the constitution of
independent India may be traced back to?
A) the Poona Pact
B) Sapru Report
C) Nehru report
D) Jinnah’s fourteen point
425
67.Chairperson of which parliamentary committee is the opposition party member by
convention
A. The Estimate Committee
B. Public Accounts Committee
C. Assurance Committee
D. Public Undertakings Committee
68.Which is Not correct about Election Process in India

A. Kerala was the first state to implement the model code of conduct in India in its 1960
elections.
B. Model code of conduct has the force of law
C. NOTA option was first used in 2013 elections after the SC judgement
D. Election Commission of India is not conducting the elections of Panchayats and
Municipalities
69. Which committee is not related to Electoral Reforms?

A. Jeevan Reddy Committee
B. Indrajeet Gupta Committee
C. Rajamunnar Committee
D. Tarkunde Committee
70.For impeachment of president which of the following majority is required?

A. a majority of the total membership of the House present and voting
B. a majority of 2/3rd of the members of the House present and voting
C. a majority of not less than two thirds of the total membership of the House
D. a majority of not less than three fourth of the total membership of the House
A. Art. 21 Judicial activism

B. Art 22(3) Necessary evil
C. Art. 19(1) Reasonable restrictions
D. Art. 13(2) Judicial Review
426
72.Which article state duties of Prime Minister as respects the furnishing of information
to the President?
A. Article 75
B. Article 79
C. Article 78
D. Article 74
73.Which writ is related to right to life & personal liberty?

A. Mandamus.
B. Quo-warranto
C. Certiorari
D. Habeas Corpus
74.Which is Not correct about the 5th Schedule?

A. It deals with administration of tribal areas in the states other than the N-E states
B. Presently provisions of the 5th Schedule are applicable in 10 states
C. The districts coming under 5th schedule areas are called autonomous district
D. Tribal advisory councils are to be constituted in those areas
A. Group Theory Robert dahl

B. Game theory March & Olsen
C. Public Choice Theory Vincent Ostrom
D. Incrementalism Charles Lindblom
427
ANSWER KEY
WITH ADDL. INFO
CUET MODEL TEST PAPERS
428
CUET MODEL TEST PAPER- 1

No. KEY
1. D ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ is typical example of the game theory; both prisoner

may get least punishment if they remain silent but because neither of them
trust other they reveal and get more punishment.
Game theory deals with decision making affected by expected
behaviour/decision by the other players.
von Neumann is considered as the father of the game theory
D Montesquieu was French thinker of Enlightenment era

2.
Hedonism claims that human behaviour is determined by desires to increase

3. B
pleasure and to decrease pain
Hobbes argued that there is only two basic desires in humans- Appetite(
which gives them pleasure) and Aversion( which help them avoid pain)
Modern utilitarianism used physiological hedonism of Hobbes
B Separation of power include independence of Judiciary

4.
Montesquieu advocated Separation of power doctrine to secure liberty
John Rawls was true liberal supporting individual rights and negative liberty
5. C
Just remember
6. A
Marx wrote extensively on French revolutionary tradition

7. C
Camera Obscura – was mentioned in German Ideology. Ideology was

8. A
compared with Camera Obscura which shows things upside down( reverse).
Same way, as per Marx, ideology make one understand reality in reverse way.
T.H. Green wrote ‘principles of political obligation’

9. A
429
D Chiang Kai-shek was opposed to the communist revolution led by Mao
10.
Zedong; he fled to Taiwan and established Republic of China (ROC) there.
Utopia was written by Thomas More.
11. C
Much later, John Austin, a British jurist gave the monistic and legal theory of
12. D
Sovereignty.
labour theory of property by Locke: since persons own their own body and
13. B
labour, when they mix their labour with that which is unowned it becomes
their property. Property as ‘fruit of labour’
Nozick ridiculed Locke’s labour theory of property
Mill considered Felicific calculator as absurdity
14. D
Theory of International Politics( 1979) by Kenneth Waltz

15. D
Morgenthau wrote ‘ Politics among nation(1948)’
Compared Fortuna to furious women
16. A
Machiavelli's Fortuna is a malevolent and uncompromising source of human
misery, pain, and disaster.
Fortuna is enemy of political order, the ultimate threat to the safety and
security of the state
Compared Fortuna as furious river destroying everything in its flood
Just remember
17. A
Aristotle considered women inferior to men, didn’t assign them public roles.
18. D
Plato made functional division of society into 3 class and defined justice as
19. C
doing duty as per one’s placement in a particular class.
Just remember
20. B
Just reverse, Raja Ram Mohan Roy put social reforms before political
21. A
freedom
Henry Thoreau Wrote ‘Civil Disobedience(1849)’

