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1 POLITICAL SCIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 POLITICAL SCIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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1.1 POLITICAL SCIENCE
1. Which right was removed from the Fun- B. Indian Independence
damental Rights because of complications C. Adoption of the Indian Constitution
related to eliminating the Zamindari Sys-
D. Adoption of Human Rights Declaration
tem?
A. Right to property 5. Totalitarianism as a concept means
B. Right to Equality A. that every aspect of political, social,
and economic life is controlled by the gov-
C. Right to Freedom of Religion ernment.
D. Right against exploitation B. the condition of having no government
2. The Bill of Rights protects from and no laws.
C. the ultimate political authority is
A. The people; government
vested in the people.
B. Government; the people
D. a unified government.
C. Minorities; discrimination
6. In which country women don’t have the
D. Rights; Congress right to vote?
3. What is the number of Schedules in Consti- A. Estonia
tution of India? B. Saudi Arabia
A. 8 C. Fiji
B. 9 D. Mexico
C. 7 7. Who wrote the Politics?
D. 12 A. Hobbes
4. The “Law Day” is celebrated to indicate B. Aristotle
the: C. Lock
A. Indian Constitution coming into force D. Mill

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B
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8. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? There 13. Assertion (A):Money bills originate only
are many sources of inequality, like class, in the Lower House of Parliament.Reason
religion, gender, race, etc. (R):The Lower House of the Parliament is

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a popularly elected body.Codes:
A. Marxism
A. Both A and R are individually true and
B. Liberalism
R is the correct explanation of A
C. Socialism
B. Both A and R are individually true but
D. none of above R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is false but R is true
9. On which date State Reorganisation Act
was put into practice? D. A is true but R is false
A. January 1, 1956. 14. Choose the correct meaning for the expres-
B. January 1, 1952. sion below:“The writing is on the wall.”

C. November 1, 1956. A. It’s becoming clear that a particular

outcome is likely. OR there are clear signs
D. November 1, 1953. that a situation is going to become very dif-
ficult or unpleasant.
10. When was Election Commission of India
formed? B. Let’s focus on the most important and
practical aspects of the problem.
A. 1947
C. It has both advantages and disadvan-
B. 1962 tages.
C. 1952 D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
D. 1950 ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
sion.
11. Legitimacy in government is
15. By-Election is the election which is held
A. the condition of having no government.
A. directly
B. only applicable to democratic govern-
B. indirectly
ments.
C. to fill up a vacancy in the legislature
C. popular acceptance of the right and
power of a government or other entity to D. when a legislature is dissolved before
exercise authority. the expiry of its normal term.
D. only needed in times of emergency. 16. Which thinker rejected free-trade theories
of liberalism and argued that states must
12. Which state becomes first to provide adult play a strong role in protecting and de-
franchise?/ Which state gave the right to veloping the national economy against for-
vote without discrimination? eign competitors?
A. Punjab A. Adam Smith
B. Haryana B. Eduard Bernstein
C. Manipur C. Karl Marx
D. Maharashtra D. Friedrich List

8. C 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. A

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17. The power to strike down particular law 23. Branch referred to as the “Administra-
passed by the Parliament is called tion.”
A. Judicial Review A. Executive
B. Dispute Resolution B. Legislative
C. Enforcing Fundamental rights C. Judicial
D. None of these D. none of above
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24. Law goes into effect after it is sent to a
start?
federal agency for rule-making.
A. Lucknow
A. President signs a law
B. Nagaur
B. Veto
C. Hisar
C. Law is passed w/o the President
D. Bareilly
D. Pocket Veto
19. Sovereignty under the Constitution be-
longs to: 25. Which of the following is not a feature of
A. The Parliament Indian parliamentary system?
B. The People A. majority party power
C. The Supreme Court B. Presence of Actual Executive and Nom-
D. The President along with Parliament inal Executive
C. Appointment of Executive to the Legis-
20. Please name a Chinese political thinker
lature
A. Shanghai
D. All of the above
B. ying blog
C. Lee 26. Which of the following is an example of
Congress checking the power of the presi-
D. Chan dent
E. Confucius
A. Conducting oversight of executive
21. What term refers to a system where each agencies
branch of government can limit the power B. issuing a joint resoultion
of the other two branches to keep them
equal in power? C. Proposing and amendment to the Con-
stitution
A. Federalism
D. Negotiatin treaties with foreign con-
B. Bill of Rights
tries
C. Checks and Balances
D. none of above 27. Branch given the power of Issuing Execu-
tive Orders
22. This party believes that the best govern-
A. Executive
ment is a SMALL government that does not
interfere in people’s affairs B. Legislative
A. Republican C. Judicial
B. Democrat D. none of above

18. B 19. B 20. E 21. C 22. A 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. A
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28. What is the meaning of the phrase be- 32. Which Article of the Indian Constitution
low:to set the stage states that the Supreme Court of India
shall be a Court of Record:

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A. to take action without legal authority
or permission. A. Article 125
B. a limited period of time during which B. Article 128
an opportunity exists. C. Article 129
C. to shift responsibility or blame onto D. Article 126
someone else.
D. to prepare for something or create the 33. The main point about a democracy is that
necessary conditions for it to happen. the power ultimately rests with
A. the elected representatives
29. Which form of government requires all cit-
izens to take part in politics? B. the delegates
A. Monarchy C. the religious leaders
B. Dictatorship D. the people
C. One-party government 34. In USA The form of government is
D. Democracy A. Parliamentary
30. The person in this image is known as which B. Presidential
of the following? C. Absolute monarchy
D. Limited monarchy

35. The member of state commission can be re-

moved by the
A. governor on a report by the Supreme
court
B. governor on a resolution passed by
Parliament
C. President on a report by the Supreme
A. Monarch court
B. Dictator D. President on a resolution passed by
the Parliament
C. Democratically elected President
D. None of the above 36. Who is this?

31. Which federal institution oversees the im-

plementation of Constitutional provisions
and procedures?
A. Legislature
B. Executive
C. Judiciary A. Lenin
D. Cabinet B. Karl Marx

28. D 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. B

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C. Engels 42. Are all the countries having constitution,

D. Gramsci democratic?

37. What is the retirement age of Supreme

Court Judge?
A. 60
B. 62
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D. 70
A. Yes
38. one of the problems that face monarchy is
the succession B. No
A. true 43. When was the Belgrade conference, the
B. false First NAM Summit, held?

39. The concept of a “nation-state” refers to: A. 1961

A. A state with a weak military B. 1951
B. A state with multiple ethnic groups C. 1955
C. A state with a homogeneous popula- D. 1966
tion
44. What was the purpose of the 26th amend-
D. A state with no formal government
ment?
40. In dealing with power sharing, which one
of the following is NOT correct about
democracy?
A. people are the source of all political
power
B. in a democracy, people rules them-
selves through institutions of self gover-
nance.
C. in a democracy, due respect is given
to diverse groups and views that exist in
A. voting age of 18
society
D. In a democracy, if the power to de- B. citizens of DC can vote
cide is dispersed, it is not possible to take C. women can vote
quick decisions and enforce them.
D. any color of skin can vote
41. When was the slogan Garibi Hatao was
given by Congress? 45. The Congress of Vienna occurred in

A. Lok Sabha Elections of 1785. A. France

B. State assembly elections of 1783. B. Great Britain
C. Lok Sabha Elections of 1971. C. Austria
D. Lok Sabha Elections of 2015. D. Prussia

37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. C

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46. Who defined political science as “the study 52. Interest groups pay lobbyists to work di-
of any persistent pattern of human rela- rectly with members of Congress to influ-
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extent power, rule and authority.”? seem unfair that interest groups have the
A. Robert Benito money to invest in assuring laws they like
are passed. What constitutional protec-
B. Roberto Carlos tion most assures these groups have this
C. Robert Dahl power and it cannot be taken?
D. Robert Ennis A. freedom of speech

47. The Panchasheela principle was signed be- B. right to bear arms
tween Jawaharlal Nehru along with C. right to a speedy trial
A. Winston Churchill D. freedom of religion
B. Chou-Een- 53. Which of the following leaders decided to
C. Franklin D.Roosevelt convert Cuba in a Russian base
D. Joseph Stalin A. Khrushchev
48. The Indian Constitution recognise every B. Brezhnev
person as C. Gorbachev
A. incidental D. Vladimir Putin
B. equal
54. The official policy of racial separation of ill
C. both of these treatment of blacks followed by the gov-
D. none of these ernment of South Africa was called
A. Apartheid
49. Which type of electoral system is consid-
ered the most proportionate? B. Democracy
A. Majority C. One vote
B. Electoral College D. Constituent assembly
C. Plurality 55. The British Parliament or approval was
D. Single transferable vote given to the Indian Independence Bill.
A. 18/04/1947
50. Overriding the presidential veto is done by
a vote of at least 2/3 of the members of B. 18/05/1947
each House. C. 18/06/1947
A. TRUE D. 18/07/1947
B. FALSE
56. It was considered the first democratic con-
51. We need trade agreements that stitution in Southeast Asia.
A. spite our enemies A. 1987 Philippine Constitution
B. won’t cause conflicts B. 1973 Philippine Constitutions
C. are fair and equitable C. 1935 Philippine Constitution
D. put America first D. Malolos Constitution

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57. Which of these is/are characteristics of a C. Interest Group Entrepreneur

Political party? D. Interest Group Principal
A. Organization and Leadership
62. fundamental rights
B. Fundamental Views and Ideas
A. is natural law
C. A military wing
B. political law
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58. What is the definition of socialism? D. traditional law
A. The idea that the means of produc-
tion, distribution and exchange should be 63. Nations refer to
owned and regulated by the community as A. groups of people with a shared culture
a whole. and history of self-government
B. The idea that all free men over the age B. areas with borders
of 21 of good standing should have the
right to vote. 64. A writ of habeas corpus is an order that
requires
C. The idea that women should have
equal political, social and economic rights A. jailers to bring a prisoner before a
as men. court and explain why they are being held.
D. The idea that a country’s trade and B. prisoners to be provided with legal
industry should be controlled by private counsel.
owners for profit, rather than by the state. C. prisoners to be informed of their right
to remain silent.
59. What kind of provision is made at section
17 of the Indian Constitution D. prisoners to be provided with an op-
portunity to confess.
A. Understanding untouchability has
been forbidden 65. Who was the king of manipur to sign on
B. The right to exploit is provided merger?/ The name of the king of Manipur
who signed the merger letter?
C. The provision of cultural rights is made
A. King Hari Singh / Raja Hari Singh
D. Not of these
B. King Bodh Chander / Raja Bodh Chan-
60. What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of dra
1890 forbid? C. King Nanak Chander / Raja Nanak
A. Combinations and practices that re- Chandra
strained trade D. King Pratap Singh / Raja Pratap Singh
B. Labor unions and their activities
66. Which fundamental right is concerned with
C. Government control of the currency abolition of social distinctions?
D. Monopolies and trusts A. Right to equality
61. Who is the leader of an interest group? B. Right against Exploitation
A. Interest Group President C. Right to Freedom
B. Interest Group Diplomat D. Right to Constitutional Remedies

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67. �������� ������� �� ��� D. The president cannot veto the bill, but
A. 1954 can only extend the deadline of its ap-
proval.

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B. 1958
C. 1962 72. The most influential (important) person at
the Congress of Vienna was
D. 1960
A. Napoleon
68. During the Middle Ages
B. Tallyrand of France
A. Politics separates from religious
thought C. Alexander I of Russia
B. There is no religious thought D. Metternich of Austria
C. There is no political thought 73. Who told that’ power breeds power and
D. None of the above this form the central tenet of ‘elitism’?

69. electoral votes are needed to win the USA A. Robert michel
presidency? B. Harold haski
A. True 74. The slogan Save Democracy was given by
B. False which party?
70. Branch of government that can override a A. Congress
veto B. Telugu Desam Party
A. Executive C. Lok
B. Legislative D. Janata Party
C. Judicial
75. What do you understand by universal
D. none of above
adult franchise?
71. GOOD FOR 5 POINTS! President Sakuragi A. an adult eating french fries
is so busy with so many problems in his
B. everyone have the right to vote
government. He does not have noticed
that a senate bill is already passed by the C. only the rich have the right to vote
bicameral body and is now waiting for his D. only the poor have the right to vote
approval. He only notices and eventually
rejects the bill today, which is the 30th 76. The Supreme Court of India is dependent
day since his office received it. What do on Legislative.
you think will happen to the senate bill? A. True
A. The senate bill will be sent back to the
B. False
legislative branch and will be considered
vetoed by the president. 77. Through we choose our representa-
B. The rejection of the senate bill will be tives?
impossible and illegal since it reaches its A. Elections
30-day limit.
B. lottery System
C. The senate bill will automatically be-
come a law since the president reaches C. voice vote
the 30-day limit. D. tally method

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78. What is Purchase Power Parity (PPP)? 83. Who authored the book ‘Leviathan’?
A. A measure of overall economic output A. Hobbes
B. An attempt to estimate the buying B. LOCKE
power of income in each country by com-
C. Rousseau
paring similar costs using the US as a
benchmark D. Morgenthau
C. A measure of the difference between 84. A defendant’s pretrial rights include all of

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the GNP and GDP the following EXCEPT
D. A statistical tool that attempts to eval- A. to be informed of the charges.
uate the overall wealth, health, and knowl-
edge of a country’s people B. the right to legal counsel.
C. the right to remain silent.
79. System of ‘checks and balances’ means:
D. negotiable bail.
A. Put a check on the exercise of unlim-
ited powers of the organs of government 85. China captured?
by maintaining a balance of power among
various institutions. A. ASSAM AREAS

B. Separation of powers. B. Arunachal pradesh areas

C. Horizontal distribution of powers. 86. This theory considers work as a source of

D. none of above wealth, is a critique to capitalism and the
bourgeoisie.
80. Popular epic of Ladakh is
A. Physiocracy
A. Mahabharata
B. Classic economy
B. Ramayana
C. Neoclassical
C. Kesar ocean
D. Scientific Socialism
D. None of these
87. Which group of people supported the Con-
81. By which Amendment Act the voting age stitution the way it was originally writ-
was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in ten?
India?
A. Founding Fathers
A. 42nd
B. Federalists
B. 61st
C. The King
C. 82nd
D. Anti-hedralists
D. 44th

82. Gamal Abdel Nasser, founding member of 88. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
NAM belonged to pression below:“Let’s get down to brass
tacks.”
A. Egypt
A. Let’s focus on the most important and
B. Yugoslavia practical aspects of the problem.
C. Ghana B. We’re avoiding addressing the main is-
D. Indonesia sue directly.

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C. There’s no consensus or clear decision 94. which party rules syria?

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D. Taking a certain action could lead to un- B. Mutation
intended and negative consequences.
C. Mutation
89. Which paradigm most likely agrees with D. Mutation
the statement “might makes right”?
95. Liberals and conservatives both believe in:
A. constructivism
A. The importance of individual liberty
B. realism
B. The need for a government that pro-
C. feminism motes the common good
D. neo-marxism C. The value of tradition and order
D. The importance of limited government
90. It is theauthority or the bureaucracy that
provides the system of rule over itsterri- 96. In the third part of the Indian State Consti-
tory and for its people. tution, what has been made from section
A. United Nation 12 to 35

B. World Health organization A. The principles of

B. basic rights
C. Government
C. President and work
D. Lawyers
D. Parliament
91. My Experiments with Truth is the work of
97. How many articles are there in Indian Con-
A. Gandhiji stitution at present?
B. Plato A. 395
B. 430
92. Commission purpose is to draw the
boundaries of the Constituencies. C. 420

A. Election D. 448
E. 448
B. Universal
C. Delimitation 98. What is classic liberalism?
D. Government A. Ideology founded by Adam Smith to
keep government out of economy; be-
93. A system of beliefs and values that define came U.S. conservatism.
the role of government and the role of cit- B. Marxist theory merged with Leninist
izens in that government organization into a totalitarian party.
A. moralistic subculture C. Ideology of keeping systems largely
unchanged.
B. individualistic subculture
D. Ideology to save an endangered na-
C. traditional subculture
ture through regulation and lifestyle
D. political culture changes.

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99. Costa Rica is located in 105. Separation of religion from the State is
A. South America referred to as
B. North America A. Monarchy
C. Central America B. Democracy
D. near the Atlantic Ocean C. Secularism
100. A queen rules a nation. When she dies, D. Republic
the throne will pass to her daughter. What

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kind of government does this nation have? 106. Students of politics are interested in
A. a monarchy A. who takes the key decisions.
B. a theocracy B. the values that influence key decisions.
C. a dictatorship C. whether or not ordinary people have a
D. a representative democracy chance to influence key decisions.
D. All of the Above.
101. State’s control should be minimum or lim-
ited. This represents the ideology of 107. Who is the Father of Political Science
A. Right
A. Aristotle
B. Left
B. Plato
C. Centre
C. Socrates
D. None of them
D. Machiavelli
102. Capital city of India
A. Moon 108. Lasswell Definition of Political Science?
B. Kolkata A. Begins and End with State
C. Chennai B. Shaping and Sharing of Power
D. Delhi C. Study of government
103. Which of the following state has the D. study of state
largest number of Lok Sabha Seats?
109. Which state faced food-crisis and a near
A. Maharashtra famine situation in 1965-67?
B. Andhra Pradesh
A. Rajasthan
C. Bihar
B. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
104. Define the status quo
D. Tripura
A. Locally respected people who influ-
ence the views of others. 110. TRUE OR FALSE:To become president of
B. To campaign by personally speaking to Honduras you should be 21 years old or
voters. older
C. Looking within oneself. A. True
D. Keeping the present situation. B. False

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111. What could be the appropriate title for A. Police

the picture given above?
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C. Public Prosecutor
D. Defence Lawyer

116. The state government controls what?

A. Country
B. State

A. US vs USSR economic contestation C. Local

B. Capitalist vs Communist Model D. none of above

C. Contestation between two superpow- 117. For how many years was Nelson Man-
ers; US vs USSR dela in prison?
D. Cuban Missile Crisis A. 28 years
112. The Parliament of India consists of the B. 27 years
following
C. 26 years
A. President
D. None of these
B. Lok Sabha
C. Rajya Sabha 118. When did Punjab come into being?
D. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha A. 1960
E. President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha B. 1963

113. How many M.P in Punjab C. 1966

A. 11 D. 1972

B. 12 119. The central subject of study in Political

C. 13 Science is the state and
D. 14 A. state

114. Which of the following is most visible in- B. leader

stitution in democracy. C. politician
A. Leaders D. government
B. Political parties
120. Who was the First Governor-General of
C. Government free India
D. People A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
115. The decides whether the accused per- B. S.Rajagopalachari
son is guilty or innocent on the basis of the
C. Lord Mountbatten
evidence presented and in accordance with
the law. D. Dr. Ambedkar

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121. What is the introduction to the Constitu- 126. Which of the following statements is the
tion called? object of study of Economy?
A. Articles of Confederation A. The optimal utilization of natural and
B. Declaration of Independence human resources to achieve a society that
meets mankind needs, such as food, cloth-
C. Bill of Rights
ing, shelter, health, education, recreation,
D. Preamble facilities, among others.
122. Identify the feature Indian Constitution

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B. It analyzes what happens in groups,
borrowed from France: associations or institutions in a particular
A. Republic time and place.
B. Rule of Law C. The power relation that is exercised in
C. Amendment Procedure a society to maintain or change the direc-
tion of the State.
D. Suspension of Fundamental Rights in
emergency D. All the events that happened in the
past, that impacted man politically, eco-
123. ASEAN was establishment in which year? nomically and socially, causing changes in
A. 1965 humanity.
B. 1964
127. A.K. Gopalan was leader of which of the
C. 1962
following party?
D. 1967
A. Communist party
124. How often does the general election oc-
B. Socialist party
cur?
C. Congress party
D. Swatantra party

128. India share common cultural and economic

ties between
A. every 4 years (even # years) A. China
B. every 3 years B. America
C. every 12 years
C. Pakistan
D. odd numbered years
D. Russia
125. Sometimes referred to as “the Great
Writ, “ is guaranteed by the Consti- 129. To be a candidate to contest the elections,
tution and can be suspended only in cases the minimum age is
of rebellion or invasion.
A. 27 years
A. habeas corpus
B. 24 years
B. decided
C. oyez C. 25 years
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130. THE HIGHEST LAW-MAKING BODY AT 136. The United States political system differs
THE CENTRAL LEVEL IS KNOWN AS THE IN- from parliamentary democracies in which
DIAN of the following ways?

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A. PARLIAMENT A. The United States has fixed terms
B. Lok Sabha of office for the president and legisla-
C. Rajya Sabha ture, while most parliamentary democra-
cies have variable terms.
D. none of above
B. The Prime Minister is the head of state
131. How many things in our hobilit’s center
list C. The President is elected by the Parlia-
ment
A. ��
B. �� D. The Prime Minister is elected by the
people
C. ��
D. ��� 137. Over time, which of the following fac-
132. A small rocky body orbiting the sun tors has the greates long-term impact on a
United States president’s approval rating
A. volcano
B. asteroid A. The state of the economy

C. tornado B. Military operations abroad

D. Earthquake C. Media coverage of political scandals
133. Which is the largest democracy in the D. The president’s relationship with
world Congress
A. Britain
B. China 138. Which is not related to our foreign policy

C. United states of America A. World co operation

D. India B. World peace
134. The cleanest city in India is C. Racial equality
A. Surat D. Colonialism
B. Moon
C. Chandigarh 139. “Realm of organized social life that is vol-
untary, self-generating, self-supporting
D. Nagpur
and autonomous from the state, and bound
135. The key effect of the 1962 India and by legal order or a set of shared rules”.
China War is between the two countries The above definition is given by:
A. The five-pronged principles were A. Aristotle
passed
B. James J. Guy
B. The border problem exacerbated
C. The business relationship was cut off C. Austin early
D. The bird’s relationships worried D. Larry Diamond

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140. Which Former Prime Minister declared In- 145. When was the journal young india pub-
dia as a ‘nuclear state’? lished?
A. PV Narasimha Rao A. 1931
B. VP Singh B. 1941
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee C. 1951
D. Jawaharlal Nehru D. 1961

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141. The procedures that federal departments 146. One component of authority is force,
and agencies make that govern issues such what is the other?
as the environment, job hours and safety,
A. Power, Intelligence
and transportation safety that are made
with the input of those that must follow B. Force, legitimacy,
the rules made (ie the oil industry, con- C. Wealth, Credit
struction industry, and auto making indus-
try). D. Man power, Attitude

A. Resolutions 147. An Autocracy is when:

B. Treaties A. People participate in the running of
C. Rules and Regulations their own government by voting.

D. Executive Orders B. a small military group takes over a

country
142. Which of the following is the largest and C. a single person has all of the power
most famous government corporations?
D. religion is used to justify power
A. Amtrak
B. The Department of Homeland Security 148. How many times indira gandhi hold the
india’s prime minister.
C. The U.S. Postal Service
A. 1
D. The Reconstruction Finance Corpora-
tion. B. 2
C. 3
143. Who became the first Mississippi Repub-
lican U.S Senator since 1881? D. 4
A. Thad Cochran 149. Oxford Dictionary defined ‘politics’ as
B. Trent Lott
C. Evelyn Gandy A. the activities of sports engaged by
sportsmen
D. Barry Goldwater
B. the activities of a government, politi-
144. If the president and congress belong to cian, or political party
the same political party, then they will C. the ways a politician use to influence
A. Not be able to get anything accom- other politicians
plished D. the psychological ways to govern other
B. Be able to get things accomplished political parties

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150. Political, economic, or social equality? 156. The Chief Election Commissioner of India
Suitable standard of living, regardless of holds office for a period of
caste, religion, or race.

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A. Political equality B. For six years or the age of 65 years,
B. Social equality whichever is earlier
C. Economic equality C. During pleasure of the President
D. none of above D. For five years or the age of 60 years,
whichever is earlier
151. On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro’s
forces overthrew the government led by: 157. Where is the Supreme Court of India lo-
A. Vicente Fox cated?

B. Gabriela Mistral A. Lucknow

C. José López Portillo B. Delhi

D. Fulgencio Batista C. Kolkata
D. Chandigarh
152. Politics involve issues, problems, and ac-
tivities taking place in the society. 158. The outcome of the Indira Sawhney and
A. True others Vs the Government of India case
was the
B. False
A. withdrawal of the Mandal Commission
153. In unitary state B. Supreme Court’s support given to the
A. Divisions of power between center and Mandal Commission.
state
159. Which statement about a constitution
B. The constitution can be written and un-
amendment was adopted in response to
written
the issue that was raised by this political
C. Both of the above button?
D. None of the above

154. A study of people & culture

A. Ethnography
B. Ethnology
C. Census
D. Ethnicity

155. THE IS THE CONSTITUTIONAL HEAD

OF THE COUNTRY. A. limit the number of terms a President
A. SARPANCH can serve
B. PRIME-MINISTER B. direct election of the U.S. Senators
C. PRESIDENT C. create a graduated income tax
D. none of above D. lower the voting age to 16.

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160. The leader’s aut style of governance 166. What regions in the U.S. would a conser-
limited freedom of speech and assem- vative most likely inhabit
bly, leading to widespread dissatisfaction A. The South and Mountain West
among the citizens.
B. The East Coast and Midwest
A. authoritarian
C. The South and Midwest
B. automatic
D. The Mountain West and the Midwest
C. democracy
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D. none of above
161. John Marshall
A. reliable
A. Executive
B. censorship
B. Legislative
C. both of these
C. Judicial
D. none of these
D. none of above
168. The World Trade Centre and Pentagon
162. RELATION OF POL.SCI WITH OTHER SO- buildings of the USA were attacked by:
CIAL SCIENCES
A. Zamait-e-Islam
A. HISTORY
B. Leaders
B. SOCIOLOGY
C. Full
C. ECONOMICS
D. Hamas
D. ALL THE ABOVE
169. The warsaw pact was
163. Who said that the administrative system
in independent India was renewed without A. an economic alliance
being remodelled, thus retaining many of B. an political alliance
the colonial systems’ imperfections? C. a military alliance
A. Clement Attlee D. none of the above
B. lord Mountbatten
170. Nehru outlined the Foreign Policy of India
C. John Nicholson
for the first time to the general public in
D. C. Bettelheim
A. Sep 15, 1947
164. the Indian Constitution has borrowed the B. Aug 15, 1947
ideas of Preamble from the
C. Oct 12, 1946
A. Italian Constitution
D. Sep 7, 1946
B. Canadian Constitution
171. The concept of checks and balances al-
C. French Constitution
lows
D. Constitution of USA
A. each branch of the government to be
165. The Preamble is the introduction to our able to check the actions of the others.
constitution. B. the president to veto judicial decisions.
A. True C. the president to pass laws during a
B. False time of crisis.

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D. Congress to select justices of the 178. Which party is considered the liberal
Supreme Court. party

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A. PERMANENT B. Democrats
B. COMMON
179. Filibuster
C. HIGHEST
D. none of above A. Executive

173. Come of Haryana B. Legislative

A. K C. Judicial
B. A D. none of above
C. B
180. What are different types of markets?
D. D
174. Operation Enduring Freedom was
launched against
A. Leaders
B. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan
C. all those suspected behind 9/11 attack
D. all the above A. Weekly

175. The ideal constitution for a federal state B. Neighbourhood

A. Written C. Mall
B. Unwritten D. All of these
C. enacted
181. Which article provides the Constitutional
D. evolved
remedies to the citizens at supreme court?
176. Which one of these options best suits the
A. Article 21
characteristics of Public opinion?
A. It centers living issues of politics B. Article 15
B. It is an informed opinion C. Article 32
C. The intensity of opinion has no value D. Article 18
D. It focuses on historical issues.
182. Town Planning comes under which among
177. Which of the following closed the ports the following parts of Constitution of In-
in Boston and required colonists to quarter dia?
soldiers in their homes?
A. Part VII
A. Sugar Act
B. Stamp Act B. Part IX

C. Intolerable Acts C. Part IXA

D. Proclamation of 1763 D. None of them

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183. Consider the following statements on the 188. WHICH COUNTRY PLAYED DIRTY TRICKS
practice of federalism in India. Identify TO WIN THE ELECTION?
those which hold true for decentralisa-
A. MEXICO
tion after 1992.A. Local governments did
not have any power or resources of their B. CHINA
own.B. It became constitutionally manda- C. PAKISTAN
tory to hold regular elections to local gov-
ernment bodies.C. The state governments D. NONE OF THESE
are required to share some powers and

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revenue with local government bodies.D. 189. which among the following was not
No seats are reserved in the elected bod- backed by the US?
ies for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes A. One-sided
and other backward classes.
B. SEATO
A. B and C
C. NATO
B. A and C
C. A and D D. Warsaw Pact
D. B and D 190. What is EVM?
184. What is the largest State by land A. Electronic Voting Machine
area/land mass?
B. Machine Containing the names of Vot-
A. Russia ers
B. China
C. Elected Voting Member
C. India
D. Election Voting Machine
D. Vatican City
185. The power to decide an election petition 191. When did interest groups truly first
is vested in the emerge?

A. Parliament A. 1830s-80s
B. Supreme court B. 1890-1920
C. High courts C. 1960-70s
D. Election commission D. there are no national interest groups
186. who was the PM of india when India
192. Which of the following best describes ju-
signed Tashkent agreement?
dicial activism?
A. Neighborhood Lala River
A. The Supreme Court should review as
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri many cases as they can.
187. Limited government places individual lib- B. The federal judiciary should actively
erty beyond the reach of check the activities of governmental bod-
A. the military ies when they exceed their authority.
B. the special interest group C. The Supreme Court exercises judicial
C. the executive branch review.
D. the majority D. The courts should not play politics.

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193. Pressure Groups refers to C. Being on active military duty

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B. Political Parties 198. The two most important sources of polit-
C. Non-government Organisation ical socialization are
(NGO’S) A. the American Socialist Party and the
D. None of the above Democratic Party.
B. the rapid growth of the federal deficit
194. “In order to have real authority, govern-
and uncontrolled immigration.
ment must be based on an agreement peo-
ple make with society.”This is Rousseau’s C. the family and the educational system.
theory regarding D. the Declaration of Independence and
A. social contract the U.S. Constitution.
B. general will 199. Who is the mother of politics?
C. majority rule A. Jewel Limar Prestage
D. direct democracy B. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

195. Define tax expenditures 200. Social reformers had to discard the an-
A. Government subsidies through tax cient texts in order to argue the reform in
breaks. social practices

B. Stuck on welfare with no incentive to A. True.

get off. B. False
C. Programs limiting the duration of wel- 201. Define canon law
fare payments and requiring recipients to
work or get job training. A. Legal decisions based on earlier deci-
sions
D. Shielding firms from the risky conse-
quences of their behavior. B. Laws of the Roman Catholic Church,
based on Roman law
196. Which Georgia instution initiates billls for C. Laws arranged in books, originally up-
raising revenue and appropriatin money dated Roman law.
A. The Office of the Governor D. The office of judgeship
B. The Senate
202. Which of the following country is not a
C. The House of Representatives founder of NAM?
D. The Office of the Attorney General A. Yugoslavia

197. Which of the following can disqualify a B. Indonesia

prospective member of Georgia General C. Egypt
Assembly from serving D. Pakistan
A. Having a record of misdemeanor of-
fenses 203. Which is a federal division of power?

B. Exceeding the term limits for the pos- A. governments at the regional level
tion B. legislature, executive and judiciary

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C. among different social groups C. street cricket

D. political parties, pressure groups and D. ground cricket
movements
209. Who are the people in this image?
204. The countries which have not signed
in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Treaty and Non-Proliferation Treaty are
A. India and Israel

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B. India and Pakistan
C. India and Iran
D. India and China

205. Misalignment
A. Individual freedom A. Rabindranath Tagore Mahatma Gandhi
B. Democracy B. Mahatma Gandhi William Adam

C. Rose up with the fall of the landlord in C. Henry Thomas Colebrooke William
Europe Carey

D. Realizes the need for a limited govern- D. Rabindranath Tagore William Jones
ment 210. The person that runs with the president
E. The rule of law will take place is the

206. SMART BOMBS WERE USED BY USA A. Second president

AGAINST IRAQ IN FIRST GULF WAR THAT B. vice president
IS WHY THIS WAR WAS CALLED C. assistant president
A. SMART WAR D. president jr.
B. COMPUTER WAR
211. According to the evaluation of democracy,
C. TELEVISION WAR which of the following options is not cor-
D. none of above rect?

207. the set of institutions that make and im- A. Independent and fair election.
plement decisions for a political collective, B. Individual dignity
most often for a specific geographic area C. Equality before law
A. Executive D. Majority rule
B. Institution
212. What are rights that human beings share
C. Human Rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
D. Government ness)?

208. cricket played in a lane or street is known A. sovereignty

as B. natural rights
A. world ricket C. territory
B. road cricket D. The taste of the taste

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213. Which of the following is NOT a source of 218. If two-thirs of one hous of the Georgia
law? General Assembly votes to override the
governor’s veto of a bill, which of the fol-

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B. Treaties process
C. Public Relations A. The bill goes to the governor for recon-
D. Ordinances sideration
B. The bill goes to the other hous for im-
214. What did Karl Marx call the Capitalist mediate consideration
who own the mean of production?
C. the bill automatically becomes law
A. Proletariat D. the governor’s veto is upheld
B. Congress
219. is a political unit that has ultimate
C. Republic sovereignty &ultimate responsibility to
D. Bourgeoisie conduct its own affairs.
A. state
215. What is the difference between liberal-
ism and conservatism? B. nation

A. Liberalism and conservatism are the 220. Who came up with the Veil of Ignorance?
same thing. A. John Rawls
B. Liberalism is a political philosophy that B. John Stuart Mill
emphasizes individual freedom and equal- C. Isaiah Berlin
ity, while conservatism is a political phi-
losophy that emphasizes tradition, order, D. Immuelual cant
and stability. 221. What is an absentee ballot?
C. Liberalism is a political philosophy that A. A secret ballot
emphasizes tradition, order, and stability,
while conservatism is a political philoso- B. A ballot submitted incorrectly
phy that emphasizes individual freedom C. A ballot submitted by mail
and equality. D. A ballot that only votes for one party
D. None of the above.
222. Assertion:Under these circumstances
216. Arthashastra was written by (Cold War), many of the newly indepen-
dent countries, after gaining their inde-
A. Workley pendence from the colonial powers such
B. Aristotle as Britain and France, were worried that
they would lose their freedom as soon
217. Who wrote the essay “ Two Concepts of as the gained formal independence, Rea-
Liberty” son:The Cold War threatened to divide the
A. John Rawls world into two alliances.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
B. J.S.Mill
correct explanation of (A).
C. Isaiah Berlin B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
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C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. 227. is related to the social interactions
that occur since goods are produced until
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
they are consumed
223. the was violated of Omprakash A. Political Science
Valmiki and Ansaris because of the way B. Economy
in which they were treated.
A. dignity 228. Since, the market cannot provide every-
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B. respect costs) in order to meet everyone’s needs.
C. honor Which of the following best refers to
goods that are provided by the govern-
D. manners ment and are usually available to all with-
out charge?
224. Which of the following statements is not
correct about Sri Lankan Tamils?
A. They were happy with the Majoritarian
act
B. They felt alienated due to the govern-
ment’s biased measures
C. They formed several political organiza-
tions demanding an independent Tamil Ee- A. Private Goods
lam
B. Public Goods
D. none of above C. Toll Goods
225. The first General Election in India was D. Common Goods
held in:
229. Formulates the policies and programs of
A. 1950 the government.
B. 1951 A. Prime Minister Office
C. 1952 B. Cabinet
D. 1953 C. Council of ministers
D. all of the above
226. refers to the freedom of the individ-
ual to live to his/her highest potential by 230. WHICH COUNTRY HAS HAD A LONG EX-
cultivating the conditions for positive per- PERIENCE OF DICTATORSHIP?
sonal development. It refers not only to A. MEXICO
freedom from external constraints on per-
sonal development but also internal con- B. PAKISTAN
straints on personal development. C. CHINA
A. Negative Liberty D. BRAZIL
B. Positive Liberty 231. Higher taxes and larger government.
C. Harm Principle A. D
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232. Consider the following statements of the

Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) in
the US:1 } The objective of the civil rights

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breed-based discrimination against the ob-
jective.2) The nature of this movement
fought under the leadership of Martin
Luther was completely non-violent.From
the truth/are? A) only 1b) only 2C) only A. Congress couldn’t collect taxes
3D) none of them
B. Weak central government
A. A
C. Provided for no common currency
B. B D. All of the these
C. C
237. What is charismatic authority?
D. D
A. Authority based on ancient cus-
toms/traditions
233. The private medical practioners who
carry out medical practice in rural areas B. Authority based on accaptance of pub-
are licly articulated

A. Regional Medical Practioners C. Leadership based on extraordinary

personal qualities
B. Rattified Medical Practioner
D. none of above
C. Registered Medical Practioner
238. What is the purpose of a campaign rally?
D. none of above
A. To officially announce a party’s candi-
234. In a parliamentary system, the executive date
is responsible to B. To showcase all potential nominees to
the party membership
A. The Legislature
C. To boost the presidential campaign of
B. The Judiciary a candidate
C. The people D. To advertise party platforms and
D. None of the above stances on issues

239. Untouchability is prohibited by law ac-

235. Our tradition and national ethos is to
cording to Article
practice
A. 14
A. Fighting
B. 22
B. Nuclear weapons
C. 17
C. Disarmament D. 18
D. Armed forces
240. what was the 1999 war of pakistan and
236. Which is a weakness of the Articles of india known as?
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B. kargil war B. 1914

C. Indo Pak War C. 1814
D. Indo China War D. 2020
241. It is the study of power struggle. 246. Senatorial Courtesy is a:
A. Political Science
A. Constitutional law
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C. Anthropology
C. Federal Law
D. none of above
D. All of these
242. What is titoism?
247. Which is the largest written legal docu-
A. Changing an ideology or view of his-
ment in the world?
tory.
B. Ideology promoting welfare measures A. US Constitution
but not state ownership of industry. B. USSR Constitution
C. Moderate, decentralized, partially C. A charter
market form of communism.
D. Use
D. Using whatever works without theory
or ideology. 248. How many terms may a President be
elected?
243. what system of government does india
have? A. 2
A. one party system B. 4
B. two party system C. 6
C. none of these D. 8
D. multy party system
249. Which Act has replaced the Rule of Com-
244. NATO was as association of- pany by the Rule of the Crown in India?
A. March, 1990 A. Charter Act of 1833
B. April, 1990 B. Indian Council Act of 1892
C. May, 1990 C. Government of India Act of 1858
D. June, 1990 D. none of above
245. When did ww1 begin? 250. Which of the following was a widely
adopted Progressive change of the exec-
utive branch?
A. Line-Item Veto
B. General, or Package Veto
C. Direct Initiative
A. 1920 D. Missouri/Merit Plan

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251. Russian invasion of Afghanistan took 256. In The Ordinance of Governance, al-
place in the year? Mawardi argued that an Imam or a
supreme leader must be present to

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A. 1970
A. manage the people’s wealth
B. 1979
B. uphold the constitution of the state
C. 1989
C. manage the spiritual and worldly well-
D. 1990 being of the people

252. Which of the following types of politi- D. uphold the spirit of living together
cal participation is Most Common in the among Muslims
United States? 257. Democracy is based on the principle of po-
A. Voting litical
B. Civil Disobedience A. Fraternity

C. Writing members of Congress B. Stability

C. Awareness
D. Campaigning on behalf of candidates
D. Equality
253. Which among the following is not a fea-
ture of a Coalition Government? 258. Which branch has the House of Represen-
tatives?
A. Coalition Government has to adopt a
A. Legislative
policy of compromise.
B. Executive
B. A Coalition Government is usually a
Weak Government C. Judicial

C. Coalition Governments are being D. none of above

formed on the basis of ideological simi- 259. In 1981, ‘Bhaskar-2’ was launched from
larities
D. Coalition Government usually follows A. China
a Common Minimum Programme to per-
B. Japan
form its task.
C. Soviet Union
254. Structure is very important in a political D. America
science paper.
260. Full form of NDC?
A. True
A. National Development council
B. False
B. National Development commission
255. The rights provided by constitution are
261. Who was the author of ‘Economy of Per-
called:
manence’?
A. a) Governmental Rights A. C. Mahalanobis
B. b) Optional Rights B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. (c) Economic Rights C. H.C.Kumarappa
D. (d) Fundamental Rights D. Bannerjee

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262. Drawbacks of democracy B. 1919

A. Delays C. 1935
B. Corruption D. 1947
C. Fighting politicians 268. When was BJP founded?
D. All the above A. 1960

263. Political Science focuses on three central B. 1970

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questions: C. 1980
A. Who is in power? How to gain power? D. 1990
How to maintain power?
269. What is the capital of the Andhra Pradesh
B. Who governs? For What ends? By
A. Amaravati
What means?
B. Delhi
C. Who is being ruled? How do they like
to be ruled? How can it continue to rule? C. Hyderabad

D. None of the above D. Chennai

270. What is zila pacchayat
264. QUALIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT. Which one is incorrect? A. District panchayat
A. He should have completed the age of B. Block panchayat
30 years. C. Gram sabha
B. He should not be a member of the Lok D. None of these
Sabha, the Rajya Sabha or any State Leg-
islative Assembly. 271. When did Zimbabwe attain indepen-
dence?
C. He should be qualified for election as
A. 1980
a member of the house of the people.
B. 1981
D. none of above
C. 1982
265. BJP is a state party D. 1983
A. true
272. Political, economic, or social equality?
B. false Equal access to high quality health care.
266. Schools for girls was established by A. Political equality
Samaj in punjab. B. Social equality
A. Brahma C. Economic equality
B. Arya D. none of above
C. Satyashodak 273. Discharge Petition
D. None of the above A. Executive
267. The Montgue Chemsford amendment Act B. Legislative
was some of the following. C. Judicial
A. 1909 D. none of above

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274. Identify this image 278. The Central Government’s exclusive pow-
ers are enumerated in the

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A. a) Concurrent List
B. (b) State List
C. (c) Union List
D. (d) Federal List

279. The Anti-Federalists advocated

A. altering the Constitution to include
guaranteed personal liberties.
B. a strong central government.
C. ratifying the new Constitution.
D. an end to slavery.

A. Mahatma Gandhi 280. who is the founder of bahujan samaj

party?
B. Raj guru
A. b.r.ambedkar
C. Sukhdev
B. Kesharam
D. Bhagat Singh
C. Jyotiba
275. Which of the following is NOT a way to D. Sahu Maharaj
nominate a candidate?
281. The lower house of the state legislature
A. Self-announcement is
B. Mail-in ballot A. Legislative Council
C. Petition B. Legislative assembly
D. Convention C. Lok Sabha
D. Rajya Sabha
276. He is the recent chief executive of the Re-
public of the Philippines 282. Non-aligned movement demanded estab-
lishment of
A. Lenny Robredo
A. Association of South East Asian Na-
B. Rodrigo Duterte tions
C. Allan Peter Cayetano B. League of Nations
D. Noynoy Aquino C. New International Economic Order
(NIEO)
277. Where is Ukraine situated?
D. European Union (EU)
A. In the northern part of Europe
283. Which type of political system is used in
B. in the southern part of Europe our country The Philippines?
C. in the south-eastern part of Europe A. Dictatorship
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C. Socialism C. God
D. Communism D. the king
284. According to Marxism, what is the basis 289. Which court has jurisdiction over Union
of all power dynamics? territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A. Religion and tradition
A. Kerala High Court
B. Social classes
B. Madras High Court

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C. Economic relationships and wealth
C. Calcutta High Court
D. Individuals and the government
D. Karnataka High Court
285. DAP wants more rights for the Chinese
community while PKR feels the Malay 290. Who was the first Prime minister of India
rights are being threatened. The govern-
A. Chandrashekhar
ment then consolidated both interests and
formed a policy that distribute benefits to B. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
both communities and announced it to the C. Rajiv Gandhi
citizens. This is an example of which pur-
pose of political party? D. Jawaharlal Nehru
A. Goal formulation
291. When a political party hands out litera-
B. Interest aggregation and articulation ture, which function are they performing?
C. Political socialization and mobilization A. Educating the Electorate
D. Representation B. Nominate Candidates
286. Who is the current External Affairs Min- C. Watch office holders
ister?
D. Help win elections
A. Emperor.Nirmala Sitharaman
B. Shri Nitin Jyram 292. In a democracy, who ultimately holds
the power in the principle of popular
C. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar sovereignty?
D. none of above
A. Congress
287. Marshall Plan was proposed in B. The federal government
A. 1945-50 C. The president
B. 1946-51 D. The people
C. 1947-52
293. WHEN DID THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
D. 1948-53
COME INTO FORCE?
288. According to the Constitution, from A. 26 NOVEMBER 1949
whom does the government get its author-
ity? B. 15 AUGUST 1947
A. the President C. 26 JANUARY 1950
B. the people D. 26 JANUARY 1930

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294. The length of a president’s term in office B. Mandamus

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B. 6 years D. Certiorari
C. twice as long as a representative
300. Political Science is the Social Sciencecon-
D. varies depending on the election re- cerned with the description andanalysis of
sults ?
295. When is each political party’s candidate A. the state and government
officially nominated? B. Shaping and sharing of power
A. At the finish of the California primary
C. political and governmentalinstitutions
B. When his/ her party holds their official and process
vote
D. who gets what how and when
C. At the party’s national convention
D. On election day 301. What are core democratic values?
A. The belief that ghosts are real.
296. What is the world’s largest film indus-
try? B. The values that help us in school.

A. Bollywood C. The beliefs that bring us all together.

B. Hollywood D. none of above

297. Third Schedule of the Constitution deals 302. Branch given the power of Making Rules
with: and Regulations
A. List of States & Union Territories A. Executive
B. Forms of Oaths & Affirmations B. Legislative
C. It contains 3 lists C. Judicial
D. Allocate seats for each state of India D. none of above
in Rajya Sabha
303. Which of the following is in the Concur-
298. A is a vote in which the electorate rent List in the Constitution of
can express a view on a particular issue
of public policy. A. Population control and family planning
A. Referendum B. Public health and sanitation
B. Movement C. Capitation taxes
C. Militia D. Treasure trove
D. Review 304. Who is the author of the book “Emily”?
299. This writ is issued when a higher court A. Jeremy Bentham
orders a lower court or another authority
B. James Mill
to transfer a matter pending before it to
the higher authority or court. C. Gettell
A. Where the warrant D. Rousseau

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305. A political theory derived from Karl B. II

Marx, advocating class war and leading to
C. III
a society in which all property is publicly
owned and each person works and is paid D. IV
according to their abilities and needs. E. V
A. Communism
311. The Tashkent Agreement between India
B. Free enterprise system
and Pakistan took in

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C. Karl Marx
A. 1971
D. Law of competition
B. 1966
306. ‘ Words without swords are mere C. 1963
proverb’ who stated this quote?
D. 1956
A. Rousseau
B. Hobbes 312. The Party System in India during the
first two decades after independence was
C. Machiavelli
termed as:
D. Locke
A. One-Party Dominance System
307. A state of society without government or B. Two-Party System
laws.
C. Multi Party System
A. Civil liberties
D. None of the above
B. Anarchy
C. Bill of rights 313. These are poltical parties from Honduras
D. Ideology A. National party
308. It always describes human, human behav- B. Democrats
ior and human societies around the world. C. Liberals
A. Sociology D. Republicans
B. Anthropology
314. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
C. Political Science
A. The President
D. Culture
B. The Prime Minister
309. Import substitution was one of the major
reasons why India’s economic interaction C. Forming
with the outside world was limited. True D. Judges of the Supreme Court
or False
A. TRUE 315. National policies are made by

B. FALSE A. national government

B. state government
310. What article of the Constitution contains
the enumerated powers? C. local government
A. I D. none of these

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316. Limiting corporate and/or individual con- 321. Political Science has something to do with
tributions to a PAC was found to be in vi- government.
olation of

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A. TRUE
A. 1st amendment
B. FALSE
B. 5th amendment
C. Campaign finance law 322. The introduction to a constitution, detail-
D. PAC law ing the reasons for establishing the gov-
ernment in the way spelled out in the rest
317. Who is the current chief justice of Indian of the constitution.
supreme court?
A. Liberal
A. To bobde
B. Political Spectrum
B. Fifth place in the column
C. Constitution
C. TS Thakur
D. Deepak Mishra D. Preamble

318. When the Supreme Court decides an is- 323. Which groups make up Congress?
sue, what are obligated to abide by the (Choose ALL correct answers)
Court’s decision.
A. Senate
A. only other federal courts.
B. Supreme Court
B. only individual state supreme courts.
C. all of the nation’s courts. C. Judges

D. only Washington D. House of Representatives

319. What is legal Frame work order? 324. The First Home Minister of independent
A. Order that amended the constitution of Indiawas
Myanmar A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Order that amended the constitution of
B. Sardar Patel
China
C. Order that amended the constitution of C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Pakistan. D. Dr.Babasaheb ambedkar
D. Order that amended the constitution of
Zimbabwe 325. Define inflation

320. Which of the following can serve as A. Tendency of economy to alternate be-
a limit on a president’s foreign-policy- tween growth and recession over several
making power? years.
A. The president’s personal beliefs B. Period of economic decline; a shrink-
B. The president’s popularity ing GDP.

C. The president’s physical health C. A general, overall rise in prices.

D. Low public-approval ratings can under- D. “The Fed”; U.S. central bank that can
mine a president’s foreign policy agenda. raise and lower interest rates.

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326. What is the meaning of political mobiliza- 331. Which of the following was created to
tion? prevent smuggling?
A. It means to engage and motivate indi- A. Sugar Act
viduals or groups to participate in political B. Stamp Act
activities.
C. Intolerable Acts
B. Political mobilization means to discour-
D. Proclamation of 1763
age individuals or groups from participat-
ing in political activities. 332. Which direct democracy tool allows cit-

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C. Political mobilization refers to the pro- izens to gather petitions and signatures,
cess of suppressing political activities. then vote in an election to end the term
of an elected official early?
D. Political mobilization is the act of pro-
moting apathy and disinterest in political A. Direct Initiative
matters. B. Indirect Initiative
C. Referendum
327. Which article empowers president to set
up Inter-State Council? D. Recall
A. Art 263 333. The minimum age limit for exercising the
B. Art 148 Right to Vote in India is:
A. 18 years
C. Art 338
B. 25 years
D. Art 214
C. 21 years
328. Soviet political system was based on the D. 20 years
ideology of
334. When it was established, the Election
A. Capitalism
Commission comprised of how many mem-
B. Socialism bers?
C. Communism A. 1
D. Marxism B. 2
C. 3
329. which of these is not a state party?
D. 4
A. tdp
B. dmk 335. State list include
A. Police
C. sad
B. Marriage
D. cpi
C. Education
330. Jaya Prakash Narayan believed in D. Currency
A. Communitarian Socialism
336. The Congress adopted the attainment of
B. Capitalism “Purna Swaraj” in
C. Dictatorship A. 1939
D. Political Reservation B. 1919

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C. 1929 342. Present Salary of Indian President

D. 1949 A. 3.5 lakh

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337. To run for presidency, a candidate must B. 3 lakh
be at least 50 years old by the day of the C. 5 lakh
election.
D. 4.2 lakh
A. TRUE
343. Which of the following state was under
B. FALSE
the French control?
338. Capitalism is A. Goa
A. a political theory developed by Karl B. Cherry
Marx.
C. Pondicherry
B. an economic system marked by the pri-
vate ownership of wealth-creating assets, D. Chennai
free markets, and freedom of contract.
344. Which of the followings is CORRECT re-
C. named for the centralization of eco- garding the sources of power?
nomic power in the capitol.
A. Force reflects coercive power
D. unpopular in the United States.
B. Popular reflects reward power
339. Name a state which was once a Union Ter- C. Wealth reflect support power
ritory?
D. Position reflects illegitimate power
A. Bihar
B. West Bengal 345. Which of the following is true about the
cabinet departments?
C. Himachal Pradesh
A. All were described and mandated by
D. Assam the Constitution.

340. The British has been traditionally a B. All are privatized bureaucracies.

A. Singe party System C. All are directly accountable to the pres-

ident.
B. Bi Party System
D. All consist of agencies that set up rules
C. Multi Party System for Congress in passing laws.
D. A Uni Party System
346. Which of the following checks is an im-
341. The hegemony that shapes minds through plied power Congress has over the execu-
ideological forces like values, beliefs, etc., tive branch?
is referred as A. Oversight of executive agencies
A. Hegemony as unlimited power B. The power to appoint Supreme Court
B. Hegemony as structural power justices
C. Hegemony as hard power C. The power to declare war
D. Hegemony as soft power D. The power to veto legislation

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347. Who was the President of USA from 353. What was the base of Indian state reor-
1945-1953 during Cold war? ganisation in 1956?
A. George Bush A. Language
B. John Marshal B. Geographical Area

C. D. Roosevelt C. caste
D. Religion
D. Harry Truman
354. which of the following Govt.has two or

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348. EOP more levels
A. Executive A. community govt
B. Legislative B. coalition govt
C. Judicial C. federal govt
D. none of above D. unitary govt
355. Which system encourages private prop-
349. Who wrote the “The Power Elite?”
erty
A. C. Wright Mills A. Capitalism
B. L. Ron Hubbard B. Communism
C. Captain Morgan 356. is the judicial philosophy that argues
D. None of the above the Court should go beyond the words of
the Constitution or a statue to consider
350. India adopt FPTP because the broader societal implications of its de-
A. clear choice cisions.
A. Judicial activism
B. simplicity
B. Judicial constraint
C. Suitable for diversity
C. Judicial appeal
D. all of these
D. Judicial restraint
351. How many article are there in Indian Con- 357. Which feature differentiates a state from
stitution? a nation?
A. 325 A. Shared History
B. 365 B. Common Language
C. 395 C. Population
D. 445 D. Sovereignty
358. Who became the first Dalit President of
352. Indian foreign Policy is also called as
India?
A. Gandhi policy A. Ram Nath Kovind
B. Ambedkar Policy B. Shankar Dayal Sharma
C. Nehru Policy C. Kr Narayanan
D. Netaji policy D. GIANA zaail Singh

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359. The types of government or state that A. Russia

work to hold all power and authority to B. USSR
control each and every aspect of life, e.g.,

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economic, political, social, etc. Its purpose C. USA
is to grant all power and authority to a D. Britain
single person, the dictator.
364. Which of these is the challenge faced by
A. Totalitarianism political party?
B. Authoritarian A. Lack of internal democracy
C. Autocratic B. Dynastic succession
D. None of the above C. Growing role of money and muscle
power
360. Below are the main values in society EX-
CEPT D. All of these
A. health 365. Where is India’s Parliament House?
B. wealth A. Punjab
C. justice B. Moon
D. religion C. New Delhi
361. a country’s independent authority and D. Uttar Pradesh
right of self-control.
366. What is the party system in which oppo-
A. government sition parties exist, but a single party suc-
B. population cessively secures election victories?

C. territory A. Non-partisan system

D. sovereignty B. One-party system

C. Dominant-party system
362. What is the name of the campaign that
D. Monopoly-party system
was launched by China’s leader, Mao, in
1966 with the aim of restoring radical 367. Which one of these is not a political party
Communist values? in the United States
A. Great Leap Forward A. Birthday Party
B. The Cultural Revolution B. Democratic Party
C. Mandate of Heaven C. Red Party
D. communes D. Green Party
363. This is the flag of E. Republican Party

368. government controls every aspect of life

A. representative democracy
B. oligarchy
C. theocracy
D. totalitarian

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369. Which organisation came into existence 374. of a society consists of all attitudes &
in April 1949? beliefs held communally by people, which
form the basis for their political behavior.
A. One-sided
A. political view
B. NATO
B. political culture
C. Warsaw Pact
C. political values
D. SEATO
D. none of above

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370. A government of the people, by the peo-
ple and for the people. 375. Conquer means

A. Communism A. to fall.

B. Democracy B. to fight.
C. to win or take over.
C. Fascism
D. to get rich.
D. Socialism
376. Why is democracy considered better form
371. Who is the longest serving Chief Justice
of government?
of India?
A. Improves quality of decision making
A. M Hidayatullah
B. Majority community rule
B. Yv chandrachud
C. Not allow to correct mistakes
C. Hj Kania
D. Provides subsidies
D. Your chandrachud
377. What Country invaded China in 1931
372. Which one of the following statements
A. The U.S.
related to the Iraq invasion by the US is
incorrect? B. Japan
A. The UN had given consent to invade C. The USSR
Iraq D. Russia
B. More than forty other countries were
378. What best describes the economic system
involved in this invasion
of the United States?
C. The invasion was to prevent Iraq from
A. Capitalism
developing weapons of mass destruction
B. Communism
D. The US lost over 3000 military person-
nel in this war C. Socialism
D. Democracy
373. Who among the Prime Ministers wishes
to review the “no first use” policy? 379. Which image shows the emblem (symbol)
A. Pum Narendra Modi of the United Nations

B. PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

A.
C. Pt Manmohan Singh
D. PM Indira Gandhi

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384. What is the number of UN members?

C.

D.

A. 193
B. 195
380. The number of writs that can be prayed
for and issued by the Supreme court and C. 190
High courts. D. 191
A. 3 385. The word ethnic means
B. 7 A. Social division of shared culture
C. 5 B. Different religious groups
D. 8 C. People who are loyal to a political
party
381. Who among the following adopted on
open door Policy? D. Conflict between different social
groups
A. China
B. I 386. Which of the following best describes se-
lective incorporation?
C. Japan
A. Portions of the Bill of Rights are ap-
D. USA
plied to states on a case-by-case ap-
382. which two nations have done away with proach.
masks if both of the vaccination shots B. A method for selecting members of a
have been taken? corporation’s board of directors
A. US and UK C. A strategy for incorporating new em-
B. Israel and UK ployees into a company

C. Israel and USA D. A technique for incorporating selective

feedback into a product design
D. India and Israel
387. A defined space with boundaries
383. The pension of a high court judge is
charged to the A. Territory

A. Consolidated fund of India B. Population

B. Consolidated fund of the state where C. Agreement

he last work D. Government

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388. What is the main focus of politics?

A. Science and technology
B. Economics
C. Power and its distribution
D. Religion
A. Political Science
389. Define neo-institutional theory B. Sociology

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A. Institutions take on lives of their C. Anthropology
own, sometimes disconnected from elec-
torates. D. History
B. Control exercised by national head- 394. According to Socialists competitions lead
quarters. to
C. Sticking together to make a rational A. wastage
whole.
B. over production
D. Very conservative Republicans.
C. healthy relation
390. When applying for a position your re-
sume should D. both a and b

A. be the same for every job you apply for 395. What does Marxism preach for the estab-
B. never be updated lishment of a fairer society?
C. be updated and fit the job description A. Individualism and laissez faire policy
D. be someone else’s resume B. State control of means of production
C. Preservation of the status quo
391. A large body of people united by common
origin, history, culture, ethnicity, or lan- D. Privatization of the means of produc-
guage. tion
A. Ethnic Groups
396. Political Science seeks to study the origin,
B. Nation nature and functions of the state, govern-
C. Tribes ment and its all organs.
D. United Nations A. True
B. False
392. What is not a common characteristic of
an interest group?
397. In the 7th SAARC Summit the was
A. seeks to influence public policy signed and in the 12th SAARC Summit the
B. Employs lobbyists was signed

C. Regulates trade A. Sapta, enough

D. Benefits a specific segment of society B. Pretty, sapistor
C. Sapta, Safta
393. What discipline can be best associated in
this photo? D. Enough, Safta

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398. An organized political community living C. 8th Amendment

under one government. D. 12th Amendment

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A. Organization
404. The idea that the Supreme Court may re-
B. Nation
view the constitutionality of state laws,
C. Country because the national law is the highest law
D. State in the land, comes from the clause.
A. supremacy
399. Brussels is the capital of
B. nationalism
A. Belgium
C. necessary and proper
B. Sri Lanka
D. clear and present danger
C. West Indies
D. Denmark 405. High Courts were first established in the
three Presidency cities of
400. Which one of these is NOT a part of
A. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1862
Nehru’s 3 major objectives of foreign pol-
icy? B. Trivandrum, Madras and Bhopal in
1978
A. To preserve the hard earned
sovereignty C. Mysore, Calcutta and Hyderabad in
1968
B. To protect territorial integrity
D. Banglore, Bombay, Madras in 1876
C. To further the objectives of NAM
D. To promote rapid economic develop- 406. What are Homer’s famous stories?
ment A. Iliad and Odyssey
401. Laws enacted by legislatures are known B. Iliad and Trojan War
as legitimate. C. Odyssey & Psyche
A. True D. Eros & Psyche
B. False
407. Which organ of the government makes
402. Democratic governments are based on:A. the law?
DiscussionB. It is corrupt freeC. Negotia-
A. Judiciary
tionD. Deliberation
B. Executive
A. A, B and C
C. Legislature
B. A, B and D
D. None of these
C. B, C and D
D. A, C and D 408. play an important role in the economy
of developing countries like India.
403. Freedom of religion (establishment &
A. Private sectors
free exercise clauses), speech, press, as-
sembly, and petition. B. Public sectors
A. 1st Amendment C. Union ministers
B. 5th Amendment D. State government

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409. Fundamental rights of india drawn from? 413. What is redistricting?

A. India
B. USA
C. Africa
D. Indonesia

410. Reserve Bank Museum is in which city?

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A. Pune
B. Moon A. the process of establishing the number
of representatives in the U.S. Senate
C. Bengaluru
D. Scrub B. the process of drawing United State-
sand state electoral district boundaries
411. What is the main feature of direct democ- C. the idea that all states should have an
racy? equal number of people in Congress
A. Direct participation of citizens in deci-
D. the use of the Census to determine
sion making
who should run for office
B. Election of representatives to make de-
cisions on behalf of citizens 414. Which governance is considered the best
C. Rule by the wealthy and powerful few in the world?

D. Rule by a single ruler making all deci- A. soldier

sions B. monarchy
412. What is the Year of Publication of this C. democracy
book D. dictatorial system

415. Domestic Violence:

A. Injury or harm caused by an adult male
against women
B. Process of development
C. To control
D. Revolt against the government

416. IT IS SPECULATED THAT USA CARRIED

OUT OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
A. TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN
B. TO TAKE CONTROL OF IRAQI OIL-
A. 1867 FIELDS
B. 1848 C. TO TAKE REVENGE OF IRAQI CON-
C. 1856 QUEST O
D. 1849 D. none of above

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417. Public policy has a reciprocal relationship 423. What are the bordering countries of the
with public opinion. United States

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B. False B. Alaska & Canada
C. Mexico & Guatemala
418. The MLAs belong to the ruling party will
D. Colombia and Panama
elect their leader who will become the
A. Prime minister 424. When was ASEAN established?
A. 1963
B. Present
B. 1967
C. Chief Minister
C. 1985
D. none of above
D. 1996
419. The number of seats reserved for women 425. False claim associated with the US politi-
in the panchayats and municipalities is cal plan model
A. one-fourth A. The Supreme Court resolves conflicts
B. one-third between central government and state
governments
C. half
B. Not all states enjoy equal power
D. one-fifth
C. The remaining powers have been
420. Who wrote Dasam Granth Sahib handed over to the states
D. The judicial rulings have expanded the
A. Bhai Mani Singh Ji
jurisdiction of the central government’s ju-
B. Bhai Taroo Singh Ji risdiction
C. ��� ������ �� E. States’ consent to amend the political
system is essential
D. Baba Buddha
426. How many senators in U.S?
421. India borrowed the provision of the First
A. 50
Past the Post system from the:
B. 100
A. French constitution
C. 200
B. Canadian constitution
D. 435
C. British constitution
427. Time of former president Ferdinand Mar-
D. South African constitution cos officially declared this Philippine Con-
stitution in full force effective after sign-
422. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? The
ing Proclamation No. 1102 on January 17,
source of inequality is class conflict.
?
A. Marxism A. 1987 Philippine Constitution
B. Liberalism B. 1973 Philippine Constitutions
C. Socialism C. 1935 Philippine Constitution
D. none of above D. Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916

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428. Colonial law was arbitrary B. untouchability

A. Agree C. discrimination
B. Disagree D. diversity
429. Branch of government that issues writs 434. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? the
of certiorari free market is the best way to preserve
A. Executive individual freedom and rights.

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B. Legislative A. Marxism
C. Judicial B. Liberalism
D. none of above C. Socialism
430. What are negative externalities? D. none of above
A. Costs associated with production or
435. Majoritarianism gave Tamilians the feel-
consumption that “spill over” to third par-
ing of
ties
B. Benefits associated with production or A. Competition
consumption that “spill over” to third par- B. Accommodation
ties
C. Alienation
C. Benefits that are only available to peo-
D. All of these
ple with higher incomes
D. Costs that are only associated with the 436. The idea of popular sovereignty belongs
production of public goods and services to
431. State is necessary evil is the view held A. Hobbes
by B. Rousseau
A. Socialist C. Green
B. Marxists
D. Locke
C. Individualist
D. Liberals 437. The word politics comes from the Greek
word , or a person who participates in
432. a system of government by the whole the polis.
population or all the eligible members of a A. Pile
state, typically through elected represen-
tatives B. Pulis
A. democracy C. Polis
B. theocracy D. Pilus
C. monarchy
438. The perspective that the communist party
D. dictatorship must be the vanguard of the communist
revolution was propagated by
433. is seen as a crime and has been
legally abolished by law A. Karl marx
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439. Define electoral system 444. Who is considered the guardian of the
public purse
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B. Based on personality of a strong ruler. B. The president
C. System in which parties become more C. Comptroller and Auditor general
extremist. D. Public accounts committe
D. Laws for running elections; two gen-
eral types:single-member district and pro- 445. Which of the following is usually consid-
portional. ered a definitive characteristic of amodern
state?
440. In the senate, representation is A. Democracy
A. By population B. Monopoly on the legitimate use of
B. Equal force
C. Being a global power
441. What two nations were in competition
with each other during the Cold War? D. Hosting the Olympics
E. Good governance

446. The generalized opinion about young peo-

ple and politics is:
A. They are enthusiastic and participa-
tory
B. They are revolutionaries
C. They are enthusiastic but not very par-
A. Spain and Portugal
ticipatory
B. England and France D. None of the above
C. Germany and Italy
447. The following are the factors that affects
D. United States and Soviet Union Global Politics except for:
442. The father of Modern theory of A. Environment
sovereignty? B. Geographical Location
A. Jean bodin C. Tradition
B. Hugo Grotius D. Local Government Unit

443. Which are permanent Members of UN Se- 448. Education was transferred to Concurrent
curity Council? list by Amendment.
A. China A. 21st
B. France B. 24th
C. India C. 42nd
D. Japan D. 44th

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449. What effect did the defeat of William Jen- 454. In country X, the people elect the repre-
nings Bryan have on the Populist Party? sentatives who rule the country. Country
X is a
A. It resulted in significant electoral
gains A. democracy
B. It led to a split within the party B. monarchy
C. It strengthened the party’s resolve C. republic
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√ 455. What country is considered the birthpalce
450. 64
of democracy?
A. 2
A. Rome
B. 4
B. Greece
C. 8
456. In the following countries, who had to
D. 16 suffer the consequences of extensive frag-
mentation on the basis of religious and eth-
451. Prompts in a political science paper is its
nic identity?
beginning sentence.
A. India
A. True
B. Neeerland
B. False
C. Yugoslavia
452. When did India become independent? D. Belgium

457. What is Immanuel Kant’s moral justifica-

tion for human rights?
A. All humans possess human dignity.
They should not be used as tools.
B. People experience inequality because
of factors from nature, not society.
C. Society will function better and people
A. 15 August 1948 will be more successful if we respect hu-
B. 15 August 1947 man rights.

C. 26 January 1950 D. People would be treated with human

rights if we used a veil of ignorance
D. 26 November 1949
458. The Parliament can legislate on a subject
453. the 14th summit of NAM was held in in the state list
A. Havana A. if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution
by two-third majority declaring the sub-
B. Paris
ject in state list of national importance
C. Britain
B. if the legislature of two or more states
D. New York recommend to the parliament to legislate

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C. for the implementation of treaties and
D. Local elections
agreements with foreign powers
D. All the above 464. which one of the following is not a char-
acteristic of sovereignty?
459. This system has a strong central govern-
ment and the states/regions only have A. Permanence
powers delegated to them. B. inclusiveness
A. Presidential C. absoluteness
B. Parliamentary
D. indivisibility
C. Confederal
D. Unitary 465. Which former Soviet republics declined to
join the new organization?
460. Its main concern is to learn how to use A. Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Latvia
power over others to maintain social order
and harmony among citizens. B. Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania
A. Anthropology C. Sweden, Turkey, Estonia
B. Sociology D. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
C. Political Science
466. Having no choices in political parties is a
D. none of above disadvantage of which political system?
461. What is the role of community govern- A. One-party system
ment in Belgium B. Two-party system
A. It is government elected by respective
C. Multi-party system
language community.
D. none of above
B. This government have power regard-
ing cultural, educational and language re-
467. Which group is in majority in Brussels?
lated issues
A. German speaking
C. Both of these
D. none of above B. Dutch speaking
C. French speaking
462. Democracy must be based on
D. Some other community
A. Choice from only the ruling party
B. One-party system 468. How many political parties are registered
C. Free and fair election with the election commission of india

D. none of above A. Less than 100

B. between 100-500
463. Voter turnout is typically highest in which
of the following elections C. between 500-750
A. Off year congressional elections D. more than 750

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469. Which of the following is a writ? A. 42nd

A. Respite B. Pushed
B. Relieve C. 20th
C. Penalty D. 1 stem
D. Mandamus
474. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
470. What is the idea that the gov. and the pression below:“I see where you’re com-
people must work together and fulfill spe- ing from.”

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cific responsibilities.
A. -I haven’t made up my mind or taken a
A. Sovereignty clear position on this issue yet.
B. Free Enterprise B. Let’s focus on the most important and
C. Social Contract practical aspects of the problem.
D. Divine Right C. A. This issue generates strong emo-
tions and opinions.
471. When did a law related to the Right to
Information ‘become? D. I understand your perspective or view-
point.
A. in 2004 AD
B. In 2005 AD 475. India is a not a parliamentary form of
democracy.(True or False)
C. In 2006 AD
A. False
D. In 2007 AD
B. True
472. It is the characteristic which distinguishes
the state from all other associations. 476. ��� ������� ����������� ��� ���� ������ ���� ����� �����.
A. Population
B. Territory
C. Government
D. Sovereignty
E. International Recognition
473. AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
IS KNOWN AS THE MINI CONSTITUTION. A. 113 days
B. 1114 days
C. 114 days
D. 115 days

477. What is the following statements correct

about democratic systems?
A. It has eliminated all the discrimination
of the weaker section.
B. This has made political non-equal.All
discrimination ended

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B. 6 years
people.
C. 7 years
478. According to Hobbes & Locke, what is the
purpose of government? D. 8 years
A. Make us happy. 484. What did the Vishalandhra movement de-
B. Take our money. mand?
C. Enforce order. A. Separate Karnataka
D. Protect all people. B. Separate Tamil areas
479. Personal qualities of the individual who C. Separate Muslim areas
wields power. The person’s authority is D. Separate Telugu speaking areas
recognized based on his or her traits and
how he or she is perceived by other people 485. Constitution of India provided tier
in society. system of government
A. Charismatic authority A. One
B. Power B. Two
C. Traditional authority C. Three
D. Legal-rational authority D. Ten
480. Which group spent the most on lobbying
486. Chairman of niti aayog
from 1198 to 2014
A. Chamber of commerce A. Rajaram

B. NRA B. Manmohan Singh

C. Or C. Rajeev
D. AARP D. Abhikanta ten

481. Which of the following counties had an 487. Which branch has the President?
issue of Rohingyas’ migration
A. Legislative
A. Pakistan
B. Executive
B. India
C. Judicial
C. Nepal
D. none of above
D. Myanmar
482. The tyranny of Majority people can result 488. Who is the nominal executive of the
in of religious minorities. state?

A. Education A. President
B. Discrimination B. Prime Minister
C. Freedom C. Vice President
D. Biasness D. none of above

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489. A legal relationship of a person to a coun- C. Right to vote

try.
D. Fundamental right
A. Civilians
494. The Right to Education is mentioned un-
B. Citizenship
der the following Article? (���������� ��������������
C. Nationality �����������?)
D. Politics A. Article 14

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490. Which of the following is the best advice B. Article 21 A
to keep democracy alive? C. Article 48 A
A. all voters educate and inform them- D. Article 51-A (g)
selves and make wise decisions before
voting 495. The most powerful upper and lower
B. a young voter seeks the advice of his chamber
parents before voting A. LOK SABHA AND SENATE
C. a young voter chooses to not vote B. RAJYA SABHA AND SENATE
D. an older voter doesn’t vote in the pri- C. SENATE AND LOK SABHA
mary election, but votes in the general
election D. SENATE AND HOR

491. Define transparency 496. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
pression below:“We’re beating around
A. Voters electorally reward or punish
the bush.”
governing party for its policies.
B. President Johnson’s ambitious pro- A. This outcome benefits everyone in-
gram of social reforms. volved.

C. Government job given to non-civil ser- B. We’re avoiding addressing the main is-
vant, often as reward for support. sue directly.

D. Political money and transactions open C. We’ve reached a critical decision point
to public scrutiny. or moment of choice.// it has reached a
very important stage in its development
492. Which article talks about “Equality of where it could go one way or another.
opportunity in matters of public employ-
D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
ment?”
ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
A. Article 14 sion.
B. Article 15
497. According to the Cabinet Mission Plan,
C. Article 16 the Constituent Assembly was to consist
D. Article 17 of:
A. 285 members
493. When persons are treated unequally,
their is violated. B. 380 members
A. Property C. 389 members
B. Dignity D. 490 members

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498. Define dealignment 503. The Congress of Vienna occurred in

A. A slow, gradual shift in party ID. A. 1812

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hostile camps. C. 1820
C. Degree of commitment to one’s reli- D. 1806
gion; often affects political beliefs.
504. What did President Clinton specifically do
D. dealignment Major, long-term decline to be impeached?
in party ID.
A. committed perjury
499. Abdul Kalam Azad became the Presi- B. had an affair
dent of India. C. bribed federal officials
A. cat D. taped conversations that occurred in
B. 10th the oval office
C. 11th 505. According to Abdul Rashid Moten & Syed
D. 12th Serajul Islam (2015), Islamic political sys-
tem is based on
500. The Party wants more government A. Shari’ah
control on welfare, such as free health- B. ‘Worship
care.
C. ‘Aqidah
A. Communists
D. Akhlaq
B. Federalists
506. Which leader of the USSR initiated politi-
C. Socialists cal and economic reforms in USSR?
D. Green A. Mikhail Gorbachev
501. The Parliament of India consists of : B. Nikita Khrushchev
A. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha C. Boris Yeltsin
B. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President D. Joseph Stalin

C. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Min- 507. In which Philippine Branch of Government
ister develops, advocates and disrupts the bills.
D. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Prime Minis- A. legislative
ter and President B. executive
C. Judicial
502. Select the Correct Option:The Grand Al-
liance of the opposition of 1971 D. non of the above
A. Got a combined tally of seats that was 508. Which article of the constitution of India
less than 40. deals with the fundamental duties
B. Had a clear ideological program A. Article 32
C. Had a grand finish in the 1970 elec- B. Article 50
tions. C. Article 51
D. Proved to be a grand success. D. Article 51a

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509. Deliberative Democracy is 513. Leviathan was written by

A. Politicians consulting their ministerial A. Hegel
colleagues before taking decisions B. James mill
B. Every major political decision-making
C. Hobbes
being taken after a referendum
D. None of these
C. Extensive public debate before politi-
cians take decisions 514. How is the Vice-President elected in In-

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D. Citizens consulting family and friends dia?
before voting A. Lok Sabha
510. Which of the following is NOT a reason B. Rajya Sabha
why John Stuart Mill said the freedom of C. Parliament
expression should be protected, even in
the cases of false information? D. Legislative assembly
A. No idea is completely false; there may 515. How many republics did the U.S.S.R. con-
be a grain of truth sist of in 1991?
B. Truth emerges as truth only because A. 11
of the way it contrasts with false informa-
B. 13
tion
C. 15
C. Ideas that we think are false might
later turn out to be truth. D. 17
D. The right to freedom of expression 516. Choose the correct option
should be completely absolute and unre-
stricted by the government
511. What is taking place in the photo?

A. Socialization
B. Interaction
C. Communication A. Odd
D. All of the above B. Analogy
C. Symbolism
512. Who was the first Democratic President?
D. Exaggeration
A. Barack Obama
B. Andrew Jackson 517. The Great Bath is located at
C. Franklin Roosevelt A. dunghill
D. John F. Kennedy B. Mohenjodaro

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C. harappa 522. School is a political community because:

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518. Define offshoring
C. There are power relations
A. Spending more in a given year than you
take in. D. None of the above
B. Since 2002, common EU currency used 523. Which work is called as the “BIBLE OF
in most of West Europe; value fluctuates THE WORKING CLASS ‘’?
but now worth around $1.10.
A. Theory of surplus value
C. The sum total owed by the federal gov- B. The capital
ernment.
C. Clas struggle of France
D. U.S. firms producing overseas.
D. none of above
519. Who led the popular struggle against
524. What was not the interpretation of Ke-
West Pakistani domination?
shavananda ruling?
A. (A) Yahya Khan
A. Parliament is supreme.
B. (B) Ayoub Khan
B. Basic structure of Constitution.
C. (Q)
C. Judiciary will interpret what is basic
D. (d) Zia-Ul-Haq structure of Constitution.

520. name the person in picture? D. Parliament has to work within basic
structure of constitution.

525. Neoliberalism completely supports capi-

talism while Marxists:
A. agree with neoliberalists
B. thinks capitalism is OK
C. are totally against capitalism
D. none of above
A. jawaharlal nehru
526. is a policy whereby law enforcement
B. M.K.Gandhi can arrest an individual based on suspi-
C. sardar patel cions and before they have actually com-
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri mitted a crime.
A. Preventative Detention
521. Under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960,
B. Rawlsian Theory of Justice
which are the three rivers that will be ex-
clusively used by India? C. Harm Principle
A. Ravi, Sutlez, Bese D. Economic Inequality
B. Ravi, Sutlez, Bese 527. First Prime Minister
C. Ravi, Beas, Chenab A. Zahralal Nehru
D. Indus, Jhelum, Chenab B. Indira Gandhi

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528. Define party system 534. A non-claiming claim to match the Indian
A. Large, ideologically loose party that federal system
welcomes all. A. Can create states for federal govern-
B. How parties interact with each other. ment and change their names
C. Frequent changes of cabinet. B. The federal government can act as a
monolithic government during an emer-
D. Getting stuck over a major political is-
gency situation
sue.

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C. The central government can control
529. NATO is a security alliance of: the legal and administrative powers of the
A. North America and Europe states
B. USA and Russia D. The Indian Samasti system is similar
to the United States Federal System
C. Asia and Europe
E. The Constitution has unity and the
D. Asia and Africa
equivalent characteristics
530. Which article talks about Abolition of Ti-
tles? 535. How many political parties are registered
with the election commission of India?
A. Article 17
A. Less than 100
B. Article 18
B. Between 100 to 500
C. Article 19
C. Between 500 to 750
D. Article 15
D. More than 750
531. The strongest of the German states were
A. Alsace-Lorraine 536. Name the important mechanism by which
Parliament can control Executive?
B. Naples and Venetia
A. Elections
C. Russia and Sweden
B. Question Hour
D. Prussia and Austria
C. Making Laws
532. Who was the chairman of the drafting
D. Making Policies
committee of the constituent Assembly?
A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 537. The structure of the Indian Constitution
is:
B. Muhammad Sadelh
C. K.M. Munshi A. Federal in form and unitary in spirit

D. N. Monastrack B. Unitary
C. Only federal
533. Became Prime Minister of India after fifth
general election D. None of the above
A. Atal Bihari Bajpai 538. Positivist Liberals are in favor of
B. Indira Gandhi A. Pushing the state out of economic field
C. Rajiv Gandhi B. Doing away the state’s interference in
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D. Regulation of goods and services B. it violated the 26th Amendment

539. In which country of the world got the C. requirement was not applied equally
most support and support in Bangladesh’s to all people
liberation struggle? D. test was given only to women
A. Sri Lanka 544. Which President in the 1930’s was
B. England said to have un-American programs which
could lead to the downfall of democracy?
C. France
A. Teddy Roosevelt
D. India
B. Franklin Roosevelt
540. Which of the Commission/Committee has
C. Herbert Hoover
identified ‘Weak Governance’ as the main
reason of Corruption in India? D. Calvin Coolidge
A. Vohra Committee 545. THE WORD SOVEREIGN MEANS INDIA IS
B. Second Administrative Reform Com- AN/A
mission A. DEMOCRATIC
C. Santhhanam Commitie B. INDEPENDENT
D. First Administrative Reform Commis-
546. In which of the following states there is
sion
no Legislative Council?
541. Purpose of Government:Which are exam- A. West Bengal
ples of national security.
B. Telangana
A. The Military
C. Tamil Nadu
B. The government creates laws.
D. Karnataka
C. The CIA
547. In The Federalist No. 78, Alexander
D. The FBI
Hamilton argued in favor of a lifetime
542. Consent of the people means tenure for federal judges on the basis of
A. governments and laws derive their le- A. keeping the judiciary independent
gitimacy from the consent of the gov- from political pressure
erned. B. Reducing the workload of judges
B. the people must consent to everything C. Increasing the salaries of judges
the government does. D. Promoting younger judges
C. government must get consent of the
people before it can go to war. 548. Representative

D. universal suffrage. A. Executive

B. Legislative
543. Requiring a literacy test before allowing
a person to vote was discriminatory be- C. Judicial
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549. Which of these sounds most like Locke 554. Which articles enshrines the election of
A. Humans are terrible and need a strong the president?
king A. art.15
B. Humans deserve to live in a democracy B. art.52
C. Humans deserve a government that C. art.59
protects their life, liberty, and property D. art.42
D. Humans are fine without government
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550. A Supreme Court justice who disagrees are divided according to the percentage-
with the majority opinion may support each party or candidate gets in the
election.
A. ask the Court to hear the case again.
A. True
B. send the case back to a lower court.
B. False
C. write a dissenting opinion.
556. Which branch has the Supreme Court?
D. file an amicus curiae brief.
A. Legislative
551. Total population of this country is over
B. Executive
1.3 billion people.
C. Judicial
A. India
D. none of above
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan 557. What is the form of government in which
the people have a significant role in choos-
D. Bhutan ing their leadership?
552. This is the study of society, patterns of A. Monarchy
social interactions, and culture of every- B. Federalism
day life.
C. Direct Democracy
A. Anthropology
D. Democracy
B. Political Science
558. Omar:The politicians are now trying to
C. Sociology push the age of legal marriage from 16
D. Geography to 18 years old for females. I’m not
sure if such an effort will be successful.
553. Which of these is not a good reason to What Omar said showed the relationship
say that Indian elections are democratic? between politics and
A. India has the largest number of voters A. philosophy
in the world
B. history
B. India’s Election Commission is very
C. law
powerful
D. psychology
C. In India, everyone above the age of 18
has a right to vote 559. The Constitution of India contain Fun-
D. In India, the losing parties accept the damental Rights.
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560. Which is NOT a type of public opinion ated the League of Nations?
A. Discussion A. Treaty of Vessels
B. Stable B. Treaty of Germany
C. Persuasive C. Treaty of Versale
D. Fluctuating D. Treaty of Versailles

561. Who is the father of political Science 565. Which two ideologies were involved in a
conflict during the Cold War era?
A. Fat
A. Communism and Capitalism
B. Plato
B. Monarchism and Capitalism
C. Aristotle
C. Communalism and Capitalism
D. Gandhi
D. None of them
562. This is a government ruled by a single per-
son. 566. In what city does the federal government
operate from
A. Oligarch
A. New York City
B. Monarchy
B. Washington DC
C. Democracy
C. Philidephia
D. Republican Democracy
D. Boston
563. Identify the person in the image who is
considered asone of the most important 567. What is law?
figures of the Ancient Greek world. A. is a system of rules created and en-
forced through social or governmental in-
stitutions to regulate behavior
B. is a system of rules created and en-
forced through social or governmental in-
stitutions to regulate behavior
C. is a system where people ask each
other what to eat
D. none of above

568. Who is called the phase point of the Cold

War?
A. Korea crisis
B. The Berlin Wall
A. Aristotle C. Cuba missile crisis
B. Socrates D. None of them

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569. dalit means 575. What term describes a countries ability

A. rich to form its own laws and protect itself
without outside influence?
B. poor
A. Constitutional Law
C. broken
B. Sovereignty
D. none of above
C. Confederacy
570. Who is the chief co-ordinator in the cabi-
D. Autocracy

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net?
A. President 576. Which among the choices below is consid-
B. Prime Minister ered as a state due the Divine Right The-
ory?
C. Governor
A. Spain, Barcelona City
D. Chief Minister
B. The Philippines, Metro Manila
571. Virtue is the between two extremes.
C. Monaco, Monte Carlo
A. Answer
D. Vatican, Vatican City
B. Difference
C. Sum 577. Explain the role of multinational corpora-
tions in globalisation.
D. balance
A. Multinational corporations contribute
572. Laws are made by the to the integration of economies, transfer
A. Government technology and knowledge, and influence
global trade policies.
B. people
B. Multinational corporations exploit de-
C. companies veloping countries, leading to economic in-
D. all of these equality.

573. In which countries have the influence of C. Multinational corporations hinder lo-
the Constitution on the provisions of the cal businesses and job opportunities.
Supreme Court Supreme Court. D. Multinational corporations have no im-
A. England pact on globalisation.

B. America 578. The minimum age of exercising right to

C. Canada vote in India is
D. Japan A. 18

574. Who is a Precident of India now? B. 23

A. Ramnath Kovind C. 20
B. Narendra Modi D. 25
C. Omprakash Birla 579. Constituencies called ‘wards’ are made
D. What Shah for the election to

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C. 4 years
A. Parliament D. Cannot be dissolved
B. State Legislative Assembly
585. Which of the following is an example of
C. State Legislative Council an Affirmative Action policy?
D. Panchayats and municipal bodies A. Reservation of seats for SCs, STs, and
580. Define critical election OBCs
A. U.S. system of weighting popular pres- B. Promotion of the free market to pro-
idential vote to favor smaller states. mote individual rights
B. Something out of the past. C. Individuals would choose to distribute
resources more equitably when under a
C. Major, long-term shift in party ID.
veil of ignorance.
D. A single election which proves to re-
sult in a realignment D. The government will intervene for reli-
gious reform.
581. Sri Lanka has the language of the major-
ity community 586. Disputes between states come to the
Supreme Court under:
A. Hindi
A. Appellate Jurisdiction
B. Tamil
B. Writ Jurisdiction
C. Sinhalese
D. French C. Original Jurisdiction
D. Advisory Jurisdiction
582. what do you mean by Political Science?
A. political science examines the defeca- 587. What is the main goal of representative
tions, and public opinion not in a well man- democracy?
nered way A. To ignore the views of citizens and
B. the philosophers in political science make decisions without their input
can not generate the new ideas to mould B. To protect the rights and freedoms of
the society citizens and ensure all groups within soci-
C. it is a scientific study of political ideas ety have a voice in government
and principles C. To suppress the rights and freedoms
D. none of above of citizens and limit the voice of certain
groups within society
583. The federal system. in India is based on
the model of which country? D. To concentrate power in the hands of
a few individuals
A. Canada
B. India 588. HYV seeds stands for
C. USA A. High Yielding variety seeds
D. Japan B. Heavy yielding variety seeds

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C. Half yielding variety seeds 594. Symbol is the elephant.

D. None of these A. D

589. What is the role of Judiciary in federal B. R

system of government
595. The Chief Administrator of the Municipal
A. Judiciary plays an important role in im- Corporation is called.
plementing constitutional rules and proce-
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B. High courts and Supreme courts B. Chairman
makes decisions in case of disputes C. City head
C. Both of these D. Municipal Commissioner
D. None of these
596. POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDIES
590. At which place was the Indian National
Congress established A. PAST

A. in Delhi B. PRESENT

B. in Lucknow C. FUTURE
C. in Mumbai D. ABOVE ALL
D. In Kolkata 597. Which movement was started as a reac-
591. Which of the following reasons led to the tion to the partition of Bengal?
idea of the One-Child Policy? A. Non cooperation movement
A. Mass food production B. Civil disobedience movement
B. Increased death rates C. Swadeshi movement
C. Overpopulation D. Purna Swaraj movement
D. none of above
598. The number of seats in the parliament of
592. What year came in India india
A. March 1940 A. 565
B. March 1941 B. 645
C. March 1942 C. 723
D. March 1945
D. 543
593. In India, how many lists have the parties
between the Union and the states? 599. In a constitutional monarchy, the elected
monarch is the head of state, but within
A. (A) Federal list, state list. theframework of a constitution, which de-
B. (B) Federal list, state list, concurrent termines the division of powers between
list themonarchy and government.
C. A and B A. True
D. (D) None of these B. False

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600. Which of the following is true with re- 605. E-Campaigning has revolutionized the po-
spect to “Fundamental Rights”? litical process through which of the follow-
ing?

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A. Rigid
A. Spreading biased information about
B. Litigant
political opponents.
C. Non-adjustable B. Mobilizing voters using the Internet.
D. None of these
606. What was term Yellow Dog Democrat
601. Which is prudent reason for power shar- mean
ing? A. used to describe the preference of
A. it reduces the possibility of conflicts democrats in selecting dogs
between communities and ensures of sta- B. used to describe the voting habits of
bility many Texans
B. it is the spirit of democracy C. It was the Democrats party insignia
C. both the above D. All of the above
D. none 607. According to the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act,
2006, the minimum population has been
602. What is the financial capital of India determined for the establishment of Gram
called? Panchayat
A. Patna A. Three thousand
B. Delhi B. Five thousand
C. Moon C. Seven thousand
D. Chennai D. ten thousand

603. This term comes from the latin words res 608. The constituent assembly was set up in
publica meaning “the thing of the people” A. 1947
A. democracy B. 1945
B. oligarchy C. 1946
C. republic D. 1949
D. anarchy
609. This theory developed concepts such as
offer and demand, price elasticity and the
604. How should people learn to be virtuous?
functioning of the market.
A. from the philosophers who created the
A. Physiocracy
theory
B. Classic economy
B. virtuous textbooks that teach all the
behaviour C. Neoclassical

C. virtuous role models and practice to D. Scientific Socialism

create habits
610. The redrawing of lines between electoral
D. from within themselves districts that occurs when a state gains or

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loses seats in the House of Representa- correct and (R), (A) is the correct explana-
tives. tion.b) (a) and (r) are both correct but (R),
A. Redistricting (A) is not the correct explanation.c) (a) cor-
rect, but (R) is wrong.d) (a) is wrong, but
B. Reapportionment (R) is correct.
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611. Which of these is not a branch of Political C. C
Science? D. D
A. Comparative Politics 615. The party-list representatives, make up
B. International Relations about 20% of the members of the House
of Representatives.
C. Political History
A. TRUE
D. Public Administration
B. FALSE
612. Are the main attributes in monopoly
mode 616. How many members are nominated by
the President of India in the Rajya Sabha?
A. Local government corporations with
powers entrusted A. 12
B. 14
B. Individual constitution
C. 15
C. Single administrative and judicial
D. 10
D. Dual citizenship
E. Glory 617. Country A has decided to adopt a govern-
ment that is popularly elected, a constitu-
613. when the state participate independently tion that provides and guarantees individ-
in political conflict and decision making, it ual freedom and rights of its citizens, and
is called a policy that accepts and recognizes all reli-
A. a state gions. Which among the following ideolo-
gies do you think guides country A in its
B. a kingdom choice?
C. autonomous state A. Fascism
D. none of above B. Liberalism

614. Statements (a):It is natural for politi- C. Communism

cal parties to talk about social parties in D. Conservatism
democracy and make different promises
from different groups.Reason (R):Trying 618. what should be regularly updated with
to give proper representation to various the patwari?
communities and making policies to meet A. song
the appropriate demands and needs of dif- B. album
ferent communities is also part of this
link.Select the correct answer using the C. records
code given below:a) (a) and (r) are both D. music

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619. In the Constitution of India Fundamental 624. One of the important characteristics of
Rights are discussed in Opposition party in democracy is

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A. Part II A. To listen the talks of ruling party
B. Part III B. To take monthly salary after winning
the election
C. Part I
C. To observe and criticise the function-
D. Part IV
ing of the ruling party.
620. Post-behavioral approach tries to mea- D. To campaign only
sure what is happening in the current
world of politics in which later reflect on 625. What happened at the Treaty of Con-
the values and identities of the community stantinople of 1832?
being studied. A. revolutionary nationalism in Europe
A. True sparked off
B. False B. struggle for independence amongst
the Greeks began
621. In this party system, a single party wins
C. Greece was recognised as an indepen-
approximately 60 percent or more of the
dent nation
seats in legislature and two or more other
parties usually win less that 40 percent D. European civilisation and mobilised
of the seats-Ronald McDonald Ronald’s public opinion to support its struggle
statement above refers to? against a Muslim empire
A. Two-party system 626. Secular state means
B. Multi-party system A. Official religion is there
C. Two-plus party system B. No official religion
D. Dominant-party system C. Only one religion
622. Political parties will inform the public of D. none of above
their beliefs about issues. This is called the
political party’s 627. An alien is denied of which of these
rights?
A. Election
A. Voting
B. Campaign
B. Buying property
C. Platform
C. Acting
D. Candidate
D. Jobs
623. The ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ was
launched on 628. The great idea of Article V [of the Con-
stitution] is that change requires two el-
A. 19th Mar, 2003 ements: national agreement, as well
B. 19th Mar, 2004 as agreement of most of the states, that
an urgent problem exists that cannot be
C. 21st March, 2003 remedied by the courts, legislatures or
D. 21st Mar, 2004 Congress.-Mary Frances Berry, The New

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York Times, September 13, 1987This au- A. a list of candidates

thor is expressing her opinion about- B. voter registration
A. recalling members of Congress C. a poll
B. impeaching the President D. suffrage
C. disobeying the Supreme Court
634. What best refers to the type of en-
D. amending the Constitution gagement that ensures the representative
democracy will continue to flourish and

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629. which party is a state party?
that people will continue to influence gov-
A. bsp ernment?
B. rjd
C. ncp
D. bjp

630. There are fundamental rights pro-

vided in the Indian Constitution.
A. 6
B. 5 A. Civic

C. 4 B. Political

D. 7 C. Social
D. Economic
631. Constitution of India is adopted in in
which year 635. was the chairman of the drafting com-
A. 1945 mittee.

B. 1947 A. Dr. Ambedkar

C. 1948 B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D. 1949 C. Dr. Sachidanand

D. none of above
632. Which of the following country is not the
member of the ASEAN? 636. The final candidates for presidential elec-
A. Laos tion from the Democrats and the Republi-
cans are declared in the
B. Cambodia
A. PRIMARIES
C. Philippines
B. CAUCASUS
D. Mauritius
C. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
633. What is a ballot? D. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL COLLEGE

637. Which text asserted that human history

is driven by economic relations and in-
equality, and that revolution will replace
capitalism with total equality?
A. The Wealth of Nations

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B. Evolutionary Socialism 643. A whistleblower is

C. The capital A. a worker who does not accomplish his

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or her tasks by the end of the day.
D. National System of Political Economy
B. someone who brings public attention
638. What does Liberalism preach in terms of to gross governmental inefficiency or ille-
economics? gal action.
A. Religion and moral values C. a worker hired in excess of the labor
B. Preservation of the status quo requirements of an agency.
C. Let go, let Policy pass D. someone who leaks contents of a pres-
idential speech to the press before it is
D. State control of means of production given.
639. Which article describe national emer- 644. Whose real name was “Aristocles”?
gency in India
A. Plato
A. 350
B. Socrates
B. 351
C. Aristotle
C. 352
D. Xenophon
D. 353
645. Pseudonym
640. Select all the main actors that Conser-
A. Priorizes separate schools for female
vatism recognizes
children
A. NGO’s (ONG’s in spanish)
B. Ignores equality
B. Individuals
C. An ideology that originated in Greek
C. States D. The prejudices experienced by women
D. Presidents and Prime Ministers are ending to end
E. Emphasizes the importance of family
641. Name the person who spoke the words
welfare
“ of the people, by the people and for the
people” first. 646. Which of the following are not usually re-
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru garded as arguments in favour of a multi-
partysystem (choose one answer only):
B. Mahatma Gandhiji
A. Produces clear winners able to carry
C. Mr. Abraham Lincoln
out their electoral manifestos without hav-
D. Mr George Washington ing tomake compromise

642. Weber believed that the staff of a charis- B. Makes it easier for single-issue par-
matic leader were “greatly superior” to ties (e.g. green parties) to participate
the staff of alegal-rational leader because C. Makes it harder for a single party to
they were not constrained/limited by bu- dominate for a long period of time
reaucracy.
D. Allows a wide range of interests to be
A. True represented
B. False E. None of the above

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647. LOK SABHA IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE B. October 6th

HOUSE OF THE
C. December 1st
A. PEOPLE
D. November 3rd
B. COMMON
E. February 14th
C. REPRESENTATIVES
D. none of above 653. who said to jawahar lal nehru that china
will attack india?

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648. Value environmental protection &Free-
dom of speech & political participation are A. Gandhi
concerns of: B. sardar vallabb bhai patel
A. survival societies
654. Citizens in a totalitarian government
B. self-expression societies would experience-
649. What is ideology? A. multiple political parties
A. Extreme form of nationalism with el- B. censorship, religious laws, and repres-
ements of racism, socialism, and mili- sion
tarism.
C. a written constitution
B. Ideology of psychological, political,
and eco-nomic equality for women. D. direct elections for every governmen-
tal decision
C. Someone who believes passionately in
an ideology. 655. A is a place where all the MLAs,
D. Belief system that society can be im- whether from the ruling party or from the
proved byfollowing certain doctrines; usu- opposition meet to discuss various things.
ally ends in ism. A. High court
650. When was Niti Aayog was constituted? B. Supreme court
A. 1 January 2015 C. State legislative assembly
B. 1 July 2015 D. none of above
C. 15 January 2015
656. is a large group of people who are
D. 1 June 2015
bound together and recognize a similarity
651. Which of the following resembles most a among themselves
direct democracy? A. state
A. Discussions in a family meeting B. nation
B. Election of the class monitor
657. what is 1+1?
C. Choice of a candidate by a political
party A. 2
D. Decisions taken by the Gram Sabha B. 4
652. When is the election C. 1
A. November 2nd D. 5

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658. How can citizens register to vote un- C. Assembly

der the National Voter Registration Act of
D. Legislative Assembly
1993?

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A. Department of Motor Vehicle 664. Which if the following is NOT one of the
B. Welfare or Social Services three main principles of justice?
C. Through their school district A. Equal treatment for equals
D. Through the mail B. Recognition of special needs
659. the most valuable resources that any C. Proportionate justice
citizen in a democracy can possess.
D. Proportional Representation
A. Political Opinion
B. Political Socialization 665. There are fundamental rights.
C. Political Knowledge A. 5
D. Political Action B. 6
660. After a bill is proposed in the parliament, C. 7
it goes through three readings, the 2nd
reading is referred to D. 8
A. Discussion
666. What was the total strength of Haryana
B. Voting State Assembly in 1987?
C. Introduction A. 60
D. none of above
B. 90
661. India got its Independence on: C. 76
A. 15th August, 1945
D. 80
B. 15th August, 1946
C. 15th August, 1947 667. Cloture Vote
D. 15th August, 1948 A. House of Representatives

662. Choose One leadership style B. Senate

A. Strong C. Congress
B. Weak D. none of above
C. Kind
D. Visionary 668. Which two languages are generally spo-
ken in Belgium
E. Democratic
A. French and English
663. The lower house of the Indian Parliament
is? B. Dutch and sinhala

A. Rajya Sabha C. French and sinhala

B. Lok Sabha D. Dutch and French

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669. is a thought experiment in which the 674. Identify the picture

individual imagines they are reborn into a
new society without knowledge of what
their position in that society would be.
Then they are asked how resources should
be distributed in that society.
A. Veil of Ignorance
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C. Affirmative Action
A. Capital city of Sri Lanka
D. Kant’s Justification for Human Rights
B. European Union Parliament
670. The Tutsis were often very tall, thin, with
C. Community Government Headquarters
narrow features, and fair skin.
A. True
D. none of above
B. False
675. Who is he?
671. Number of language in 8th schedule
A. Barack Obama
A. 20
B. Mahatma Gandhi
B. 21
C. Jyotiba Phule
C. 22
D. 23 D. B.R Ambedkar

E. 24 676. Political party is an association of individ-

uals with a common set of beliefs and po-
672. Which of the following resulted from litical goals who
Bretton Woods Conference:
A. promote the constitution of a state
A. United Nations
through political campaign
B. League of Nations
B. have shared goal to eliminate the pres-
C. World Bank and IMF sure of the interest group
D. World Trade Organisation C. share a interest to upholding the
power of the existing government.
673. Which of the following statements is
false? D. share a desire to take control of the
government by constitutional means.
A. the Soviet system was based on social-
ism 677. When did the arbitrariness continues as
B. The Socialist Soviet came into exis- a part of British?
tence after the Socialist Revolution of A. Non-Co-operation Movement
1917
B. Indian Self Rule Movement
C. the communist party was dominant in
US C. Sedition Act
D. The USSR disitntegrated in 1991 D. none of above

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678. How many elected MP are there in Lok 683. Define center-seeking
Sabha? A. Country having two big and one or

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A. 525 more small parties.
B. 545 B. Parties become moderate to win the
many votes in center of political spectrum.
C. 543
C. Parties become extremist, ignoring
D. 552 voters in center.

679. Political Socialization is best described as D. Laws for running elections; two gen-
the process of learning the eral types:single-member district and pro-
portional.
A. Political values and beliefs of a given
community 684. According to the Articles of Confeder-
ation, this was the main purpose of
B. platforms of various political parties
Congress
C. acceptable forms of political participa- A. Interpret laws
tion
B. Create an Executive Branch
D. ways to show respect for public instu-
C. Oversee foreign affairs and defense
tions and officials
D. none of above
680. Political science is one of the social sci-
ences dealing with the the of man. 685. Which article of Indian constitution di-
rects to adopt foreign policy?
A. Social activities
A. Article 50
B. Behaviour
B. Article 51
C. Economic activities C. Article 52
D. Political activities D. Article 53
681. In politics, a candidate must have the fi- 686. Protecting the rights and freedoms of
nancial help of which of these groups to American citizens is
run a strong campaign?
A. the purpose of the 1st amendment
A. political spectrum B. the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th
B. researchers amendments
C. special interest groups C. the purpose of the 10th amendment

D. political scientists D. the purpose of the Bill of Rights

687. “Man by nature is a social and political

682. Largest country by population in Asia as
animal” is the cornerstone of the philoso-
well as in the World.
phy of:
A. RUSSIA A. Plato.
B. CHINA B. Socrates.
C. USA C. Aristotle.
D. CANADA D. Montesquieu.

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688. Which of the following accurately and 693. recognise this Indian freedom fighter.
completely describes the scope of political
science?
A. Study of political behaviour
B. Study of political thought
C. Study of international relations
D. none of above

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689. Who had the most authority under the Ar-
ticles of Confederation?
A. the people A. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B. the Congress B. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel

C. the president C. Sukhdev

D. none of above
D. each state
694. Who acted as president on death of
690. Define precedent Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
A. Legal decisions based on earlier deci- A. G S Pathak
sions B. BD team
B. Laws of the Roman Catholic Church, C. Vv turns
based on Roman law
D. Dr S D Sharma
C. Laws arranged in books, originally up-
dated Roman law. 695. How can democracy attains peoples hap-
piness and economic prosperity?
D. The office of judgeship
A. The majority always work with minor-
691. The politician’s speeches reflected his ity
strong id , advocating for smaller gov- B. Equal distribution of resources
ernment and individual liberty. C. Better governance
A. ideology D. All the above
B. ideas 696. Who is the current Vice Chairperson of
C. idiosyncrasy NITI Aayog?

D. none of above A. Dr. Rajesh Kumar

B. Dr. Rajiv Kumar
692. In which year the state Re-organisation C. Dr. Rajiv Singh
Act was passed?
D. None
A. 1954
697. At the end of the First World War, Amer-
B. 1955 ica and Soviet Union became competitors
C. 1956 A. TRUE
D. 1957 B. FALSE

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698. Liberal democracy directs attention to the C. Foreign Corporation

constitutional constraints on electedgov- D. State Corporation
ernment and places limits on the decision-

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making scope of representatives. 703. Which of the following is regarded as the
Limiting authority of the state ‘s Authority
A. True
A. Constitution
B. False
B. Religion
699. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM WAS C. Judgement
LAUNCHED TO AVENGE
D. People
A. 9/11 ATTACKS
704. This political ideology believe in the
B. 26/11 ATTACKS supreme importance of the individual and
C. 4/11 ATTACKS their commitment to individual freedom
D. none of above A. Liberalism
B. Socialism
700. According to Man is by nature a so-
cial being, and he needs the state to guide C. Conservatism
him towards perfection. D. Anarchism
A. Plato 705. Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha?
B. Socrates A. Chief Justice
C. John Locke B. President
D. Thomas Aquinas C. Vice-President
701. What is one way in which the govern- D. Attorney General
ment can stabilize the economy? 706. Which institution has replaced the plan-
A. Reducing unemployment only ning commission?
B. Reducing inflation only A. NITI Aayog
C. Promoting economic growth only B. Institute of Economic Growth
D. all of the above C. Strategic Foresight Group
D. South Asia Analysis Group
702. A large company that has operations in
more than one country. 707. Weber believed that charismatic systems
can easily survive / outlast the death of
the leader.
A. True
B. False
708. The National Calendar adopted by the
Government of India is:
A. Gregorian Calendar
B. Calendar
A. Domestic Corporation C. English Calendar
B. Multinational Corporation D. Indo-Arabic Calendar

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709. Medievalism is 715. The Indian Parliamentary System is

A. Not absolute based on which model?
B. Surely absolute
710. The Trade Union is an organisation that
has been formed to protect the rights and
interests of:
A. Business Houses and Producers

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B. Teachers
A. Westminster model
C. The workers
B. Welfare State Model
D. Tribesmen
C. Both a and b
711. The Chairman of the Constituent Assem-
bly was D. None
A. Mahatma Gandhi 716. Which of the following countries was not
B. Jawaharlal Nehru a NATO member
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad A. West Germany
D. none of above B. Czechoslovakia
712. Government viewed as a positive force C. France
to achieve a common good for all citizens
D. Britain
A. traditionalistic subculture
B. individualistic subculture 717. What does PAC stand for?
C. political culture A. Presidential Active Campaign
D. moralistic subculture B. Public Access Channel
713. A failed law passed by Congress in 1973 C. Political Action Committee
that was designed to rein in the war-
D. Politician Agreement Clause
making power of the President
A. War Powers Act 718. Who elects the community government in
B. Force Act Belgium?
C. 60 Day Act A. People belonging to one language com-
D. 48 Hour Act munity only.
B. ) By the leader of Belgium.
714. Which of the following parties withdrew
support to Manmohan Singh’s Government C. The community leaders of Belgium
in July 2008 because of the India-US Nu- D. none of above
clear Deal?
A. National Congress Party 719. is unity in diversity a appropriate term to
B. CPI and the CPI-M represent our India
C. Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) A. Yes
D. Samajwadi Parta B. No

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720. The Panchayati Raj-system first started C. Compromise

with which state of India?
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726. Federal agencies that regulate particular
B. Uttar Pradesh
industries originally were designed to be
C. Bihar above politics and have boards of direc-
D. Jharkhand tors and a chairperson that has a specific
term of office, so they cannot be easily re-
721. In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf moved by the President such a the Secu-
led a military coup rities and Exchange Commission (oversees
A. October 1999 Wall Street) and the National Labor Rela-
tions Board (Oversees union and corporate
B. October 1998
relationships)
C. September 2002
A. Cabinet Departments
D. December 2002
B. Independent Executive Agencies
722. The policies of Mikhail Gorbachev gave C. Government Corporations
an impetus to democratisation. State
whether the given statement is True or D. Independent Regulatory Commissions
False.
727. Multiple cropping means growing
A. True
A. More than one crop
B. False
B. Only three crops
723. The is the supreme representative au-
C. Upto four crops
thority of the people.
D. Only two crops
A. parliament
B. Rajya Sabha 728. Which of the following is an example of
C. Lok Sabha horizontal sharing of power?

D. None of these A. Power sharing between different

states.
724. Under which treaty the European Union
B. Power sharing between different or-
was founded?
gans of the government.
A. in Warsaw
C. Power sharing between different polit-
B. in Maastricht ical parties
C. in Paris D. none of above
D. in London
729. Supreme Court justices are
725. Gary gives up on getting a sports car
A. appointed by the Senate.
when debating with his wife what kind of
car to get (she wants a mini-van), but set- B. elected every ten years.
tles on a luxury sedan. C. appointed by the president.
A. Persuasion D. confirmed by the House of Representa-
B. Negotiation tives.

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730. Whom was the prey purse related to? 735. The power to make and enforce laws
without having to check with a higher au-
A. Concessionly
thority
B. Publicly A. Territory
C. From government ministers B. Population
D. to nobody C. Sovereignty
D. Consent
731. Which of the following is a permanent

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feature of a representative form of gov- 736. Author of Madinaful Fadila is ( madina
ernment? madinatul)
A. Military Force A. Al-Farabi
B. Decision-making B. Pier

C. Voting C. Balsaghani
D. Bukhari
D. None of The Above
E. Worlds
732. Define austerity
737. Why were southern delegates to the Con-
A. Emergency government loan to save stitutional Convention willing to accept the
firm from collapse. Three-Fifths Compromise?
B. Cutting government spending A. It increased the political influence of
the South.
C. Influence of politics and economy on
each other; what government should do B. It allowed indentured servants in the
in the economy. South to become citizens.
C. It decreased the federal tax on prop-
D. What a government tries to do; the
erty in the South.
choices it makes among alternatives
D. It allowed the South to expand its in-
733. Which country is facing the challenges of dustrial output.
Maoists before the following country?
738. What amendment was introduced by the
A. Bangladesh Wisconsin state legislature to control the
B. Poland inappropriate use of the line-item veto by
the state’s governor, Tommy Thompson?
C. Moracco
A. Dillon’s Rule
D. Nepal B. Progressive stunting
734. If the Supreme Court grants a case a writ C. The Vanna White Amendment
of certiorari, it has D. The Commission
A. accepted and will hear the case. 739. A stationary shop is a kind of
B. placed the case on the discuss list. A. Weekly market
C. dismissed the case. B. Retail shop
D. agreed that the case has standing and C. Neighborhood shop
may be appealed to a lower court. D. All of these

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740. What is the main disadvantage of repre- 745. Bandung Conference was held in the year
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B. 1955
equally depending on the electoral sys-
tem used C. 1956
B. Practicality and cost-effectiveness D. 1957
C. Greater representation of all sections
746. multi-party systems are more common in
of society
countries with governments
D. Greater accountability of elected rep-
A. coalition
resentatives
B. authoritarian
741. Which among the following cases will fall
under civil law? C. ideological

A. Naruto files an annulment case D. totalitarian

against his wife Hinata.
747. Political Science aims to;
B. Miyagi is suspected to be the master-
mind behind Rukawa’s death. A. describe the ancestors through time
and space in relation to its environmental,
C. Ichigo photographs Rukia without her social relations, and culture.
consent.
B. study human society and relationships
D. Lucy did not follow the code of ethics
for public teachers. C. study the diversity and similarity of the
way a person live and make connections
742. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encour- as social and cultural beings.
aged workers to improve their lives by D. understand how power is gained and
A. electing union representatives employed in achieving social justice.
B. participating in local government 748. Which flagship programme of Govern-
C. overthrowing the capitalist system ment of Tamilnadu followed by all the
other states in India
D. demanding pensions and disability in-
surance A. The noon meal scheme

743. Nominal Head of Indian State B. God for marriage

A. President C. Rain harvesting

B. Prime Minister D. none of above

744. Olive Green Ballot Boxes used for First 749. Individuals hired by interest groups to
general election was manufactured under meet with governmental officials
A. Godrej Company A. Lawyer
B. Tata Steel and Company B. Spokesperson
C. Godrej and Boyce Mfg Company C. Lobbyist
D. none of above D. Friend

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750. A representative who uses his or her own B. 25 years

judgment to make decisions that promote
C. 30 years
constituents interests is acting as a
D. 35 years
A. Trustee
B. delegate 756. discrimination is a good thing
C. gatekeeper A. true
D. ideologue B. false

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Explanation:A trustee uses his or hew
own judgement when making decisions, 757. which political party in power in west
while a delegate makes decision based on Bengal?
directly on the preferences of his friends
A. bjp
751. The first ten amendments to the Con-
B. bsp
stitution, known as the Bill , protect
citizens’ individual liberties and freedoms C. rjd
from government intrusion.
D. tmc
A. Bill of Rights
B. Bill Gates 758. The Prime Minister of India who tried to
have better relationship with Pakistan by
C. Billyary reforming our Foreign Policy is
D. none of above
A. Indira Gandhi
752. In the book Witch Hunt, who is Congress B. Jawaharlal Nehru
targeting as un-American?
C. Narasimha Rao
A. Witches
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Nazi’s
C. Communist’s 759. What is the system consisting of courts
D. Japanese which interpret the constitution and award
judgement?
753. The Academy was set-up by
A. Parliament
A. Plato
B. Judiciary
B. Aristotle
C. Police
754. How many members were there in con-
stituent assemble? D. Legislative

A. 200 760. This ideology favors government involve-

B. 250 ment in the economy, including govern-
ment control of certain sectors.
C. 300
D. 350 A. Conservatism
B. Liberalism
755. The candidate contesting for Legislative
Assembly should not be less than C. Socialism
A. 21 years D. Libertarianism

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761. When did the Treaty of Vienna take place 766. Operation Desert Storm was overwhe-
and who were the participants? megingly

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A. A. 1816, Britain, Russia, Prussia A. True
B. B. 1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Aus- B. False
tria
C. C. 1820, Britain and Russia 767. Which of the following represent similar-
ities between the Maya, Inca, and Aztec
D. D 1817, Russia, Prussia, Austria
governments? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
762. Currently the name of the oldest political A. king/emperor/sole ruler was in
party in the country? charge
A. Bharatiya Janata Party B. Priests were government positions
B. Socialist Party
C. The king/emperor was usually a
C. Indian National Congress woman.
D. Bahujan Samaj Party D. Strict rules and punishments existed
for those who broke the law
763. What is modern liberalism?
A. Ideology favoring government inter- 768. This cartoon represents
vention to correct economic and social ills
B. A people’s heightened sense of cul-
tural, historical, and territorial identity,
unity, and sometimes greatness.
C. U.S. ideology of former liberals turning
to conservative causes and methods.
D. Using whatever works without theory
or ideology.
A. That the U.S. has all the immigrants it
764. The social science that studies the origins needs for the time being
of humanity, past and present human be-
havior B. The U.S. needs more immigrants at
this time
A. Anthropology
B. Sociology 769. In 1989, at Tienanmen Square, China
C. Psychology proved that it

D. Political Science A. had improved its record on human

rights
765. Rule by one person, usually royalty, with
B. was finally allowing more freedom of
the right to govern passed by bloodlines.
speecth
A. Monarchy
C. had fully adopted the program of glas-
B. Moderate nost
C. Republic D. would not allow public protest against
D. Oligarchy the government

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770. Define premier B. Qir

A. In presidential systems, executive and C. 4yr
legislative branches blocking each other
D. bird
(current term:gridlock).
B. Head of ministry, equivalent to U.S. de- 776. Which of the following features does not
partmental secretary. belong to a federal government?
C. Germany’s prime minister. A. The government has two distinct lev-

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D. France’s and Italy’s prime ministers. els. State Government and Central Gov-
ernment.
771. In the view of Marxists state is
B. State Governments are agents of the
A. A class structure Central Government.
B. A body of workers C. Both Central and State Governments
C. A power system derive powers from the Constitution.
D. The entire community’s D. Both Central and State Governments
have co-ordinate status.
772. What is the racial/ethnic background of
the current United States Vice President. 777. Capital of rajasthan is
A. Latina and African American
A. Jaipur
B. Latina
B. Jodhpur
C. African American
C. Bikaner
D. Indian & African American
D. Kota
773. Which of the following is NOT an indirect
technique of interest groups? 778. “University Franchise” was awarded by,
A. Supplying nomination suggestions “All-protocol voting”?

B. Groundswell of public pressure A. SOULBURY REFORMS SOLBURY REGIS-

TRATIONS
C. Building alliances with other groups
B. Donoughmore RefinMS by reconstruc-
D. Use constituents as lobbyists
tion of Donmore
774. It is the opposite of the conservatism for C. Through McCallum Refrments McCul-
it favor change, prefer more on freedom, lum Reform
and has a more optimistic approach to hu-
man reasoning and nature. D. FIRST REPUBLIC CONSTITUTION By
the first Republican Constitution
A. Anarchism
B. Conservatism 779. Which major country does not have a sin-
gle, written constitution?
C. Libertarianism
D. Liberalism A. Russia
B. USA
775. Members of the Georgia General Assem-
bly serve for terms that last C. Iran
A. 1yr D. United kingdom

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780. Which party is considered Conservative C. GOVERNOR

A. Democratic D. none of above

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786. is a supporter of moral Independence.
C. Communist
A. Rousseau
D. Green
B. fat
781. Who was the founder of Indian National
Congress? 787. The constitution of India is the lengthiest
A. Dadabhai Naoroji of all constitution of the world.
B. Allan Octovian Hume A. True
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale B. False
D. W.C.Bannerjee
788. Al-farabi’s quality of virtuous person is
782. This organisation helps countries in crisis
by giving medical care. It also brings med- A. Money
ical care to third world countries. B. Mind
A. UNICEF C. Legs
B. MAKE-A-WISH D. courage
C. MEALS ON WHEELS
E. Power
D. DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
789. Who is the chief minister of the Maha-
783. Navy SEALS killed this leader in Pakistan.
rashtra
He was the leader of Al-Qaeda.
A. Saddam Hussein A. Uddhav Thackeray

B. Muhammad Ghadafi B. Eknath shinde

C. Osama bin Laden C. Devendra fadavnis
D. Anwar Sadat D. Raj Thackeray
784. Who was the first supreme court justice 790. How old do you have to be to vote?
of India?(Who is the Chief Justice of the
first Supreme Court of India?)
A. Justice Kamal Narain Singh
B. Justice Harilal Jacisunds Kania
C. Justice Y. V. Chandrachud
D. Justice Fatimah Beevi

785. THE SERVES AS THE LINK BETWEEN A. 12

THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE
PRESIDENT OF INDIA. B. 16
A. PRIME MINISTER C. 18
B. CHIEF MINISTER D. 21

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791. Who is the 46th President of the United B. Moderate

States?
C. Conservative
A. Donald J. Trump
D. Libertarian
B. George W. Bush
C. Joseph R. Biden 797. The Governor of the state is responsible
D. Barack H. Obama for his actions to?
A. Prime Minister

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792. Who told that ‘Man is by nature a Politi-
cal animal ‘? B. President
A. Plato C. Chief Minister
B. Socrates D. Assembly
C. Aristotle
D. Machiavelli 798. Statement (A):Political parties also show
the basic political division of a soci-
793. creates the laws ety.Sejalical Dalkaran (R):One part of the
party society is therefore its attitude of
A. Executive branch
the society, R/community is a particular
B. Legislative branch opinion. Using the following code, choose
C. Judicial branch the correct answer:a) (a) (a) and (R) (R)
and (R)) Both are correct and (r), (a) the
D. Olive Branch correct explanation. B) (a) and (r) are cor-
794. In political science, a qualitative or inter- rect but (r), (a) is not the correct explana-
pretive method of doing research is one tion. C) (a) correct, But (R) is wrong. D)
which involves a heavy reliance on numeri- (a) is wrong, but (R) correct.)
cal data and high-powered statistical tech- A. A
niques to achieve generalized theories.
B. B
A. True
C. C
B. False
D. D
795. Which of the following is a convention of
the Indian Constitution 799. The father of Indian planning is
A. The President appoints the leader of
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
the majority party in the Lok Sabha as the
prime Minister B. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Prime has to be from Lok Sabha only C. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Only A D. MVishweshvarya
D. Both A and B
800. The permanent executive is less powerful
796. What political ideology would a person than the political executive
that favors no government intervention in
economic or social affairs believe in? A. False
A. Liberal B. True

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801. The Preamble of the Constitution of India 806. Who is the secretary of Gram Pan-
declares India is a SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, chayat?
SECULAR, REPUBLIC. Find the word miss-

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A. Deputy Chief
ing in the sentence.
B. Sarpanch
A. Fraternity
C. Panchayat Secretary
B. Equality
D. party husband
C. Democratic
D. Justice 807. This ideology favors traditional American
values like Christianity.
802. In 1928, who along with eight other
A. Conservatism
congress leaders?
A. Motilal Nehru B. Liberalism

B. Rahul Gandhi C. Socialism

C. Sonia Gandhi D. Libertarianism

D. none of above 808. Every person has a Fundamental Right to
be defended by a lawyer under Article
803. In both the House of Representatives and
the Senate, which of the following is a key A. 42
advantage of the majority party? B. 67
A. They control the media C. 45
B. They have more members D. 22
C. They control the committee chairman-
ships 809. Faridah:Why is it that democracy appeals
to the Malaysian citizens? Is it because
D. They have a higher budget that it promotes freedom of speech the
804. Which of these followings is not good ar- most? But I don’t think that what is right
gument in favour of democracy? and wrong can be fully determined by the
public. Faridah is thinking about politics in
A. People feel free & equal in a democ- the scope of
racy.
A. Political Theory
B. Democracies resolve conflicts in a bet-
ter way than others. B. Comparative Politics
C. Democratic government is more ac- C. Public Administration
countable to the people. D. International Relations
D. Democracies are more prosperous
810. Democracy is better than other sys-
than others.
tems of governance.Which of the follow-
805. According to the new World Survey, ing characteristics of democracy is not cor-
there is the number of voters in India- rect?A) It promotes equality in citizens;b)
increases the dignity of a person;C) This
A. around 71 crores
delays decisions;(d) Gives the way to
B. Around 65 crores avoid conflicts;e) It has scope to rectify
C. around 51 crores mistakes.
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B. B C. Joe bids
C. C D. Donald Trump
D. D
816. Following a policy of neutrality on global
E. E issues was one of the objectives of NAM
811. What is the population of Nigeria? A. True
B. False

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817. Jurisdiction refers to
A. rules and principles announced in
court decisions.
B. the authority of a court to hear and de-
cide certain cases.
A. 195 million C. the constitutionality of a law.
B. 195 thousand D. the common law.
C. 100 million
818. Which military faction built the Soviet
D. 190 hundred faction?
E. None of the Above A. nato
812. Sinhala was recognised as the only offi- B. miss
cial language by the Act of
C. Year-old stomach
A. 1956
D. I feel
B. 1957
C. 1965 819. A belief that the majority community
should be able to rule a country in
D. 1958 whichever way it wants, by disregarding
the wishes and needs of the minority is:
813. If you have a keen eye for issues sur-
rounding a topic, you may have the apti- A. Power Sharing
tude for writing a political science paper. B. Central Government
A. True C. Majoritarianism
B. False
D. Community Government
814. The Mandal Commission was appointed
820. Under which article the Indian constitu-
to identify the
tion states that “Untouchability” is abol-
A. scheduled castes and tribes ished and its practice in any form is forbid-
B. other backward classes den.
A. Article 17
815. This candidate wanted to make laws
about Tooth Brushing B. Article 28
A. Kanye West C. Article 14
B. Vermin Supreme D. none of above

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821. How long is a Senator’s term in 826. The workers of Lenin Shipyard in the city
Congress? of Gdansk went on a strike on

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B. Four Years B. 29448
C. Five Years C. 29449
D. Six Years D. None of the above
822. What type of school did Tagore want to
827. Name this personality
set up?
A. Where the child was happy
B. Where he/she could be free and cre-
ative
C. He/she was able to explore her own
thoughts and desire
D. All of the above
823. Identify the leader?

A. Venkaiah Naidu
B. Venkaiah Nidu
C. Ram Nath Kovind
D. VE n A and ANA I degree
A. B.R. Ambedkar
828. Which branch can override the veto?
B. JL Nehru
A. Legislative
C. Scent
B. Executive
D. Baba Kanshi RAM
C. Judicial
824. Houses of people is
D. none of above
A. Lok Sabha
B. Assembly 829. Which of the following is not the function
of the NITI Aayog?
C. Rajya Sabha
D. Parliament A. To evolve a shared vision of national
development priorities sectors and strate-
825. The organ of UNO which has become in- gies
active now is
B. To foster cooperative federalism
A. Economic and Social council
C. To give final approval to the Five Year
B. Security Council Plans of India
C. General Assembly D. To create a knowledge, innovation and
D. Trusteeship Council entrepreneurial support system

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830. The state of Hyderabad formally acceded 834. Original jurisdiction is

the Indian Union on: A. only given to the Supreme Court.
A. January 24, 1950 B. only given to state courts.
B. January 25, 1950 C. rarely used in the U.S. legal system.
C. January 26, 1950 D. the authority to initially consider a
case, whether in state or federal cases.
D. January 27, 1950
835. According to liberals, what can peace and

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831. A is an area or locality that is pop- cooperation in the international system
ulated largely by members of a particular bring to individual states?
community. A. relative gains
B. absolute gains
C. balancing gains
D. net gains
836. Which of the following statement is cor-
rect regarding the distribution of economic
benefits in democracies?
A. Adivasi
A. Incomes of both the rich and the poor
B. Ghetto have been increasing
C. Scheduled Casted B. Incomes of both the rich and the poor
D. Minority have been declining
C. Incomes of the rich have been increas-
832. Plato was the teacher of ing and those of the poor have been de-
A. Socrates clining
D. None of the above
B. Aristotle
C. Alexander 837. Monopoly of political power by an indi-
vidual or small group that otherwise al-
D. None of these lows people to go about their private lives
as they wish
833. The monolithic government system is one
A. Monarch
of the main attributes
B. Authoritarians
A. A concentration of political power in
the central government C. Totalitarianism
D. Constitutional Government
B. Local government system of power en-
trusted by the Constitution 838. Parties Put Forward their and
C. Existence and the voters choose from them
A. Policies, Programmes
D. The interests of the nation alone by the
central government B. Rules, Regulations
E. Single Citizenship, Legal System, Jus- C. Views, Opinions
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839. Who formed a new party ‘Lok Dal’? 844. What article of the Constitution would
A. Rajendra Prasad contain information about relationships be-
tween the states?

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A. I
C. Chaudhary Devi Lal
D. Indira Gandhi B. IV
C. V
840. This writ is issued when the court finds
that a particular office holder is not doing D. VI
their legal duty (or is doing it illegally) and
is thereby infringing on the right of an in- E. VII
dividual
845. Competencies of Sources of History
A. Habeas corpus
B. Mandamus A. To be able to classify the sources of
history.
C. Prohibition
B. To be able to imagine and speculate
D. Certiorari
about contemporary eventswhile studying
841. In 1903, who founded the women’s So- the sources of history.
cial and Political Union which used militant C. To be able to make a collection of his-
tactics to agitate women’s suffrage? torical objects, documents, books, coins
A. Dr. Sharmila Rege and electronic information. Also to be
B. Simone de Beauvoir able toclassify them in different ways.

C. Emmeline Pankhurst D. To interpret historical events objec-

tively.
D. Phoolan Devi

842. What is the Sakna system? 846. Who is considered as a founder of Greek
A. Sak of rightsTo hold ownership in the Political Theory?
rice field and according to the specified A. PLATO
amount
B. MACHIAVELLI
B. The sacrifice of the houseIn the area
specified C. ROSS
C. The dignity of the person who hasOwn- D. CICERO
ership of the people
D. The dignity of the person who has the 847. The country’s con outlines the funda-
right to governing in the area mental principles of its government, such
as the separation of powers and the rights
843. Which organ of government is responsi- of citizens.
ble for giving justice to the people?
A. conspiracy
A. Legislature
B. Executive B. constitution

C. Judiciary C. convoy
D. All of them. D. none of above

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848. Which program, implemented by Gor-

bechev, stated the process of creating a
government elected by the people?

A. loudness

B. democratization

C. perestroika

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D. shock therapy

849. Define Warren Court

A. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
A. The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren,
1953-1969. C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Tactic of overturning local laws by de-
liberately breaking them, as at segre- 853. Name the writer of the poem-Today I Call
gated lunch counters. Waris Shah
C. System of segregationist laws once A. Fayez Ahmed Fayez
standard in the U.S. South. B. Manto
D. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor C. Harivanshrai Bachchan
accusing a defendant of crimes.
D. Amrita Pritam

850. The Currency of European Union is- 854. means being neutral in religious mat-
ters by the state.
A. Dollar
A. Secular
B. Rupees B. Equal
C. Euro C. Fraternal
D. Yuan D. Sovereign

855. The National Front Government formed in

851. Which article amends the Indian Constitu- December 1989 was headed by:
tion?
A. Chandrashekhar
A. 367 B. EKGujral
B. 368 C. V.P.Singh
C. 370 D. H.D.Deve Gowda

D. 369 856. Define common law

A. That which must be obeyed under
852. Identify the person in the image penalties

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B. That which is written by humans and C. 15th Amendment

accepted over time-the opposite of natu- D. 16th Amendment
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861. Elections to the President are held in the
C. The person who complains in a law
same manner as they are for state legisla-
case.
ture.
D. “Judge-made law, “ old decisions built
A. True
up over the centuries
B. False
857. Priority of Strategy of 2050 is
862. Which of the following is an attribute of
A. Sport entertainment Sovereignty.
B. Wrestlers A. Absoluteness
C. Role models B. Totality
D. Musicians C. Encompassing
E. Dancers D. Just

858. Which part of the Constitution deals with 863. President

Municipalities? A. A
A. IX B. B
B. X C. C
C. XIV D. D
D. Use 864. The structure of Congress can be best de-
scribed by which of the following terms?
859. The Panchayati state system duly started
from which district of Rajasthan on 2 Oc- A. Unicameral
tober 1959 on the recommendation of Bal- B. Bicameral
want Rai Mehta Committee? C. Tricameral
A. Nagaur D. Multicameral
B. Bikaner 865. Which article is referred to as the jewel
C. Udaipur of the constitution
D. Jaisalmer A. Article 32
B. Article 352
860. This amendment abolished (ended) slav-
ery C. Article 123
D. Article 31
866. The word ethnic signifies:
A. different religions
B. social division on shared culture
C. a violent conflict between opposite
groups
A. 13th Amendment D. a careful calculation of gains and
B. 14th Amendment losses

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867. An international organization formed af- 873. In the electoral compaigns, soft money is
ter WWII to promote international peace, bes described as money that is
security, and cooperation.
A. donated to candiades from politicalpar-
A. World Trade Organization ties
B. United Nations
B. provided to candidates through public
C. World Bank financing
D. NAFTA-USCA C. donated to candidates by private citi-

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868. Who was the 1st law minister of India? zens for campaign activity
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad D. donated to political action committees
(PACs) and is not spent directly on cam-
B. BR Ambedkar
paign activity
C. S.Rajagopal
D. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel 874. The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the
word.
869. GENERAL WILL as concept was intro-
duced by: A. Latin
A. Rousseau B. English
B. Hobbes C. Greek
C. Locke
D. none of above
D. None of these
870. Who was the first Chief Election Commis- 875. What is the name of pm
sioner? A. Moti
A. Sukumar you B. Modi
B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Born
C. V.D.Savarkar
D. Nora
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
871. From where can we buy the medicines? 876. ���� ���� ���������� ����?
A. Chemist shop A. Feeling of neighbourhood
B. Dairy shop B. Feeling of brotherhood
C. Clothes shop
C. Feeling of sensibility
D. Stationary shop
D. Feeling of individual rights
872. Believing that government should be
active in supporting social and political 877. First Five Year Plan started from?
change
A. 1950
A. liberal
B. 1951
B. conservative
C. moderate C. 1952
D. none of these D. none of above

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878. When did South Africa gain its indepen- C. Referendum

dence? D. Recall

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B. 26th April 1994 gan with the
C. 26th April 1964 A. Indians
D. 26th January 1950
B. Egyptians
879. Which terrorist group was able to gain a C. Greeks
lot of land in Syria due to the civil war?
D. Romans

884. Which of these is an important political

context factor influencing India’s place in
the world?
A. The world’s second largest population.
B. The world’s largest democracy.
A. Leaders C. The birth place of 4 of the world’s reli-
gions.
B. Taliban
D. Some of the world’s richest biodiver-
C. Hamas
sity.
D. ISIS
885. A rule or regulation that is made and en-
880. The public does not evaluate the functions forced by a government.
of which government due to fear?
A. Civil liberties
A. of dictators
B. Law
B. of monarchy
C. Bill of rights
C. of democratic rule
D. Bureaucracy
D. None of these
886. The phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’ was
881. Activism vs. Restraint taken from:
A. Executive A. Gita
B. Legislative B. Mahabharata
C. Judicial C. Economics
D. none of above D. LUKAAAA USA ukaSH PASAD.
882. Which direct democracy tool allows citi- 887. In local self govt institutions at least one
zens to veto a law passed by the legisla- third of all positions are reserved to
ture and signed by the governor through
a general election vote? Again, petitions A. men
and signatures must be gathered. B. women
A. Direct Initiative C. children
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888. Name the body of the U.N. which acts like 893. When and where was the first WSF
a Parliament (World Social Form) meeting organised?
A. General Assembly A. Kenha, Nairobi staff 2007
B. ONE B. Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001
C. International Court of Justice C. Montreal, Canada in 2018
D. Social and Economic Council D. Islamabad, Pakistan in 2003

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889. The Indian Constitution contains arti- 894. Locke’s inalienable rights include
cles and schedules.
A. life, liberty, and property
A. 444, 13
B. freedom of speech, freedom to bear
B. 448, 12 arms, and freedom of assembly
C. 450, 13 C. life, property, and travel
D. 328, 12 D. none of above
890. It is a more or less coherent set of ideas 895. Identify the wrong pair:
that provides the basis for organized po-
litical action, whether this is intended to A. Prithvi-Surface-to-Surface ballistic
preserve, modify or overthrow the exist- missile
ing system of power B. Agni-Surface-to-Sea ballistic missile
A. Politics C. Akash-Surface-to-Air missile
B. Power D. Anti-tank missile
C. Political Ideologies
896. Who is known as the father of Indian Con-
D. Governance stitution
891. It is necessary to go to market to pur- A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
chase goods.<True or False > B. Dr BR Ambedkar
A. True C. Vijayalaksshmi Pandit
B. False D. Not in the difference
892. Which of the following statements are 897. An office created in 1939 by FDR that
true (choose two): contains the closest advisors to the Presi-
A. Sovereignty is the ultimate source of dent (Even closer than the cabinet) such as
authority in a society the National Security Council and Advisor,
Council of Economic Advisors, the Office
B. The sovereign is the leader of the rul-
of Management and Budget, the Office of
ing party in a democracy
the Vice-President, and Office of the U.S.
C. Sovereignty is when the rule of law is Trade Representative.
guaranteed
A. OMB
D. The sovereign is the highest and final
decision-maker within a community B. CBO

E. Sovereignty is when the rule of law is C. EOP

not guaranteed D. TVA

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898. Which of the following article deals with A. 1861

the election of the Vice-president? B. 1869

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A. Article 64 C. 1836
B. Article 68 D. 1845
C. Article 66
904. How many fundamental rights are there
D. Article 62 in Indian Constitution?
899. The has exclusive administrative ju-
risdiction over the subjects of the Union
List and the Residuary subjects
A. Union Government
B. State Government
A. 5
900. Which example is true regarding voting
in closed primaries? B. 7
A. Steve is a democrat, so he can only C. 6
vote in the democratic primary D. 9
B. Aaron, registered democrat, is going
905. Which of the following phrases from the
to vote for a republican, so his democratic
Preamble is best described by saying:“We
candidate has a better chance of winning.
have FREEDOM, and it can’t be taken
C. Melanie is voting in the Democratic pri- away!”
mary, even though she is a Republican
A. liberty
D. Anyone that is 18 and a registered
B. common defense
voter may vote in a closed primary.
C. domestic tranquility
901. The first General Election in India was
D. general welfare
held in the year?
A. 1951 906. A party’s particular view on a specific is-
sue is referred to as a(n):
B. 1952
A. Plank
C. 1953
B. Platform
D. 1954
C. Motto
902. Bhutans biggest source of development D. Logo
aid is given by
A. India 907. This is the flag of
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Maldives

903. Constitution created the basic structure

of Texas government first after indepen-
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B. USA 913. Which article talks about “Protection of

interests of minorities”?
C. Britain
A. Article 21
D. France
B. Article 27
908. Which Article speaks about Right to Life?
C. Article 29
A. Article 31
D. Article 31
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914. What is the name of the president’s body-
C. Article 21 guards
D. Article 12 A. The Presidential Guard
909. Fundamental Rights have been enshrined B. The Secret Service
in which part of constitution C. Special Air Service
A. Part I D. The Navy Seals
B. Part alive
915. He gave the official approval for the
C. Part VIII 9/11 attacks.
D. Part III A. Ramzi Yousef

910. Basic plan of government that outlines B. Osama bin Laden

the distribution of power, responsibilities, C. Johar Tsarnaev
and liberties of the people. D. Tamerlan Tsarnaev
A. Legislative Branch
916. The day we vote for president is called
B. Constitution day.
C. Political Science A. President’s day
D. Judicial Branch B. Election Day
911. The first Foreign Minister of independent C. Voting Day
India is D. Thursday
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
917. Which statement correctly describes the
B. B R Ambedkar legislative branch?
C. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel A. It is split into two parts, the Senate and
D. Indira Gandhi the House of Representatives.
B. It is led by the president of the United
912. What is the name of the President of In- States.
dia?
C. It is made up of courts.
A. Ramnath Kovind
D. It includes a group of advisors known
B. Captain Singh Solanki as “the Cabinet.”
C. Manmohan Singh
918. After the ratification of the Constitution,
D. Narendra Modi which power held by the states under the

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Articles of Confederation was ceded to the 922. National emergency mention in which ar-
federal government ticle

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A. The power to levy taxes A. 349
B. The power to establish courts B. 350
C. The Power to coin money C. 351

D. The power to regulate trade D. 352

923. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

919. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
Choose one:
pression below:“Let’s dive into the nitty-
gritty of this issue.” A. All people of the state in which (s)he
was elected
A. We have the same understanding or
viewpoint on this matter. B. All people of the state who belong to
the Senator’s political party
B. Let’s focus on the most important and
practical aspects of the problem. C. The state legislatures

C. It’s a distraction or irrelevant issue D. Only the people in the state who voted
that’s being introduced to divert attention for the Senator

D. Taking a certain action could lead to un- 924. Political Science is

intended and negative consequences. A. a hard science
920. Operation Flood is related to: B. a medical field that deal thinking and
creating governmental systems
A. Grain protection
C. a science that focuses on the theory
B. Control flood and practice of government and politics
C. Milk production at the local, state, national, and interna-
tional levels.
D. Produce fish
D. a study of all the social science
921. which of the following state was carved
out. 925. Who is the targeted audience of presiden-
tial debates?
A. The voting public
B. Undecided voters
C. Unaffiliated voters
D. Voters ages 18-25

926. A democratic government is responsible

to
A. Tripura A. President
B. Meghalaya B. Prime minister
C. Manipur C. Chief justice of india
D. Kashmir D. The people

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927. Resources which will get exhausted after 931. Why history is important?
years of use are:
A. it is not, there’s not a meaning for
A. Renewable resources studying history
B. Non-durable resources B. enables us to develop better under-
C. Non-renewable resources standing of the world in which we live.

D. Competing resources C. because this helps people with their

homework’s

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928. The activation of different parties is nec- D. none of above
essary in keeping democracy alive.Which
of the following statements is not correct 932. Peace and freedom became the funda-
in the context of the functioning of political mental principles of Non-aligned policy
parties.Or pressure groups also work.
A. TRUE
A. A
B. FALSE
B. B
C. C 933. an order from an appellate court to order
the records from a lower court so that it
D. D
can review the case.
929. Which of the following is not allowed A. Writ of Certiorari
while carrying out an election campaign?
B. Judicial Review
A. Giving money to voters to cast vote for
C. Brief friend of the Court
particular candidate
B. Using television channels. D. Sentencing

C. Door-to-door canvassing. 934. Adivasis are particularly numerous in

D. Contacting voters on phone. states of-

930. Statements (a):Women’s movement says

that family laws discriminate against
women in all religions.Reason (R):There
are family laws for all religions in our coun-
try.Select the correct answer using the
code given below:a) (a) and (r) are both
correct and the correct explanation of (r),
(a) is both correct but (R) are both correct
but (R)), (A) correct explanation not de-
feat (R) Both are correct c) (A) is correct,
but (R) is wrong.(A) It is wrong, but cor-
rect (R) is correct.
A. A A. rajasthan
B. B B. Odisha
C. C C. jharkhand
D. none of above D. all the above

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935. Which state was most effected due to 940. Reapportionment

partition?/ Which state was the most af- A. House of Representatives
fected by division?

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A. Punjab
C. Congress
B. West Bengal
D. none of above
C. both 1 and 2
941. Majoritarian act of Sri Lanka was passed
D. J & K
in which year?
936. THE LEADER OF THE WINNING PARTY IS A. 1948
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA B. 1960
AS THE OF INDIA.
C. 1973
A. PRIME MINISTER
D. 1956
B. CHIEF MINISTER
C. GOVERNOR 942. When was NITI Aayog established?
A. 1 January 2015
D. none of above
B. 25 January 2016
937. Constitution of India implemented on
C. 14 May 2014
A. 26 Nov 1949 D. 1 July 2015
B. 26 Nov 1950
943. Democratic values include
C. 26 Jan 1950
A. a. Chaos
D. 15 Aug 1947
B. b. Manipulation
938. Nigeria gained independence from the UK C. Control of the government
in
D. Monitoring of police
A. 1967 E. Equal rights and opportunities
B. 1969
944. The absence of moral principles is associ-
C. 1960 ated to the following IR theory:
D. 1971 A. Realism

939. Define coherence B. Liberalism

A. Institutions take on lives of their C. Constructivism

own, sometimes disconnected from elec- D. Critical approaches
torates.
945. Jurisdiction refers to
B. Control exercised by national head-
quarters. A. a philosophy of law.

C. Sticking together to make a rational B. a court’s area of authority.

whole. C. a court’s prior decisions.
D. Very conservative Republicans. D. partisan decision making.

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946. What is the term for a group of people C. Geneva

who combine political power in order to
D. London
attain a specific and well defined political
goal?
952. A weekly market trader earns little com-
A. Politics pared to regular shopkeeper.True or False
B. Political Party
C. Concensus

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D. Interest Group

947. Who was the first governor of Utter

Pradesh
A. Not in the difference A. True
B. CRAGNIAN B. False
C. V V giri
953. which political party rule in up?
D. Akbar Ali Khan
A. bjp
948. CPI split took place in
B. sp
A. 1965
C. bsp
B. 1966
D. rjd
C. 1964
D. 1963 954. One of the forms of government wherein
the power in vested to only one person.
949. It is a collective activity, involving peo-
ple who accept a common membership or A. Aristocracy
at least acknowledge a shared fate. B. Presidential
A. Anthropology
C. Monarchy
B. Culture
D. Parliament
C. Sociology
D. Politics 955. To run for a senatorial position, a candi-
date must be at least 40 years old by the
950. Given below are the types of election EX- day of the election
CEPT:
A. TRUE
A. normal
B. FALSE
B. deviating
C. realigning 956. NGO stands for:
D. demonstrating A. New Growth Outcome

951. Head quarters of European Union B. Non Government Organisation

A. Brussels C. Non Government Oversight
B. New York D. None of the above

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957. What is a campaign? 962. A democratic decision will not involve:

A. An organized group of people with sim- A. Consultation

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B. Deliberation
B. The process of choosing a person for
C. Imposition
a particular position
D. Consensus
C. A series of organized activities to pro-
mote a specific cause 963. who is the Father of Political Science
D. A preliminary election held within a po- A. Plato
litical party
B. Aristotle
958. The Peace of Westphalia was signed in
C. Chanakya
A. 1630
D. Mahatma Gandhi
B. 1652
964. The National Front Government that de-
C. 1648
cided to implement Mandal Commission
D. 1657 Report in 1990 was headed by:
959. The Constitution of India was enacted by A. Shri V.P. Singh
a Constituent Assembly set up B. Mr. Chandra Shekhar
C. Shri H.D.Deve Gowda
D. Shri i.k.gujral

965. Congressional leadership: help their

keep members loyal to the party’s legisla-
tion agenda by rounding up votes (garner-
A. by the Indian Congress ing support for) for their party’s proposed
B. by the British Governor-General legislation.
C. under the Indian Independence act A. whips
D. under the Cabinet Mission Plan B. committee chairs

960. system of two party is known as C. caucasus

A. uni party system D. sergeant at arms

B. bi party system 966. Federalism means the division of power
C. multy party system between the centre and the states.
D. none of these A. False
B. True
961. Women participate in the fifteenth Lok
Sabha- 967. Here are some of the guiding values
A. [ A ] 4.9% of the Constitution and their meaning.
B. [ B ] 10.86% choose the correct option(a) Sovereign (i)
Government will not favor any religion(b)
C. [ C ] 12.04% Republic (ii) People have the supreme right
D. [ D ] 15.08% to make decisions(c) Fraternity (iii) Head

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of the state is an elected person(d) Secu- 973. What is a federal system of government?
lar (iv) People should live like brothers and A. government at different levels
sisters
B. government at three levels
A. a-ii, B-II, C-I I IA
C. government at two levels
B. a ki II, B-II, C-IV, d-II
D. none from above
C. a-iha, B-Iha, C-III
D. a-, in, B-following, C-II 974. Constitution of India came into effect
from:

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968. What is the type of citizenship granted
when one is born within a country?
A. Jus soli
B. The right of blood
C. The right of a marriage
D. Naturalization juice
A. 15 January, 1950
969. QUALITIES OF GOOD CITIZENS
B. 26 January, 1950
A. HONEST
C. 15 August, 1950
B. LOYAL TO STATE
D. None of these
C. NATIONAL HARMONY
D. ALL THE ABOVE 975. Democratic values include
A. monitoring of police
970. Which of the following countries became
the first of the 15th Soviet republic to de- B. Control of the government
clare its independence C. chaos
A. Lithuania D. manipulation
B. Russia E. free expression
C. Ukraine 976. The existence of democracy in India made
D. Georgia the Indian government respond to food se-
curity in a way that the government
971. There was no rule of law in ancient India did not.
A. true A. Russian
B. false B. Chinese
C. could be C. French
D. no clue! D. Nepal
972. Behavioral approach focuses on the em- 977. What does Jaturat consist of?
pirical data infused with the questions re-
garding ethics in order to understand poli- A. Ping Wang Yom Nan Chaturat
tics better. B. Wiang Wang Trading Market
A. True C. Wiang Wang Klangna
B. False D. Wiang Tien Khrang Chaturat

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978. Rule of law means 983. Political Science and international rela-
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C. no man is above law and a person can B. Related

be called a criminal only if the crime is C. Opposite to one another
proved.
D. None of these
D. none of above
984. Where is the largest wholesaling veg-
979. Fe in the country means that both etable market in Delhi?
the national government and state govern-
A. Azadpur bathing
ments share powers and responsibilities.
B. Azad Nagar Mandi
A. Feminism
C. Azad Market
B. Federalism
D. None of the above
C. Feodalism
D. none of above 985. Which one of the following was not a
part of Western Alliance?
980. Members of which of the following elect
the president of India A. United Kingdom (UK)

A. citizen B. France

B. lok sabha only C. Bulgaria

C. rajya sabha only D. Italy

D. member of both the houses 986. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
ple of a political act?
981. Define investigating judge
A. Contacting your elected representa-
A. System based on two opposing parties tive
to a dispute.
B. Volunteering at a charity event
B. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor
accusing a defendant of crimes. C. Attending a political rally
C. In European legal systems, judicial of- D. Signing a petition
ficer who both gathers evidence and is-
987. The power to summon and prorogue ei-
sues indictments
ther House of Parliament
D. to formally charge someone with a
A. Prime Minister
crime
B. Council of Ministers
982. It is the guardian of the constitution and
C. Chief Justice of India
defender of fundamental rights of the peo-
ple: D. None of the Above
A. Legislative 988. When did Afghanistan become a member
B. Executive of SAARC?
C. Judiciary A. 2008
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C. 2004 993. The population and improved technology

D. 2009 are considered as the reasons for
E. 2005 A. Corruption
B. Inequality
989. In the House of Representatives, how
many members are there? C. Communalism
A. 535 D. Unemployment
B. 434 994. Which thinker rejected the idea of revo-

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C. 536 lution and believed that economic equality
D. 435 could be achieved through democratic par-
ticipation?
990. Which political orientation supports coop- A. Adam Smith
eration between states as a means to im-
prove the quality of life for all states, na- B. Eduard Bernstein
tions, and people C. Karl Marx
A. Fascism D. Friedrich List
B. Conservatism
995. Bold words and numbers stand out
C. Anarchism
A. True
D. Internationalism
B. False
991. Which of the following in the Indian Con-
stitution highlights the secular character of 996. The two power chiefs are the major fea-
the Indian State?1 Preamble2 Fundamen- ture of what kind of governing system
tal Rights 3 Schedule VII of the Indian Con- A. Royal
stitution4 Directive Principles of State Pol- B. Parliamentary
icy Select the correct answer code:
C. Presidential democracy
A. 1 and 2
D. Not of these
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 2 4 only 997. During the Cold War, the United States
adopted the in order to stop the spread
D. all
of communism around the world.
992. Why are women labeled as a minority A. Domino Theory
group?
B. Expansionist Policy
A. Women have only recently become rec-
C. Containment Policy
ognized as being on an equal plane as men
in the United States. D. Marshall Plan
B. Women are less numerous than the 998. Which Five Year plan is also known as
American male population. Mahalanobis Plan?
C. Women have played a lesser role in A. 1 stem
the economic, social, and political devel-
opment of the country. B. Pear

D. Women have suffered the same types C. an offer

of discrimination as minority groups. D. fth

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999. Which of the following is one of the MAIN 1005. The Supreme Court is part of the
responsibilities of a Citizen? branch.
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A. Picking up litter
B. Obeying the Law B. Legislative
C. Washing the dishes C. Judicial
D. Running for the public office D. none of above

1000. The electoral process in Pakistan might 1006. Branch that contains the Senate
be discussed in which sub branch of politi- A. Executive
cal science? B. Legislative
A. International relations C. Judicial
B. Local Government D. none of above
C. National Politics/Pakistan Affairs 1007. Which of the following provisions of the
D. None of these Indian Constitution was passed without
virtually any debate?
1001. was chosen as the headquarters of
European union A. Introduction of Universal Suffrage
A. India B. Fundamental Rights

B. Brussels C. Directive Principles of State Policies

D. Parliamentary Democracy
C. Belgium
D. Colombo 1008. It is a political community that involves
four important elements, namely, people,
1002. Which of the given article of the In- territory, sovereignty and government.
dian Constitution mentions the provision A. State
of Council of Minister for aid and advice
of the President of India? B. Nation
A. Article 74 C. Politics

B. Article 63 D. Political Science

C. Article 77 1009. Who was the leader of the United Farm

Workers Union Movement?
D. Article 66
A. Sal Castro
1003. What is the meaning of heritage? B. Gonzalo Mendez
A. Traditions and customs C. Pete Hernandez
B. Cultural, historical, and natural assets D. Cesar Chavez
C. Modern inventions
1010. was the President of the Con-
D. Family heirlooms stituent Assembly.
1004. Anthropology is Culture, Sociology is So- A. Dr. B R Ambedkar
ciety B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
A. True C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. False D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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1011. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi- C. Liberals

ple? Prevention of the slaughter of useful D. Regulations
cows
1017. The great political thinker Plato wrote
A. Fundamental Right
the book
B. Directive Principle
A. Economics
1012. Which of the followings are the func- B. Republic
tions of political parties? I. Aggregation of C. Democracy

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power II. Political socialization III. Forming
D. Indica
an interest group IV. A link between peo-
ple and government 1018. Fence
A. I & IV A. Executive
B. II HELI B. Legislative
C. Ibs C. Judicial
D. Iii and IV D. none of above

1013. What amendment gives you freedom of 1019. Who was our guest speaker who pre-
speech, religion, press, assembly, and pe- sented on resumes?
tition? A. Christen Melvin
A. 1 stem B. Jessica Johnson
B. 5th C. Hannah Breedlove
C. 10th D. Dr. Bax
D. 16th 1020. Which branch has the Cabinet?

1014. Ratifies Treaties A. Legislative

B. Executive
A. House of Representatives
C. Judicial
B. Senate
D. none of above
C. Congress
D. none of above 1021. What are the tribals ( Adivasis ) termed
when they continue to stay in forests?
1015. When does the new candidate get
sworn into office?
A. Tomorrow
B. The day they win
C. Their birthday
D. January 20th

1016. Thinks that government should play a A. Tribals

bigger role in regulating things. B. Scheduled tribes
A. Conservation C. Bunch
B. Information D. Normal people

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1022. Match the following a.) Right to 1027. Which of the following is an element of
Freedom-1.) Article 29-30b.) Right to Belgium Model
freedom of Religion-2.) Article 19-22c.)

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24d.) Cultural & Educational Rights-4.) No single community can make decisions
Article 25-28 itself
A. 2 4 1 3 B. Transfer of power from central govern-
B. 2 4 3 1 ment to state government
C. 4 2 3 1 C. Brussel government have equal repre-
sentation for both communities
D. 4 2 1 3
D. All of these
1023. A democratic society is one in which
1028. What was the main focus of the Populist
A. Government is popularly elected. Party?
B. Liberty is given the highest value. A. Eliminating corruption in government
C. The spirit of equality and fraternity pre- B. Promoting the interests of farmers
vails. and industrial workers
D. All the above. C. Supporting big business and corpora-
tions
1024. Which articles deal with Right to Equal-
D. Expanding civil rights for African Amer-
ity?
icans
A. 14-18
1029. The term Eelam stands for
B. 14-17
A. Government
C. 15-18
B. State
D. 15-19
C. Country
1025. Judicial review power is with: D. Political party
A. Parliament 1030. What should be the minimum number of
B. High court parties in any country to establish a demo-
cratic government?
C. Supreme Court
A. one
D. Both with Supreme Court and High
Court B. Two
C. Five
1026. Increasing interdependence of nations
and peoples across the globe. D. Many

A. Infrastructure 1031. The following are disadvantages of

Quantitative Research EXCEPT:
B. Globalization
A. Follow-ups on answers are not possi-
C. Interdependence
ble since the date are collected and ana-
D. Specialization lyzed into numerical figures

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B. Reasoning behind answers can’t be un- 1036. At present, how many countries close to
derstood since it uses numbers to explain the world are the federal governance sys-
a certain social phenomenon. tem in force?
C. Individual characteristics can’t be gen- A. 25
eralized B. 50
D. Quantitative Researches cannot be C. 75
done remotely since it needs to get infor-
D. 100
mation from a large sample size so data

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can be analyzed quickly. 1037. Whic of the following is a rule or regu-
lation issued by the president that has the
1032. Which model of development has been same effect as law?
adopted in India
A. budget proposal
A. Socialist model
B. executive order
B. Capitalist model
C. line-item veto
C. Mixed model
D. signing statement
D. None of them
1038. Which of the following countries that
1033. The following positions belong to what joined the Soviet Bloc.
level of government? President, vice- A. Bulgaria
president, attorney general, Congress,
U.S. Supreme Court B. Hungary
C. Poland
A. state
D. All of the above
B. local
C. federal 1039. Anthropology is study of human primi-
tive culture
D. international
A. True
1034. a sovereign state that comprises a town B. False
and the surrounding countryside.
1040. Who was the first Prime Minister of In-
A. Nation-State
dia?
B. City-State A. Indira Gandhi
C. Stateless Nation B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. National State C. Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru

1035. Which of the following qualities does D. V.P Singh

not match democracy?
1041. The plan, published in 1944/1945 by
A. rule of majority eight leading Indian industrialists, pro-
posed state intervention in the economic
B. Capacity of harmony in variations
development of the nation after indepen-
C. Nutrient of equality dence. This is popularly known as
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1042. Which of these is a problem with the

multiparty political system, like those com-
mon in Europe?
A. People have numerous choices and its
hard to narrow down to one candidate.
B. Very rarely does one political party
gain a majority of the seats in a govern- A. 26 December 1949
ment. B. 26 November 1949
C. The party that gains the most sets C. 26 January 1950
must form a coalition with other parties D. 26 October 1949
if the government wants to get anything
accomplished. 1046. Candidate A is running for President and
wins 60% of the votes in Missouri, how
D. All of these are problems of the multi-
many electoral votes will they receive?
party political system.
A. 5
1043. The doctrine of stare decisis would be B. 8
used to
C. 10
A. appeal a case to a higher-level court. D. 6
B. apply the ruling from a precedent to a
1047. Constitutions are the principle means of
current case.
limiting
C. move a case from criminal to civil A. civil liberties
court.
B. civil rights
D. negotiate a plea bargain.
C. government power
1044. members are the representatives of D. majority rule
states and union territories in the Rajya
1048. The correct claim on the first Republic of
Sabha.
the Republic
A. 250 A. Based
B. 12 B. Introduced the philosophy of power
C. 238 C. Introduced legal relief for fundamen-
tal rights violation
D. 252
D. Introduced the language ownership
1045. When was the Constitution of India E. Established an independent public ser-
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1049. U.S. fears about the spread of commu- 1055. The process by which a head of state
nism were increased when became a is removed for illegal activity voted on by
Communist nation in 1949. the legislative house.
A. Yugoslavia A. Impeachment
B. China B. Vote of no confidence
C. South Korea C. elective fusion
D. Vietnam D. abdicate

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1050. After the polling has finished, the votes
1056. Media coverage of elections that primar-
are counted under the supervision of
ily focuses on which candidates are ahead
A. Election Commission and behind in the polls is referred to as
B. Polling Officer A. yellow journalism
C. Returning Officers and Observers B. horse race journalism
D. Delimitation officer
C. muckraking
1051. Define stump D. watchdog journalism
A. Locally respected people who influ-
ence the views of others. 1057. Which of these statements about the
Bombay Plan is incorrect?
B. To campaign by personally speaking to
voters. A. It was a blueprint for India’s economic
future
C. Looking within oneself.
B. It supported state-ownership of indus-
D. Keeping the present situation.
try
1052. In Sri Lanka the democratically elected C. It was made by some leading industri-
government adopted measures to es- alists
tablish Sinhala supremacy.
D. It supported strongly the idea of plan-
A. Extreme ning
B. Democratic
1058. Who is the chairman of the drafting com-
C. Political
mittee of the Constituent assembly?
D. Majoritarian
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1053. The Indian Parliament is: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
A. Unicameral
C. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
B. Bicameral
D. Mawlana Apple is like the mother Azad
C. Three Houses
D. Four House 1059. Who is the author of the book ‘Indica’?
A. Megasthenes
1054. True or False:Russian workers were the
best paid in all of Europe B. Kamal Kishore Sharma
A. True C. S.M. Singh
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1060. A government ruled by a person who D. politics is referred to struggle for both
has TOTAL CONTROL over citizens is called government and state to maintain rela-
a tionship between them

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1064. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
pression below:“We’re singing from the
same hymn sheet.”
A. It’s their responsibility to take action
or make a decision.
B. It’s a distraction or irrelevant issue
A. DICTATORSHIP
that’s being introduced to divert attention.
B. DEMOCRACY C. We have the same understanding or
C. LIMITED viewpoint on this matter.
D. none of above D. Taking a certain action could lead to un-
intended and negative consequences.
1061. What was the reaction of few countries
when India conducted the Pokhran Test? 1065. What does the word veto mean?
A. isolated India A. to approve a law
B. put economic sanctions on India B. to say no to a law
C. declared war against India C. to sign a law

D. none of the above D. to jump

1066. Robert Mugabe was the president of
1062. Define media event
A. Whom or where a news reporter gets
A. Zambia
information from.
B. Zimbabwe
B. Highly influential newspapers and
magazines read by elites and the atten- C. Somalia
tive public. D. none of above
C. A few big firms dominate a market. 1067. In a democracy, the final decision-
D. News incident planned to get media making power is in the hands of those who
coverage. are
A. nominated by the government
1063. what is politics?
B. elected by the people
A. politics is referred to struggle for
power to maintain relationship between C. authorized by the president to do so
power and state which is a desire for an D. authorized by the Prime Minister to do
act of will. so
B. politics is referred to struggle for gov- 1068. ‘Father of Political science’
ernment to maintain relationship between
A. Plato
power which is a desire for an act of will.
B. Aristotle
C. politics is referred to struggle for
state to maintain relationship between C. Chanakya
state or government D. Socrates

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1069. whom do political parties have register C. If the constitution of a state cannot be
themselves? amended easily
A. state government D. If the constitution of a state can be
B. central government amended easily

C. local government 1074. What is the official language in Nigeria?

D. election commission

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1070. How did the United States respond to
the attacks on the World Trade Center and
the Pentagon?
A. Ban all travel
B. Scared and hid
C. Raised taxes
A. french
D. Increased security at the airports
B. arabic
1071. how many fundamental rights are there C. english
in Indian constitution?
D. spanish
E. none of the above

1075. A person who works to keep things as

they are; a position on the political spec-
trum to the left of reactionary and to the
right of moderate.

A. six A. Radical

B. seven B. Liberal

C. nine C. Conservative

D. eight D. Reactionary

1072. A new threat that has emerged in this 1076. The term confederation refers to
contemporary world is: A. a system in which most power is with
A. Defection the central government.

B. Terrorism B. a voluntary association of independent

states.
C. Gender Discrimination
C. a system in which state and local gov-
D. Colonialism ernments have equal power with the cen-
1073. what you mean by Rigid Constitution? tral government.

A. If the constitution of a state are in a D. a national legislature.

written form 1077. An election where anyone of any polit-
B. If the constitution of a state are in a ical party affiliation may vote to select a
unwritten form candidate for a particular party

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A. open primary 1083. Which amendment gives you the right of

B. closed primary Religion, Assembly, Speech, and Press?

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C. open general A. First Amendment

D. closed general B. Second Amendment

C. Third Amendment
1078. Historically, the Tutsis were:
D. Fourth Amendment
A. Elite and were rich in cattle
B. Had less livestock and less power 1084. What type of government do we have
in the Australia?
1079. Who wrote “Long Walk to Freedom” A. Representative Democracy
about his struggles against Apartheid?
B. Direct Democracy
A. Nelson Mandela
C. Authoritarian Democracy
B. Abraham Lincoln
D. none of above
C. John Stuart Mill
D. Aung San Suu Kyi 1085. Junaidah who was just chosen to lead
her unit, interviewed her seniors who had
1080. Candidates can accept up to $5, 000 experienced her position to learn what to
from do and what not to do when she lead. She
is engaged in
A. a PAC
A. discussion
B. corporations
B. politics
C. unions
C. political science
D. individuals
D. Take care of the edge of the fabric
1081. Who acts as the president of India when
the president nor the vice-generation is 1086. An economic and political system in
available?(Who will act as President of In- which a country’s trade and industry are
dia when the President or Vice President controlled by private owners for profit,
is not available?) rather than by the state (government).
A. Speaker of Lok Sabha A. Adam Smith
B. Auditor General of India B. Bourgeoisie
C. Chief Justice of India C. Capital
D. Senior most Governor of a State D. Capitalism

1082. How many languages are constitutional 1087. Which of the following country is not
recognized in India permanent member of UN
A. 22 A. France
B. 18 B. South Africa
C. 24 C. England
D. 12 D. China

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1088. Socialists are against A. To cherish by the constitution and re-

A. public enterprises spect its ideals and institutions, the Na-
tional sport, National Flag, National An-
B. private property them
C. equality B. To cherish by the constitution and re-
D. democracy spect its ideals and institutions, the Na-
tional Flag, National Anthem
1089. Who gave Tryst with destiny speech
C. To defend the country and render na-

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A. Pandit Nehru tional service when called upon to do so
B. Sardar Patel D. All are correct
C. Gandhiji
1094. What is the main focus of Conser-
D. Rajendra Prasad vatism?
1090. Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in: A. State control and socialism
A. 1960 B. Moral values and traditional customs
B. 1961 C. Economic prosperity and fair distribu-
tion
C. 1962
D. Individualist values and political liber-
D. 1963 alism
1091. What is the structure of ancient Athe- 1095. Sulaiman:Malaysia is dealing with China
nian democracy? to strengthen economic development of
A. Monarchy with a single ruler making our country. Few would be skeptical of
all decisions whether it will bring more benefit than
harm to the citizens in the future. Su-
B. Oligarchy with the rule of the wealthy
laiman is thinking about politics in the
and powerful few
scope of
C. Representative democracy with
A. Political Theory
elected officials making decisions on be-
half of citizens B. Comparative Politics
D. Direct democracy with the direct par- C. Public Administration
ticipation of citizens in decision making D. International Relations
1092. Operation made for merger of hyder- 1096. India’s perspective for signing ‘Treaty
abad is known as?/ Hyderabad under of Peace and friendship’ with USSR was
which operation? that it needed military & diplomatic sup-
A. operation chess port during Bangladesh crisis.
B. operation polo A. TRUE
C. operation cricket/ B. FALSE
D. operation merger 1097. Who said this, ‘The Pressure Groups are
the living public behind the parties “.
1093. Which of the following is not noted in
the Fundamental Duties of the Indian Con- A. Simon
stitution? B. Carl J Friedrich

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1098. US President can exercise his pocket B. Indirect lobbying

veto power by not signing the bill for C. Information campaign

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A. 14 days D. Direct lobbying
B. 10 days E. Technology inclusion campaign
C. 12 days
1104. Who gave the name Harijan to the un-
D. 15 days touchables?
1099. The Prince was written by Thomas A. BR Ambedkar
Hobbes B. Jawaharlal Nehru
A. True C. Mahatma Gandhi
B. False D. none of above

1100. What is the main advantage of direct 1105. Which leader is associated with the era
democracy? of the primacy of a party in India
A. Increased political involvement and A. Mahatma Gandhi
voter turnout B. Pandit jawaharlal nehru
B. Corruption would still exist in the C. Sardar Patel
decision-making process D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Not everyone has the skills to make
1106. Power sharing is:
major decisions
A. The very spirit of democracy
D. The minority has no say in decision
making B. Separation of powers
C. System of checks and balance
1101. Who is the chief co-ordinator in the cab-
inet? D. Balancing the power
A. Prime Minister 1107. For a state to be internationally rec-
B. President ognized, it should also be a member of
the United Nations. What body of the
C. CM (Chief Minister) United Nations approves the application of
D. DM a county to be part of the organization?
A. Economic and Social Council
1102. In order for a treaty to go into effect, it
must be B. Trusteeship Council
A. approved by the governments of each C. International Court of Justice
nation in the world D. Security Council
B. beneficial for every country signing the 1108. Which of the following best refers to a
treaty direct democracy?
C. agreed upon by the signing of nations
D. agreed to by only one nation

1103. Select all lobbying techniques/tactics

listed
A. Grassroots lobbying

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A. A system in which an elite makes deci- B. December 1961

sions for the society. C. December 1962
B. A system in which the masses have D. December 1963
certain rights, but decisions are made by
a council. 1114. Which government divides power be-
C. A system in which citizens are permit- tween a regional and central government?
ted to vote directly on laws and policies. A. Democracy

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D. A system in which representatives B. Constitutional monarchy
meet to discuss policy and make deci-
C. Federalism
sions.
D. Feudalism
1109. Political Science is the process by which
people try to influence their government. 1115. The council of ministers was the highest
A. True executive and:

B. False A. Legislative organ in USSR

B. Administrative organ in the USSR
1110. Government that benefits the individual
rather than society in general C. Political organ in the USSR

A. political culture D. None of them

B. moralistic subculture 1116. Which of the following is a function of a
C. Individual subculture political party?
D. Traditional subculture A. Nominate candidates for office
B. Inform and motivate support-
1111. What is the name of the committee
ers/voters
formed to alleviate regional inequality
C. Dictate legislation in the government
A. Nanjundappa committee
D. All of these are functions of a political
B. Hooler committee
party.
C. Vaidyanathan Committee
1117. Why is history important for the fu-
D. KM Nanjappa Committee
ture?
1112. What was the subtreasury plan pro- A. because robots will now what tv shows
posed by the Populist Party? we used to see
A. Storing grain in government ware- B. allows us to observe and understand
houses how people and societies behaved.
B. Recognition of labor unions C. there’s not importance in the future
C. Government ownership of railroads cuz it’s the past
D. Graduated income tax D. none of above

1113. The Government of India planned an Op- 1118. “ a group of officers use their troops
eration Vijay to liberate Goa from slavery totake over the governmental apparatus
in: &run itthemselves”
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D. none of above A. any five citizens of India
B. any five members of the Parliament
1119. Arthashastra was written by
C. 50 members of electoral college and
supported by another 50 members
D. ten members of Electoral college

1125. In India, International treaties are rati-

fied by:
A. Workley A. Parliament
B. Aristotle B. President

1120. disintegration of the Soviet Union took C. Prime Minister

place in D. The Union Cabinet
A. 1985
1126. Since 1860s the and party have
B. 1989 dominated American politics.
C. 1990 A. Green, Libertarian
D. 1991 B. Communists, Socialists
1121. The New Jersey Plan proposes a one- C. Anarchist, Theocracy
house legislature. What is another name
D. Democratic, Republican
for a one-house legislature?
A. Octicameral 1127. After the Civil War, which goal did the
B. Tricameral federal government hope to accomplish
during Reconstruction?
C. bicameral
A. extending rights to southern women
D. unicameral
B. establishing freedoms for former
1122. what is VVPAT? slaves
A. Voter Variable Paper Audit Trail C. ensuring political power for Southern
B. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. Democrats
C. Verifiable Voter Paper Audit Trail D. guaranteeing southern white control
D. none of above over the social and economic condition of
African-Americans
1123. Purpose of Government:Which are ex-
amples of providing social order. 1128. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was formed
in which year?
A. The police enforce the laws.
A. 1960
B. The government creates laws.
B. 1975
C. The government imposes taxes
D. The government creates public C. 1985
schools. D. 1980

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1129. Today most people in the United states C. Majority

are either or in their ideology. D. none of above
A. Liberal/conservative
1135. These people looked less western and
B. Moderate/libertarian
were considered more inferior. They were
C. Conservative/Moderate generally shorter, more muscular, darker
D. Libertarian/Liberal skinned and had more pronounced facial
features.