22. C
Ambedkar opposed decentralised governance and Panchayati Raj system

23. D
24. C • Anushilan Samiti was founded by Satish Chandra Basu

• Savarkar founded Abhinav Bharat
Just remember
25. B
430
A Ronald Dworkin, a luck egalitarian, gave theory of ‘equality of resources’
26.
D Principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) was adopted

27.
in the Rio Earth Summit-1992
28. A • 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the 1st UN summit on human

environment
• It was celebrated as Stockholm+50
Just remember
29. D
30. A • Must know

• India has declared the G-20 Summit would be in J&K
Most of the Entire 3rd world joined NAM
31. D
New cold war ended in 1985, while USSR pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989
32. C
Remember timeline of cold war events

33. C
34. B • World Order was written by Henry Kissinger, former secretary of

state USA
• The term ‘shuttle diplomacy’ is related to Henry Kissinger
20th member of G-20 is EU !
35. B
just know this important fact

36. A
37. C • 5 founding member ASEAN-Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,

Singapore and Thailand
• They signed the ‘Bangkok Declaration’ on 8 August 1967
The Economic and Social Council is one of chief organs of UN
38. C
2014 SAARC Summit, the 18th, was held at Kathmandu; since then No
39. C
SAARC Summit
Just know
40. A
Neo-classical realism analyses domestic politics to understand global politics

41. C
431
Neo-liberalism believes in the absolute gains in cooperation among states in
42. D
IR
Cynthia Enloe raised the question 'where are the women (in IR)?'
43. B
Just remember
44. D
Very important fact, remember it

45. D
The 7 member federal council is the executive in Switzerland; members of

46. D
the federal council, in rotation, becomes head of the state.
In parliamentary Democracy the Government is dependent on maintaining

47. B
majority of the party in parliament, hence ideological division among party (
bi-partisan) need to be sharper and party loyalty should be high.
UK has single citizenship
48. A
Important fact
49. D
CoP ( Conference of party) is the conference of parties who are signatory to

50. A
the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Just Remember
51. D
Division of Bengal- Lord Curzon in 1905

52. C
Bicameral Legislatures in Centre was introduced by GOI Act 1919

53. D
Simon Commission came to India in 1928

54. B
Gulzarilal Nanda became acting PM two times

55. A
368 mention 3 ways- addition, alteration, and repeal- to amend the

56. B
Constitution
Definition of money bills is given in articles 110
57. A
432
Administrative Tribunal is mentioned in article 323 A
58. D
know this important fact

59. D
Just remember
60. D
AG is the first law officer of India
Organisation of village panchayats- article 40
61. D
France follows semi-presidential system

62. A
Traditional or conventional comparativists- supported modernisation theory

63. C
Radical Comparativists- supported Dependency Theory
64. A • Limited Government implies rule of law, Constitutionalism,

separation of power, checks & balances
• Limited Government is core thought under the liberal doctrine
Just know; also know other model/approaches to public policy
65. D
Important info
66. A
2nd was Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

67. B
68. A • Read articles 358 and 359 carefully; suspension of article 19 on

grounds of war & external aggression – art. 358
• Suspension of all FR, except under art 20, 21, during emergency- art
359
69. C • Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was the interim President of the

Constituent Assembly.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly.
Just remember
70. A
Better to remember range of articles related to particular theme/office/issue

71. D
like art 52-62- President
fact
72. D
fact
73. C
Fact; all such powers lies with the Parliament

74. B
433
Just remember
75. D
KC Wheare called India a ‘quasi-federal’ state
434
CUET MODEL TEST PAPER- 2
No. KEY
1. B Negative liberty should be distinguished from the ‘conditions of its

exercise- it means that if one is not able to do something due to
natural inability ( man cannot fly) or incapacity( illness), he/she
cannot be said to be un free because of not able to do that activity
D Bentham was supporter of legal rights. To him, natural rights were

2.
nonsense built on stills
3. D T.H.Green give a complete theory of welfare state. Classical

liberalism does not support welfare state. Hence green is not
related to classical liberal. Rather he is considered a supporter of
positive liberalism which allowed state take care of all the needs of
the citizen, that is, the welfare state.
C In fact, opposite is true. Equality of opportunity and equality of

4.
outcome can be put on a continuum. We can make equality of
opportunity very very stringent to make it almost same as equality
of outcome.
5. B Social contract theories supported natural rights
6. C Rousseau supported popular sovereignty. Hobbes gave the concept

of absolutist sovereignty his Leviathan represented absolute
sovereign
3 components of citizenship as per T.H. Marshall were Civil,

7. B
political, and social
8. D ‘Becoming the Third Wave’- Rebecca Walker
Will Kymlicka wrote ‘Multicultural Citizenship(1995)’

9. B
B 1st Generation Rights- civil liberties and political rights

10.
2nd Generation Rights- socio-economic and cultural rights
3rd Generation Rights- group rights, environmental rights
435
11. D Just Remember ; Schumpeter wrote ‘Capitalism, Socialism and
Democracy(1942)’
12. C Issue in Ukraine, Chechnya, philistine, Taiwan, and many places in

world is related to issue of national self-determination, that is, the
people desire to have their own nation state.
13. D Philip Pettit game the republican theory of freedom.
Lucian Pye also gave 3 features of political development- equality,

14. B
capacity, differentiation. He also gave 6 crises in the way of
political development.
Duverger law: FPTP electoral system result into 2 party system.