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1130. It is the study of the origin of human
A. Tutsi
and its culture.
B. Zulu
A. Sociology
C. Twa
B. Anthropology
D. Hutu
C. Political Science
D. none of above 1136. Sati pratha was banned on the follow-
ing year-
1131. Direct democracy practice in the
A. 1856
A. Federal republic of Switzerland
B. 1829
B. Russia
C. 1929
C. United states of America
D. 1875
D. China
1137. What is philosophy?
1132. Division of powers between higher and
lower levels of government is called? A. The study of the Earth
A. Horizontal division B. The study of understanding
B. Parallel division C. The study of knowledge
C. Vertical division D. The study of plants
D. None of the above
1138. The Parliamentary System of govern-
1133. Interest groups in the United States are ment developed primarily in
groups that A. America
A. advance policy goals through lobbying B. India
and other activities
C. England
B. are formed to promote a political party
D. London
C. are formed to elect specific candidates
D. are formed to run the government 1139. President does not sign a law after 10
days and congress is still in session
1134. What name is the elected representa-
A. President signs a law
tive who are not the members of the ruling
party? B. Veto
A. Independent candidate C. Law is passed w/o the President
B. Opposition D. Pocket Veto

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1140. Who wrote “Freedom from Fear”? 1146. BSP follows a policy of centrist idelogy
A. Nelson Mandela A. true

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C. Aun G-san Ki 1147. Who would be the most affected by a
D. John Stuart Mill new draft law?
A. young men
1141. For the first time Indian legislature was
made”Bi-Cameral” under: B. young women
A. Government of India Act, 1861 C. senior citizens
B. Government of India Act, 1892 D. parents
C. Government of India Act, 1915 1148. Political polarization is best described
D. Government of India Act, 1919 as a process in which
A. party coalitions in the electorate shift
1142. Islam does not separate and such that groups supporting each party
A. man, woman change
B. religion, qur’an B. individuals political preferences in-
creasingly resemble thos of the political
C. religion, politics
parties they are affiliated with
D. politics, election
C. citizens increasingly identify as inde-
1143. Who gave the concept of ‘Iron Law of pendent and do not affiliate with a major
Oligarchy? political party

A. Pound D. Democratic and Republican legislators

are able to achieve compromise and pass
B. Michels legislation togehter
C. Plato
1149. Define devotee party
D. Easton
A. One that attempts to gain committed
1144. Which subfield of Political Science exam- adherents; usually has formal member-
ines the behavior of individuals and groups ship.
in the political arena? B. One run by a few political profession-
A. Comparative Politics als and only intermittently active.
B. International Relations C. One based on a single personality.
C. Political Theory D. Putting major industries under govern-
ment ownership.
D. Political Behavior
1150. India is a country with
1145. Weber believed that traditional author-
ity and charisma were both inherently con- A. Democracy
servative. B. Dictatorship
A. True C. Monarchy
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1151. What is not guaranteed by the Texas Bill 1156. Define tendency
of Rights A. Theory that modern culture has moved
A. endorsement of Christianity beyond getting and spending.
B. crime victim compensation B. Several factors making something hap-
pen.
C. adequate public school system
C. Says that two variables are
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D. Finding that two variables are linked
1152. In which Gas The Constitution of India is
but not perfectly
preserved?(In what gas is the Indian Con-
stitution preserved?) 1157. ��� ������ ������� �� ������� ���
A. Pure Oxygen A. In January 1965
B. Oxygen B. In January 1966
C. In January 1967
C. Helium
D. In January 1970
D. Nitrogen
1158. Who coined the term Iron Curtain?
1153. Name the oldest political party of India A. Franklin Roosevelt
A. Indian National Congress (Congress B. Joseph Stalin
Party) C. Harry Truman
B. BJP D. Winston Churchill
C. Communist Party of India 1159. The demand for right to information in
D. Bahujan Samaj Party India first arose from which state?
A. Rajanthan
1154. all citizens active in government func-
B. Kerala
tions
C. Madhya pradesh
A. Monarchy
D. Bihar
B. Dictatorship
1160. Texas economy would be ranked what
C. Representative Democracy in the world
D. Direct Democracy A. 3
B. 69
1155. An executive agency that could have
been part of the department of the inte- C. 40
rior, but has the smaller responsibility of D. 10
setting rules (regulations) that protect the
environment. 1161. How many wars have been fougt be-
tween india and pakistan?
A. NASA
A. 2
B. EPA B. 1
C. ATF C. 4
D. FBI D. 6

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1162. Which Five year plan had the objective

of “Garibi Hatao”? B.

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A. Fifth
B. Sixth C.
C. Ninth
D. Third
D.
1163. Select which of the following are in-
volved in the process of impeachment
1168. Filibuster
A. Simple majority vote in the HOR
A. House of Representatives
B. 2/3 majority vote in the HOR
B. Senate
C. 2/3 majority vote in the Senate C. Congress
D. Simple majority vote in the Senate D. none of above
1164. What is WSF? 1169. The Federalists advocated
A. World Society Federation A. preserving the status quo.
B. World Social Federation B. returning to the Articles of Confedera-
C. World Society Forum tion.
C. ratifying the new Constitution.
D. World Social Forum
D. a strong state government system.
1165. Who is the Father of Political Science
1170. Selecting people to run for office repre-
sents which job of political parties?
A. Spoiler
B. Watchdog
C. Informing the public
D. Nominating
A. Aristotle
1171. elected officials representing a group of
B. Plato people
1166. Who is the head/associated with the A. autocracy
Executive Branch? B. representative democracy
A. President C. direct democracy
B. Parliament D. indirect democracy
C. Supreme Court 1172. Established in places converted from ru-
D. Deputy collector ral areas to urban areas
A. City Council
1167. FRANCE
B. Nagar Panchayat
A. C. Zilla Parishad
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1173. The district of Gautam Buddha Nagar C. Western Education was the best. It
will have how many Government con- helps to understand new wonderful things
trolled District Hospitals? that had sense and had no errors.
A. Two District Hospitals D. none of above
B. One District Hospital 1178. Which of the following events lead to a
C. Districts do not have Hospitals decision by the colonies to meet and revise
D. More then 2 District Hospitals the Articles of Confederation?

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A. The Boston Tea Party
1174. The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Con-
stitution deals with: B. Shay’s Rebellion

A. Languages C. The Revolutionary War

B. Allocation of powers between Union & D. The Civil War

States
1179. Japan has government.
C. Provisions of Panchayati Raj
A. monarchy
D. Administration and control of sched-
B. democratic
uled areas and tribes
C. dictatorship
1175. In what part of the Constitution would
D. all of these
you find specific duties for each branch of
government as well as the general struc- 1180. Name the prime minister of the USSR
ture of our government? who invited India and Pakistan in 1966 in
A. the Amendments Tashkent.
B. the Articles A. Of Simple
C. the Declaration of Independence B. Lenin
D. the Preamble C. Mikhail Gorbachev
D. Breznov
1176. ��� ��� ����� �� ��
A. Converting investments into drainage 1181. Political science uses empirical data
(sampling) to answer research questions
B. Converting emissions to investments
A. True
C. Maintaining compatibility status
B. False
D. none of above

1177. What was Mahatma Gandhi’s opinion 1182. What is Islamism?

on Western Education? A. Amassing of colonial empires, mostly
A. Western education destroyed the by European powers; pejorative in Marx-
pride Indians had in their own culture ist terms.
and created a sense of inferiority in their B. Muslim religion turned into a political
minds. ideology.
B. He wanted to combine the best ele- C. U.S. ideology in favor of shrinking all
ments of Western and Indian education government power in favor of individual
and culture. freedom.

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D. Extreme form of communism, featur- 1186. The term politics is derived from the
ing guerrilla warfare and periodic up- Greek word
heavals.

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1183. Whose image is this? B. Polis
C. Fortune
D. Polity
1187. What is history?
A. the study of past events, particularly in
human affairs
B. it’s a fairy tail
C. is about the study of the stars
D. none of above
1188. Assertion The Russian Republic, where
Yeltsin won a popular election, began to
shake off centralized control.Reason A
A. Narine coup took place in 1991 that was encour-
B. Murli Manohar Joshi aged by Communist Party hard-liners.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
correct explanation of (A).
D. Lal Krishna Advani B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
1184. The government is always formed by
the Party in China. C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

A. Congress D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

B. Labour 1189. The parliamentary system is known as

C. Democratic A. Responsible system of government
B. Head of the State
D. Communist
C. parliamentary system of executive
1185. Which of the following statements is D. British president
against the democratic process of elec-
tions? 1190. What is the main focus of political sci-
ence?
A. Parties and candidates should be free
to contest elections A. The main focus of political science is
the study of economics and financial sys-
B. Elections must be held regularly imme- tems.
diately after the term is over
B. The main focus of political science is
C. The Right to Vote should be given to se- the study of social and cultural issues.
lected people only
C. The main focus of political science is
D. Elections should be in a free and fair the study of natural sciences and environ-
manner mental issues.

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D. The main focus of political science is 1195. Communism was designed to empower
the study of government systems, political the proletariat. The proletariat could be
behavior, and the distribution of power. described as ?
A. wealthy class
1191. Who is the head/associated with the Ju-
dicial Branch? B. working class
A. President C. dictator
B. Congress D. poor class

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C. Supreme Court 1196. Constituency is a unit of the
D. none of above A. State

1192. Author of Constructivist theory in polit- B. Union territory

ical science C. Country
A. Locke D. none of these
B. Bent 1197. Its goal is to look for the similarities and
C. Wendit differences among the culture of societies
around the world. In doing so, we could
D. Marx
be able to understand more about human
E. Hobbes nature, and be more tolerant on other peo-
ple’s behavior and actions.
1193. Statement (a):Women cannot be re-
solved until women are controlled by A. Anthropology
power.Reason (R):In the legislature of In- B. Political Science
dia, the woman is very rare.Choose the C. Sociology
correct answer using the code given to the
funds:a) (a) and (r) are both correct and D. Geography
(r), (a) the correct explanation is the cor- 1198. which party was formed under the lead-
rect explanation, there is the same b) (a) ership of kanshiram?
and not (r).Both are correct but the correct
explanation of (r), (a) is C) (a) correct, but A. bjp
(R) is wrong.(A) It is wrong, but correct B. bsp
(R) is correct.
C. inc
A. A D. cpi
B. B
1199. What is the meaning of preserve?
C. C
A. maintain
D. none of above
B. abandon
1194. Indian Tamils belongs to C. neglect
A. Sri Lanka D. destroy
B. India
1200. Who among the given has the right to
C. Belgium summon the Parliament?
D. Brussels A. Prime minister

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1201. What are the provincial government? 1205. what is veto power:
A. Front and back kingdom A. power to vote
B. The city of the territory in front of the B. The right to stop certain law or deci-
territory sion.
C. Inner city headCentral citiesOutside
1206. When did the communist party of India
cities
was formed?
D. Town in front of the checkpointInner
A. 1924
city headOutside cities
B. 1925
1202. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
C. 1926
pression below:“We need to find common
ground.” D. 1927
A. -I haven’t made up my mind or taken a 1207. Which State has highest seats in Legisla-
clear position on this issue yet. tive Assembly?
B. Let’s focus on the most important and A. West Bengal
practical aspects of the problem.
B. Bihar
C. We should identify shared ideas or so-
lutions that can unite different parties. C. Maharashtra

D. I understand your perspective or view- D. Uttar Pradesh

point.
1208. political science is the study of
1203. The country that follows FPTP electoral A. study of state and government
system is
B. study of individual emotions and mind
A. Israel
C. study of climate change
B. the UK
D. study of environment
C. the Netherlands
1209. Which one of the following is USSR
D. Argentina
sponsored military alliance?
1204. Around how many percentage of India’s A. Warsaw Pact
Population is Adivasi?
B. NATO
C. SEATO
D. One-sided

1210. Define swing

A. The right to vote
B. Percentage of voters switching parties
A. 2% from one election to the next

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C. Tendency of a given social class to vote 1214. Which previous event was a catalyst
for a party that promotes its economic in- (cause) for the Thirty Years War?
terests. A. The Protestant Reformation
D. Group with a marked tendency. B. The Seven Years War
1211. United Nations organization declared C. The Ides of March
the charter of human rights on D. The Treaty of Westphalia
A. 10th December, 1946

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1215. Which of the following is considered as
B. 9th December, 1946 lower caste people-
C. 10th December, 1948 A. Shudrasya.
D. 9th December, 1948 B. Brahmins.
1212. The of India is the Commander-in- C. Kshatriyas.
Chief of all the Defence forces. D. None of the above.
A. Prime Minister
1216. A “nation state” can be defined as a
B. President sovereign political association whoseciti-
C. Defence Minister zens share a common national identity.
D. Governor A. True
B. False
1213. What does the black majority wants?
1217. A national assembly of elected represen-
tatives is called the
A. Legislature
B. Executive

1218. Who is responsible for calling the meet-

ing of gram sabha
A. President of gram sabha
B. Panch
C. Secretary
D. None of these

1219. What does “The trait theory “ of lead-

A. (a) They were keen to ensure that the ership says about leaders:
democratic principle of majority rule was
not compromised. A. Excellent leaders are working

B. (b) They wanted substantial social and B. Good leaders are good-looking are de-
economicrights. veloped

C. Both (a) and (b) C. Good leaders are well fied

D. (c) They were keen to to protect its D. Excellent leaders are born
privileges and property. E. Excellent leaders

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1220. Apart from the given options, there was 1225. Nigeria was the colony of
one more aim that the Indian leaders were A. British
committed to at the time of Independence

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A. Liberty
C. Portuguese
B. Equality
D. Dutch
C. Fraternity
1226. “Rule of Four”
D. Democracy
A. Executive
1221. This political ideologies emphasizes tra- B. Legislative
dition, hierarchy and authority C. Judicial
A. Liberalism D. none of above
B. Socialism
1227. a person who works to make conditions
C. Conservatism as they were in the past, often by working
D. Anarchism outside the system of government; a polit-
ical position to the right of conservative;
1222. What are the essential elements of ev- also known as the far right.
ery human society? A. Revolutionary
A. Population, Territory, Economy B. Liberal
B. Population, Territory, Culture C. Conservative
C. Population, Territory, Religion D. Reactionary

D. Population, Territory, Government 1228. Totalitarianism is a form of government

that
1223. Which monthly is published by the Na-
A. asserts total control over the lives of
tional Commission of Women?
its citizens
A. Nation woman B. allows for individuality
B. Female nation C. equality distributes the wealth of the
C. Mahila sashaktikaran nation to its people

D. Women safety D. does not have any historical examples

1229. Which among the following statements

1224. Once appointed to a judgeship, federal
about the cold war is wrong?
judges
A. it was a competition between the US
A. cannot be removed from their position and the USSR
for any reason.
B. it was an ideological war between the
B. must face annual performance re- two superpowers
views.
C. it triggered an arms race between the
C. hold that job for life. two superpowers
D. must face recall elections every 10 D. the US and USSR were engaged in di-
years. rect wars

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1230. Fundamental rights refers to 1235. In Malaysia, are the sources for
Shariah Law.
A. The list of subjects of the state govern-
ment A. Judges and Legislature
B. The basic rights which are granted to B. Quran and Sunna
citizens
C. Mosque and Imam
C. The list of subjects of the central gov-
D. Priest and Bible
ernment

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D. The list of subjects of both the state 1236. Period of second world war
and Central Government
A. 1914-1918
1231. Which of the following statements that B. 1945-1949
describe the nature of the soviet economy
C. 1939-1945
is wrong?
D. 1945-1991
A. Socialism was the dominant ideology.
B. State ownership existed over the fac- 1237. Which of the following statements is
tors of production. not true
C. People enjoyed economic freedom. A. the US President, Kennedy and his ad-
viser were reluctant to do anything that
D. Every aspect of the economy was
might lead to full-scale nuclear war be-
planned and state controlled.
tween the USA and the USSR
1232. An element of ‘nation’ B. in 1962, Khruschev placed missiles in
A. Culture Cuba

B. Sculpture C. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in

the formation of NAM
C. Pop music
D. Poland was a member of WARSAW
D. Fracture Pact
E. Folk music
1238. The spirit of regionalism is the vision.
1233. ���� �� � ������? A. National Integration
A. a group of words that contain a verb B. Special interest in your area
B. static and unalterable law C. separatism
C. a distinct section of a document D. rule of law
D. None of these
1239. How many seats are there in Haryana
1234. Who is the head of the Tehseel for Lok Sabha?
A. District collectors A. 12
B. Revenue collectors B. 05
C. Ticket collectors C. 10
D. Tehsildar D. 20

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1240. Grand Ole Party is another name for 1245. Largest third party in the United States
which party A. Republican

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A. Democrat Party B. Libertarian
B. Republican Party C. Green
C. Federalist Party D. Constitution
D. Whig Party 1246. The biggest obstacle in the path of
democracy is-
1241. A process of giving something up in or-
A. Economic Equality
der to settle differences.
B. Political awareness
A. Persuasion
C. Faith of democracy
B. Negotiation
D. Casteism and Regionalism
C. Compromise
1247. Which of the following does not come
D. Consensus Building under ‘Right to Equality’ of Indian Consti-
tution?
1242. Malaysia, Great Britain, and Japan are
implementing the parliamentary system. A. Prohibition of discrimination on
The following are the characteristics of grounds of religion
parliamentary system EXCEPT? B. Prohibition of Child Labour
A. executive is divided into two parts C. Abolition of titles
B. monarch appoints the head of govern- D. Abolition of Untouchability
ment 1248. The similarity in the political structure
C. the head of government is the head of of India and USA is
state A. Written Constitution
D. prime minister appoints the cabinet B. Parliamentary Government
(minister) C. Federal Structure
1243. The parliament conducts sessions D. Rigid Constitution
every year. 1249. Bhutan�s biggest Source of development
A. 1 aid is given by-
B. 2 A. India

C. 3 B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. 4
D. Maldives
1244. EVM stands for
1250. Indian constitution promotes
A. Electronic Voting Machine
A. Hinduism
B. Election Voting Machine B. Islam
C. Ectoral Voting Machine C. Buddhism
D. Evergreen Voting Machine D. does not promote any religion

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1251. Choose the correct meaning for the 1255. The section of government responsible
expression below:“They are towing the for interpreting and analyzing the law, es-
party line.” pecially in court cases.
A. It’s becoming clear that a particular A. Judicial Branch
outcome is likely. OR there are clear signs B. Executive Branch
that a situation is going to become very dif-
ficult or unpleasant. C. Legislative Branch
D. Government
B. They are expressing the official views

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or positions of their political party. 1256. In India, we face a situation where
C. It has both advantages and disadvan- are increasing but are not.
tages. A. private services, public services
D. To argue a position you don’t necessar- B. public services, private services
ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
C. urban services, rural services
sion.
D. rural services, urban services
1252. Who was the first president of the
United States? 1257. Define minister

A. Abraham Lincoln A. In presidential systems, executive and

legislative branches blocking each other
B. George Bush (current term:gridlock).
C. George Washington B. Head of ministry, equivalent to U.S. de-
D. Barack Obama partmental secretary.
C. Germany’s prime minister.
1253. False claim on Soulbury Politics
D. France’s and Italy’s prime ministers.
A. It is the first Sri Lankan Sri Lanka of
Independence by the British rulers. 1258. The Republic was written by
B. Consisting of two forum legislative sys- A. Plato
tem with equal powers B. Aristotle
C. 1944 Based on the Cabinet Copy Pro-
1259. According to the Constitution, what per-
gram
centage of Ministers in the cabinet shall
D. Paid special attention to protecting the not exceed the total strength of the Leg-
rights of minorities islative Assembly.
E. The 1972 was abolished with the for- A. 12
mation of the Republic Yap B. 14
1254. For how many times, a person can be- C. 15
come president of india? D. 18
A. Once
1260. Which of the following is NOT a subtopic
B. Twice of political science?
C. Thrice A. Astrology
D. No limit B. Psychology

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C. History B. the Medici Family.

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1261. Supreme Court sits at:
A. Kolkata 1266. How many vice-presidents do we have
in Honduras?
B. Bihar
A. 2
C. Delhi
B. 1
D. Rajasthan
C. 5
1262. The majority social group in Srilanka D. 3
was
1267. Which of the following is not one of the
A. Sri Lankan Tamilers
three categories of charges that can be
B. Lione brought on a federal official for impeach-
C. Indian Tamil ment?
D. Dutch A. adultery
B. Treason
1263. Generalizing people into an image.
C. Bribery
A. Prejudice
D. High crimes and misdemeanors
B. Stereotype
1268. Define panics
C. Bias
A. Market that has gone too high.
D. none of above
B. Periods of market boom in which
1264. What was the name given to the first greed trumps fear.
10 amendments to the US Constitution C. Periods of market collapse in which
that protect individual freedoms? fear trumps greed.
A. Bill of Rights D. U.S. federal expenditure mandated by
B. Articles of Confederation law, such as Social Security and Medicare.
C. The Federalist Papers 1269. A primitive state untouched by civiliza-
D. The Great Compromise tion
A. Social Contract
1265. Niccolo Machiavelli was tortured and in-
terrogated by B. State of Nature
C. Human Nature
D. Government
1270. Define oligopoly
A. Whom or where a news reporter gets
information from.
B. Highly influential newspapers and
magazines read by elites and the atten-
A. the Catholic Church. tive public.

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C. A few big firms dominate a market. C. in 1971

D. News incident planned to get media D. in 1981
coverage.
1276. The judicial system provides a mecha-
1271. Constitution refers to nism of courts for resolving disputes be-
tween citizens, citizens and the govern-
A. Verbal spoken rules and regulations
ment etc. It refers to which role of Judi-
B. Written rules and regulation which ciary
governs a country

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A. Dispute Resolution
C. It is a set of rules and principles that
B. Dispute Extension
all persons in a country can agree upon as
the basis of the way in which they want the C. Judicial Review
country to be governed D. none of above
D. Statements of ministers 1277. Which house is better placed with re-
1272. What is the meaning of the phrase be- gard to control over the executive
low:“let me be very clear” A. Lok sabha
A. to shift responsibility or blame onto B. Rajya Sabha
someone else. C. Both
B. used to emphasize that what follows D. None
will be stated clearly and without ambigu-
ity. 1278. There are three types of political cul-
ture in modern society:Participant, transi-
C. to take action without legal authority tive and parochial culture.
or permission.
A. True
D. none of above
B. False
1273. the right to rule is obtained from the will
1279. What do Arthashasthra means
of god
A. Law of state
A. Social Contract
B. Law of wealth
B. Divine Right
C. Evolutionary Theory 1280. Why did the 39 German states decide
to unify in to one powerful nation?
D. Force Thoery
A. communism
1274. SheikhMujibur Rahman’s organization. B. capitalism
A. Bangladesh Forces C. imperialism
B. Liberation D. nationalism
C. Niomito Bahini or regular forces
1281. Branch responsible for Approving nomi-
D. Gonnobahini-or “people’s forces nations and Treaties
1275. Women got franchise in Switzerland, a A. Executive
country establishing direct democracy. B. Legislative
A. in 1965 C. Judicial
B. in 1961 D. none of above

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1282. The most important role of pressure 1288. Choose one Leadership style
group is to A. kind

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B. amend the state constitution C. demonic
C. prevent concentration of power D. strong
D. empower the state judiciary system E. coach

1283. What does the greek word ‘Polis’ 1289. sovereignty

mean? A. a self-governing state.
A. Government B. eqality in all people.
B. Constitution
1290. Collectively the heads of all major de-
C. City state partments of the federal government of
D. Power the United States are referred to as the
A. Cabinet
1284. Which Article of the Constitution deals
B. White House staff
with the State Emergency?
C. National Security Council
A. Article 352
D. Executive Office of the President
B. Article 356
C. Article 360 1291. What name is given to the first 10
amendments of the Constitution?
D. none of above
A. Federalism
1285. 11th Schedule deals with? B. Bill of Rights
A. Reservation for OBC/SC/ST C. Checks and Balances
B. Panchayati Raj D. none of above
C. Languages 1292. Internal sovereignty means
D. Municipal Corporations A. The government of the state exercises
this sovereignty on behalf of the state. It
1286. Britain is exiting the EU in the year
can make laws, enforce laws and adjudi-
A. 2020 cate laws for the people.
B. 2021 B. It means the equal freedom of the
C. 2019 state to participate in the activities of in-
ternational relations and to have its own
D. none of above foreign policy.
1287. Who is the head of a Legislative Assem- 1293. Black gloves and tied fists were sym-
bly? bols?
A. Minister A. of black power
B. MLA B. of the power of blue people
C. Chief Minister C. White power
D. All of these D. of all powers

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1294. “Territorial sovereignty or the superior- 1297. What is the full form of NDC?
ity of state, overall within its boundaries A. National Development Council
and complete freedom from external con-
trol has been a fundamental principle of B. National Development Commission
the modern state life” is stated by C. National Democratic Council
A. Bodin D. National Development Committee
B. Elliot 1298. The president vetoes a law passed by

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C. Austin Congress. The Supreme Court hands down
D. None of the above the decision that says a state law is uncon-
stitutional. The Senate refuses to approve
1295. Choose the correct meaning for the a presidential treaty. What do these all
expression below:“It’s a win-win situa- illustrate?
tion.” A. separation of powers
A. This outcome benefits everyone in- B. checks and balances
volved.
C. due process of law
B. We’re avoiding addressing the main is-
sue directly. D. federalism
C. We’ve reached a critical decision point 1299. What is the public sphere in reference to
or moment of choice.// it has reached a politics?
very important stage in its development
A. collective decisions that extend be-
where it could go one way or another.
yond the individual
D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
B. actions that do no bind anyone outside
ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
the group
sion.
C. boundaries between political parties
1296. Mohamed Bouazizi started the Arab
D. a way to measure human development
Spring. What did he do?
1300. What is mixed economy?/ What is a
mixed economy?
A. Based on economy/ capitalism based
B. Mixed of capitalisms and socialism
based on socialism and capitalism
C. Based on socialism / socialism based
D. none / none
A. Led the first peaceful protests against
dictators. 1301. Which of the following countries had
an issue related to the migration of Ro-
B. Brought social media awareness to hingyas?
the Arab countries.
A. Nepal
C. Led the first violent protests against
dictators. B. Bhutan

D. Set himself on fire to show injustices C. Myanmar

of dictators. D. China

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1302. Weber described legitimate domination B. House of Lords

as “authority”
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A. True
D. The Council of Ministers
B. False
1308. Who is the father of Political Science?
1303. The process of distributing seats in a leg-
islature. This can be be based on popula- A. Plato
tion or equal representation. B. Aristotle
A. Apportionment
C. John Bodin
B. Reapportionment
D. St. Augustine
C. Redistricting
D. Gerrymandering 1309. Question:The challenge of deepening
democracy is included a) To implement
1304. Countries like North Korea and China the basic principle of democracy govern-
have ment.In all areas (b) to strengthen the
A. One-party systems institutions and practices of democracy.C)
To include indecision women and minority
B. Two-party systems
groups.D) Challenge of expansion
C. Dominant-party systems
A. A
D. Multi-party systems
B. B
1305. Which two forms of local government in-
C. C
volve, or could involve a local legislature
and a separate elected local executive that D. D
carries out the day to day operations of
the community? 1310. Which right is the one that entitles an
individual to voice their opinions publicly?
A. Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Coun-
cil Arrangement A. Right to liberty
B. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange- B. Right to education
ment
C. Right to free expression
C. The Commission
D. Right to religion
D. Political Machines
1311. The National Voter Registration Act
1306. Which agency is not part of te Cabinet
was designed to
A. US Department of Agriculture
A. do away with state residency require-
B. Environmental Protection Agency ments for voting
C. Department of Commerce
B. make the voter registration process
D. Department of Energy more accessible for all people
1307. The Prime Minster of the United King- C. make certain that voter registration
dom is selected from which of the follow- procedures are identical in all states
ing political groups? D. simplify recalling an elected official at
A. The British Monarchy both state and federal levels

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1312. Long form of UFA is 1317. Who passes Missouri’s state laws
A. Universal Adult Franchise (statutes)?

B. United football association A. Congress

C. Unidentified flying aeroplane B. the cabinet

D. All of these C. General Assembly

D. the Supreme Court
1313. Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of

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NITI Aayog? 1318. who is the father of political science
A. The Prime Minister A. Plato
B. The President B. Aristotle
C. The Chief Executive Officer C. karl marx
D. The Finance Minister D. Hobes
1314. Define euro E. 2
A. Spending more in a given year than you 1319. a state that contains more than one eth-
take in. nicity.
B. Since 2002, common EU currency used A. United States
in most of West Europe; value fluctuates
B. Multi-Cultural State
but now worth around $1.10.
C. Multi-Ethnic State
C. The sum total owed by the federal gov-
ernment. D. Nation-State
D. U.S. firms producing overseas. 1320. Head of State is the representative of
1315. The group that officially elects the Pres- the country in national functions and is af-
ident of the United States is called forded respect and recognition as a leader
of the state.
A. the Presidential Election Commission.
A. TRUE
B. the Congressional Election Forum.
B. FALSE
C. the Electoral College.
D. the Electorate at Large. 1321. In a ‘Holding together federation’:A. A
large country divides its power between
1316. Define sit-in constituent states and the national govern-
A. The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme ment.B. The Central government tends to
Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, be more powerful vis-a-vis the States.C.
1953-1969. All the constituent states usually have
equal powers.D. Constituent states have
B. Tactic of overturning local laws by de- unequal powers.Which of the above state-
liberately breaking them, as at segre- ments are correct?
gated lunch counters.
A. A, B, C and D
C. System of segregationist laws once
standard in the U.S. South. B. A and D

D. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor C. B and C

accusing a defendant of crimes. D. A, B and D

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1322. In the Articles of Confederation, where A. Six years

was most of the government power
B. four years
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C. five years
A. The States
B. The National Government D. ten years

C. The Continental Congress 1327. What does PAC stand for?

D. The Legislative Branch A. Political Advisory Committee
1323. Federalism is of B. People Are Cruel
A. Two types C. Political Action Committee
B. Unitary types D. Presidential Armory Council
C. Three types
D. None of the above 1328. The Constitution of a country may re-
flect the and of the people of the
1324. Which of the following was the first country.
state to be formed on linguistic basis? A. history
A. Nagaland
B. geography
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. ideals and aspirations
C. Punjab
D. leaders aspirations
D. Manipur
1329. The difference between political party
1325. Consider statements in terms of inequal-
and interest group is the
ity and poverty in democratic countries:1)
In democracy, a handful of Dhankuber A. number of supporters
gets a lot more share in income and prop-
B. purpose of the establishment
erty.Not only this, their share in the in-
come of the country has also increased. C. method use to influence the public
2) People of the lowest part of the soci-
D. desire to take over the public office
ety get very few means to live life.Many
times they find it difficult to meet the ba- 1330. How much percentage of seats are re-
sic needs like food, cloth, house, educa- served with women in Panchayati Raj
tion and treatment. Use the low-cod and
choose the correct answer:a) only 1b) only A. 22 percent
2c) 1 and 2 both d) neither1 nor 2 2 B. 33 percent
A. A
1331. Listed below are types of political cul-
B. B
ture EXCEPT:
C. C
A. Parochial culture
D. D
B. Participant
1326. In India, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
C. Subject
elections are held regularly after every
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1332. The term democracy means “rule by 1337. Each Representative represents roughly
“ about how many people?
A. the mob A. 2
B. the monarch B. 100
C. the president C. 700, 000
D. the people D. 1 billion

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1333. The Tenth Amendment states that the 1338. In which year the European Union was
powers not delegated to the United States established?
by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to A. 1992
the states, are
B. 1990
A. the sole authority of Congress.
C. 1993
B. reserved to the central government.
D. 1994
C. reserved to the states, or to the peo-
ple. 1339. Absence of government
D. subject to judicial review. A. dictatorship
B. anarchy
1334. The highest court of appeal in India is
the C. democracy
A. Supreme Court D. monarchy
B. High Court 1340. Rapid economic and population growth
can have all of the following consequences
1335. It iIt is important to emphasize that a
except
model is not the real world but merely a
human construct to help us better under- A. food surpluses
stand real world systems. In general all B. shortage of clean water
models have an information input, an in-
C. lack of adequate sanitation
formation processor, and an output of ex-
pected results.s important D. depleted soils
A. All statements are true 1341. constitution where Texans were pro-
B. All statements are false tected from loosing their homes with
homestead act
C. Only the first statement is true
A. 1869
D. Only the second statement is true
B. 1866
1336. In context of an ideal democracy, ‘True
C. 1861
democracy will come to this country only
when no one goes “ D. 1845
A. unemployed 1342. Which of the following statement
B. landless is/are correct about the NITI Aayog?I. The
aim of NITI Aayog is to achieve Sustain-
C. hungry to bed able Development Goals and to enhance co-
D. None of the above operative federalism in the country.II. The

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Prime Minister of India is the ex officio A. A symbol

Chairperson of the NITI AayogIII. There
B. UNESCO
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C. UNICEF
A. Only II & III
B. Only II D. none of above

C. Only I 1347. Which of these is not a good option for

D. Only I & II a democratic state?
A. One party system
1343. Individual dignity, equality before the
law, widespread participation in public de- B. Two party system
cisions, and public decisions by majority C. Multi party system
rule, with one person have one vote
D. None of the above
A. Democracy
B. Limited government 1348. who is the philosopher in the image?
C. Authoritarianism
D. Democratic ideals

1344. What was the ideology of Socialist

party?
A. Democratic Socialism
B. Violent revolution
C. Limited state control
D. Maintaining equality

1345. Any party with 6% of total votes in Lok

Sabha or Assembly elections in four states
and wins at least 4 seats in Lok Sabha is A. Plato
recognized as
B. Socrates
A. National Party
C. Aristotle
B. Regional Party
D. Marx
C. State Party
D. Factional Party 1349. the systematic study of political behav-
ior, generally based on developing hy-
1346. IDENTIFY THIS PICTURE potheses and testing whether these hy-
potheses are supported based on the ev-
idence
A. Behavioral Political Science
B. Normative Political Science
C. Empirical Political Science
D. Humanistic Political Science

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1350. Under the Indian Independence Act B. SINGAPORE

1947, how many princely states were C. BRUNEI
there in India at that time?
D. BAHRAIN
A. 563
1354. Head of district is
B. 540
A. district collector
C. 570
B. Lekhpa
D. 590

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C. state house officer
1351. Constitution provides safeguards D. police
against and the misuse their powers. by
the leaders. 1355. Mitch McConnell is the current MINOR-
ITY LEADER of the Senate. Which is Mc-
A. False
Connell?
B. True

1352. Who was the father of Political science?

A.

A.

B.

B.

C.

C.

D.

D.

1353. Smallest country by area and population E.

in Asia.
A. MALDIVES

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1356. Education should be run and handled by C. Parliament

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B. the national government 1362. Which type of primary election is only
C. the local governments open to party members?
D. state and local governments A. Open
B. Closed
1357. The right to form a community gov-
ernment has been given to the citizens C. Partisan
of which country on the basis of people D. Nonpartisan
speaking different language?
1363. Republicans believe if you lower taxes,
A. India
people would do what?
B. Sri Lanka
A. Not spend money
C. Belgium B. Opt to pay more taxes
D. Chile C. Opt to not pay taxes at all.
1358. Who became the Prime Minister with- D. Spend more money
out being a Member of Parliament?
1364. Which body would be most affected by
A. Rajiv Gandhi a loss of population in the 2010 census?
B. Deve Gowda A. city council
C. V.P. Singh B. senate
D. Gulzarilal nanda C. supreme court
1359. the Indian state has a form of gov- D. house of representatives
ernment.
1365. Classical liberals called the state as
A. Democratic ‘Night Watchman’
B. Monarch A. True
C. Autocratic B. False
D. none of above 1366. The United States elects the president in
which of the following ways?
1360. The democratic government is created
with the decision of A. Popular majority vote
A. People B. Plurality vote
B. Men C. Electoral College
C. Women D. Party-list system
D. None of these 1367. Last Governor general of India
1361. The institution that drafted the Consti- A. Mountbatten
tution of India was called the B. Mr. Raghavacharya
A. Constituent Assembly C. Rajagopalachari
B. National Assembly D. Vallabhbhai Patel

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1368. THAILAND 1373. ���� Section was related to which state?

A. Nagaland
A.
B. Punjab
C. Haryana
B. D. Jammu-Kashmir

1374. When asked to consider under a veil of

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C. ignorance, nearly everyone chooses to dis-
tribute resources in a manner that benefits

D. A. The lowest rungs of society

B. Those of their own race/caste
1369. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected C. The traditional power structure
according to:
D. Those who work the hardest
A. Cumulative Vote System
B. Single Transferable Vote System 1375. What was Lasswell’s most famous
work?
C. Single Non-transferable Vote System
A. World Politics and Personal Insecurity
D. None of the above
B. The Politics of Bureaucracy
1370. Only Indian PM who didn’t face the Par-
C. Power and Society
liament?
D. Politics:Who Gets What, When, and
A. Moraries desai
How
B. Charan Singh
C. V.P. Singh 1376. Which of the following happens when
people sacrifice some natural freedoms so
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri they can have the freedom that comes
with security and protection?
1371. How many members are there in the
Senate? A. social freedom
A. 50 B. natural freedom
B. 100 C. general will
C. 150 D. majority rule
D. 200
1377. The study of politics:who governs, for
1372. Who becomes the Chief Minister? what ends, and by what means
A. Prime Minister of the country A. Politics
B. Leader of losing party B. Sociology
C. Leader of winning party C. Political Analysis
D. President of the country D. Political Science

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1378. According to Rousseau Social Contract C. Siachen

led to D. Arunachal Pradesh

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A. limited monarchy
1384. Who was the first President of India?
B. popular sovereignty
A.
C. absolute monarchy
B.
D. mob rule
C.
1379. The full form of PRI is D.
A. People’s Republic of India E. None of the above
B. People’s Republic of India
1385. Mohan is planning to start a business,
C. Institutional Revolutionary Party what should he be doing first?
D. Percapita Resource Index A. Find out the product or service he
plans to offer
1380. “History without Political Science has
no fruit and Political Science without His- B. Find out how to Promote his business
tory has no root.” among the customers
A. Aristotle C. Find out the needs of the customers he
plans to fulfil
B. John Seeley
D. Find out where to sell his product
C. John table
D. Dewey 1386. How many electoral votes does a state
get?
1381. The Council of Ministers includes the cab- A. 2
inet ministers
B. 15
A. False, they are an exclusive bunch of
C. Same number as congressmen
ministers.
D. Same number as representatives
B. True, they are a part of the Council of
Ministers. 1387. Why did the SAARC nations not trust
each other? Choose the incorrect option.
1382. Define impeachment
A. Misapprehension about the possibility
A. Soviet Committee on State Security,
of India becoming a Hegemony
powerful intelligence and security agency.
B. Common problem of Poverty
B. Send a parliament home for new elec-
tions. C. Rehabilitation of Tamil Civilians
C. President indicted by the House and D. Presence of Extremists and Terrorists
tried by the Senate.
1388. “Politics among nations” was written
D. Government funds voted by legisla- by:
ture.
A. K.ZHasti
1383. India-China war fought in the region of? B. Gavin Boyd
A. MacMahon C. Swan.H. Mergenthau
B. Sino-China D. None of these

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1389. What is Bye-election? 1394. Which among the following is NOT

an outcome of the disintegration of the
A. Elections held to fill a vacancy caused
USSR?
by the death or any other house.
B. Election held after a specific period. A. End of the ideological war between the
US and USSR
C. Election held to form the new govt.
B. Birth of CIS
D. Election held in between the fixed term
of the house. C. Change in the balance of power in the

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world order
1390. Under what provision can a non- D. Crises in the Middle East
member of the union legislature be ap-
pointed as a minister? 1395. What does the term ‘Judicial Review’
A. He/She must become a member within means?
a period of 6 months A. A review of the Judicial structure of
B. He/She must be appointed by the par- the system
liament B. It is the authority vested in the hands
C. Both of the above of the Supreme Court to examine whether
some legislative enactments or executive
D. None of the Above orders of both central & state govts. is
following the constitution of India or not.
1391. The success of democracy depends-
C. Judicial review means the power
A. on the apathy of citizens
vested in High courts to challenge
B. On illegal action of citizens Supreme Court of India.
C. on prudent participation of citizens D. None of the above
D. On protecting the interests of their
caste by citizens 1396. What is revisionist?
A. Changing an ideology or view of his-
1392. Thomas More stated that when creating tory.
a Utopia it is best if laws are
B. Ideology promoting welfare measures
A. as simple as possible but not state ownership of industry.
B. as complicated as possible C. Moderate, decentralized, partially
C. created by one ruler market form of communism.
D. created by all people D. Using whatever works without theory
or ideology.
1393. The Real Executive is individually and
collectively responsible to the legislature 1397. Article lays down the broad frame-
in a democracy work for foreign policy
A. Presidential A. 44
B. Unitary B. 41
C. Parliamentary C. 55
D. None of the above D. 51

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1398. Which of the following statements 1403. ....has made the government more
about the reasons for conducting elections transparent.
are false?

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A. Equality
A. Elections enable people to judge the
performance of the government B. Freedom
B. People select the representative of C. Right to Information
their choice in an election
D. Social Justice
C. Elections enable people to evaluate
the performance of the judiciary
1404. The current Vice Chairperson of NITI
D. People can indicate which policies they Aayog is
prefer
A. Arvind panagadia
1399. What is the name of Somdej Ramathi-
bodi? B. Dr. Rajiv Kumar
A. Golden beetle C. Bipin Rawat
B. Chao Sam Phraya
D. None of them
C. Uthong
D. Reverend Muang Thip 1405. Statements (a):In the homogeneous so-
ciety like Germany and Sweden, people
1400. Define catchall
reaching other parts of the world are
A. Large, ideologically loose party that changing rapidly. Karana (R):Today, the
welcomes all. countries of the world have become very
B. How parties interact with each other. cultural.Choose the correct answer using
the code:a) (a) and (r) are correct and the
C. Frequent changes of cabinet.
correct explanation of (r), (A) is the same
D. Getting stuck over a major political is- b) (A) and (R) Both are correct but (R), (A)
sue. correct explanation c) (a) is correct, but (R)
is wrong.(A) It is wrong, but correct
1401. Nobody is in control or everyone is, de-
pending on how you look at it A. A
A. Autocracy B. B
B. Theocracy
C. C
C. Junta
D. Oligarchy D. none of above

E. Anarchy
1406. A person who is strongly committed to
1402. Who appoints the Chief Justice of the a party, group or faction is known as:
Supreme Court in India?
A. Partisan
A. Prime Minister
B. Leader
B. President
C. Parliament C. Law
D. Vice President D. Policy

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1407. Choose the correct descriptions of PAC 1412. Who is speaker of Lok Sabha?
and Super PAC A. JP NAMA
A. PAC are limited to the amount of do- B. Narine
nations but money goes directly to candi-
C. About Birla
date.
D. What Shah
B. Super PACS are limited to the amount
of donations but money goes directly to 1413. Organization extending to the whole so-
candidate ciety that can legitimately use force to

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carry out its decision
C. Super PAC are NOT limited to the
amount of donations but money CANNOT A. Malice
go to candidate or campaign B. Civil Servants
D. PACs are NOT limited to the amount of C. Bureaucracy
donations but money CANNOT go to candi- D. Government
date or campaign
1414. What is the main emphasis of Liberalism
1408. The term Eelam stands for in politics?
A. Government A. Religion
B. State B. Individualism

C. Country C. State control

D. Economics
D. Union territory
1415. Identify the principle of justice pre-
1409. Who is the President of India? sented in the example. Two pizza delivery
A. Smt.pratibha singh patil people should earn the same wage, regard-
less of race.
B. Sh.pranav mukharjii
A. Equal treatment for equals
C. What.amramnath Kovind
B. Proportionate justice
D. none of above C. Recognition of special needs
1410. The state is the ultimate expression of D. none of above
socialized life. People’s political life re- 1416. How leaders of Belgium dealt with the
volves around the state. question of power sharing?
A. State-Centric discussion A. The majority group tried to suppress
B. Non-State-Centric Discussion minority group that results in clashes in
society
1411. What are the two houses that make up B. The leaders realized the need of re-
the Legislative Branch? specting the feelings and interests of dif-
A. Democrats and Republicans ferent communities and regions and thus
promoted equality in power sharing
B. Senate and House of Representatives
C. The leaders of Belgium established
C. Presidential Staff and Vice President military rule and controlled all country
D. Congress and the President D. none of above

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1417. The court ruled that the government’s 1422. Who among the following is not a com-
actions had violated the citizens’ , in- munist thinker
cluding their right to free speech and pri-

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A. Karl popper
vacy.
B. Karl marx
A. civil rights
C. Louis althussar
B. civil duty D. Antonio Gramsci
C. civilians
1423. What is authority?
D. none of above
A. The ultimate power in society
1418. What is the name of the first written B. A government ruled by a few
plan of government in America? C. The branch of government that en-
A. Constitution forces the law.
B. Treaty of Paris D. A government’s ability to exercise
power without resorting to force
C. Declaration of Independence
1424. Politics is universal and is always the
D. Articles of Confederation
same.
1419. Outsourcing is defined as A. True
A. The way people work. B. False
B. Hiring others from another country to 1425. The process of a the House of Reps. Or
provide a service the Senate calling for action in the form of
C. To give jobs to German workers a bill or something non-binding (not legal),
such as an act to support the troops.
D. To give jobs to Chinese workers
A. Making Rules and Regulations
1420. The U.S. imposes economic sanctions on B. Passing a Resolution
Iran. This is an example of: C. Issuing an Executive Order
A. hard power D. Conducting an oversight Investigation
B. soft power
1426. Aristotle viewed constitution as the
1421. What is libertarianism? A. selection of legal rules
A. Amassing of colonial empires, mostly B. philosophy of the state
by European powers; pejorative in Marx- C. complex totality of law
ist terms.
D. way of life the state has chosen for it-
B. Muslim religion turned into a political self
ideology.
1427. The chairman of Constituent Assembly
C. U.S. ideology in favor of shrinking all was
government power in favor of individual
A. Pandit Nehru
freedom.
B. Dr. Ambedkar
D. Extreme form of communism, featur-
ing guerrilla warfare and periodic up- C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
heavals. D. Dr. Radhakrishnan

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1428. Clinton stationed NATO forces in 1434. Define franchise and suffrage
A. Kosovo A. The right to vote
B. Japan B. Percentage of voters switching parties
C. Germany from one election to the next
C. Tendency of a given social class to vote
D. none of above
for a party that promotes its economic in-
1429. Who appoints the Prime Minister of In- terests.

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dia (who will appoint the Prime Minister D. Group with a marked tendency.
of India?)
1435. Define religiosity
A. People
A. A slow, gradual shift in party ID.
B. President of India
B. Opinion fleeing the center to form two
C. Parliament
hostile camps.
D. Chief Justice of India
C. Degree of commitment to one’s reli-
1430. Rajya sabha is also called gion; often affects political beliefs.
A. Parliament D. dealignment Major, long-term decline
in party ID.
B. House of people
C. Council of states 1436. How many schedules are there in the In-
dian Constitution
D. None of these
A. 11
1431. “Das capital “book written by B. 12
A. Netaji C. 13
B. Marx D. 15
C. Galilee
1437. The constituent assembly was set ac-
D. Owen cording to the proposals of
1432. It was in that full diplomatic rela- A. Cripps mission
tions restored between India and Pakistan B. The cabinet mission
A. 1976 C. Mountbatten plan
B. 1966 D. Rajagopal Plan
C. 1956
1438. Under Which Reform Was “Compul-
D. 1946 sory Duty System” Cancelled? “What
reconciliation canceled” mandatory duties
1433. Which branch of government contains
“method?
the president
A. MCCALUM Refin McCullum Reform
A. Executive Branch
B. Colebroke-cameron refrms Colebrook-
B. Legislative Branch Cameron Reform
C. Judicial Branch C. First Manning Reforms First Manning
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D. Second Manning Reforms Second Man- 1444. Bangladesh got Independence in-
ning Reconstruction
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1439. Article IV states that fugitives from B. 1971
crime that have fled the state where a
crime was committed must be sent back C. 1974
to face justice. This is known as the D. 1979
clause.
A. Full Faith and Credit 1445. Which of the following statements are
true regarding the composition of the Con-
B. Privileges and Immunities
stituent Assembly?
C. Extradition
D. Interstate compacts

1440. Which of the following are used by

poll workers to communicate with respon-
dents?
A. Face-to-face interviews
B. Phone calls A. The representatives were to be
elected from the four constituents-Hindu,
C. Mail surveys
Muslim, Sikh Christian.
D. Straw polls
B. The total strength of the Constituent
1441. In Karnataka, reservation has been Assembly was 389.
given to women in local body elections is C. The chairman of the Union Constituent
A. 50% Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
B. 36% D. The Drafting Committee under the
C. 25% chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar con-
sisted of eight members.
D. 40%

1442. What are thethree Fields of Psychol- 1446. In a unitary government system, most
ogy? power is in the hands of the

A. Clinical Psychology A. Individual voters

B. Developmental Psychology B. king and advisers
C. Experimental Psychology C. local governments
D. All of the choices are correct D. central government
1443. Who invites the leader of the majority
1447. Who is First Prime minister of India
party to form a government in the state?
A. The Chief Justice of High Court A. Pandit Nehru

B. The Director General of Police B. Indira Nehru

C. The Leader of Opposition Party C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. The Governor D. None of Above

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1448. The following policies fall within the do- B. Fear and distrust towards one’s coun-
main of the Socialist agenda, except try
A. Free education for all C. Indifference towards one’s country
B. Affordable health care D. Feeling superior to other nations
C. Privatization of industries 1452. Who wrote “The Communist Mani-
D. Price regulation/control festo”?
A. Karl Marx

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1449. Choose the correct picture on ‘’Father of
Political Science” B. Lenin
C. Stalin
D. Trotsky
A.
1453. A system of rule over territory and peo-
ple
A. government
B. power
B. C. Politics
D. Political Science

1454. According to pluralist theories of democ-

racy, which of the following is a bene-
C. fit provided by the activities of interest
groups?
A. Interest aggregation
D. B. They increase the power of the govern-
ment
C. They reduce the influence of the public
1450. What are the main functions of the NITI on policy
Ayog?
D. They limit the number of issues that
A. Develop federalism where national need to be debated
and state governments work with proper
coordination and harmony. 1455. Who looks after sanitary conditions of
the country
B. Implement schemes and initiatives for
rural development. A. Home minister
C. Ensure that the economic strategy and B. Finance minister
policy work in the interest of national se- C. Health minister
curity
D. none of above
D. All of the Abover
1456. Which medical stores have been estab-
1451. What is the meaning of national pride? lished by the Government to provide low
A. Sense of patriotism and love for one’s quality medicines to the public?
country A. Jan Sankalp

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1457. Choose the correct option D. Barangay Tanod

1461. The Indian Constitution says that no one
shall be subject to discrimination by any
State, institution, group of persons, or per-
son on grounds of religion or other beliefs.
Which political principle or value is applica-
ble here?
A. Democracy
B. Secularism
A. The author of this cartoon is in favor of
C. Equality
terrorism.
D. Justice
B. According to the author of the cartoon,
Pres. Obama’s recent speech regarding 1462. Summarizing your thesis is the key to a
Islamic terrorism was well received by well-written political science paper.
the American public.
A. True
C. The author of the cartoon is pro radical
B. False
Islam.
D. The author is indicating that ISIS re- 1463. Refers to the principle and law of the
ceived Pres. Obama’s recent speech in a state.
positive manner, unlike the American pub- A. Proclamation
lic in general. B. Ordinances
1458. The assignment, according to the Consti- C. Ordinances
tution, of certain specific powers to each of D. Ideology
the three branches of government.
1464. Which of the following is a suprana-
A. Separation of Powers
tional organisation?
B. Oligarchy
A. (a) ASEAN
C. Reactionary
B. (b) SAARC
D. Political Science
C. (sky
1459. Communist all manifesto D. (d) EEC
A. karl marx
1465. Anna Burns believes in following a
B. brim middle-0f-the-road position in her politics.
C. Priced spring She is a
D. plato A. revolutionary
B. reactionary
1460. The person who keeps and updates the
records of the meetings of the barangay C. moderate
government D. conservative

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1466. It is the in-depth study of everyday life 1471. The parliamentary form of government
and practice of individuals or social groups. is also known as
A. Ethnography A. Westminster model of government
B. Epidemiology B. Legislative government
C. Popular government
C. Epistemology
D. None of the above
D. Endology
1472. The President of India is not a mere rub-

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1467. Which of the following parties is the far- ber stamp. Which statement is wrong in
thest to the (traditional) left side of the this context?
ideologicalspectrum: A. no bill can become an Act without his
A. communist signature

B. conservative B. ordinary bills require his prior ap-

proval before being introduced in the Lok
C. labour Sabha.
D. liberal C. It is the President who can declare
war and proclaim emergency
E. monarchist
D. he is also the Chief Commander of the
1468. Article 371 has been amended from A armed forces.
to J to remove 1473. When a nation attacks any member
A. Communalism country, it is considered as an attack on
all the member countries.
B. Illiteracy
A. True
C. Regionalism
B. False
D. Smuggling
1474. Define framing
1469. Creating new countries along the French A. Official who already occupies the of-
borders, acting as a barrier between fice.
France and the rest of Europe, is: B. Tendency of frontrunners to gain addi-
A. containment tional supporters.
B. legitimacy C. Pushed by opposing political forces;
said to produce apathy.
C. exile
D. A news story’s basic direction and in-
D. congress terpretation

1470. Year in which no five-year plan is 1475. Which of the following ideas did not
adopted is called form part of the early phase of India’s de-
velopment policy?
A. Economic crisis
A. Planning
B. Plan holiday B. Liberalisation
C. Gap between five-year plans C. Cooperative Farming
D. None of them D. Self-sufficiency

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1476. What is communism? from AmericaThere is also no harm in re-

A. Ideology founded by Adam Smith to sorting to violence. Which of the above
statements is / from / from? A) A) Caval

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came U.S. conservatism. 1 and 2B) Only 2 and 3C) Only 1 and 3C)
None of these
B. Marxist theory merged with Leninist
organization into a totalitarian party. A. A
C. Ideology of keeping systems largely B. B
unchanged. C. C
D. Ideology to save an endangered na- D. D
ture through regulation and lifestyle
changes. 1481. Superpowers assist all the member
countries to develop their own nuclear
1477. What is the Number of Rajya Sabha
weapons.
members?
A. 240 A. True

B. 245 B. False

C. 250 1482. President Rodrigo Duterte has an

D. 255 elected leader, has the power to rule
over the Philippine state, and has also the
1478. . The strength of members of State Leg- power to exact obedience on his people.
islative Councils depends And this refers to
A. on the population of the state A. Legitimacy
B. on the idea of Parliament B. Sovereignty
C. on the basis of the member number of
C. Authority
the Legislative Assembly
D. Supremacy
D. on the basis of the area of the state

1479. An economic system in which private in- 1483. After receiving the Bharat Ratna, who
dividuals and businesses own the means became the president of India?
of production and distribute goods and ser- A. Dr. Radhakrishnan
vices through a market system.
B. Der.Male Hussein
A. Capitalism
C. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
B. Socialism
D. All of them
C. Democracy
D. none of above 1484. Which practice of international relations
most limits the sovereignty of a state?
1480. Consider the following statements in
the context of the black power move- A. Diplomacy
ment:1) This movement (1936 emerged B. Foreign aid
and continued till 1955) The attitude of
C. Treaty
this movement on racism was more fierce.
3) It was believed that to eradicate racism D. none of above

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1485. In which year was the Indian Post Office from the United States. This is an example
bill passed by the parliament? of the following.
A. 1986 A. Interdependence
B. 1979 B. Supply and demand
C. 1989 C. Infrastructure
D. 1900 D. Globalization

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1486. He is one of the known Sociologists who 1491. Function of a leader includes
studied social inequality and power strug- A. Social justice
gles.
B. Gathering money
A. Emile Durkheim
C. Integration of mechanisms
B. Karl Marx
D. Integration of elements
C. Herbert Blumer
E. Gathering of goods from people
D. Marvin Harris
1492. Constituent Assembly took how many
1487. Under Dominion Bi-Cameral Legisture days to frame the Constitution?
System, Which Minister-BE SELECTED BE
A. 2 years 10 months & 20 days
SENATE?
B. 2 years 11 months & 20 days
A. Minister of Ministers Home Affairs
C. 2 years 2 months & 11 days
B. Minister of Finance
D. 2 years 10 months & 18 days
C. Prime Minister Prime Minister
D. Minister of Ministerut 1493. how many wars have been fought be-
tween india and china?
1488. There are constituencies of Lok A. 6
Sabha at present.
B. 2
A. 288
C. 1
B. 350
D. 3
C. 500
D. 543 1494. Supports military spending.
A. D
1489. Who implemented the Mandal Commis-
sion? B. R

A. VP Singh 1495. Consider the statements in the context

of the relevance of political parties in
B. BP Mandal
modern democracy:Namn as follows.1) If
C. Moraries desai there are no parties, then all the candi-
D. .A Gopalan dates will not be in a position to make
electoral promises about any major policy
1490. According to CNN, the United States re- change.Then, 2 of these) If there are no
ceives 80% of its avocados from Mex- parties, the elected representatives will
ico. Mexico receives most of its auto parts only be accountable for the work done in

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their constituencies.But, no one will be re- 1500. Sikkim attained the status of state by
sponsible for how the country goes. Use Amendment.
the following code to choose the correct

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d) neither 1 nor 2 B. I gave him

A. A C. Cupping
D. 42nd
B. B
C. C 1501. How many Government hospitals were
established by 2017 in India?
D. D
A. Around 25, 000
1496. Which Part of the Constitution deals
B. Around 23, 000
with “Emergency Provisions”?
C. Around 27, 000
A. XVI
D. Around 26, 000
B. XVIII
C. XX 1502. When was the Planning Commission set
up?
D. XXI
A. April, 1950
1497. Who were the ‘Original Inhabitants of B. May, 1950
India’?
C. March, 1950
A. High Class people
D. June, 1950
B. Adivasis
1503. Below are the scopes of political science
C. Brahmins
EXCEPT?
D. Kshatriyas
A. Public administration
1498. In Brown v. Board of Education of B. International relations
Topeka, the US Supreme Court C. International conference
A. declared that minorities have no rights D. Comparative politics and government
to equal treatment.
B. ruled that segregation of races in the 1504. Non-aligned movement is opposed to
public schools is unconstitutional.
C. prohibited the national government A. Racism
from taking action against local school B. Capitalism
boards. C. McCarthyism
D. allowed that segregation for educa- D. Nepotism
tional purposes is constitutional.
1505. How many members are nominated by
1499. Who is the Defence Minister of Iniad president in rajya sabha
A. Rajnath Singh A. 10
B. Ramnath Kovind B. 15
C. Rajbir Singh C. 12
D. Ranvir Singh D. none of above

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1506. Which of the following systems is fol- C. Three-dimensional approach

lowed by the Indian Judiciary? D. Multi-dimensional approach
A. Independent system
1512. If a case is affirmed, it
B. Integrated system
A. means the case cannot be appealed to
C. Independent & Integrated system
a higher court.
D. None of these
B. is sent back to the court that originally
heard the case.

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1507. Define apparatchik
A. Russian for “political bureau”; the rul- C. means a court ruling is valid and must
ing committee of a Communist party. stand.
B. Top governing body of Chinese Commu- D. will result in a new trial for the defen-
nist Party. dant.
C. Persons out for themselves. 1513. Linda yells at Bill, making fun of him un-
D. Russian for “person of the apparatus”; til he agrees with her.
full-time Communist party functionary. A. Persuasion
1508. The set of rights which ensures a life of B. Negotiation
dignity and honour to all its citizens who C. Compromise
live in its jurisdiction
D. Consensus Building
A. Fundamental Rights
B. Federalism 1514. The quotation, “The Indian Constitution
establishes, indeed, a system of govern-
C. Social Service ment which is at the most quasi-federal, a
D. none of above unitary State with subsidiary federal fea-
tures rather than the federal State with
1509. Media main money comes from unitary features” is attributed to:
A. Advertising A. CF Strong
B. Public relations B. KC wheare
C. movies C. G. Austin
D. reality shows D. HJ.Fat
1510. Which of the following is a fixed capi- 1515. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
tal? pression below:“It’s a slippery slope.”
A. Raw Materials A. This outcome benefits everyone in-
B. Cash in hand volved.
C. Machines and Tractors B. We’re avoiding addressing the main is-
D. All of these sue directly.
C. There’s no consensus or clear decision
1511. Nation building is yet.
A. One-dimensional approach D. Taking a certain action could lead to un-
B. Two-dimensional approach intended and negative consequences.

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1516. This organisation helps to preserve D. Freedom of Speech

wildlife and to provide funding to keep an- E. Right to Petition
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A. UNICEF 1521. Voting age has been reduced from 21 to
18 years by which amendment-
B. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
A. 61
C. MAKE-A-WISH
B. 62
D. DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
C. 63
1517. Which one of the countries was not the D. 64
member of NATO?
1522. A country with a one-party system usu-
A. Britain
ally has a representative democracy.
B. Hungary
A. True
C. Belgium
B. False
D. Netherlands
1523. An element of “nation”
1518. The office of the President can fall va- A. Internal economic linkage
cant due to
B. Internal security
A. resignation
C. Internal focus
B. death
D. Internal home
C. removal
E. Internal policy
D. all the above
1524. Scope of farming activity is limited in
1519. What does it mean to say that a state Palampur due to:
is “sovereign”?
A. Lack of irrigation
A. Sovereignty is a ruse (trick/deception)
B. Fixed amount of land
of global capitalism.
C. Lack of labour
B. The state is recognized as the sole po-
litical authority in some territory. D. None of above
C. Sovereignty means that you are gov- 1525. How many MLA in Punjab
erned indirectly by an empire but youget
A. 107
to keep your own, semi-autonomous insti-
tutions. B. 117
D. Sovereignty is no longer an important C. 127
idea because of globalization. D. 137
E. Sovereignty means e. All of the above
1526. What type of elections are held after
1520. gives citizens the right to gather in the completion of the term of Lok Sabha?
groups A. By elections
A. Freedom of Assembly B. Mid term elections
B. Freedom of Press C. Emergency elections
C. Freedom of Religion D. General elections

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1527. In Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, he ar- B. The House of Lords

gued that C. The State Duma
A. human affairs are naturally stable and D. The Parliament
self-correcting.
B. immigration to the colonies should be 1533. The Vice president of the United States
outlawed. seres an additional role as

C. it is unwise and unsafe to rebel against A. president pro tempore of the House

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the king. B. majority leader of the House
D. an independent colonial government of C. president of the Senate
their own is a natural right. D. chief justice of the Supreme Court
1528. Type of government wherein the execu- 1534. The thirty years war is a conflict be-
tive is chosen by the legislature: tween
A. Legislative System A. Rigby and Mordecai
B. Bureaucratic System B. Catholics and Protestants
C. Parliamentary System C. Lutherans and Calvinists
D. Presidential System D. Muslims and Christians
1529. -This is the capacity of a political system 1535. Deciding who gets what, when, and
to make independent decisions within it’s how
territory.
A. Legitimacy
A. Governance
B. government
B. Sovereignty
C. political science
C. Government
D. politics
D. Territory
1536. Where is the headquarters of the United
1530. Indian governance system- Nations
A. is federal A. Canada
B. unique B. New York
C. is semi-federal C. China
D. Neither is federal nor unique D. Russia
1531. which political party ruled in centre? 1537. Man is a social animal
A. inc
B. bjp
A.
C. tdp
D. sp

1532. What is the name of the upper chamber B. Socrates

of the British Parliament? C. Aristotle
A. The House of Commons D. J S Mill

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1538. The organization of an area with a per- C. economy

manent population, a defined territory, a D. legislature
government, and the ability to make deci-

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sions for itself is a 1542. Which of the following is a characteris-
A. state tic of ideology?
B. nation A. It is static and unchanging over time.
C. territory B. It is limited to political beliefs and sys-
D. region tems.
C. It is immune to critique and debate.
1539. Constitution of India was adopted by
Constituent Assembly on? D. It influences perceptions, values, and
behavior.
A. 25 October, 1948
B. 25 October, 1949 1543. The Bombay (Mumbai) traders set up an
organisation to protect their Interests in:
C. 26 November, 1948
D. 26 November, 1949 A. 1906
B. 1907
1540. accepts that people can be treated
differently to achieve equality. Its policies C. 1908
are designed to correct the cumulative ef- D. 1909
fect of past inequalities.
1544. Gerrymandering
A. Harm Principle
B. Rawlsian Theory of Justice A. Executive

C. Liberalism B. Legislative
D. Affirmative Action C. Judicial
D. none of above
1541. Which of the following is the term gen-
erally used to describe the institutions and 1545. The Country that supported India for the
procedures through which a territory and establishment of Bhilai and Bhokaro Steel
its people are ruled? plant is
A. Germany
B. America
C. China
D. Russia

1546. How many articles are in constitution of

India now?
A. 440
B. 441
A. government C. 448
B. politics D. 443

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1547. Who among the following is the first B. Rabindranath Tagore

elected President of Russia C. Lokmanya tilak
A. Mikhail Gorbachev D. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Vladimir Putin
1553. In order to win an election, a major
C. Boris Yeltsin party is most likely to
D. Brezhnev A. propose cuts to popular programs

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1548. Well-known president was Abraham B. appeal to the political center
Lincoln, who ended slavery and the Civil C. divide campaign funds between candi-
War dates equally
A. D D. orgnaize leaders of special interest
B. R groups

1549. How many years have been established 1554. What states the goals and purposes of
in Nepal and established as a democratic the Constitution?
country? A. Bill of Rights
A. 250 years B. Constitutional Law
B. 500 years C. Preamble
C. 240 years D. Republic
D. 340 years
1555. Define charismatic
1550. What refers to any act that the law de- A. Having strong personal drawing
fines as a crime? power
A. Witness B. Voters choosing based on overall in-
B. Offence cumbent performance
C. All of the above C. The people or district that elects an of-
ficial.
D. none of above
D. dealignment Major, long-term decline
1551. In order to serve on the Supreme Court in party ID.
a prospective justice
1556. How many members are elected to the
A. is voted into positioin by the general National People’s Congress from all over
public for a four year term China?
B. is nomintated by a state governor and A. 3050
approved by the president
B. 3000
C. is nominated by the Senate and con-
firmed by vote of both houses of Congress C. 4000

D. is nominated by the president and con- D. 2000

firmed by a vote of the Senate 1557. Which party system does India follow
1552. Who is the authour of Book Gitanjali A. Single party system
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1558. A temporary release of an accused per-
son awaiting trial, sometimes on condition
that a sum of money is lodged to guaran-
tee their appearance in court.
A. Custody
B. Bail E.
C. Jury
D. Complaint
1561. Natural inequality or social inequality?
1559. First Chief Election Commissioner of In- Differences between those of different
dia races.
A. Sukumar you A. Natural inequality
B. Seshan B. Social inequality

1562. Which of these is not a feature of monar-

1560. Kamila Harris is the current VICE PRESI- chy, dictatorship or one party rule?
DENT (President of the Senate). Which of
the following is the Harris? A. Citizens taking part
B. Censorship of press
C. One man rule
D. No opposition
A.
1563. Restoring the balance of power means
A. no country would be strong enough to
threaten the others
B. one country to rule them all
C. Russia and France would rule Europe
B. D. only trade with neighboring countries

1564. Who is the prime minister of India

A. Manmohan Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Rajnath Singh
C. D. Saytit Patra

1565. Who was the first chief minister of Ut-

ter Pradesh

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A. Charan singh 1571. Branch of government on Capitol Hill

B. C B gupta A. Executive
C. T N singh B. Legislative
D. G B pant C. Judicial
D. none of above
1566. A situation in which more persons are
employed on a job than are optimally re- 1572. The formation of the council of minister
quired is: starts with the appointment of

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A. Structural unemployment A. The president
B. Disguised unemployment B. the speaker
C. Cyclical unemployment C. The minister
D. Seasonal Unemployment D. The prime minister

1567. ‘The Procedure Established By Law’. 1573. A body of fundamental principles, ac-
cording to which a state is constituted is
A. France
known as
B. Japan
A. Convention
C. Nigeria B. Constitution
D. Italy C. Law
1568. According to David Easton Politics is D. Tradition
A. The authoritative allocation of values 1574. Define stagflation
B. The authoritative allocation of re- A. The value of what a country exports
sources compared with what it imports.
C. The authoritative allocation of author- B. Dollar buys set amounts of foreign cur-
ity rencies.
D. None of the above C. Dollar buys varying amounts of for-
eign currencies, depending on market for
1569. The word Politics is derived from? them.
A. Polis D. Combination of slow growth plus infla-
B. Police tion in the U.S. economy in the 1970s.
C. Polity 1575. Why is gender important to Interna-
D. Poll tional Relations?
A. Because there are more women lead-
1570. Who elect the community government in
ers now
Belgium?
B. Because gender influences, struc-
A. Central government
tures, and informs IR
B. People belonging to one language com- C. Because women are naturally peace-
munity ful, and as such, should help to run the
C. State government world
D. none of above D. It isn’t

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1576. Who came up with the philosophy of 1580. What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
capitalism? A. People should rebel if the gov. fails.

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A. John Locke B. People should have a say in the opera-
B. Adam Smith tion of their gov.
C. Thomas Hobbes C. A democratic system is the best way
to rule a country.
D. Josh Smith
D. People should never rebel against
1577. The market provides many goods and their gov.
services needed by Americans. What best 1581. What does the State represent?
refers things like food, clothing, and hous-
ing, which are provided in ample supply by A. A material reality
businesses that earn a profit in return. B. A collective consciousness
C. A religious belief
D. A physical entity
1582. Who wrote the book “Communist Man-
ifesto”?
A. Karl Marx
B. V.I Lenin
C. Aristotle
A. Private Goods
D. Mao Tse Tung
B. Public Goods
1583. Choose the correct option
C. Toll Goods
D. Common Goods

1578. Which one of the following is the most

visible institution in a democracy?
A. Political Party
B. Pressure Group
C. Public Interest Group A. The creator of the cartoon suggests
that Pres. Obama is in favor of cutting gov-
D. Sectional Interest Group
ernment spending significantly.
1579. US laws that required separate drinking B. The creator of the cartoon suggests
fountains, separate seats in theaters, and that both the Canadian and US Govern-
separate waiting rooms for the two races ments are spending too much money.
were known as C. The creator of the cartoon suggests
A. personal liberty laws. that Pres. Obama is aware of govern-
ment overspending, but refuses to recog-
B. illegal laws.
nize this reality.
C. civil rights laws.
D. Spending is under control and well
D. “Jim Crow” laws. managed by the executive branch.

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1584. Which country is an example of a uni- 1589. Which factor in the following is a hin-
tary government system? drance in the achievements of democracy?
A. Australia A. Election Commission
B. Lebanon B. Constitution
C. Saudi Arabia C. Economic inequality
D. United States D. None of them

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1585. Which of the following are associated 1590. Which is not the method of amendment
with ‘Right to Equality and ‘Right to life in our constitution?
and personal liberty?
A. 3/4th majority
A. Art 12 and Art 19 respectively
B. 2/3rd majority
B. Art 14 and Art 19 respectively
C. simple majority
C. Art 14 and Art 21 respectively
D. special majority + ratification by half
D. Art 12 and Art 21 respectively of states
1586. Many Americans today have expec-
1591. The head of our government.
tations for our government and the things
it can accomplish. A. Prime Minister
A. Low B. President
B. High C. Ombudsman
C. Middling D. none of above
D. No
1592. The leading indian political thinker who
1587. Constitution places a duty upon the proposed radical democracy was
State to provide a lawyer to any citi- A. Gandhi
zen who is unable to engage one due to
poverty or other disability under B. Nehru

A. Article 39A C. M.N.roy

B. Article 22A D. Ambedkar

C. Article 43A 1593. The J & K re-organization Bill was

D. Article 67A passes by Lok Sabha on
A. 6th Sep 2019
1588. Whose teachings were most of the
ideas of communism based on? B. 8th Sep 2019
A. Joseph Stalin C. 10th Oct, 2019
B. Vladimir Lenin D. 6th aug, 2019
C. Karl Marx
1594. Nigeria’s booming film industry is
D. Franklin Roosevelt known as “Nollywood”

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1600. On June 26th 1945, 51 nation sign at

the conference of UNO in

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A. England
B. New York
C. San Francisco
A. True D. Rome
B. False 1601. First president of India
1595. Which of the following is a change in rel- A. J.L. Nehru
gious practices in the U.S. since 1967? B. Rajendra Prasad
A. More religions that are not Christian C. M. Gandhi
B. More Catholics D. V.B.Patella
C. More Protestant Denominations
1602. Which is capital of Madhya Pradesh?
D. Less Atheists
A. Bhopal
1596. What event helped bring about the
B. Indore
founding of the United Nations
C. Jabalpur
A. The end of World War 1
D. Golher
B. The end of World War II
C. The fall of the Berlin Wall 1603. He defined politics as “who gets what
D. The September 11 attacks or, when and how”.
A. Robert Dahl
1597. States first to disintegrate from Soviet
Union were B. Aristotle
A. Latvia, Lithuania, Russia C. Harold Lasswell
B. Latvia, Georgia, Estonia D. Plato
C. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia 1604. Name a regional trade hub according to
D. Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia Strategy of Development

1598. Instrument of Accession was signed on A. Atyrau

A. Oct 26, 1947 B. Oskemen

B. Nov 26, 1947 C. Oral

C. Oct 21, 1947 D. Pavlodar
D. Nov 14, 1947 E. Actau

1599. Which organ of government is the law- 1605. WHO IS THE FATHER OF POLITICAL SCI-
making organ of the government? ENCE
A. Legislature A. GARNER
B. Executive B. ARISTOTLE
C. Judiciary C. FAT
D. All of them. D. Montesque

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1606. Which province was merged in India on 1611. In which year disintegration of soviet
the basis of plebiscite?/ Which Rajwade union took place?
was included by the referendum? A. 1989
A. Junagargh / Junagadh B. 1990
B. Hyderabad / Hyderabad C. 1991
C. Kashmir / Kashmir D. 1992
D. Manipur / Manipur
1612. Political ideology evaluates alternatives

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1607. Why did the Indian Government sign the to the status quo and prescribes a pre-
treaty with the Soviet Union in 1971? ferred or desired social order
A. India needed diplomatic and military A. True
support during the Bangladesh crisis B. False
B. India was very close to USSR
1613. The Indian Independence Act was by the
C. India wanted to stay away from the British passed on
USA
A. 15th July 1947
D. For strengthening friendship
B. 15th August 1947
1608. What is environmentalism? C. 18th July 1947
A. Ideology founded by Adam Smith to D. 18th July 1937
keep government out of economy; be-
came U.S. conservatism. 1614. The nationalist leader of which country
B. Marxist theory merged with Leninist Aung Song Suu Kyi has been kept under
organization into a totalitarian party. house arrest for 15 years?
C. Ideology of keeping systems largely A. Ghana
unchanged. B. MyMar
D. Ideology to save an endangered na- C. Tibet
ture through regulation and lifestyle D. Mexico
changes.
1615. What was Woodrow Wilson’s plan for
1609. Is Political Psychology a part of the Ar- just and lasting peace?
eas of Inquiry?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. none of above
1610. North Korea and South Korea is divided
by which line?
A. 37th parallel line
B. 38th parallel line
C. 39th parallel line
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A. Fourteen points 1620. How much is the Foundation of

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D. Forty Points B. 4

1616. Define incumbent C. 3

A. Official who already occupies the of- D. 2

fice. E. 5
B. Tendency of frontrunners to gain addi-
tional supporters. 1621. Tryst with destiny speech was given by
on 14th August, 1947.
C. Pushed by opposing political forces;
said to produce apathy. A. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
D. A news story’s basic direction and in- B. Babu Rajendra Prasad
terpretation
C. Not in the difference
1617. Name a young economist involved in D. Jawaharlal Nehru
drafting the first five-year plan, who ar-
gued that India should ‘hasten slowly’ for 1622. Discrimination on the basis of the colour
the first two decades of the skin is known as
A. K.N.Paradise A. Racism
B. C. Mahalanobis
B. Ethnicity
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Apartheid
D. C. Cascar
D. none of above
1618. Define bandwagon
1623. Which of the following are the functions
A. Official who already occupies the of-
of government?
fice.
B. Tendency of frontrunners to gain addi- A. To protect the boundaries.
tional supporters. B. To provide health facilities.
C. Pushed by opposing political forces; C. To solve problems like poverty, unem-
said to produce apathy. ployment etc.
D. A news story’s basic direction and in- D. All of these.
terpretation
1624. This doctrine was practiced in Europe to
1619. The 1st SAARC summit was held at
prevent wars by ensuring no one nation
and the 19th SAARC summit was sched-
had too much power.
uled to be held at
A. Dhaka, Islamabad A. Balance of Power

B. Kathmandu, New Delhi B. Total War

C. Bangalore, Colombo C. Neutrality
D. Dhaka, Kathmandu D. Monroe Doctrine

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1625. From which counts of the Constitution 1631. When is the International day of Democ-
of India?(From which country is the basic racy celebrated?
duties in the Constitution of India?)
A. 19th September
A. USA
B. 15th September
B. UK
C. 21st September
C. USSR
D. 5th September
D. UAE

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1632. Off-year elections are congressional
1626. The State of India which China insisting elections that are held when?
that belong to it is
A. Between gubernatorial elections
A. Uttarakhand
B. Between Supreme Court appointments
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Between Presidential elections
C. Mizoram
D. Between Mayoral elections
D. Meghalaya
1633. Which of the following terms describes
1627. what is the political election symbal of
the process by which bureaucrats interpret
congress party?
the meaning of laws and decide how they
A. lotus should be implemented
B. clock A. Lawmaking
C. elephant B. Rulemaking
D. hand C. Adjudication
1628. The concept ‘Legitimacy’is closely re- D. Lobbying
lated to
1634. How many electoral votes does some-
A. Study of law one need to win in order to be declared
B. Power and authority the winner

1629. Which members are elected by people? A. 235

A. Rajya Sabha B. 150

B. Lok Sabha C. 270

C. Assembly D. 320

D. President E. 13

1630. Widow remarriage act was passed on 1635. What type of items are sold in the
by with help of britishers malls?
A. 1929 By Karedaba A. Branded
B. 1829 Bay Jyotirao Phule B. Unbranded
C. 1856 B Ishwarchand Vidyasagar C. Cheap
D. none of above D. Both I and II

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1636. In the United States, the president is 1643. Assertion The example of Orissa shows
both chief of government and speak of the us that it is not enough to say that every-
house. one wants development.Reason For ‘de-

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A. True velopment’ has the same or similar mean-
ings for different sections of the people.
B. False
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
1637. statigraphy is: correct explanation of (A).
A. the study of the earth’s layers B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
B. the jutting forward of the lower face
and jaw area C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
C. The study of ancient diseases D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
D. none of above 1644. withdrew from EU in 2020.
1638. Who is the Father of Political Science A. France
A. Aristotle B. Germany
B. Plato C. Belgium
D. Britain
1639. What was Buddha’s name?
A. Sumatra 1645. Where is the headquarters of WHO

B. Sidney A. New York

C. Siddhartha B. Geneva

D. Suzanne C. Lions
D. New Delhi
1640. In some states, whichever presidential
candidate receives the highest percentage 1646. Which group would have made these ar-
of votes wins all of the state’s delegates. guments in 1787?
A. True
B. False

1641. A is an entitlement or a justified

claim. It denotes what what individuals
are entitled to as citizens and human be-
ings.
A. Free-Soilers
A. Right
B. Anti-Federalists
B. Harm Principle
C. Loyalists
C. Positive Liberty
D. Federalists
D. Natural inequality
1647. Who is considered as the father of In-
1642. Nigeria is an example of dian constitution?
A. strong state A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. failed state B. J.Nehru

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C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 1653. Define higher law

D. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar A. That which comes from God
B. That which comes from nature, under-
1648. What state has the most voting power stood by reasoning.
in the U.S. Senate?
C. Taking a case to a higher court.
A. Wyoming
D. Written summary submitted by one
B. Wisconsin side giving relevant facts, laws, and prece-

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C. Rhode Island dents.

D. North Dakota 1654. Fundamental Rights are incorporated in

which part of the Constitution?
1649. In which year Election Commission was A. Part II
set up?
B. Part III
A. 1949
C. Part IV
B. 1950
D. Part V
C. 1951
1655. Which of the following is a right of the
D. 1952 accused?
1650. After the passage of the 19th Amend- A. No forced labor
ment B. Abolition of untouchability
A. poll taxes became illegal C. You cannot be punished for the same
offense more than once
B. some states implemented grandfather
clauses D. Right
C. women had the legal right to vote but 1656. A writ of certiorari by the Supreme
had a difficult time exercising it Court orders
D. women did not face the discriminatory A. both parties in a case to reach agree-
voting laws that African Americans did ment without further litigation.
B. state courts to abide by the decisions
1651. All of the following is a function of a po-
of the Supreme Court.
litical party except
C. a lower court to send up the record of
A. Write Editorials
a case for review.
B. Nominate Candidates D. Congress to rewrite unconstitutional
C. Win elections legislation.
D. Educate the electorate 1657. What were the major difficulties faced
while making the constitution?
1652. Who is famously know as the DOCTOR
A. to give fundamental rights to all the cit-
OF THE CHURCH?
izens of India.
A. St.Thomas Aquinas
B. there has to be equality for all castes,
B. Plato creeds and races.

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C. Merging princely states and it’s citi- 1661. The first type of sampling was:
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B. Random sampling
C. Exit polling
D. Straw polls

1662. The attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai

took place
A. 26 November 2007
1658. What refers to an act that the law de-
fines as a crime? B. 25 November 2008
A. Detention C. 26 December 2007
B. Offence
D. 2007 January 26
C. Witness
D. None of the above 1663. Which statement in the following is not
correct in the context of democratic gover-
1659. Writer and thinker.Best-known for his nance?
book The Prince giving advice to rulers;
this is sometimes considered the begin- A. acute economic growth rate
nings of political science.
B. Political awareness
C. harmony in variations
D. Faith in democracy

1664. Principle that government power over

the individual is limited, that there are
some personal liberties that even a major-
ity cannot regulate, and that government
itself is restrained by law
A. Chaucer A. paradox of democracy
B. Machiavelli B. limited government
C. Canterbury C. totalitarianism
D. Michelangelo
D. authoritarianism
1660. The Rajya Sabha gives representation
to states and Union territories in 1665. Tagore’s Santiniketan is a book
India
A. No, It’s an institution
A. 25 & 9
B. Yes, It’s a book
B. 28 & 9
C. 38 & 8 C. No, It’s a club
D. 28 & 8 D. No, It’s a movement

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1666. Presidential debates are an important C. 9 months

part of the political process. Which func- D. 12 months
tion best describes the purpose of these
debates? 1671. Define dissolve
A. Helping candidates learn what is im- A. Soviet Committee on State Security,
portant to the opposing party powerful intelligence and security agency.
B. Recruiting and nominating candidates B. Send a parliament home for new elec-
tions.

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C. Monitoring the actions of officeholders
C. President indicted by the House and
D. Educating the electorate about cam-
tried by the Senate.
paign issues
D. Government funds voted by legisla-
1667. When was the the report towards a ture.
new trade policy for development brought
out 1672. Democracy is better form of govern-
ment because it
A. 1969
A. Promote equality among citizens
B. 1971
B. Enhance the dignity of the individual
C. 1958
C. Provides a method to resolve conflict
D. 1972
D. All the above
1668. When did political factions began to
form? 1673. In Lok Sabha elections, the election cam-
paign stops hours before the polling
A. During 2004 time.
B. During WW2 A. 72
C. During the struggle of ratification of B. 48
the federal constitution of 1787.
C. 36
D. none of above
D. 24
1669. What happens when a poll sample size
1674. The type of government the United
gets bigger?
States has is
A. The data is more manageable
A. a direct democracy.
B. The answers collected become more
B. a representative democracy.
diverse
C. a confederation.
C. The poll becomes more costly
D. a constitutional monarchy.
D. The results are more accurate
1675. What are some negatives of globaliza-
1670. In Case a President Dies Heil in Office,
tion?
The Vice-PresIDent Can Act as President
for a Maximum Period (If President dies A. Workers are exploited in sweatshops
while dies while president can be president B. Pollution and deforestation
until the maximum period) C. Low wages for factory workers in Asia
A. 3 months and Africa
B. 6 months D. All of the answers are correct

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1676. Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to A. Joe bids

Adam Smith called for
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C. Putin
B. strict government control of the econ-
omy D. Jair Bolsonaro
C. minimal government involvement in 1681. This method of Political Science deals
the economy with the gathering of statistical data on
D. government investments in major in- various government agencies.
dustries A. Statistical Method
1677. Which country does not have multi- B. Numerical facts
party system?
C. Mathematical Method
A. Pakistan
D. Quantitative Analysis
B. India
C. Bangladesh 1682. Which form of local government is made
D. Britain up of 3 people with both legislative and
executive authority over one specific area
1678. any decision by a government, such as of responsibility?
a law, regulation, or ruling, that attempts A. Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Coun-
to guide human behavior cil Arrangement
A. Real Decision
B. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange-
B. Public Opinion ment
C. Public Policy C. The Commission
D. Politics
D. Political Machines
1679. How many types of Government Sys-
tem? 1683. Studies on political and social inequali-
ties in democracy show that
A. 4
A. Democracy and development go to-
B. 1
gether
C. 3
B. Inequalities exist in democracies
D. 2
C. Inequalities do not exist under dicta-
1680. What is the name of the person in the torship
image?
D. Dictatorship is better than democracy

1684. What is the significance of studying po-

litical science?
A. Studying political science is not signif-
icant because it has no practical applica-
tions in the real world.
B. The significance of studying political
science is overrated and exaggerated.

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C. Studying political science is significant D. All of the above

because it helps us understand the polit-
ical systems, institutions, and processes 1690. Which among the choices below is NOT
that shape our society. the reason why Hong Kong is not consid-
D. Political science is a boring and irrel- ered as a State?
evant subject with no real-world implica- A. Hong Kong is under the One China Pol-
tions. icy
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B. Hong Kong is not recognized by United
good ruler is both what? Nations as independent.
A. Loved and Feared C. Hong Kong chooses to side with Tai-
B. Worshiped and Respected wan on their independence.
C. Admired and Adored D. Hong Kong’s sovereignty is disap-
D. Feared and Dispised proved by one of the P5 of Security Coun-
cil.
1686. Branch of government that can issue
pardons and reprieves 1691. A is a place where all the MLAs,
A. Executive whether from the ruling party or from the
opposition meet to discuss various things.
B. Legislative
C. Judicial A. Supreme Court
D. none of above B. High court

1687. Which of these is an excessive vice of C. Legislative Assembly

friendly? D. President House
A. Flattering
B. Patronizing 1692. Which Amendment made Sikkim the
22nd state of India?
C. Envious
A. 31st
D. Boastful
B. I gave him
1688. Who is the father of political science?
C. Cupping
A. Plato
B. Aristotle D. 41st
C. Machiavelli 1693. In what article of the Constitution
D. Hobbes would information about our courts be con-
tained?
1689. What is the benefit of a “secret bal-
lot”? A. I
A. Counting votes is easier B. II
B. Voters can cast their ballots without C. III
fear of retaliation
D. IV
C. Voting machines cannot attribute spe-
cific votes to individual voters E. V

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1694. A government ruled by a person of roy-

alty such as a king or queen

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A. monarchy
B. democracy
C. republic
D. oligarchy

1695. EVMs were first used throughout the

country for the first time in 2004 general
elections. What is meant by EVM?
A. Aristotle
A. Electronic Voting Method B. Plato
B. Electronic Voting Machine C. Socrates
C. Electronic Voting Mechanism D. Karl Marx
D. None
1700. According to Aristotle, a man is a
1696. When did the first NAM Summit was animal.
held? A. strong
A. 1960 B. amoral
B. 1961 C. superior
C. 1962 D. political
D. 1963
1701. Donald Trump is an example of a leader
of what kind of country
1697. Which of the following institutions give
shape to the dimensions of justice? A. a constitutional monarchy
A. The Constitution B. a theocracy
B. The Parliament C. a dictatorship
C. The Prime Minister D. a democracy
D. The President 1702. Jeremy Bentham is also known as a
1698. ‘Latin American Politics is something of A. Utilitarian
a ‘lining museum’. The analysis is made B. Social Contractualist
by-
A. Karl Lowenstein 1703. Political science is the study of
A. political parties, pressure groups and
B. Anderson
interest groups
C. Zolberg
B. social structure of the society
D. None of these
C. Human Psychology
1699. Who is the person in the picture? D. None of the above

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1704. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE COUN- C. United Nations Organization
CIL OF MINISTERS FUNCTION ON THE
D. Unified Nominal Officer
PRINCIPLE OF
A. JOINT VENTURE 1710. The leader of the House of Representa-
B. TEAM tives

C. COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY A. Speaker

D. none of above B. Whip

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C. Majority Leader
1705. Where do people directly participate
and seek from there elective representa- D. President for-time
tive
1711. First South indian to became as Prime
A. Village Panchayat
minister of India
B. Parliament
A. Chandrashekhar
C. Both a and b
B. Nerves
D. None of these
C. Devemeda
1706. Sri Lanka achieve its independence in D. Modi
A. 1956
1712. MLAs are elected by
B. 1958
A. The people
C. 1948
D. 1946 B. Members of Parliament
C. selected representatives
1707. Fundamental Freedom under Article 19
is suspended during Emergency caused by D. All of these
A. War or External Aggression 1713. Equal Opportunities in the matters of
B. Failure of Constitutional Machinery of Public Employment is mentioned in
State A. Article 16
C. Internal Armed Rebellion
B. Article 17
D. Financial Crisis
C. Article 14
1708. Which state was carved out of Assam D. Article 15
from the following
A. Meghalaya 1714. Chechnya and were the two re-
publics of the USSR which have violent se-
B. Sikkim
cessionist movements at the time of its dis-
C. Manipur integration.
D. Tripura A. Kyrgyzstan
1709. UNO stands for B. Azerbaijan
A. University National Owner C. Tajikistan
B. Universal National Officer D. Dagestan

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1715. What is the main purpose of the United in construction. Which of the above state-
States Constitution? ments is/is untrue? A) only 1b) Only 13
c) only 3D)

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Britain A. A
B. To establish a new government for the B. B
United States and designate its powers C. C
and limits
D. D
C. To lay the groundwork for ending slav-
ery in the United States 1720. Independence of judiciary involves
D. To provide citizens with a written which of the following?
record of the constitutional convention A. equal liberty to all

1716. What is the mission of the United Na- B. equal justice to all
tions? C. separation of judiciary from the other
A. To maintain worldwide peace and se- two organs and freely and fairly giving im-
curity partial decisions.

B. develop relations among nations to D. none of above

solve problems
1721. Political science has been defined as the
C. provide a place for countries to meet study of making public decisions and of the
and discuss policy individuals and the institutions that partic-
D. All of the above ipate in this process. the definition is de-
fine by
1717. The National Song of India is: A. Aristotle
A. Paradise of a paradise from B. Bluntli
B. Bangla sound C. Austin early
C. Anandmath D. Harold D. Lasswell
D. Use
1722. The process of competition, Conflict, and
1718. Who is the father of politics? cooperation in a society is known as?
A. Aristotle A. Political Science
B. Plato B. Judicial review
C. Politics
1719. In the context of the functions of the
political party, do it on the following D. State
statements:1) The parties contest the elec-
1723. One of the goals is to avoid conflict and
tion.In most democratic countries, there
promote cooperation.
are fought among the candidates fielded
by political parties. (2) Parties put differ- A. Anthropology
ent policies and programs in front of vot- B. Sociology
ers and voters choose the policies and pro-
grams of their choice. 3) Parties are the C. Political Science
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1724. Boundaries established by rivers, 1730. Pushp Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is the
oceans, deserts, mountains, etc. Maoist leader of which country?
A. Political boundaries A. Bharat
B. Physical boundaries B. Nepal
C. Cultural boundaries C. Chine
D. Geographic boundaries D. None of these

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1725. Fabian socialism was named after 1731. Who Chooses the Candidates for Con-
testing Elections in India
A. Roman general
A. Members and Supporters of the Party
B. Russian general
B. Top Party Leadership
1726. The Love of Separieties of POWERS
C. The Existing Government
WAS Introduced By WHOM? Who intro-
duces the theory of dividing powers? D. None of These
A. Jean-jacques Rousseuu Jin-Jack Ru- 1732. THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITU-
uso TION OF INDIA DIVIDED THE RESPON-
B. Jean bodin Jean Bodin SIBILITY AMONGST TWO TIRES OF THE
GOVERNMENT-THE UNION GOVERN-
C. Charles Montsquieu Charles Montezku
MENT AND THE GOVERNMENT.
D. Thomas hobbs Thomas Homas
A. STATE
1727. Rwanda is a country located in: B. DISTRICT
A. Southern Africa C. Village Panchayat
B. Eastern Africa D. none of above
C. Central Africa 1733. Besides having a primary, what other
D. Western Africa way is there for a state to choose dele-
gates?
1728. when was Omprakash Valmiki born
A. frontrunner system
A. 2013
B. electoral system
B. 1950
C. general election method
C. 1960
D. caucus
D. 1954
1734. Under the Articles of Confederation, the
1729. Under MCCallum Reforms, How many- government consisted of branch of
Office Reforms In the Legislative Corncy? government.
A. 10 A. 3
B. 4 B. 2
C. 6 C. 1
D. 11 D. 4

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1735. The soviet president during the time of C. United States v Curtiss Wright
second world war? D. Brown v Board of Education

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1741. The ‘community government’ is elected
B. Leonid Brezhnev by people belonging to one language
C. Joseph Stalin community-Dutch, French and German-
D. Mikhail Gorbachev speaking. What powers does it hold?.
A. Cultural, educational and language-
1736. The institution that implements deci- related issues
sions and policies of the land is the
B. Political issues
A. Legislature
C. Defence related issues
B. Executive
D. All of the above
1737. How many new doctors qualify every
year in India? 1742. I am the Father of Political Science

A. 30000 A. Aristotle

B. 35000 B. Plato
C. 40000 C. Socrates
D. 45000 D. Diogenes

1738. Branch of government that establishes 1743. Which of the following is a true state-
judicial procedures ment about American involvement in the
League of Nations?
A. Executive
A. President Woodrow Wilson refused to
B. Legislative allow the U.S. to join the League of Na-
C. Judicial tions
D. none of above B. The Supreme Court ruled that joining
the League of Nations would violate the
1739. Daud:I’ve searched in past text and U.S. Constitution
found out how the constitution of
Malaysia was formed. What Daud said C. Congress voted to keep the U.S. out of
showed the relationship between politics the League of Nations
and D. In the election of 1920, American vot-
A. philosophy ers voted to keep the U.S. out of the
League of Nations
B. history
C. law 1744. An important goal of Freedom Summer
was to
D. psychology
A. aid African Americans in registering to
1740. What court case established the Courts vote
abilty to overturn laws that violated the B. encourage the passage of the 26th
Constitution Amendment
A. Miranda v Arizona C. register more young people between
B. Marbury v Madison ages 18 and 21 to votes

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D. work toward financial reform in candi- B. it does not lead to confusion in manag-
date campaigns ing the states

1745. The Marshall Plan C. people have right to consulted on how

they are to be governed
A. offers military assistance to Greece
and Turkey D. power sharing is good way to ensure
the stability of political order
B. offers economic stability to western
Europe
1750. BA International Studies aims to pro-

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C. is the reason for US involvement in Ko- vide students with the essential concepts,
rea theories, approaches, and tools for ex-
D. offers economic stability to Eastern Eu- plaining social, political, economic, and cul-
rope tural phenomena that extend beyond na-
tional boundaries in further understanding
1746. Dispute between State of Maharashtra the community of states
and Union of India will be heard under
A. True
Jurisdiction
A. Advisory B. False

B. Original 1751. How does socialism differ from capital-

C. Appellate ism?
D. Advisory A. In socialism, the goverment controls
the means of production; whereas, capi-
1747. Demand of SriLankan Tamils include talism focuses on the private owner.
A. recognition of Tamil as an official lan-
B. In socialism, the goverment provides
guage
subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas,
B. regional autonomy capitalism only depends on the corpora-
C. equality of opportunity in securing ed- tions to spark the economy.
ucation and jobs C. In socialism, the goverment does not
D. All of the above provide any form on humanitarian aid;
whereas, capitalism funds small buisness
1748. Governing system in which public deci- with tax relief.
sion making is delegated to representa-
tives of the people chosen by popular vote D. In socialism, the government con-
in free, open, and periodic elections trols what the consumer can purchase;
whereas, capitalism controls what the
A. Direct Democracy business can market.
B. Constitutional Government
1752. The ‘Right to Privacy’ is a fundamental
C. Representative Democracy
right under which article?
D. Democratic Ideals
A. Article 13
1749. Give one moral reason as why power B. Article 16
sharing is good?
C. Article 21
A. it helps to reduce the possibility of con-
flict between social groups D. Article 26

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1753. The features of a totalitarian regime 1759. Pharaohs are monarchs who ruled in
A. Opposed to democratic states China.

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B. state is regarded as the end and indi- A. False
viduals as a means B. True
C. No part of an individual’s life is outside
state control 1760. In India there began an era of Coalition
D. All of the above government at the Centre in

1754. A republic is A. 1986

A. a country without a leader B. 1987

B. a country without an army C. 1988
C. a country without a King or Queen D. 1989
D. a country without a religious leader
1761. India and Pakistan border is also known
1755. power from force and complete control as
of the government
A. Zero point border
A. Monarchy
B. Dictatorship B. International border
C. Representative Democracy C. Coastal border
D. Direct Democracy D. None of the above
1756. is all people eligible to vote not re-
1762. What are the 2 largest political parties
stricted due to conviction or citizenship
in the United States (select all that apply)
A. voting age population
A. Democratic Party
B. voting eligible population
B. Green Party
C. consistency
D. absentee voters C. Republican Party

1757. When is U.N Day D. Libertarian Party

A. October 24 E. Birthday Party

B. October 31
1763. Identify the principle of justice pre-
C. November 11 sented in the example. Two equally
D. December 7 ranked individuals should get equal con-
sideration for a promotion, regardless of
1758. who told the central theme of politics is their gender.
‘Who gets what, when and how?’
A. Equal treatment for equals
A. Harold laski
B. Charles e merriam B. Proportionate justice

C. Harold Lasswell C. Recognition of special needs

D. Franck goodnow D. none of above

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1764. Which of the following tools of control B. 1975

may be adopted for raising a discussion in C. 1948
the House on a matter of urgent public im-
portance? D. 1999
A. Adjournment motion 1769. Since there are goods that all people
B. Censure motion may use free of charge but that are of
limited supply, such as fish in the sea or
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D. Cut motion can use these goods, which of the follow-
ing best refers to those things that must
1765. The best symbol of cold war rivalries be protected so a few people do not take
between the capitalist and communist bloc everything that is available and leave oth-
was ? ers with nothing?
A. Russia’s economic development
B. China becoming a communist country
C. Berlin Wall
D. Cuba

1766. AAssertion (A):Power can be shared

among governments at different lev-
els.Reason (R):Power may also be shared
among different social groups. A. Private Goods
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the B. Public Goods
correct explanation of (A) C. Toll Goods
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not D. Common Goods
the correct explanation of (A)
1770. ‘Filibustering’ is associated with
C. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
A. law-making
D. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
B. election
1767. One element of the Mayflower Com-
pact’s historical and political significance C. civil service
was that it D. none of above
A. served as a prototype for many similar 1771. Democracy is a form of government
compacts. where the people elect their
B. shunned all previous forms of govern- A. King
ment.
B. Queen
C. established the colony of Mas-
sachusetts. C. Public servants

D. was a constitution. D. Representatives

1768. Sikkimbecame a full-fledged State in the 1772. The father of philosophical liberalism?
Indian federation. A. Machiavelli
A. 1947 B. Marx

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1773. The most important similarity between 1778. Arrange the following events in the cor-
India and the US rect chronological sequence from the ear-
A. Economy lier to the latest:(a) First nuclear test con-
ducted by India.(b) Twenty year treaty
B. Democracy
of peace and relationship between India
C. Military power and Soviet Union.(c) The Tashkent Agree-
D. Huge population ment.(d) The Panchsheel declaration.
A. a c d b
1774. Which TWO of these are not identified
as bases for legitimate authority by We- B. c d b a
ber: C. d c b a
A. Rational (or legal-rational)
D. d c a b
B. Authoritarian power
1779. According to the Indian Constitution, In-
C. Charismatic
dia has been declared the year of India?
D. Economic (or output based)
A. Hindu State
E. Traditional
B. Religional state
1775. WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE IN-
C. multilingual state
DIAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY?
D. secular state
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 1780. Which of these is NOT an amendment?
C. Not in the difference A. Right to drive
D. B. R. AMBEDKAR B. Right to bear arms
1776. If we want to know why certain so- C. Right to a fair and speedy trial
cial phenomena happened, such as the tele- D. Right to refuse housing to soldiers
vision program Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye
gaining millions of tweets worldwide, this 1781. Consider in the context of the following
field of social science answers these occur- political parties in India:1. All India Tri-
rences. namool Congress 2. Nationalist Congress
A. Anthropology Party 3.Bahujan Samaj Party 4. Which
parties of the above mentioned Communist
B. Sociology
Party of India are recognized as a national
C. Political Science party?1. only 2 and 3 2. only 2 and 4 3.
D. none of above only 2, 3 and 4 4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
A. 1
1777. The principle of democracy is applicable
to B. 2
A. right to speech only C. 3
B. political rights only D. 4

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1782. When did the cold war began B. With the increase in population,
A. 1945 economies progress moved apace. When
man began to think in terms of mine and
B. 1946 thine, there emerged the institution of pri-
C. 1947 vate property.
D. 1948 C. established the sovereign power in the
General Will
1783. What is the maximum strength of the
Lok Sabha as laid down in the constitu- D. the creation of government by a com-

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tion? munity followed the prior organization of
the community itself, the community can
A. 545 change the government without dissolving
B. 552 itself
C. 590 1788. What is The Name Of China’s Precident?
D. 624 A. Jinping
1784. What is the most important element of B. Sharma
a state? C. Fierce
A. Government D. Chang
B. Sovereignty 1789. Arrange the following in chronologi-
C. Population cal order:(a) Joseph Stalin(b) Nikita Khr-
D. Territory uschev(c) Vladimir Lenin(d) Boris Yeltsin
A. c a d b
1785. What is checks & balances?
B. a c d b
A. The federal and state governments
C. c a b d
share power
D. c b a d
B. The government’s power comes from
the permission of the people 1790. A Political party has three components,
C. The government is divided into 3 which of the following is not a component
branches of a political party:
D. Each branch of government has jobs to A. The leader
make sure other branches don’t become B. The active members
too powerful C. The supporters
1786. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi- D. Election symbol
ple? Raising the standard of living
1791. Which new Soviet policy granted the
A. Fundamental Right people of the USSR more decision making
B. Directive Principle power and greater access to private own-
ership of businesses?
1787. Which is incorrect about ROUSSEAU.S
A. perestroika
social contract theory?
B. volume
A. man in the state of nature was a noble
savage who led a life of primitive simplic- C. democratization
ity and idyllic happiness. D. shock therapy

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1792. Who gave the famous quotation, ‘His- 1798. Which of these political parties has the
tory is past Politics and politics is present slogan “Minimum Government, Maximum
history’? Freedom”

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A. Harold lasswell A. Libertarian Party
B. Freeman B. Green Party
C. Charles E merriam C. Republican Party
D. John Marshall D. Democratic Party

1793. Which of these is not a Union Territory? 1799. When did the kingdom of Hyderabad got
merged with India?
A. Delhi
A. 1947
B. Puducherry
B. 1948
C. J&K C. 1949
D. All are Union Territories D. 1950
1794. Where is there a system of reservation 1800. Principles for a new world order pro-
for women in India? posed in 1919 by President Wilson as a
A. Lok Sabha basis for peace negotiations at Versailles.
Among them were open diplomacy, free-
B. Assembly constituency dom of the seas, free trade, territorial
C. Cabinet integrity, arms reduction, national self-
determination, and creation of the League
D. Panchayati state institutions
of Nations.
1795. Who was the oldest to become the PM A. Fourteen Points
of india? B. Treaty of Versailles
A. Narendra Modi C. Twelve Points
B. Moraries desai D. Wilson Corollary
C. Charan Singh
1801. Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

1796. “The dictatorship of the proletariat” A. 4th December

B. 29th August
A. Marx
C. 24th May
B. Aristotle
D. Use
1797. is the introduction to the Constitu-
tion. 1802. Identify the most appropriate discipline
to be used in the following research scenar-
A. Executive ios and recent development that happened
B. Legislature in our country.4. Exchange of culture and
ideas in the macro level and breakdown of
C. Preamble
families in the micro level as a result of
D. Socialist economic migration by Filipino workers

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A. Anthropology 1808. Define bureaucracy

B. Geography A. Major division of executive branch;
C. Sociology equivalent to U.S. department.

D. Political Science B. The career civil service that staffs gov-

ernment executive agencies.
1803. What is the minimum age to contest the C. President indicted by the House and
elections in India? tried by the Senate.

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A. 18 D. Government funds voted by legisla-
B. 22 ture.
C. 25 1809. Which of the following State is not in
D. 29 Eurozone?

1804. Which among the following was not a A. Portugal

focus point of Kerala model? B. Sweden
A. Water sanitation C. Austria
B. Health D. Slovakia
C. Education
1810. Which of the following is NOT a reason
D. Poverty alleviation the founding fathers created the electoral
college?
1805. Who moved the ‘Objective Resolution’
in the Constituent Assembly? A. They did not trust a largely uneducated
population to make the right choice
A. Dr. Ambedkar
B. They wanted to protect the interests of
B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
smaller states and rural areas
C. Which Krishna Sumi May
C. They wanted to dilute the effect of
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad. votes from densely populated areas
1806. Death rate in Bihar in 1967 was D. They did not believe enough common
higher than the number of deaths that oc- people would vote in general elections
curred in the following year.
1811. On which level does Indian Government
A. 30% take decisions to maintain peaceful rela-
B. 34% tion with U.S.S.R?
C. 36% A. Local level
D. 40 % B. state level
C. central level
1807. What did the Muckrakers expose in the
press? D. none of these
A. Business monopolies 1812. Untouchability Offense Act was passed
B. Labor union activities in the year
C. Government corruption A. 1950
D. Civil rights violations B. 1955

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C. 1966 1818. What program was designed to stop op-

position to the Chinese Communist Party?
D. 1990

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A. The Great Leap Forward
1813. is important as it serves as a direc- B. The Cultural Revolution
tion on what a political party should strug-
gle for. C. The Chinese Civil War
D. The Ping Dynasty
A. Representation
B. Correcting mistakes 1819. Who is father of Political Science?
C. Goal formulation A. Plato
B. Aristotle
D. Political mobilization
C. Marks
1814. One of the following is part of neolib- D. Fat
eral policies:
A. Public Employment Protection 1820. Choose one Leadership style
A. kind
B. NATIONAL INDUSTRY PROTECTION
B. weak
C. Import opening
C. demonic
D. None
D. strong
1815. Kautilya’s work relating to political sci- E. pacesetter
ence is
1821. How an interest group would attempt
A. Mudrarakshase to influence the executive branch
B. Economics A. creating a law
C. Rajatrangini B. suggesting rules and regulations
D. The politics C. submitting an amicus curiae brief
D. none of above
1816. Who is known as father of political sci-
ence 1822. popular sovereignty means that
A. Plato sovereignty lies with
A. constitution
B. Aristotle
B. Parliament
C. Garner
C. Cabinet
D. Socretis
D. People
1817. How many articles in the Indian consti-
1823. A court rule bearing on subsequent legal
tution?
decisions in similar cases is called a
A. 394 A. precedent.
B. 395 B. criminal law.
C. 396 C. judicial maxim.
D. 397 D. common law.

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1824. The administrative head of a Ministry in 1830. The word ‘politics’ derived from the
Indian Government is: Greek word ‘polis’ which means?
A. President A. Kuala Lumpur
B. Prime Minister B. city-state
C. Secretary C. policeman
D. Minister D. politicians

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1825. What is the upper limit of election ex- 1831. Define positive law
pense in a parliamentry constituency?
A. That which must be obeyed under
A. 10 Lakhs
penalties
B. 25 Lakhs
B. That which is written by humans and
C. 70 Lakhs accepted over time-the opposite of natu-
D. 1 cr ral law
C. The person who complains in a law
1826. Humans are unique because they:
case.
A. Posses power of reasoning and reflec-
D. “Judge-made law, “ old decisions built
tion
up over the centuries
B. Participate in politics
C. Are social beings and depend on soci- 1832. This method is used by political scien-
ety tists to draw political generalization on
useful theories or insightful doctrines from
D. Never fight with one another basic or given facts.
1827. One of the main objective of every Na- A. Scientific
tional Political party is
B. Inductive
A. Regionalism
C. Deductive
B. Capitalism
D. Theoretical
C. Fascism
D. Nationalism 1833. Conservative values include
A. Liberated values
1828. When was UN established?
B. Cultural values
A. 1946
C. Autonomous values
B. 1954
D. New values
C. 1945
D. 1944 E. Traditional family values

1829. What do interest groups do? 1834. king/queen (usually hereditary)

A. Imitate Government A. Monarchy
B. Work in Congress B. Dictatorship
C. Hold Elections C. Representative Democracy
D. Influence Government D. Direct Democracy

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1835. In which law, the RSS started in India. 1840. The minimum age of voting was 21
A. 1930 years till

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B. 1932 A. 1984

C. 1935 B. 1987
C. 1989
D. 1947
D. 1990
1836. What are the two chambers of U.S?
1841. Which of the following is NOT an organ
A. House of representatives and Senate
of the government?
B. House of commons and house of lord
A. Executive
C. Upper house and lower house
B. Legislature
D. Executive and legislative
C. Judiciary
1837. Supreme Court act as guardian of the D. Jurisdiction
Constitution.
1842. what is the name of M.P.’s Capital?
A. True
A. Bhopal
B. False
B. Kanpur
C. Not sure
C. Mathura
D. Don’t know
D. none of above
1838. Political science is the systematic study
1843. Which of the following is an outcome
of politics.
of judicial activism?1. Judicial Review2.
Public Interest Litigation
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above

1844. Which governor attempted to propose a

A. TRUE new constitution but was not adopted?
B. FALSE A. William Allain
B. William Winter
1839. Years after the end of Cold War, the
Central Asian Republic have not risen C. Kirk Fordice
to the global availability of opportunity D. Ray Mabus
why?
1845. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
A. Backdrop of Soviet influence pression below:“The ball is in their court.”
B. Authoritarian in the countries A. It’s their responsibility to take action
C. US involvement or make a decision.
D. Traditionally isolated nature of the B. It’s a distraction or irrelevant issue
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C. We have the same understanding or B. a shift in many voters party identifica-

viewpoint on this matter. tion
D. Taking a certain action could lead to un- C. a widespread abandonment of any
intended and negative consequences. pary identification by voters

1846. There is a provision to go to gram for a D. a transfer of control of Congress from

member of Panchayat Samiti on how many one pary to another
population in Bihar? 1851. What is front-loading?

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A. 5000 A. When states vie for scheduling their
B. 4000 nomination contests at the beginning of
nomination season
C. 6000
B. When candidates spend a lot of their
D. 8000
money at the beginning of the election
1847. Define Federal ReserveBoard C. When candidates do a lot of campaign-
A. Tendency of economy to alternate be- ing at the beginning of the political season
tween growth and recession over several D. When the big states hold their pri-
years. maries
B. Period of economic decline; a shrink-
1852. What is ZANU-PF?
ing GDP.
A. An educational Institute of Zimbabwe.
C. A general, overall rise in prices.
B. A political party of Zimbabwe
D. “The Fed”; U.S. central bank that can
raise and lower interest rates. C. An economic Organization of Zim-
babwe
1848. Which is considered under third tier of
D. All of the above
government?
A. .Panchayati Raj 1853. Politics can be best described as:
B. b. High court A. The commonly shared set of beliefs
and values about how government should
C. c. Supreme court
operate.
D. d. All of these
B. The process by which we select our
1849. Which province was merged with India government leaders and what policies
by Military Action?/ Which province was they pursue.
included after military action?
1854. Which of the following countries is
A. J & K called the “Graveyard of Empires”?
B. Manipur A. Syria
C. Hyderabad B. Iran
D. Junagadh C. Afghanistan

1850. A political realignment is best defined as D. Iraq

A. a bipartisan compromise in Congress 1855. Which of the following leaders were in

to pass a piece of legislation favour of supporting the US bloc?

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A. Sardar Patel 1861. It is the goal of Sociology to determine

what is moral and immoral in the society.
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A. TRUE
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. FALSE
D. All of them
1862. The executive, legislative and judiciary
1856. The Mandal Commission identified departments in the Philippines are exam-
communities as belonging to Other Back- ples of
ward Classes (OBCs)
A. politics
A. 3, 741
B. governance
B. 3, 742
C. government
C. 3, 743 D. political science
D. 3, 744
1863. In 1991 USSR dissolved into 15 new in-
1857. What is the full form of MLA dependent republics called the

A. Member of local Assembly A. commonwealth of republic states

B. Member of loyers Assembly B. community of independent states

C. commonwealth of independent states
C. Member of legislative assembly
D. communism of independent states
D. none of above
1864. Constitutionalism refers to a govern-
1858. Refusing to buy something as a protest. ment
A. fast A. with a written constitution
B. boycott B. whose constitution is interpreted by
C. diligence the judiciary

D. justice C. that limits its powers and respects in-

dividual rights
1859. Which of the following has called D. that divides power between federal
Congress a umbrella organization and states level
A. Mahatma Gandhi
1865. What is the full form of BPL here
B. Palmer A. Bharat petroleum Ltd
C. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Below poverty line
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak C. Both a and b

1860. nationalized banks D. None of these

A. Allahabbank 1866. What was the main reason that many

people were denied suffrage in the early
B. Central Bank of India
period of US History?
C. UCO Bank
A. each state had its own rules concern-
D. HDFC Bank ing who could vote in national elections

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B. few people, especially those who did law that requires stricter regulation of car-
not own property, had any desire to be in- bon dioxide emissions from power plants.
volved in elections Despite some concerns over how the law
C. only a small group of people had ac- will be implemented, she votes in favor of
cess to the information needed to make it. The congresswoman’s actions reflect
informed decisions which of the following models of represen-
tation?
D. many of those in power thought
wealthy, well educated white men could A. The Trustee Model of Representation

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make the best choices. B. The Delegate Model of Representation

1867. Any person who is caught driving with- C. The Politico Model of Representation
out license can be? D. The Descriptive Model of Representa-
A. jailed tion

B. fined a large amount of money 1871. Which of the following is NOT a reason
C. both of these building a community easier in country like
Japan?
D. none of these
A. different religions
1868. Which of these is not a feature of Indian B. ethnically homogeneous(same)
democracy?
C. common language
A. India has the largest number of voters
in the world D. long national political history

B. India’s Election Commission is very 1872. Most American law is based on

powerful A. the writings of Friedrich Engels.
C. In India, everyone above the age of 18 B. the ideas of Thomas Paine.
has a right to vote
C. the Bible.
D. In India, the losing parties refuse to
accept the electoral verdict D. the English legal system.

1869. Which of the following is a difference 1873. What does the institutionalization of au-
between the Senate and the Hous of Rep- thority mean?
resentatives A. Authority is based on divine will
A. The Senate has many more commit- B. Authority is held by the ruler
tees than the House does C. Authority is regulated by a legal frame-
B. The Senate uses a system of seniority, work
but he House does not D. Authority is based on tradition
C. The Senate is governed by fewer for-
mal rules than the House is 1874. If a society is to become communist,
which of the following must be removed?
D. THe Senate is more receptive to leg-
islative proposals from the president than A. Economy
the House is B. Social Classes

1870. A member of Congress observes that C. Government

70 percent of her constituents support a D. State

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1875. Which of the following was a widely 1880. In country Z, one group has unlimited
adopted Progressive change of the judicial power over the nation. Country Z is a
branch? A. dictatorship

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A. Line-Item Veto B. monarchy
B. General, or Package Veto C. oligarchy
C. Direct Initiative D. republic
D. Missouri/Merit Plan 1881. In 2005, this nation applied to be a
1876. NATO consisted of SAARC member. It became the 8th SAARC
member in the Summit.
A. 10 countries
A. Israel, Tel Aviv
B. 11 countries
B. Bangladesh, Dhaka
C. 12 countries
C. Afghanistan, New Delhi
D. 13 countries
D. Pakistan, Islamabad
1877. Here is some information about four 1882. The communist Revolution took place in
countries. Based on this information, can in 1917
you identify the which one is a Democratic
country A. China
A. 1.People who do not accept the coun- B. Cuba
try’s official religion do not have a right to C. Russia
vote. D. England
B. 2.There is no independent election
1883. How many members of Rajya Sabha are
Commission
nominated by President of India?
C. 3.All the major economic decisions re- A. 10
garding the country are taken by official
of the Central Banks, which the ministers B. 12
cannot change. C. 14
D. 4. Representative elected by the peo- D. 16
ple on the basis of universal adult fran-
1884. Who was the interim president of First
chise
Constituent assembly?
1878. Presidential primaries increase the A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
power of party leaders. B. Sachidanand Sinha
A. True C. BR Ambedkar
B. False D. Joharlal Nehru
1879. Which document was known as the first 1885. The First Summit of NAM was held in
plan of self-government?
A. Magna Carta A. Bandung
B. English Bill of Rights B. Belgrade
C. Mayflower Compact C. Bangkok
D. Declaration of Independence D. Belarus

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1886. and remain key players in South

Asian politics.
A. Russia and United States
B. United States and China
C. Russia and Japan
D. Korea and Russia

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1887. Identify the picture
A. Ban-ki-moon
B. Coffee Annan
C. Antonio Guteres
D. They put the booters

1891. Third important pillar of the World Trade

A. IBRD
B. IMF
C. WTO
D. IDBI

1892. who said “law as a command of

A. Karl Marx sovereign”
B. Aristotle A. Locke
C. J.S. Mill B. Hobbes
D. Lenin C. Fat

1888. Who is the author of “Discourses on D. Austin

livy”? 1893. Fendi:We have been implementing the
A. St.Thomas Aquinas system of democracy in our political sys-
tem. I don’t have full confidence that this
B. Machiavelli
is good in the long run as a Muslim, since
C. Aristotle it is different from the Khilafah system.
Fendi is thinking about politics in the scope
D. none of above
of
1889. The system of ‘Check and Balance’ A. Political Theory
comes under which form of power shar- B. Comparative Politics
ing?
C. Public Administration
A. Horizontal power sharing
D. International Relations
B. Vertical power sharing
1894. Which of these statements best sounds
1890. Whose picture is this picture like Hobbes?

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A. People are naturally great and don’t C. Model

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B. People are naturally terrible, and need
a strict government 1900. When can be the president’s office be
vacant?
C. People should all have the right to vote
A. Resignation
D. People should have life, liberty and
B. Impeachment
property
C. Death
1895. What is the meaning of promote?
D. All of the above
A. support or encourage growth
1901. Symbol for the Republican Party is
B. discourage or discourage growth
A. Elephant
C. ignore or neglect growth
B. Rhino
D. prevent or hinder growth
C. Donkey
1896. Find out the International organisation-
D. Horse
formed under the initiative of Tito, Nasser
and Nehru. 1902. was the Chairman of the Drafting
A. SAARC Committee.
B. ASEAN A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. ONE B. Dr. B R Ambedkar
D. NAM C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Dr. Radhakrishnan
1897. James Mill supported Oriental way of
learning and even encouraged the Orien- 1903. Which governor is best remembered for
talists the Educational Reform Act of 1982?
A. True A. Ray Mabus
B. False B. William Winter
C. Cliff Finch
1898. This is the name of the last war that
Germany engages in before their unifica- D. William Allain
tion:
1904. Apartheid is
A. Franco-Prussian War
A. An international association
B. Austro-Prussian War
B. Energy diplomacy
C. World War I
C. A policy of racial discrimination
D. Korean Conflict
D. None of these
1899. What do you call an explanation that 1905. helps media to reach more people.
uses an integrated set of principles that or-
ganizes observations and predicts behav- A. story’s
iors or events B. money
A. Theory C. modern technology
B. Concept D. all of these

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1906. Which of the following is an example of C. 2 years 11 months 18 days

Por-barrel politics D. 2 years 9 months 26 days
A. accepting federal funds for political
campaigns 1911. Every state in India has a Legislative As-
sembly Each state is divided into
B. Passing state legislation that helps
only one political party A. Parliament
C. Directin federal funds to a representa- B. District

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tives district through legislation C. Nagar
D. Approving state subsidies to farmers D. Constituencies
for agricultural use
1912. Select the correct option for the leader
1907. The parliament of India consists:-
and the country that helped to reach the
A. President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Tashkent agreement between India and
B. Prime Minister, Lok Sabha, Rajya Pakistan:
Sabha A. India, Nehru
C. Vice President, Legislative Assembly B. USSR, KOSHYGIN
D. None of these C. Egypt, Nasser
1908. The Madras province under British India D. Indonesia, Sukarno
did not create one of the following linguis-
tic states: 1913. Which branch of government has the
power to make laws?
A. Andhra Pradesh (Telugu)
A. Legislative
B. Madras (Tamil)
C. Kerala (malayalam) B. Executive

D. Karnataka (to wear) C. Judicial

D. none of above
1909. Significant campaign finance reform is
difficult to achieve because the Supreme 1914. Select the “BIG THREE” third parties in
Court views campaign donations as being the United States.
protected by the
A. Libertarian Party
A. First Amendment
B. Socialist Party
B. Second Amendment
C. Tea Party
C. Fifth Amendment
D. Constitution Party
D. Eighth Amendment
E. Green Party
1910. How Much Time The Constituent Assem-
bly Took to Complete The Constitution of 1915. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
India?(How long did it take to the Con- pression below:“It’s a hot-button topic.”
stitutional House to complete the Consti- A. -I haven’t made up my mind or taken a
tution of India?) clear position on this issue yet.
A. 1 year 6 months 21 days B. Let’s focus on the most important and
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C. A. This issue generates strong emo- 1920. Who appoints the Prime Minister Of In-
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1916. Constitution of India came into effect C. Chief justice of India

from: D. Elected members of the parliament
A. 15 January, 1950 1921. is known for creating a set of laws
B. 26 January, 1950 such as, “an eye for an eye.”

C. 15 August, 1950 A. Sargon

B. Alexander
D. None of these
C. Moses
1917. According to the Constitution, if a state D. Hammurabi
or local law conflicts with a national law,
1922. A republic is
A. the law must be put to a popular vote.
A. a conservative form of government.
B. the law is null and void.
B. a direct democracy.
C. the local law prevails.
C. a government in which sovereign
D. the national law supercedes the state power rests with the people, not a
or local law. monarch.

1918. What is a general election? D. a totalitarian state.

A. A specific group of people or geo- 1923. What is the most important duty of a
graphic area represented by an elected of- political party
ficial A. narrow voter choice
B. The final election in which voters B. raise money
choose their representatives C. assist campaigns
C. The set of principles, policies, and D. run candidates
goals that a political party or candidate
supports 1924. Which one of the following Fundamen-
tals Rights has been the subject of maxi-
D. An individual who is eligible to partici-
mum litigation and controversy?
pate in an election by casting their vote
A. Right to Property.
1919. Democracy needs following thing (s) to B. Right to Equality
flourish
C. Right to Freedom of Religion.
A. Running competition
D. Right to Freedom.
B. Political competition
1925. How many states and union territories
C. Speaking competition are there in India at present?
D. Sport competition A. 29 States and 7 union territories
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C. 27 States and 9 union territories 1929. Who was the head of the Drafting Com-
D. 30 States and 7 union territories mittee of our Constitution?
A. Dr.Babasaheb ambedkar
1926. What is the Gini Index/Coefficient?
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
A. A measure of overall economic output
C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. A formula that measures the level of
inflation in a society D. none of above

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C. A measure of the difference between 1930. Some people might describe Syria as be-
the GNP and GDP ing in a state of
D. A formula that measures the amount A. democracy
of inequality in a society
B. anarchy
1927. Wahidah:I wonder why the U.S. citizens C. dictatorship
would support President Donald Trump.
D. revolution
His personality as a leader is not so suit-
able in my eyes. I wonder if he really hire 1931. What ideology believes in preserving
an expert to make his political speeches in- traditional values?
fluential. What Wahidah said showed the
relationship between politics and A. Liberal

A. philosophy B. Conservative

B. economics 1932. The term is most commonly used to

C. sociology refer to communities that are numerically
small in relation to the rest of the popula-
D. psychology tion.
1928. Who was the leader that led the effort
to Unify Germany?

A. Dalits
B. Adivasi
C. Majority
D. minority
A. Giuseppe Garibaldi
1933. is a value that we have to keep
B. Otto von Bismarck striving for and not something which will
C. King Phillip I happen automatically
D. Minister of Manteuffel A. equality

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B. inequality 1939. Identify this Countries

C. diversity

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1934. Which is Not level of economic interac-

tion and integration according to prof. Be-
lassa
A. Economic integration
B. Custom union
C. Free trade zone
D. Economic union
E. Military cooperation

1935. Up to which age education is free and A. Bangladesh

compulsory
B. Assam
A. 15
C. Tripura
B. 14
D. West Bengal
C. 13
1940. Sovereignty under the Constitution be-
D. none of above
long to?
1936. Who is the proponent of Social Contract A. President
Theory?
B. Parliament
A. Bosanquet
C. People
B. John Locke
D. none of above
C. Plato
1941. Which of these countries has a one-
D. Althusser
party system?
1937. Which factor in the following is not part A. India
of the village court?
B. China
A. chief
C. United state of America
B. Nyayamitra
D. United Kingdom
C. Sarpanch
1942. In India, elections for which of these
D. Justice Secretary
bodies are held after every five years?
1938. The pre-requisite for the enforcement of
DPSP is
A. an effective
B. socialist government
C. active government
D. adequate resources A. Rajya Sabha

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B. Lok Sabha Legislative Assembly 1948. what is policy

C. Legislative Assembly A. policy
D. Only Lok Sabha B. politics
C. Governing
1943. Including Article 51 of the Constitution
D. political science
A. The principles of state director
B. Fundamental rights 1949. The Lok Sabha is usually elected once ev-

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ery
C. Basic duties
A. 6 years
D. Civil rights
B. , it is a permanent house
1944. In the term Universal adult suffrage, the C. 5 years
word suffrage means the
D. 8 years
A. 18 years and above
1950. Belgium shifted from to federal form
B. right to vote
of government
1945. True or False:Only one branch of govern- A. Dictatorship
ment, the Legislative Branch, existed un- B. Religious
der the Articles of Confederation.
C. Democratic
A. True
D. Unitary
B. False
1951. Define debt
1946. When adivasis are displaced from their
lands, they A. Spending more in a given year than you
take in.
B. Since 2002, common EU currency used
in most of West Europe; value fluctuates
but now worth around $1.10.
C. The sum total owed by the federal gov-
ernment.
A. loose their livelihood D. U.S. firms producing overseas.
B. are happy to go to cities 1952. Define realignment
C. they get better facility in cities A. U.S. system of weighting popular pres-
D. All of the above idential vote to favor smaller states.
B. Something out of the past.
1947. Who is the first President of India?
C. Major, long-term shift in party ID.
A. Priced spring
D. A single election which proves to re-
B. Mahatma Gandhi sult in a realignment
C. Indira Gandhi
1953. What does the word shall mean in the
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad article 74(1 )?

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A. it indicates that the advice is binding 1958. This is an opinion that a justice dis-
on the president. agrees with the majority, not in the re-
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not necessary to accept it
A. Majority Opinion
C. president can ignore the advice.
B. Concurring Opinion
D. all of the above
C. Dissenting Opinion
1954. Machiavelli was born in D. Minority Opinion

1959. All MLAs are Ministers but not all Min-

isters are MLAs. True or False.
A. True
B. False

1960. Adam Smith would most likely agree

A. Florence, Italy with which statement?
B. Rome, Italy A. Revolution is the only solution to eco-
nomic problems.
C. Venice, Italy
B. Five-year plans are necessary in order
D. Naples, Italy to industrialize.
1955. The following obstacles in India’s na- C. All nations would benefit from an agri-
tional construction cultural economy.

A. Illiterateness D. Government should follow a laissez-

faire policy.
B. Casteism
1961. Identify the most appropriate discipline
C. Unemployment
to be used in the following research sce-
D. All of the above narios and recent development that hap-
pened in our country.3. Referendum was
1956. The senate is the lower house of the US held in selected provinces comprising the
Congress? old Bangsamoro republic for the ratifica-
A. True tion of the Bangsamoro Organic Basic Law.
This was done to promote development,
B. False peace, and order in their locality.

1957. Burhan reads a book about cooking and A. Anthropology

wishes to make curry puffs. He was en- B. Geography
gaged in C. Sociology
A. discussion D. Political Science
B. politics
1962. One leader takes control of the govern-
C. political science ment by force
D. none of the above A. anarchy

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B. dictatorship B. Liberalism
C. theocracy C. Socialism
D. constitutional monarchy D. Libertarianism

1963. Government that maintains existing po- 1968. What is the core belief of liberal democ-
litical order for the benefit of a small elite racy?
A. individualistic culture A. A belief in the right and freedom of the
individual and that the individual is a moral

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B. traditionalistic subculture
and rational being
C. moralistic subculture
B. A belief in the suppression of individual
D. political culture rights
1964. Define KGB C. A belief in the power of the govern-
A. Soviet Committee on State Security, ment to control the individual
powerful intelligence and security agency. D. A belief in the concentration of power
B. Send a parliament home for new elec- in the hands of a few individuals
tions. 1969. Siti wanted to know between Mahathir
C. President indicted by the House and or Anwar, which one is more widely ac-
tried by the Senate. cepted by the citizens. She conducted a
D. Government funds voted by legisla- survey to find who will get the higher
ture. percentage of support in her state. She
is studying political science in a ap-
1965. What did universal adult franchise proach.
mean:- A. normative
A. Right to vote B. empirical
B. Right to freedom C. physical
C. Right to equality D. spiritual
D. Right to adult freedom
1970. A collection of songs called Streemuk-
1966. Match the following:a.) Abolition of tichi Lalkari, a street play called Mulgi
titles-1.) Article 16b.) Abolition of Jhaali Ho are written by
Untouchability-2.) Article 14c.) Equal- A. (a) Vidya Ball
ity of opportunity in matters of public
employment-3.) Article 17d.) Equality be- B. (b) Pramila dandavate
fore law-4.) Article 18 C. (Key) Jyoti is the great
A. 4 3 2 1 D. (D) Sujata Anandan
B. 3 4 1 2 1971. Division of Korea along the 38th Paral-
C. 4 3 1 2 lel took place in
D. 3 4 2 1 A. 1950-51

1967. This ideology is the ideological focus of B. 1950-52

the Democratic Party in the United States C. 1950-53
A. Conservatism D. 1950-54

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1972. This house is a permanent house and 1978. Which of the following government in
thus can never get dissolved. India enacted The Prevention of Terrorism
Act (POTA)?

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A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha A. Dr. Manmohan Singh’s government
B. Vajpayee’s government
1973. Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty,
equality and fraternity-ideals inspired by C. Modi’s government
the D. India’s government
A. Russian revolution 1979. The idea of our Preamble is borrowed
B. Irish revolution from the
C. French revolution A. Canada constitution
D. US constitution B. U.K constitution

1974. In which country Russian minority find C. U.S constitution

it difficult to get the right to vote. D. French constitution
A. Denmark 1980. BA Political Science aims to equip stu-
B. Fiji dents with the essential and advance con-
C. Estonia cepts, theories, insights, and techniques in
explaining the nature of power, the gov-
D. Saudi Arabia ernment and the state.
1975. Wilson’s vision of the League of Nations A. True
was that it would prevent B. False
A. The Great War
1981. Priority of Strategy of 2050 is
B. A second world-wide war
A. Foreign police is driven by ecology
C. Franco-Prussian War
B. Foreign police is driven by democracy
D. British Imperialism
C. Foreign police is driven by economy
1976. How many fundamental rights are guar- D. Foreign police is driven by demogra-
anteed by Indian Constitution? phy
A. 6 E. Foreign police is driven by cars
B. 7
1982. The important role of Pressure Groups
C. 5 are
D. 8 A. Influence on Legislation
1977. In the class Omprakash Valmiki was B. Influence on Public Opinion
made to sit on the C. Acts as a check on the government
A. chair D. All of the above
B. table
1983. India’s independence took place in 1947,
C. floor but it was a time of genocide between
D. none of above which two religions?

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A. Taoism and Hinduism C. Russia

B. Shintoism and Christianity D. China
C. Hinduism and Islam 1989. It is the instrument of the state through
D. Islam and Taoism which the will of the people is expressed,
carried out, and formulated.
1984. The government is also referred to as
A. State
the
B. Governance

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A. Prime Minister
C. Government
B. Executive
D. Political Science
1985. This department is in charge of our
1990. One of the following participation
country’s diplomatic relations with other
spaces belongs to school:
states. It also protects the rights of Fil-
ipino citizens residing overseas. A. Coexistence tips.
A. Department of Justice B. Political parties
B. Department of Foreign Affairs C. Guild tips
C. Department of Finance D. none

D. Department of Labor and Employment 1991. The government takes place in the fed-
eral system-
1986. Which 60 km estuary in the Rann of
A. one) one
Kutch between India and Pakistan is a dis-
pute? B. Dvilegial
A. Tulbul C. Multi-party
B. Sir Creek D. no one

C. Siachen 1992. Define political economy

D. On the crook A. Emergency government loan to save
firm from collapse.
1987. What is this?
B. Cutting government spending
C. Influence of politics and economy on
each other; what government should do
in the economy.
D. What a government tries to do; the
choices it makes among alternatives

A. National animal 1993. Your President may easily become king.

Your Senate is so imperfectly constructed
B. Pet Animal that your dearest rights may be sacrificed
1988. Power of Judicial Review and indepen- by what may be a small minority Your
dence of the judiciary was adopted from strongholds will be in the hands of your en-
which constitution? emies Patrick Henry, speech at the Vir-
ginia Ratifying Convention, 1788Patrick
A. Canada Henry was criticizing which aspect of the
B. USA Constitution in this excerpt?

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A. The eligibility requirements for con- B. Doris Gutierrez

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C. The establishment of the separate ju- 1999. How may Anarchist criticize the idea of
dicial branch absolute monarchy?
D. The difficulty of the amendment pro- A. Monarchy is unrealistic and impracti-
cess cal.
B. Monarchies have a history of violence,
1994. THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED FOR A TERM
oppression, and corruption
OF YEARS.
C. Monarchies incompatible with human
A. 6
nature.
B. 5
D. Monarchy allows people would be free
C. 7 to do whatever
D. none of above
2000. Citizens by birth can be classified into
1995. Towns, villages, and cities are all forms two-Jus Solis and Jus Sanguinis. Which of
of them best describe the blood relation of a
child to his parents?
A. municipalities
A. The right of blood
B. counties
C. states B. You solo

D. 70s rock band names that end with 2001. The judges of the Supreme Court of In-
people. dia are appointed by the

1996. In Brussels people speak French A. President

A. 20% B. Vice President

B. 80% C. Prime Minister

C. 74% D. Home Minister
D. 13% 2002. In the court who represents the inter-
ests of the state?
1997. How many times between 1970 and
1993 was the Belgium Constitution A. Public Inspector
amended? B. Personal Prosecutor
A. Three times C. Public Prosecutor
B. Four times D. Private Prosecution
C. Two times
2003. What is the correct benefit of power
D. Five times partnership in these?
1998. Who is the president of the legislative A. Increase in instability and internal dis-
branch in Honduras? cord
A. Salvador Nasralla B. Increase in differences

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C. Decreased conflict between communi- C. Georgia

ties D. Russia
D. Unnecessary delay in decision making
process 2009. The ideology that if one country in
Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others
2004. What is the correct order of classes from would follow
the highest to the lowest? A. Domino Theory
A. slaves, merchants, craftsmen, farm- B. Berlin Airlift

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ers
C. Eisenhower Doctrine
B. Rulers and priests, farmers, slaves,
merchants D. Warsaw Pact

C. Merchants, slaves, farmers, rulers 2010. who signed Shimla agreement with
and priests Pak?
D. Rulers and priests, merchants, crafts- A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
men, farmers, slaves B. Indira Gandhi
2005. Democracy cannot survive in the ab- C. parvez musharraf
sence of D. none of above
A. Freedom of press
2011. Section of government responsible for
B. Independence of judiciary for enforcing the laws; headed on the fed-
C. Rule of law eral level by the President and Vice Presi-
D. All of the above dent, & at state level by the governor.
A. Judicial Branch
2006. How many writs are enshrined in Article
32? B. Executive Branch

A. 5 C. Legislative Branch

B. 3 D. Political Science

C. 4 2012. How Many Electoral Votes do you Need

D. 6 to become President
A. 250
2007. 5 Which of the following emergency
powers has been conferred on the Indian B. 300
President? C. 270
A. Article 352 D. 350
B. Article 356 2013. Which part of the U.N. is to settle, in ac-
C. Article 360 cordance with international law, legal dis-
D. All three above putes submitted by States, and. To give
advisory opinions on legal questions re-
2008. The successor country to the Soviet ferred to it by authorized UN organs and
Union is specialized agencies?
A. Uzbekistan A. Economic and Social Council (EcoSoc)
B. Belarus B. International Court

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tions because
A. Plato
A. they connect people to the government
B. Aristotle
B. they connect people to businesses
C. Thomas Hobbes
C. they connect congress people to busi-
D. Rousseau
nesses
2015. In what is the scope of regular dialogue D. they engage in bribery
between people?
E. they connect agencies to congresspeo-
A. in military rule ple
B. in non-localized system 2020. Which federal official below had articles
C. in democracy of impeachment passed in committee for
D. in the dictatorial system them but resigned before they could be of-
ficially impeached?
2016. The central subject of study in political A. President Nixon
science is the state and government, but it
is not confined to the analysis of the state B. President Clinton
alone; it also deals with the interaction of C. Chief Justice Marshall
the people and D. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
A. 1. The central subject of study in polit-
ical science is the state and government, 2021. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi-
but it is not confined to the analysis of the ple? Prohibition of forced labor
state alone; it also deals with the interac- A. Fundamental Right
tion of the people and B. Directive Principle
B. leader
2022. An absolute monarchy is a country
C. politician where
D. government A. the leader is elected by the rich people
2017. the war of 1973 between Egypt and Is- B. the leader is the oldest child of the rul-
rael was led by president: ing family
A. Gamal Abdel Nasser C. the leader is the oldest son of the pre-
vious King
B. Hosni Mubarak
D. the leader is the oldest child of the pre-
C. Anwar Sadat
vious king and has all the power to make
D. none of above any rules they like
2018. One component of authority is force, 2023. What is considered the fourth estate of
what is the other? the government?
A. POWER A. Religion
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C. Economy 2029. Example of totalitarianism

D. Territory A. democracy in Italy
2024. which organ of the government ensures B. military junta in Pakistan
that laws and rules of the country are fol- C. democracy in the UK
lowed properly?
D. fascism in Jermany
A. Executive
E. democracy in the US
B. Judiciary

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C. Legislature 2030. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran both
D. None of these A. were elected to the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives and later became U.S. Sena-
2025. What is the number of electoral college tors
votes a candidate has to win to take a ma-
jority and win the election? B. were elected Senators and later ran
for presidency in the primaries
A. 13
C. were members of the legislature and
B. 55
later became governors
C. 270
D. were elected to the Supreme Court
D. 271
2031. Historically, political party emerged in
2026. Virginian advocated a stronger cen-
the
tral government and was influential at the
Constitutional Convention A. 17th Century
A. Benjamin Franklin B. 19th Century
B. James Madison C. 21th Century
C. George Mason D. 23th Century
D. RobertYates
2032. India conducted its first nuclear test at
2027. You are If you do not care about pol-
itics because you believe only you can help
A. Delhi
yourself
A. Cynics B. Hyderabad

B. Skeptics C. Nourishment
C. Stoics D. Chennai
D. Socialists 2033. Who determines the winner of a presi-
2028. Who was the first Vice Chairperson of dential debate?
NITI Aayog? A. The journalist acting as moderator
A. Dr. Rajiv Kumar B. The cable network hosting the debate
B. Arvind panagadia C. A straw poll from the audience at the
C. Amitabh Kant debate
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2034. Which of the following is the biggest 2040. Politics is understood as the power con-
change in the family in the last 30 years? ceded to an individual or group to exercise
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B. More extended families
A. True
C. More step-relative families
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2035. IS THE DRAFT OF A PROPOSED 2041. Community government is an example

LAW. of
A. REPORT A. how power can be shared among dif-
B. BILL ferent social groups
C. RULE B. how power can be shared among dif-
D. none of above ferent organs

2036. It assesses andfinds treatment for peo- C. how power can be shared among dif-
ple with psychological disorders. ferent levels
A. Clinical Psychology D. how power can be shared among dif-
B. Developmental Psychology ferent political parties
C. Experimental Psychology 2042. The merit system refers to
D. EnvironmentalPsychology
A. job appointment based on competitive
2037. How many methods compasses Political examinations.
Science?
B. a system of checks on Congress in-
A. 10 tended to prevent discrimination.
B. 5 C. a process of selecting policies based
C. 9 on their value.
D. 8 D. a system that was used for hiring bu-
reaucrats under Andrew Jackson.
2038. The wholesale trader buys a amount
of goods.
2043. The 1948 Constitution Reform is not
A. Large the main characteristic of this government
B. Small mode
C. Both of these A. The dual administration of truth and
D. None of these nam management

2039. is the Indian government’s chief le- B. Politics

gal advisor. C. Final Appeal authority to the UK Corpo-
A. Comptroller and Auditor General ration
B. Solicitor General D. Special Insurance to Protect the
C. Attorney General Rights of Minority
D. Advocate General E. Maemus

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2044. Who chaired the Second Backward 2050. Which of the statement is incorrect
Classes Commission? about partition?
A. Kansha RAM A. Partition was an outcome of the two
B. Vad Savarkar nation theory
C. Hazari Prasad Mandal B. Punjab and Bengal were the two states
D. Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal divided on the basis of religion
C. East and west Pakistan was not con-
2045. The following are areas or interests of

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tiguous
sociology, EXCEPT
A. Diversity of people and societies D. The scheme of partition included a plan
for transfer of population across border.
B. Social Structures
C. Customs and traditions 2051. Liberalists believed in growth and devel-
opment of
D. Human’s historical past
A. state
2046. The feature of the Liberal Democratic
state is B. society
A. People are sovereign C. community
B. Representative government D. individuals
C. Civil liberties
2052. What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois
D. All of the above found?
2047. International Relations is the study of: A. The Back to Africa Movement
A. Relations among states B. Tuskegee Institute
B. Relations among individuals
C. NAACP
C. Relations among citizens of a state
D. Access for all movement
D. Relations among societies
2048. A set of ideas and beliefs that define the 2053. The US President cannot declare War
views and actions of individuals, groups, without approval from
and institutions. A. House of Representative
A. Philosophy B. House of Senate
B. Traditions C. Vice President
C. Ideology
D. all of the above
D. Religions
2054. Which of the following is not part of the
2049. Which among the following statements
three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj?
is incorrect regarding Five year plans?
A. Panchayat Samiti
A. The First FYP was launched in 1951.
B. The Third Plan was launched in 1961 B. Gram Panchayat
C. The Second plan was launched in 1956 C. Zilla Parishad
D. The Fourth plan was launched in 1966. D. State Council

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2055. People who own homes pay C. Feudal system

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B. General tax 2061. Why is there a delay in decision making
C. Education tax and implementation in a democracy?
D. Property tax A. The government is afraid of taking de-
cisions
2056. Media is important for a true
B. The government is hesitant in taking
A. corruption decision
B. democracy C. Democracy is based on the idea of de-
C. country liberation and negotiation
D. business D. A democratic government is not inter-
ested in taking quick decisions
2057. How does corruption impact poli-
tics?Point out all appropriate answers 2062. Which of these is a term for the politi-
A. impacts because it relates politicians cal strategy used by Bismarck to gain the
to businessmen in dirty businesses support of the people?
B. It impacts a lot although it is not re-
lated to the use of public funds
C. It impacts a lot because it associates
politics with corruption and impunity
D. It has no great impact because there
are honest politicians

2058. To consider India a strong federation,

we need
A. Written constitution
B. Rigid constitution
C. Independent judiciary
A. Realpolitik
D. All of the above
B. Connection
2059. An important non-state actor in any C. Operation Enduring Freedom
democracy in present times is
D. Hearts and Minds
A. (a) Judiciary.
B. (b)Local government. 2063. Which of the following congressional
committees is considered to be the most
C. (c) Civil society organizations. powerful
D. Civil services A. Ways and Means
2060. What is the political government of Thai- B. Hous Administration
land in the Ayutthaya period? C. Foreign Affairs
A. Like father and child D. Ethics
B. absolute monarchy Explanation:Ways and means committee

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oversees taxation and other revenue 2069. Who is the first Attorney General of In-
raising measures and it is considered dia?
one of the most powerful committees in A. MC Setalvad
Congress
B. Balaram Jakhar
2064. Which of the following is a Rabi Crops C. Proud mavalankar
sown in village Palampur?
D. Use
A. Sugarcane
2070. How many levels of government are

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B. Bajra
there in India?
C. Wheat
A. 4
D. All of these
B. 3
2065. Which government’s source of power C. 2
rests in a religious text or ruler?
D. 5
A. Theocracy
2071. which national had the maximum
B. Democracy
refugee population by origin in other na-
C. Dictatorship tions? (2020)
D. Anarchy A. Syria
2066. Which of the following is NOT a criticism B. Afghanistan
of Affirmative Action? C. Sudan
A. It perpetuates inequalities by continu- D. Myanmar
ing to treat people on the basis of their
caste/gender/race/etc 2072. According to the Democracy Index, Sin-
gapore is classified as a:
B. It is reverse discrimination against the
majority or traditionally empowered. A. None of these options
C. It is not equality, so it is morally repre- B. Theocratic regime
hensible. C. Democratic regime
D. It is a Western import and not appro- D. Authoritarian regime
priate for the Indian context
E. Hybrid regime
2067. A science that seeks to answer about
2073. What kind of party method is in India.
man’s existence and his social experiences
A. Polygamy
A. Sociology
B. Unique side method
B. Anthropology
C. Double party methods
C. Political Science
D. Dictatorial
D. Biology
2074. Which branch of political science is more
2068. The media plays a significant role in pub- likely inclined to study the campaign mes-
lic opinion sage of Presidential candidates during the
A. True Philippine elections 2022?
B. False A. Political communication

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B. Political psychology B. The supremacy clause made state

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D. Political research methods C. It did not have the power to tax the
people.
2075. Branch that contains congress D. State governments had been dis-
A. Executive solved.
B. Legislative 2079. The first business school in the world is
C. Judicial A. Harvard School
D. none of above B. Oxford School
2076. The right of every citizen against arbi- C. Wharton School
trary action by national or state govern- D. Stanford School
ments is known as
A. habeas corpus. 2080. Who was the first indian PM to resign
from office?
B. decided.
A. Moraries desai
C. judicial activism.
B. Charan Singh
D. due process of law.
C. Jagjivan Ram
2077. In bargaining over a single issue, each D. Use
participant agrees to move in the direction
of those they are bargaining with (for ex- 2081. The unalienable rights stipulated in the
ample, the car seller lowers the price and Declaration of Independence included the
the car buyer increases what they are will- right
ing to pay) A. of free speech and a free press.
A. Compromise B. to freely associate and assemble.
B. Constitution C. to life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap-
C. Conflict piness.
D. Collective Dilemma D. to life, liberty, and property.

2078. Why was the national government un- 2082. Princely states ruled by princes enjoyed
der the Constitution stronger than the na- some form of control over their internal
tional government under the Articles of affairs as long as they enjoyed British
Confederation? supremacy is called
A. Accession
B. Paramountacy
C. Agreement
D. Merger

2083. Which check does the legislative branch

possess over the judicial branch?
A. It had the power to enforce its laws. A. Appoint judges

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B. Call special sessions of Congress 2089. From which province was the anti-toddy
C. Rule legislation unconstitutional movement started?

D. Determine the number of Supreme A. Bihar

Court Judges B. Uttar Pradesh

2084. Number of judges of the Supreme Court C. Andhra Pradesh

is fixed by: D. Tamil Nadu
A. Parliament

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2090. In which country, democracy has not yet
B. Prime minister been established?
C. Prestalt A. [A] America
D. Cabinet B. [B] Britain

2085. Who introduced the Mid-Day meal C. [C] MyMar

scheme for school children? D. [ D ] Switzerland
A. A.Lord 2091. What type of government would work
B. Karpoori thakur to obtain and complete the tangible, not
C. Ram Manohar Lohia what is necessarily best for the entire com-
munity?
D. S. Nijalingappa
A. a realist government
2086. The famous book “The Politics” was B. an idealist government
written by great political thinker
C. a utopia government
A. Plato
D. a representative democracy
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle 2092. It is a social science discipline that stud-
ies the state and the government.
D. Killing
A. Politics
2087. Militants attack on American World B. Political Science
Trade Center
C. State
A. 2001
D. Government
B. 2000
C. 2002 2093. ‘The Politics’ was written by Aristotle.

D. 2007 A. True
B. False
2088. Villages in India have a Primary Health
Centre with doctors, nurses and a health 2094. Economic democracy is based on the im-
worker portance of
A. True A. Labour rights
B. False B. Economic rights
C. Cannot really say. C. Social equality
D. none of above D. Option b and c is correct

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2095. The Indian Constitution recognizes ev- 2099. Q 1. Who is the Father of Political Sci-
ery person as ence?

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A. Equal
B. Inequal
C. respected A.
D. disrespected

2096. Which of the following BEST describes

the difference between bicameral and uni-
cameral legislatures?
A. A bicameral legislature is made up of
two houses while a unicameral legislature B.
only has one house.
B. bicameral legislature only has one
house while a unicameral legislature has 2100. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
two houses. low:elephant in the room
C. A bicameral legislature includes both A. a shameful or embarrassing secret
the judicial and legislature while a unicam- that someone tries to keep hidden.
eral house only has the legislature.
B. done privately or secretly, without oth-
D. A bicameral legislature has elected ers knowing.
representatives while a unicameral leg-
C. an obvious problem or issue that no
islature only has appointed representa-
one wants to talk about.
tives.
D. none of above
2097. A Hindu college was established in 1791
to encourage the study of ancient San- 2101. Which of the two states were the worst
skrit texts. Where was this college estab- affected by partition of India?
lished? A. Assam and West Bengal
A. Banaras B. Assam and West Bengal
B. Calcutta C. Punjab and Haryana
C. Bengal
D. Punjab and Bengal
D. Bihar
2102. Why are Fundamental Rights not unlim-
E. Bombay
ited or absolute?
2098. What was the stand of the Indian Gov- A. The government can apply “reason-
ernment on partition? able restrictions”
A. India did not respond at all. B. The government does not have the
B. India wanted peace, harmony and power of enforcement
equality of religion. C. There are actually no justiciable rights
C. India wanted to become a Hindu na- in the Indian Constitution
tion. D. Immanuel Kant says humans have dig-
D. None of them. nity and that is sacred

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2103. Who was the President of India during 2108. criticized Athenian democracy and
the Emergency of 1975? taught his disciples that statesmanship
A. Think Ali Ahmed was an occupation not meant for just any-
one.
B. Apj Abdul Kalam
A. Aristotle
C. None of these
B. Plato
D. Indira Gandhi
C. Pythagoras
2104. How many languages are recognized by

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D. St. Augustine
Indian Constitution?
2109. The power to decide an election petition
A. 19
is vested in the
B. 20
A. Parliament
C. 21 B. Supreme Court
D. 22 C. High courts
2105. Munshi was a person who can read, D. Election Commission
write and teach Persian
2110. Who was the leader of the Chinese Com-
A. True munist Party?
B. False A. � API can
2106. What is the false claim regarding the B. Mao Zedong
united government? C. Deng xiaoping
A. It is generally accepted that the most D. Emperor Hiroto
effective and democratic is low
2111. Leaders of the freedom movement were
B. Separate administrative and individual clear that their country should be
judicial methods have a single citizenship
attributes A. Preamble
B. Head of the state is an elected person
C. Assumed that it fits better to states
that have small land area or unilateral C. Democratic
states D. none of above
D. Government system with only a sepa- 2112. Who precises the Supreme Court?
rate power center
A. Prime Minister Of India
E. One of the best government is consid-
ered to be a good government to protect B. District Judge
the rights of minorities C. Chief Justice of India
D. Chief Minister of India
2107. It sees social life as a competition, and
focuses on the distribution of resources, 2113. The word “United Nations” was pro-
power, and inequality. posed by
A. Cultural perspective A. Lenin
B. Conflict perspective B. Stalin
C. Functionalist perspective C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Theoretical perspective D. Roosevelt

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2114. Choose the correct meaning for the ex- 2118. ASEAN was made through which decla-
pression below:“We’re at a crossroads.” ration?

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A. It’s becoming clear that a particular A. Bangkok Declaration
outcome is likely. OR there are clear signs B. Hongkong Declaration
that a situation is going to become very dif-
ficult or unpleasant. C. Ashgabat Declaration
D. Shimla Declaration
B. They are expressing the official views
or positions of their political party. 2119. The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
C. We’ve reached a critical decision point formally acceded to the Indian Union on:
or moment of choice.// it has reached a A. 25th October, 1947
very important stage in its development
B. 26th October, 1947
where it could go one way or another.
C. 27th October, 1947
D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus- D. 28th October, 1947
sion.
2120. What article of the Constitution would
2115. Congress may override a presidential contain instructions on the ratification of
veto if the Constitution?
A. I
A. The president gives permission
B. IV
B. Both houses of Congress pass the bill
by a two-thirds vote C. V
C. The Supreme Court rules in favor of D. VI
Congress E. VII
D. The bill is passed by a simple majority 2121. US embassies were bombed by Al-
in the House of Representatives Qaeda in
2116. What was President George W. Bush’s A. Dublin
response to the terrorist attacks of B. New Delhi
September 11, 2001?
C. Student
A. Persian Gulf War
D. Zimbabwe
B. War on Terrorism
2122. What did Karl Marx call the workers in
C. Operation Desert Storm
an industrialized society?
D. Operation WMD A. Proletariat
2117. Which of the following individuals was B. Oligarchy
not opposed to apartheid in democracy? C. Confederacy
A. King Martin Luther D. Bourgeoisie
B. Mahatma Gandhi
2123. The ideals of democracy include all ex-
C. Olympic runners Tomi Smith and John cept
Carless A. majority rule, with one person one
D. Z Goody vote

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B. Equality before the law C. preamble

C. Recognition of individual dignity and D. none of above
personal freedom
D. free market 2130. The revolution of Russia in 1917 was
inspired by Ideals
2124. there more than dance forms
A. Socialism
A. 100
B. Capitalism

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B. 200
C. 150 C. Socialism as well as Capitalism

D. 250 D. None of the above

2125. the practice of untouchability is against 2131. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
the law of india low:not fit for purpose
A. NO A. not suitable or appropriate for its in-
B. YES tended use/old/obsolete

2126. The Panchayati Raj System of India B. to act aggressively or ruthlessly in pur-
baesd on which amendment of the Consti- suit of one’s goals.
tution C. to take action without legal authority
A. Actually or permission.
B. Gang D. none of above
C. 74th
2132. Population, government, territory, and
D. Cute
sovereignty are all
2127. India and USA have shared interest in A. Features of a state
controlling
B. Features of a government
A. Apartheid
C. Features of Louisville, Kentucy
B. Terrorism
C. Disarmament D. Required for the state of nature
D. All the above 2133. How the fundamental duties are being
2128. Which court is at apex level? enforced
A. High Court A. There are no provisions in the constitu-
tion for direct enforcement nor any sanc-
B. District Court
tion to prevent their violation
C. Lower Court
B. The high courts have been granted the
D. Supreme Court power to enforce the fundamental duties
2129. Republic’ in consent to our constitution C. The Supreme court has been granted
means powers to enforce the fundamental duties
A. Head of the state is an elected person D. Any of the courts may issue directions
B. democratic for enforcement of fundamental duties

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2134. What is the meaning of the phrase be- 2139. Example of state is in political science
low:null and void A. Rajasthan

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A. a person or thing that is currently lead- B. Bihar
ing or winning in a competition or race.
C. UP
B. a limited period of time during which
an opportunity exists. D. India

C. having no legal force or effect. 2140. How did Communism believe wealth
D. to prepare for something or create the should be distributed?
necessary conditions for it to happen. A. equally

2135. Which is not the source of legitimacy B. 90% wealthy 10% poor

A. Tradition C. 60% Wealthy40% poor

B. Habit D. 100% Poor

C. Sovereignty 2141. It is a system under which military chief

D. Ethnicity enjoys all the powers and suppress all the
protests against him by the people.
2136. Which of the following is NOT a right of A. Military
the accused?
B. President
A. No ex post facto laws (cannot be pun-
C. Army
ished for a crime that was not a crime
when you committed it) D. Navy
B. You have the right to counsel and wit- 2142. Which issues are included in State List
nesses of constitution
C. You do not have to bear witness A. Police, trade, commerce, agriculture,
against yourself and irrigation
D. No cruel and unusual punishments B. Education, forests, trade unions, mar-
riage, adoption and succession
2137. Who is the Supreme Commander of the
Armed Forces in India? C. Defence, foreign affairs, banking, com-
munications and currency
A. The Prime Minister
D. none of above
B. The Commander-in-chief
C. The President of India 2143. Political Science is actually an art ; the
art of governing and managing people and
D. Minister of Defence
state. It is not a science because there is
2138. Which of the following is NOT a type of a specific way of practicing it.
Directive Principle A. True
A. Government policies B. False
B. Non-justiciable rights 2144. Which Indian State/States share bound-
C. Goals and aspirations aries with Pakistan?
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B. Pakistan C. Its useless

C. Gujarat D. none of above
D. All of the above
2151. is something that benefits all mem-
2145. The famous ‘tryst with destiny’ speech ber of the community but that no one can
that you are familiar with was given by be prevented from using.
A. Jawaharlal Nehru A. public health
B. public good

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B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Amrita Pritam C. government service
D. Mahatma Gandhi D. none of above

2146. What is a political party? 2152. What is the World Bank mission?
A. A series of organized activities to pro- A. Fight poverty
mote a specific cause B. Provide resources
B. The process of choosing a person for C. Sharing knowledge
a particular position
D. All are correct
C. An organized group of people with sim-
ilar political beliefs 2153. Historically, candidates on either side
D. A person who is nominated or seeks to have tried to stay more moderate in order
be elected for a position to
A. win more votes
2147. There are three approaches to studying
Political Science. They are traditional, be- B. keep constituents happy
havioral and, post behavioral approaches. C. eliminate controversy
A. True D. win over radicals or reactionaries
B. False
2154. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected
2148. IS THE INTRODUCTION TO OUR by
CONSTITUTION. A. the people
A. PREAMBLE B. Lok Sabha
B. CITIZEN
C. elected members of Legislative Assem-
2149. Executive is that organ of govt.which bly
laws. D. elected members of legislative council.
A. interpret
2155. What term refers to a person who is
B. legislate tried by a court for a crime?
C. enforces A. Accused
D. none of above B. Fair trial
2150. Why is political science this important? 2156. The treaty that ended the Thirty Years
A. Because it affects everyone. War was known as
B. Because it bores everyone. A. The Treaty of Versailles

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B. The Treaty of Austria 2162. in which constitution did Texas pledge

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D. The Peace of Westphalia A. 1861
B. 1836
2157. Which does NOT contribute to how an
individual develops liberal or conservative C. 1866
views? D. 1869
A. Size of family 2163. Which statement best describes interest
B. Economic status groups in 2011?
C. Family views/beliefs A. there are fewer than in 1900
D. Education B. there are more views and more groups
than in 1900
2158. Your GPA on a CV should be higher than
a C. there are more groups than in 1900

A. 4.0 D. there are equal numbers

B. 2.0 2164. Which of these is not the union area?

C. 3.0 A. Mizoram
D. 3.5 B. Delhi

2159. The committee was formed at a meeting C. Puducherry

of the Constituent Council held on August D. Lakshadweep
29, 1947
2165. What signifies those ruling political in-
A. Draft committee
stitutions that perform the manifestations
B. Center-order committee of political authority on behalf of the
C. Basic rights committee State?

D. Foreign Committee A. The Government

B. The People
2160. Rule by a few
C. The Church
A. Democracy
D. The Military
B. Oligarchy
C. Republic 2166. Soriparism
D. Anarchy A. Accepts equality between large and
small governments
2161. “Federal of States” feature of the B. The state of the state stands on power
Indian Constitution has been borrowed
from? C. Not being challenged because of glob-
alization
A. USA
D. Can be separated in lightly when nec-
B. Australia essary
C. USSR E. The essential for state philosophy is
D. Germany not a condition

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2167. Japan is an example of a C. Responsible for controlling the busi-

A. nation-state nessCivilian nationwide
B. stateless nation D. Responsible for choosing a farm gar-
denThroughout the Kingdom
2168. Article 31 was omitted by Amend-
ment. 2173. What are the main values of Liberalism?
A. Cupping A. Religion, tradition, and moral values
B. 42nd

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B. Economic relationships and wealth
C. 44th C. Individualism and state control
D. 46th
D. Equality, democracy, and consent of
2169. Defined as the ability of a person to the governed
carry out his or her will. This concept is
particularly significant in the study of so- 2174. Sometimes the prejudice leads to
cial relationships since society is composed A. Love among people
of individuals who exercise varied degrees
of power B. Hatred

A. Charismatic authority C. Brotherhood

B. Power D. Violence
C. Traditional authority
2175. Hobbes’ book was called
D. Legal-rational authority
A. Qur’an
2170. Which of the following political parties B. Leviathan
was created to support farmers and fac-
tory workers? C. Odyssey
A. Populist party D. Don Quixote
B. Green party
2176. Which system of government will you
C. Democrats find shared power between state and cen-
D. Bull-moose party tral government?

2171. As a subject of study political science be- A. democracy

gan with the B. monarchy
A. Indian C. federal
B. European D. unitary
C. French
2177. Which political party was founded to ad-
D. Greek
vocate for the abolition of slavery?
2172. What is the duty of the Interior Depart- A. Constitutional Union
ment?
B. Southern Democrat
A. Responsible for controlling taxes
C. Republican
B. Responsible for controlling soldiers
nationwide D. Libertarian

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2178. Which governance is considered the

most popular in the present time?

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A. military mechanisms
B. democracy
C. monarchy
D. None of them

2179. A type of political system in which one

person rules over the country without be-
ing elected but inherited
A. Republic
B. Democracy
A. Bandwagon
C. Monarchy
B. Glittering Generalities
D. Dictatorship
C. Stacked Cards
2180. Name the philosopher who wrote “the D. Name Calling
republic”
A. Marx 2184. THE SUBJECTS ON WHICH THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS MAKE LAWS ARE CON-
B. Plato TAINED IN THE LIST.
C. Aristotle A. UNION
D. St.tham injure B. STATE

2181. Which of the following is not one of the C. PARLIAMENT

top three religions in the world? D. none of above
A. Buddhism
2185. Interpretation of constitution of India is
B. Christian based on the spirit of
C. Muslim A. Fundamental duties
D. Atheist/Non-religious B. Fundamental rights

2182. What was the policy of USA during Cold C. Preamble

war? D. Federal system
A. spread of communism
2186. The Military alliance formed by USA
B. containment of communism and was
spread of capitalism
A. Warsaw Pact
C. spread of capitalism
B. NATA
D. war against terrorism
C. NAM
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2187. Bihar has literacy C. Socialism

A. 40 percent D. Affirmative Action
B. 47 percent 2193. Who is First Citizen of India?
C. 49 percent A. PM
D. 50 percent B. CM
2188. What is the meaning of apolitical insti- C. Governor

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tutions?
D. President of India
A. Institutions that promote political
agendas 2194. In which of these states does CPI (M)
enjoy strong support?
B. Neutral and non-aligned organizations
or systems A. Uttar Pradesh
C. Organizations that are politically bi- B. Andhra Pradesh
ased C. West Bengal
D. Systems that are influenced by politi- D. Chhattisgarh
cal parties
2195. military governments vary in their po-
2189. Which political party is an anti-Brahmin litical direction (they are not all from the
political party of Tamil Nadu? right or the left)
A. BJP A. true
B. Aiadmk B. false
C. Delive mentality
2196. Article I, section 3 of the United States
D. None of the above Constitution grants the sole power to try
all impeachments to which of the following
2190. Foreigners can be a citizen of the Philip-
institutions
pines through naturalization.
A. House of Representatives
A. True
B. The Senate
B. False
C. Supreme Court
2191. A lawsuit seeking damages for “all per-
D. Department of Justice
sons similarly situated” is called
A. a class-action suit. 2197. A large company that has operations in
more than one country.
B. an a friend of the Curia Suit.
C. a writ of certiorari. A. Domestic Corporation

D. a criminal suit. B. Multinational Corporation

C. Foreign Corporation
2192. = the idea that one should have full
freedom up until it causes serious harm to D. State Corporation
another. 2198. How many times the President of India
A. Freedom be re-elected
B. Harm Principle A. Five terms

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D. Any no of terms 2204. This cartoon shows that

2199. Which of the following is not a function

of political parties?
A. nominate Supreme Court justices
B. inform voters
C. nominate candidates
D. ensure candidates are qualified

2200. 1 In the following who is the the most

prominent father of liberalism? A. Immigrants are welcomed to the U.S.
A. Spencer B. Immigrants can come and go as they
please
B. Lock
C. Immigrants are viewed as terrorists
C. Rousseau
on some occassions
D. Hobbes
D. none of above
2201. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
banned the use of 2205. Someone who runs for a publicly elected
office
A. gerrymandering to reduce the power
of minority votes A. executive

B. glittering generalities as a campaign B. candidate

propaganda technique C. endorsement
C. soft money donations to issue groups D. campaigning
to support specific candidates
2206. Define class voting
D. superPACs to campaign on specific
controversial issues A. The right to vote
B. Percentage of voters switching parties
2202. Which of the following is not a recog- from one election to the next
nised language as per Indian Constitution?
C. Tendency of a given social class to vote
A. Hindi for a party that promotes its economic in-
B. Bhojpuri terests.
C. Bengali D. Group with a marked tendency.
D. Tamil 2207. Consider the following in the context of
2203. India is to be taken into account mainly the major parts of the political party. Ac-
when formulating foreign policy tive narrative 1) Leader 2) Leader 2) Op-
ponent Members 3) Injure or Supporting
A. World peace and coexistence A) Kaval 1B) Only 2C) Only 3D) None of
B. National interest and public opinion these is none of the above political party?
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B. B B. Platform
C. C C. Convention
D. D D. Rally

2208. Which state has special state status in 2213. Tribal population of Orissa fears dis-
the Indian Union? placement because of setting up of indus-
A. Bihar tries and extraction of which mineral?

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B. Uttar Pradesh A. Iron ore
C. Tamil Nadu B. Copper
D. Jammu and Kashmir C. Magnesium
D. Uranium
2209. Defines Manias
A. Market that has gone too high. 2214. A constitutions by the virtue of the
B. Periods of market boom in which Tydings-McDuffie Act, the U.S. statue that
greed trumps fear. provided for Philippine independence and
draft a constitution that reflect the repub-
C. Periods of market collapse in which lican reform.
fear trumps greed.
A. 1987 Philippine Constitution
D. U.S. federal expenditure mandated by
law, such as Social Security and Medicare. B. 1973 Philippine Constitutions
C. 1935 Philippine Constitution
2210. When breaking a rule, what does this
lead to? D. Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916
A. to want to keep breaking more since 2215. Which of the following are the functions
there are no consequences of election? I. To oppose illegal affairs II.
B. to be sentenced either to jail or mi- Serve the function of mobilization III. Pro-
nor crimes but with their respective con- vide legitimacy of the government IV. The
sequences means to choose who will direct affairs of
the government
C. to see the world more fun
A. I, III
D. none of above
B. I, II & iV
2211. From which date did the Constitution of
C. I, email and Iv
India came into force?
A. 15 August 1947 D. II> iii & IV

B. 26 November 1949 2216. . In dealing with power sharing, which

C. 26 January 1950 one of the following statements is NOT
correct about democracy?
D. 26 November 1950
A. People are the source of all political
2212. A forum for opposing arguments, often power. !
televised, where two candidates square B. ) In a democracy, due respect is given
off against each other is called a to diverse groups and views that exist in
A. Debate a society.

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C. In a democracy, if the power to de- C. Judicial

cide is dispersed, it is not possible to take D. none of above
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powers of judiciary?
2217. What is nationalism? A. Theoretical Politics
A. Ideology favoring government inter- B. Conceptual Politics
vention to correct economic and social ills
C. Imaginary politics
B. A people’s heightened sense of cul-
tural, historical, and territorial identity, D. Applied Politics
unity, and sometimes greatness.
2223. Assertion ‘Development’ was about be-
C. U.S. ideology of former liberals turning coming more ‘modern’ and modern was
to conservative causes and methods. about becoming more like the industri-
D. Using whatever works without theory alized countries of the West.Reason It
or ideology. was believed that every country would go
through the process of modernization as in
2218. Which of the following is not the advo- the West, which involved the breakdown
cate of Liberal democracy? of traditional social structures and the rise
A. Adam Smith of capitalism and liberalism.

B. See veneer A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
C. Robert L Powell
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
D. Almond the correct explanation of (A).
2219. Parliament is power C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
A. Auil D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
B. Bolys 2224. Which is a negative effect of globaliza-
C. Brigade tion?
D. Platoon A. bringing cultures together
E. Legislative B. providing jobs to those in developing
countries
2220. The famous speech given by Pt.Nehru on
the eve of Independence Day is known as C. causing the loss of traditional cultures
D. allowing consumers to buy goods
A. Tryst with Destiny more cheaply

B. Independence day 2225. Why did the scholar in the previous

C. Freedom question, argued that it is important to
study about power?
D. India’s fate
A. It can be thought in many ways
2221. President for-time B. It can be taught to many people
A. Executive C. It can be empirically observed to af-
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D. It can be compared with what other B. They play a decisive role in making
countries are doing laws for a country

2226. 3 Who wrote that man is born free, but C. They form and run government
he is held in chains everywhere? D. All the above
A. Karl Marx
2230. Untouchability is abolished according to
B. Rousseau Article
C. Lock

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A. 14
D. Green
B. 17
2227. Constitutional Monarchy C. 16
A. A country where there is a King or D. 15
Queen
B. A country where there is a King or 2231. Which one of the following was NOT
Queen as well as an elected group of lead- given primacy by the markers of the So-
ers viet System?
C. A country where the King/Queen is the A. Abolition of private property.
head of the state, but an elected group of B. Society based on the principle of equal-
people actually runs the country ity.
D. A country where there is a constitution
C. No opposition party to be allowed.
2228. In Ali’s country, a king or queen is the D. No state control over economy.
head of state. Any head of state must be a
member of the royal family, but they have 2232. Democrats tend to be more and Re-
little real power. Ali votes for the political publicans tend to be more
party that he favors in each year’s elec-
A. conservative; moderate
tion, and these elections determine who
will serve in the legislature. The legisla- B. right; left
ture then appoints the head of government.
C. liberal; conservative
Based on this information, what is MOST
LIKELY true about Ali’s country? D. center; independent
A. It is an absolute monarchy and a 2233. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
democracy. pression below:“I’m on the fence about
B. It is a constitutional monarchy and a that.”
democracy
A. -I haven’t made up my mind or taken a
C. It is an absolute monarchy and an au- clear position on this issue yet.
tocracy
B. Let’s focus on the most important and
D. It is a constitutional monarchy and an practical aspects of the problem.
autocracy
C. It’s a distraction or irrelevant issue
2229. Political parties exercise power through that’s being introduced to divert attention
which of these functions? D. Taking a certain action could lead to un-
A. Parties contest elections intended and negative consequences.

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2234. The word “Politics” comes from the C. Love fades

Greek word “politiká” a derivation of “po-
D. Love is too emotional
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A. Public 2239. Which step in the polling process re-
B. Power quires pollsters to identify the population
the poll aims to measure?
C. People
D. Town A. Define the universe

2235. How many articles were there originally B. Construct a sample

in the Indian constitution? C. Prepare valid questions
A. 395 D. Interview
B. 397
E. Report
C. 410
D. 403 2240. In India who can vote under the concept
of Universal Adult Franchise?
2236. Question:Which of the following coun-
tries disregards the United Nations and A. Minors can also vote
unilateral lakes a) France b) India c) UK d) B. Only educated people can vote
US
C. Foreign nationals can also vote
A. A
B. B D. Adults who have the nationality of In-
dia, have the right to vote irrespective of
C. C any caste, colour, creed, or gender
D. D
2241. Which of the following is not the
2237. Why did the United States bomb and in- founder member of ASEAN?
vade Afghanistan in 2001?
A. Afghanistan invaded the country of A. Indonesia
Kuwait and threatened the world’s oil sup- B. Malaysia
ply.
C. India
B. The UN asked the United States to do
so. D. Thailand
C. The US thought Afghanistan was hid-
2242. Define recession
ing weapons of mass destruction.
D. The US believed Afghanistan was hid- A. Tendency of economy to alternate be-
ing Al-Qaeda, the organization responsi- tween growth and recession over several
ble for 9/11. years.

2238. Why is it better to be feared than loved B. Period of economic decline; a shrink-
if you cannot have them both? ing GDP.

A. Love is fickle C. A general, overall rise in prices.

B. A ruler can control the fears of his sub- D. “The Fed”; U.S. central bank that can
jects more than their love raise and lower interest rates.

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2243. The ability to get another actor to do 2248. Thai administration in the Ayutthaya
what it would not otherwise have done, period has changed differently from
or not to do what it would have done, is Sukhothai.By being influenced by what
the definition of A. Cambodian
A. power B. Mon
B. anarchy C. Laos
C. rationality D. China

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D. realism
2249. What court case forced the states to ob-
serve the one person-one vote principle?
2244. The German People are a
A. Dillon’s Rule
A. state
B. Baker v. Carr
B. nation
C. Marbury v. Madison
C. nation-state
D. Gitlow v. New York
D. none of above
2250. Most federal judges have served as lo-
2245. Which of the following international re- cal judges lawyers and law professors
lations paradigms gained its popularity at Thes are qualifications
the end of the Cold War?
A. Formal
A. realism B. Required
B. constructivism C. Informal
C. liberalism D. Recommended
D. neo-marxism
2251. He defined politics as the study of the
2246. In which year socialist revolution took affairs of the polis (city-state), and as the
place in Russia most sovereign and inclusive association.
A. Aristotle
A. 1916
B. Socrates
B. 1917
C. Plato
C. 1918
D. John Locke
D. 1919
2252. Immunities of the Indian President does
2247. The power of a political unit to rule over not include
its own affairs.
A. The President is not answerable to any
A. Sovereignty court for the exercise of his powers.
B. Imperialism B. The President can be arrested or de-
tained during his tenure.
C. Colonialism
C. No criminal proceedings can be
D. Neocolonialism
launched against the President during his
E. Decolonization tenure.