15. B
Proportional representation normally result into multi-party
system.
16. A Just know
Pure Science based on facts & observations- core feature of

17. B
behaviouralism
18. A Switzerland follows a complex type of party list system
19. C Unlike authoritarianism, the totalitarian regime is essentially an

ideological project. Whereas the authoritarian regime generally
does not interfere in the private affair of its citizens and is not
intended to impose a particular ideology.
20. D Must Remember
21. C Populist regime support true people, that is, the people who are
considered to be the true inhabitant of that nation. Therefore, it
does not believe in multiculturalism
22. C Despite BJP winning majority of seats in Lok Sabha in two

consecutive general elections in 2014 and 2019, it preferred to
form a coalition government. Also, many of the states have
coalition government at present. It clearly indicates that the
coalition era in Indian polity is not over.
Almond and Verba did empirical study of political culture in 5

23. B
countries- USA, UK, Mexico, Italy, Germany; on this basis they
formulated the concept of political culture and wrote the book ‘the
civic culture’.
436
24. D This quote of Rousseau indicates that to him the institution of
private property was the main reason of inequality in the modern
civil society
25. C Ricardo was a liberal thinker. Note that Marx adopted thoughts
from liberalism also to develop his theory of surplus value of
Labour
B Marx was not influenced by David Hume

26.
A Patriarchal theory of State: state has grown out of patriarchal

27.
family which joined together to make a village/ community and
then to become state.
28. D In fact, it is the sub-title of the book

Remember the Republic is book on ethics and politics. It is also
considered one of the finest treaties on education.
29. B The quote ’justice as perfect obligation’ is attributed to John Stuart

Mill.
Perfect obligation denotes our moral duty which we are supposed
to definitely perform towards a particular person at a particular
time. It should be distinguished from imperfect obligation, like
charity, which is left to our desecration.
30. C Hops was not influenced by Aristotle in his political thought. He

deliberately left out Aristotle in his social contract theory
31. C The quote ’justice as perfect obligation’ is attributed to John Stuart

Mill.
Machiavelli didn’t prefer reformed Christianity and kept silence

32. D
on after life and eternity of soul
33. D This statement of Rousseau implies that he was not impressed by

modernity, philosophy, science, and reason.
34. D JS Mill did not support one person one vote principle, rather he
supported a kind of weighted voting system in the favour of
educated and intellectual people
35. C Hobbs supported nominalism.
437
36. C There were few occasions in which one could disobey the
sovereign; these were for saving one’s life and honour of one’s
family.
37. B Locke supported private property but he put forward many

restrictions or conditions for owning and using property
38. A Gandhiji was Deontologist, that is, for him the means should be as
good as the end. Whereas utilitarianism is a kind of teleological
doctrine in which end or goal matters not the means adopted to
achieve it. Therefore, Gandhiji cannot be supporter of
utilitarianism
39. D Don’t get confused with his concept of gram swaraj which is
included in his concept of oceanic circle
40. B Savarkar never joined RSS
Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS4 ) was founded by

41. C
Kanshi Ram
42. C Just know it
Reverse is true, Rawls did not extend his difference principle to

43. C
global level
44. D This is how cosmopolitanism is defined
45. B This is only few of UN agencies headquarter located outside USA

or Western Europe. And this was the first UN agency headquarter
in Africa.
Also note that United Nations environment program(UNEP) was
set up after the first summit on human environment in 1972 in at
Stockholm, Sweden
46. B 26th CoP was held in 2021 in Glasgow UK. The 27th session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC ( extended
from Rio Earth Summit 1992) will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh,
Egypt in 2022.
47. A India became the sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992. This year
India and ASEAN commemorated the 30 years of this partnership
at New Delhi
438
48. D There are multiple Geneva conferences and conventions, the most
important is the Geneva convention 1949 related to humanitarian
treatment during the war
49. C Just Remember

Also, that current presidentship of the NAM is with Azerbaijan
50. A Here remember that the concept of good governance emerged from
the World Bank report of 1992
51. C Neo-realism doubts efficacies of international regimes in

moderating the behaviours of states
52. B Kenneth Waltz is considered defensive Neo- realist