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D. In order to sue him in a civil case for 2258. The marxists theory views the democ-
ay personal act an advance notice of 2 racy in the social context of
months must be given to him.

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A. Community
2253. “I shall strive for a constitution which B. Social group
will release India from all thralldom and
C. Class analysis
patronage “. This sentence is an ex-
tract from the publication written by M.K. D. Capitalist class
Gandhi for a journal called
2259. Which branch of the gvernment employs
A. New life
the armed Forces
B. Harjjin
A. Judicial
C. Young India
B. Legislative
D. Hindustan daily
C. state governments
2254. Who is also known as father of Indian D. executive
Constitution?
A. Dr Br Ambedkar 2260. Hobbes & Locke believed that without
government, the “state of nature” would
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad leave humans
C. Pandit Nehru A. In a state of happiness
D. Sardar Patel B. With an abundance of resources
2255. It is common for Anthropology and So- C. More choices
ciology to be involved with different sub-
D. In perpetual war
jects.
A. TRUE 2261. When is UN Day celebrated
B. FALSE A. may 1st

2256. “Elector System” was introduced, B. 24 October

“Vote” system introduced the “Electo. C. 20 October
A. Donoughmore Refinments Donmore D. 1 January
Reconstruction
B. Soulbury refinments are Soulbury Re- 2262. What is neoconservatism?
form A. Ideology favoring government inter-
C. First Manning Refubms are the first vention to correct economic and social ills
Manning Reconstruction B. A people’s heightened sense of cul-
D. McCallum Refinmus McCullum Reform tural, historical, and territorial identity,
unity, and sometimes greatness.
2257. Some tornadoes can be over 2 miles C. U.S. ideology of former liberals turning
wide to conservative causes and methods.
A. True D. Using whatever works without theory
B. False or ideology.

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2263. There are many different ideologies 2268. Most of the countries in the world have
within the political spectrum. An ideology a
that promotes a limited government role A. Preamble
in helping individuals and supports tradi-
tional values and lifestyles would best be B. Secularism
defined as a C. Law and dissent
A. Reactionary ideology D. Constitution
B. Conservative ideology 2269. Capitol Hill

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C. Moderate ideology A. House of Representatives
D. Radical ideology B. Senate
2264. Wants to cut military spending C. Congress
A. D D. none of above

B. R 2270. Theoretically an area where the cultural

boundaries match up with the political
2265. The Parliament enjoys legislative power boundaries. The ideal is that the state in-
over subjects in corporates people of a single ethnic stock
A. the union list and cultural traditions
B. the concurrent list A. state
C. both union and concurrent lists B. nation
D. all the three lists, viz. union, state and C. nation-state
concurrent lists D. country

2266. What is campaign finance? 2271. Collegial or Steep Hierarchy

A. The set of principles, policies, and A. Executive
goals that a political party or candidate B. Legislative
supports
C. Judicial
B. A piece of paper or electronic device
D. none of above
used to cast a vote
C. The final election in which voters 2272. What best refers to the process of gain-
choose their representatives ing and exercising control within a govern-
ment for the purpose of setting and achiev-
D. The raising and spending of money to
ing particular goals, especially those re-
support or oppose candidates and politi-
lated to the division of resources within
cal parties
a nation.
2267. Into how many constituencies is the
country divided for Lok Sabha elections?
A. 544
B. 543
C. 560
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D. Human Geography 2278. Analogies are when you compare 2
things that are the same.
2273. What is a candidate?
A. True
A. A series of organized activities to pro-
mote a specific cause B. False

B. The process of choosing a person for 2279. Dr. Manmohan Singh’s government’s
a particular position coalition is named.
C. An organized group of people with sim- A. NDA
ilar political beliefs B. RJD
D. A person who is nominated or seeks to C. UPA
be elected for a position
D. no one
2274. A policy in which a nation does not try
to limit imports or exports by enacting tar- 2280. Many basic guarantees of liberty are
iffs (taxes on imports) or subsidies (taxes found in
on exports). A. the protection of personal property
A. Free Trade rights.

B. Trade B. the Bill of Rights.

C. Goods C. the rights of minorities.

D. Supply and Demand D. national security.

2275. The Head of the executive body of UNO 2281. The number of Lok Sabha constituencies
is in Delhi is

A. The Secretary General A. 5

B. The President B. 4

C. The Chairman C. 6

D. The Vice President D. 7

2276. A CV can be any length 2282. To defend the country and to render na-
tional service at time of emergencies is the
A. True fundamental duty of a citizen.
B. False A. True
2277. Which of the following is an example of B. False
horizontal sharing of power?
2283. What is a loose association of states
A. Power sharing between different called?
states.
A. Republic
B. Power sharing between different or-
gans of the government. B. Confederacy

C. Power sharing between different lev- C. Union

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2284. The way the soft power is effective is C. Socialism

through:
D. None of the above
A. force
B. persuasion 2290. Domestic politics is generally the most
common field of study; its sub-fields in-
C. terror
clude public opinion, elections, national
D. pressure government, and state, local, or regional
government.
2285. The U.S. foreign policy currently in-

NARAYAN CHANGDER
cludes all but which of the following goals? A. Politics
A. Prevent the spread of communism B. American Politics
B. Solve International problems C. Comparative Law
C. Promote global cooperation D. Public Policy
D. Maintain national security
2291. Anthropology seeks to understand how
2286. A violent conflict between opposing humans evolved through time.
groups within a country that becomes so
intense that it appears like a war is called A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A. World War
2292. China violates which feature of Democ-
B. Social Conflict
racy
C. Civil War
A. Free and fair election
D. Fight
B. Rule of Law
2287. 2Which of the following books was not
C. One person one vote
written by Plato?
A. Republic D. Respect for Rights

B. Politics 2293. What is the Capital of Sweden?

C. Lodge
A. Lund
D. Statesman
B. Malmo
2288. Which of the following states was first C. Stockholm
to try out Modern Farming?
D. Copenhagen
A. Jharkhand
B. Bihar 2294. What was the reason Machiavelli wrote
C. Odisha The Prince?
D. Haryana A. To win the favor of Queen Elizabeth

2289. A type of political system in which it is B. To provide reasons for going to war
classless and moneyless system. C. To help rulers attain greatness and es-
A. Political Institutions tablish a secure state
B. Communism D. To win glory and fortune

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2295. What were two reasons why areas 2300. In the United States, the legislative
west of Texas were not settled until after branch is made up of the two houses of
the Civil War. Congress, which are:(choose two)

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B. The presence of Indians and the harsh C. the house of representatives
environment
D. the court
C. The religion and harsh environment
2301. Which of the following best describe
D. Economic issues and Indians
theories in general?
2296. What does the term “sovereign” mean? A. Theories may be scientific, belong to
a non-scientific discipline, or no discipline
A. All powerful
at all.
B. Independent of others
B. Theories are described in such a way
C. There is only one ruler that scientific tests should be able to pro-
D. Foreign vide empirical support for it, or empirical
contradiction (”falsify”) of it.
2297. NITI Ayog was set up in C. a theory’s assertions might, for exam-
A. 1st Jan 2016 ple, include generalized explanations of
how nature works.
B. 15th August 2015
D. Scientific theories are the most reli-
C. 1st January 2015 able, rigorous, and comprehensive form
D. none of above of scientific knowledge, in contrast to
more common uses of the word “theory”
2298. Governing system in which every per- that imply that something is unproven or
son participates actively in every public speculative
decision, rather than delegating decision
making to representatives 2302. What is the current constitution of the
Philippines?
A. Constitutional Government
A. The 1989 Philippine Constitution
B. Direct Democracy
B. The 1978 Philippine Constitution
C. Representative Democracy
C. The 1987 Philippine Constitution
D. Limited Government D. The 1988 Philippine Constitution
2299. The system of reserved constituencies 2303. Totalitarian government is one extreme
come under type of government. Which of the follow-
A. Power Sharing among organs of gov- ing is atthe other end of the political spec-
ernment trum?
B. Power Sharing among levels of govern- A. Aristocracy
ment B. Dictatorship
C. Power Sharing among social groups C. Parliamentary Government
D. Power Sharing among political parties D. Monarchy

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2304. Question:The study on political and C. 2035

social inequalities in democracy shows D. 2040
that:a) There are inequalities in democracy
b) Development under democracy is not 2309. How many seats are reserved for the
very different from dictatorsIs SCs and STs?
A. A A. 74 for SCs and 86 for STs.
B. B B. 56 for SCs and 62 for STs.

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C. C C. 89 for SCs and 78 for STs.
D. D D. 84 for SCs and 47 for STs.

2305. In the United Kingdom, citizens vote 2310. Who is the 1st Governor General of In-
for people to represent them in the na- dia?
tional legislature. The leader of the po- A. Lord William Bentick
litical party with the most representation
B. Lord Canning
in that legislature is then appointed prime
minister. What type of government does C. Lord Lipon
the United Kingdom have? D. none of above
A. a presidential autocracy
2311. Where did the Right to Information
B. a parliamentary autocracy Movement start?
C. a presidential democracy A. Bihar
D. a parliamentary democracy B. Uttar Pradesh
2306. In Punjab, Akali Dal has a based C. Asam
identity D. Rajasthan
A. Jat 2312. Writing style is a matter of individual-
B. Muslims ity.
C. Brahmins A. True
D. Vaishyasya B. False

2307. Ways government systems distribute 2313. This amendment gave women the right
power in a unitary state to vote.
A. Local government holds all the power A. 14th
B. National government holds all the B. 15th
power C. 19th
C. Federal holds all the political power D. Display
D. none of above
2314. BA Public Administration aims to de-
2308. India aims to achieve land degradation velop public servants, leaders and change
neutrality by the year agents with the required competencies and
values to serve as professionals in govern-
A. 2025 ment, civil society and international devel-
B. 2030 opment organizations.

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2315. When did the Constitution of India come 2321. President is represented by Chief Minis-
into force? ters in the States.
A. 15 August 1947
A. True
B. 26 ����� 1950
B. False
C. 26 November 1949
D. 15 August 1950 2322. Which of the following provisions of the
Indian Constitution was passed without
2316. Who is the father of Political Philoso- virtually any debate
phy?
A. Introduction of Universal Suffrage
A. Plato
B. Fundamental Rights
B. Sockets
C. Directive Principles of State Policies
C. Marx
D. Parliamentary democracy
D. Amin

2317. The impeachment trial against the pres- 2323. Statements (a):Social division is mostly
ident is presided over by the Chief Justice born. Karan (r):Social division is also due
of the Supreme Court. to separate religion or cultural activities.
Use the following code to choose the cor-
A. TRUE rect answer:a) (a) (a) and (R) Both are
B. FALSE correct and (r), (a) is the correct explana-
tion.b) (a) and (r) c) (a) The grains are cor-
2318. Right to Information rect but (r), (a) is not the correct explana-
A. 2020 tion. C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.d)
B. 2005 (a) is wrong, but (R) is correct.

C. 2000 A. A
D. 2001 B. B
C. C
2319. Which of the following is a device for
gauging public opinion? D. D
A. public demonstrations
2324. Question:The following steps/steps can
B. letters to the editor be taken to remove poverty in India:a)
C. election results To increase agricultural production (b) Con-
sumption of increasing population C) De-
D. All these answers are correct
velopment of industries d) All options
2320. In South Africa and Brazil, 20 percent of A. A
the people living at the bottom of the so-
ciety live on what percentage of income? B. B
A. 13 percent C. C
B. 3 percent D. D

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2325. District collectors is also know as 2329. Polis means

A. Tehsildar A. City state
B. Zamidar B. Gram sabha
C. District magistrate
2330. UNO was established in the year
D. Sarpanch
A. Oct 24 1945
2326. Define plaintiff B. Sept 24 1945

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A. That which must be obeyed under C. Oct 23 1945
penalties
D. Oct 24 1946
B. That which is written by humans and
accepted over time-the opposite of natu- 2331. This is composed of the appointed of-
ral law ficials of the President or Prime Minister
C. The person who complains in a law that is charged with leading a particular
case. department

D. “Judge-made law, “ old decisions built A. Cabinet

up over the centuries B. Congress
2327. Identify the personality. C. Supreme Court
D. Parliament

2332. The main goal of political parties is

A. To win elections
B. Influence government
C. Create groups for individuals
D. Support political participation

2333. Cuban Missile Crisis happened in:

A. 1989

A. Socrates B. 1960

B. Plato C. 1972

C. Aristotle D. 1962
D. Alexander 2334. Who is the head of the executive branch
2328. Decisions are taken in democracy- A. The President
A. by individual B. The Senate
B. by Prime Minister C. The Speaker of the House
C. collective consent D. The Prime Minister
D. by political party E. The Chairman of the board

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2335. Who said Political Science”begins and 2340. Whom does Supreme Court advise?
ends with the state.” A. Cabinet

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A. Paul Janet B. Prime minister
B. Jenks C. President
C. Gettel D. Parliament
D. Garner 2341. World Human Rights Day is celebrated
on?
2336. The best way to remove the weak-
nesses of Indian democracy-
A. Remove the poor
B. To create corrective laws
C. Buth capture
D. Control to information system
A. 10 Nov.
2337. Civil cases include the cases dealt with B. 10 Dec.
C. 10 OCT
A. Money D. 10 JAN.
B. Marriage
2342. An All-India Kisan Sabha was set up in
C. Property
D. All of them A. 1932
2338. Who is the 1st Attorney General of In- B. 1933
dia? C. 1934
A. MC Setalvad D. 1935
B. K Neogi 2343. Who is the current president of the
C. Mukul Rohatgi United States

D. Ajit doval A. Kamala Harris

B. Donald Trump
2339. Select the President of India.
C. Hilary Clinton
D. Joe bids

A. 2344. who are the ministers of Maharashtra

A. Raj Thackeray
B. Aditya Thackeray
C. Ashok Chavan
D. Devendra fadavnis

B. 2345. De Monarchia is a work by

A. Plato
B. Dante

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2346. Liberals support limited government. 2351. A statement of a party official stance on
Which among the choices below best ex- major issues
plains the idea of divided the government A. Canvass
into 3 equal branches?
B. Precinct
A. Consent of the Governed
C. Primary
B. Democratic stability
D. Platform
C. Separation of power

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2352. Which factor in the following is nec-
D. Nine-Dash Line
essary to achieve the achievements of
democracy?
2347. Who is the latest Priminister of India
A. poverty
A. Indra Ghandi
B. social inequality
B. Narindra Modi
C. illiteracy
C. Jhawarlal Nehru
D. Economic growth and development
D. None of these
2353. What is pragmatic?
2348. Which is note one of the benefits of
A. Ideology favoring government inter-
power sharing?
vention to correct economic and social ills
A. It uploads the spirit of democracy
B. A people’s heightened sense of cul-
B. reduce the possibility of conflicts be- tural, historical, and territorial identity,
tween social groups unity, and sometimes greatness.
C. All political parties get their expected C. U.S. ideology of former liberals turning
share to conservative causes and methods.
D. ensure political stability in the long run D. Using whatever works without theory
or ideology.
2349. What is the act of keeping the accused
in custody by the police? 2354. Which of the following are characteris-
tics of authoritarian regimes:
A. Cross examine
A. Ruling elites
B. Detention
B. Limited political pluralism
C. FIR
C. Centralised political control
D. None of the above
D. Intolerance of opposition
2350. Coalition formation is most commonly E. All of these options
associated with which political system
2355. How many parts of the world still do
A. Multi-party systems not have democratic governance?
B. Two party systems A. half part
C. One party systems B. A quarter
D. Communist systems C. two-thirds
E. Dominant party systems D. a third

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2356. Each state has 2361. How many members were present
A. District Court when the constitution was adopted on 24
January 1950

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A. 299
C. High Court
B. 298
D. All of these
C. 284
2357. Which is the most surface institution of
D. 285
local self-government in the following?
A. Gram Panchayat 2362. When was the first televised presiden-
tial debate?
B. Municipal Council
A. 1950
C. Zilla Parishad
D. Municipal Corporation B. 1960
C. 1964
2358. Who is the education minister of Punjab
D. 1958
A. Daljit Singh Cheema
B. Sukhbir Badal 2363. The president of TDP party is
C. Sadhu Singh Dirsot A. Nara LOkesh
D. Vijay Inder Singla B. Nara Chandrababu Naidu
C. Yanmala Ramakrishna
2359. Why was it difficult for Congress to ful-
fill its duties under the Articles of Confed- D. Nandamuri Balakrishna
eration?
2364. In the context of democracy, which of
A. Any congressional action required ex- the following ideas is correct?Democracy
ecutive approval have successfully
B. Congress lacked the power to declare A. Eliminated conflicts among people
war
B. Eliminated economic inequalities
C. Most congressional decisions re- among people
quired the approval of at least nine states
C. Eliminated differences of opinion
D. Congress lacked the power to regulate about how marginalised sections are to
foreign trade be treated
2360. In Malaysia, there are two main polit- D. Rejected the idea of political equality
ical entities which are Pakatan Harapan
Coalition (PH) with several parties in it 2365. Some analysts see the growing conver-
and Barisan Nasional Coalition (BN) with gence of interests between the US and
several parties in it. This shows that India as a historic opportunity for India.
Malaysia adopts a system. they advocate a strategy. what is that?
A. one-party A. aloofness
B. two-party B. coalition of developing countries
C. dominant-party C. take advantage
D. multi-party D. to hide

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2366. The president is informed of an emer- 2372. Charter of Fundamental Rights is

gency in Iran. He immediately sends 50, adopted from constitution of which coun-
000 American soldiers to lend military try?
power. What title does this illustrate? A. USA
A. chief of state B. Canada
B. commander-in-chief C. Ireland
C. chief executive D. Russia

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D. chief justice 2373. According to Karl Marx, the history of
all societies is a struggle between what?
2367. Example of Coming together Federation
A. religions
A. India
B. countries
B. U.S.A
C. economic classes
C. Spain
D. race
D. Belgium
2374. Sovereignty means
2368. Gandhiji was inspired by A. the power to rule yourself
A. Ramayana B. the best type of boundary
B. Mahabharata C. the same thing as nationality
D. the same thing as state
2369. dropped nuclear bombs on two cities
of Japan-Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2375. Where can the Bill of Rights be found in
A. Italy the Constitution?

B. America A. Introduction
B. Articles
C. Soviet Union
C. First 10 amendments
D. Germany
D. Preamble
2370. Branch that creates laws
2376. Which of the following statements of
A. executive communalism takes various forms in pol-
B. legislative itics is not correct? (A) The most com-
mon manifestation of communalism in-
C. judicial cludes the perceptions made about reli-
D. government gious religious communities and the beliefs
of considering one religion to be superior
2371. First person of India is to another From b) Communal thinking
is often in the context of establishing polit-
A. President of India ical dominance of its religious community.
B. Prime minister of india C) Political mobilization is another form of
communalism.In this, the use of methods
C. Home minister
like sacred symbols of religion, religious
D. Speaker leaders, emotional appeal and fear of their

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own people is very common. (D) Commu- Protestants in Northern Ireland but this
nalism makes harmony, brotherhood and does not happen in the Netherlands.
regional feelings strong in the country.

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A. A
A. A
B. B
B. B
C. C
C. C
D. D
D. D

2377. The book Prince was written by 2381. Identify the principle of justice pre-
sented in the example. A law is passed
A. Aristotle requiring ramps to be installed for access
B. Plato to public places (like schools) and places of
C. Machiavelli employment.

D. J.S.Mill A. Equal treatment for equals

B. Proportionate justice
2378. Power sharing means
A. It reduces the possibility of conflicts C. Recognition of special needs

B. It is the basic spirit of democracy D. none of above

C. It is a good way to ensure political sta-
2382. Appellate jurisdiction is
bility
A. the authority to hear appeals from a
D. All of the above
lower court’s decision.
2379. The branch of government responsible B. only given to the Supreme Court.
for interpreting the laws
C. only given to state courts.
A. Executive
D. rarely used in the U.S. legal system.
B. Legislative
C. Judicial 2383. Protection of lakes is an objective ex-
D. none of above pressly states in which one of the follow-
ing?
2380. Which of the following statements is
not correct in the context of the so- A. fundamental duties
cial structure of Northern Ireland and the B. directive principles
Netherlands? (A) Both Christians are
C. fundamental rights
country-dominated countries but are di-
vided into the Catholic camps here.People D. None of the above
(Protestant and B) Northern Ireland have
deep similarity between the class and 2384. Indian Constitution implemented
religion.The Catholic community there is
A. Of 26 January 1948
rich.Poor c) Such a combination is not visi-
ble between the class and religion in the B. On 15 August 1947
Netherlands.There are rich and poor in
C. Of January 1950
both Catholic and Protestant.d) There has
been a huge fight between Catholics and D. Of January 1949

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2385. Statements (a):The continuing of com- 2389. Define mobilization

plaints is also the success of democracy
A. Group seeking to elect office-holders
(R):This shows that people are conscious
under a given label.
and they are critically evaluating the func-
tioning of the people sitting in power. Se- B. Melding separate interests into gen-
lection of the correct answer using the eral party platforms.
next code.Do: C. Enduring psychological attachment to
A. (a) and (r) are both correct and (R), (A) a party, often from childhood socialization

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is the correct explanation. D. Rousing people to participate in poli-
B. (a) and (r) are both correct but (R), (A) tics.
is not the correct explanation.
2390. What was the biggest consequence of
C. (a) correct, but (R) is wrong. the Great Leap Forward?
D. (a) is wrong, but (R) is correct. A. Famine, 20 million people died
B. The economy was boosted
2386. If a state’s population increases, its rep-
resentatiton in Crongress is most likely to C. China became a player in the interna-
change in whichof the following ways? tional setting
A. THe siz of Congress will be increased D. Chinese citizens were given more free-
to account for the population increase doms.

B. THe state will gain reprenstation in 2391. The parliament of India has houses.
both the House and the Senate
A. 2
C. THe State will gain representation in
B. 6
the Senate only
C. 7
D. The state will gain representation in
the House only D. 3

2387. In classical Greece man is politically con- 2392. the state holds total authority over the
ceived as society and seeks to control all aspects of
public and private life wherever possible
A. Un animal inteligente
A. oligarchy
B. A political animal
B. dictatorship
C. An intelligent politician
C. monarchy
D. None D. totalitarianism
2388. When and under whose leadership was 2393. European Union was created through
Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) formed? which treaty?
A. 1982, Mayawati A. European Treaty
B. 1984, Kanshi RAM B. Paris Treaty
C. 1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav C. Berlin Treaty
D. 1986, Bhajanlal D. MAASTRICHT DREATY

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2394. Defined as the group of people with the 2399. It select the judge of International court
authority to govern a country or state, of justice and nominates secretary general
particularly ministry in office. for UN

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A. governance A. Genaral assembly
B. government B. Security council

C. politics C. Secretariat
D. Trusteeship council
D. political science
2400. The judges of the Supreme Court are ap-
2395. who argued first that equality was as pointed by the:
crucial as freedom?
A. Chief Justice of India
A. Karl Marx
B. People
B. David Easton C. Prime Minister
C. Rousseau D. President
D. John Wright
2401. Identify the main principle on which the
Parliamentary system operates?
2396. What is the meaning of unity?
A. Responsibility of executive to legisla-
A. Unity means being alone and isolated.
ture
B. Unity refers to the state of being di- B. Supremacy of Democracy
vided and separated.
C. Rule of Law
C. Unity is the absence of cooperation
D. Supremacy of the Constitution
and collaboration.
D. The meaning of unity is the state of be- 2402. Ted believes that marriage should be be-
ing united or joined as a whole. tween a man and a woman.
A. Radical
2397. Define anachronism
B. Liberal
A. U.S. system of weighting popular pres- C. Conservative
idential vote to favor smaller states.
D. Reactionary
B. Something out of the past.
2403. Who is Father of political science?
C. Major, long-term shift in party ID.
A. Aristotle
D. A single election which proves to re-
sult in a realignment B. Plato
C. Rousseau
2398. During which season do farmers of
D. Socrates
Palampur grow Jowar & bajra?
A. Summer 2404. “who gets what, where, when, and
how”-the process for resolving disputes
B. Winter and allocating scarce resources
C. Rainy A. People Power Party
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C. Public Opinion C. imply that the ruler has not always

D. Politics been perceived as the legal power.
D. suggest that decisions are of little
2405. The tendenc of campaign staff to give practical value.
the most favorable interpretations of new
and information about their candidate is 2411. which political party dominated texas
known as till ww 2
A. bias A. rep

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B. spin B. dem
C. gatekeeping C. the race
D. agenda setting D. libertarians

2406. Guild socialism advocated 2412. Question:Which of the following coun-

tries disregards the United Nations and
A. Modernized medival guild system takes unilateral decisions in world af-
B. State performing function like educa- fairs?A) France b) India c) UK d) US
tion A. A
C. Peaceful methods of change B. B
D. All of the above C. C
2407. This theory proposes that the state D. D
evolved over time, usually beginning with 2413. Which country had written Constitution
one family. firstly in world?
A. Divine Right A. France
B. Evolutionary B. USA
C. Force C. UK
D. Social Contract D. India
2408. Which democracy is practical? 2414. India asserted the following at the Na-
A. Direct democracy tional Conference held in 1949 and 1955
in Delhi and Bandong.
B. Indirect democracy
A. Preliminary
2409. Under which Part of the Indian Constitu- B. Disallowance
tion speaks about Fundamental Rights.
C. Colonialism was opposed to
A. Part IV
D. Asserted
B. Part III
2415. In which city schools of Belgium have
C. Part V
been banned from speaking French?
D. Part IV A
A. Velonia
2410. To say that authority is legitimate is to B. Brussels
A. state the obvious. C. Merchasetem
B. say that authority is broadly accepted. D. Mons

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2416. In a Fair Trial, A. agriculture

A. The Innocent is acquitted B. coal

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B. Both Guilty and Innocent get a certain C. oil
amount of punishment
D. none of the above
C. The guilty is acquitted
D. Neither Guilty nor innocent get any 2421. What was the Great Leap Forward?
punishment
2417. Who is known as the border Gandhi?
A. Ali
B. Gandhiji
C. Nahru
D. Patel
A. Radical program in the Soviet Union to
2418. Identify the propaganda technique speed up the country’s economic growth
and reach the final stages of communism
B. Radical program in China to speed up
the country’s economic growth and reach
the final stages of communism
C. U.S. foreign policy aimed at resisting
the spread of Communism around the
A. Stacked Cards globe
B. Bandwagon D. Chinese foreign policy aimed at resist-
C. Transfer ing the spread of Communism around the
globe
D. Name Calling
2419. Define polarization 2422. Define civil law
A. A slow, gradual shift in party ID. A. Noncriminal disputes among individu-
B. Opinion fleeing the center to form two als
hostile camps. B. That which grows out of a country’s ba-
C. Degree of commitment to one’s reli- sic documents
gion; often affects political beliefs. C. Mutual application of legal standards
D. dealignment Major, long-term decline D. Applying the same standards to all.
in party ID.
2420. Nigeria is a major exporter of what? 2423. How many chambers are in a unicameral
legislature?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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2424. Custom is repetitive practices that be- A. Charu Majumdar

come habit of one race or community. The
B. Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan
incorrect example is
A. Malays speak Malay language C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
B. Indian women wear Saree D. Moraries desai
C. Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year
2430. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
D. People do street demonstration to pression below:“Let’s table this for now.”

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protest government policy
A. Let’s postpone this discussion or deci-
2425. When was the Warsa Treaty estab- sion for a later time.
lished?
B. Let’s focus on the most important and
A. 1945 practical aspects of the problem.
B. 1995
C. It has both advantages and disadvan-
C. 1955 tages.
D. 1935 D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
2426. Decided ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
sion.
A. Executive
B. Legislative 2431. The constitution of Jammu & Kashmir
C. Judicial was formed in the year?

D. none of above A. 1957

2427. Which house has the power to remove B. 1961

the council of ministers by passing the ‘No C. 1947
Confidence Motion’.
D. 1959
A. Lok Sabha
B. Local Sabha 2432. A monarchy is
C. Rajya Sabha A. Rule by a president
D. None of these
B. Rule by a king
2428. Where is the maximum requirement of C. Rule by a dictator
power partnership?
D. Limited government
A. in every democratic state
B. In large state with regional division 2433. Which of these thinkers explain political
C. In small state with regional partitions socialization?
D. In society divided on the basis of caste, A. Herbert Simon
language, region, community
B. Kawanism
2429. Under the leadership of CPI (M)
C. Amand and Powell
broke and CPI-ML (Communist Party
Marxist-Leninist) was formed? D. All of the above

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2434. Why are the Adivasi’s most distinctive? A. a shameful or embarrassing secret
that someone tries to keep hidden.

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ers knowing.
C. the current situation or state of things.

D. none of above

A. Because of often very little Hierarchy 2439. Government is power

B. Because they dressed differently A. Financial

C. because they are exotic, primitive and B. Conceptual

backward C. Executive
D. All of the Above D. Judicial
E. Legislative
2435. A single Senator or group of Senators
talk a bill to death by not yielding the floor 2440. Who is Friday president of India
for a final vote to close debate.
A. Priced spring
A. Rules
B. B.SuAmbedkar
B. Hold
C. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Filibuster
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Fence
2441. Define mass party
2436. Define bailout A. One that attempts to gain committed
A. Emergency government loan to save adherents; usually has formal member-
firm from collapse. ship.
B. Cutting government spending B. One run by a few political profession-
als and only intermittently active.
C. Influence of politics and economy on
each other; what government should do C. One based on a single personality.
in the economy. D. Putting major industries under govern-
D. What a government tries to do; the ment ownership.
choices it makes among alternatives
2442. Lok sabha contains:-
2437. The concept of Hegemony was advo- A. 550
cated by
B. 552
A. Karl marx
C. 545
B. Lenin
D. None of these
C. Antonia Gramsci
2443. How did Hobbes sum up people’s qual-
D. Mao ity of life in a state of nature?
2438. What is the meaning of the phrase be- A. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
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B. poor, nasty, brutish, and short A. Gram sabha

C. fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and B. panchayats
introspective
C. fire station
D. scared, hungry, lonely, and cold
D. central government
2444. Which one of the following is not a fac-
tor that makes an election democratic? 2449. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka?
A. There should be something to choose

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A. Muslim
from.
B. Hindu
B. Parties and candidates should be free
to contest elections. C. Buddhism
C. The choice should not be offered at D. Christian
regular intervals.
D. The candidate preferred by the people 2450. What is a Political Action Committee
should get elected. (PAC)?

2445. The word democracy originated form A. An organization that raises and spends
the word. money to support or oppose political can-
didates or issues
A. French
B. A state in which the outcome of an elec-
B. Korean
tion is uncertain
C. Spanish
C. The set of principles, policies, and
D. Greek goals that a political party or candidate
supports
2446. This type of law talked about the guilt
rather than negligence. D. A piece of paper or electronic device
A. Administrative Law used to cast a vote
B. Criminal Law 2451. Women participated in democracy be-
C. Civil Law fore the 15th Lok Sabha elections-
D. Corporate Law A. 10%
2447. In a “pure” communist society, who are B. 15%
the wealthiest and most powerful people?
C. 20%
A. Intellectuals
D. 25%
B. Business leaders
C. Military leaders 2452. The fact that the states have been clas-
D. No One every member of society is sified on what
supposed to be equal A. Caste
2448. In 1996, the Kerala government made B. Religion
some major changes in the state. Forty per
C. Language
cent of the entire state budget was given
to D. Benubraya

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2453. According to Al-Farabi, a virtuous per- 2458. Who is a not a Social Reformer among
son should possess following two qualities all these

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A. money and health A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. mind and soul B. Mangal Pandey
C. legs and hands C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Dayanand Saraswati
D. power and influence
E. kindness and courage 2459. In a democracy, the constitution en-
sures that the dominant group use power
2454. Which three indicators are used against less powerful groups.
in the Human Development In- A. True
dex(HDI)I.Standard of living II.EducationIII.Life
expectancyIV.Condition of environmemt B. False

A. Only I, II, IV 2460. Which Political Party set up the National

Planning Committee?
B. Only I II, III
A. BJP
C. All of the above
B. INC
D. none of above
C. Janata Party
2455. “It was a condition which, however D. Muslim League
free, is full of tears, and continual dan-
gers”? 2461. The Iron Chancellor:Unites Ger-
many:Realpolitick
A. John locke
A. Cavour
B. St.Thomas Aquinas
B. Wilhelm I
C. Thomas hobbes C. Bismarck
D. Marx evaluation D. Garibaldi
2456. To empower the rural women the Pro- 2462. peace is maintained by
gramme that government of Karnataka A. tahsildar
has implemented
B. collector
A. Uniform Civil Code
C. police
B. Stree shak
D. Patwari
C. Article 371 (J)
2463. In which case did the Supreme Court
D. Housing scheme of India decide that the preamble may be
used to interpret ambiguous areas of the
2457. Markup
Constitution?
A. House of Representatives A. Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan
B. Senate B. Shreya Singhal Case
C. Congress C. Bell Bari Kashiwa
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2464. What can history teach us? C. Democracy

A. to move forward, recognize our mis- D. None of the Above
takes and learn from them
2470. The Constitution of India has been
B. it doesn’t teach us nothing for the fu-
amended
ture
C. it teach us to under Santes when we A. 100 times
are reading B. 110 times

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D. none of above C. 103 times
2465. What is civics? D. none of above
A. The study of school and teachers. 2471. is a state ruled by set of reli-
B. The study of rights and responsibili- giousleaders, they gain their power from
ties. their positionin the religion.
C. The study of work and home. A. theocracy
D. The study of all governments. B. monarchy
2466. Which of the following is the only offi- C. dictatorship
cial language of Sri Lanka D. none of above
A. English
2472. Who has the right to participate in elec-
B. Hindi
tions in democracy and choose their repre-
C. Tamil sentatives?
D. Lione A. of Election Commission
2467. Who is the Father of Political Science B. People with criminal image
A. Aristotle C. public
B. Plato D. to the wealthy class
C. Socrates
2473. Branch that conducts Oversight Investi-
D. Adam Smith gations
2468. Have their origins in military coup A. Executive
or socialist movement B. Legislative
A. monarchy
C. Judicial
B. democracy
D. none of above
C. one party state
D. none of above 2474. Which is the biggest parliamentary con-
stituency by area?
2469. A type of government in which the peo-
A. Ladakh
ple have the power to elect the President
of their country. B. With
A. Monarchy C. Malakajagiri
B. Republic D. Lakshadweep

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2475. which of these is the function of political 2480. Symbol for the Democratic Party is
party? A. Horse

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B. run the government C. Donkey
C. to form public opinion D. Deer
D. all of these
2481. Today almost how many countries of the
2476. When was UNO established world exist democracy?
A. 1945 A. in 100 countries
B. 1948 B. in 60 countries

C. 1947 C. in 50 countries

D. 1939 D. in 150 countries

2482. Define Politburo

2477. What does it mean by an ‘organized’
group? A. Russian for “political bureau”; the rul-
ing committee of a Communist party.
A. They act according to emotional senti-
ments. B. Top governing body of Chinese Commu-
nist Party.
B. They set a goal and plan how to
achieve it. C. Persons out for themselves.
C. They select people randomly based on D. Russian for “person of the apparatus”;
who’s available in the party. full-time Communist party functionary.
D. The elect people through discussions 2483. Out of more than 11, 000 amendments
and voting system. to the Constitution that have been consid-
ered by Congress, only have been rat-
2478. A political party seeks to control govern- ified.
ment by:
A. 10
A. winning elections
B. 12
B. raising campaign money
C. 18
C. making false accusations against their
D. 27
opponents
D. discrediting political opponents 2484. The impeachment process was created
to uphold what constitutional principle?
2479. Which of the following is correct with
A. rule of law
respect to “Right against expolitation”?
B. 1st amendment
A. Prohibition of traffic in human beings
and forced labour C. pursuit of hapiness
B. Freedom as to payment of taxes for D. 10th amendment
promotion of any particular religion
2485. What are the minimum number of wards
C. Protection of interests of minorities in the municipal corporation in Bihar?
D. Equality before law A. 45

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B. 47 2491. Define accusatorial

C. 40 A. System based on two opposing parties
D. 42 to a dispute.

2486. A representative democracy includes all B. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor
of the following concepts EXCEPT accusing a defendant of crimes.
A. political equality C. In European legal systems, judicial of-
ficer who both gathers evidence and is-

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B. economical quality
sues indictments
C. political competition
D. to formally charge someone with a
D. popular participation
crime
2487. BRICS STANDS FOR CLICK THE ODD
ONE 2492. Which of the following best describes a
A. BRAZIL principle of Realism in international rela-
tions?
B. RUSSIA
A. It supports international cooperation
C. INDIA
for mutual benefit
D. CHINA
B. It seeks to establish international or-
E. SOUTH KOREA ganizations and values the contributors of
2488. Who is responsible for medical ser- nongovernment organizations
vices? C. All states are interested in advanc-
A. Transport Minister ing thier self-intrests by expanding their
power
B. Police Inspector
C. Education Minister D. It seeks to reduce the net conflict in
the world
D. Health Minister

2489. What is the Privy Purese?/ What is 2493. Laika was born in America. Her parents
Privy Purse? are both Filipinos. Is she a natural born
Filipino citizen?
A. Benefit to King / Facilities provided to
kings A. YES
B. Benefit to State /State Facilities B. NO
C. Benefit to Army /Facilities to Cenniko
D. Both 1 & 2 / both 1 and 2 2494. The Second Backward Classes Commis-
sion was appointed in 1978 under the
2490. The following are areas or interest of Chairmanship of:
political science, EXCEPT
A. B.P. Mandal
A. Government
B. Kaka is the owner of Baker
B. Constitution and by-laws
C. Customs and traditions C. Jai Prakash Narayan
D. Leadership of president D. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

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2495. Which among the below is NOT an as- 2500. Who is called the first citizen of India?
pect of Political Science? A. Prime Minister

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A. Deals with the aspects that shape con-
B. Governor
stitution, governments, and social life in a
systematic manner. C. President
B. Explains meaning of concepts such D. Chief Justice of India
as freedom, equality, justice, democracy,
secularism and so on. 2501. Who is the father of indian constitution?
C. it probes the significance of principles A. Nehru
such as rule of law, separation of powers, B. Ambedkar
judicial review, etc.
D. Attempts to explain how and why we 2502. Who is this Philosopher?
make the purchasing choices we do.
2496. How many members are there in the In-
dian Lok Sabha
A. 563
B. 300
C. 545
D. 270
2497. How many Articles contained in the orig-
inal Constitution of India?
A. 450
A. Plato
B. 395
B. Aristotle
C. 399
D. 400 C. John Rawls
D. Machiavelli
2498. In which of the following states there is
no Legislative Council? 2503. What is the full form of FIR?
A. West Bengal A. First Investigation Report
B. Telangana B. First Investigation Ration
C. Karnataka
C. First Information Report
D. Tamilnadu
D. Fourth Information Report
2499. Our Constitution attempts to reassure
us that no branch will become too power- 2504. The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the
ful. What principle does that best define? Greek word-
A. representative government A. Democracy
B. due process of law B. Democratic
C. federalism C. Demos
D. checks and balances D. none of above

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2505. The Fundamental Rights of Indian citi- 2510. The Arab Spring started in:
zens were A. 2017
B. 2010
C. 1939
D. 2001

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A. added by 42nd amendment guide the conduct of foreign relations with
India’s immediate neighbours.
B. incorporated in the Constitution by
44th amendment A. Panchsheel
C. enshrined in the original constitution B. The Gujral Doctrine
D. None of these C. Look East Policy
D. None of the above
2506. The first Municipal Corporation was es-
tablished in India- 2512. a form of government in which there
A. Kolkata are absolutely no restraints on the govern-
ment’s leader or leaders.
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai A. Limited Government

D. Chennai B. Unlimited Government

C. Social Contract
2507. The result of Arab Spring was:
D. State of Nature
A. Autocratic Dictatorship
B. Socialist System 2513. Which political theory emphasizes moral
values and traditional customs?
C. Post Cold War
A. Marxism
D. Capitalist System
B. Conservatism
2508. A political party whose MLAs have won
C. Liberalism
more than half the number of constituen-
cies in a state can be said to be in a D. Traditionalism
A. Minority 2514. Makes sure no one part of government
B. Opposition gets too much control
C. Majority A. Constitution
D. none of above B. Judicial Branch
C. Rule of Law
2509. Federal Agency tasked with helping
Congress create a budget. D. Separation of Powers
A. OMB 2515. The main responsibility of the United
B. CBO Nations-
C. EOP A. independence of colonies
D. TVA B. to avoid wars

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C. improving the economics of different C. Delhi

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2521. The Union List includes subjects such as:
2516. Which station is South Africa is known A. Education, forests, trade unions, mar-
as the Birthplace of Satyagraha riages, adoption and succession
A. Durban B. Police, trade, commerce, agriculture
B. Pretoria and irrigation.
C. Pietermaritzburg C. Residuary subjects like computer soft-
ware
D. none of above
D. Defence, foreign affairs, banking, cur-
2517. Costs imposed on people who are not rency, communications.
direct participants in an activity
2522. Parliament gets to decide about
A. income transfers
A. Law and Judiciary
B. free markets
B. Laws and policies
C. externalities
C. Judiciary and application
D. Income Tax
D. None of the above
2518. How many MLA seats are there in Telan-
2523. It studies themost basic concepts of psy-
gana state
chology like cognition, perception, mem-
A. 145 ory, andlearning but mostly conducted on
B. 99 animals instead of humans.
C. 119 A. Clinical Psychology

D. 224 B. Developmental Psychology

C. Experimental Psychology
2519. Public Healthcare Systems are called
“Public” because D. EnvironmentalPsychology

A. The government has a moral and social 2524. How is the nature of Panchayati Raj in
obligation to provide quality education to Bihar?
people A. monotonal
B. Money to set up these systems comes B. bipotidal
from Taxpayers money
C. three-tier
C. Idea behind these systems is to pro-
D. None of them
vide effective, low cost treatment to the
public 2525. It employs coercive power to ensure do-
D. All of these. mestic order, maintain external security,
and promote the collective welfare of the
2520. India successfully performed her first population. the above statements refer to
nuclear test at
A. PokHran A. state
B. Jaipur B. nation

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C. population 2530. Study of state government by compar-

D. government ing Texas with other states
A. comparative platform
2526. Who was the first president of India?
B. comparative analysis
C. comparative approach
D. cooperative approach

2531. Who is the author of the book Hind

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Swaraj?
A. Ambedkar Zee
B. Nehru ji
C. Vivekananda Zee
D. None of them

2532. Justices who disagree with the majority

A. Dr B R Ambedkar decision of the Court may choose to publi-
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad cize the character of their disagreement in
the form of a opinion.
C. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
A. concurring
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. dissenting
2527. The study of Political Science does not C. no consensus
rely only on theory or pure logic.
D. disagreeing
A. TRUE
2533. The champion of Indian Independence
B. FALSE
A. Sepoys
2528. The term secular means: B. Mohandas Gandhi
A. not belonging to any religion C. India National Congress
B. a system which does not worship any D. Viceroy
God
2534. True or False:Lenin tried to warn the
C. a system which worships all Gods
party of Stalin
D. a system where there is no official re- A. True
ligion
B. False
2529. What article of the Constitution contains
powers of the President? 2535. Which theory advocates for limited gov-
ernment interference to promote economic
A. I development?
B. II A. Social Democracy
C. III B. Communism
D. IV C. Mercantilism
E. V D. Liberalism

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2536. The liberal thinkers of the nineteenth 2542. Was related to the Cold War?
century were:
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A. Opposed to right to private property
B. America Soviet Gut se
B. In favour of limited right to property
only C. France Britain is
C. In favour of absolute right to private D. germany italy se
property
D. In favour of equitable distribution 2543. What often initially has a negative im-
property pact on income equality but usually causes
the income gap to narrow?
2537. Chile after Pinochet’s rule
A. industrialization
A. democracy
B. urbanization
B. dictatorship
C. suburbanization
2538. Known as the “Ideal Law”. Its principle
is that men are pre-loaded with an idea on D. deportation
what is good and bad.
A. Divine Law 2544. Which of the following terms is used for
the areas when our country is divided into
B. Natural Law different areas for purposes of elections?
C. Common Law
A. Panchayats
D. Psychological Law
B. Wards
2539. Answer
C. Blocks
A. A company that cannot be converted
D. Constituencies
B. Democratic
C. The state is a main molecule 2545. Define appropriation
D. Is the parallel to the state A. Soviet Committee on State Security,
E. Is stronger than the state powerful intelligence and security agency.
2540. The elections to Constituent Assembly B. Send a parliament home for new elec-
were held on the basis of tions.
A. Universal Franchise C. President indicted by the House and
B. Equal Franchise tried by the Senate.
C. Communal Franchise D. Government funds voted by legisla-
D. No Franchise ture.

2541. Untouchability is prohibited by Law un- 2546. Veto is the power of the President to
der which Article? disapprove a law and returned it to the
A. 14 legislative branch with an explanation re-
B. 17 garding the veto.

C. 22 A. TRUE
D. 18 B. FALSE

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2547. Science comes from the Latin scire; C. “walk”

Which means? D. “water”
A. “to know”
2551. The original preamble of the constitution
B. “to understand”
was read as
C. “to study”
A. Sovereign Democratic Republic
D. “to appreciate”
B. Sovereign Socialist Democratic Repub-
2548. Division of powers between higher and

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lic
lower levels of government is called
C. Sovereign Socialist Secular Demo-
A. coailition govwrnment cratic Republic
B. Horizontal division D. Sovereign Democratic
C. Prudential reason
2552. The minimum length of legislative as-
D. Vertical division sembly in a state can be
2549. How did Locke view human nature? A. 430
B. 500
C. 543
D. 520

2553. For the best kind of government

was monarchy because they did not have
to participate.
A. We are a born a ‘blank slate’, and we
develop differently according to our life’s A. Cynics
experiences B. Skeptics
B. We are naturally altruistic and usually C. Stoics
willing to compromise.
D. Anarchists
C. We are inquisitive and industrious.
D. We are naturally selfish and quick to 2554. Who is the President of America?
fight. A. Donald Trump
2550. What radicals can you point here? B. Ronald reacts
C. Barack Obama
D. George Bush

2555. Which of the following is the principle

language of the Jammu Region?
A. Urdu
B. Dogrics
A. “roof” C. Kashmiri
B. “heart” D. Gojro

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2556. One of the major influences of a third B. Socratis

party is its ability to C. Seeley

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A. introduce new ideas or press for a par- D. Aristotle
ticular issue
E. Aristotle
B. define itself in a way that wins majority
support by appealing to the political cen- 2562. Define nationalization
ter A. One that attempts to gain committed
C. reflect both liberal and conservative adherents; usually has formal member-
views ship.
D. organize to win elections B. One run by a few political profession-
als and only intermittently active.
2557. Political system in which power is con-
C. One based on a single personality.
centrated in the hands of a relatively small
group of individuals or institutions D. Putting major industries under govern-
ment ownership.
A. Elitism
B. Pluralism 2563. Right to property took the shape of le-
gal right by way of
C. Totalitarianism
A. 42nd Amendment
D. Authoritarianism
B. 44th Amendment
2558. What is the radical version of socialism? C. 46th Amendment
A. Capitalism D. 48th Amendment
B. Feminism
2564. The number of House of Representa-
C. Nationalism tives a state has is based on?
D. Communism A. state’s population
2559. In electoral systems, the Westminster B. number of districts drawn by the num-
system is also known as the “first-past- ber set by state legislature
the-post” orthe “winner-takes all sys- C. set at at least two
tem”. D. number set by governor
A. True
2565. Panchsheel came into existence in
B. False
A. 1954
2560. When was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman B. 1955
killed?
C. 1956
A. 1962
D. 1957
B. 1974
2566. Which Article provides abolition of Un-
C. 1964
touchability?
D. 1975
A. Article 13
2561. Who is the father of Political Science? B. Article 18
A. Plato C. Article 17

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D. Article 22 2572. Which of the following tasks are not

E. Article 17 performed by the Election Commission?
A. Preparing the Electoral Rolls
2567. Locke’s view of government was ulti-
mately based upon his desire to B. Supervising the Panchayat elections
A. insure the protection of wealth and C. Setting up polling booths
property D. Implementing the model code of con-
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C. destroy the English monarchy and cre- 2573. Rwanda is a former German colony.
ate a democracy
A. True
D. create a society where everyone was
B. False
equal in terms of wealt
2574. Which of the following are Fundamental
2568. secular states emphasis religion, family
Duties?
& deference to authority.
A. Safeguarding public property
A. false
B. true B. Protecting the sovereignty, integrity
and unity of India
2569. The government takes place in the fed- C. Developing scientific temper and hu-
eral system- manism
A. single D. All the above
B. double
2575. What is necessary in a democracy for
C. three-tier people?
D. no one A. Desire
2570. Interest groups use mass media, politi- B. Participation
cal parties, protests, or demonstrations in
C. Approval
access channels.
D. All of these
A. Illegitimate
B. Legitimate 2576. What is the term used to describe the in-
visible line that separates communist East-
C. Demonstrative
ern Europe from democratic Western Eu-
D. Coercive rope?
2571. Which of these is not a good argument A. Berlin wall
in favour of democracy? B. Iron Curtain
A. People feel free and equal in a democ- C. no man’s land
racy.
D. Iron wall
B. Democracies are more prosperous
than others. 2577. What type of government India prac-
C. Democracies resolve conflict in a bet- ticed?
ter way than others. A. Monarchy
D. none of above B. Democracy

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C. Anarchy B. head of the state is an elected repre-

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2578. Which Fundamental Right had described tative
as the heart and soul of Indian Constitution
by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? D. None of These

2583. Finance raised to operate a business is

called
A. Land
B. Labour
C. Enterprise

A. Right to Constitutional Remedies D. Capital

B. Right to Religious Freedom 2584. Which political ideology is described be-

C. Right to Education low:favor large government, favor social
programs, favor equality for all, favor ed-
D. Cultural and Educational Right
ucation and science
2579. Joothan book was written by A. Liberal
A. Om Prakash Valmiki B. Conservative
B. Dr.Babasaheb ambedkar C. Authoritarian
C. Both of these
D. Libertarian
D. none of these
2585. The purpose of government are to
2580. The electoral system, first past the post
is also known as A. Maintain order in society and Income
transfer
A. Proportional representation
B. Provide for national defense and pro-
B. Direct election tect individual liberty
C. Separate electorate
C. Provide “public goods”
D. Plurality system
D. All of the above
2581. The State according to the Constitution
includes the 2586. Power of the President, through the de-
partment of state, to decide which coun-
A. Executive tries the United States will officially label
B. Legislature as sovereign (not controlled by anybody
C. Local Bodies else and due UN protection) and those that
it considers enemies (North Korea, Iran).
D. All of the above
A. Recognition
2582. What do you mean by the term “repub-
B. Treaty
lic”?
A. head of the state is a hereditary posi- C. Resolution
tion D. Oversight

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2587. What is the meaning of intolerance? 2592. Who highlights the drawback of various
A. A political ideology advocating for policies?
strict adherence to traditional values A. BJP
B. A medical condition characterized by B. Members of parliament
low tolerance to certain substances C. Member of legislative
C. Unwillingness or refusal to accept or D. Opposition party
respect beliefs, opinions, or practices that
differ from one’s own 2593. What group of people fought against

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the corruption of wealth and political ma-
D. Acceptance and respect for beliefs,
chines?
opinions, or practices that differ from
one’s own A. Progressives
B. Republicans
2588. What is Judicial Review?
C. Democrats
A. The power of the Supreme Court to de-
clare any law unconstitutional. D. Capitalists
B. The power of the SC to decide the Fed- 2594. According to neoliberalists, the driving
eral Division of Power. force in international relations is
C. Both a and b A. Communism
D. None of these B. state actions

2589. The balance of power established by the C. free market capitalism

Congress of Vienna will last years, un- D. states’ militaries
til the beginning of WWI.
2595. This is the Supreme Court Building.
A. 10 Which branch of government works here?
B. 35
C. 80
D. 100
2590. In the Preamble of the Indian Constitu-
tion, the people of India have been written
after being influenced by the constitution
of which of the following countries?
A. Executive
A. America
B. Legislative
B. Britain
C. Judicial
C. France
D. none of above
D. Canada
2596. The parliament is the creation of the
2591. Patwari is also known as that came into effect in 1950.
A. Lekhpal A. constitution
B. Village officer B. laws
C. Employee C. decision of people
D. All of these D. decision of president

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2597. Which is NOT a terrorist organization? C. the candidate gain 2/3 majority from
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B. the KKK D. the popular vote and the electoral vote
do not match up
C. The leaders
D. the WWF 2602. An economic system in which most
wealth is derived from the use of the land
2598. What symbol represents the democratic
A. wealth-base economy
party?
B. economic-base economy
C. land-based economy
D. economic regions economy

2603. In order to be considered a State, a

State must have
A. sovereignty
A. cheetah
B. democracy
B. elephant
C. representation
C. mouse
D. a specific form of government
D. donkey
2604. Beginning of the Second World War
2599. A government in which an individual or
group exercise unlimited use of power A. 1920

A. Government B. 1930
B. Anarchy C. 1939
C. Dictatorship D. 1922
D. Democracy 2605. According to covered lecture, a compo-
nent of succesfull strategy is
2600. “No Person shall be deprived of his life
except according to procedure established A. Resourcefulindividuals
by law” B. Resourceful land
A. Article 14 C. Resourceful technologies
B. Article 20 D. Resourceful techniques
C. Article 21 E. Resourceful wealth
D. Article 22
2606. What is the alternative term for those
2601. The House of Representatives would de- who vote?
cide who the Prime Minister is, if
A. Electorate
A. the main candidate win first pass the
B. Citizen
post (FTP)
B. no candidate wins the majority of pop- C. People
ular votes D. None of the above

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2607. FAO head Office is at 2613. Define Jim Crow

A. New York A. The liberal, activist U.S. Supreme
B. Switzerland Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren,
C. Hague 1953-1969.

D. Rome B. Tactic of overturning local laws by de-

liberately breaking them, as at segre-
2608. What is authority? gated lunch counters.

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A. The ultimate power in society.
C. System of segregationist laws once
B. A government ruled by a few. standard in the U.S. South.
C. The branch of government that en-
forces the law. D. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor
accusing a defendant of crimes.
D. A government’s ability to exercise
power without resorting to force.
2614. is the political doctrine of equal
2609. model of economic and social develop- rights for men and women.
ment that explains global inequality in
A. Feminism
terms of the historical exploitation of poor
nations by rich nations B. Humanism
A. World Systems Theory
C. Socialism
B. Modernization Model
D. Liberalism
C. Organic Theory
D. Dependency Theory
2615. Which one of these things is not the
2610. The state and governments make laws same for democratic systems?
for the welfare of the society; the govern-
A. [A] Equality before law
ment removes social evils from the soci-
ety. B. [ B ] Independent and impartial
A. True Chanav
B. False C. [C] responsible governance
2611. Who is accountable to people? D. [D] rule of multicilers
A. Political Executive
B. Permanent Executive 2616. The lok sabha is elected after every
years
C. None of the above
D. Both of the above A. 5

2612. IDENTIFY USA NAVAL BASE IN CUBA B. 6

A. GUANTANAMO BAY C. 2
B. SINGER BASE D. 4
C. CAGLE BAY
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2621. Alexander Hamilton, one of the consti-

tution makers of which country, said that
if there should be energy in the execu-
tive, then the legislature in the legislature,
while in the judiciary, the loyalty and re-
A. Plato straint towards the truth in the judiciary?
B. Socrates
A. England
C. Aristotle
B. America
D. Chanakya
C. France
2618. Supreme Court case where the court
D. Soviet Russia
claimed the power of judicial review
A. Marbury v. Madison 2622. How Many Types Of Emergency(How
B. McCulloch v. Maryland many types of emergency are portrayed
in the Constitution of India?)
C. Barron v. Baltimore
D. Gibbons v. Ogden A. One
B. Two
2619. Which of the following best character-
izes the effect of the electoral college on C. Three
United States presidential elections? D. Four
A. It ensures that the candidate with the
most popular votes wins 2623. An international organization of states
designed to promote peaces, security, and
B. It encourages candidates to focus
observance of international law. The orga-
their campaigns on a handful of competi-
nization was formed in 1945.
tive states.
C. It prevents candidates from smaller A. UNITED NATIONS
states from winning B. IGO
D. It guarantees that each state has an C. INTERNATIONAL LAW
equal say in the election
D. NATION STATE
2620. What radical is in each character?
2624. Equality before law is mentioned in
of the Indian Constitution.
A. Article 15
B. Article 17
C. Article 16
D. Article 14

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2625. makes longer-term loans to pay for B. is absolute

specific projects related to development or C. cannot be curtailed by the Legislation
poverty reduction.
D. can be suspended during emergency
A. World Trade Organization
2631. What was the result of majoritarianism
B. World Bank
in Sri Lanka?
C. IMF
A. There were formation of respect in dif-
D. Federal Reserve ferent social groups

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2626. Bharatiya Janata Party is an election B. There were clashes between the dif-
symbol ferent community groups
A. Bicycle C. There were formation of different gov-
ernments by different social groups
B. Elephant
D. None of these
C. Lotus
2632. when india became a nation in our
D. claw
leaders were too concerned about differ-
2627. Arya Samaj was founded by which of ent kinds of inequality that existed.
the following reformers at 1875- A. 1945
A. Husband Dayanand Saraswati. B. 1946
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy. C. 1947
C. Pandita Ramabai. D. 1948
D. Jyotirao Phule. 2633. Navigating the bu of paperwork and
2628. This is the study of society, patterns of red tape when applying for government
social interactions, and culture of every- permits can be a daunting task.
day life. A. business
A. Anthropology B. bureaucracy
B. Sociology C. burden
C. Political Science D. none of above
D. none of above 2634. Which Article is related to Equality be-
fore Law?
2629. In which of the following forms of gov-
ernment, king is the head of the govern- A. Article 13
ment? B. Article 14
A. Dictatorship C. Article 15
B. Monarchy D. Article 16
C. Democracy 2635. Which party is considered liberal
D. None of the above A. Democratic
2630. 2) The Freedom of Speech and Expres- B. Republican
sion in the Constitution of India is C. Libertarian
A. is enshrined in Part III D. Communist

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2636. Which statement best describes the dif- C. The analysis of geological processes
ference between political parties and spe- D. The exploration of space
cial interest groups?

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A. Political parties are focused on get- 2641. Which country is an example of a fed-
ting their members elected to public office eral system of government?
while interest groups focus more on influ- A. Iran
encing those already elected to public of-
B. United States
fice.
B. Interest groups are based on ideology C. Kuwait

C. Each interest group focuses on multi- D. Saudi Arabia

ple issues 2642. What do you mean by the house of the
D. Political Parties do not support candi- people
dates running for office
A. Rajya Sabha
2637. India is a democratic country. B. Lok Sabha
A. true C. Parliament
B. false D. none of above
2638. Who wrote the book The Republic 2643. Assertion India did not follow any of
A. Aristotle the two known paths to development-it
did not accept the capitalist model of de-
B. Plato
velopment in which development was left
C. Soccrates entirely to the private sector, nor did it
D. Machiavelli follow the socialist model in which private
property was abolished and all the produc-
2639. What is the main purpose of the assign- tion was controlled by the state.Reason It
ment in the political science unit? was India’s one of the biggest mistakes
A. To demonstrate challenge and applica- that India did not adopt any one of the two
tion by applying skills, knowledge, and un- models suggested above.
derstanding within the context of a politi- A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
cal issue correct explanation of (A).
B. To memorize political theories and B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
structures the correct explanation of (A).
C. To analyze and synthesize information C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
in an unstructured manner
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
D. To ignore political sources and draw bi-
ased conclusions 2644. The term’Politics’ is closely related to
the Greek word ‘polis’meaning,
2640. What is the primary focus of Political
A. City-state
Science?
A. The study of plants and animals B. Politics

B. The systematic study of politics, gov- C. Police forces

ernment, and political behavior D. Police state

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2645. The preamble is not an integral part of C. Economic Factors

the Indian Constitution was first decided
D. Geographic Factors
by Supreme Court of India in which case?
A. Keshavananda case 2650. Political competition in Democracy
means
B. Union Government vs LIC of India
C. Bell Bari Kashiwa A. compettition among differen parties

D. Ryland vs Fletcher B. competition among cars

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C. competition among products
2646. Which one of the following arguments
is against the Universal Adult Franchise? D. competition among athletes
A. It is democratic E. competition among different compa-
nies
B. It ensures political equality
C. It makes people politically awakened 2651. What is dual citizenship?
D. It inculcates anti-nationalism A. Citizenship of India and USA

2647. which among the following is the ex- B. Voting allowed in two states
panded form of FICCI: C. Citizenship of common federal govern-
A. Federation of Indian Council of Com- ment and of federating units
merce and Industry D. Citizenship of two countries
B. Federation of Indian Committee of
Commerce and Industry 2652. Branch given the power of Recognizing
and Dealing with Foreign Nations
C. Federation of Indian Chambers of Com-
merce and Industry A. Executive

D. None of the above B. Legislative

C. Judicial
2648. Lower House of Indian Parliament is
known as D. none of above
A. Rajya Sabha 2653. Which ideology considered the state as
B. Assembly a necessary evil?
C. Legislative Assembly A. Negative liberalism
D. Lok Sabha B. Marxism

2649. In 1950, Coca-Cola marked it entry in C. Positive liberalism

India with the opening of the first bottling D. none of above
plant by Pure Drinks, Ltd, in New Delhi.
The company exited the country in 1977, 2654. in India right to property is a
due to the implementation of India’s For-
A. Moral right
eign Exchange Act. What factor has im-
pacted the business of Coco-Cola? B. Legal right
A. Political Factors C. Fundamental right
B. Cultural Factors D. Personal right

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2655. Dr BR Ambedkar fought for the rights of 2659. The Republican Party is also known as
the

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A. dalits A. Great Open Party
B. discrimination B. Grand Old Party
C. women C. Good Only Party
D. peasants D. Great Official Party

2656. Non-Alliance means 2660. is the Constitutional head of our

country.
A. Being neutral
A. Prime Minister
B. Freedom to decide on issues indepen-
dently B. President
C. Lok Sabha Speaker
C. Demilitarisation
D. Vice President
D. None of the above
2661. The issue of migration of Rohingyas is
2657. A person compells to work more hours associated with which of the following
without extra payment is comes under countries?
A. Right against equality A. Sri Lanka
B. Right against exploitation B. Myanmar
C. Right against Religion C. Bhutan
D. none of above D. Nepal

2658. Choose the correct option 2662. Two truths one lie about Anthropol-
ogy.Choose what is the lie among the
given statement.
A. Anthropology analyzes the develop-
ment among humans through ages
B. Anthropology analyzes which civiliza-
tion contributed more.
C. Anthropology analyzes the contempo-
rary variation of human culture
D. none of above

2663. Title often given to the head of govern-

ment in a parliamentary democracy
A. Gandhi A. prime minister
B. Scent B. head of state
C. bipin chandra pal C. chancellor
D. Motilal Nehru D. president

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2664. Saudi Arabia and Australia all contain C. The protests against long-term politi-
large areas of low population primarily be- cal leaders in Arab countries.
cause these countries share which of the
D. A movement to create lasting peace
following physical characteristics?
between Muslims, Christians and Jews.
A. Low-lying areas subject to frequent
flooding. 2669. Who is the first citizen of India?
B. Extensive desert regions. A. Vice-president

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2665. According to John Locke, if the govern- B. President
ment didn’t protect the people’s natural
rights, what could the people do? C. Prime minister

A. Overthrow the government D. Governor

B. Petition the government for their
2670. What is the definition of the state?
rights
C. Nothing, the people don’t have rights A. A commercial enterprise with signifi-
cant market power
D. none of above
B. A geographic region with a distinct cul-
2666. Which of the following is a member of tural identity
BIMSTEC?
C. A political entity that has a monopoly
A. China on the use of force within a defined terri-
B. Thailand tory
C. Malaysia D. A social organization based on com-
D. Singapore mon religious beliefs

2667. A theory about origin of the state 2671. What do you mean by a Republic?
wherein the ruler is appointed by God.
A. Head if the State is an elected repre-
A. Religious Theory sentative.
B. Divine Right Theory
B. Head if the State is chosen through
C. Bigbang Theory hereditary succession.
D. Force Theory C. Head of the State is a king who is
bound by a Constitution.
2668. The Arab Spring is described as what?
D. none of above

2672. Who among the following was not a

member of the Drafting Committee of the
Indian Constitution?
A. KM Munshi
A. The warming of equatorial regions due B. b) DP haitan
to global warming.
C. C) Rajendra Prasad
B. The renewed study of Islam in Arab
countries. D. d) N Madhava Rao

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2673. Which among the following statements 2678. It refers to a theoretical foundation of
does not reflect the objectives of NAM? contemporary anthropology.

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A. to enable newly decolonized countries A. Nature of politics
to pursue independent policies
B. Nature of culture
B. not to join any military alliances
C. Nature of anthropology
C. to follow a policy of neutrality on global
issues D. Nature of sociology
D. to focus on elimination of global eco-
2679. The local government controls what?
nomic inequalities
A. State
2674. By which amendment the word Secular
is added in preamble? B. City

A. 44th C. Country
B. 42nd D. none of above
C. Khashid
2680. in Judicial language the term Convicted
D. 85th means
E. 42nd A. free (someone) from a criminal charge
by a verdict of not guilty.
2675. Article IV states that states must treat
citizens from other states equally to their B. conduct oneself or perform in a speci-
own. This is known as the clause. fied way.
A. Full Faith and Credit C. discharge (a duty or responsibility).
B. Privileges and Immunities D. having been declared guilty of a crimi-
C. Extradition nal offence by the verdict of a jury or the
decision of a judge.
D. Interstate compacts

2676. Which of the following is a Coming To- 2681. A uniform civil code can be obtained
gether Federation? through
A. USA A. Fundamental duties
B. India B. Fundamental rights
C. Spain C. Directive principles
D. Belgium D. Human rights
2677. How many percent of Muslim children
2682. Which of the following event was the
in the 6-14 year of age group have never
earliest?
been enrolled in schools & dropped out?
A. 70% A. Fall of Berlin wall

B. 30% B. Russian Revolution

C. 25% C. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
D. 56% D. Disintegration of soviet union

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2683. Which of the following negates the idea 2689. Democracy means rule by:
of a student-centric classeoom? A. God
A. Conduct activities through which stu- B. The best
dents can brainstorm.
C. The wealthy
B. Make students active participants.
D. The people
C. The students should be motivated to
just remember the standardised syllabus. 2690. A researcher chose to write about in-

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D. The students should be encouraged to digenous people in Mindanao and he de-
speak their mind. scribed them using some concepts such as
kinship, gender and power. He tried to
2684. Who creates a democratic Government compare them to other groups of people.
and decides about functioning of it? Which of the following fields of science did
A. Indian Constitution the statement above portray?

B. People A. History

C. Government B. Anthropology

D. President C. Political science

D. Sociology
2685. Social democracy believes strongly in
A. Socialism 2691. State comprises of which of the follow-
ing
B. Equality of opportunity and freedom
A. Population
2686. Who becomes the Chief Minister? B. Government
A. Leader of Winning rulling party C. Territory
B. Leader of losing party D. All of these
C. Prime minister of the country
2692. What is a so-one out of 7 Executive
D. none of above Committees Introduced Reforms?
2687. “Religion is opium “stated by A. Executive Committee of Education Edu-
cational Executive Committee
A. Marx
B. Executive Committee of Health Execu-
B. Galileo
tive Committee
C. Russell
C. Executive Committee of Agriculture
D. Bhagat singh and Land of Agriculture and Lands
2688. Prudential Reason of Power Sharing D. Executive Committee on Executive
stresses more on: Committee of Sport
A. Reducing the possibility of conflict be- 2693. -A body of formal and effective rules
tween various social groups and regulation.-Determines the organi-
B. A fair chance to minority zation or structure of the government-
Distribute powers and dictates the rights
C. Bringing stability in the political order and duties of the citizens. These state-
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C. constitution 2698. In Golaknath vs the State of Punjab
D. government case, the Supreme Court was led by Chief
Justice
2694. Syahidah:The Public Service Department
has been very responsive to the need of A. Rao
our youth, especially when it comes to B. R. S. Pathak
sponsoring students to study overseas. I C. J. S. Verma
am glad I am benefiting from this. Syahi-
dah is thinking about politics in the scope D. R. C. Lahoti
of 2699. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is better know
A. Political Theory as?
B. Comparative Politics A. Nelson Mandela
C. Public Administration B. Annie Besant
D. International Relations C. Pandurang vaman kane
D. Use
2695. Which of the following is a Land Locked
Country? 2700. “Democracy is the government of the
A. Maldives people, by the people and for the people”
The above definition is given by
B. Bangladesh
A. Aristotle
C. Nepal
B. Willoughby
D. Pakistan
C. Austin early
2696. In 2019 general elections which party
D. Abraham Lincoln
got most seats in the i ndia
A. NDA 2701. What organization was created follow-
ing WWI that’s purpose was to help pre-
B. CPI
vent future wars? This organization failed
C. AICC to meet that goal and later disbanded.
D. TDP A. United Nations
2697. this famous picture is known for B. League of Nations
C. Warsaw Pact
D. NATO

2702. In The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle

wrote that politics is the most authorita-
tive and a master art. What does this
mean?
A. Non-cooperation Movement A. Politicians are selfish people
B. Neel satyagraha/ The Champaran B. Knowledge of politics involves the
satyagraha study of people

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C. Knowledge of politics affects our daily 2707. G-7 means:

lives A. A scientific expression
D. Knowledge of politics is complicated B. Group of Seven Western Industrialized
Countries
2703. What is it called when you use symbols
to represent ideas or qualities? C. An export Co
D. None of these

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2708. How were the opressed and the opres-
sor planning to live in independent South
Africa?
A. live togehter as equals
B. live unequal to be opressed again
C. live together as equals
D. All of these

A. Symbolism 2709. What did trade on the Silk Road show

about globalization?
B. Exaggeration
A. Globalization has been around for cen-
C. Irony
turies.
D. Labeling B. Globalization has just been invented.
2704. Smallest landlocked country in Asia. C. Modern technology is needed for glob-
alization.
A. ISRAEL
D. Globalization requires that people
B. CYPRUS speak the same language.
C. Amen
2710. Which of the following is a result of the
D. BRUNEI system of checks and balances outlined in
the United States Constitution?
2705. To agree
A. It allows the President to veto any law
A. Consent
B. The political system often requires
B. Consignment compromise for changes to be made.
C. Apathy C. It gives the Supreme Court the power
to declare laws unconstitutional
D. Oligarchy
D. It allows Congress to override a Pres-
2706. There is currently the number of na- idential veto
tional parties in India.
2711. Identify the most appropriate discipline
A. 3 to be used in the following research scenar-
B. 6 ios and recent development that happened
in our country.2. Preservation of cultural
C. 9
diversity and respect for traditions in this
D. 9 period of globalization

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A. Anthropology 2717. Who is Saint Augustine?

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B. A renowned theologian and prolific
D. Political Science writer
2712. Austin was the chief exponent of C. A skilled preacher and rhetorician
sovereignty
D. All above mentioned
A. pluralistic
B. Monistic 2718. The “strict constructionists” on the
C. political Supreme Court are generally committed to
D. popular A. the principle of judicial restraint.
2713. Which theory of international relations B. the principle of judicial activism.
suggests that international relations are
primarily influenced by states’ perceptions C. the idea of the Constitution as a living,
of history, culture, and relations with for- changing body based on the times.
eign countries? D. using the Court to express a liberal or
A. Realism progressive viewpoint.
B. Institutionalism
2719. The following are the three disciplines
C. Liberalism of social sciences that interlinked and
D. Constructivism therefore, you cannot separate one from
another EXCEPT
2714. Who among the following is the founder
of Independent Labour Party? A. Astronomy
A. B R Ambedkar B. Sociology
B. J Nehru
C. Political Science
C. MK Gandhi
D. Anthropology
D. Rajenda Prasad
2715. What type of election is done within 2720. In which year government of India act
a party where the party identifies candi- was adopted?
dates and appoints staff?
A. Open
B. Closed
C. Partisan
D. Nonpartisan
2716. Name the first President of India.
A. 1937
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. 1936
B. Pandit jawaharlal nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi C. 1935
D. Sardar Patel D. 1938

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2721. The Mandal Commission used Indi- 2726. Select the correct option for the leader
cators to identify Social, Educational and and the country that helped to reach the
Economic backwardness. Tashkent agreement between India and
Pakistan
A. Ten
A. India, Nehru
B. Eleven
B. USSR, KOSHYGIN
C. Twelve
C. Egypt, Nasser
D. Thirteen

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D. Indonesia, Sukarno
2722. Full form of NITI Aayog is- 2727. When was the Communist Party of In-
A. National Institution for Transforming dia formed?
India A. December 1922
B. National Institution for Transmitting B. December 1923
India
C. December 1924
C. National Institute for Transmitting In- D. December 1925
dia
D. none of above 2728. As originally enacted the preamble de-
scribed the state as a
2723. Which of the following pairs is/are cor- A. Sovereign
rectly matched? 1. Right to Information B. democratic
Act-20052. Maintenance and welfare of
Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2007 C. republic

A. 1 only D. All of these

B. 2 only 2729. one whose legalized force and power is

restricted through spread out and specific
C. Both 1 & 2
powers in government
D. Neither 1 nor 2 A. Limited Government
2724. Name the Political thinker who first B. Unlimited Government
used the word state C. Social Contract
A. Niccole Machiavelli D. State of Nature
B. Plato 2730. What is a platform?
C. Aristotle A. The set of principles, policies, and
D. Locke goals that a political party or candidate
supports
2725. Government Corporations B. An organized group of people with sim-
A. Executive ilar political beliefs
C. The process of choosing a person for
B. Legislative
a particular position
C. Judicial
D. A series of organized activities to pro-
D. none of above mote a specific cause

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2731. SAFTA is an agreement Signed by mem- 2736. Who was the Chairmen/Chairperson of
bers of- the Planning Commission?

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B. ASEAN B. President
C. The EU
2737. The tenure of the members of legislative
D. SSA council
2732. What is the significance of globalisation A. 2 years
for developing countries? B. 4 years
A. Globalisation has no significance for C. 5 years
developing countries.
D. 6 years
B. Globalisation allows developing coun-
tries to access new markets, attract for- 2738. Which is the highest law making body
eign investment, and benefit from tech- in our country
nological advancements and knowledge
A. Lok Sabha
transfer.
C. Globalisation leads to cultural homog- B. Rajya Sabha
enization and loss of traditional values in C. Court
developing countries. D. none of above
D. Globalisation increases income in-
equality and exploitation in developing 2739. The present ruling party of India is
countries. A. JDS
2733. “Literacy in itself is not education” “En- B. Congress
glish education has enslaved us” These C. Bhartiya Janata party
words were spoken by whom?
D. Communist party
A. Henry Thomas Colebrooke
B. In the god of the god 2740. The ability of a court to put a guilty per-
son on probation, in prison, or to death
C. Mahatma Gandhi
A. Sentence
D. Husband Dayanand Saraswati
B. Friend of the court
E. Pandita Ramabai
C. Writ of Certiorari
2734. Who is the president of India
D. Establish Procedures
A. Ramnath Kovind
B. J. L Nehru 2741. Which one of the following statements
is the best definition of the public opinion?
C. Modi
A. The aggregate of all identical personal
D. Atal
opinions on a specific issue
2735. The Constitution does not guarantee the B. The sum-total of the opinions of a ma-
protection of minorities by the majority. jority
A. True C. The aggregate of personal opinions
B. False held by certain influential individuals

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D. Politically significant views shared and B. Conflict Theory

voiced by relatively large segments in a
C. Symbolic Interactionism
political community
D. Social Evolutionism
2742. The judges of the Supreme Court of In-
dia retire at the age: 2747. Define voting bloc
A. 62 A. The right to vote
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C. 50 from one election to the next
D. 70 C. Tendency of a given social class to vote
for a party that promotes its economic in-
2743. “There should be no censorship of me- terests.
dia or films.” Which political principle is
applicable here? D. Group with a marked tendency.
A. Equality 2748. This nation took the lead in the unifica-
B. Democracy tion of Germany
C. Freedom A. Austria
D. Justice B. Bavaria
2744. When was Communist party of India C. Prussia
Marxist (CPI-M) formed? D. Holstein
A. 1952
2749. Which of the following concepts is fun-
B. 1954
damental to democracies?
C. 1962
A. Economic equality.
D. 1964
B. Majority rule with minority rights,
2745. Who are the 5 permanent members of
the Security Council? 2750. US told Texas to ratify 14 amendment
A. United States, Germany, Russia, China in which constitution
and the United Kingdom A. 1845
B. United States, France, Japan, China B. 1861
and the United Kingdo
C. 1866
C. United States, Russia, China, France
and the United Kingdom D. 1869

D. United States, Russia, China, Canada 2751. How many articles are there in the In-
and the United Kingdom dian Constitution?
2746. It is macro theory in sociology that A. 204
views society as system of interrelated
B. 365
parts that work together to encourage con-
sensus. C. 395
A. Functionalism D. 495

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2752. The states created in 1960 were 2758. NITI Aayog is

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C. Rajasthan and Gujarat
D. Punjab and Haryana 2759. Jammu and Kashmir was the king of
Jammu and Kashmir
2753. The Akali Dal Party belongs to which
A. Bodhi Singh
state or region
A. Haryana B. Hari Singh
B. Punjab C. Jeet Singh

2754. The core idea of constructivism D. Karn Singh

A. Economy and military power 2760. Practice of legislators trading mutual
B. Trade support for their legislative proposals.
C. Cooperation A. hold
D. Idea and identity B. pork barrel legislation
E. Conflict
C. log rolling
2755. What is true regarding sources of rev- D. unanimous consent
enue in a federal system?
A. (a) States have no financial powers or 2761. Define elite media
independent sources of revenue A. Whom or where a news reporter gets
B. b) States are dependent on revenue or information from.
funds on the central government.
B. Highly influential newspapers and
C. (c) Sources of revenue for each level magazines read by elites and the atten-
of government are clearly specified to en- tive public.
sure its financial autonomy.
C. A few big firms dominate a market.
D. D ) States have no financial autonomy.
D. News incident planned to get media
2756. How many members are nominated to coverage.
the Rajya Sabha by the President of India
A. 20 2762. Which of the following issues of tension
between India and Bangladesh is false?
B. 15
C. 6 A. Water sharing issue of rivers Ganga
and Yamuna.
D. 12
B. Bangladesh’s refusal to act on unlaw-
2757. are neither completely military ful immigration to India
forces nor completely civil forces.
C. Bangladesh’s support to anti-Indian
A. Border Security Forces
Islamic fundamentalist groups
B. Paramilitary Forces
D. Bangladesh’s refusal to allow Indian
C. Coast Guards troops to reach the North-East region
D. Home Guards through Bangladesh’s territory

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2763. The Parliament exercises control over 2769. Which type of advocate who pleads on
council of ministers, the real executive in behalf of the accused person?
several ways, mark the wrong one.
A. Judge
A. Questions
B. Defence lawyer
B. Supplementary questions
C. Adjournment motion 2770. In which Japanese cities USA dropped
two atom bombs.
D. None of the above

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A. Tokyo and Osaka
2764. United State presidents are most likely
B. Nagasaki plan D Hiroshima
to see their preferred legislation palled in
Congress during C. Kyoto and Nagoya
A. THe first year in office D. Sendai plan D Kumamoto
B. their second term in office
2771. Which among the following statements
C. reelection years that describe the nature of Soviet economy
D. periods of divided government is wrong?

2765. ” Prohibition of all forms of forced A. Socialism was the dominant ideology.
labour” comes under which right? B. State ownership/control existed over
A. Right to Freedom the factors of production.
B. Cultural and Educational Rights C. People enjoyed economic freedom.
C. Right against Exploitation D. Every aspect of the economy was
planned and contained by the state.
D. Right to Constitutional Remedies

2766. is the form of government in which 2772. IR stands for International Relation
the rulers are elected by the people. A. True
A. Dictatorship B. FALSE
B. Monarchy
2773. How many Schedules are contained in
C. Democracy
the Constitution of India?
D. Communism
A. 13 schedules
2767. What does the executive branch do? B. 14 schedules
A. Enforce the laws C. 12 schedules
B. Make Laws
D. 11 schedules
2768. naturally occurring barrier between two
areas. Rivers, mountain ranges, oceans, 2774. Branch of government that can interpret
and deserts can all serve as examples. and apply the laws

A. river boundary A. Executive

B. state boundary B. Legislative
C. political boundary C. Judicial
D. natural boundary D. none of above

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2775. Marco examined the differences be- 2779. Define floating exchange rate
tween Filipinos who were privileged to A. The value of what a country exports
get a good education and those who did

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not, in terms of political issues that they
value. He noticed that those with good B. Dollar buys set amounts of foreign cur-
education value liberal ideals such as dig- rencies.
nity, justice, freedom and human rights C. Dollar buys varying amounts of for-
while those who did not value unity, re- eign currencies, depending on market for
spect, relationships, cooperation with au- them.
thority. He realize that this disparity can D. Combination of slow growth plus infla-
be explained in the theory of Sikolohiyang tion in the U.S. economy in the 1970s.
Filipino.
A. Political Psychology 2780. Branch of government that sentences of-
fenders.
B. Political Communication
A. Executive
C. Political Theory B. Legislative
D. International Relations C. Judicial
D. none of above
2776. Judiciary in India resolves the disputes
between 2781. Part and of the Constitution
A. state and state have been fully devoted to a discussion
of relations between the Union and the
B. state and citizen States
C. citizen and citizen A. Part II and Part III
D. All of the above B. Part XI and XII
C. Part III and Part IV
2777. Which political theorist is considered the
father of the social contract theory? D. none of above

A. John Stuart mill 2782. The Government of Russia is considered

more limited than the government of the
B. Thomas Hobbes
Soviet Union because why?
C. Aristotle A. The people are allowed to vote in elec-
D. Immuelual cant tions.
B. The Government has control over the
2778. What is the meaning of artifacts? economy.
A. Objects or items with monetary value. C. The military answers directly to the
president now.
B. Objects or items with historical, cul-
tural, or artistic significance. D. The new constitution permits the pres-
ident to rule for life.
C. Objects or items with scientific signifi-
cance. 2783. Who is popularly known as the ‘Milk-
D. Objects or items with no historical, cul- man of India’?
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B. Chaudhary Charan Singh A. small things in plans and schemes that

C. B. R. Ambedkar are often overlooked can cause serious
problems later on
D. Varghese disciplines
B. Let’s focus on the most important and
2784. Membership can transcend state bor- practical aspects of the problem.
ders C. We should identify shared ideas or so-
A. true lutions that can unite different parties.

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B. false D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
2785. Which party always won elections in sion.
Mexico since its independence in 1930 un-
til 2000? 2790. When did William Jones arrive in Cal-
cutta?
A. Revolutionary Party
A. 1783
B. Mexican Revolutionary Party
B. 1835
C. Institutional Revolutionary Party
C. 1919
D. (d) Institutional Party
D. 1789
2786. Which amendment included fundamental
duties in our Constitution? 2791. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
pression below:“The devil’s in the de-
A. 41st tails.”
B. 42nd A. small things in plans and schemes that
C. 44th are often overlooked can cause serious
problems later on
D. 45th
B. Let’s focus on the most important and
2787. Who is the founder of the institution practical aspects of the problem.
Academy
C. We should identify shared ideas or so-
A. Aristotle lutions that can unite different parties.
B. Plato D. I understand your perspective or view-
point.
2788. Which of the following is the best defi-
nition of public opinion? 2792. A parliamentary executive means:
A. the sum of many individual views A. (�) Executive where there is a parlia-
B. what journalists think about issues ment

C. the beliefs of one or more interest B. (�) Executive elected by the parliament
groups C. (c) Where the parliament functions as
D. how politicians express common atti- the Executive
tudes D. (d) Executive that is dependent on sup-
port of the majority in the parliament
2789. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
pression below:“To play devil’s advocate 2793. Parliamentary System of government
“ developed in

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D. United States of America B. Theocracy

C. Junta
2794. The then President , did not take any
D. Oligarchy
decision on the Indian Post Office Amend-
ment bill? E. Anarchy
A. Venkataraman 2800. In Karnataka, D.M. Nanjundappa Com-
B. Gyan Jail Singh mittee was formed to remove
C. Pratibha Patil A. Corruption
D. Male Hussein B. Discrimination
C. Regional imbalance
2795. Article 360 talks about:
D. Unemployment
A. National Emergency
B. President’s Rule 2801. majority needed to remove from office
C. Financial Emergency A. House of Representatives
D. Use B. Senate
C. Congress
2796. Parliament building located in
D. none of above

2802. These are the set of rules or pieces of

legislation that are formulated by the gov-
ernment and are meant to be followed by
all citizens of a state.
A. New Delhi A. Executive Orders
B. Moon B. Ordinance
C. kolkata C. Laws
D. Bangalore D. Bills
2797. Right to Equality gives right to practice 2803. Filibuster” is related to
any profession.
A. A long speech in Parliament to delay a
A. True vote
B. False B. Opposition leader’s speech
2798. Belgium is a small country in C. Prime Minister’s vote of thanks
A. Asia D. Speaker’s power to stop a member

B. America 2804. Type of a state includes

C. Europe A. Bolys
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C. Platoon 2809. This political ideology believed that ab-

D. Confederation solute leadership and elite rule are natural
and desirable
E. Brigade
A. Liberalism
2805. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encour-
aged workers to improve their lives by B. Socialism
C. Anarchism
D. Fascism

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2810. Apportioned by Population
A. House of Representatives
B. Senate
A. electing union representatives
B. participating in local government C. Congress
C. overthrowing the capitalist system D. none of above
D. demanding pensions and disability in- 2811. In Andhra Pradesh, which Caste pro-
surance vides State leaders?
2806. Who was the first Republican presi- A. Reddys
dent?
B. Walama
A. George Bush
C. Kammus
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Ronald Reagan D. All of the above

D. Abraham Lincoln 2812. What are the main social classes accord-
2807. How much % of people are engaged in ing to Marxism? Select all the ones that
farming factor? correspond.

A. 75% A. Bourgeois
B. 55% B. Workers
C. 85% C. Proletariat
D. 25% D. Wealthy
2808. Which of the statement is an example
2813. Questions are known as any demo-
of horizontal sharing of power?
cratic system problems are known as
A. Power-sharing between different or- (a) challenges of democracy (b) Results
gans of the government of democracy c) Democratic imbalance d)
B. Power-sharing between different polit- None of the options
ical parties A. A
C. Power-sharing between different lev- B. B
els of the government
C. C
D. Power Sharing between different
states D. D

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2814. Which of these is/are conditions of 2819. How does political science differs from
Sound Public opinion? politics?

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A. Education A. Politics is the activities in the state it-
self, while political science is the study of
B. A strong Military
these activities
C. Free Press B. Politics is the activities in the state it-
D. A good Law system self, while political science is what labora-
tories in a state does
2815. The original gerrymander was likened
C. Politics are studied by politicians while
to which animal?
political science is studied by physical sci-
A. Ox entists
B. Spider D. Is I going to do it?(Please be polite a
little yes)
C. Reptile
D. Turtle 2820. During Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure as
Prime Minister the nuclear tests were held
2816. In the following country, women of at:
which country are still deprived of fran- A. Pokhran Range in Rajasthan
chise?
B. North-east of Darjeeling
A. [A] Britain
C. Rann of Kutch
B. [ B ] Switzerland D. Western Ghats
C. [C] Saudi Arabia
2821. Who was the president of constituent
D. [D] Sri Lanka assembly?
2817. According to the principles included in A. Jawaharlal Nehru
the Declaration of Independence, what is B. Rajendra Prasad
the main purpose of government? C. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
A. To control dangerous people through D. Vallabh Bhai Patel
harsh punishment
2822. The Republic was written by
B. To ensure that everyone has enough
food, shelter, opportunities, and other re- A. Plato
sources for the pursuit of happiness B. Aristotle
C. To protect the natural right of the citi- C. Socrates
zens D. Alexander
D. none of above
2823. What is a satellite state?
2818. Which branch interprets the laws? A. A communist state meant to create a
A. Legislative buffer zone for the USSR
B. A communist state that fought against
B. Executive
the USSR
C. Judicial
C. A colony in outer space circling the
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D. A capitalist state that was part of NATO 2828. who first signed panchsheel?
A. Kymi
2824. “The goal of political socialization is to
train or develop individuals in such a way B. Zhou en comes
that they become a suitable member of po- C. pervez musharraf
litical society.”This definition of political
D. none of above
socialization is given-
A. Amand and Pavel 2829. Public Accounts Committee is headed

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by:
B. Robert Scale
A. Comptroller and Auditor General
C. ��. ����� ��
B. Chief Justice of India
D. V.O.Ki
C. PM of India
2825. The term “Proletariat” is associated D. Use
with
2830. Mary Wollstonecraft strongly believed
that was just as important for women
as it was for men.
A. wealth
B. education
C. marriage
D. love
A. Structural Functionalism
2831. To whom should the credit for bringing
B. Feminism Princely States within India Union go?
C. Marxism A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D. none of above B. P.Srirams

2826. Polls consistently report that the major- C. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
ity of Americans support D. Mahatma Gandhi
A. “big government.” 2832. Time that the President Corazon Aquino
B. “less government.” created a Freedom constitution Proclama-
tion No. 3, s. 1986 and issued Procla-
C. removing protections for endangered mation No. 9 which created Constitutional
species. Comission tasked to draft a new charter.
D. defunding Medicare. A. 1987 Philippine Constitution
2827. The United States was founded in which B. 1973 Philippine Constitutions
year? C. 1935 Philippine Constitution
A. 1774 D. Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916
B. 1776
2833. The Party wants to share wealth
C. 1778 with workers.
D. 1780 A. Communists

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D. Green 2839. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
2834. Who cannot be called to a police station low:tackle the issue
only for questioning? A. not suitable or appropriate for its in-
A. A Boy under 15 yrs of age tended use/old/obsolete

B. Women B. to solve the problems

C. to take action without legal authority
C. Both Women and a boy under 15 yrs of
or permission.
age
D. none of above
D. Government Employees
2840. A group of people or a single person try-
2835. One Republican Party core belief is
ing to send a message through use of vio-
A. more taxes lent action against civilians.
B. increase taxes A. Warriors
C. less taxes B. Terrorists
D. no taxes C. Bystanders
2836. Its main concern is to learn how to use D. State
power over others to maintain social order
2841. The state of Himachal Pradesh is divided
and harmony among citizens.
into assembly constituencies
A. Anthropology
A. 26
B. Political Science
B. 54
C. Sociology
C. 48
D. none of above
D. 68
2837. What is the meaning of the phrase be- 2842. What name did the abolitionist and
low:window of opportunity women’s rights activist Isabella Van Wa-
A. to take action without legal authority gener assume after she was free and be-
or permission. came a Methodist?
B. a limited period of time during which A. Judith
an opportunity exists. B. Sojourner Truth
C. to shift responsibility or blame onto C. Margaret Sanger
someone else.
D. Pankhurst
D. to prepare for something or create the
necessary conditions for it to happen. 2843. who is the father of ideal state

2838. The post-soviet political regime are A. Aristotle

termed as B. T H Green
A. Hybrid regimes C. Plato
B. Authoritarian regimes D. Rousseau

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2844. Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya 2849. Which challenges have to face demo-
Sabha because cratic governance in the following?
A. It Controls the national purse. A. Challenge to create a fundamental ba-
sis
B. The Rajya sabha enjoys co-equal pow-
ers in regards to control over the council B. Challenge of expansion of fundamental
of Minister rights
C. None of the above C. Challenge to empower Fundamental

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Rights
D. Both of the Above
D. All of them
2845. In Independent India, an election based 2850. John:At times, human need to be self-
on Universal Adult Franchise was held first ish to protect themselves. It is therefore
in: justified that certain politicians are willing
A. Mizoram to take bribery in order to advance his or
her political power. This is just the nature
B. Nagaland
of human beings. What John said showed
C. Meghalaya the relationship between politics and
D. Manipur A. philosophy
B. history
2846. On which date was our constitution en-
forced? C. economics

A. 26 january, 1950 D. sociology

B. 26 january, 1949 2851. The Constitutional Amendment which

made right to education a fundamental
C. 26 november, 1949
right:
D. 26 november, 1950 A. 86th
2847. Machiavelli would most likely estimate B. Dirt
the worth of a leader according to his C. 90th
A. honesty D. Folder
B. faithfulness 2852. In what year did the (Communist) Chi-
C. flexibility nese Revolution occur?
D. integrity A. 1947

E. compassion B. 2003
C. 1949
2848. does not have a role in deciding for- D. 1955
eign policy
A. The Defence Minister 2853. Our military policy is best explained as
A. reducing costs by cutting research and
B. The Prime Minister
development
C. The President
B. requiring mandatory military service
D. Mayor for at least one year

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2854. To assess public opinion, political ob- D. The central government’s individual
servers today rely primarily on right to exercise state power
E. The central government’s separate
A. election returns
dominance on all sub-national govern-
B. newspaper editorials ments
C. voter registration drives
2859. The regulator of political socialization
D. opinion polls is-
2855. Indian Air Force Day is on: A. Political party
A. 8th October B. Nature of political system
B. 4th December C. Family
C. 2nd October D. Educational institutions
D. 14th September 2860. In which of the following institutions
have been provided for women:1) Lok
2856. Which of the followings is/are not a Sabha 2) Vidhan Sabha 3) Choose the cor-
feature of Indian Constitution? rect answer using Panchayati Raj 4 munici-
pality given below:A) only 3 and 4B) Only
2 and 4C) only 2 and 4C) only1, 3 and 4D)
only 2, 3 and 4
A. A
B. B
C. C
A. Parliamentary form of Government
D. D
B. Dual Citizenship
C. Presidential form of Government 2861. Who is the real head of Indian Parlia-
mentary System?
D. Federal Government
A. President
2857. The term ‘the largest garage sale in his- B. Prime Minister
tory’ is associated with:-
C. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
A. Cuban Missile Crisis
D. Governor
B. Gulf War
E. Prime Minister
C. Bolshevik Revolution
2862. Theocracy is a form of government in
D. Shock Therapy which a cleric is recognised as the supreme
2858. Are the main attributes of the mono- rulingauthority, giving divine guidance to
lithic government human intermediaries that manage the day
to dayaffairs of the government
A. The existence of a local government
system entrusted by the central govern- A. True
ment B. False

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2863. Which of the following statements is 2868. The UN secretary-general head office is
correct about the National Development at
Council (NDC)? A. New York
A. It is a constitutional body
B. Geneva
B. It is a statutory body
C. Paris
C. Its Chairman is the Finance Minister
D. Rome
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member 2869. Government by religious leaders is:
A. Called Theocracy, an example of which
2864. Bill
is the Vatican
A. Executive
B. Called Autocracy, an example of which
B. Legislative is Kuwait
C. Judicial C. Called Pluralism, an example of which
D. none of above is Germany
D. Called Dictatorship, an example of
2865. Constitutes all the land and water
which is Venezuela
within its external boundaries, the sea,
within a three mile limit of its shores, the E. Called Democracy, an example of
bays and estuaries, and islets bordering its which is Tibet
cost.
2870. Common name given to the legislature
A. Map in a parliamentary democracy
B. Territory A. parliament
C. Country B. unicameral
D. Government C. bicameral
2866. The Union Council of Ministers Consists D. autocracy
of (Union Cabinet)
2871. What are the benefits of history?
A. Cabinet Ministers
A. Develop an Understanding of the
B. Prime Minister
World.
C. Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State
B. we know how the whales eat fishes
and Deputy Ministers
C. there’s not benefits
D. Cabinet Ministers and Chief Ministers
of the States D. none of above

2867. Who introduced the concept of Two- 2872. WHEN DID ZIMBAWE ATTAIN INDEPEN-
Nation Theory DENCE?
A. INC A. 1990
B. Fayez Ahmed Fayez B. 1960
C. Muslim League C. 1970
D. Jinnah D. 1980

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2873. What does Traditionalism go against? 2879. Directive Principles of State Policy was
A. State control of means of production adopted from which country?

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alism B. Russia
C. Let go, let Policy pass C. Ireland
D. Economic relationships and wealth D. British

2874. Negative Liberty Law or Positive Lib- 2880. Full Form of SAARC
erty Law? Indian citizens have the right A. Association of South Region Country
to move freely throughout the country. B. South Asian Association for Regional
A. Negative Liberty Conference
B. Positive Liberty C. South Asian association for regional
cooperation
2875. Gerrymandering
D. South Asian Army cooperation
A. House of Representatives
2881. It started as a science during the time
B. Senate
of exploration when European countries
C. Congress started to colonize what they considered
D. none of above as primitive societies where people were
believed to be savages and barbaric.
2876. The period when the nuclear test (India) A. Anthropology
was conducted was a difficult period in
B. Sociology
A. Domestic politics
C. Political Science
B. Foreign politics
D. none of above
C. Military dominance
2882. An act of giving one’s public approval or
D. Financial world
support to someone or something is
2877. When is the National Voters’ Day? A. Canvassing
A. 30th Jan B. Propaganda
B. 21st Jan C. Image Modeling
C. 2nd Feb D. Endorsement
D. 25th Jan 2883. What is the difference between power
and authority?
2878. A state is a group of people permanently
occupying a definite territory, independent A. Power refers to the legitimate right to
of foreign rule, and having an organized exercise power, while authority refers to
the ability to influence others
A. government B. Power refers to the ability to influence
others, while authority refers to the legit-
B. constitution imate right to exercise power
C. laws C. Power and authority are the same
D. political affairs thing

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D. Neither power nor authority are impor- 2890. Who are the Taliban?
tant in politics
A. group of radical Muslims that con-
2884. All the courts at different levels in the trolled the government of Iraq
Country are collectively called B. the government of Kuwait
A. Legislature
C. a group of radical Muslims that con-
B. Executive trolled the government of Afghanistan
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D. part of the United Nations
D. none of above
2891. What do Third Parties do?
2885. Who among the following countries was
not in the capitalistic bloc A. Introduce new laws
A. Bulgaria B. Introduce new ideas
B. USA C. They get ignored
C. France D. They provide funding
D. Britain
2892. What is NHRC?
2886. The institution that drafted the Consti-
tution of India was called the A. National Human Rights Commission
A. Constituent Assembly B. Nagaland Human Rights Commission
B. National Assembly C. National Human Rights Council
2887. The first general election was held in in- D. National Handicraft Resolution Council
dependent India
E. National Human Rights Council
A. In 1952
B. In 1948 2893. Arrange the following in the chrono-
logical order:(i) Establishment of Human
C. In 1957 Rights Council(ii) Yalta Conference(iii) At-
D. in the 1950s lantic Charter(iv) India join the UN
2888. What is an agreement between people A. (iV), (iv), (i), (iii)
and the government? B. (ii), (II), (iv), (i)
A. Consent
C. (i), (II), (III), (iv)
B. Natural Rights
D. (II), (III), (Iv), (i)
C. Social Contract
D. Voting 2894. Who distributes portfolios amongst min-
isters?
2889. In Liberalism, who are the main actors?
A. President
A. Individuals
B. Religion and god B. Prime Minister

C. State and institutions C. Governor

D. Social classes D. Chief Minister

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2895. Which of the following states are classi- 2900. Who is the author f politics
fied as the BRICS? A. rousseau

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Sweden
C. coat
B. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South
D. marx
Africa
C. Britain, Rwanda, Ireland, Cuba, Singa- 2901. Which model of development was
pore adopted by America?
D. Bahrain, Reunion, Iran, Cameroon, A. Liberalism
Switzerland B. Capitalism

2896. Who used the term ‘State’ in modern C. Socialism

sense? D. Mixed economy
A. Aristotle 2902. Which of the following statements is
B. Plato not correct in the context of players draw-
ing the attention of international frater-
C. Machiavelli nity to the apartheid of apartheid in the
D. Bodin US in the Olympics held in Mexico City
in 1968? A) American runner Tommy at
2897. means all religions are treated a 200m race medal ceremony of Olympic
equally. matches.Smith and John Carlos tried to
A. Socialist show that American black people are
poor.In memory, a garland of black beads
B. Republic was wearing.
C. Democratic A. A
D. Secular B. B
2898. in empirical political science, the sum of C. C
individual opinions on the question being D. D
asked
2903. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia collects
A. Politics the voices of individuals and present it to
B. Public Opinion the public to demand their needs. This is
highlighting the function of a political party
C. Power
which is
D. Public Power
A. Elite formation and recruitment
2899. Which of the following countries is the B. Political socialization and mobilization
example of two party system? C. Representation
A. United States of America D. Goal formulation
B. United Kingdom
2904. This political party often supports
C. India strong state governments
D. Both a and b A. Republican

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B. Democrat D. The Ottoman Empire

C. Libertarian 2910. Who presides over the Supreme Court?
D. Green A. Subordinate
2905. Robert wanted to know why people B. District Court
express their discontent in social media. C. Chief Justice
What branch of political sciences is being
referred to? D. All of the above

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A. Political theory 2911. Its goal is to look for the similarities and
B. Political communication differences among the culture of societies
around the world. In doing so, we could
C. Comparative politics be able to understand more about human
D. Political research methods nature, and be more tolerant on other peo-
ple’s behavior and actions.1. Its goal is
2906. How is secularism popularly defined? to look for the similarities and differences
A. Separation of state and religion among the culture of societies around the
B. Atheism world. In doing so, we could be able to un-
derstand more about human nature, and
C. State against religion be more tolerant on other people’s behav-
D. State supporting religion ior and actions.1. Its goal is to look for
the similarities and differences among the
2907. Nationalist leaders promised that there culture of societies around the world. In
would be full suffrage for all men and doing so, we could be able to understand
women after independence. more about human nature, and be more tol-
A. True. erant on other people’s behavior and ac-
B. False. tions.
A. Anthropology
2908. The transfering of work from a spe-
cific area of the company ( e.g. account- B. Sociology
ing, manufacturing) to an outside supplier, C. Political Science
which can be done to a company that is D. none of above
located in the home country or anywhere
else is called 2912. For Weber, which ONE of the following
A. Offshoring is not considered a form of traditional au-
thority:
B. Outsourcing
A. Primary patriarchalism
C. Globalization
B. Gerontocracy
D. none of above
C. Patrimonialism
2909. President Woodrow Wilson wanted D. Fascism
peace, but the rest of the “Big Four”
wanted to punish E. Feudalism

A. Austria-Hungry 2913. Money in hand is an example of:

B. Russia A. Physical capital
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A. Ranga Rajan B. Candidate

B. Rings C. Nominate
C. Shaktikanta Das D. Primary Election
D. NIRMALA SEETHARAMAN
2920. Union Legislature in India
2915. What does the saying “the end justify
the means” mean? A. Parliament
A. Doing the right thing even when others B. Legislative Council
around you are not.
B. Bad things can be done if it leads to a 2921. States which were union territories be-
good outcome. fore becoming full-fledged states.
C. Make sure you finish what you start.
A. Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur,
D. Try not to take more than you need. Tripura and Mizoram
2916. Which of these was something the na- B. Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Ma-
tional government could do under the Arti- nipur, Tripura & Mizoram
cles of Confederation?
C. Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Na-
A. Levy and collect taxes galand and Mizoram
B. Make Treaties
D. Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Goa &
C. Regulate foreign and interstate com- Mizoram
merce
D. none of above 2922. It is a branch of knowledge that deals
with the systems of Government.
2917. A complex system of government of-
fices and procedures A. Political Science
A. communism B. Politics
B. capitalism
C. Science
C. bureaucracy
D. None of the above
D. Ideology
2918. “Democracy is a form of government or- 2923. The military operation to evaquate
ganized in accordance with the principle themilitant Akali groups from GoldenTem-
of popular sovereignty, political equality, ple in Amritsar is known as?
popular consultation, and majority rule.”
A. Blue star operation
A. Aristotle
B. Red star operation
B. Willoughby
C. Austin early C. Operation temple
D. Abraham Lincoln D. Operation thunder bolt

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2924. Which political theorist considered vio- B. Assam

lence necessary in order for a ruler to main- C. Bihar
tain political power and stability?
D. Jammu and Kashmir.
A. John Locke
B. Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2930. The & countries, which became
independent after the Second World War
C. Karl Marx
supported the idea of non-alignment
D. Niccolo Machiavelli
A. Asian and African

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2925. Author of saying “the end justifies the B. American and Russian
means”
C. Asian and Russian
A. Hobbes
D. American and African
B. Al-Farabi
C. Machiaevelli 2931. Which State shares boundary with
Myanmar?
D. Rousseau
A. Assam
E. Locke
B. Manipur
2926. Which three powerful countries were C. Cherry
not members of the League
D. Kolkata
A. Britain, Japan, China
B. Germany, USSR, USA 2932. Which of the following is an example of
going public
C. USA, Japan, USSR
A. The president submittin a budget to
D. Germany, Austria, Congress
2927. Foreign policy followed by Lal Bahadur B. The president negotiating a treaty with
Shastri and Indira Gandhi during the wars a foreign nation
against Pakistan in 1965 and 1971
C. THe president appointing a new justice
A. Imperialist to the Supreme Court
B. Non-culinary policy D. The president giving a speech in sup-
C. Colonialism port of a particular policy
D. Challenging foreign policy to challenge 2933. Who decides whether a bill is a Money
Bill or not?
2928. Cold War means
A. President
A. Hot War
B. Prime Minister
B. Direct War
C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C. Superpower rivalry
D. Finance Minister
D. Tension between superpowers

2929. National Conference is a party in 2934. Fraternity:

state. A. the feeling of friendship
A. Odisha B. no discrimination

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2935. Political Science is 2940. If the Chief Minister of a state resigns,

his entire cabinet of ministers has to also
A. Not a Science
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A. True
C. An Arts
B. False
D. Neither Science nor Arts
2941. Tick the odd one. The four elements of
2936. seats are reserved for Scheduled state are
Tribe in 2012. A. Population
A. 74 B. Territory
B. 84 C. Liberty
C. 47 D. Government
D. 48
2942. Which of the following statements is
2937. India follows not correct?

A. Capitalism A. The number of members in the State

Legislative Assemblies is decided as per
B. Socialism the 2011 census.
C. Mixed Economy B. Parliament determines the number of
D. none of above members in the state Legislative Assem-
blies
2938. Khairul read The Prince, Politics and, C. The decision of the members nomi-
the Ordinance of Governance and com- nated by the Governor in State Legislative
pared which one contained the most eth- Council can not be challenged in the court.
ical ideas about how to govern a country.
He is studying political science in a ap- D. The tenure of the members in State
proach. Legislative Councils is 6 years.

A. normative 2943. When did Mikhail Gorbachov become

B. empirical President of Soviet Union
A. 1993
C. physical
B. 1990
D. spiritual
C. 1958
2939. Separation of powers means
D. 1985
A. the three organs of the government
are separated from each other 2944. France entered the war because
B. the three organs of the government A. they were devout Protestants
are separated from each other and check B. they wanted to stop Habsburg expan-
each other sion in Europe
C. the central government and state gov- C. Louis XIII wanted to appear strong to
ernment are separated the rest of Europe
D. none of above D. to take control of Switzerland

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2945. How many seats did Lok Dal and it’s 2951. Which statement is false about political
partners won? science?
A. 63 A. It deals with the study of politics,
B. 76 power, and government.

C. 90 B. It is associated with how power is

gained and employed to develop authority
D. 60 and influence on social affairs

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2946. What is the meaning of Fraternity? C. It focuses particularly on the dynamic
interplay between individual and society.
A. Equality
B. Equality D. It aims to achieve social justice.

C. Brotherhood 2952. is an important event of the Cold

D. none of above War.
A. Fashoda Incident
2947. A ‘government’ refers to the nation as
the political unit while the ‘state’ is a body B. Cuban Missile Crisis
of people that governs a nation. C. Wall Street Crash
A. True D. Red Menace
B. False
2953. During the 1800s, the writings of Marx,
2948. Who defined Political Science begins and Engels, and Dickens focused attention on
end with the state? the problems faced by
A. Dr. Garner A. factory owners
B. Fat B. investment bankers
C. Seeley C. farm laborers
D. Aristotle D. industrial workers
E. Dr. Garner
2954. Man is born free but every where in
2949. Full form of IAS is: chains.

A. Indian Administrative Service A. Aristotle

B. Indian avenue services B. John Locke

C. Indian armed services C. Hobbes
D. None of these D. Rousseau

2950. India sent Indian peace keeping force in 2955. When a non-minister proposes a bill, it
Sri Lanka in- is called Bill
A. 1986 A. Private Member
B. 1987 B. Government
C. 1988 C. Fundamental
D. 1989 D. Public

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2956. The Prime Minister who implemented 2962. The President of India is the supreme
the Mandal Commission was commander of the defence forces in India.

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A. Mr. V. P Singh A. True. This means that he can declare
B. Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao war and peace whenever he wants to.

2957. Who was the President of the Indian B. True. This means that he has to work
Constituent Assembly? on the advise given to him by the PM,
his cabinet and the heads of the defence
A. Motilal Nehru forces in India.
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Not in the difference 2963. Which right was described by Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar as ‘The Heart and Soul of the
D. B. R. Ambedkar Constitution’?
2958. After the overthrow of the government, A. Right to Property
the country descended into a state of an
, with no established order or author- B. Right to Equality
ity. C. Right to Constitutional Remedies
A. anarchy D. Right to Freedom of Religion.
B. democracy
C. capitalism 2964. The Constituent Assembly was formed
in
D. none of above
A. 1945
2959. To vote in national elections, you must
be a registered ci of the country. B. 1946
A. citizen C. 1947
B. circus D. 1948
C. civil
2965. Who has the power to modify or cancel
D. none of above laws if it finds find that they don’t adhere
2960. Who was the Democratic nominee for to the constitution?
president in 1896? A. Government
A. James Weaver B. Parliament
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. Court
C. Chester Arthur
D. Politician
D. William McKinley
2961. Rule by a few 2966. What is the member elected to state as-
sembly called?
A. Autocracy
A. MLA
B. Theocracy
C. Junta B. MP
D. Oligarchy C. PM
E. Anarchy D. none of these

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2967. Communist party under the leadership 2972. Which of the Gorbachev’s policies was a
of EMS Nambudripad came into power in reform centered around economic restruc-
state government of Kerela in the year turing
A. shock therapy
A. 1950 B. Perestroika
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D. 1967
2973. Which feature of sovereignty explains
2968. Assertion:The Cuban Missile Crisis was the fact that even when the state does not
only one of the several crisis that occurred exercise sovereignty, sovereignty contin-
during the Cold War.Reason:The Cold War ues to live?
also led to several shooting wars. A. inalienability
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the B. comprehensiveness
correct explanation of (A). C. imperceptibility
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not D. exclusiveness
the correct explanation of (A).
2974. ‘One person, one vote’ means
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
A. One person is to be voted by all
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
B. One person has one vote and each vote
2969. When was the non-Congress govern- has one value
ment for the first time in India?
C. A person can vote only once in his life
A. in 1977 D. none of above
B. In 1984
2975. What election has the highest voter
C. in 1989 turnout?
D. in 2004 A. Local elections
2970. Where was the ‘tryst with Destiny’ B. State elections
speech delievered? C. Congressional elections
A. Parliament D. Presidential Elections
B. Lucknow 2976. how many parties are registered with
C. Nagpur the election commission?
D. Red Fort A. 500
B. 600
2971. Who was the first president of the
Philippines? C. 700
A. Manuel L. Quezon D. 750
B. Emilio Aguinaldo 2977. Discharge Petition
C. Sergio Osmeña A. House of Representatives
D. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo B. Senate

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C. Congress 2983. When Panchayat Raj first started in

Odisha
D. none of above

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A. 1960
2978. How many States and Union Territories
B. 1965
are there in India presently:
C. 1963
A. 29 states 7 UTs
D. 1961
B. 28 states 9 UTs
C. 29 states 9 UTs 2984. The roots of NAM first trace back to the
friendship among three leaders. Select the
D. 28 states 8 UTs odd one out

2979. Which of the following countries is A. Jawaharlal Nehru

an example of “coming together federa- B. Jamal Abdulnasser
tion”?
C. Josip Broz Tito
A. U.S.A
D. Kwame Nkrumah
B. India
2985. Controls the military and can formally
C. Spain declare war.
D. Belgium A. Judicial Branch
2980. A Republicn candidate for office is most B. Executive Branch
likely to support which of the following C. Legislative Branch
A. Expanding labor unions D. All 3 branches
B. Lowering taxes
2986. In order to prevent the misuse of power
C. Increasing spendig on social welfare by any one branch of government, the Con-
D. Subsidinzing health care stitution made the provision of:
A. Centralization of Power
2981. What group of Americans is beginning
B. Separation of Power
to retire that could cause great economic
hardship for younger Americans? 2987. When did the Congress party made
A. Gen-Xers A. 1885
B. Baby Boomers B. 1785
C. Millennials C. 1985
D. Generation Y? D. None of these

2982. The major contribution of Mao to the 2988. Mark whether True or False. Nehruji’s
communist ideology is found in the form famous speech on the eve of independence
of is called as ‘Tryst with the Future’.
A. Historical materialism A. True
B. Surplus values B. False

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2989. NITI Aayog was set up 2994. Which philosopher studied at Plato’s
A. to bring more accuracy in the develop- Academy?
ment A. Socrates
B. because people had expectations for B. Aristotle
growth and development in the adminis- C. Alexander the Great
tration through their participation
D. Pericles
C. so that departments could be included
in planning Commission 2995. Elections are to Parliamentary

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democracy.
D. All of them
A. Not related
2990. Define political appointment
B. Against
A. Voters electorally reward or punish
C. Central
governing party for its policies.
D. Not correlated
B. President Johnson’s ambitious pro-
gram of social reforms. 2996. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
C. Government job given to non-civil ser- pression below:“That’s a red herring.”
vant, often as reward for support. A. It’s their responsibility to take action
D. Political money and transactions open or make a decision.
to public scrutiny. B. It’s a distraction or irrelevant issue
that’s being introduced to divert attention.
2991. Max Weber defines it as “the belief in
the right to rule”. Which is the fundamen- C. We have the same understanding or
tal concept that state this statement? viewpoint on this matter.
A. Authority D. Taking a certain action could lead to un-
intended and negative consequences.
B. Sovereignty
C. Legitimacy 2997. The place between the vices is
D. none of above A. the greatest mean
B. the middle
2992. The kind of government in which the
king holds all the power in the Legislative C. the average
Executive and Judicial Branch. D. the golden mean
A. Absolute Monarchy 2998. State whether the following statement
B. Parliamentary is true or false:The League of Nations was
C. federal established after the First World War.
D. Democratic A. True
B. False
2993. Subjects like computer software comes
in the 2999. What is politics?
A. Union List A. The study of power and authority
B. State List B. The study of economics and finance
C. Concurrent List C. The study of art and culture
D. Residuary List D. The study of science and technology

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3000. Identify the principle of justice pre- C. 5

sented in the example. Students receive D. 8
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quality of their answers. 3006. What does a candidate need before con-
testing elections in China?
A. Equal treatment for equals
A. Approval from Prime-minister
B. Proportionate justice
B. Approval of President
C. Recognition of special needs
C. Approval of the Government
D. none of above
D. Approval of the Chinese Communist
3001. The members of Lok Sabha hold office Party
for a term of
3007. The purpose of propaganda is to
A. 4
A. influence a person’s feeling about an
B. 5 YEAR issue
C. 6 B. encourage civic participation
D. 3 C. debate important issues
3002. In how many ways Constitutional D. create a positive environment
Amendment takes place in India? 3008. The institution that is the first agent of
A. 2 political socialization is-
B. 3 A. Religion
C. 4 B. Carable group
D. 1 C. Educational institutions
D. Family
3003. Polis means
A. City-state 3009. Consider the following statements on
parties:A. Political parties do not enjoy
B. Gram sabha much trust among the people. B. Parties
C. state are often rocked by scandals involving top
party leaders. C. Parties are not necessary
D. nation-state
to run governments. Which of the state-
3004. Finance Commission was established in ments given above are correct?
A. A, B and C
A. 1951 B. A and B
B. 1947 C. B and C
C. 1919 D. A and C
D. 1950 3010. when India gained independence?
3005. How many fundamental rights are in- A. 1947
cluded in Indian Constitution at present. B. 1946
A. 7 C. 1944
B. 6 D. none of above

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3011. The President of India can be removed 3015. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
from the office by the PM in consultation low:skeleton in the closet
with: A. a shameful or embarrassing secret
A. The Council of Ministers that someone tries to keep hidden.
B. People B. done privately or secretly, without oth-
ers knowing.
C. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
C. an obvious problem or issue that no
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D. none of above
3012. Which step in the polling process re-
quires pollsters to communicate with their 3016. Hammurabi’s Empire was called the
respondents through conversations, phone
A. Akkadian Empire
calls, or surveys?
B. Roman Empire
A. Define the universe
C. Babylonian Empire
B. Construct a sample
D. Code Empire
C. Prepare valid questions
3017. To which state art 370 related?Section
D. Interview 370 belongs to which state?
E. Report A. hyderabad
B. manipur
3013. Choose the country having one party
rule C. Junagarg
D. j & k
A. UK
B. USA 3018. What stops one branch of government
from becoming too powerful? Choose one:
C. Pakistan
A. The President
D. China
B. The people.
3014. What does NITI stand for? C. Checks and balances.
D. All of the above
3019. Where was SAARC formed?
A. Dhaka
B. Lahore
C. Beijing
D. Delhi
A. National Institution for Transforming
India 3020. Where is the Supreme Court of India lo-
B. National Institution for Transition of In- cated?
dia A. New Delhi
C. New Institution for Transforming India B. Chennai
C. Moon
D. none of above D. Punjab

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3021. What was India’s partition plan called? 3027. The coal case of Punjab is called
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C. Mountbatten Plan C. Sarabjit Kaur
D. Jinnah Plan D. Neha Kakkar
3028. Which language is spoken by the major-
3022. Which of the following are NOT part of
ity of Belgians?
the inherent powers of the state?
A. German
A. Police Power
B. French
B. Axillary Power
C. Dutch
C. Power of Eminent Domain
D. English
D. Power of Taxation
3029. The agreement signed by India and
3023. This NGO is China in 1954 related to
A. The Red Cross A. Trade and commerce
B. Doctors Without Borders B. Restoration of normal relations
C. Help the Hospitals C. Cultural exchange programs
D. The Red X D. The five principles of Co-existence
3030. An element of “nation”
3024. Republic Day is celebrated on
A. Common language
A. 5th August
B. Common union
B. 25th August
C. common environment
C. 26th January
D. Common home
D. 15th August
E. Common mechanism
3025. The Indian National Congress was
3031. What Supreme Court case provided
founded in:
states with ultimate power over local gov-
A. 1685 ernments.
B. 1785 A. Dillon’s Rule
C. 1885 B. Baker v. Carr
D. 1985 C. Barron v. Baltimore
D. Gitlow v. New York
3026. The following political party gave the
slogan of poverty removal 3032. Which topic is a concern for interna-
tional relations?
A. Jana Sangh
A. A. The legislative branch of Philippines
B. Congress
and Myanmar
C. Bahujan Samaj Party B. Exploring the underlying causes of Fil-
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C. Legal issues on ABS-CBN franchise re- D. an economic system in which the gov-
newal ernment takes everyone’s money and in-
D. Analysis on China’s response on Rus- vests in the national stock market
sia’s invasion to Ukraine 3038. Element of economic interaction and in-
3033. Who appoints the Prime Minister tegration according to prof. Belassa
A. Chief justice of India A. Free port zone
B. President B. Free trade zone

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C. Rajya Sabha C. Free market zone
D. None of the above D. Free moving zone
E. Free speach zone
3034. The idea of welfare state in the Indian
Constitutin is contained in 3039. Its goal is to look for the similarities and
A. Part I differences among the culture of societies
around the world. In doing so, we could
B. Part IV
be able to understand more about human
C. Party VI nature and be more tolerant on other peo-
D. none of above ple’s behavior and actions.

3035. What is a system of government where A. Anthropology

there is no centralized authority or formal B. Political Science
government structure? C. Sociology
A. Anarchy D. none of above
B. Authoritarianism
3040. How is the Vice-President elected in In-
C. Bill of rights dia?
D. Bureaucracy A. Lok Sabha
3036. In which Article of the Constitution is B. Rajya Sabha
Fundamental Right to Life guaranteed?
C. Legislative assembly
A. 22
D. Parliament
B. 77
3041. What system splits the power between
C. 72
multiple groups?
D. 21
A. Unitary
3037. Which statement describes commu- B. Oligarchy
nism?
C. Autocracy
A. a political system in which every per-
son in society gets a vote D. Federal

B. a political system in which people are 3042. A person that believes that marriage
forced to live in communities should be strictly defined as a union be-
C. a political and economic system in tween a man and a woman has a ide-
which the government owns and dis- ology
tributes wealth and resources A. Liberal

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D. Libertarian C. 1990
D. 1985
3043. What is a campaign?
A. A preliminary election held within a po- 3048. The basic outcome of democracy is?
litical party A. Political social and economic outcome
B. An organized group of people with sim- B. Military outcome
ilar political beliefs C. Elimination of poverty
C. The process of choosing a person for D. Limited welfare policy
a particular position
3049. Who said, “The Constitution is that
D. A series of organized activities to pro- which fixes the structure of the supreme
mote a specific cause
A. Dicey
3044. system of one party is known as B. Austin
A. uni party system C. Bryce
B. bi party system D. Cooley
C. multy party system 3050. The full form of EPIC is
D. none of these A. Election Photo identify card
3045. In Lok Sabha seats are reserved for B. Electronic Photo identity card
Schedule Castes C. Electors photo identity card
A. 47 D. Electoral Photo identity card
B. 48
3051. People’s participation in election is usu-
C. 74 ally measured by voter figures.
D. 84 A. physical

3046. Assertion:NAM gave the members the B. education

right not to choose any bloc over the C. turnout
other and yet gave them the right to deal D. economic
with the global issues.Reason:Jawahar Lal
Nehru isolated India from the entire world. 3052. The President can appoint a PM when
no party or coalition gets a majority in the
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
Lok Sabha.
correct explanation of (A).
A. True
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). B. False

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. 3053. Monarchy exists in

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. A. UAE
B. Britain
3047. In which year Mikhail Gorbachev be-
came the General Secretary of the Commu- C. Both of these
nist party of USSR? D. None of these

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3054. The Community Government signifies: 3060. Identify which polling can be used to
A. The powers of government regarding test political science theories and hypothe-
community development. sis.

B. The powers of the government regard- A. Gallup polling

ing cultural, educational and language re- B. Straw polling
lated issues.
C. Cluster sampling
3055. The 17th century English political D. Random sampling

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philosopher Thomas Hobbes described life
without government as E. All of the above
A. “a war where every man is enemy to 3061. Who fought for racism in Africa
every man”
A. Meseman
B. “the highest form of government that
can be achieved by free men” B. Nelson Mandela
C. “is only possible through a free mar- C. John F Kennedy
ket”
D. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. “is a paradise on earth that can be
achieved by educating the majority” 3062. What term refers to a person who is
charged with a crime or other offence?
3056. Redistricting
A. Accused
A. House of Representatives
B. Fair trial
B. Senate
C. Congress C. Lawyer

D. none of above D. Detention

3057. Which House represents the people of 3063. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? Fo-
Britain? cus is on minimizing existing inequality
and distributing resources justly. Advo-
A. The House of Commons
cates are not opposed to the free market,
B. The House of Lords but they favor government regulation.

3058. Political, economic, or social equality? A. Marxism

Universal Adult Franchise. B. Liberalism
A. Political equality C. Socialism
B. Social equality
D. none of above
C. Economic equality
D. none of above 3064. Capital of India is
A. Jaipur
3059. Politics is the actual process of how hu-
mans interact in groups. B. Jodhpur
A. True C. DELHI
B. False D. Bikaner

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3065. What is political science? 3070. Anita Jones

A. Political science is the study and prac- A. Rohini Vats

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tice of goverment and politics. B. Nita Gupta
B. Political science is the study of the law. C. Geeta Gopinath
C. Political science is the study of gas- D. none of above
tronomy.
3071. Which political party is most identi-
D. none of above fied by the following statements? Taxes
should increase to pay for programs for
3066. India borrowed the Directive Principles
the less fortunate. The government
of State Policy from the:
should attempt to settle foreign disagree-
A. Irish constitution ments by negotiations rather than military
B. Canadian constitution power.

C. British constitution A. Federalist

B. Republican
D. South African constitution
C. Democrat
3067. The power of Supreme court of India to
D. Whig
decide the dispute between the center and
states falls under 3072. Members
A. advisory jurisdiction A. House of Representatives
B. appellate jurisdiction B. Senate
C. original jurisdiction C. Congress
D. constitutional jurisdiction D. none of above

3068. The makes short-term loans of for- 3073. In which article is the process of amend-
eign currencies that the borrowing country ing the Indian Constitution
must use to finance the stabilization of its A. 366
own currency. B. 367
A. World Trade Organization C. 368
B. World Bank D. 369
C. IMF
3074. In texas you must register before
D. all of the above voting

3069. A method of political science which stud- A. 35

ies what men actually do and the meaning B. 30
they attached to their behavior. C. 10
A. Theoretical D. day of
B. Comparative
3075. How many essentials are required to
C. Behavioral constitute a state?
D. Observational A. 4

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B. 5 3081. What is the meaning of exhibitions?

C. 6 A. Public displays or presentations of art,
D. 3 artifacts, or other items of interest
B. Educational programs that teach about
3076. If we want to know why certain so- art and history
cial phenomena happened, such as the tele-
vision program Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye C. Private showings of art or artifacts for
gaining millions of tweets worldwide, this a select group of people

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field of social science answer these occur- D. Public events where people gather to
rences. view and appreciate art or other items
A. Anthropology 3082. Confidence or no-confidence can be
B. Political Science moved only in
C. Sociology A. Lok Sabha
D. none of above B. Rajya Sabha
C. PMO
3077. Who decides how the government will
be constituted? D. Both A and B
A. Parliament 3083. Which of the two Article of India
B. Constitution Empowers The Supreme Court to Safe-
guard The Fundamental Rights(Which arti-
C. Judiciary cle in the Constitution of India gives the
D. None of the above Supreme Court to protect the fundamental
rights of Indian citizens?)
3078. the main base of bsp is in
A. Article 14
A. m.p
B. Article 21
B. u.p
C. Article 32
C. bihar
D. Article 51
D. assam
3084. Who gave the ‘tryst with destiny’
3079. Which is the second highest Constitu- speech?(Who gave ‘Trist with Destiny’
tional Office in India? speech?)
A. Prime Minister A. Sardar Patel
B. Speaker of Lok Sabha B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Vice-President C. Ambedkar
D. President D. Rajendra Prasad
3080. Zimbabwe attained independence from 3085. What type of election occurs halfway
White minority rule in through a Presidential term?
A. 1980 A. Special Election
B. 1990 B. Primary Election
C. 2000 C. General Election
D. 2010 D. Midterm Election

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3086. Select the image of Prime Minister of In- 3091. Which of the following is INCORRECT re-
dia garding the sources of power?

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B. Wealth reflects reward power
A.
C. The position reflects illegitimate
power
D. Popular support reflects referent
power

3092. Political, economic, or social equality?

B. Rule of law (everyone is equal in the eyes
of the law; no one is above the law).
A. Political equality
3087. Branch that can create and determine B. Social equality
the jurisdiction of courts
C. Economic equality
A. Executive
D. none of above
B. Legislative
C. Judicial 3093. is a Republic country
D. none of above A. Japan
3088. After Cold war the world was immedi- B. United Kingdom
ately transformed into a world
C. United States of America
A. multi polar
D. China
B. uni polar
C. Bege into a land 3094. Which of the following days is cele-
D. unified brated to mark the enforcement of the In-
dian Constitution?
3089. Who has the power to declare emer-
gency in India? A. Republic Day
A. Prime Minister B. Independence Day
B. Chief Election Commisioner C. Gandhi Jayanti
C. President D. Constitution Enforcement Day
D. Speaker
3095. The Russian leader who helped the uni-
3090. Political Science is to other social sci- fication of Germany was
ences.
A. Nikita Khrushchev
A. Not related
B. Related B. Boris Yeltsin

C. Neither A nor B C. Mikhail Gorbachev

D. Both A and B D. Leonid Brezhnev

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3096. Indian National Congress was formed? B. used to emphasize that what follows
A. in 1885 will be stated clearly and without ambigu-
ity.
B. in 1895
C. to take action without legal authority
C. in 1905 or permission.
D. in 1925 D. none of above
3097. I wrote Das Kapital intending to liberate 3102. It Fight against poverty, malnutrition

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mankind from capitalism. and hunger
A. Friedrich Engels A. FAO
B. Karl Marx B. WHO
C. Adam Smith C. UNESCO
D. David Ricardo D. UNICEF
3098. How is Politics defined by Political Sci- 3103. Theory/agreement that people give up
entists? power to the state to maintain order and,
A. The study of governmental systems in turn, receives protection
B. the exercise of power and who gets A. Natural Contract
what, how, and when. B. Human Nature
C. how much of your income you must C. Social Contract
give to government as income tax.
D. Apathy
D. how much social and economic bene-
fits the government must distribute and to 3104. The special powers of the Rajya Sabha?
whom. A. Declaration of war
3099. The father of Political Science is B. Power of creation or abolition of any
All-India Service
A. Herodotus
C. Introduction of private bills
B. Aristotle
D. Introduction of a money bill
C. Socrates
D. Plato 3105. Which of the following is an organiza-
tion with similar policy goals that tries to
3100. Who is PM of India? influence the political process to achieve
A. I will find Vankaiah those goals?

B. Nitin A. Interest group

C. Narendra Modi B. Lobbyist

D. Mida C. President
D. Congress
3101. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
low:“on the same page” 3106. Primarily, political activities are mani-
A. having the same understanding or fested in individual’s political
opinion about something. A. belief

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3107. Which of Gorbachev’s programs cre- 3111. Television, radio, and the Internet are
ated more openness, more public participa- media; newspapers and magazines are
tion in government, and greater individual media.
rights were given to Soviet citizens? A. Electronic; Print
A. volume B. Public; Private
B. perestroika C. Private; Public
C. democratization D. Liberal; Conservative
D. shock therapy
3112. The percentage of large farmers in India
3108. Alex is concerned about certain harmful is
chemicals in the water supply. There is a A. 80
big power plant a few miles away and he
B. 20
worries about what kinds of chemicals it
might be putting into the air and water. C. 10
He sits down at his computer to email his D. 5
representatives in Congress about his con-
cerns, and thinks a lot more should be done 3113. A market which is organised on a spe-
to make sure more restrictions are put on cific day of the week is called
those kinds of plants. A. A market
A. Conservative B. A weekly market
B. Liberal C. A retail shop
C. Libertarian D. None of these
D. none of above
3114. Who is called sarpanch
3109. Define Sullivan A. Members of parliament
A. Inclined to criticize and oppose, to B. Villagers
treat with enmity.
C. Panchayat head
B. Short for New York Times v. Sullivan,
D. All the above
1964 Supreme Court decision protecting
media against public officials’ libel suits 3115. Consider the following statements:1.
C. Pushed by opposing political forces; The non-cabinet ministers are debarred
said to produce apathy. from the membership of the Cabinet Com-
mittees.2. The Cabinet Committees are an
D. A news story’s basic direction and in-
organizational device to reduce the enor-
terpretation
mous workload of the cabinet.Which of the
3110. The shortest term as Prime Minister statements given above is/are correct?
was held by? A. Only 1
A. Deve Gowda B. Only 2

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C. Both 1 &2 3121. Consider the following statements in

D. neither 1 nor 2 the context of the idea of communalism:1)
Communal politics is based on the thinking
3116. The primary function of the United Na- that religion itself creates a social commu-
tions when it was conceived was nity. 2) According to this thinking, peo-
ple who believe in a particular religion
A. nuclear disarmament
in a particular religionAre.Their fundamen-
B. fellowshipping tal interests are the same and mutual dif-
ferences between the people of the com-

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C. peacekeeping
munity have any importance in commu-
D. special elections nity life-3) When communal thinking pro-
3117. The headquarters of the US defense de- gresses more.So this idea starts to join
partment is at it that followers of other religions cannot
live in the same nation as equal citizens.
A. New York Which of the above statements / is true /
B. Washington from? A) A) A) A) A only 1 and 2B) only
2 and 3C) Only 1 and 3 of them
C. Pennsylvania
D. Virginia A. A
B. B
3118. What is the strength of judges of
Supreme Court at present? C. C
A. 29 D. D
B. 31
3122. What is a ballot?
C. 34
A. The final election in which voters
D. 35
choose their representatives
3119. Which women’s group was formed in B. A specific group of people or geo-
2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in the Banda Dis- graphic area represented by an elected of-
trict of Uttar Pradesh? ficial
A. Hooks Gang C. The set of principles, policies, and
B. Pink Gang goals that a political party or candidate
supports
C. Kesharia gang
D. Pink gang D. A piece of paper or electronic device
used to cast a vote
3120. The four criteria of a state:
3123. Hobbes is author of
A. country/ love/ family/ school
B. defined territory permanent popula- A. The khan
tion sovereign government capacity to en- B. The kingdom
ter into relations with other states.
C. the leviathan
C. population/ sovereign/ government/
territory D. The social and ethical tractates
D. all of the above E. The essays

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3124. BA Political Economy is a multidisci- B. Anarchy

plinary undergraduate program offered to C. Oligarchy
students whose interest is in the inte-

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grated study of economics and politics.
A. True 3130. He believes that man by nature is a po-
litical animal.
B. False
A. Aristotle
3125. = the absence of external con- B. Plato
straints.
C. Pythagoras
A. Freedom
D. Socrates
B. Equality
3131. The has the responsibility to prove
C. Harm Principle beyond a reasonable doubt that the ac-
D. Secularism cused person is guilty.
A. Judge
3126. In the formation of the fifteenth Lok
Sabha, the United Progressive Alliance B. Defence Lawyer
[UPA] included which of the following C. Prosecutor
party to form the government? D. Defendant
A. [A] Lok Janshakti Party
3132. This element of the state is a supreme
B. [ B ] Rashtriya Janata Dal and independent to manage its internal af-
C. [C] Janata Dal [United] fairs & be free from external control.
D. [D] Trinamool Congress A. People
B. Sovereignty
3127. Which of these is not a good argument
in favour of democracy? C. President
D. Law
A. People feel free and equal in a democ-
racy 3133. Which of the following is the union ter-
B. Democracies resolve conflict in a bet- ritory?
ter ways than others A. Panjab
C. Democratic government is more ac- B. Chandigarh
countable to the people C. Chattisgarh
D. Democracies are more prosperous D. Kerala
than others
3134. During the 1800s, the writings of Marx,
3128. Secularism: Engels, and Dickens focused attention on
A. Helping each other. the problems faced by

B. the principle of separation of the state

from religious institutions.

3129. A government in which the people rule

directly.
A. Democracy

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A. factory owners D. establishing three branches of govern-

B. investment bankers ment

C. farm laborers 3140. Federal court judges are appointed by

D. industrial workers the President and confirmed by the
A. House of Representatives
3135. Led by the Speaker
B. Cabinet
A. House of Representatives
C. Senate

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B. Senate
D. Supreme Court
C. Congress
3141. Which one is not a basis for communal-
D. none of above
ism?
3136. Headed by Majority Leader A. State has no official religion
A. House of Representatives B. Religion is the basis for the formation
B. Senate of the state
C. Congress C. When religions are discriminated
against
D. none of above
D. none of above
3137. Which form of government could be il-
lustrated as one that depends on the princi- 3142. India that is Bharat shall be the ‘union
ples of a specific religion as its foundation of States’ in which article this is is pro-
of law? vided?
A. monarchy A. Article 25
B. theocracy B. Article 2
C. oligarchy C. Article 10
D. totalitarian D. Article 1

3138. What is an Election held to fill the va- 3143. refers to the freedom from exter-
cancy caused due to death or resignation nal constraints. There is an area of non-
of a member called? interference, in which the individual should
not be hindered.
A. By-election
A. Negative Liberty
B. Mid-term election
B. Positive Liberty
C. General election
C. Rawlsian Theory of Justice
D. Special elections
D. Harm Principle
3139. The Great Compromise addressed dis-
agreements over federal representation 3144. The Rajya Sabha can have maximum
by- strength of
A. creating a bicameral legislature A. 200
B. Enumerating the powers of the central B. 210
government C. 250
C. giving veto power to the executive D. 260

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3145. Supreme Court has made Right to Free 3150. When creating a resume you always use
Education as the part of which among the a template off of google
following rights?

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A. (A) Right to life B. False
B. [B] Right against Exploitation
3151. What is writ of habeas corpus?
C. [C] Right to freedom of speech and ex-
A. Right against illegal detention or to
pression
avoid arrest without warrant.
D. [D] Cultural and Educational Rights B. Right against legal detention or to
avoid arrest without warrant.
3146. In India’s federal system, the state gov-
ernments have the power to legislate on C. Right against announced detention or
all those subjects which are included in to request arrest without warrant.
the:(a) Union list(b) State list(c) Concur- D. Right against illegal detention or to
rent list(d) Residuary subjects conduct arrest without warrant.
A. and (c) 3152. USSR now is represented by
B. and (c) A. Russia
C. and (d) B. America
D. and (d) C. Britain
D. France
3147. SAARC was the plan for:
A. Collective Self-Independence 3153. What is a political machine?
B. Collective Self-Subservience A. An organization that works to win elec-
tions
C. Collective Self-Reliance
B. A system of government corruption
D. Collective Self-Dependence
C. A group of wealthy individuals who
3148. In June of 1950, North Korean forces control politics
crossed the and invaded the South. D. A political party that dominates a spe-
cific region
A. 38th parallel
B. 36th parallel 3154. In the American election system, where
do the candidates ultimately receive the
C. 34th parallel nomination from their party?
D. 31st parallel A. At the primary

3149. The opening statement of the constution B. At the Caucus

is referred to as C. At the debates
A. preamble D. At the Party convention
B. amendments 3155. Aristocracy means rule by
C. articles of confederation A. the majority.
D. none of above B. the “best.”

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C. the “few.” C. 84
D. religious leaders. D. 100

3156. An election in which voters are not re- 3161. What makes India Democratic?
quired to be members of a political party A. Rule of law
to vote for party candidates is know as
B. Periodic elections
A. open primary
C. Fundamental Rights
B. closed primary

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D. All of the above
C. blanket primary
D. top-two primary 3162. Weber believed that traditional author-
ity was likely to serve as the basis for the
3157. The Annual financial statement caused developmentof rationality, along the lines
to be laid before both houses of parliament of the capitalist west.
by the A. True
A. President B. False
B. Speaker
3163. Jacinda Adern is a leader in what type
C. Vice-president of government system
D. Finance minister A. Democracy
3158. which statement is false? B. Dictatorship
A. Soviet system got collapsed C. Constitutional Monarchy
B. The world became uni-polar D. Absolute Monarchy
C. US and SU were involved in cold war 3164. Branch of government that has mem-
D. USSR is the successor of Russia bers that serve for life.
A. Executive
3159. A bicameral legislature
B. Legislative
C. Judicial
D. none of above

3165. Which of the following country was not

a member of Baltic states?
A. has one house
A. Estonia
B. has little to no power in the state
B. Lithuania
C. has two houses elected by the people
C. Latvia
D. keeps the governor from having power
D. Ukraine
3160. How many seats are reserved in the Lok
Sabha for the Scheduled Castes and Sched- 3166. Kuttadgu room is
uled Tribes? A. Happiness
A. 47 B. Sadness
B. 60 C. Entertainment

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D. Joy 3172. Which is the main component of state

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3167. Indian constitution abolished
B. Governments
A. untouchability
B. education C. Territory

C. tradition of Sati D. none of above

D. child marriage 3173. In the Parliamentary system, the tenure
of the executive is
3168. Which of these is/are conditions of
Sound Public opinion? A. Fixed-term
A. Education B. Must hold the position for the entire
B. Free Discussion period for which initially elected
C. Free Press C. No fixed term because the vote of no
confidence motion can dissolve the gov-
D. All of these
ernment
3169. Bills cannot become law without whose D. None of the above
assent?
A. Prime Minister 3174. Define deficit
B. President A. Spending more in a given year than you
take in.
C. Chief Justice
D. Lok Sabha Speaker B. Since 2002, common EU currency used
in most of West Europe; value fluctuates
3170. The Community Government signifies: but now worth around $1.10.
A. The powers of government regarding C. The sum total owed by the federal gov-
Community development ernment.
B. The powers of the government regard- D. U.S. firms producing overseas.
ing law making for the community
C. The powers of the government regard- 3175. A system of ‘checks and balances’ is an-
ing cultural, educational and language re- other name for which one of the following
lated issues power-sharing arrangements:

D. The government enjoys privileges to A. Power sharing among different social

safeguard the interest of a particular com- groups.
munity B. Vertical division of power or power
shared among different levels of govern-
3171. A conservative ideology would typically
ment.
support:
C. Horizontal division of power or power
A. a large and active government
shared among different organs of the gov-
B. lower taxes for everyone ernment.
C. regulations on big business/industries D. Power sharing in the form of politi-
D. more focus on climate change and the cal parties, pressure groups and govern-
environment ments.

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3176. In which country, the people of Russian

minority find it difficult to get the right to
vote?
A. Estonia
B. China
C. Mexico
D. India

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3177. A system of government in which one A. 200
person reigns, usually a king or queen. The B. 260
authority, or crown, and is generally inher-
ited C. 270
D. 290
A. dictatorship
B. oligarchy 3182. Nancy Pelosi is the current Speaker of
the House. Which of the following is the
C. theocracy current Speaker of the House?
D. monarchy

3178. Which Constitution Amendment was

passed by the Indian Parliament in 1992
A.
and provided constitutional recognition to
the urban self-government system?
A. 73rd
B. 72nd-
C. 71
D. 74th B.
3179. Higher tier of Panchayati Raj
A. Gram sabha
B. Panchayati committee
C. Municipality
C.
D. District Council

3180. Rules Committee

A. Executive
B. Legislative
C. Judicial
D.
D. none of above

3181. How many electoral votes does it take

to win the presidential election?

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A. 2.24%
B. 3.95%
3183. At present only States have a bicam- C. 4.42%
eral legislature
D. 4.28%
A. Eight
3188. BA Political Economy aims to equip stu-
B. Seven
dents with the essential and advanced con-
C. Five cepts, theories, insights, and techniques in
D. Nine explaining the nature of power, the gov-
ernment, and the state
3184. Define multicausal
A. True
A. Theory that modern culture has moved
beyond getting and spending. B. False
B. Several factors making something hap- 3189. It is a social science that deals with hu-
pen. mans and their interactions.
C. Says that two variables are A. Sociology
linked:Where X happens, so does Y. B. Political Science
D. Finding that two variables are linked C. Anthropology
but not perfectly
D. Culture
3185. Which two of the following are not lib-
eral democracies: 3190. In which government elections are held
regularly?
A. Singapore
A. democracy
B. Hungary
B. monarchy
C. South Africa
C. military rule
D. Britain
D. non-Loktantic
E. Sweden
3186. President X believes that the only way 3191. France is known for being part of al-
for his country to become “great” again liances with other countries, such as the
is to impose solidarity among his citi- EU, UN and NATO. This is an example of:
zens using propaganda, repression, and A. Hard Power
expansionist policy towards its neighbor- B. Soft Power
ing countries. Based on this agenda, Pres-
ident X is an example of a 3192. In democracy sovereignty resides with
A. Conservative A. State
B. Liberal B. People
C. Capitalist C. Media
D. Fascist D. Government

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3193. How many princely states were in India C. Parties contest elections
at the time of its independence? D. Parties put forward different policies
A. 565 and programs
B. 665
3198. Most of the economies including India
C. 670 are mixed economies. Consider the fol-
D. 700 lowing statements.1. In mixed economies
government and the market together an-

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3194. The main objective of rule of law si to swer what and how to produce and how
ensure to distribute what to produce.2. The gov-
A. Freedom of press ernment will provide whatever goods and
services it can produce well.3. The market
B. Liberty of citizen will produce to the goods and services the
C. Independence of judiciary government fails to do.Select the correct
ones.
D. All the above
A. Only 1
3195. What does Traditionalism promote?
B. 1 and 3
A. State control and socialism
C. 2 and 3
B. Moral values and traditional customs
D. All the above
C. Economic prosperity and fair distribu-
tion 3199. The is a body that investigates the
D. Individualist values and political liber- enforcement of rights in India. It does not
alism have the power of prosecution, but it can
make recommendations to the courts.
3196. In social environment, Marginalisation A. National Human Rights Commission
is not due to
B. Election Commission
C. United Nations Commission on Human
Rights
D. The Supreme Court of India

3200. How many levels of court are there in

India?
A. Different Language A. Three
B. Different Religion B. Two
C. Majority C. One
D. Way of dressing D. None

3197. Which one of the following is not a func- 3201. What approach to political theory fo-
tion of political parties? cuses and the application of values to eval-
A. Parties play a decisive role in making uate the world of political phenomena?
laws for the country A. There is no such approach
B. Parties do not shape public opinion B. empirical approach

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C. normative approach 3207. How many seats does the Himachal

D. non of the above Pradesh Legislative Assembly have?

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3202. Which state has the most Electoral Col-
lege votes? B. 68

A. Texas C. 69
B. California D. 70

3203. Define opportunists 3208. Under the Rule of Mexico Texas was
A. Russian for “political bureau”; the rul- combined with the state of
ing committee of a Communist party. A. Durango
B. Top governing body of Chinese Commu- B. Coahuila
nist Party.
C. Guanajuato
C. Persons out for themselves.
D. Sin
D. Russian for “person of the apparatus”;
full-time Communist party functionary. 3209. Which factors in terms of evaluation
of democracy in the following statements
3204. 13th Prime Minister of India was are not in accordance with democratic sys-
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee tems?
B. EKGujral A. Equality before the law
C. Dr.Manmohan Singh B. dictatorship of majority
D. P.V.Narasimha Rao C. A person’s dignity
3205. Who gave the slogan of Jai Jawan Jai D. independent and fair election
Kisan
3210. The britishers let whom decide whether
A. Rajiv Gandhi
they wanted to merge with India or with
B. Indira Gandhi Pakistan or remain independent?
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Chaudhary Charan Singh

3206. Which of the following has helped cre-

ate a global economy in the present day?
A. The use of high taxes for imports and
exports
B. Improvements in technology have
made trade easier A. Rulers of princely states
C. The creation of one form of currency
B. Common man
(money) used to trade
C. Both
D. The success of the Communist govern-
ments in guiding trade D. none of above

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3211. How did Hobbes view human nature? B. Public prosecutor

C. Typist
D. none of above

3216. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Private Property is not a Fundamental
Right.

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A. We are inquisitive and industrious. B. The Constitution has a Directive Princi-
B. We are naturally selfish and quick to ple of preventing the slaughter of useful
fight. cows.

C. We are naturally ignorant C. Except in cases of preventative de-

tention, an arrested individual must be
D. We are naturally kind and helpful to presented before a magistrate within 24
others hours
3212. What do we call the two years that each D. The government has a uniform civil
consecutive Congress serves? code across India
A. Term 3217. ONCE A BILL IS PASSED BY BOTH THE
B. Office HOUSES, IT GOES TO THE OF INDIA
FOR HIS ASSENT.
C. Duration
A. PRIME-MINISTER
D. Session
B. PRESIDENT
3213. of all children in India do not get ade- C. CHIEF-MINISTER
quate food to eat and are undernourished.
D. none of above
A. Two-third
B. Three-fourth 3218. Monarchs inherited their power from
people they ruled.
C. One-third
A. True
D. Half
B. False
3214. Which article of the Indian Constitution
3219. Priority if Strategy of 2050 is
talks about the appointment of the Gover-
nor? A. Foreign policy is driven by democracy
A. Article 160 B. Foreign policy is driven by ecology
B. Article 165 C. Foreign policy is driven by building
bridge between East and West
C. Article 168
D. Foreign policy is driven by cars
D. Article 164
E. Foreign policy is driven by demography
3215. What is the type of the advocate who
pleads the cases on behalf of the govern- 3220. One of the goal of studying political sci-
ment and who has been appointed by the ence is to make people a better citizen
government on permanent basis? A. True
A. Private prosecutor B. False

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3221. Who controls and guides the govern- 3226. India’s is the ex-officio Chairman of
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A. People A. President
B. Rajya Sabha B. Chief Justice
C. Lok Sabha C. Vice-President
D. Parliament D. Prime Minister

3222. Under which article there shall be a 3227. What is imperialism?

Council of Ministers with the PM at the A. Amassing of colonial empires, mostly
head to aid and advise the president who by European powers; pejorative in Marx-
shall in the exercise of his functions act in ist terms.
accordance with such advise.
B. Muslim religion turned into a political
A. Article 74 ideology.
B. Article 64 C. U.S. ideology in favor of shrinking all
C. Article 78 government power in favor of individual
freedom.
D. None of the above
D. Extreme form of communism, featur-
3223. What are the 3 branches of government ing guerrilla warfare and periodic up-
(select all that apply) heavals.
A. Legislative 3228. Which political party did Bill Clinton be-
B. Executive long to?
C. Judicial A. Democratic party
D. Administrative B. Conservative party
C. Republican party
3224. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism?
Competition is a just and efficient way D. None of the above
of allowing the strongest to succeed and 3229. What word isn’t related with antropol-
diminishing weaker elements of society. ogy?
Competition is a just way of distributing
limited resources. A. humans

A. Marxism B. history

B. Liberalism C. display

C. Socialism D. study

D. none of above 3230. It is in theinterest of society to under-

stand how its people think and they be-
3225. First female President of India have in acertain way.
A. Indira Gandhi A. Psychology
B. Pratibha Patil B. Political Science
C. Sonia Gandhi C. Geography
D. Sushma Swaraj D. Sociology

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3231. What is Hard Power? 3237. seek to influence government for a com-
A. Using Military force mon cause

B. Using strict economic sanctions A. interest groups

C. using power B. all of the above

C. professional associations
D. doing nothing
D. identity groups
3232. Half hearted lukewarm response to a
bill, by the President 3238. The IR approach that values power com-

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pared to other countries, instead of the ab-
A. Suspensors Veto
solute value of power is:
B. POCKET VETO
A. Classical realism
C. PEGIONHOLING
B. Neoclassical realism
D. none of above C. Structural realism
3233. What article of the Constitution would D. Classical Liberalism
contain the Supremacy Clause?
3239. Which clause of the Constitution allows
A. I Congress to carry out whatever law it
B. IV needs to in order to carry out the Consti-
C. V tution’s provisions?

D. VI A. Necessary and Proper Clause

B. Supremacy Clause
E. VII
C. Concurrent Clause
3234. “Man is by nature a social animal”, who
D. Due Process Clause
said this:
A. Aristotle 3240. Political science is the systematic study
of politics.
B. Plato
A. TRUE
C. Socrates
B. FALSE
D. Rousseau
3241. In which country has a unique and best
3235. NASA system of power partnership developed?
A. Executive A. Nepal
B. Legislative B. Sri Lanka
C. Judicial C. Belgium
D. none of above D. India
3236. Which schedule of Indian Constitution 3242. Power sharing is desirable because it
contains provisions related to defection? helps:
A. 10th A. To increase pressure on government.
B. 11th B. To reduce possibilities of conflicts.
C. 12th C. To increase percentage of voters.
D. 7th D. none of above

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3243. Rule by one C. 652

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B. Theocracy 3249. who is the father of politics
C. Junta A. plato
D. Oligarchy B. aristotle
E. Anarchy C. locke
3244. What does USSR stand for? D. machiavelli
A. United States of Soviet Russia E. Aristotle
B. Union of Soviet States of Russia 3250. what is an enclosed shopping space with
C. United Soviet States of Russia shops, cinemas and restaurants called?
D. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics A. Mall

3245. What is the main actor in Traditional- B. Weekly market

ism? C. Local market
A. Religion and god D. All of these
B. State and institutions 3251. President for-time
C. Social classes A. House of Representatives
D. Individuals B. Senate
3246. THE PREAMBLE TO TO THE CONSTITU- C. Congress
TION OF INDIA DECLARES TO BE A D. none of above
A. SOVEREIGN, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC
3252. The Nizam Responded by Unleashing a
B. SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, DEMO- Paramilitary force Known as the on
CRATIC, REPUBLIC the people./ Cenniko sent by Nizam?
C. SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR, A. Harkare / Harkare
DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC
B. Razakars / rajakare
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. Bandikar / Bandikar
3247. Was the chairman of the draft commit- D. None / none
tee
A. Rajendra Prasad 3253. What ideology believes that it is the job
of the government to protect individuals
B. Jawaharlal Nehru from discrimination?
C. Bhimrao Ambedkar A. Liberal
D. Sardar Patel B. Conservative
3248. How many members in the lok sabha as 3254. Who provide people access to govern-
per the Constitution? ment machinery and welfare schemes im-
A. 552 plemented by governments?
B. 443 A. Election Commission

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B. Pressure group hard to imagine how more than seven bil-

C. Interest group lion people would live together without an
organization such as the UN.
D. Political Parties
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
3255. -It is a fount of authority in society.- correct explanation of (A).
Belongs to the body which has the right
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
to make law for the country. the above
the correct explanation of (A).
statements refer to

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C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
A. state
B. power D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

C. sovereignty 3260. Was the main objective of the civil

D. government rights movement run in America?
A. Eradication of breed-based discrimina-
3256. Where was the first summit of NAM
tion
held
A. Havana B. Eradication of religion based discrimi-
nation
B. Belgrade
C. Eradication of field based discrimina-
C. Algeria tion
D. Jakarta
D. Eradication of language based discrim-
3257. In criminal matters most cases are set- ination
tled before trial through negotiated agree-
ments between the parties. This is known 3261. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
as Government formed on 19 March 1998
was headed by:
A. court mediation.
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. a plea bargain.
B. Narendra Modi
C. court arbitration.
D. conflict resolution. C. Chandrashekhar
D. EKGujral
3258. elected officials who represent every-
one in government 3262. The concept of political socialization
A. Monarchy refers to
B. Dictatorship A. the process by which political beliefs
C. Representative Democracy and values are transmitted to individuals.

D. Direct Democracy B. direct payments to individuals from the

government through Social Security.
3259. Assertion The UN is an imperfect body,
C. individuals who are opposed to the de-
but without it the world would be worse
velopment of a socialistic government.
off.Reason Given the growing connections
and links between societies and issues- D. the government taking over the eco-
what we often call ‘interdependence’-it is nomic sector of the country.

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3263. Consider the following statements in C. 1949

respect of provisions for removing dead- D. 1950
lock between the two Houses of Parlia-

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ment:After a bill has been passed by one 3267. The First 10 Amendments are referred
House and transmitted to the other House, to as
the President may notify to the Houses his A. The Super 10
intention to summon them for a joint sit-
B. The Bill of Rights
ting, if:1. The Bill is rejected by the other
House.2. The Houses have finally dis- C. Rights and Responsibilities
agreed as to the amendments to be made D. People’s Rights
in the Bill.3. More than three months have
elapsed from the date of the receipt of the 3268. What does NATO stand for?
Bill by the other House without the Bill be- A. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
ing passed by it.Which of the statements B. North American Treaty Organisation
given above are correct?
C. North American Truce Organisation
A. 1, 2 and 3
D. North Asia Trust Organisation
B. 1 and 2 only
3269. Select all benefits of a campaign rally
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 3 only A. Introduces campaign to the public
3264. A key thesis of the ‘end of ideology’ and B. Allows general public face-to-face
‘end of history’ arguments is that time with candidate
A. No-one believes in ideology any more. C. Energizes and encourages supporters
B. Liberal democratic values are domi- D. Gets press coverage for the campaign
nant in the developed world.Karl Marx E. Allows party members the opportunity
was right after all. to donate to the campaign
C. Karl Marx was right after all.
3270. The Non-Aligned Movement was
D. history is a very tedious subject which formed as an attempt to thaw which war?
should disappear from the NationalCur-
A. Second World War
riculum.
B. First World War
3265. the systematic study of ideal goals, prin- C. Korean War
ciples, and behaviors in politics; also called
political philosophy D. Cold War

A. Political Ideology 3271. In what country did President Assad

brutally fight back against the Arab Spring
B. Normative Political Science
starting a civil war?
C. Empirical Political Science
D. National Standing

3266. When did the kingdom of Manipur joined

with India?
A. 1947
B. 1948

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A. Saudi Arabia 3275. ethnic problems and separatist move-

ment are examples of
B. Syria
A. challenges from below
C. Tunisia
B. challenges from above
D. Egypt
3276. When did the Soviet Union officially dis-
3272. Largest island country in Asia as well as solve?
in the World.
A. When Solidarity forced a free election

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A. RUSSIA in Poland
B. INDONESIA B. When Premier Gorbachev resigned
C. CANADA C. When the United Nations demanded
D. NEW ZEALAND freedom for the Russian people
D. When glasnost was declared by Gor-
3273. Which of the following was a result of bachev
the Thirty Years’ War?
3277. Which direct democracy tool allows cit-
izens to put their own legislation on the
ballot if they receive enough petition sig-
natures?
A. Direct Initiative
B. Indirect Initiative
C. Referendum
D. Recall

3278. The list of those people who are eligible

A. European rulers could decide the reli- to vote is officially called
gion of their region
A. Voter’s List
B. The Edict of Nantes granted religious
B. Electoral Roll
freedom in France
C. Elector’s List
C. Germany became part of the Holy Ro-
man Empire D. Constituency List

D. Peasants in Germany revolted against 3279. What is the election of the Indian Na-
the government tional Congress?
A. Bicycle
3274. THe United States Senate, Cloutre is a
method for ending which of the following B. Sings and Hatthoda
A. filibuster C. Hand claw
B. committee hearing D. Lotus

C. general debate on a bill 3280. Conservatives generally place a high

D. a hearing to question a judicial nomi- value on the principle of
nee A. poverty reduction.

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B. government intervention. 3286. Define Great Society

C. social innovation. A. Voters electorally reward or punish

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governing party for its policies.
D. order.
B. President Johnson’s ambitious pro-
3281. Korea is an example of a gram of social reforms.
A. semiautonomous region C. Government job given to non-civil ser-
vant, often as reward for support.
B. stateless nation
D. Political money and transactions open
C. multinational state to public scrutiny.
D. multistate nation
3287. What is the significant function of par-
liament?
3282. The existence of more than one level of
government. A. Law making
A. Socialism: B. Social reform

B. Federalism C. Child development

C. Secularism D. none of these

D. none of above 3288. Judging other people in a negative way.

A. Prejudice
3283. More than 5 lakh people die in India an-
nually due to B. Bias
C. Stereotype
A. Bronchitis
D. none of above
B. Malaria
C. Tuberculosis 3289. What were the ideologies of the two su-
perpowers i.e., USA and USSR?
D. Sickle cell anaemia
A. Capitalism and communism
3284. General outline of a government and B. Socialism and communism
how it is supposed to work C. Marxism and Leninism
A. constitution D. None of the above.
B. treaty
3290. “Parliamentary form of government “is
C. public relations also known as
D. endorsement A. Cabinet government
B. Westminister forms of government
3285. There is a number of national languages
valid by the Indian Constitution. C. Responsible government

A. 15 D. All of the above

B. 18 3291. The nizam of hyderabad entred into

what was called the with India
C. 19
in1947./ Which treaty signed with India
D. 22 in 1947?

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A. Stand Agreement/ Consent letter C. disrupts the legitimacy of laws by us-

B. Non stand agreement / disagreement ing existing laws to protect civil liberties
letter in the court systems
D. None of the above
C. standstill agreement / as in the situa-
tion 3297. When did India got freedom
D. None / none A. August 15, 1947
B. 26 January 1950
3292. ‘State is a necessary evil’ this state-

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ment bdlongs to? C. 1 May 1960
A. Idealism D. 1 November 1956
B. Individualism 3298. Who is it that formally charges a federal
official with misconduct and impeachment?
C. Socialism
A. House of Representatives
D. None of these
B. Senate
3293. Who is the current chief justice of Indian C. Supreme Court
supreme court?
D. Chief Justices
A. To bobde
3299. When did pearl Harbour attack took
B. place?
3294. Who Is The Ex-Officio Chairman of the A. 1940
Council of States?(Who is the Chairman of B. 1941
the Ex-Officio of the Council of States?)
C. 1942
A. Leader of the Opposition
D. 1943
B. President
3300. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism?
C. Speaker Equality is paramount, but it is not possi-
D. Vice-President ble when society allows for private own-
ership.
3295. what is the expected age for becoming
A. Marxism
a Governor?
B. Liberalism
A. 32 years
C. Socialism
B. 33 years
D. none of above
C. 35 years
3301. Select “True” if the statement is true,
D. 25 years otherwise select the correct word that
3296. Civil disobedience makes the statement true.Sociology comes
from the Latin words socius and logos
A. denies the legitimacy or rightfulness, which literally mean “study of society.”
of a law and implies that a higher moral
A. True
authority takes precedence over the law
B. Structure
B. legitimizes democratic governments
by incorporating moral authority to exist- C. Power
ing laws D. Companionship

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3302. The democratic government is created 3308. Believes in hands-off government

with the decision of A. D

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A. People
B. R
B. Women
3309. It is the liberty which each individual en-
C. Men
joys as a member of the society.
D. None of these
A. POLITICAL LIBERTY
3303. Which day is celebrated as National Vot- B. CIVIL LIBERTY
ers Day?
C. ECONOMIC LIBERTY
A. 25th Jan
D. none of above
B. 24th Dec
C. 12th Feb 3310. Which among the following is the final
authority to interpret the Constitution of
D. 31st Mar
India?
3304. Who is the founder of the institution A. President
Academy?
B. Supreme Court
A. Aristotle
C. Council of Ministers
B. plato
D. Parliament
C. hobbes
D. think 3311. India’s cane and steel industries estab-
lished with Russian aid
3305. India’s foreign policy is called
A. Bokaro and Bhilai cane and steel indus-
A. Ambedkar’s foreign policy try
B. Gandhiji’s foreign policy
B. Bhadravathi and Bookers cane and
C. Jawaharlal Nehru steel industry
D. Sardar Vallabhai Foreign Policy C. Vijayanagar and Salem cane and steel
industry
3306. The body of judge-made law that origi-
nated in England from decisions shaped ac- D. Rourkela and Durgapur cane and steel
cording to prevailing custom is known as industry
A. criminal law. 3312. Which of the following statements is
B. judicial maxims. not true?
C. common law. A. The date of implementation of the In-
D. statutory law. dian Constitution is November 26, 1949
B. The “Secular” word was added by the
3307. Constituencies called ‘wards’ are made
42nd Constitution Amendment
for the election to
C. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment
A. Parliament
was done in 1976
B. State Legislative Assembly
D. Social, Economic and political justice
C. State Legislative Council has been taken from the Russian Revolu-
D. Panchayats and Municipal bodies tion in the Indian Constitution

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3313. Who is the PM of India 3318. The purpose of this discipline is to un-
A. What Shah derstand how human action and conscious-
ness both shape surrounding cultural and
B. Yogi Adityanath social structures.
C. Narendra Modi A. Anthropology
D. Indra Gandhi B. Sociology
3314. when did general parvez musharraf C. Political Science

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lead a military coup D. Philosophy
A. 1999 3319. Constitutionally, the agencies and de-
B. 1998 partments of the federal bureaucracy are
C. 2000 part of which of the following

D. 1997 A. legislative branch

B. Individual state governments
3315. Statement (A):Democracy is not even
C. executive branch
a magic wand that eradicates all our
social evils.Reason (R):It can achieve D. federal court system
some things but citizens only have to
3320. Who is the head of the Panchayat
achieve those goals.Take advantage of
Samiti?
that, choose the correct answer using the
code given below. A. chief
A. :a) a) (a) and (r) are both correct and B. Head
(r), (a) is the correct explanation. C. Sarpanch
B. b) (a) and (r) are both correct but (R), D. ��� ��� ��
(A) is not the correct explanation.
3321. The panchsheel treaty has been signed
C. c) (a) correct, but (R) is wrong.
between
D. d) (a) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
A. India and Nepal
3316. Which of the following Soviet policies B. Indian and Pakistan
provided for improving the economy? C. India and China
A. Volume D. India and Sri Lanka
B. Perestroika
3322. Which schedule talks about allocation of
C. Brezhnev Doctrine powers between Union and States?
D. Accelerated A. 7th Schedule
3317. India adopted which Parliamentary Sys- B. 11th Schedule
tem? C. 3rd Schedule
A. coalition government. D. 4th Schedule
B. British Parliament
3323. Mention the tenure of the President of
C. France Parliament India.
D. Indian parliament A. 4 years

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D. None of these
3330. In which of these countries half of the
3324. Who is the presiding officer of the Sen- population lives in poverty?
ate?
A. India
A. President
B. Sri Lanka
B. Vice-President
C. Bangladesh
C. Senators
D. Pakistan
D. None of the above

3325. What means the existence of more than 3331. Unification is

one level of government? A. The belief that one should be loyal to
A. Federalism the ruler of a country
B. Democratic B. The belief that one should be loyal to
the country, not ruler
3326. Weekly markets have shops.
C. The process of uniting separate areas
A. Permanent into one country
B. Temporary D. The process of gaining new colonies
C. Both of these
3332. Which Political Party’s Election Symbol
D. None of these
is this?
3327. Who is the current leader of the Repub-
lican Party
A. Joe bids
B. Donald Trump
C. Jo Jorgenson
D. Barack Obama
E. George Bush A. Cpim
3328. In which of these categories can Indian B. BJP
national Congress be put?
C. TMC
A. Centrist party
D. INC
B. Rightist party
C. Leftist party 3333. The highest-ranking official in the Philip-
pine Government
D. None of these
A. President
3329. Free and fair elections are ensured by
the B. House Speaker
A. President C. Senate President
B. Prime-minister D. Vice President

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3334. Power shared among different levels is 3339. On 19 March 2003, the US launched the
also called invasion of Iraq under the codename ‘Op-
A. Horizontal distribution eration Iraqi Freedom’. Consider the fol-
lowing statements and choose the correct
B. Vertical distribution one/s.1. UN refused to give mandate to
C. System of checks and balances the invasion.2. More than 40 other coun-
tries joined in the US-led ‘coalition of the
D. None of the above
willing’.3. Through the fall of government
of Saddam Hussein, US completely pacified

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3335. Which of the following is NOT an impor-
tance of law. Iraq.4. The ostensible purpose of the inva-
sion was to prevent Iraq from developing
A. Maintain peace and order
WMDs.
B. Impose rules and regulations A. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. Protect human rights and citizen’s B. 1, 2 and 4 only
freedom
C. 3 and 4 only
D. Limits the power of government to
avoid greediness. D. All of the above

E. None of the above 3340. What does Machiavelli recommend for

a prince do to the leading family after con-
3336. This is a term that is used by partisan quering a new territory?
political people to describe when a court
A. Eliminate the entire family
overturns a law or action of the political
branches of government and, in doing so, B. Make peace with them
makes laws. C. Enslave and torture them for people to
A. Judicial Activism see
B. Judicial Restraint D. None of the above
C. Strict Constructionists/Originalists 3341. Who is this person
D. Loose Constructionist/Living Constitu-
tion

3337. Is placed in the concurrent list?

A. (A) State
B. (b) Both the centers and the states
C. (C) Center
D. D) None of these

3338. Who is the human resource develop-

ment minister?
A. Prakash Javadekar A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Smirk Irani B. John F. Kennedy
C. Rameshchandra Pokhariyal Nishank C. Barack Obama
D. Rajnath Singh D. Jawaharlal Nehru

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3342. Who appoints finance commission in In- 3347. The President of India has the power to
dia appoint judges.

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A. Prime minister A. True, he can appoint a judge directly.
B. Governor B. True, but only after consulting the PM
and the senior judges of the Supreme
C. President
Court.
D. Vice president
3348. What is accomplished in Supreme Court
3343. What is the Consumer Price Index oral arguments?
(CPI)?
A. Nothing, according to Justice Clarence
A. A measure of overall economic output Thomas.
B. A formula that measures the level of B. Justices can ask both sides about trou-
inflation in a society bling, legal questions arising from the
C. A measure of the difference between case.
the GNP and GDP C. New evidence can be heard.
D. A statistical tool that attempts to eval- D. Justices can convince each other of
uate the overall wealth, health, and knowl- their points of view.
edge of a country’s people
3349. Define natural law
3344. First C.M of Telangana State
A. That which comes from God
A. Ktr
B. That which comes from nature, under-
B. THR stood by reasoning.
C. KCR C. Taking a case to a higher court.
D. LCR D. Written summary submitted by one
side giving relevant facts, laws, and prece-
3345. Who is the father of constitution? dents.
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
3350. NATO was formed in which year
B. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
A. 1948
C. Mahatma Gandhi
B. 1949
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. 1950
3346. In what kind of case does the plaintiff D. 1951
charge that it has suffered because of an-
other’s violation of a specific agreement 3351. Who was president of Constituent As-
between the two? sembly?
A. contract A. Dr Br Ambedkar
B. tort B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. administrative C. Mawlana Azad
D. criminal D. Sardar Pate

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3352. Which one of the following state legis- A. 1962

lature is Bicameral? B. 1947
A. Punjab C. 1950
B. Haryana D. 1971
C. Himachal Pradesh
3357. which country have bi party system?
D. Jamu & Kashmir
A. india

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3353. In addition to the powers given in the
B. bangladesh
Union and Concurrent List, the Union Gov-
ernment has the C. england
A. Residuary powers D. china
B. Federal powers 3358. Where is the Supreme Court located
C. Power to legislate in State List A. Chandigarh
D. None of these B. Delhi
3354. How did Hobbes sum up people’s qual- C. ��� �����
ity of life in a state of nature? D. Bangalore

3359. The use of power, interest, influence,

and diplomacy which is important in cre-
ating a well-ordered society.
A. Anthropology
B. Archaeology
C. Political Science
A. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi- D. Social Science
ness
3360. Rules Committee
B. poor, nasty, brutish, and short
A. House of Representatives
C. fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and
introspective B. Senate
D. scared, hungry, lonely, and cold C. Congress
D. none of above
3355. Whose Britisher was recognised as the
“Father of Local Self-government in India? 3361. A group of citizens meet to protest a
A. Lord William Bentick trial at the county court house. What right
does this best illustrate?
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Lipon A. speech

D. none of above B. religion

C. press
3356. The tensions betweenIndia and China on
the northern borderwhich had been rising D. petition
since? E. assembly

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3362. There are minor differences between C. Political theory

regular opinions and informed ones. D. Sociological theory

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A. True
3368. Who was the first female Governor of
B. False Rajasthan?
3363. Is India’s political system? A. Pratibha Patil
A. one) one B. Mamta Banerjee
B. Dvilegial C. Not in the difference
C. Fifty-five D. None of the above
D. Multi-party 3369. Right-wrong / conservative parties
have traditionally drawn their support
3364. Judicial review is from theranks of the poor and the disad-
A. a method by which the president can vantaged.
check the judiciary. A. True
B. the process of confirmation of federal B. False
judges by Congress.
3370. Which of the following is an abundant
C. the power of the courts to declare fed-
factor in village Palampur?
eral or state laws and other acts of gov-
ernment unconstitutional. A. Labour
D. restricted to the Supreme Court in B. Land
overturning decisions by lower courts. C. Capital
3365. Which of the following is a key element D. All of these
of the state responsible for making and en-
3371. Example of ‘unitary state’
forcing laws within its territory?
A. Russia
A. Citizenship
B. The UK
B. Government
C. China
C. Constitution
D. Kazakhstan
D. Civil Society
E. The US
3366. How many articles are there in Indian
3372. Choose the correct meaning for the ex-
Constitution?
pression below:“The jury is still out on
A. 312 that one.”
B. 395 A. This outcome benefits everyone in-
C. 370 volved.
D. 440 B. We’re avoiding addressing the main is-
sue directly.
3367. It attempts to explain how the social C. There’s no consensus or clear decision
world operates. yet.
A. Anthropological theory D. Taking a certain action could lead to un-
B. Cultural theory intended and negative consequences.