John Mearsheimer is offensive Neo- realist
53. B Just remember this
54. A Berlin wall was erected in 1961
55. C UN Human Rights Council works closely with the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) but are different
agencies.
56. B Wuhan spirit refers to the goodwill generated in the 1st informal
summit( Mr Modi and Xi Jinping) held between India and China at
Wuhan province of China in 2018
57. B First Indo-US 2+2 talk in 2018 at New Delhi
58. C U-2 Incident- 1960

Bay of Pigs Invasion-1961
The Prague Spring- 1968
The Suez Crisis- 1956
59. A Don’t get confused by 1997 Kyoto Declaration; there is nothing

like that
60. D Bonn Convention: Conservation of Migratory Species
61. D Just know
439
62. D Roles:
Problem definition and agenda setting: Political leadership
Policy alternative: policy experts
Policy implementation: Public administration
Policy Evaluation: specialists and Public administration
63. B Just know
64. D Inter-State Council- Article 263

It was set up in 1990; PM is the chairperson
65. C Minimum 40 members
66. C Nehru Report- 1928 ; chairperson Motilal Nehru, Jawahar Lal

Nehru was the secretary to the committee
67. B Just know
68. B Model code of conduct has not the force of law
69. C Rajamunnar Committee, set up by the DMK Government of Tamil

Nadu, was related to centre-state relation
70. C This is super special majority only required for impeachment of

president
71. C Reasonable restrictions to right to freedom- Art. 19(2)
72. C Articles related to PM: 74, 75, 78
73. D Habeas Corpus is the writ one files against illegal detention and
confinement; it literally means ‘ produce the body’
74. C The districts coming under 6th schedule areas are called
autonomous district
75. B John von Neumann is considered as founder of the Game theory
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2022 EDITION OBJECTIVE POLITICAL

• 11 Sets of Theme wise test

• 12 Sets of Mixed Theme wise

• 2 Sets of Model CUET PG Test

• Answer Keys with Explanations

DEAR STUDENTS…WELCOME BACK!

The book is arranged in following way:

How best to use this book:

1.Which term is Not related to Classical Liberalism?

2.Which term is Not related to Liberaltarianism?

3.Which of this term/thinker is Not related to Modern Liberalism?

5.Which term is Not related with Marxism?

6.Which is Not correct about post-Marxism?

7.Which is Not correct about post-positivism?

9.Which is Not correct about post-behaviouralism?

10.Which is of these terms/concepts are not related to Behaviouralism?

13.Which is Not correct about Communitarianism?

14.Find odd one out?

16.Universal Human Rights is most associated with?

18.Which is Not correct about Derrida’s deconstructivism?

19.When Dworkin call Right as Trump, what he meant?

22.Match list 1 and list 2

24.Which is Not correct about John Rawls’ idea of Global Justice?

27. Which of these is Not a 3rd generation Rights?

31.A distribution condition in which resources cannot be reallocated to make one

B) Equality of Opportunity taken to the extreme may resemble Equality of Outcome

C) Formal Equality of opportunity denotes negative liberty, Equality of Outcome denotes

D) They are very different concepts and cannot be placed on a continuum

33.Which is not Correct about Equality of Resources by Ronald Dworkin?

35. About Knowledge, which is Not view as per post-modernism?

36.Which is Not correct about Rawls’ theory of Justice?

37.Which is Not correct about Feminism?

39.Match list 1 and list 2

1. Michael Sandel A. Sources of the Self

3. Charles Taylor C. Culture & Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of

44.Which is Not correct about Ideology?

46. Which is Not related to Gramsci’s concept of Hegemony?

2. Which is Not correct about Joh Rawls’ Theory of Justice?

4. Marx’s theory of the state and revolution is taken from

5. Who considered positive liberty as slippery slope leading to totalitarianism?

7. Which is Not correct about ‘General Will’ of Rousseau?

8. Karl Popper called which thinkers as ‘enemies of open society’?

10. Which of the following is not authored or co-authored by Karl Marx?

15. which of these did not support positive liberty?

18. Which of the following statements is not true of Hobbes?

A. State is prior to individual and family

20.Who is not considered supporter of pluralism?

22. Which pair is Not correctly matched?

23. Who said ‘taxation equals forced labour’?

24. Plato describes the human mind by which of his theories?

26. Lexical priority in Rawls’s theory of Justice is?

27. Who gave capability approach?

28. Which pair is Not correctly matched?

29. Which of the following statements accurately describes Plato’s theory of

A. He preferred Republic form of Government over absolute Monarchy

34. Which is Not correct about theory of Forms by Plato?

A. Ideas are substances

35. Which of these thinkers put women below men?