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3373. Democratic government is a better gov- B. 7

ernment because
C. 4
A. it is a good government
D. 6
B. it is more accountable government
C. it is a powerful government 3379. Is to a false claim on the monolithic gov-
ernment
D. it is a stable government
A. The government’s responsibility to

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3374. When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set help clearly race
up?
B. The government’s work to help pre-
A. 1830 vent the waste caused by the carried out
B. 1800 twice
C. 1750 C. To help maintain the entire country of
D. 1857 unity and administrative system
E. 1781 D. Salam applies to small state or states
with united territories
3375. Which party is also known as the Grand
Old Party (GOP) E. Cooks the way to form a federal gov-
ernment that is not powerless
A. Democrat
B. Republican 3380. An executive agency that could have
been part of the big department of de-
C. Green
fense, but is charged with exploring space
D. Libertarian to benefit all of mankind.
3376. Sovereign power is located at the centre A. EPA
of national government of Kuwait. Which B. NASA
political system is practiced in Kuwait?
C. FBI
A. Presidential
D. ATF
B. Federal
C. Unitary 3381. What is the name of the Kingship or rule
D. Parliamentary of a king?
A. Democracy
3377. Priority of Strategy of 2050 is
A. Research B. Constitution

B. Food C. Monarchy
C. Verification D. None of these
D. Immigration
3382. Secularism important to prevent one
E. Socialization religious community from dominating the
other.
3378. how mant types does anthropology
has? A. True
A. 3 B. False

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3383. identify the country D. U.S. federal expenditure mandated by

law, such as Social Security and Medicare.

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3388. What is the full form, of MLA?
A. Member of Law Authority
B. Member of Legislative Assembly
C. Minister of Law Abiding Authority
D. None of these

A. Srilanka 3389. Social Problems are not always solved

B. Belgium by reason” and that the leftist always
imagines that things are better now but
3384. What is the true meaning of “Secular”? in reality, “violet upheavals always make
A. All religions are equal in the eyes of the things worse.”
government A. Anarchism
B. Special importance to a religion re- B. b. Libertarianism
lated to minorities
C. d. Liberalism
C. One religion is promoted by the gov-
ernment D. c. Conservatism
D. None of the following 3390. A Super PAC cannot
3385. Guantanamo Bay is famous for A. give $5, 000 annually to any other PAC
A. US naval base B. work directly with a candidate
B. US military base
C. accept more than $5, 000 from an indi-
C. US oil field vidual
D. US aircraft base D. give $15, 000 annually to any national
party committee
3386. Who moved the historic(Who introduced
the historic Objectives Resolution in the
3391. French Revolution began in:
Constitution on December 13, 1946?)
A. 1879
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru B. 1789
C. Sardar Patel C. 1767
D. B.R.Ambedkar D. 1870

3387. Define bubble 3392. Who led the ‘Nyaya Yudh’?

A. Market that has gone too high. A. Chaudhary Charan Singh
B. Periods of market boom in which
B. Chaudhary Devi Lal
greed trumps fear.
C. Ajit Singh
C. Periods of market collapse in which
fear trumps greed. D. None of these

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3393. Civil laws are B. [ B ] Responsibility-Governmental

A. laws which are concerned with the ille- System
gal rights and duties of individuals which C. [C] rule of people
arise out of their interaction as members D. [D] All of them
of state.
B. laws which are concerned with the le- 3398. The 1st Viceroy of India is
gal rights and duties of individuals which A. Lord William Bentick
arise out of their interaction as member

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B. Lord Canning
of state.
C. Lord Lipon
3394. States cooperate with each other for
D. none of above
what kind of reasons?
3399. The propaganda technique where a can-
didate appears to be like an everyday per-
son.
A. Just Plain Folks
B. Euphemism
C. Name Calling
A. political
D. Bandwagon
B. military
C. economic 3400. Who is the only sportsperson to receive
Bharat Ratna?
D. all of the above
A. P t t t t
3395. Define Standing Committee B. Milkha Singh
A. Russian for “political bureau”; the rul- C. Major dhyanchan
ing committee of a Communist party.
D. Use
B. Top governing body of Chinese Commu-
nist Party. 3401. This theory proposes that a group of
C. Persons out for themselves. people comes together to create a contract
which establishes a state.
D. Russian for “person of the apparatus”;
full-time Communist party functionary. A. Divine Right
B. Evolutionary
3396. When was the Morley Minit Amend-
ment Act or Council Act C. Force

A. 1909 D. Social Contract

B. 1919 3402. The Constitution clearly provides that

C. 1920 the Parliament shall have exclusive juris-
diction to make law for the whole or any
D. 1032 part of the territory of India with regard
3397. Which of the following factor is unlike to subjects mentioned in the
democratic governance- A. Union List
A. [A] harmony in diversity B. State List

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C. Concurrent List 3407. Majoritarianism refers to

D. none of above

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3403. The word politics is derived from the
Greek word
A. polis
B. polish
C. police
D. half

3404. Which of the following is the major func-

tion of The Judiciary: A. Equal power to the people
A. Execute or implement the law B. No difference between majority and
minority
B. Ensuring administration of justice
C. Domination by the majority and disre-
C. Oversee the work of the executive
gard for the minority
branch
D. all communities being regarded as ma-
D. Govern the affairs of the state and peo- jority
ple properly
3408. It is the study of society.
3405. It is used to analyze and explain objects
A. Anthropology
of social study, and facilitate organizing
sociological knowledge. B. Political Science
A. Cultural perspective C. Sociology

B. Conflict perspective D. none of above

C. Functionalist perspective 3409. Power sharing is:

D. Theoretical perspective A. the very spirit of democracy
B. ) a type of balancing powers.
3406. During the 1986 Edsa People Power
Revolution I, people ousted Pres. Ferdi- C. separation of powers at different lev-
nand Marcos and installed to the presi- els.
dency Corazon Aquino. The assumption to D. none of above
power of the latter was not sanctioned un-
der the Constitution, but the Filipino peo- 3410. What is the capital of Maharashtra?
ple overwhelmingly recognized her gov- A. Nagpur
ernment as a rightful one. And this refers B. Pune
to
C. Nashik
A. Legitimacy
D. Moon
B. Sovereignty
3411. Due to which of the following reasons
C. Authority
the founding fathers preferred the British
D. Supremacy parliamentary system?

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A. Familiarity with system A. Revolutionary

B. More responsibility B. Liberal
C. Separation of power C. Conservative
D. Heterogeneous Indian society D. Reactionary
3412. Slander is
3417. Who was the temporary Chairman of
A. an attempt to do bodily harm. the Constituent Assembly

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B. the public uttering of a false state- A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
ment that harms the good reputation of
another. B. Dr. Ambedkar
C. printed material that cannot be proven C. Dr. Sachindanand Sinha
true. D. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
D. a law that prohibits the public
from making negative statements about 3418. All Asteroids are at least 100 feet
elected officials. across

3413. The Constitution of India came into ef- A. True

fect on B. False
A. 26th November 1950
3419. What is the meaning of cultural domi-
B. 26th November 1949 nance?
C. 15th August 1950 A. The influence and control exerted by
D. 26th January 1950 one culture over others.

3414. He is considered as the Father of Mod- B. The preservation and promotion of cul-
ernPsychology. tural diversity.
A. Wilhelm Wundt C. The peaceful coexistence of multiple
cultures.
B. William James
C. Sigmund Freud D. The complete eradication of one cul-
ture by another.
D. John Locke
3420. Sociology helps us to understand and be
3415. Who made the ‘Tryst with Destiny’
respectful to the culture of other people.
speech?
A. TRUE
A. P.Srirams
B. Mahatma Gandhi B. FALSE

C. Jawaharlal Nehru 3421. Who is the General Secretary of UNO

D. Patel A. Expensive Buthras
3416. A person who works for change by stop- B. I gin tao
ping or overthrowing the government; a
C. Antonio Gutress
position on the political spectrum to the
left of liberal, also known as the far left. D. Mohamed Ali

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3422. What document states the rights that 3427. The Judges of Supreme Court stay in of-
we have as Americans fice till years of age & of High courts
till years of age

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A. Bill of Rights
A. 68 and 65
B. Declaration of Independence
B. 70 & 65
C. Articles of Confederation
C. 65 & 62
D. Magna Carta D. 62 & 60
3423. Kwame Nkrumah, one of the founding 3428. being made to sit separately in the class-
members of NAM belonged to room because of one’s background is a
A. Egypt form of
A. prejudice
B. Yugoslavia
B. inequality
C. Ghana
C. discrimination
D. Indonesia
D. none of above
3424. Modern political scientists think that 3429. The Rajya Sabha can delay the money
at present political science deals not bill by days or suggest changes in it.
only with the state but with the non-
A. 30
governmental organizations and individu-
als or groups of political activities, and B. 14
pressure groups, etc. So let’s discuss this
3430. Traders are a link between and
in detail.
A. Producer and Customer
A. State-Centric discussion
B. Producer and Retailer
B. Non-State-Centric Discussion
C. Whole sale trader and Producer
3425. The first Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog D. Customer and Retailer
was
3431. The new Hindu law gave equal share in
A. Arvind panagadia the property to
B. Narendra Modi A. women
C. Dr. Rajiv Kumar B. the old
C. youth
D. None of them
D. men
3426. Element of states includes population,
territory, government and sovereignty 3432. “The main interest of each state is to
Sovereignty in the above statement refers guarantee its own survival” is a state-
to the ment related to which of the following the-
ories:
A. law of the soil
A. Realism
B. power of the people B. Liberalism
C. legislation of the ruler C. Constructivism
D. the fount of authority in society D. Critical approaches

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3433. Choose the correct sequence of ‘System 3438. Where committees set up in the House
of Courts’ present in India from top to bot- of Representatives or Senate investigate
tom: federal agencies or other problems in gov-
ernment, which are under the control of
A. Supreme Court, Subordinate Court,
the executive branch (President) to ensure
High Court
that they are functioning as congress in-
B. High Court, Supreme Court, Subordi- tended when they passed a law (resolu-
nate Court tion) creating the agency.

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C. Subordinate Court, High Court, A. Resolution Committees
Supreme Court
B. Apportionment Hearing
D. Supreme Court, High Court, Subordi-
C. Oversight Investigations
nate Court
D. Nomination Approval
3434. What is the back bone of Economy is a
Political Instrument: 3439. Which branch can veto or approve
laws?
A. Economy of the country
A. Legislative
B. Budget
B. Executive
C. Digital economy
C. Judicial
D. None of the above
D. none of above
3435. What are the 3 branches of state gov-
3440. A line showing the five major political
ernment?
views in their order from reactionary to
A. Legislative, executive, judicial revolutionary.
B. Legislative, Federal, judicial A. Moderate
C. Legislative, executive, power B. Liberal
D. Media, executive, judicial C. Political Spectrum

3436. The is an important aspect of India’s D. Conservative

foreign policy 3441. Adult is called a directly elected govern-
A. Free economic policy ment on the basis of franchise?
B. Security system A. military system
C. Interdependence B. Communist system
D. Non-alignment C. monarchy
D. democracy
3437. The word is a Greek word which
means city state. 3442. Final Conference and Vote
A. polis A. Executive
B. knowledge B. Legislative
C. citizens C. Judicial
D. politics D. none of above

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3443. Which regimes often turn a blind eye to 3448. Name the system which means that a
or suppress internal social differences? person can appeal a higher court if the
judgement passed by the lower court is not

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A. Democratic regimes
just.
B. Non democratic regimes
A. Public Interest Litigation
C. Monarchy
B. Right to life
D. Oligarchy
C. Appellate system
3444. Consumption of chemical fertilizers is D. Mid day meal
highest in which state of India?
3449. Which element is a hindrance in the es-
A. Haryana tablishment of democracy?
B. Himachal Pradesh A. capital
C. Rajasthan B. leader
D. Punjab C. illiteracy

3445. A President may call Congress into spe- D. election

cial session
3450. Explain the concept of economic globali-
A. when the two houses cannot agree on sation.
a date for adjournment.
A. Increasing interdependence and inte-
B. to deal with an emergency situation gration of economies around the world
C. in order to force a vote on a presiden- through the exchange of goods, services,
tial proposal capital, and technology.

D. only once in a calendar year. B. Economic globalisation is the process

of reducing trade and economic interac-
3446. Inherent powers derive from the fact tions between countries.
that the United States is C. The concept of economic globalisation
A. a democratic republic. refers to the isolation and self-sufficiency
of economies around the world.
B. a confederation formed by state gov-
ernments. D. Economic globalisation is the idea that
each country should focus on its own do-
C. a sovereign power among nations. mestic economy and not engage in inter-
D. a federal system. national trade.

3447. What is the origin of administrative 3451. What is ideologue?

law? A. Extreme form of nationalism with el-
A. When administrative officials come out ements of racism, socialism, and mili-
with the details of law passed by the leg- tarism.
islature. B. Ideology of psychological, political,
B. When administrative officials has and eco-nomic equality for women.
power to overrule the power of law- C. Someone who believes passionately in
making body which is legislature. an ideology.

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D. Belief system that society can be im- B. Dollar buys set amounts of foreign cur-
proved byfollowing certain doctrines; usu- rencies.
ally ends in ism. C. Dollar buys varying amounts of for-
3452. Define workfare eign currencies, depending on market for
them.
A. Government subsidies through tax
breaks. D. Combination of slow growth plus infla-
tion in the U.S. economy in the 1970s.
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get off. 3457. highest ranking person in house of reps
C. Programs limiting the duration of wel- A. majority leader
fare payments and requiring recipients to
B. Speaker of house
work or get job training.
C. governor
D. Shielding firms from the risky conse-
quences of their behavior. D. lieutenant

3453. What was the nomenclature of the 3458. It was the theory that made the first at-
group who followed the USSR? tempt to systematize the economy; among
A. Communist group its main ideas we find that the source of
wealth is the land:
B. Democratic group
A. Classic economy
C. Liberal socialist group
B. Neoclassical
D. The Second World or The Socialist bloc
C. Physiocracy
3454. Who decides whether a person is guilty
D. Scientific Socialism
or not?
A. Advocate 3459. The resolution of Quit India Movement
was passed in which of the following city?
B. Public prosecutor
C. Judge A. Bombay

D. none of above B. Calcutta

C. Madras
3455. What is a coalition government?
D. Lucknow
A. The government formed at the center
is called coalition government 3460. The Number of Vidhan Sabha members
B. The government formed by minority in Haryana is?
community people is called coalition gov- A. 80
ernment.
B. 70
C. The government formed by two or
C. 60
more political parties together is called
coalition government. D. 90
D. none of above 3461. Who was the first Prime Minister of In-
3456. Define fixed exchange rate dia?

A. The value of what a country exports A. Jawaharlal Nehru

compared with what it imports. B. Sardar Patel

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C. Indira Gandhi B. Yashwantarao chavan

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3462. Positive liberalism viewed the state as D. Sharad Pawar
an instrument of 3467. There is a consequence of the spirit of
A. Law and order regionalism-
B. Social welfare A. attachment to your area
C. Revolution B. National interest
D. none of above C. national unity

3463. Assertion:Soviet Union, decided D. separatism

to convert Cuba into a Russian 3468. A Constitution is a body of
base.Reason:Cuba was an ally of the So-
viet Union and received both diplomatic A. Basic laws
and financial aid from it. B. Rules
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the C. Principles
correct explanation of (A). D. Moral values
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). 3469. In this type of government the power is
shared between the central and local gov-
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. ernments.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. A. Confederate
3464. Which among the following has a higher B. Federal
rate of economic growth and develop- C. Unitary
ment?
D. none of above
A. Democracies
B. Dictatorship 3470. There is a provision for reservation for
women in the election of local bodies of Bi-
C. All non democratic regimes har.
D. Monarchies A. 27%
3465. a large body of people, associated with B. 33%
a particular territory, that is sufficiently C. 40%
conscious of its unity to seek or to possess
a government peculiarly its own D. 50%

A. nation-state 3471. First Five Year plan was based on

B. nation A. Harrod judges model
C. state B. P.C.Mahalabis Model
D. country 3472. Which of the following is NOT a role
3466. Who is the first Chief minister Of Maha- that interest groups play?
rashtra? A. Campaign funding
A. Uddhav thare B. Participation

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C. Agenda building 3477. Blacks, coloured and Indians fought

against the Apartheid since
D. Program monitoring
A. 1850
3473. What impact did the Crimean War have
on the Concert of Europe? B. 1950

A. It made the Concert of Europe C. 1750

stronger D. 1650

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B. It had no impact on the Concert of Eu-
rope 3478. Which one of the following statements
about power-sharing arrangements is cor-
C. It destroyed the Concert of Europe rect?
D. none of above A. Power sharing is necessary only in so-
cieties which have religious, linguistic or
3474. What term is defined as the most basic ethnic divisions.
activities that we all have the right to en-
joy, such as voting? B. Power sharing is suitable only for big
countries that have regional divisions.
A. checks and balances
C. Every society needs some form of
B. due process of law
power sharing even if it is small or does
C. judicial review not have social divisions
D. civil rights D. Power-sharing is not necessary at all.

3475. Assertion:The nationalist leaders were 3479. The largest influence on a person’s po-
clear that the economic concerns of the litical ideology is
government of free India would have to be
A. Religion
different from the narrowly defined com-
mercial functions of the colonial govern- B. Race
ment.Reason It was further clear that the
C. Gender
eradication of the poverty was not the
responsibility of the government, but the D. Family
people.
3480. A “good” constitution must be
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
correct explanation of (A). A. unwritten and rigid
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not B. written and rigid
the correct explanation of (A). C. definite and clear in meaning
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. D. bulky and elaborate to avoid any doubt
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
3481. Sadhbhawana Diwas was observed on:
3476. India led the world protest against US
A. 15th August
when the latter attacked Egypt over Suez
canal issue in 1956. B. 20th August
A. True C. 29th August
B. False D. 21st May

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3482. What is the difference between general 3487. Who is the author of the book ‘Gram-
law and constitutional law? mar of Politics”?

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A. General law needs simple majority A. Locke
votes in order to be amended while consti- B. Fat
tutional law needs two-third majority ma-
jority to do so. C. Plato

B. Constitutional law tells about the D. Aristotle

power of branches of government while 3488. Which of the following was an example
general law concerns with rights and du- of a strength in the Articles of Confedera-
ties of citizens. tion?
3483. Primary source of democracy is A. Congress couldn’t collect taxes
A. Food B. Provided no common currency
amongst the 13th states
B. People
C. Weak national government
C. Market
D. Provided a sense of unity and nation-
D. Money
hood
E. President
3489. The following are the goals of anthro-
3484. India is the world’s 3rd highest emit- pology EXCEPT
ter of greenhouse gasses, which two coun- A. Describe and analyze the biological
tries emit more greenhouse gasses than In- evolution of humankind
dia?
B. Describe and assess the cultural devel-
A. Brazil and Russia opment of our species
B. Mexico and South Africa C. Describe, explain, and analyze the
C. China and USA present-day human cultural similarities
D. China and Japan and differences
D. Describe how political activities are or-
3485. Branch of government that accepts ami- ganized in and out of our country
cus curiae briefs.
3490. Which of the following commission was
A. Executive
appointed by the Central Government on
B. Legislative Union-State relations in 1983?
C. Judicial A. Sarkariya commission
D. none of above B. Dutt commission
3486. Identify the correct statement C. Setalvad commission
A. Soviet Union was committed to the ide- D. Rajamannarcommission
ology of capitalism. 3491. The 73rd amendment of the Indian Con-
B. First World War ended in 1920. stitution is related to which option in Ni-
C. United States dropped two atomic makit?
bombs on Japan in August 1945 A. Village Court
D. Cuba was an ally of USA B. Municipal Corporation

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C. Panchayati Raj 3497. The main goal of the Congress of Vienna

D. Gram Panchayat was to
A. re-establish the balance of power after
3492. The Governor can easily dismiss the Napoleon’s defeat
Chief Minister of a state based on his
B. return dethroned kings to power
whims and fancies
C. create a wall of barrier states around
A. True
France

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B. False D. punish France
3493. Who exercises more powers in money 3498. What are the ideals that a state must
matters? keep in mind while framing policies called?
A. Lok Sabha A. Fundamental Rights
B. Rajya Sabha B. Directive Principles of State Policy
C. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha C. Gandhian Principles
D. Prime Minister D. Socialism

3494. Principles of Liberty, Equality and Fra- 3499. Define Electoral College
ternity in the constitution of India are in- A. U.S. system of weighting popular pres-
spired from the constitution of idential vote to favor smaller states.
A. England B. Something out of the past.
B. France C. Major, long-term shift in party ID.
C. America D. A single election which proves to re-
D. none of above sult in a realignment

3500. What kind of sovereignty has the Indian

3495. happens when people act on their
Constitution accepted
prejudices or stereotypes.
A. Sovereignty of the masses
A. discrimination
B. The sovereignty of the law
B. inequality
C. The sovereignty of the court
C. prejudice
D. Not of these
D. equality
3501. When did China subscribe to UN
3496. A congressional function where officials
A. 1967
are removed from office following im-
peachment in the House of Representa- B. 1962
tives and a trial in the Senate for “treason, C. 1972
bribery, or high crimes or misdemeanors.”
D. 1971
A. Oversight
3502. INDIA ATTAINED INDEPENDENCE ON
B. Impeachment
AND THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF FREE
C. Rules and Regulations INDIA?
D. Executive Order A. 14-15 AUGUST, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

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B. 15 APRIL, SARDAR VALLABHAI PATEL 3508. Globalization has brought economic

C. 16 MARCH, P.V.NARASIMHA RAO growth to many developing countries.
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D. 14 JULY, VAJPAYEE It has also increased “ “ among coun-
tries.
3503. The goal is to keep social order and har-
mony among different group of people. A. imports & exports
A. Anthropology B. multinational corporations
B. Sociology C. economic interdependence
C. Political Science D. none of above
D. none of above 3509. Which principle of a modern state refers
to the division of governmental powers
3504. Rajya Sabha has nominated mem- among different branches?
bers
A. Checks and balances
A. Eight
B. Separation of powers
B. Eleven
C. Rule of law
C. Ten
D. Judicial review
D. Twelve
3510. The Union List includes subjects such as:
3505. Which of these is/are sub divisions of
Political Science? A. Education, forests, trade unions, mar-
riages, adoption and succession
A. National Politics
B. Police, trade, commerce, agriculture
B. Public Administration and irrigation.
C. International relations C. Residuary subjects like computer soft-
D. All of the above ware.
D. Defence, foreign affairs, banking, cur-
3506. This part of the political spectrum often rency, communications
calls for rapid changes in government
A. radical 3511. The right to life, liberty and equality are
called as
B. conservative
A. Political rights
C. reactionary
B. Civil rights
D. moderate
C. Legal rights
3507. Which among the following was the D. Natural rights
original state from which the state of
Meghalaya was carved out? 3512. Creates Bills
A. Mizoram A. House of Representatives
B. Nagaland B. Senate
C. Assam C. Congress
D. Tripura D. none of above

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3513. The tenure of gram panchayat is 3518. The following are areas or interest of
A. 4 year anthropology, EXCEPT
A. Social Structures
B. 5 year
B. Pre-historic of the early Filipino
C. 6 year
C. Cultural development of mankind
D. 3 year
D. Humans historical past
3514. Democracy is based on
3519. The military leader established a dic ,

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A. Political equality suppressing opposition and ruling with ab-
B. Consultation solute authority.
A. dictatorship
C. Discussion
B. dichotomy
D. All the above
C. democracy
3515. Congress is divided into these small D. none of above
groups of people assigned to consider and
change Bills. 3520. ....is the main demand of farmer’s move-
ment.
A. Bill
A. Right to cultivate on the forest land.
B. Committee
B. To get right price for the agricultural
C. Markup products.
D. Resolution C. Protection of consumer.
3516. What is the meaning of Fraternity? D. Building of dams.

A. Equality 3521. Define indict

B. Brotherhood A. System based on two opposing parties
to a dispute.
C. Liberty
B. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor
D. none of above accusing a defendant of crimes.
3517. The answer to the presidential govern- C. In European legal systems, judicial of-
ment system ficer who both gathers evidence and is-
sues indictments
A. Provides an opportunity for a separate
election to the administrative and legal D. to formally charge someone with a
sector crime
B. Makes way to combine the powers of 3522. Who are called Indian Tamils?
the administration and the legal sectors A. whose Indian ancestors migrated to
C. The president looks at the head of the Sri Lanka as plantation workers
Nama administration B. who belief in Indian cultures but are
D. The president has been assigned to living in Sri Lanka
the Assembly C. whose representation is less than 5%
E. Provides the president’s ability to vio- in Sri Lanka
late the Assembly D. Both 1 and 3

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3523. The supremacy doctrine asserts the pri- 3528. Which of these is not a way that the
ority of Indian government has helped India to de-
velop?

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A. large states over small states.
B. non-slave states over slave states. A. Allowing rapid urbanisation and devel-
opment of slums.
C. national law over state laws.
B. Investment into education
D. natural law over man-made laws.
C. Pro FDI policy (open economy)
3524. Ukraine has been attacked by Russia. D. Investment into technology and infras-
What’s the name of the Russian presi- tructure.
dent?
3529. By which amendment the private pursE
A. Biden
abolished?/ Under which amendment was
B. In the hour the disproportionate purse abolished?
C. Erdogan A. 24th
D. Putin B. Taking
3525. The unitary features of Indian federal C. 26th
state are: D. I urge
A. Strong Centre
3530. Initial state-building process is over in
B. Absence of separate constitution for Kazakhstan according to Strategy 2050
states. because of the following indicator
C. Both of the above A. Natural resuorces
D. None of the above B. Industry

3526. After a change to the constitution has C. Political institutions

been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of D. President
Congress, what fraction of the state legis- E. Banking
latures must ratify (approve) the amend-
ment before it is added to the U.S. Consti- 3531. Who makes federal laws in the US?
tution? Choose one:
A. 2/3 A. Senate
B. 1/2 B. Congress
C. 3/4 C. President
D. 1/3 D. American people

3527. In Bismarck’s practice of Realpolitik, his 3532. Which of the following is not a session
political actions were guided by of the Lok Sabha?
A. the needs of the people. A. Budget
B. traditional morality. B. Monsoon
C. the principle of divine right. C. Summer
D. the needs of the state. D. Winter

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3533. Raja Rammohan Roy was born on-

A. 1833
B. 1796
C. 1772
D. 1896

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3534. Assertion The British Government took
the view that all these 565 states
were free to join either India or Pak-
A. India, East Pakistan, and West Pak-
istan or remain independent if they so
istan
wished.Reason This was a very serious
problem and could threaten the very ex- B. Burma, India, and Pakistan
istence of a united India.
C. Kashmir, India, and East Pakistan
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the D. India, Bangladesh, and West Pakistan
correct explanation of (A).
3538. Identify the major social group that con-
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
stituted the largest share in the population
the correct explanation of (A).
of Sri Lanka.
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
A. Sri Lankan Tamils
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. B. Indian Tamils
C. Muslims
3535. All the States of India is divided
D. Sinhalas
A. Cities
B. Grams 3539. legislature must do this every session
A. proclamation
C. District
B. budget
D. All of these
C. executive order
3536. Which political ideology supports gov- D. committee selection roster
ernment intervention to address social and
economic inequalities? 3540. How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks take
power in 1917?
A. Classic conservatism
A. Through democratic elections
B. Modern conservatism
B. Through an overnight coup in the capi-
C. Classical liberalism tal

D. Modern liberalism C. By gradually infiltrating the provisional

government
3537. In 1947, the British territory of India D. By leading a massive popular uprising
was divided into the countries of throughout the empire

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3541. WHAT WAS THE SPECIAL SESSION AD- 3547. Define ministry
DRESSED ON WHAT? A. Major division of executive branch;

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A. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS equivalent to U.S. department.
B. TRYST WITH DESTINY B. The career civil service that staffs gov-
ernment executive agencies.
3542. Which part of the Indian Constitution
C. President indicted by the House and
deals with Tribunals?
tried by the Senate.
A. Part XIII
D. Government funds voted by legisla-
B. Part XX ture.
C. Part XIVA
3548. A is a state whose territory corre-
D. Part XII sponds to that occupied by one particular
ethnicity which has been transformed into
3543. Who does a lobbyist work for? a nationality.
A. a governor A. nation-state
B. an interest group B. state
C. a senator C. multinational state
D. a representative D. trinational state
3544. Since 1982 to 1987, Haryana was ruled 3549. Directive Principles have been embodied
by which political party? into Indian Constitution from?
A. Haryana Conflict Committee A. Australian Constitution
B. Bhartiya Janata Party B. Irish Constitution
C. Congress Party C. USA Constitution
D. Communist Party of India D. UK Constitution

3545. The Constituent Assembly took almost 3550. The members of Lok Sabha are elected
to complete its historic task of draft- by the People, directly.
ing the Constitution. A. True
A. 4 years B. False
B. two years, eleven months and seven-
3551. Is Sarojini Naidu a member of Con-
teen days
stituent Assembly?
C. 1 year
A. Yes
D. 114 days
B. No
3546. It sees the commonalities among people C. Can’t say
(tradition, language, kinship, etc).
D. No idea
A. Anthropology
3552. Which of the following Cabinet depart-
B. Sociology ments is not headed by a Secretary of the
C. Political Science department?
D. none of above A. Defense

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B. State 3558. Liberal democracy does not include

C. Justice A. Universal Suffrage
D. Treasury B. Free and fair elections
C. Parliamentary form of government
3553. The first NAM Summit was held at Bel-
grade in the year D. Rule of Law

A. 1962 3559. Which of the following words were

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added to the 42nd Constitution Saranam
B. 1964
A. Republican
C. 1961
B. Republic
D. 1960
C. Socialist
3554. BA Political Science aims to develop pub- D. Not of these
lic servants, leaders and change agents
with the required competencies and values 3560. The Constituent Assembly started work
to serve as professionals in government, on
civil society and international development A. 26th November 1947
organizations.
B. 26th November 1946
A. True
C. 26th January 1949
B. False
D. none of above
3555. There are 3 Allied Programs of PolSci 3561. which of these countrieshave uni party
discussed today system?
A. True A. china
B. False B. india

3556. What are the 3 branches of govern- C. pakistan

ment? D. Sri Lanka
A. Legislative, Judy, Exact 3562. What is the full form of PIL?
B. State, Federal, Local A. Public Illegal Law
C. Legislative, Judicial, Executive B. Public Interest Litigation
D. Civic C. Personal Interest Litigation
D. Public Interest Limited
3557. He proposes that equality should also
be attained by the proletariat or middle 3563. In which States UN peacekeeping forces
class. did NOT intervened?
A. Adam Smith A. Cambodia
B. Joseph Stalin B. Somalia
C. Benito Mussolini C. Yugoslavia
D. Karl Marx D. Thailand

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3564. What is the symbol of the Republican 3569. Francois Quesnay and Jacques Turgot
Party were representatives of:

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B. A donkey B. Scientific Socialism
C. An Ostrich C. Physiocracy
D. A Hedgehog D. Neoclassical
E. A Platypus
3570. Power sharing is desirable because
3565. Which of these alliances where there in A. helps the people of different communi-
2004 parliamentary elections in India? ties to celebrated their festivals.
A. National democratic alliance B. imposes the will of the majority com-
B. The United progressive alliance munity over others.
C. Left front C. reduces the conflict between social
groups
D. All the above
D. reduces the conflict between social
3566. The convention has the following fea- groups
tures
3571. Which of the following point is not a crit-
A. It is unwritten informal practice or rule
icism of second five-year plan?
of conduct
A. It lacked an agrarian strategy for de-
B. It is not made and enacted
velopment
C. It is a gradual process
B. It was beneficial to urban people only
D. All of the above
C. Both A and B
3567. The Non-Aligned Movements came into D. It made rural India to avail benefits of
existence mainly through the initiative of? green revolution
A. Yugoslavian President Joseph Tito
3572. The Constitution of India affects a clear
B. Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal cut division of powers between the
Nehru
A. Union and States
C. Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nas-
sar B. State and States

D. All of them 3573. Military and economic strengths are el-

ements of power according to
3568. The First Woman Governor of a State in
Free India A. Confucianism
A. Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit B. Khanism
B. Mars.Sarojini Naidu C. Realism
C. MarasSucheta Kripalani D. Farabisim
D. Mrs. Indira Gandhi E. Liberalism

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3574. William Jones was a linguist because 3578. Indian Constitution allows religious mi-
norities to set up their own
A. he had studied Greek and Latin
B. he knew French and English A. Courts

C. he had learnt Persian B. Educational setups

D. all of these C. Police stations

D. Government schools
3575. Where is the headquarters of United na-

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tions? 3579. What best refers to the means by which
a society organizes itself and allocates au-
thority in order to accomplish collective
goals and provide benefits that the society
as a whole needs?

A. Geneva
B. New York city
C. London
D. Berlin A. Government
3576. Which of the following are characteris- B. Politics
tics of western polyarchies: C. Social Structure
A. diffusion of power throughout govern-
D. Human Geography
ment
B. party systems 3580. This department supervises the imple-
mentation of national policies in the local
C. bargaining
government units in the country.
D. power sharing
A. Department of Interior and Local Gov-
E. all of the above ernment
3577. Denmark is a good example of a nation- B. Department of National Defense
state because C. Department of Labor and Employment
A. nearly all Danes speak Danish and live D. Department of Justice
in Denmark.
B. Danish and German nationalities inter- 3581. US and India have two equal interests
mingle inSchleswig-Holstein. A. In the extension of the democratic sys-
C. thepeople living on the Faeroe islands, tem
which arecontrolled by Denmark, speak
B. In a crackdown on terrorism
Faeroese.
C. In suppressing the comminist system
D. Denmark consolidated itsboundaries
by giving Greenland to Norway. D. In the growth of trade relations

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3582. Athenian Democracy was in nature. 3588. What is pocket veto?

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C. Westminster Democracy B. President has to pass a bill within 10
D. Parliamentary Democracy days.

3583. United Nations conference on Trade and C. President can make pass a bill without
Development by the United Nations was any consideration.
held in which year? D. All of the above
A. 1970
3589. Congressional representatives are
B. 1977
elected through which of the following
C. 1975 electoral systems
D. 1972 A. Proportional representation
3584. Political parties are mentioned in the B. Instant-runoff voting
U.S. Constitution.
C. Plurality rule
A. True
D. Majority rule
B. False
3585. In which year Muslim League was 3590. Who was the permanent president of
formed? the Constituent Assembly?
A. 1904
B. 1905 A.

C. 1906
D. 1907
3586. Define personalistic
B.
A. Country having two big and one or
more small parties.
B. Based on personality of a strong ruler.
C. System in which parties become more
extremist.
D. Laws for running elections; two gen- C.
eral types:single-member district and pro-
portional.
3587. First Indian state to hold elections based
on ‘Universal Adult Franchise’ in 1948.
A. Junagadh
B. Bhopal D.
C. Hyderabad
D. Manipur

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3591. According to the Declaration of Inde- A. to bring charges against a federal offi-
pendence, what are the three unalienable cial for trial and potential removal
rights? B. the removal of a federal official
A. Life, Liberty, and Property C. the review of the Constitutional rights
B. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial of citizens
C. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happi- D. the comparison of a legislative law and
ness the constitution

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D. Levy war, declare peace, conduct com- 3596. ‘Politics’ is derived from?
merce
A. ROMAN WORD
3592. Which of the following is NOT required B. GREEK WORD
to be recognized as a state?
C. LATIN WORD
A. A clearly defined territory with distinct
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
borders
B. A representative government 3597. Feminine Favours
C. A population with some degree of per- A. men
manence B. women
D. A legitimate clam of authority to rule C. baby girl
3593. what disease do rats spread? D. baby boy
A. malaria 3598. Which of the following is not apart of
B. dengue Preamble to the Indian constitution?
C. diarrhoea A. Secularism
D. plague B. Socialism
C. Democratic republic
3594. Consider the following statements in
the context of political parties:1) Political D. Federalism
parties are such an organized group of peo-
3599. Question:Which of the following coun-
ple that works with the aim of contest-
tries disintegrated due to ethnic tension
ing elections and gaining political power in
between Serb and Albanian people:a) Bel-
the government. 2) The program keeping
gium (b) Sri Lanka c) Yugoslavia d) Bolivia
in mind the collective interest of the so-
ciety.Decides.3) They try to support peo- A. A
ple.After winning, which of those policies B. B
are untrue/are untrue/untrue?
C. C
A. A
D. D
B. B
3600. Define if-then statement
C. C
A. Theory that modern culture has moved
D. D beyond getting and spending.
3595. Which of the following below best sum- B. Several factors making something hap-
marizes what impeachment is? pen.

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C. Says that two variables are 3606. It emerged as an academic field right at
linked:Where X happens, so does Y. the height of Industrial Revolution in Eu-
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but not perfectly in a way that had never been before in hu-
manhistory.
3601. The law is what says it is at any A. Anthropology
point in time.
B. Sociology
A. the Senate C. Political Science
B. the Supreme Court D. none of above
C. the president
3607. Power shared by two or more political
D. the press parties is known as
3602. Which of these values have the moral A. Seperation government
and legal sanction in a democracy? B. Community government
A. Gender equality C. Coalition government
B. Caste based equality D. none of above
C. Economic equality 3608. Living Constitution/Originalist
D. Both a and b A. Executive
B. Legislative
3603. Identify the arguments in the support of
democracy or for democracy. C. Judicial
A. Democracy improves the quality of de- D. none of above
cision making 3609. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Sama-
B. Democracy enhances the dignity of cit- jwadi Party (BSP)
izens A. Jyotiba Phule
C. Democracy better than other forms of B. Kansha RAM
government because it allows us to cor- C. B. R. Ambudkar
rect it’s mistakes.
D. Magic
D. All the above
3610. Name the PM during whose regime Pak-
3604. What is the central theme of De istan faced the Bangladesh crisis?
Monarchina A. (A) Yahya Khan
A. Monarchy B. (B) Ayoub Khan
B. Aristocracy C. (Q)
3605. Socialism is the only solution to our D. (d) Zia-Ul-Haq
problems 3611. Solicitor General
A. Mahatma Gandhi A. Executive
B. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Legislative
C. Sardar Patel C. Judicial
D. Doctor Lasky D. none of above

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3612. The distinguishing feature of communal- 3617. What title do most people give James
ism is Madison?
A. Followers of one particular religion
must belong to one particular community
B. Communalism believes that people be-
longing to different religions can live as
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C. A communal mind does not seek for
dominance of one’s religious community
D. none of above A. Man of the People
B. The Father of the Constitution
3613. In 1973 A.N.Ray was appointed as CJI
superseding senior Judges. C. The man who made America
A. 2 D. Pope Madi
B. 1 3618. Are Political Theories part of the Areas
C. 4 of Inquiry?

D. 3 A. Yes
B. No
3614. Believing in the value of established and
traditional practices in politics and society C. Maybe

A. liberal D. I don’t know

B. conservative 3619. In Democracy Elections are important

because
C. moderate
A. The formation of government becomes
D. none of these
easy
3615. A is the shaking of the surface of B. They help in the formation of opposi-
the earth resulting from a sudden release tion party
of energy in the earth’s lithosphere
C. They are a check on the working of the
A. volcano government
B. earthquake D. All of the them
C. tornado 3620. In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court held
D. asteroid that
A. African Americans are not US Citizens.
3616. Which of the following would be most
like the president? B. The 14th Amendment enforced social
equality.
A. lieutenant governor
C. schools are not allowed to segregate
B. governor
on the basis of race.
C. senator
D. social segregation did not violate the
D. representative Constitution.

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3621. What is social democracy? 3626. By which Amendment Act the Fundamen-
tal Duties of Citizen are included in Indian
A. Changing an ideology or view of his-
Constitution?

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tory.
B. Ideology promoting welfare measures A. 42nd Amendment Act
but not state ownership of industry. B. 44th Amendment Act
C. Moderate, decentralized, partially C. 56th Amendment Act
market form of communism.
D. 73rd Amendment Act
D. Using whatever works without theory
or ideology. 3627. Which of the following is the gaurdian
of Indian Constitution?
3622. This is an example of?
A. Parliament
B. President
C. Supreme Court
D. Prime Minister

3628. It defines how people relate to nature

and their physical environment.
A. Labeling
A. Politics
B. Exaggeration
B. Anthropology
C. Irony
C. Culture
D. none of above
D. Sociology
3623. Symbol is the donkey.
3629. The Indian Constitution was hand-
A. D tolthen by (written by the Constitution of
B. R India)
A. B.R. Ambedkar
3624. Which of the following is not one of the
three organs of the government? B. Prem Behri Narayan Raized
A. Legislature C. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Bureaucracy D. Rajendra Prasad
C. Executive
3630. When was the Wood’s Despatch issued
D. Judiciary by Charles Wood sent?
3625. Party formed by Naleson Mandela A. 1866
A. ANC B. 1854
B. ANP C. 1918
C. You D. 1890
D. none of above E. 1800

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3631. The Rio Grande Valley was the area 3637. The territory or topics that are allowed
of the state to be settled by to be heard by a court.
A. last, Mexico A. Jurisdiction
B. third, Spaniards B. Appellate

C. first, Europeans C. Original

D. Trial
D. only, Europeans

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3638. Is the founder of the Bharatiya Janata
3632. Which of the following taxes is levied Party?
by the State Government only?
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
A. Entertainment Tax
B. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
B. Wealth Tax
C. LK Advani
C. Income Tax D. Murali Manohar Joshi
D. Corporation Tax
3639. The civil servants are
3633. Can the Senate act as a court of impeach- A. Political Executive
ment? B. Permanent Executive
A. Yes C. Party Executive
B. No D. None of the above

3634. Branch with the power of Impeachment 3640. During which year PTIstarted using the
‘satellite broadcast’ technology.
A. Executive
A. 1990
B. Legislative
B. 1970
C. Judicial
C. 1953
D. none of above D. 1986
3635. Iraq invaded Kuwait 3641. Who is the head of a Legislative assem-
A. 1989 bly?
A. MLA
B. 1990
B. Prime minister
C. 1991
C. Chief Minister
D. 1992
D. none of above
3636. In a modern political campaign, a candi-
3642. Who says human is social and political
date needs money to pay for
Animals
A. advertisements in the media A. J.s.mill
B. opportunities to meet the voters B. Russou
C. research on issues and attitudes C. Plato
D. all of the above D. Aristotle

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3643. Political science is born in:

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C. The 40s in the US
D. None of the above

3644. The number of people who actually cast A. Private Goods

their votes on the day of voting during the
B. Public Goods
elections is called
C. Toll Goods
A. Voter percentage
D. Common Goods
B. Total Cast
C. Voter Turnout 3649. constitution

D. None of the above A. only fundamental rights

B. fundamental rights and duties
3645. The following are the importance of po-
litical science *EXCEPT*: 3650. Which of the following is not a Consti-
tutional Office?
A. its findings can be used in seeking res-
olutions to immediate situations A. Comptroller and Auditor General
B. to be able to deal with social and eco- B. Attorney General
nomic problems C. Solicitor General
C. to know the history of political science D. Advocate General
D. to discover the principles that should 3651. Legislature in Malaysia is called and
be adhered consist of House of Senate; and House
of Representative;
3646. when was pakistan partitioned?
A. Community hall;State Assem-
A. 1947 at midnight
bly;Parliament
B. 1947 in the morng
B. State Assembly;Community hall;Parliament
3647. Politics are understood in 3 ways:
A. Struggle for the power. C. Parliament;State Assembly;community
hall
B. Reflection on its origin, structure and
D. State Assembly;Parliament;community
basis.
hall
C. Institutions through which power is ex-
ercised. 3652. Aristocracy dominated the conservative
ideology. Which among the choices below
D. Managing all the resources available
is NOT an example of aristocracy?
to the state.
A. Old regime in France
3648. Which of the following best refers to B. Serfs in the Manors of Europe
those goods that are available to many
people, and many people can make use of C. The British Tory Party
them, but only if they can pay the price? D. The Russian Empire

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3653. who wrote the book Republic” C. helping monitor poll taxes
A. Bodin D. monitoring the actions of officeholders
B. Plato
3659. Our country is divided into how many
C. Aristotle constituencies
D. Cicero
A. 500
3654. Political science is B. 543

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A. The method of making decisions for C. 534
large groups of people.
D. 550
B. The process of law-making.
C. The study of government systems, po- 3660. What is a series of markets that is con-
litical behavior, and political institutions. nected like links in a chain because prod-
D. none of above ucts pass from one market to another?
A. Chain of market
3655. Who was the chairman of Order of Busi-
ness Committee? B. Wholesale market
A. Proud mavalankar C. Weekly market
B. KM Munshi D. Shopping malls
C. JB crippling
3661. PAC stands for
D. HC Mookerjee
A. Political Action Committee
3656. The members of the Rajya Sabha are
B. Party Action Committee
elected by
C. People Against Campaigns
A. the people
B. Lok Sabha D. Political Action Conference

C. elected members of the legislative as- 3662. Which political orientation emphasizes a
sembly strong central government and promotes
D. elected members of the legislative violence as a means of suppressing dissent
council A. Communism
3657. The procedure of impeachment of the B. Socialism
President of India is
C. Nationalism
A. Judicial process
D. Fascism
B. quasi-judicial process
C. Legislative Process 3663. is the optimal utilization of natural
and human resources to achieve a society
D. None of the above
that meets mankind needs, such as food,
3658. All of the following are functions of po- clothing, shelter, health, education, recre-
litical parties except ation, facilities, among others:
A. educating the electorate A. The object of study of Political Science
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3664. What fraction of the House of Represen- B. Liberals

tatives and Senate must pass a proposed C. Socialists
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A. 2/3 3670. What function primarily of the state in
B. 3/4 the Parliament?
C. 1/2 A. Rajya Sabha
D. 1/4 B. Lok Sabha
C. All of these
3665. Since it’s independence who was elected
as the President of Zimbabwe? D. None of these
A. Herbert Mugabe 3671. What political major served as the 44th
B. Robert Arthur president of the United States?
C. Robert Michel A. John Mayer
D. Robert Mugabe B. Donald Trump
C. Barack Obama.
3666. India and Pakistan relationship are
spoiled by D. none of above
A. Terrorism 3672. Choose the best definition for legiti-
B. Jammu & Kashmir issue macy:
C. Water sharing disputes A. Popular acceptance of the right and
D. All of the above power of a government or other entity to
exercise authority
3667. means free from all all forms of ex- B. Anything that is or may be subject to
ploitation. ownership. As conceived by the political
A. Secular philosopher John Locke, the right to prop-
B. Sovereign erty is a natural right superior to human
laws (laws made by government).
C. Socialist
C. An ongoing organization that performs
D. Democratic certain functions for society
3668. Who among the following founded the D. A theory that views politics as a con-
Indian National Congress? flict among interest groups. Political de-
A. Mrs Indira Gandhi cision making is characterized by bargain-
ing and compromise
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. A.o.hume 3673. What is a filibuster?

D. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar A. occurs when the norm of equal repre-

sentation according to population is vio-
3669. believe that the inequality in society lated in the allocation of legislative states
between men and women is the result of B. system of cleavage management em-
social, not natural, inequalities. phasizing the representation of major
A. Feminists identity groups

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C. a dilatory tactic used to prevent a mea-

sure from being brought to a vote through
a prolonged speech by one or more sena-
tors.
D. a forum where people can discuss soci-
etal issues and provide information to the
society

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3674. The stand the government takes about A. Julius Caesar
how issues should be handled.
B. Benjamin Franklin
A. public views
C. Baron de Montesquieu
B. public opinion D. John Locke
C. public access
3679. Who said ‘Iam the state’
D. public policy
A. Jamii
3675. ���� ��� ��� ������������ �� ����� �������? B. Napoleon I
A. 26th November, 1949 C. Louis Xiv
B. 14th November, 1949 D. Bismark
C. 26th January, 1950 3680. When did the constitution of India came
D. 15th August, 1947 into force?
A. 26 Nov, 1948
3676. Which amendment abolished right to
property from fundamental rights B. 26 Jan, 1950
A. 42 C. 12 Mar, 1949
B. 43 D. 25 Dec, 1947
C. 44 3681. By which year the entire country started
D. 45 using the EVM (Electronic Voting Ma-
chine)?
3677. The goal is to discover what makes peo- A. 2005
ple different from each other in order to
understand and preserve diversity. B. 2004
C. 2000
A. Anthropology
D. 2010
B. Sociology
C. Political Science 3682. Threats of national security have histor-
ically reduced the scope of
D. none of above
A. political influence on government
3678. Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the nat- B. social programs and increase in mili-
ural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pur- tiary
suit of Happiness” in the Declaration of
Independence was clearly inspired by the C. individual liberties in our nation
ideas of D. trade and cooperative alliances

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3683. Directive Principles of State Policy is not 3688. The minimum age to qualify for election
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A. POK A. 25
B. Jamu & Kashmir B. 21
C. Jharkhand
C. 18
D. Assam
D. 35
3684. Marie, a political scientist, is studying
political theories of ancient, medieval, and 3689. What are the three types of history?
modern philosophers for her to understand
the evolution of the political and govern- A. New
mental system of countries in Europe and B. Medieval, Modern and art history.
Asia. What method of political science
does she employ? C. Old

A. Observational D. none of above

B. Inductive
3690. Apportionment and redistricting are af-
C. Historical fected every ten years as a result of
D. Theoretical A. pork barrel spending
3685. Which of the following is a unique func- B. standing committees
tion of political parties?
C. midterm elections
A. To provide social services
D. the census
B. To nominate candidates for political of-
fice
3691. Which among the following statements
C. To organize social events does not reflect the objectives of NAM
D. To manage the economy
A. Enabling newly decolonised countries
3686. The following are the objectives of poli- to pursue independent policies
tics in the Islamic system EXCEPT B. No to joining any military alliances
A. banish injustice
C. Following a policy of “neutrality” on
B. enjoin good deeds global issues
C. struggle for power D. Focus on elimination of global eco-
D. forbidding good deeds nomic inequalities

3687. In order to keep one branch from becom- 3692. VVPAT was 1st used for voting in India
ing too powerful, the framers created in the year
to keep each branch in check.
A. 1952
A. parts and labor
B. vine and branches B. 2004

C. blessings and curses C. 2019

D. checks and balances D. 2014

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3693. Who is the president of India. 3698. . A belief that the majority commu-
nity should be able to rule a country in
whichever way it wants, by disregarding
the wishes and needs of the minority is:
A. Power Sharing
B. Central Government
C. Majoritarianism

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A. Dhar. Ramnath Kovind D. none of above

B. Dr. Manmohan Singh 3699. Rule by an elite that exercises unlimited

power over individuals in all aspects of life
C. Dr. Hamid ansari
A. Limited Government
D. None
B. Totalitarianism
3694. Who wrote the book “On Liberty” C. Authoritarianism
A. Fat D. Paradox of Democracy
B. Mill
3700. Where was the ‘Tryst with Destiny’
C. Bentham speech delivered by Pt. Nehru?
D. Spencer A. Awadh

3695. The System of Courts in India is known B. Delhi

as: C. moon
A. Legislative D. West Bengal
B. Executive 3701. If a poll comes within this average % of
C. Judiciary a sampling error, it is considered a good
poll.
D. none of above
A. 1%
3696. Which of the following was a dictator? B. 3%
A. Mahatma Gandhi C. 10%
B. Queen Elizabeth D. 20%
C. Adolf Hitler
3702. Why law is so important?
D. Abraham Lincoln
A. because if laws didn’t exist we will be
3697. Three levels of government in India are free
B. is important for a society for it serves
A. Central, National, State
as a norm of conduct for citizens.
B. Central, State, Local
C. because we would know the days of
C. Central, State, Urban the week
D. Central, Rural, Urban D. none of above

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3703. “GRAND INNOVATION CHALLENGE” 3709. In 1986, came into force.

was launched by A. Consumer Protection Act

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A. Finance Commission
B. Women Empowerment Act
B. National Planning Committee
C. Child Marriage Act
C. Planning Commission
D. Environment Protection Act
D. NITI Aayog
3710. According to Marxism, who are the con-
3704. Which among the following ammend- flicting parties in society?
ments of the constitution of india fully se-
cured the constitutional validity of zamin- A. Social classes
dari abolition laws? B. Individuals and other individuals
A. 1 stem C. State and institutions
B. Pear D. Individuals and the government
C. an offer
3711. In Fiji, the vote of the indigenous Fiji has
D. fth more value than the
3705. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj- A. Asian People
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. B. Indian-Fijian
B. Pandita Ramabai. C. African-Fijian
C. Husband Dayanand Saraswati. D. West Indian Fijian
D. Raja Rammohan Roy.
3712. “On Liberty “book written by
3706. Which one of the following are the Re- A. J.S MILL
gional Party?
B. Locke
A. Nationalist People’s Party
C. Rousseau
B. Bhartiya Janata Party
D. Bodin
C. United Democratic Party
D. None of the above 3713. All citizens are permitted by to prac-
tise their own religion.
3707. Sangguniang Barangay, is the legisla-
A. State
tive council which is composed of the seven
(7) members. B. Indian constitution
A. TRUE C. President
B. FALSE D. Judiciary
3708. Which is NOT a type of third party? 3714. This is a city that is considered part of
A. Economic Protest a province and elects provincial officials.
B. Single Issue A. Component City
C. Split B. Independent Component City
D. Mutual Agreement C. Highly Urbanized City
E. Ideological D. none of above

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3715. A systematic way of organising life by C. Dictatorship

creation of rules, regulations and proce-
D. Monarchy
dures is known as?
A. State 3720. In which institution women have been
B. Politics provided 50% reservation?

C. Constitution A. Lok Sabha

D. Judiciary B. Local Panchayati Raj’s institution

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3716. When did India become Republic? C. Assembly

A. 15Auguest1947 D. Rajya Sabha

B. 26 November 1949 3721. when did general musharraf become
C. 26yanaur1950 president?
D. 03 Jumi 1947 A. 2007

3717. The fundamental duties in the constitu- B. 2002

tion of India were adopted from C. 2004
A. Canadian constitution D. 2001
B. Russian constitution
3722. Who was the Nizam
C. American constitution
D. French constitution A. Shaik of Jammu and Kashmir
B. King of Manipur
3718. Which alliance was created to oppose
NATO? C. Ruler of Hyderabad
D. King of Awadh

3723. Who makes up the Supreme Court?

(Choose ALL correct answers)
A. President
B. 8 Justices
C. 1 Chief Justice
A. European Union
D. Vice President
B. OPEC
C. Warsaw Pact 3724. Charismatic authority, for Weber, is
not defined by the actual powers and
D. Soviet Union
qualities of aleader, but rather the ways
3719. Where the leaders are elected by a ma- in which followers define a charismatic
jority of the people in the country in a leader, and treat him assomeone with ex-
vote. ceptional powers and qualities.
A. Democracy A. True
B. Anarchy B. False

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3725. What was the role of Tammany Hall in C. No opposition party to be allowed.
New York City? D. No state control over the economy

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A. To control city jobs and contracts
3730. The following are the goals of sociology,
B. To provide assistance to families in
EXCEPT
need
C. To expose government corruption A. Understand the political contexts in
which people live
D. To promote political reform
B. Understand ourselves better
3726. If you are a virtuous person, you will
C. Build a better understanding of human-
always
ity
A. make the right moral decision.
D. Help with decision-making
B. have a lot of friends.
C. be very successful. 3731. Type of state includes
D. be able to publish a Philosophy book. A. brigade
B. platoon
3727. When is the judicial decision become
law? C. There
A. When there is no previous cases to be D. presidential republic
referred E. bolys
B. When the case is done by royal family
3732. The UN is an example of what?
C. When the case is similar with previous
case A. Alliance
D. When the case can be appealed to the B. Multinational state
higher court C. Confederation
3728. The correct claim of contradictions D. Supranational organization
A. Conflicts will always have negative
consequences 3733. Which system of government is most
popular worldwide
B. Conflicts originate due to allergic tar-
gets between parties A. Communism
C. The odds are unrelated to social life B. Capitalism
D. It is difficult to transform by negotia- C. Anarchism
tions D. none of above
E. The agreements do not contribute to
social change 3734. The power of the courts to determine
whether a law or action is constitutional
3729. Which one of the following was not is called
given primacy by the makers of the soviet
A. judicial review.
system?
B. appellate review of fact.
A. Abolition of private property
B. Society based on the principle of equal- C. precedent.
ity. D. habeas corpus.

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3735. Part IXA of the Indian Constitution deals 3741. In the end, determines who wins a
with: presidential election.
A. The Panchayats A. The popular vote
B. The Municipalities B. The electoral vote
C. The Co-Operative Societies
C. The Senate
D. The Union Territories
D. The Congress
3736. Political parties are given symbols by

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A. Government of India 3742. What type of government does India
have?
B. Constitution of India
C. Election Commission of India A. Parliamentary form of government

D. Party leaders B. Presidential form of government

3737. system of sharing power between state C. Other

and central gov D. none of above
A. oligarchy
3743. For offence, the police needs permis-
B. confederacy
sion of the court to file an FIR.
C. monarchy
A. Cognisable
D. federalism
B. Non-Cognisable
3738. Where in the world has eco-
nomic/human development decreased in C. Criminal
recent history D. Civil
A. Sub-Saharan Africa
3744. Which of the following was the instru-
B. Latin America
ment by means of which rulers of the
C. Oceania Princely States became a part of the Indian
D. Europe Union?

3739. The Ukraine is a divided country with A. Instrument of Surrender

the West more associated with Western B. Instrument of Possession
Europe and the East linked to
C. Instrument of Accession
A. Russia
D. Instrument of Merger
B. Japan
C. Saudi Arabia 3745. In the late 1800s, discrimination
D. Turkey against African Americans who attempted
to vote was most common in
3740. USSR is
A. big cities
A. United States Soviet Russia
B. United Soviet socialist Russia B. Northeast

C. Union of socialist Soviet Republic C. South

D. Union of Soviet socialist republic D. wealthier areas of the U.S.

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3746. Which of these is the main component 3752. Marginalisation means

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A. Leaders
B. The followers
C. Active members
D. All of these
3747. In the United States, the federal bureau-
cracy functions as part of the
A. At the centre of thing
A. Executive Branch
B. Forced to occupy the side
B. Legislative Branch
C. To be with all the people
C. Judicial Branch
D. State Government D. All of the above

3748. According to Aristotle, abusive exercise 3753. What is the false claim on the unity?
of power of a Monarch leads to A. Helps develop national unity with
A. Tyranny aimed at national politics
B. Anarchy B. Helps to maintain a unique administra-
C. Dictatorship tive and justice system
D. war C. Helps to equally use regional re-
sources through national policies
3749. How have Central Asian economies ben-
efited? D. Is considered to be more fits to large
states of multi-communities
A. due to oil resources
E. Set on a unique authority station
B. due to their agricultural activities
C. due to tourism 3754. This ideology favors more govern-
D. due to their hydrocarbon resources ment power to enforce economic equality,
specifically.
3750. Solidarity of the senators is also called
A. Conservatism
B. Liberalism
A. Filibuster
B. Senatorial courtesy C. Socialism

C. Impeachment D. Libertarianism
D. none of above 3755. What challenge of democracy in South
3751. Who was the leader of the Cuban Com- Africa stands up?
munists? A. Demand for adult franchise
A. Mao Zedong B. Election demand
B. Phillipe Alegante C. Demand to withdraw princely states
C. Fidel Castro given to white people
D. Nikita Khrushchev D. Demand for democracy

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3756. In which part of Indian Constitution Fun- 3761. Define balance of payments
damental Rights are provided?
A. The value of what a country exports
A. Part 1 compared with what it imports.
B. Part 2
B. Dollar buys set amounts of foreign cur-
C. Part 3 rencies.
D. Part 4 C. Dollar buys varying amounts of for-
3757. the political direction and control exer- eign currencies, depending on market for

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cised over the actions of the members, cit- them.
izens, or inhabitants of communities, soci- D. Combination of slow growth plus infla-
eties, and states; direction of the affairs of tion in the U.S. economy in the 1970s.
a state, community, etc.; political adminis-
tration: 3762. What famous leader did Aristotle tutor?
A. government
A. Pisistratus
B. administration
B. Plato
C. cabinet
D. secretary of state C. Alexander the Great
D. Socrates
3758. The largest democratic country in the
world is-
3763. One Democratic Party core belief is
A. China
A. destroy the environment
B. America
C. India B. help the environment
D. France C. no taxes

3759. What is the meaning of the phrase be- D. Not funding social programs
low:pass the buck
3764. Who spoke these words first “ of the
A. to take action without legal authority
people, by the people and for the people”?
or permission.
B. a limited period of time during which A. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
an opportunity exists. B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. to shift responsibility or blame onto
C. Mr. George Washington
someone else.
D. to prepare for something or create the D. Mr. Abraham Lincoln
necessary conditions for it to happen.
3765. 3) The Sarkaria Commission is related
3760. Which Fundamental Rights has Writs? to which of the following:
A. Right against exploitation A. Centre-State Relations
B. Right to freedom of speech and expres-
B. Financial and Banking Sector
sion
C. Right to Constitutional Remedies C. Electoral Reforms
D. Use D. Freedom of Press in India

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3766. Which one of the following statements 3771. Which of the following outlines the basic
is NOT true. The three systems of author- structure of the three-tiered federal court
ity identifiedby Weber: system from lowest to highest tier?

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A. Are mutually exclusive. A. District Courts, Circuit Courts,
B. Can co-exist and support one another. Supreme Court
C. Can co-exist, but in conflict with one B. Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, District
another. Courts
D. Are all types of legitimate domination. C. Circuit Courts, District Courts,
Supreme Court
3767. Which of the following was arguably
the first interest group? D. Supreme Court, District Courts, Circuit
Courts
A. Federalists
B. Business and Trade Associations 3772. What was the final and most immediate
C. American Federation of Labor cause of the disintegration of the USSR?
D. Religious Groups A. Gorbachev’s policies
B. Western developments
3768. Political science has been studied in two
approaches which are C. Second World War
A. normative D. The rise of nationalism and the desire
B. physical for sovereignty within various republics
C. spiritual 3773. Who was the first Prime Minister of In-
D. empirical dia?
E. aggressive A. Pandit jawaharlal nehru
3769. Which one of the following statements B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
about power-sharing arrangements is cor- C. Vallabh Bhai Patel
rect?
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
A. Every society needs some form of
power sharing even if it is small or does 3774. Analyze the two statements below:1.
not have social divisions Normative issues are arguments based on
B. Power-sharing is not necessary at all. judgment and focus on theories on how to
improve an issue. 2. A normative issue
C. Power sharing is necessary only in so-
that the United Kingdom faces is having
cieties which have religious, linguistic or
Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State
ethnic divisions.
having only symbolic power.
D. none of above
A. if both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
3770. An act of recognizing Sinhala as the of- B. if both statements 1 and 2 are incor-
ficial language was signed in rect.
A. 1942
C. if statement 1 is correct and statement
B. 1956 2 is incorrect.
C. 1954 D. If statement 1 is incorrect and state-
D. 1948 ment 2 is correct.

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3775. Which of the following is a constitu- 3780. Define reciprocity

tional duty of the president pro tempore
A. Noncriminal disputes among individu-
of the Georgia Senate
als
A. Leading important committee meet-
ings B. That which grows out of a country’s ba-
sic documents
B. Coordinatin with the Speaker of the
House C. Mutual application of legal standards
C. Gathering majority party support for

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D. Applying the same standards to all.
controversial legislation
D. Leading the Senate if the president is 3781. When all people are able to participate
temporarily unalbe to do so in government, that is a

3776. Government can be defined as A. direct democracy

A. an institution within which decisions B. representative democracy
are made that resolve conflicts.
C. totalitarianism
B. any club that sets up a platform.
D. dictatorship
C. the same in most countries.
D. a concept with a universally accepted 3782. Why did the Sri Lankan Tamils launch
interpretation parties and struggle?
3777. The nagar panchyat is found in A. To recognise Sinhalese as the only of-
A. Big cities ficial language
B. Small towns B. To recognise Tamil as an official lan-
C. Villages guage
D. Metro pills cities C. To adopt Majoriitarianism

3778. All of the following about the First Con- D. To dominate other religions
tinental Congress is true EXCEPT
3783. The Indian Constitution has lists of
A. it was comprised of delegates from
rights.
twelve colonies.
B. the delegates spoke very little about A. 3
declaring independence. B. 2
C. the delegates declared independence
C. 5
from Great Britain.
D. it resolved to petition King George III. D. 4

3779. How many members are there in the ra- 3784. Politics comes from the Greek word poli-
jya sabha tike which means “relating to citizens,
A. 240 elected members state and its composition as a commu-
nity”.
B. 233 elected members
C. 250 elected members A. True
D. none of above B. False

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3785. What is globalisation? 3790. It received Nobel award in the year

A. The process of promoting self- 1965

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B. The process of reducing trade and B. UNESCO
communication between countries C. ONE
C. The process of isolating countries D. WHO
from each other
D. Increasing interconnectedness and in- 3791. What month do we vote for president
terdependence among countries in?
A. Their birthday month
3786. Define consistency
B. November
A. Noncriminal disputes among individu-
als C. January

B. That which grows out of a country’s ba- D. July

sic documents 3792. Which among the following statements
C. Mutual application of legal standards about the Cold war is wrong?
D. Applying the same standards to all. A. It was a competition between the US
and Soviet Union and their allies
3787. Which of the following is not a man-
dated responsibility of citizens of the B. It was an ideological war between the
United States? superpowers.

A. Follow the laws C. It triggered of an arms race.

B. Pay taxes D. The US and USSR were engage in di-

rect wars.
C. Vote
D. Attend jury duty when called 3793. Belgium Shares borders with France, the
Netherlands, Germany and ?
E. Report for military duty if drafted
A. England
3788. Central institute of Indian languages is B. Norway
located at of the following places?
C. Luxembourg
A. Varanasi
D. Italy
B. Mysore
C. New Delhi 3794. Israel is a majority state.

D. Shimla A. Hindu
B. Jewish
3789. Libel is
C. Islamic
A. the amount of insurance one must
have on a motor vehicle. D. Christian

B. defamation in writing. 3795. The assent of the results in the en-

C. printed material that cannot be proven actment of a bill into a law
true. A. Speaker
D. another word for slander. B. Prime Minister

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C. President 3800. Who is a voter?

D. Chief Justice of India A. A series of organized activities to pro-
mote a specific cause
3796. Which political orientation emphasizes B. An individual who is eligible to partici-
maintaining traditions and stability over pate in an election by casting their vote
progress and change?
C. The process of choosing a person for
A. Socialism a particular position

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B. Liberalism D. The set of principles, policies, and
C. Conservatism goals that a political party or candidate
supports
D. Libertarianism
3801. Which of the following statements is
3797. Government organises to reach peo- not correct about political parties?1. Polit-
ple. ical parties participate in elections.2. They
A. press conference play an important role in the creation of
Zanmat-construction.3. They keep the
B. party policies and programs of the government
C. meetings to the public.4. They only work in the in-
terest of their members.
D. all of these
A. 1
3798. With how many leaders does Motilal B. 2
Nehru drafted the constitution?
C. 3
D. 4

3802. What does the 10th amendment estab-

lish
A. Any power not given to federal goven-
ment belongs to the states or the people
A. Eight other Congress leaders. B. The President is responsible for ex-
B. Five other Congress leaders. ecuting and enforcing laws created by
Congress
C. Seven other Congress leaders.
C. Congress has the authority to declare
D. Ten other Congress leaders. war

3799. What is the “rule of law”? Choose one: D. The Supreme Court has the authority
to interpret the Constitution
A. Everyone but the President must fol-
low the law 3803. What is the the process of negotiating
with the goal of reaching agreement?
B. Everyone must follow the law.
A. Bargaining
C. The government does not have to fol-
low the law B. Conflict

D. All laws must be the same in every C. Scientific Method

state D. The status quo

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3804. Countries that have favorable social and 3809. Branch of government that can convene
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A. less developed A. Executive
B. more developed B. Legislative
C. industrializing C. Judicial
D. periphery D. none of above

3805. Which of the following is not a Funda- 3810. This image is

mental Right?
A. Right to work
B. Right to Equality
C. Right to Freedom of Religion
D. None of the above A. Indian Parliament building
B. Supreme Court
3806. Why was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty signed? C. Highkourt
A. To disarm countries with nuclear D. None
weapons
3811. ‘This is the study of society, patters of
B. To prevent the spread of nuclear social interactions and culture of everyday
weapons life.
C. To regulate the use of nuclear power A. Anthropology
for energy
B. Political Science
D. To make nuclear technology accessi-
ble to all nations C. Sociology
D. none of above
3807. Which country emerged after India Pak-
istan War 3812. By what name is Loc between India and
A. Bangladesh China known

B. Pakistan A. threshold limit

C. Nepal B. Mac Mohan Rekha

D. Afghanistan C. Red line

D. Durand line
3808. Eminent domain is the governments tak-
ing of for public use. 3813. Largest constitution in the world
A. FAITH A. India
B. PROPERTY B. USA
C. TAXES C. UK
D. none of above D. France

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3814. After the Conference of 1955, be- 3819. Who is called the Fourth pillar of Indian
came a symbol of new awakening of the democracy?
Afro-Asian World. A. Attorney General
A. Beijing B. Judges of High Court
B. Bhutan C. Comptroller & Auditor general
C. Bandung D. Vice President
D. Belgrade 3820. Democracy is a

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3815. Which of the following statements best A. Form of government
describes the role of the United States Con- B. Rule by law
stitution?
3821. National Development Council meeting
A. It is the supreme law of the land, with should be held at least in a year?
the exception of presidential mandates.
A. 1 time
B. is also considered case law. B. 2 times
C. is the supreme law of the land. C. 3 times
D. is less powerful than state constitu- D. 5 times
tions.
3822. What is the current constitution of the
3816. Arthashastra was written by Philippines?
A. Workley A. The 1988 Philippine Constitution

B. Aristotle B. The 1987 Philippine Constitution

C. The 1989 Philippine Constitution
C. Manu
D. The 1978 Philippine Constitution
D. Gandhiji
3823. Senator
3817. an organized political community living
A. Executive
under a single system of government com-
monly referred to as a country B. Legislative
A. nation-state C. Judicial

B. nation D. none of above

C. state 3824. We have a Judicial system-

D. country A. To enforce the Law
B. To provide freedom
3818. It refers to all actions and activities re-
C. To execute laws
lated to governing.
D. To make Laws
A. Leadership
3825. A person reject his admission only be-
B. Politics
cause of caste this is against which
C. Governance right
D. Ideology A. Equality

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B. Educational Rights 3831. in which year the Congress party was

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D. none of above A. 1885

3826. In India, power of judicial review is B. 1895

A. Extra constitutional C. 1992
B. Un constitutional D. 1900
C. Constitutional
3832. What was the major administrative cen-
D. None of these tre for British in Nigeria?
3827. Thomas Hobbes believed human beings: A. Saigon
A. always behaved fairly and rationally to- B. Niger Delta region
wards one another
C. Lagos
B. were given to conflict, but only in na-
ture D. Northern Nigeria
C. would always fight, no matter the cir-
3833. The federal law outlawing literacy tests,
cumstances
poll taxes, and other requirements that
D. should abandon society and live in na- made it difficult for southern blacks to ex-
ture ercise their right for suffrage
3828. How many fundamental rights are there
in Indian Constitution?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 6
D. 9
A. Civil Rights Act of 1964
3829. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) B. Voting Rights Act of 1965
Government formed in May 2004 was
headed by: 3834. Assertion Gorbachev’s decision to nor-
A. Indira Gandhi malize relations with the West and democ-
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee ratize and reform the Soviet Union had
some other effects that neither he nor any-
C. Dr. Manmohan Singh one else intended or anticipated.Reason
D. Narendra Modi People supported Gorbachev in every de-
cision he has taken.
3830. Open Court refers to:
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
A. Court decisions taking place in an open
correct explanation of (A).
field
B. Trial is dismissed B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
C. Trial is held in public view
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. Court decisions are to be taken pri-
vately D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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3835. What is the meaning of the phrase be- A. [A] deposited capital
low:to play the hardball B. [ B ] Responsibility-Governmental
A. a person or thing that is currently lead- System
ing or winning in a competition or race.
C. [C] Diversity of diversity
B. to act aggressively or ruthlessly in pur-
D. [D] wastage of time and money
suit of one’s goals.
C. to take action without legal authority 3840. The capitalist class who own most of so-
ciety’s wealth and means of production.

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or permission.
D. none of above A. Adam Smith

3836. The disintegration of Soviet Union was B. Bourgeoisie

one of the most important events that al- C. Capital
tered the global geopolitics after the sec- D. Capitalism
ond world war. Consider the following
statements in this regard and choose the 3841. Which branch has the Senate?
correct one/s.1. A coup took place in
A. Legislative
1991 that was encouraged by Communist
Party hardliners.2. Boris Yeltsin emerged B. Executive
as a national hero in opposing this coup.3. C. Judicial
In December 1991, under the leadership of
Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, three D. none of above
majorrepublics of the USSR, declared that
3842. A popular acceptance of age-old rules
the Soviet Union was disbanded.
and powers / the weight of tradition.
A. 1 AND 2
A. Administrative staff that might be con-
B. 2 AND 3 sidered personal retainers rather than
C. 1 AND 3 professionalofficials [i.e. people em-
ployed to provide personal services to a
D. All of the Above
master when required, rather than ongo-
3837. There are recognised parties in In- ing professional services for everyone]
dia. B. A leader whose power comes from the
A. five constitution
B. seven C. A leader who acts in the name of the
people
C. nine
D. six D. A belief that the leader is a personal
master
3838. Naftali Bennett is the New President of
Israel. 3843. RUSSIA

A. True
A.
B. False

3839. What is the correct criterion and basis of

evaluation of the achievements of democ- B.
racy in the following factors?

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D. decentralization of power
D. 3849. Which of the following is not a funda-
mental right given to Indian Citizens.
3844. Define retrospective voting A. Freedom of Speech
A. Having strong personal drawing B. Right to Property
power C. Right to practice religion
B. Voters choosing based on overall in- D. Equality before law
cumbent performance
3850. Who are not the main reasons for part-
C. The people or district that elects an of- nership in power?
ficial.
A. For unity and integrity of the nation
D. dealignment Major, long-term decline
B. For stability in the political system of
in party ID.
the nation
3845. What is the name of the Chinese Parlia- C. To connect more people and groups
ment? with power
A. National Peoples Committee D. To complete the prescribed term of the
B. New People’s Committee government
C. National People’s Conference 3851. Democratic values include
D. National People’s Congress A. Chaos
B. Manipulation
3846. What is the paradox of power?
C. Control of the government
A. Power corrupts, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely D. Rule of law
B. Power is a tool for despotism E. Monitoring of police
C. Power is a divine right 3852. Define instability
D. Power is the ultimate goal of every A. Large, ideologically loose party that
ruler welcomes all.

3847. The number of Scheduled Languages in B. How parties interact with each other.
India is C. Frequent changes of cabinet.
A. 21 D. Getting stuck over a major political is-
sue.
B. 22
C. 23 3853. Women activists associated with the
Chipko movement
D. 25
A. (A) Sucheta Kripalani, Nandini Satpa-
3848. Which among the following are not fea- thy and Jayalalitha
tures of democracy B. (B) Dhr Fullenu Guha, Uma Bharti and
A. one party rule Vasundhara Raje

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C. C) Gaura Devi, Sudesh Devi and Bachni 3859. Which are the fields of the study of IR?
Devi
D. The) Dhr Fullenu Guha, Meena Menon
and Marial Gore

3854. We have temporary and permanent

shops in our neighbourhood.<True or False
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A. True
B. False

3855. Willoughby defines politic as a (an)

A. idea
A. Politics, economics, security
B. myth
B. Political, Economical, Humanitarian
C. belief
C. Politics, economics, migration
D. science D. none of above

3856. Who created the office of District Collec- 3860. means a sense of brotherhood of all
tor in 1772 in India? Indians.
A. Lord Mayo A. Republic
B. Lord Warren Hastings B. Fraternity

C. Lord Cornwallis C. Liberty

D. Equality
D. none of above
3861. In which year Sri Lanka emerged as an
3857. A Newly introduced bill first given to a independent country.
where it is either accepted amended or
rejected completely A. 1947
B. 1948
A. Full committee
C. 1949
B. Conference committee
D. 1950
C. Subcommittee
3862. Executive branch
D. Senate committee
A. Makes laws
3858. What is South Africa’s most dreaded B. Enforces laws
prison?
C. Decides what laws mean
A. Devil’s Station Prison D. none of above
B. Prison of Pretoria
3863. The is the rule book of a country
C. Robben Island Prison through which it is governed.
D. Alcatraz Prison A. Policy

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B. Democracy 3868. Any American that wants to vote in an

C. Constitution election must do this first.

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D. Republic A. Call their representative
B. Register with their state
3864. What percentage of women are cur-
C. Announce it on Facebook
rently represented in Parliament in India?
D. Join a political party
A. 20.2
B. 10.86 3869. which of the following events took place
in 1961
C. 19.06
A. construction of the Berlin Wall
D. 11.7
B. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
3865. What message does this cartoon con- C. Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia
vey?
D. unification of Germany
3870. How many cases of malaria are re-
ported annually in India?
A. 5 million cases
B. 2 million cases
C. 3 million cases
A. Scenario of recession.
D. 4 million cases
B. Persisting Indo-China tensions.
C. Boycotting foreign products. 3871. when we fix people into one image we
create
D. Reduce exports of Indian goods.
A. prejudice
3866. When was the Constituent Assembly B. stereotype
formed in India?
C. diversity
A. 1942
D. discrimination
B. 1945
3872. ” Democracy is government of the peo-
C. 1946 ple, for the people and by the people “
D. 1944 A. Dicey
3867. Democracy is better than other forms of B. Roosevelt
government because C. Abraham Lincoln
A. it is more accountable form of govern- D. George Washington
ment
3873. Total No. of fundamental rights in Con-
B. there is no possibility to do mistakes in
stitution of India is:
democracy
A. 8
C. democratic governments prepare an
annual budget B. 6
D. people are given opportunities to par- C. 12
ticipate directly in elections D. 9

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3874. A market which is organised on a spe- C. State should promote moral values
cific day of the week is called and tradition
A. a weekly market D. State should enforce individualist val-
B. a retail shop ues

C. a market 3879. Who is the Person in the image?

D. all of these

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3875. In liberal Democracy
A. The role of the executive is defined
B. The political executive undertakes pol-
icy formulation
C. Implements the decision of the govern-
ment
D. All of the above

3876. LPG stands for:

A. Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisa-
tion
A. Narendra Modi
B. Liberalisation, Performance, Growth
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Liberalisation, Privatisation, Glocalisa-
tion C. Rajiv Gandhi

D. None of these D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

3880. Principles of Liberty, Equality and Fra-

3877. Which of the following statements best
ternity is adopted from which constitu-
describes the goals of political science?
tion?
A. Describe and explain human biological
A. USA
and diversity today
B. Russia
B. Be immersed in cultural development
affairs of humanity C. French
C. Provide a substantial critical and scien- D. British
tific contribution to government and soci-
3881. An organization that promoted German
ety
immigration to Texas in 1840
D. Provide insights into what is going on
A. Adelsverein Society
in a situation of society
B. German Society
3878. What does Liberalism emphasize in C. Germany Society
terms of state involvement?
D. Central Texas Society
A. State should control most means of
production 3882. What are some positives of globaliza-
B. State should limit itself to necessary tion?
things in society A. Cheap sneakers and clothes

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B. Cheap electronics 3888. Which article is related with “abolition

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travels quickly (internet and social media) A. Article 17
D. All of the answers are correct B. Article 18

3883. Which of the following took place in C. Article 19

1955 D. Article 20
A. American intervention in Vietnam 3889. Anthropology is concerned in under-
B. Marshall Plan standing specific human culture and expe-
C. Cuban Missile Crisis riences.

D. Signing of the Baghdad Pact A. TRUE

B. FALSE
3884. It is the scientific study of patterned,
shared human behavior. 3890. Adam Smith, David Ricardo and John
A. Anthropology Stuart Mill were representatives of:

B. Culture A. Classic economy

C. Politics B. Scientific Socialism

D. Sociology C. Physiocracy
D. Neoclassical
3885. The traditional political thinker who
first spoke of the theory of states 3891. What is an alliance?
A. Plato A. One party contest elections
B. Locke B. Several parties join hands for contest-
C. Aristotle ing elections

D. Hobbes C. Two-parties contest elections

D. None of these.
3886. In democracy, governments are respon-
sible for whom? 3892. USA is
A. towards Parliament A. United Soviet America
B. towards public B. United Soviet Africa
C. towards the Prime Minister C. United States of Africa
D. towards the Council of Ministers D. United States of America

3887. The branch of government responsible 3893. The biggest challenge to human security
for making laws. is that of
A. Executive A. (�) Pollution
B. Legislative B. (b) Corruption
C. Judicial C. (c) Natural calamities
D. none of above D. (d) Terrorism

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3894. The Constitution of India was signed on E. The classless society emphasizes the
A. 26 January 1950 needs of one

B. 24 January 1949 3899. What is a system of independent and

C. 24 January 1950 sovereign states known as?

D. none of above A. Political system

B. International system
3895. Ca encourages competition among
C. Social system

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businesses and allows individuals to own
and operate private enterprises. D. None of these
A. Cancer 3900. What was William Jennings Bryan’s
B. Capitalism stance on free coinage of silver?
C. Capsicum A. He firmly supported it
D. none of above B. He strongly opposed it
C. He was neutral on the issue
3896. who wrote the book ‘politics’?
D. He had no opinion on the matter
A. Aristotle
B. Plato 3901. Dante was a great
C. Socrates A. Philosopher

D. Rousseau B. Political Thinker

3897. What is the relationship between politi- 3902. WHAT IS IPT

cal science and other social sciences? A. INDIAN
A. Political science is primarily focused B. POLITICAL
on studying international relations. C. THOUGHT
B. Political science is closely related to D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
other social sciences such as sociology,
economics, and history. 3903. Which Princely State never wanted to
join the Constituent Assembly?
C. Political science is only related to psy-
chology and anthropology. A. Travancore
D. Political science has no relationship B. Bhopal
with other social sciences. C. Hyderabad
3898. The correct claim on socialist ideology D. Junagadh
A. The existence of the state is consid- 3904. What is the meaning of genocide?
ered essential in all social systems A. The forced assimilation of a national,
B. Accepts Private Property Rights ethnic, racial, or religious group.
C. Eligns to restructure the capitalist sys- B. The deliberate and systematic extermi-
tem nation of a national, ethnic, racial, or reli-
D. Emphasizing the importance of religion gious group.
in social life emphasizes the importance of C. The peaceful coexistence of a national,
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D. The accidental and sporadic extermi- 3910. A major part of the Modern Indian His-
nation of a national, ethnic, racial, or re- tory was occupied by
ligious group.

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A. The British Rule in India
3905. Matriarchal theory suggests that soci- B. The socio-economic changes
eties are characterized by:
C. The rule of the medieval period
A. Male domination and control
D. All of the above
B. Female domination and control
C. Equal participation of both genders 3911. Sea-lanes of communication is an exam-
ple of
D. The absence of gender roles
A. Structural power
3906. If someone is Machiavellian, this is not B. Hard power
a good thing because
C. Soft power
A. Machiavellian traits are ruthless and
selfish. D. None of them
B. Machiavellian traits are wimpy and 3912. In which year Rajindar Sachar Commit-
weak. tee was established
C. Machiavellian characteristics are A. 2005
vague and unknown.
B. 2006
D. Machiavellian traits are old fashioned.
C. 2007
3907. What does the Rule of Law states? D. 2008
A. All laws are applied equally on all citi-
zens of India. 3913. Define secular realignment
B. No one is above the law. A. A slow, gradual shift in party ID.
C. All of these B. Opinion fleeing the center to form two
hostile camps.
D. None of these
C. Degree of commitment to one’s reli-
3908. The Assembly adopted the constitution gion; often affects political beliefs.
on 26 November 1949 but it came into ef-
D. dealignment Major, long-term decline
fect on 26 January
in party ID.
A. 1954
B. 1953 3914. Which of the following documents con-
tained the phrase:“That to secure these
C. 1951 rights, Governments are instituted among
D. 1950 Men, deriving their just Powers from the
Consent of the Governed “
3909. In the 1830s, William Adam a scottish
A. U.S. Constitution
missionary toured the districts of Bombay
& Calcutta. B. Declaration of Independence
A. True C. Magna Carta
B. False D. Bill of Rights

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3915. What is the historical origin of the word 3919. Initial state-building process is over in
‘democracy’? Kazakhstan according to Strategy 2050
because of the following indicator
A. It has its origins in the Greek language,
combining ‘demos’ meaning the people A. social state
and ‘kratos’ meaning the power or rule B. Liberal state
B. It has its origins in the English lan- C. Totalitarian state
guage, combining ‘demos’ meaning the D. Egalitarian state

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people and ‘kratos’ meaning the power or
rule E. anarchic state

C. It has its origins in the Latin language, 3920. “Sovereignty resides with general
combining ‘demos’ meaning the people Will”said by
and ‘kratos’ meaning the power or rule A. T.H.Green
D. It has its origins in the French lan- B. Austin
guage, combining ‘demos’ meaning the C. Bodin
people and ‘kratos’ meaning the power or
rule D. Rousseau

3921. State that is independent to make their

3916. The official policy of racial separation of
own decisions and laws is said to have
ill treatment of blacks followed by the gov-
ernment of South Africa was called A. legality

A. Apartheid B. nationalism
C. sovereignty
B. It is an autobiography of Nelson Man-
dela D. pluralism.

C. Constituent assembly 3922. Wallpaper project involves:

D. Preamble A. Stories
B. Poems
3917. In a poll, what term is given to the pop-
C. Case Studies
ulation the poll aims to measure?
D. All of these
A. Sample
3923. Which type of PAC is most likely to con-
B. Pollsters
tribute to candidates from any party that
C. Audience support their ideals/agendas?
D. Universe A. Ideological PAC
B. Corporation PAC
3918. Public Prosecutor is
C. Labor Group PAC
A. One who represents the interests of
D. Political party PAC
the state
B. One who investigates crime 3924. Whic of the following amendments to
the United States Constitution requires
C. Both (a) & (b) that senators be elected by a popular vote
D. None of these A. 10th

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D. 21st A. President of India
B. Prime Minister of India
3925. Define constitutional law
A. Noncriminal disputes among individu- C. Elected by the people
als D. Chief Justice of India
B. That which grows out of a country’s ba-
sic documents 3931. Factors that effect the diversity of a
place
C. Mutual application of legal standards
A. Geographical
D. Applying the same standards to all.
B. Historical
3926. Which of the following factors BEST
influenced the taxation of the British C. Geographical and historical
colonies after 1763? D. Unity
A. the coronation of King George III.
3932. Which step in the polling process re-
B. the establishment of more colonies. quires pollsters to use computers to store
C. the costs of defending the colonists and manipulate data which helps them an-
during the French and Indian War. alyze the results?
D. the Revolutionary War. A. Define the universe

3927. A shop which is multi-storeyed with air- B. Construct a sample

conditioned shops is called as C. Prepare valid questions
A. Mall D. Interview
B. Chain
E. Report
C. Weekly market
D. None of these 3933. The type of propaganda technique that
uses attack ads to discredit a candidate’s
3928. The present composition of the Election opponent.
Commission is a A. Name Calling
A. As decided by President
B. Transfer
B. One-member body
C. Glittering Generalities
C. Two-member body
D. Stacked Cards
D. Three-member body
3934. What is a small group of people who
3929. Which amendment extended the right to
rule a country called?
vote to citizens over 18?
A. 19th A. Autocracy
B. 21st B. Democracy
C. 26th C. Republic
D. 32nd D. Oligarchy

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3935. when Tashkent agreement was signed? 3941. Groups that connect the American public
A. 1961 to their government are called:

B. 1965 A. Policy Making Institutions

C. 1966 B. Linkage Institutions
D. 1967 C. Political clubs
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served as the longest CM?
A. MKarunanidhi 3942. Define centralization
B. but A. Institutions take on lives of their
own, sometimes disconnected from elec-
C. Tarun Gogoi
torates.
D. Joti bass
B. Control exercised by national head-
3937. Who wrote ‘The Republic’? quarters.
A. Socrates C. Sticking together to make a rational
B. Plato whole.
C. Aristotle D. Very conservative Republicans.
D. T.H. Green
3943. As a result of the end of the following
3938. Article IV states that states may sign countries, the BRICS Consortium began
treaties with each other, so long as it is
approved by congress. This is known as A. India and Pakistan
the clause. B. India and Russia
A. Full Faith and Credit C. India and China
B. Privileges and Immunities
D. India and America
C. Extradition
D. Interstate compacts 3944. Expand NEFA

3939. The head of municipal corporation is A. North-East Frontier Agency

A. Mayor B. North-East Frontier Administration
B. collector C. North-East Front Agents
C. prime-minister D. None of the above
D. Municipal commissioner
3945. In 1944 Periyar and Annadurai gave
3940. The parliament of China is known as the birth to a political party named
A. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
A. Congress
B. Communist House B. All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

C. Duma C. Communist Party of India

D. National People’s Congress D. Dravidian Corporation

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3946. A nation can be formed based on any 3952. ���� ��� ��� ���������� �� ����� ��� ������?
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ence, shared traditions, familial ties, etc. B. 1835

B. a nation cannot be formed. C. 1939

C. none of the above D. 1936
D. none of above
3953. National Anti-Terrorism Day is ob-
3947. Abolition of Untouchability deals with: served on:
A. Article 17 A. 6th May
B. Article 32 B. 21st May
C. Article 14 C. 24th May
D. Article 18
D. 18th August
3948. Weber was interested in the ways in
which traditional authority preserve struc- 3954. What is the minimum age for holding of-
ture ofauthority, and the ways in which fice in Lok Sabha?
charismatic authority changes the minds of A. 18 years
actors.
B. 21
A. True
B. False C. 25
D. 30
3949. What among the following you have al-
ready done?
3955. 1st general election in India was held in
A. like the year
B. share A. 1947
C. subscribe
B. 1950
D. Pressed the bell icon
C. 1952
3950. Planning Commission was formed in In-
D. 1957
dia in which year
A. In 1952 3956. Which one of the following is Not the
B. in the 1950s way to resolve a conflict in a democracy?
C. In 1951 A. Mass mobilisation
D. In 1953 B. Using parliament
3951. It means a government that allows peo- C. Using judiciary
ple to choose their representatives D. Armed revolution
A. Anarchy
B. Democracy 3957. Who wrote Prince
C. Monarchy A. Machiavelli
D. Dictatorship B. Aristotle

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3958. Choose the correct statement 3963. Which of the following subjects is in-
A. Democracy can fully and permanently cluded in the Union List?
resolve conflicts among different group A. (a) Gas and gas works
B. Dictatorship can fully and permanently B. ( b) Marriage and divorce
resolve conflicts among different group C. (c) Agriculture
C. No regime can fully and permanently D. (d) Extradition
resolve conflicts among different group
3964. Do you remember this radical?

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D. None of this

3959. Which Caste is considered as the lowest

Caste in India?
A. Brahmins
B. Kshatriyas
C. Shudrasya
D. Vaishyasya

3960. Rousseau’s political philosophy fur- A. nasal

nished basis for B. noodle
A. political sovereignty C. love
B. limited sovereignty D. China
C. popular sovereignty
3965. The two groups begin to agree on some
D. absolute sovereignty common points.
3961. Which of the following is a cue or short- A. Persuasion
cut that voters are most likely to rely on B. Negotiation
when deciding whether to vote for a can- C. Compromise
didate
D. Consensus Building
A. The Party of candidate
B. The popularity of the candidate 3966. Countries like Iran and North Korea are
unique because
C. The experience of the candidate
A. they have a one party system
D. The position of the cnadidate’s name
on the ballot B. they have a two party system
C. they have a multi-party system
3962. Initial state-building process is over in
Kazakhstan according to Strategy 2050 D. they do not have a party system
because of the following indicator 3967. The term sovereignty has been drawn
A. Reshaping of infrastructure from the Latin word
B. Reshaping of faces of people A. soviet
C. Reshaping of public consciousness B. Supreme
D. Reshaping of name C. Supranus
E. Reshaping of nature D. sovereign

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3968. What does the big bang LPG stand for? 3973. Branch most relevant to the term Appor-
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B. liberal political government A. Executive
B. Legislative
C. liberalization, politicization and global-
ization C. Judicial
D. liberalization, privatization and global- D. none of above
ization
3974. When was Panchayati Raj established
3969. Which institution has replaced the Plan- at the national level in India?
ning Commission? A. 1959
A. Institution of Economic Growth B. 1960
B. Finance Commission C. 1958
C. NITI Aayog D. 1957
D. Planning and Growth Commission 3975. Democratic reforms mainly-
3970. How many schedules in the Indian con- A. public
stitution? B. Parliament
A. 12 C. majority party
B. 13 D. political party
C. 14 3976. Identify the argument for or support the
D. 15 democracy.
A. Leaders keep changing in a democracy.
3971. Which of the following BEST defines the
This leads to instability.
spoils system?
B. Democracy is all about political compe-
A. Using civil service exams to hire quali-
tition and power play.
fied individuals.
C. Elected leaders do not know about the
B. The brainchild of President Abraham
best interest of the people
Lincoln.
D. Democratic government is a responsi-
C. Making the impounding of federal ble government.
spending illegal.
D. The awarding of government jobs to 3977. The President of India is the
political supporters and friends. A. head of the state
B. head of the government
3972. Because the Supreme Court has so much
influence over American law and politics, 3978. What political ideology would a per-
virtually all presidents have made an ef- son that favors government intervention
fort to select justices who in economic affairs believe in?
A. are considered moderate. A. Liberal
B. share their political philosophies. B. Moderate
C. have won judicial elections. C. Conservative
D. have had careers as law professors. D. Libertarian

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3979. Karl Marx created 3984. What are the factors that have con-
tributed to the growth of globalisation?
A. Increased government regulations,
cultural homogeneity, and economic pro-
tectionism.
B. Decreased international trade, limited
A. Communism access to technology, and lack of commu-

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B. Capitalism nication infrastructure.
C. Socialism C. Political instability, lack of transporta-
D. Toaster Strudel tion networks, and trade barriers.
D. Advancements in technology, trans-
3980. How many seats were the Congress and
portation, communication, and trade liber-
the Muslim League got 292 seats in the
alization.
Constitution Committee
A. 213, 73 3985. Which of the following is not a criticism
B. 211-93 respectively of pluralist theory?
C. 211 and 73 respectively A. groups compete to counterbalance
D. 215, 73 one another
3981. Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, B. gives little room for error to those who
is an example of are not organized
A. a dictator C. it fails to deal with the fact that some
B. a King groups have more power than others
C. a democratically elected leader D. seems to leave no room for considera-
D. an oligarch tion of transcendent national interests

3982. A parliamentary executive means: 3986. What month does National Election Day
A. (�) Executive where there is a parlia- fall in?
ment
A. December
B. (b) Executive elected by the parliament
C. (c) Where the parliament functions as B. November
the Executive C. May
D. (d) Executive that is dependent on sup-
D. June
port of the majority in the parliament
3983. Coalition of willing signed in which of 3987. Who was the first president of India
the invasion?
A. Pt Nehru
A. operation enduring freedom
B. Dr. Radhakrishnan
B. operation desert storm
C. operation Iraqi freedom C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. operation Infinite Reach D. Der Jakir Hussein

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3988. Define center-fleeing 3993. The authority to determine whether a

A. Country having two big and one or member of legislature is disqualified under
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more small parties.
B. Parties become moderate to win the A. The Speaker of the House
many votes in center of political spectrum.
B. The Governor of the State
C. Parties become extremist, ignoring
voters in center. C. The President

D. Laws for running elections; two gen- D. Election Commission

eral types:single-member district and pro-
portional. 3994. Who coined the term “Rainbow Na-
tion”?
3989. Which is not a feature of Liberalism?
A. Nelson Mandela
A. Faith in Rationality of Individual
B. Tolerance towards Dissent B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. More emphasis on Society than on In- C. Archbishop
dividual
D. Desmond Tutu
D. Opposition to Blind Faith and Tradition
3995. Who constitute the political executive?
3990. Which conference was held in 1972 by
the United Nations? A. President
A. United Nations conference on trade B. Prime Minister
and development.
C. Both of the above
B. United Nations conference on invest-
ment. D. None of the above
C. United Nations conference on educa-
tion. 3996. This department oversees the conduct of
trade in the country.
D. United Nations conference on trade
and defence. A. Department of Budget and Manage-
ment
3991. Queen’s first Elizabeth did the British
East India Company allowed to trade in In- B. Department of Trade and Industry
dia
C. National Economic and Development
A. 1757 Authority
B. 1857 D. Department of Finance
C. 1600
D. 1765 3997. Which of the following is not a Funda-
mental Right?
3992. Which of these a national party?
A. Right to Equality
A. inc
B. Right to Freedom
B. bjp
C. bsp C. Right against Exploitation
D. all of these D. Right to Property

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3998. Who can issue an ordinance in Indian 4003. Consider the following statements in
Parliamentary System? the context of democratic and undemo-
cratic governments:1) Invocratic govern-
A. Prime Minister
ments have to face the legislature. Demo-
B. Speaker cratic governments do not have to make.It
C. Vice President is more likely to say that people will ac-
cept its decisions and they will be more
D. President effective. 3) In the democratic sys-
tem, a government will be formed which

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E. President
will obey the law and answer the peo-
3999. This writ is issued when the court finds ple. Which of the above statements is
that a person is holding office but is not true.Are? A) Only 1 and 3B) only 2 and
entitled to hold that office. 3C) only 1 and 2 of them
A. Where the warrant A. A
B. Mandamus B. B
C. Prohibition C. C
D. Certiorari D. D

4000. is the instrument for implementing 4004. Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj
foreign policy of a state. Party?
A. Harmony A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Diplomacy B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Belief C. Kanshi Ram
D. Co operator D. JV Periyar

4001. The author of the book “Polytical Social- 4005. The following are the varying outlooks
ization” is- of politics, EXCEPT.
A. David easton A. The following are the varying outlooks
of politics, EXCEPT.
B. Amartya Sen
B. The following are the varying outlooks
C. Herbert Simon
of politics, EXCEPT.
D. Write
C. Politics as a means to accumulate re-
4002. The President addresses both the sources.
houses of Parliament assembled together D. Politics as a public affair.
A. during emergency session summoned
4006. What makes an election democratic?
for the purpose
A. Right to choose
B. every session
B. Freedom of choice
C. first session after each general elec-
tion and the first session of each year C. Free and Fair Elections
D. any session D. All of the above

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4007. The member of panchayat is also called 4013. WHO Wre State Office Office Office Of-
A. Member of parliament fice Office of the Donoghmore Reforms?
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B. Prime minister
A. Chief secretary, Financial Screatry, Le-
C. Panch
gal Secretary Secretary, Finance Secre-
D. None of these tary, Legal Secretary
4008. Tamil Eelam was demanded in the B. Cabinet Secretary, Financial Screat,
parts of Srilanka Legal SECRATARY Cabinet Secretary, Fi-
nance Secretary, Legal Secretary
A. Northern & Southern
B. Eastern & Western C. Chief secreot, funncil secretry, farmer-
sors’ Secretary, Finance Secretary, Gover-
C. Northern & Eastern nor’s Secretary, Governor
D. Southern & Western D. Chief secretary, district secretary, Le-
4009. What is the symbol of the Democratic gal Screatary Secretary, District Secre-
Party tary, Legal Secretary
A. An Elephant 4014. Define chancellor
B. A Donkey A. In presidential systems, executive and
C. An Ostrich legislative branches blocking each other
D. A Platypus (current term:gridlock).

E. A Hedgehog B. Head of ministry, equivalent to U.S. de-

partmental secretary.
4010. Supreme consists of one Chief Justice
C. Germany’s prime minister.
and
D. France’s and Italy’s prime ministers.
A. 13 other judges
B. 18 other judges 4015. Identify this famous personality:
C. 30 other judges
D. 33 other judges
4011. Which one of these is not a branch of
the federal government?
A. Legislative
B. Enforceable
C. Judicial
D. Executive
4012. How surplus produce is being sold at
Palampur by big farmers?
A. Village market A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Town Market B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Village shopkeeper C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Any of these D. Scent

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4016. The main area of work of Greenpeace 4020. An accused person, whether guilty or
is: not, is decided by the
A. War and Conflict A. Police
B. Environment B. Court
C. Health C. Person himself
D. Education D. All of these

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4021. According to pluralis theories of poli-
4017. Labor, Agriculture, and Interior are ex-
tics, interest groups enhance democracy
amples of
through which of the following
A. cabinet departments.
A. Directly lobbying legislators and other
B. government corporations. policymakers
C. independent regulatory agencies. B. Representing various groups concerns
and encouraging participation
D. corporations subject to regulation.
C. Fundraising to support candidates
4018. What is a primary election? campaigns
A. An individual who is eligible to partici- D. Forming issue networks with congres-
pate in an election by casting their vote sional committees and bureaucratic agen-
cies
B. The set of principles, policies, and
goals that a political party or candidate 4022. Sibling
supports
A. 51 waving
C. A preliminary election held within a po-
B. 41 waving
litical party
C. Article 52
D. A specific group of people or geo-
graphic area represented by an elected of- D. Article 17
ficial
4023. Why do we need a constitution?
4019. The backpack is being compared to stu-
dent loan debt. This is an example of?

A. Exaggeration
B. Analogies
C. Labeling
A. A constitution is a set of rules and prin-
D. none of above ciples that all the citizens in a country can

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agree as the basic way and proportion in A. Technology enables communication,

which they want the country to be ruled. transportation, and information exchange
across borders.

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B. The Constitution of the country gives
a way to the citizens to live freely as B. Globalisation has no impact on technol-
they are being provided their fundamental ogy.
rights.
C. Technology hinders communication
C. To allow the unlimited power of the rul- and information exchange across bor-
ing government so that the government ders.
may misuse its power.
D. Technology has no role in globalisa-
D. It was also necessary to make sure tion.
that every Indian citizen would suffer dis-
crimination, injustice based on his caste, 4027. The Native American group that sought
creed, and religion. equality

4024. The Constitution of India Derives Its Ul- A. American Indian Movement (AIM)
timate Authority from ?(The Constitu- B. Algonquin Minority Indians (AMI)
tion of India received its ultimate authority
C. Alcatraz Island Group (AIG)

A. President of India D. United Farm Workers (UFW)

B. People of India 4028. When was the SAARC established

C. Parliament of India A. 1985
D. Prime Minister of India B. 1958
4025. The corporate America man is showing C. 1895
how immigrants D. 1968

4029. Festivals are useful for

A. small traders
B. people
C. retailers
D. both of these

A. US workers want any job they can get 4030. This type of propaganda technique at-
B. Immigrants not wanting to work tempts draw people to a specific cause by
showing others that have already joined
C. That big business will make a lot of who are happy.
money by laying off american workers and
giving immigrants no rights for workers A. Bandwagon
D. none of above B. Transfer
C. Name Calling
4026. Discuss the role of technology in global-
isation. D. Stacked Cards

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4031. Which branch of government has the 4037. Which of the following is a cash crop
power to make laws? sown in Palampur?
A. Legislative A. Sugar cane
B. Judicial B. Potatoes
C. Executive
C. Both the above
D. none of above
D. None
4032. Political culture is pattern of individual

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belief and attitudes towards 4038. NGOs are nonprofit organizations. This
A. religion and norms means that:
B. caste and status quo A. Their objective is to create profit.
C. tradition and folklore B. They don’t need money to operate.
D. political system and issues C. Their final purpose isn’t to make
4033. Which year John Rawls has written his money.
famous book ‘ The Theory of Justice’. D. none of above
A. 1970
B. 1971 4039. There is a total number of seats for elec-
tions in Lok Sabha
C. 1972
A. 543
D. 1973
B. 545
4034. Liberals typically endorse all of the fol-
lowing EXCEPT C. 544
A. civil rights. D. 550
B. improving the welfare of individuals.
4040. is a language that is widely spoken
C. a limited role for the government in
by tribals.
helping individuals.
D. government regulation of the econ- A. Santhali
omy. B. English
4035. Which political party is considered the C. Telugu
more conservative?
D. Bihari
A. Republican
B. Democrat 4041. Which among the following countries is
a perfect example of accommodation of so-
4036. What kind of democracy has been ar- cial diversity?
ranged in India?
A. Sri Lanka
A. direct
B. indirect B. Belgium

C. Both direct and indirect C. Saudi Arabia

D. None of these D. Pakistan

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4042. In the Constitution, how many lists the D. The parliamentary system never in-
division of works of the Union and the cludes a president
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4047. An influence outside of the branches of
A. 2
government that is related to the personal
B. 3 friendships and working ability of mem-
C. 4 bers in the branches to gets along.
D. 5 A. Interest Group Influence

4043. What is the purpose of redistributing in- B. Informal Relationships

come? C. Media Influence
A. To keep all income in the hands of the D. Party Influence
government
4048. Which of the following options is true
B. To redistribute income from lower to
regarding indirect Elections?
higher-income individuals
A. It kills popular interest in Politics.
C. To redistribute income from unem-
ployed people to employed people B. It is aligned with the spirit of Democ-
D. To redistribute income from higher to racy
lower-income individuals C. The representatives are elected by
men of ability and intelligence
4044. The upper house of the state legislature
is D. There is a chance of Passions and Pro-
paganda
A. Legislative council
B. Legislative assembly 4049. What is the scope of Comparative Poli-
tics?
C. Lok Sabha
A. Analyzing international conflicts
D. Rajya Sabha
B. Studying the functioning of govern-
4045. Democracy is based on the fundamental ment agencies
principle of
C. Comparing different political systems
A. Secularism
D. Investigating political ideologies
B. Socialism
C. Capitalism 4050. Economy comes from the word Greek
word ikonomia it means
D. Equality
A. Money
4046. The presidential and parliamentary sys-
tems differe in which of the following B. Physiocracy
ways? C. The direction or organization of a
A. The presidential system establishes a house
separation of powers D. Power
B. The legislature elects the chief execu-
4051. The Parliament of India consists of
tive in a presidential system
C. Voters directly elect the prime minis- A. Lok sabha and rajya sabha
ter in a parliamentary system B. President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

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C. Lok Sabha, President, and Council of 4057. Who was the first deputy prime minis-
Ministers ter of India
D. Lok Sabha, Rajya Saba, and Council of A. Live ji
Ministers
B. Sardar v b palet
4052. How many Lok Sabha seats were there C. Devi Lal
during first general election?
D. Jagjivan Ram
A. 350

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4058. Who was the father of the Constitution
B. 489
A. Dr. B.SuAmbedkar
C. 500
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. 545
C. K. M. Munshi
4053. In which year did the Constituent As-
D. Sardar v pale
sembly of India accept?
A. 1857 4059. When someone violates the law, we im-
mediately inform the
B. 1870
C. 1950 A. Neighbours

D. 1952 B. Relatives
C. Judge
4054. UPA stands for-
D. Police
A. Union Progressive Alliance
B. Union Protested Alliance 4060. According to David Easton, political sci-
ence is the human interaction involved in
C. United Progressive Allowance the authoritative allocation of for soci-
D. United Progressive Alliance ety.
A. Norms
4055. Define immobilism
B. Values
A. Large, ideologically loose party that
welcomes all. C. Power
B. How parties interact with each other. D. Resources
C. Frequent changes of cabinet. 4061. Ballot initiatives allow citizens to
D. Getting stuck over a major political is- A. call conventions to revise state consti-
sue. tutions
4056. Types of government system B. write in candidates of their choice for
legislative office
A. Parliamentary
C. propose legislation that will be directly
B. Presidential
voted on by citizens
C. Communism
D. call a special electionto remove an
D. Socialism elected official from office

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4062. What do most political scientists do for 4067. Who was the constitutional advisor of
a living? Constituent assembly?

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A. run as candidates for a political party A. BR Ambedkar
B. they teach Political Science courses B. Sadhakrishnan
C. they work as consultants C. BN Rao
D. they qre lobbyists D. Rajendra Prasad
4063. In a democracy, the final decision must 4068. Usually raise taxes to support govern-
rest with those leaders who are ment programs.
A. selected by the prime-minister A. D
B. selected by the president B. R
C. elected by the people
4069. The day on which several states hold pri-
D. selected by the supreme court maries or caucuses. It usually takes place
4064. Define law in February or March of a presidential elec-
tion year.
A. That which must be obeyed under
penalties A. Super Monday

B. That which is written by humans and B. Super Duper

accepted over time-the opposite of natu- C. Super Vote Day
ral law
D. Super Tuesday
C. The person who complains in a law
case. 4070. When was the first meeting of the Con-
D. “Judge-made law, “ old decisions built stitution Committee
up over the centuries A. 9 December 1946

4065. It is one of the different versions of Dif- B. 11 December 1946

fusion theory which states that cultures C. 13 December 1946
have originated from one culture center.
D. 20 January 1977
A. Superstructure
B. Egalitarian Society 4071. Indian Constitution is

C. Culture Circles A. World’s Longest Constitution

D. Heliocentric Diffusion B. Federal System with Unitary Features

C. Makes India a Parliamentary Form of
4066. The original government bureaucracy in- Government
cluded the Attorney General’s Office and
the departments of D. All of the above
A. Security, Treasury, and the Interior. 4072. A tolerance shift can lead to public opin-
B. State, War, and Energy. ion and advocacy for public policy
C. State, War, and Treasury. A. True
D. Defense and Education. B. False

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4073. What serves as a rule book for our gov- A. Communist

ernment? B. Democratic
A. Consensus C. Republican
B. Constitution D. Socialist
C. Confederacy
4079. What is feminism?
D. Free Market
A. Extreme form of nationalism with el-
ements of racism, socialism, and mili-

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4074. What is the number of women in the fif-
teenth Lok Sabha? tarism.
A. 15 B. Ideology of psychological, political,
and eco-nomic equality for women.
B. 59
C. Someone who believes passionately in
C. 69 an ideology.
D. 79 D. Belief system that society can be im-
proved byfollowing certain doctrines; usu-
4075. Article lays down principles for in-
ally ends in ism.
ternational Security and
A. 50, Safety 4080. If a case is remanded, it
B. 52, Environment A. is sent to the supreme court of the
state in question.
C. 51, Peace
B. is sent back to the court that originally
D. 54, Law heard the case.
4076. Judiciary settles C. can only be of a civil nature crimi-
nal cases cannot be remanded.
A. In India
D. must be decided within the calendar
B. Prime minister’s schedule
year.
C. Disputes
4081. Why did industrial workers not join the
D. Rule of law Populist movement?
4077. In 1956, the Oil and Natural Gas Com- A. The Populist calls for free coinage of
mission was established to search silver would lead to inflation
A. 1. The deposits of mineral oil B. They were opposed to government in-
tervention
B. 2. Natural gas
C. They were not interested in political re-
C. 3. To increase their production
form
D. 4. All the above
D. They were already satisfied with their
4078. The statement below is from a politi- working conditions
cal party platform. We, the workers and 4082. Define moral hazard
our allies, need to take power from the
hands of the wealthy few, their corpora- A. Government subsidies through tax
tions, and their political operatives. Which breaks.
political party’s position is represented in B. Stuck on welfare with no incentive to
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C. Programs limiting the duration of wel- 4088. Supreme court is the of India.
fare payments and requiring recipients to A. Trial court
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B. Second Appellate court
D. Shielding firms from the risky conse-
C. Last Appellate court
quences of their behavior.
D. none of above
4083. Happiness Index is the creation of which
one of the following countries? 4089. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi-
ple? Right of minorities to establish ed-
A. Nepal ucational institutions.
B. Bhutan A. Fundamental Right
C. China B. Directive Principle
D. Switzerland 4090. Which of the features have not been bor-
rowed from constitution of USA?
4084. Politics is derived from which word PO-
LIS? A. Federal of States
A. Latin B. Fundamental Rights
B. Greek C. Five Year Plan
D. All have been borrowed
C. French
D. Non of the above 4091. To hold back the spread of communism,
the United States adopted which policy?
E. Greek
A. Estrangement!
4085. Which of the following has been a Hindu B. Isolationism!
Kingdom-?
C. Appeasement!
A. India
D. Containment!
B. Bhutan
4092. A sociologist conducts research into the
C. Bangladesh ways that Filipino Muslim workers are his-
D. Nepal torically underprivileged in the Philippine
labor system. What theoretical perspec-
4086. a person who works for change within tive is the sociologist using?
the system of government; a position on A. Functionalism
the political spectrum to the left of moder-
ate and to the right of revolutionary. B. Conflict Theory

A. Radical C. Symbolic Interactionism

D. Social Evolutionism
B. Liberal
C. Conservative 4093. It was founded in 1946 for the benefit
of the children and women
D. Reactionary
A. WHO
4087. There is mainly aspects of freedom B. IMF
A. one C. UNICEF
B. two D. FAO

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4094. When was EVM used for the 1st time in B. Communism
Lok Sabha election all over India? C. Command Economy
A. 1990 D. Confederacy
B. 2004
4100. The party that loses the elections and
C. 2006 does not form the government is called
D. 1952
A. Ruling party

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4095. Who changed the subject matter of poli-
tics from the religious approach to the em- B. Interest group
pirical observation with secular perspec- C. Opposition party
tives? D. Factional group
A. Thomas Hobbes
4101. A system of rule over people and terri-
B. John locke tory.
C. Niccole Machiavelli A. Legislative Branch
D. J.J.Rousseau B. Revolutionary
4096. The United States has which type of po- C. Dictatorship
litical party system? D. Government
A. Multi-Party 4102. What is the voting system we use to
B. Three Party elect a president?
C. Two Party A. election
D. One Party B. electoral college
C. university
4097. Rational state means
D. popular vote
A. Driven by culture
B. Driven by military 4103. Nancy Pelosi is the current Speaker of
the House. Which of the following is the
C. Driven by Ambition current Speaker of the House?
D. Driven by Car
E. Driven by National interest

4098. When was the first roundabout confer- A.

ence.
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1933
B.
4099. What is the economic system that em-
phasizes freedom of choice?
A. Capitalism

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C. D. none of above

4108. The two very first political parties in our

country were the Federalists and the
A. Whigs
B. Democrats
D. C. Anti Federalists
D. Democratic-Republicans

4109. The literal meaning of theocracy is

A. rule by society’s elders.
B. rule by the most educated.
E. C. rule by God (or the gods).
D. rule by priests.

4110. Who was permanent Chairman of the of

4104. due to legislatures having a low salary the Constituent Assembly?
only meeting every other year is known A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
as a
B. Dr. Ambedkar
A. citizen legislature C. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. part time legislature D. Sardar Patel
C. biennial legislature
4111. This is the power of a governor to re-
D. professional legislature lease a prisoner early and to dictate the
terms of that release so that the rest of
4105. The right to privacy is
the sentence can be carried out?
A. Illegal
A. Parole
B. Moral
B. Pardon
C. Legal
C. Reprieve
D. Part of right to freedom
D. Extradition
4106. Every bill does not require the President
4112. The Right of Children to free and com-
assent in order to become an act or law.
pulsory education Act was passed in the
A. true year
B. false A. 2019

4107. Political, economic, or social equality? B. 2004

Equal pay for equal work C. 2008
A. Political equality D. 2009

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4113. ����� �� ��� ��������� ������ ���� � ������������ ��? 4118. The “tyranny of the majority” refers to:
A. generates a degree of trust and coor- A. The oppression of minority groups in a
dination democracy
B. determines the status of people from B. The oppression of minority groups in a
citizens to subjects dictatorship
C. specifies how the government would C. The oppression of the majority in a
be constituted democracy

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D. lays down limits to the power of the D. All of these answers
governmnet E. None of these answers
E. it expresses the aspirations of the peo-
4119. Spoils System
ple
A. Executive
4114. Who wrote drafts of the Declaration of B. Legislative
Independence before the American Revolu-
tion formally started? C. Judicial
A. John Locke D. none of above
B. John Adams 4120. Who said this?
C. Thomas Jefferson A. PVNarasimha Rao
D. Benjamin Franklin B. Dr. Manmohan Singh
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
4115. After the abolition of Article 370 and
35A the state of J & K got divide into D. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
UTs
4121. Who register the FIR?
A. 3
A. Policemen
B. 2 B. Lawyer
C. 5 C. Public Prosecutor
D. 4 D. none of above
4116. What is government? 4122. Branch of government that can raise and
A. All of the students in the class govern military forces
B. System of laws and people who help A. Executive
keep citizens safe. B. Legislative
C. Ms.Kisses C. Judicial
D. The study of rights and responsibili- D. none of above
ties.
4123. The Human Rights Declaration was
4117. Which amendment abolished Poll Tax? adopted by UNO on
A. 17th A. March 15, 1962
B. 19th B. December 10, 1948
C. 21st C. August 15, 1947
D. 24th D. November 10, 1948

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4124. Which committee is related with Pan- 4129. What is the long length of National An-
chayati Raj institution them “Jana Gana Mana”?

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B. Gakav Rao Committee B. 52 seconds
C. Lum Singhvi Committee C. 50 seconds
D. Ashok Mehta Committee D. 20 seconds

E. All of above 4130. Natural inequality or social inequality?

Differences between those of high caste
4125. One of the oldest and popular political and those of low caste.
party in Jammu & Kashmir is
A. Natural inequality
A. Indian National Congress
B. Social inequality
B. National Conference
4131. If we want to know why certain so-
C. Samajwadi Party cial phenomena happened, such as thetele-
D. CPI(M) vision program Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye
gaining millions of tweets worldwide, this
4126. A motion of no confidence against the field of social science answers these occur-
Government can be introduced in: rences.
A. Rajya Sabha A. Anthropology
B. Lok Sabha B. Geography
C. Both a and b C. Political Science
D. Neither a nor b D. Sociology

4127. Which of this statement is incorrect? 4132. Division

A. The obstacles of government power
A. Parties reflect fundamental political
also emphasize equations
unity in a society
B. Emphasizes the institutional dividing
B. Parties try to persuade people why
the power of the government
their policies are better than others
C. Usually used in all-ist states
C. They seek to implement these policies
by winning popular support through elec- D. Seeks to prevent the government’s au-
tion tocratic activities
D. All the above E. Montessewed by Win

4128. Which of the countries is not a South 4133. Choose the erroneous claim
Asian Country? A. Liberals view the king as the neutral
mediator of the community
A. India
B. Feminists view the king as a firm of pa-
B. Bangladesh
triarchal domination
C. South Africa
C. Fascist views the king as lower as the
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D. Social Democrats look at the king’s 4139. On what date was Constitution
public benefit adopted?
E. Marxists view the king as the instru- A. 26 November 1949
ment of the ruling class B. 26 December 1949
C. 26 February 1949
4134. Prompt is a conclusion that you make in
every political science paper. D. 26 January 1950
A. True 4140. One of the main objectives of every Re-

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gional Political Party is
B. False
A. Socialism
4135. A branch of social science that is the ma- B. Nationalism
jor focus of studying Philippine Politics and
C. Regionalism
Governance.
D. Capitalism
A. Political Anthropology
4141. In a democracy the people are ruled by
B. Social Politics
C. Political Science A. Army
D. Political Sociology B. Monarch
C. Representatives of the people
4136. who wrote the book Joothan
D. None of these
A. Omprakash Valmiki
4142. Which of the following is a non-forming
B. B.R. Ambedkar
activity at Palampur?
C. Narendra Modi
A. Dairy farming
D. Mahatma Gandhi B. Multiple farming

4137. A person reject his admission only be- C. Crop rotation

cause of caste, this is against which right? D. Modern farming
A. Equality 4143. The idea of the Public Interest Litigation
B. Educational Rights was given by whom?
A. President of India
C. Cultural Rights
B. Prime Minister of India
D. none of above
C. Supreme Court of India
4138. The 26th Amendment greatly increased D. Parliament
the number of Americans eligible to vote
by 4144. What is the legislature of The USA
called?
A. eliminating discriminatory voting laws
A. National Assembly
B. lowering the voting age to 18 B. Congress
C. passing grandfather clauses C. Federal Parliament
D. requiring voters to pass a literacy test D. Pontifical Commission

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4145. Right to Privacy comes under 4150. What do you mean by a constitution?
A. Article 19 A. set of written rules and documents

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B. Article 14
B. set of written rules for the first citizen
C. Article 21
of the country to follow
D. Article 15
C. a set of writtten rules
4146. The “separation of powers” in a democ- D. an set of written rules that govern the
racy refers to the separation of the: country
A. Executive, legislature, and judiciary 4151. When did Mexico get independence?
B. Executive, legislature, and military A. 1940
C. Executive, military, and judiciary B. 1950
D. Judiciary, legislature, and military C. 1930
E. Judiciary, executive, and political par- D. 1920
ties
4152. Which type of authoritarian regime is
4147. Who cannot promote any one religion? most likely to manage regime transition
A. Private Schools (e.g.change to a new leader) without re-
sorting to violence
B. Government schools
A. Monarchy
C. All of these
B. Military regime
D. None of these
C. Totalitarian regime
4148. What were the two Accomplishments of D. Dictatorship
the Articles of Confederation?
E. None of these options
A. Northeast Ordinace & Ranch Ordi-
nance of 1785 4153. Which one of the following is considered
as an accountable form of government
B. Land Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest
ordinance A. Autocratic government
C. Land ordinance B. Dictator government
D. none of the above C. Democratic Government
D. Military Government
4149. The executive plays a crucial role; the
legislature has the powers of removal. 4154. What is a sovereign?
This has ensured
A. The ability to rule with guidance
A. Balance of Power
B. having absolute rule; holding all deci-
B. Judicial Interpretation sion making power
C. Separation of Power C. Sharing the ability to rule with three
D. Both balance of power and indepen- other people
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4155. What is the meaning of polis in Greek 4160. Who has given the slogan ‘Garibi
and res publica in Latin? Hatao’
A. Affairs of the state A. Indira Gandhi
B. People Power B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Rule of Law C. Sonia Gandhi
D. State D. Pt. Nehru

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4156. INDIA IS A SECULAR STATE BECAUSE 4161. The rights that are protected ad sup-
A. THERE IS NO STATE RELIGION ported by international and national laws
and treaties are
B. EVERY CITIZEN HAS THE RIGHT TO
ADOPT AND PRACTICE ANY RELIGION A. Fundamental rights

C. NO DISCRIMINATION CAN BE MADE B. The Bill of rights

AMONG CITIZENS ON THE BASIS OF RE- C. Natural rights
LIGION
D. Human rights
D. ALL THE ABOVE
4162. Voltaire purportedly said “I disapprove
4157. Interdependence is a key concept of of what you say but I defend to the death
A. Liberalism your right to say it.” This demonstrates a
believe in what right?
B. Confucianism
A. Right to establish educational institu-
C. Realism tions for minorities
D. Farabisim B. Right to freedom of expression
E. Khanism C. Right to Freedom from forced labor
4158. The word ‘Democracy ‘ comes from the D. Right to life and liberty
Greek word-
4163. Marbury v. Madison handed down the
A. Democracy
decision that talked about which principle
B. Demos of government that we now follow?
C. Democratic A. due process of law
D. State B. separate but equal

4159. This field focuses on such topics such C. judicial review

as foreign and national security policies, D. majority rule with minority rights
diplomacy and rivalry, cooperation and
warfare among states. the statement 4164. The USSR came in to being after the So-
refers to cialist revolution in Russia in-
A. political theory A. 1915
B. international relation B. 1916
C. public administration C. 1917
D. comparative politics and government D. 1918

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4165. Which of the following are not charac- B. Prime Ministers Office
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A. Political pluralism
D. None of the above
B. Single mass party, typically led by a dic-
tator 4170. Which of these parties has national
level political organisations?
C. System of terror
A. Samajwadi party
D. Usually militarised, and dependent on
military control and fear B. Telugu desam party
E. A single state ideology C. Rashtriya Janata Dal
D. None of the above
4166. What form of government bases its
laws on the teachings of a religion? 4171. Based on a system of laws and regula-
A. Republic tions, and an established bureaucracy
B. Theocracy A. Charismatic authority
C. Democracy B. Power
D. Oligarchy C. Traditional authority

4167. The second level of courts that hears D. Legal-rational authority

appeals when someone does not like a
4172. ‘Jallikattu’, a bull taming sport is guar-
verdict reached in a lower court decision.
anteed as a fundamental right under which
These courts don’t hear new evidence, but
article?
use a three judge panel to review whether
the Constitution and law were followed. A. 14
A. Federal Courts B. 21
B. Appellate Courts C. 29
C. District Courts D. 30
D. Supreme Courts 4173. Gram Panchayats are grouped together
4168. Form of a democratic government to form
wherein the executive and legislative has A. Gram sabha
a very close connection. Parties with the
B. Panchayat committee
greatest representation gets to form the
government. C. Zilla parishad
A. Parliament Procedure D. None of these
B. Parliamentary Government 4174. Which amendment lowered the voting
C. Parliament House age from 21 to 18
D. Parllamentary Government A. Display
B. 19th
4169. Name the body that recruits civil ser-
vants in India C. 20th
A. Planning commission D. 26th

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4175. While appointing the Prime Minister, B. TRADE ECONOMIC SCIENTIFIC TECH-
the President selects NOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL COOPERA-
TION
A. Leader of the largest party in the Lok
Sabha. C. MILITARY TECHNICAL COOPERATION
B. Leader of the largest party in the al- D. none of above
liance which secures a majority in the Lok 4180. The bicameral system of Malaysian leg-
Sabha. islature consists of Dewan Negara or

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C. The leader of the largest party in the and Dewan Rakyat or
Rajya Sabha. A. Parliament Senate
D. Leader of the alliance or party that has B. Senate Parliament
the support of the majority in Lok Sabha.
C. Senate House of Representative
4176. Who among the following said’ “Tomor- D. House of Representative Senate
row (15th August) will be a day of rejoic-
4181. The actual member number of members
ing as well as Mourning”?
of the Constituent Assembly was
A. Mahatma Gandhi A. 292
B. Jawaharlal Nehru B. 300
C. Singh Day C. 299
D. Sardar Patel D. 285

4177. Concurrent powers are those powers: 4182. Which of the following statements are
correct about judicial activism?
A. That are held soley by the federal gov-
ernment A. It is the process of lawmaking by
judges
B. That are held soley by the state govern-
B. It is the practice in the judiciary of pro-
ments
tecting individual rights
C. That are shared by State governments
C. Judges depart from strict adherence
and Federal government
to judicial precedents
D. Are given to neither Federal or State D. All of the above
governments
4183. Aristotle was taught by
4178. The Senate is composed of 24 senators A. Demoscritus
who are elected nationally. Each senator
serves a three-year term of office, for a B. Plato
maximum of two (2) consecutive terms. C. Socrates
A. TRUE D. none of above
B. FALSE 4184. At the head of the Judicial Branch is
A. Congress
4179. Full form of IRIGC-TEC, INDO RUSSIAN
INTER GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON B. The Supreme Court
A. TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERA- C. The President
TION D. The Secretary of State

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4185. A country is called a when the head 4191. the total number of persons inhabiting
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A. Republic A. government
B. Monarchy
B. territory
C. Dictatorship
C. population
D. none of above
D. sovereignty
4186. Double citizenship exists in
A. India 4192. who among the following played a key
B. USA mediatory role in the Congo Crisis
C. Japan A. India
D. Singapore B. NAM
4187. Which among the following is not a Na- C. UN Secretary General
tional Party?
D. NAM President
A. BJP
B. INC 4193. Who was the President of Russia in the
C. All India Anna DMK year 2000?
D. Communist Party of India (Marxist) A. Vladimir Putin
4188. Identify the principle of justice pre- B. Joseph Stalin
sented in the example. Seats are reserved
in the legislature for SCs, STs, and OBCs. C. Boris Yeltsin
A. Equal treatment for equals D. Mikhail Gorbachev
B. Proportionate justice
4194. Protective democracy is based on
C. Recognition of special needs
D. none of above A. Equality

4189. Who was the 1st Chief election commis- B. Liberty

sioner of India? C. Rights
A. Sukumar you
D. Social security
B. Rajiv Kumar
C. Rajendra Prasad 4195. What is the Constitution?
D. Jawaharlal Nehru A. The first ten amendments
4190. In , there are upper castes who dom- B. The framework for the U.S. govern-
inate lower castes. ment.
A. Jainism C. A document that declared our indepen-
B. Judaism dence from Great Britain
C. Parsis D. An outline of the positions in the pres-
D. Hinduism ident’s cabinet.

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4196. The main representative of this theory 4201. Which one of the counties were not the
is Alfred Marshall. By the time this theory member of Warsaw Pact?
appeared the economy was already an in- A. Bulgaria
dustrial economy, therefore it added the
industrial element and proposed the fac- B. Poland
tors of production:land, labor and capital. C. Greece
A. Scientific Socialism D. Czechoslovakia
B. Physiocracy 4202. Why was Alluri Sitarama Raju well

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C. Neoclassical known?
A. He led the militant movement of tribal
D. Classical Economy
peasants in Andhra Pradesh
4197. When was the Planning Commission B. He led a peasant movement in Awadh
formed in India? C. He led a satyagraha movement in Bar-
A. October 15, 1951 doli
B. 15 September, 1950 D. He set up an organisation for the uplif-
ment of the dalits
C. March 15, 1950
4203. What was the matter Bibek Debroy
D. None of these
committee dealt with?
4198. Who was known as the ‘ Iron man of A. Restructuring of railways
India ‘? B. Black money
A. Pandit Nehru C. Netaji’s death
B. MK Gandhi D. Functioning of PPP Cell
C. Vallabhbhai Patel 4204. What is NOT an example of an interest
D. B.R.Ambedkar group?
A. The Humane Society
4199. The is the presiding officer of the
B. CIA
United States House of Representatives.
C. HRC
A. Majority Leader
D. MADD
B. House Majority Speaker
4205. Who has the right to change the name
C. Main Whip
and boundary of a state?
D. The Vice President A. Lok Sabha
4200. In Islam, the ultimate purpose of politics B. Prime Minister of India
is to C. Parliament
A. convert all people to Islam D. President
B. seek the pleasure of Allah s.w.t. 4206. The Direct election is
C. conquer all nations A. Undemocratic
D. encourage the spirit of ukhuwwah B. Truly democratic

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4207. How many parts of Indian democracy
are there? 4213. Which of the following is NOT a power
A. 1 of the Mass Media?
B. 3 A. Ability to shape public opinion
C. 4 B. Ability to regulate communications
D. 5 C. Ability to influence the importance of
events in society
4208. How are leaders chosen in a democracy? D. Ability to determine the context in
A. Military takeover which to report events
B. Election 4214. Which of the following was the first po-
C. Inheritance litical party?
D. Religious Power A. Federalists
B. Democratic-Republicans
4209. What is the philosophy, developed
by Adam Smith, stating the government C. Libertarians
should not interfere with the economy? D. Green Party
A. Leave 4215. The right claim of the rule of law
B. Socialism A. Aimed at preventing the regime
C. Command Economy B. Allows rulers to exercise power
D. Communism C. Confirms the right to the rulers
4210. Select all the characteristics that corre- D. Adopts the stability of laws that affect
spond to Idealism the past

A. Free Market E. Controls the rights of individual

B. Democracy 4216. Power sharing is

C. Religious values A. The very spirit of democracy
D. Let pass and let do policies B. Separation of powers at different lev-
els
4211. Workers or working class people. C. system of checks and balances
A. Leave D. a type of balancing of powers
B. Law of supply and demand
4217. ” Democracy is government of the peo-
C. Proletariat ple, by the people and for the people “ is
D. Socialism said by whom?
A. Adolf Hitler
4212. How many smaller political parties
were allied to the Chinese communist B. Napoleon
Party when elections held in 2002-2003? C. Bharam Lincoln
A. 7 D. Robert Mugabe

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4218. According to the Articles of Confedera- 4224. The ability of any court to review acts
tion, this power was granted to Congress or actions on the same level or below
that court by the executive or legislative
A. To regulate trade
branches and determine their Constitution-
B. To enforce laws ality.
C. to levy taxed A. Judicial Review
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4219. My Experiments with Truth is an C. Writ of Certiorari
D. Friend of the court
A. Autobiography
B. Lyrical verse 4225. What type of election is where candi-
dates run as independents without party
4220. When has the Janata Dal United Party affiliation?
formed?
A. Open
A. 1999 B. Closed
B. 2000 C. Partisan
C. 1998 D. Nonpartisan
D. 1995
4226. Which of the following statements is IN-
4221. What is the primary responsibility of CORRECT about political science?
the legislative branch? A. Political science is the study of govern-
A. Make laws ment and political systems
B. Enforce laws B. Political science focuses on the theory
and practice of politics
C. Break laws
C. Political science is a social science dis-
D. Veto laws cipline
4222. What a major reason that Presi- D. Political science is a hard science, like
dent Obama broke fundraising records in physics or chemistry.
2008?
4227. Who is the president of India.
A. He appealed to business groups
A. Dhar. Ramnath Kovind
B. he ignored the opposition point of view
B. Dr. Manmohan Singh
C. he played on people’s fear of the oppo-
C. Dr. Hamid ansari
sition
D. None
D. his campaign websites simplified mak-
ing donations 4228. India China years

4223. True/False The Person who wins the A. 2009

most votes becomes president B. 2007
A. True C. 2008
B. False D. 2006

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4229. Identify Material sources. B. the leaders may be vetoed out of of-
A. ModernarchitectureThings indaily use- fice.

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B. Ornaments government.

C. Things indaily use D. only the government itself is fully con-

trolled by the ruler.
D. Modern Architecture
4235. The State Government’s responsibility
4230. People vote. Local, state, and national for educational planning is shared by the
governments each have their own law.
Government is extremely big because so A. Ministry of Programme Implementa-
many people are involved in running the tion
country. Which government system does B. Ministry of Human Resource Develop-
this describe? ment
A. Unitary C. Ministry of Education
B. Federal D. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Confederation
4236. What are some of the marginalised com-
D. none of above munities in India?
4231. The state Re-organisation Act was A. Dalits
passed in 1956 which created B. Muslims
A. 14 states and 7 Union territories. C. normal people
B. 14 states and 6 Union territories. D. None of the above
C. 15 states and 6 Union territories.
4237. Define code law
D. 15 states and 7 Union territories.
A. Legal decisions based on earlier deci-
4232. In which year Unification of Germany sions
took place B. Laws of the Roman Catholic Church,
A. 1989 based on Roman law
B. 1990 C. Laws arranged in books, originally up-
dated Roman law.
C. 1991
D. The office of judgeship
D. 1992
4238. When did the Cuba crisis occur?
4233. What is the meaning of System
A. 1962
A. A set of rules
B. Adaptability B. 1967

C. Socialisation C. 1975

D. none of above D. 1989

4234. Authoritarianism differs from totalitari- 4239. who is father of political science
anism in that A. aristotle
A. freedom of speech is allowed. B. Gandhi

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C. plato 4245. served as Education Minister in the

first union cabinet.
D. karl marx
A. H.C. Mookherjee
4240. 1-A Belief that the majority community B. Jaipal Singh
is able to rule a country in whichever way
it wants is C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Mawlana Apple is like the mother Azad
A. Federal Government
4246. Which of the following is common to the

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B. Community Government
method of election of the members of Ra-
C. Prudential jya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
D. Majoritarian A. Every citizen above the age of 18 is an
eligible voter
4241. TV channels are a part of houses.
B. Voter can give preference order for dif-
A. big business ferent candidates
B. small business C. Every vote has equal value
C. industrial D. The winner must get more than half the
votes
D. none of these
4247. Geopolitics is the study of the effects of
4242. The word “politics” is derived from the Earth’s geography on politics and interna-
word “politea” and means tional relations. Which of the events be-
A. Law low contributes to geopolitical instability?
A. A change in government in a nuclear-
B. Government
armed state
C. City-state B. An overthrow of abusive government.
D. none of above C. The crash of Wall Street Financial Dis-
trict
4243. There is a total number of women mem-
bers in the 15th Lok Sabha? D. The voters influence on the election.

A. 45 4248. Fundamental Rights have no value with-

out
B. 59
A. Right to Freedom
C. 69
B. Right to Freedom of Religion
D. 65
C. Right to Constitutional Remedies
4244. What is NOT part of a democracy? D. All of the above
A. The majority in power can hurt the 4249. The anti-breeding conference was held
powers and rights of minority groups in Durban?
B. Freedom to vote A. in 1980
C. Holding government officials account- B. in 1990
able C. in 2001
D. none of above D. in 2009

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4250. Which country is not a permanent mem- 4255. A rupture in the crust of a planet, that
ber of UNO releases hot lava, ash, and gases from its
magma chamber

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A. UK
A. volcanoes
B. USA
B. asteroids
C. FRANCE
C. tornados
D. ITALY
D. earthquakes
4251. What is the role of an NGO?
4256. The US president is elected by
A. To provide assistance to citizens living A. Only Senate
in another country
B. PEC(Presidential Electoral College)
B. To provide military support to coun-
C. Only the House of Representatives
tries within the NATO pact
D. none of the above
C. To provide assistance to those in need
without any direct links/influence from 4257. Interest groups use riots, strikes, or as-
governments sassinations in access channels.
D. To place ads on TV and social media A. Illegitimate
around the world B. Legitimate
4252. Who is called the Father of Political Sci- C. Demonstrative
ence? D. Coercive
A. Aristotle 4258. Number of justices needed to grant cer-
B. socrates tiorari.
C. Plato A. 3

D. Thrasymachus B. 4
C. 5
4253. Define public policy D. 6
A. Emergency government loan to save
4259. A group of people who come together
firm from collapse.
to contest elections and hold power in the
B. Cutting government spending government is called a
C. Influence of politics and economy on A. Federal
each other; what government should do B. Union
in the economy.
C. Political Party
D. What a government tries to do; the
D. Pressure group
choices it makes among alternatives
4260. The elected head of the Municipal Corpo-
4254. Who is the father of Political Science? ration is called
A. Plato A. Corporation President
B. Aristotle B. Mayor
C. Machiavelli C. District President
D. None of the above D. Chief Minister

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4261. While making the constitution our lead- 4265. What is the name of the President’s air-
ers were inspired by which of the follow- plane?
ing countries? A. Air Force One
B. Marine Force One
C. Liberty Express
D. The Spirit of America
4266. Define introspective

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A. The practice of parliamentary democ- A. Locally respected people who influ-
racy in Britain ence the views of others.
B. Bill of Rights in the US B. To campaign by personally speaking to
C. Socialist revolution in Russia voters.
D. All of them C. Looking within oneself.
D. Keeping the present situation.
4262. The legislative Assembly of J & K con-
sists of 4267. What reserved power is one of the most
A. 40 members important?
A. Power to coin money
B. 90 members
B. Power to control elections
C. 87 members
C. Power to control public education
D. 425 members
D. Power to establish weights and mea-
4263. What is a requirement for voter regis- sures
tration?
4268. budget that is spent on routine
items on a yearly basis
A. Plan
B. Non plan
C. Both A and B
D. None of them
4269. Improving our country’s foreign policy
A. 18 years old A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. no criminal background B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. pay taxes C. Indigenous
D. none of the above D. Wilderness
4264. Who wrote about the life and ideas of 4270. When did the Constitution of India come
Socrates. What is the name of the book? into effect?
A. The Republics, Plato A. 15th January, 1947
B. Cephalus, The Republic B. 15th August, 1949
C. Plato, The Republic C. 26th January, 1950
D. The Republic, Cephalus D. 26th November, 1949

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4271. Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (Na-

tional People’s Congress) is the name of
parliament of which country.

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A. Canada
B. China
C. America
D. Britain

4272. Which Indian state has maximum num- D.

ber of MP in Lok Sabha?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh 4276. Law can be defined as
D. West Bengal A. Specific rule of conduct
B. Rules behind which there is sanction of
4273. Political Science is the study of
punishment or reward by the state
A. State
C. Regulation to determine who has
B. Individual power
C. Government D. Regulation that cannot be changed
D. All of these 4277. How many tiers of govt does the India
federation has?
4274. Over 500, 000 earthquakes happen ev-
ery year A. 2+1
A. True B. 2
B. False C. Both 1 and 2
D. none of above
4275. ‘Know Thyself’ is a quote by
4278. When did the Indian Constitution come
into force?
A. 26th November, 1949
A.
B. 15th August, 1947
C. 26th January, 1950
D. 26th January, 1930

4279. The core principle of democracy is self-

B. rule, not rule by representatives.
A. True
B. False

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4280. ‘’EVM” for the first time used in:- D. Backward and Minority Communities
A. 2007 Employment Federation

B. 2004 4286. By what name is Sardar Patel known?

C. 2003 A. the Iceman
D. 1990 B. Iron man

4281. What is meant by a democracy? C. Ispat male

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A. A king’s rule D. Modern man

B. People’s government 4287. India is located in

C. Dictatorship A. Northeast Asia
D. none of above B. Middle east

4282. * Led the Russians in a second revolu- C. Southeast Asia

tion (1917)* Promised “Peace, Land, and D. West Asia
Bread”* Established the New Economic
Policy (NEP) Which leader is being de- 4288. Who is the president of India?
scribed by these statements? A. Rajnath Kovind
A. Czar Nicholas II B. Sonia Gandhi
B. Nikita Khrushchev C. Narendra Modi
C. Vladimir I. Lenin D. A P J Abdul Kalam
D. Mikhail Gorbachev 4289. This is a major cause of India’s unem-
4283. Has more liberal views. ployment problem

A. D A. Lack of skill-based education

B. R B. Taxft
C. Illegal stock
4284. THIS ARRANGEMENT OF SHARING
POWER WITHIN THE COUNTRY IS D. All of the above
KNOWN AS 4290. SAARC full form
A. DEMOCRACY A. South Asia Association Relational Cor-
B. SOCIALISM poration
C. FEDERALISM B. South Asia Africa Corporation
D. none of above C. South America Asian Release Corpora-
tion
4285. Full form of BAMCEF
D. South Asia Association Religious Cor-
A. Backward and Minority Communities poration
Employers Federation
B. Backward and Majority Communities 4291. What is the most common theme of
Employees Federation laws?

C. Backward and Minority Communities A. punishment

Employees Federation B. removing citizen’s right

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C. protection B. Ghaziabad
D. inconvenience C. Mumbai Cart

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4292. What is the difference between GDP
and GNP? 4297. Member countries of the alliance are to
A. GDP measures the total market value provide bases in their respective lands for
of all goods and services produced by the superpowers.
a country, while GNP measures money, A. True
products, and services for a state regard- B. False
less of location
B. GDP and GNP are kind of the same 4298. Initial state-building process is over in
thing Kazakhstan according to Strategy 2050
because of the following indicator
C. none of the above
A. Market economy
D. GDP measures the change in pricing
B. Totalitarian economy
over a period of time, while GNP mea-
sures the buying power of income C. Social economy
D. Nepotistic economy
4293. Cultural & Educational rights are men-
tioned in: E. Kazakh economy
A. Art. 25 & 26 4299. What is a polling station?
B. Art. 26 & 27 A. A designated location where voters
C. Art. 28 & 29 cast their ballots
B. The manipulation of electoral district
D. Art. 29 & 30
boundaries
4294. The First Backward Classes Commission C. An organization that raises and spends
was appointed in 1953 under the Chair- money to support political candidates
manship of:
D. A specific group of people represented
A. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar by an elected official
B. Kaka is the owner of Baker 4300. What was the purpose of the Civil
C. Jai Prakash Narayan Rights Act of 1964?
D. B.P.Mandal

4295. The legislative council of J & K consists

of
A. 36
B. 108
C. 40
A. It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
D. 50
B. It allowed blacks to run for public of-
4296. Area wise which is the largest Lok fice
sabha constituency in India? C. It ended segregation in schools
A. Karol bah D. It made poll taxes illegal

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4301. Governing system in which the people 4306. India has-major national party?
govern themselves, from the Greek term A. 4
meaning “rule by the many”
B. 8
A. Democracy
C. 6
B. Totalitarianism D. 10
C. Authoritarianism
4307. Who said, “Planning is a way of or-
D. Constitutional Government ganizing and utilizing resources to maxi-

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mum advantage in terms of defined social
4302. How many members from Rajya sabha ends”?
are appointed by the president
A. S. Swaminathan
A. 11 B. P.C.Mahalaos
B. 10 C. Planning commission of India
C. 12 D. K.N.Paradise
D. 13 4308. The Fundamental Duties were added to
the Constitution by
4303. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution is
related to
A. Supreme Court
B. Election Commission
C. The principles of
A. the 42nd Amendment
D. Constitutional measures or the right of
the condemnation B. the 24th Amendment
C. the 86th Amendment
4304. What is the name of the president’s per-
D. the Constituent Assembly itself
sonal airplane
A. Air Force One 4309. Which of the following statements is
the object of study of Politics?
B. Marine Corps One
A. All the events that happened in the
C. Air Force President past, that impacted man politically, eco-
D. Air Service Go nomically and socially, causing changes in
humanity.
4305. This theory developed concepts such as B. The power relation that is exercised in
offer and demand, price elasticity and the a society to maintain or change the direc-
functioning of the market. It also pro- tion of the State.
posed the factors of production land, labor C. The optimal utilization of natural and
and capital: human resources to achieve a society that
A. Scientific Socialism meets mankind needs, such as food, cloth-
ing, shelter, health, education, recreation,
B. Neoclassical
facilities, among others.
C. Classic economy
D. Studies the evolution of humanity
D. Physiocracy along with their cultural manifestations.

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A. Bhubaneshwar

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4311. The Name given to the national legisla-

ture of the United States
A. Congress
B. Presidency
A. Plato
C. House of Representatives B. Rousseau
D. Senate C. Aristotle
D. Machiavelli
4312. Constitution ensures the security of the
tenure of the CEC and Election Commission- 4316. References to harmony and confronta-
ers. tion in social variations consider the fol-
lowing statements:1) Social division oc-
A. Six year term or continue till the age of
curs when some social differences become
65
above many variations and big. 2) The in-
B. Six year term or continue till the age of terests of many groups on any one issue
62 become the sameWhile there can be a dif-
ference in his attitude on any other issue.
C. Five year term or continue till the age
Which of the above statements is/is un-
of 65
true?a) Caval 1b) only 2c) 1 and 2 d) Nei-
D. Five year term or continue till the age ther 1 nor 2
of 62 A. A
B. B
4313. The US President is
C. C
A. Head of the State
D. D
B. Head of the government
4317. How many Lok Sabha constituencies are
C. Both of the above there in India?
D. None of the above A. 263
B. 548
4314. What is a Constituency?
C. 316
A. The territorial area where voters elect
their representatives D. 543

B. special representation of SCs /STs 4318. This writ is issued to order that an ar-
rested person be presented before it. It
C. Power of franchise and suffrage can also set free an arrested person if the
D. A section in the constitution manner or grounds of arrest are not lawful
or satisfactory.
4315. Find who is this? A. Habeas corpus

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B. Mandamus 4323. On average how much of Texas budget

C. Prohibition is compromised of federal money
D. Certiorari A. 1/3
B. 2 percent
4319. Below are classifications of constitution
EXCEPT: C. entire thing
A. Rigid. D. 2/3
B. Written.

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4324. Negative Liberty Law or Positive Lib-
C. Flexible. erty Law? All junk food will be taxed
D. Severe. to discourage their consumption (”Twinkie
Tax”).
4320. The Constituent Assembly was not a
sovereign body in the beginning but it be- A. Negative Liberty
came a sovereign body after B. Positive Liberty
A. 15th July, 1946
4325. When was the first nuclear test con-
B. 15th August, 1947 ducted by India?
C. 26 Jan, 1950 A. April 1975
D. 9th Dec, 1946.
B. May 1974
4321. Identify the most appropriate discipline C. January 1965
to be used in the following research scenar-
ios and recent development that happened D. December 1968
in our country. 1. Framing legislative poli- 4326. Republican Day of India
cies abolishing or limiting political dynas-
ties all over the Philippines A. 26 january
A. Anthropology B. 26 June
B. Geography 4327. Which step in the polling process re-
C. Sociology quires pollsters to define the representa-
D. Political Science tive slice of the poll’s population?
A. Define the universe
4322. When was 9/11
B. Construct a sample
C. Prepare valid questions
D. Interview
E. Report

4328. Which branch writes new laws?

A. September 11 2000 A. Legislative

B. September 11 2001 B. Executive
C. September 11 2018 C. Judicial
D. September 11 2030 D. none of above

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4329. Which of the following are not true? 4334. Virtue ethics argues that you become a
A. Indian Constitution is the largest writ- good person by

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B. Rajendra Prasad was the Chairman of
B. following the rules
Constituent Assembly
C. Dr. S Radhakrishnan was the 1st Pres- C. improving your virtuous character
ident of India traits through practice
D. Jawaharlal Nehru was the 1st PM of D. following the laws of God
India
4335. The Architect of Non-Alignment is:
4330. Which of the following became the 29th
State of the Indian Union? A. Y. B. Chavan
A. Tripura B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Telenganana
C. Indira Gandhi
C. Mizoram
D. Pt. Nehru
D. Jharkhand

4331. A methodology of political science that 4336. What political cartoon category would
refers to the formulation of general theory this fall under?
based on tested hypotheses which are de-
rived from organized patterns of system-
atically arranged and collected relevant
facts to a political problem.
A. Scientific
B. Historical
C. Inductive
D. Deductive

4332. Democracy needs following thing (s) to

flourish A. Labeling
A. Running competition
B. Exaggeration
B. Market competition
C. Symbolism
C. Speaking competition
D. Sport competition D. Irony
E. Educational competition
4337. When did India become independent?
4333. The system of Panchayati Raj involves:
A. 1947
A. Village, State and Union levels
B. 1950
B. Village, District and State levels
C. Village and State levels C. 1948
D. Village, Block and District levels D. 1945

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4338. Which TWO of the following campaign 4343. Mitch McConnell is the current MINOR-
strategies is a candidate running for public ITY LEADER of the Senate. Which is Mc-
office most likely to use to attract younger Connell?
voters?
A. Support reducing education costs and
increasing minimum wage A.
B. Create and use a hashtag (#) slogan

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C. Post on Facebook
D. Send a text

4339. Costa Rica now looks to what resource

as a source of income for its country? B.
A. Coal
B. Oil
C. Volcanic Ash
D. Eco-Tourism
C.
4340. The Total Number Of Members The Pres-
ident Can Nominate to the Lok Sabha and
the Rajya Sabha is (the total number of
members who can be nominated for the
Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha)
A. 12 D.
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18

4341. When was Indian Constitution came into

existence? E.
A. 26 Jan 1950
B. 26 Jan 1949
C. 26 Jan 1951 4344. Selecting people to run for office repre-
sents which job of political parties?
D. 26th Jan 1952
A. Nominating
4342. the Eastern Alliance was led by B. Watchdog
A. USA C. Spoiler
B. USSR D. Informing the public
C. France
4345. Which of the following is not one of the
D. Britain rights that John Locke believed all people

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we born with? 4351. The Indian President’s veto power is a

A. pursuit of happiness combination of:1, Pocket veto. 2. Abso-
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C. liberty
A. 1, 3, and 4
D. property/possesion
B. 2 and 3
4346. Which of the following was the founder
C. 2, 3 and 4
of Bharatiyo Jan Sangh?
A. S.A. Dange D. 1, 2 and 3

B. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 4352. Veto power can be excercise by

C. Ashok Mehta A. UN non permanent members
D. Minosama
B. Security Council Permanent members
4347. In poona founded home for widows. C. General assembly members
A. Dayanand Saraswati
D. None of the above
B. Jyotirao Phule
C. Pandita Ramabai 4353. How Momany Members Were Theme
Thero Theroghmore Refrments? How
D. none of above many members of the State Council intro-
4348. When did General Parvez Musharraf duced by the State Council Reform?
lead a military coup in Pakistan? A. 101
A. October 1999 B. 49
B. September 1999
C. 37
C. December 1999
D. 61
D. November 1999
4349. Minimum age requirement to become 4354. Under Federalism, which is considered a
the Lok Sabha member? concurrent power held by both the states
and the federal government?
A. 18
A. Hold elections
B. 35
B. Regulate immigration
C. 25
D. 30 C. Expand the territories
D. Pass and enforce laws
4350. What is the umbrella organization that
led to the struggle against the policies of
4355. In which session congress adopted the
segregation of South Africa?
goal of socialist pattern of society?
A. South African Democratic Party
A. Avadi
(SADP)
B. African National Congress (ANC) B. Nagpur
C. Democratic Alliance C. Calcutta
D. Mandelan Democratic Party (MDP) D. None of the above

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4356. By 2027 India will be the most pop- 4361. The 2 types of vices are
ulated country in the world, overtaking A. deficiency and excess
which country?
B. defective and extreme
A. United States of America (USA)
C. deviant and excess
B. China
D. deficiency and extreme
C. Nigeria
D. Russia 4362. Which of the following was NOT found

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in totalitarian run Italy?
4357. What is the meaning of legitimize?
A. censored radio and publications
A. To make something illegal, invalid, or
B. outlawed political parties
unacceptable.
C. established democracy
B. To make something unnecessary or re-
dundant. D. established secret police
C. To make something legal, valid, or ac- 4363. What term is used to describe a pro-
ceptable. posed law presented to the House or Sen-
D. To make something questionable or ate for consideration?
suspicious. A. Law
4358. When did China face the worst famine B. Mark-up
of the world? C. Draft
A. 1958-60 D. Bill
B. 1959-61
4364. The government maintains law and or-
C. 1958-61 der in the country.
D. 1960-61 A. True
4359. On what basis was the two-nation the- B. False
ory proposed?
4365. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
A. on the basis of differences among two low:frontrunner
communities, Hindu and Muslim
A. a person or thing that is currently lead-
B. on the basis of different political ide- ing or winning in a competition or race.
ologies of Hindus and Muslims|
B. a limited period of time during which
C. on the basis of communal discrimina- an opportunity exists.
tion
C. to shift responsibility or blame onto
D. all of them someone else.
4360. What can be the minimum strength of D. to prepare for something or create the
members in the State Legislature? necessary conditions for it to happen.
A. 40 4366. Which of these is an example of a failed
B. 50 state
C. 60 A. United States
D. 30 B. Canada

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C. Syria 4371. Which Party is considered the conserva-

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4367. Desegregated all public schools. This
was a major court case that involved B. Democrats
Linda Brown attending an all-black school
when an all-white school was closer to her 4372. The Continental Congress set up the
home. Northwest Ordinance to sell to pay off
the debt from the war.
A. crops
B. land
C. slaves
D. none of these
A. Brown vs. the Board of Education
B. 13th Amendment 4373. Slaves were freed.
C. Civil Rights Act of 1964 A. True
D. Jim Crow Laws B. False
4368. What is maoism?
4374. India’s economy is predicted to
A. Amassing of colonial empires, mostly
by European powers; pejorative in Marx- A. Become the second largest in the
ist terms. world by 2050.
B. Muslim religion turned into a political B. Become the 10th largest by 2050.
ideology.
C. Shrink by 2050.
C. U.S. ideology in favor of shrinking all
government power in favor of individual D. none of above
freedom.
4375. The Constituent Assembly held how
D. Extreme form of communism, featur- many sessions?
ing guerrilla warfare and periodic up-
heavals. A. 11

4369. Which house is better placed with re- B. 12

gard to control over the executive? C. 13
A. Lok Sabha D. 14
B. Rajya Sabha
C. both are equally placed 4376. In 1991, Ukraine gained its indepen-
dence from
D. none of above
A. England
4370. True or False:In our country, you have to
be born in Honduras to become president B. Russia
A. True C. Italy
B. False D. France

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4377. Which of the following was not a part of B. An individual who is eligible to partici-
the government under Montesquieu’s the- pate in an election by casting their vote
ory?
C. The process of choosing a person for
A. citizens a particular position
B. legislative
D. A specific group of people or geo-
C. executive graphic area represented by an elected of-
D. judicial ficial

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4378. Third party candidates rarely win elec- 4383. Children’s Day is celebrated in the
tions. Why? month of?
A. the winner-take-all system hurts them A. 14th November
B. Lack of funding/history of success
B. November
C. they don’t match up with the ideology
of the majority of citizens C. January
D. All of the above D. October
4379. when was the indian national congress
4384. An introductory statement in a constitu-
founded?
tion which states the reasons and guiding
A. 1785 values of the constitution is
B. 1795 A. Constituent assembly
C. 1885
B. Preamble
D. 1895
C. democracy
4380. NITI AYog was set up by:
D. none of above
A. Narendra Modi
B. Manmohan Singh 4385. Caste based Reservation are labelled as
C. Jawaharlal Nehru A. Affirmative Action
D. none of above
B. State Intervention
4381. This writ is issued when a higher court
C. Positive Discrimination
thinks a lower court has considered a case
going beyond its jurisdiction. D. Sciety Egalitarianism
A. Where the warrant
4386. The following problem is widespread in
B. Mandamus
India universally and in all places of soci-
C. Prohibition ety
D. Certiorari A. Poverty
4382. What is a constituency? B. Unemployment
A. The set of principles, policies, and
C. Corruption
goals that a political party or candidate
supports D. Terrorism

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4387. In Ihya ulum al-Din, al-Ghazali argued B. on the prudent participation of citizens
that politics as the most important craft
C. on protecting the interests of their re-
as compared to other knowledge because

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spective castes by citizens
D. on the apathy of citizens
A. it is used to govern and manipulate
people 4392. Who has the final and exclusive jurisdic-
B. it is used to better understand the pil- tion for resolving disputes and doubts re-
lars of Islam lating to the election of the Vice President
of India?
C. it is used to govern people and reform
society A. The President
D. it is used to manage raw resources in B. The Supreme Court
a state
C. The Prime Minister
4388. Tribals in Bihar revolted against the D. The Cabinet
British under the leadership of
A. Rajendrasinh Rana 4393. Negative Liberty Law or Positive Lib-
erty Law? Primary education is compul-
B. Birsa Munda sory.
C. Umaji rose A. Negative Liberty
D. Kajarsingh B. Positive Liberty
4389. What was the main goal of political ma-
4394. made to merge with Pakistan
chines?
A. NWFP
A. To provide valuable services to immi-
grants and the poor B. NEWP
B. To eliminate corruption in government C. NEFP
C. To gain power and control over politics D. Inser
D. To promote democracy and trans-
4395. The election to the office of the Presi-
parency
dent is conduct by
4390. What article of the Constitution would A. The speaker of Lok sabha
contain information about how to change
the Constitution? B. The prime minister office

A. I C. The election commission of india

B. IV D. The minister for parliamentary office

C. V 4396. Court case that created “Separate-but-

D. VI equal” doctrine.
E. VII A. Sweatt v. Painter
B. Brown v. Board of Education
4391. In which factor, the success of democ-
racy depends on which factor? C. Plessi in.Ferguson
A. On illegal action of citizens D. Mendez v. Kirby ISD

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4397. What is Appellate System? 4402. layer cake federalism

A. The system devised for separating the A. new
powers B. cooperative
B. If a person isn’t satisfied with the de-
C. coercive
cision of the lower court then she/he can
always appeal to higher courts D. dual
C. If a person is found guilty of crime then 4403. Who chooses the chair of a national com-

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he will be put to jail mittee?
D. If a person is blackmailed or harassed A. The national committee votes
he/she can ask for protection from the
high court B. The former chair selects their succes-
sor
4398. VVPAT stands for C. The last Speaker of the House
A. Voter Value Personal Audio Trail D. The party’s candidate for president
B. Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
4404. What is conservatism?
C. Voting Votes Paper Audit Trail
A. Ideology founded by Adam Smith to
D. Votes Values Progress Audio Trail keep government out of economy; be-
came U.S. conservatism.
4399. When a friend or relative lives outside
the district, the time, place of arrest and B. Marxist theory merged with Leninist
venue of custody must be notified by po- organization into a totalitarian party.
lice within to hours after arrest. C. Ideology of keeping systems largely
A. 8 to 19 unchanged.
B. 8 to 10 D. Ideology to save an endangered na-
C. 8 to 12 ture through regulation and lifestyle
changes.
D. 8 to 14
4405. Assertion A boundary dispute had sur-
4400. Which one of these are from the list of faced between India and China. India
classes involved in forming Public Opinion? claimed that the boundary was a matter
A. Leaders and thinkers settled in colonial time, but China said that
any colonial decision did not apply.Reason
B. The Masses
The China war dented India’s image at
C. Propagators and moulders home and abroad. India had to approach
D. None of these the Americans and the British for military
assistance to tide over the crisis.
4401. The process that determines the distri- A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
bution of power and resources. correct explanation of (A).
A. Politics B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
B. Governance the correct explanation of (A).
C. Representative C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. Leadership D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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4406. War with this country completed uni- C. 1948

fication and gave Germany the Alsace- D. 1949
Lorraine.

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4412. Which of the following was an ideology
A. France
of the Eastern Alliance
B. Denmark
A. Capitalism
C. Russia
B. Liberal Democracy
D. Poland C. Socialism
4407. Which article of Indian Constitution bans D. Socialism and Communism
untouchablity?
4413. Under a system, the national gov.
A. 18 has all the key power.
B. 17 A. Federal
C. 14 B. Unitary
D. 15 C. Command

4408. What are opportunities to which all hu- D. Republic

mans are entitled that governments must 4414. In case of criminal cases, a complaint has
act to protect? to be lodged in a police station and that is
A. Collective Actions called FIR. What is the full form of FIR?
B. Civil Rights A. First Information Report
C. Civil Liberties B. Final Information Report
D. Normative Political Science C. Final Injustice Reward
D. Final Injustice Request
4409. Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18
in the year? 4415. Who among the following was the last
Viceroy of India?
A. 1988
A. Lord Wellington
B. 1989
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. 1991
C. Lord Wavell
D. 1995
D. Lord Linlithgow
4410. In which country the water crisis
4416. Republicans want to lower taxes.
emerged as democratic challenges?
A. True
A. [A] MyMar
B. False
B. [B] Afghanistan
C. [C] Ghana 4417. Hindu Maha Sabha was formed in the
year
D.
A. 1906
4411. The OEEC was established in- B. 1916
A. 1946 C. 1920
B. 1977 D. 1935

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4418. Who said “The Congress is the country 4424. Inappropriate claim regarding the re-
and the Country is the Congress”? form
A. Rajni Kothari A. Dominion status was given to Sri Lanka
B. Moris Jones within British imperialism.
C. Jawaharlal Nehru B. British hair made Sri Lanka head of
state.
D. Red brave man
C. The British parliamentary government
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similarly resembled the parliamentary
that religion is the basis of politics. system.
A. True D. Created a dual system with limited le-
B. False gal power.
E. A judicial council under the High Court
4420. What is a primary election?
has enacted the system.
A. The process of choosing a person for
a particular position 4425. The event that took place in 1961 was
B. A preliminary election held within a po- A. The construction of the Berlin wall
litical party B. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
C. An organized group of people with sim- C. Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia
ilar political beliefs
D. The unification of Germany
D. A series of organized activities to pro-
mote a specific cause 4426. From where do the village women have
to get water here
4421. Political scice is a social science that in-
A. Suri Ve R
cludes the study of political philosophy,
ethics, international relations and foreign B. Ganga
policy, public administration, and the dy- C. Yamuna
namic relations between different parts of
D. Gomti
government.
A. True 4427. Which regime usually develops a proce-
dure to conduct social competition and re-
B. False
duce the possibility of social tensions?
4422. When was Aristotle born? A. Democratic regime
A. 384 BC B. Dictatorial regime
B. 428 bc C. Non-democratic regime
C. 1469BC D. None of these
D. 1225BC
4428. Which amendment reduced the age of
4423. Which is the state religion of Sri Lanka? voting from 21 to 18 years?
A. Buddhism A. Khashid
B. Hinduism B. 42nd
C. Islam C. 61st
D. Christianity D. 44th

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4429. Bans and censorship limit one’s right to 4434. Markup

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A. Expression B. Legislative
B. Religion
C. Judicial
C. Movement
D. none of above
D. Abolition of untouchability
4435. Which of the following was freed from
4430. Popular sovereignty means the Portuguese by police work
A. that the sovereign is popular. A. Pondicherry
B. that the sovereign is supported by the B. ����
people.
C. Kargil
C. that ultimate political authority is
D. Kashmir
based on the will of the people.
D. only one sovereign can serve at a time. 4436. Civil law includes
A. Disputes related to sale of land
4431. Which of these Union Territories are not
ruled by the central government through B. Disputes related to purchase of good
Lt.Governor? C. Both (a) & (b)
A. Daman & Diu D. None of these
B. Pondicherry
4437. An is a signed document submit-
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli ted to an officer, where a person makes
D. Use his own statement regarding her/his per-
sonal information.
4432. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? The
workers will unite and overthrow the tra- A. Affidavit
ditional system of class privilege. B. Declaration
A. Marxism C. Agreement
B. Liberalism D. Appeal
C. Socialism
4438. Redistricting
D. none of above
A. Executive
4433. How would a world without laws be? B. Legislative
A. It would be perfect since you could do C. Judicial
whatever you want
D. none of above
B. I do not see the meaning of the laws,
it is only a prohibition 4439. Define adversarial
C. helps our society have stability and or- A. System based on two opposing parties
der and establish a line between good and to a dispute.
bad B. Like adversarial but with a prosecutor
D. none of above accusing a defendant of crimes.

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C. In European legal systems, judicial of- C. casteism

ficer who both gathers evidence and is- D. Panchayati Raj
sues indictments
4445. Who belongs to the Executive Branch?
D. to formally charge someone with a
(Choose ALL correct answers)
crime
A. President
4440. The Preamble to the Constitution of In- B. Vice President
dia declares India to be a
C. Congress

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A. �) Sovereign, Democratic Republic
D. Cabinet
B. (b) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic,
Republic 4446. The concept of alliances to balance
power between countries is connect to the
C. (c) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular,
theory of:
Democratic, Republic
A. Realism
D. (d) None of the above
B. Liberalism
4441. Who is responsible for medical ser- C. Constructivism
vices?
D. Critical Approaches
A. Education minister
4447. An international bank that offers low-
B. PWD minister
interest loans, advice, and information
C. Health Minister to developing nations; an agency of the
D. none of above United Nations.
A. World Trade Organization
4442. A criterion used by courts to screen
cases that no longer require resolution is B. United Nations
known as C. World Bank
A. ripeness. D. NAFTA-USCA
B. relevancy. 4448. The House of Rep would decide who the
C. briefness. president is, if
D. mootness. A. both main candidates earn over 270
electoral votes
4443. The status of being a member of a partic-
B. no candidate wins the majority of pop-
ular state or country, with the rights and
ular votes
duties that this entails
C. no candidate gains 270 electoral votes
A. Democracy
D. the popular vote and the electoral vote
B. Citizenship do not match up
C. Democracy
4449. Russia takes over the USSR Seat in the
D. none of above United Nations in-
4444. Which factor in the following is the chal- A. December1990
lenge of democracy? B. December1991
A. National Development C. December1992
B. patriotism D. December1993

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4450. Women participated in the fourteenth 4456. What is the system that makes sure one
Lok Sabha. branch of government does not become too
powerful?

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B. [ B ] 15% A. Amendments
C. [ C ] 11 ]06% B. Checks and Balances
D. [ D ] 10% C. Ratification

4451. who supported communist Cuba? D. State Governments

A. United States 4457. Assertion Indian national movement

B. Europe was not an isolated process. It was a part
of the worldwide struggle against colonial-
C. Soviet Union
ism and imperialism. Reason It influenced
D. Canada the liberation movements of many Asian
and African countries.
4452. After the emperor was overthrown,
what two political parties emerged in A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
China? correct explanation of (A).
A. Republican & Democrats B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
B. Nationalist & Communist the correct explanation of (A).

C. Fascists & Socialsts C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. The People for Republic of China & The D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Japanese Communist Party
4458. In which state does NCP have a major
4453. On which date the Indian Constitution support?
came into effect A. Maharashtra
A. On 26 November 1949 B. Meghalaya
B. On 26 January 1950 C. Manipur
C. On 26 September 1949 D. Madhya pradesh
D. On 26th March 1950
4459. on the basis of what is gerrymandering
4454. A no confidence vote can result in illegal
A. a call for national elections A. party
B. a call for an execution B. geography
C. a call for an overthrow of the govern- C. race
ment
D. population
D. a call for war
4460. Article 144 signifies that
4455. One of the suggestions to change the
current presidential nomination process A. All judicial, civil all act in aid of
would be to have National primary day Supreme Court
where all states participate. B. Only civil and criminal act in aid of
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D. Only Criminal act in aid of Supreme 4468. was the president of the constituent
Court assembly.
4461. Most Nigerians are pretty rich. A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
A. true B. Dr. Ambedkar
B. false C. Dr. Sachidanand
D. none of above
4462. Rule of Law means

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A. one law favouring a particular group 4469. Who is the father of Political science?
B. one law favouring many groups A. Aristotle
C. many laws favouring many groups B. Plato
D. one law for all the citizens C. Mahatma Gandhiji
4463. What are the two houses of the US Leg- D. August Comte
islature?
4470. Fundamental rights & Ideals of liberty,
A. House of Representative equality drawn respectively from
B. Senate A. France & US
C. both B. US & UK
D. -
C. US & France
4464. Pieces of evidences are negligible for D. UK & US
writers of political science papers.
A. True 4471. What does the term ‘incumbent’ mean?

B. False
4465. How can Government prevent domina-
tion of religion?
A. Interference in religion
B. Untouchability
A. The current holder of a political office
C. Strategy of Intervention
B. The candidate contesting the election
D. None of these
C. The outgoing candidate of the dis-
4466. Who is the prime minister of India. solved House
A. Narendra Modi D. All of the above
B. Shivrajsingh chohan
4472. Who among the following is the final in-
4467. A war broke between India and China terpreter and guardian of Indian Constitu-
due the escalation of Tibetan crisis in tion?
A. 1962 A. President
B. 1967 B. Prime Minister
C. 1973 C. Supreme Court
D. 1965 D. Supreme court as well as High Court

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4473. The political organization of the state.

It is the concrete and visible instrument of
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A. Population
B. Territory
C. Government
D. Sovereignty
E. International Recognition A. As a way for one class to oppress an-
other.
4474. Divided into Commitees B. As a way of reaching mutually benefi-
cial compromises.
A. House of Representatives C. As a natural product of human compet-
B. Senate itiveness.
D. As the only way to resolve class antag-
C. Congress onisms.
D. none of above 4478. What incident amendment has been
made from the age of 21 to the eighth year
4475. This theory holds that the state is cre- A. 61 V
ated by God, and that God gives power to
B. 78 V
the rulers.
C. 42 V
A. Divine Right
D. 44 V
B. Evolutionary 4479. A written opinion of the Supreme Court
C. Force is best defined as
A. a press release.
D. Social Contract
B. advice to the President.
4476. Define welfare dependency C. the Court’s ruling on the issue pre-
sented, its reasoning, and applicable law.
A. Government subsidies through tax D. a ruling when it hears oral arguments.
breaks.
4480. Who was the chairman of the Con-
B. Stuck on welfare with no incentive to stituent Drafting Committee of India:
get off.
A. Dr. Ambedkar
C. Programs limiting the duration of wel- B. Pandit Nehru
fare payments and requiring recipients to
C. Sardar Patel
work or get job training.
D. M.N. Roy
D. Shielding firms from the risky conse-
quences of their behavior. 4481. Can the US Constitution be changed?
A. Yes
4477. How did Karl Marx understand politics? B. No

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4482. Select all of the following that were ma- 4486. The union is not the specialty of the
jor concerns of Progressives. state-
A. Corruption caused by wealthy people A. Written constitution
B. Corruption caused by political ma- B. division of powers
chines C. Ekhari governance
C. Immigration of “undesirable people.”
D. Supreme judiciary
D. Out of control income taxes.

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4487. The council of ministers is responsible to
4483. who is this?
A. The prime minister
B. The president
C. The people
D. The parliament

4488. Where is power centered in a unitary

system?
A. central government
B. military
C. state government
D. dictator
A. Dr BR ambedkar 4489. Nelson Mndela was in prison for
B. Mahatma Gandhi years.
C. Subhas chandra bose A. 30
D. Bhagat Singh B. 28

4484. Who among the following was not a C. 29

leader of the Congress Party during India’s D. none of above
Freedom Struggle?
4490. We have party system in India.
A. Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
A. Single
B. Apple is like the mother Azad
B. Dual
C. E.M.S.Believer
C. Triple
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Multiple
4485. Post 2nd World War, the American eco-
nomic aid extended to Europe was called. 4491. there are major religions in the
world
A. Organisation for European Economic
Cooperation (OEEC) A. 8
B. Marshall Plan B. 10
C. European Economic Community C. 4
D. none of above D. 7

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4492. Who elects the community government 4498. India is ranked in terms of produc-
in Belgium? tion of medicines across the world.

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munity only. B. First
B. By the leader of Belgium C. Fifth
C. The citizens of the whole country D. Third
D. The community leaders of Belgium 4499. Who was known as the frontier Gandhi.
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
4493. Gandhiji supported
B. Ali brothers
A. Violence
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Non violence
D. jin you
4494. Which is considered to be a bit after the 4500. We should reduce healthcare costs by
war between India and Pakistan in 1965
A. increasing health premiums
A. Shimla understanding B. changing people’s ability to sue doc-
B. Tashkent understanding tors
C. Lahore understanding C. having less sick people

D. Delhi Samzot D. making healthcare free for everyone

4501. The slogan Land to the tiller was given
4495. bangladesh got independence in by which party and when?
A. 1965 A. Congress in 1971
B. 1971 B. The Left Front in 1977
C. 1974 C. Janta Party in 1987
D. 1979 D. Telugu Desam Party in 1983.
4502. It was founded on January 1st 1995 ac-
4496. The word compensation means
cording to the General agreement on trade
A. money given to make amends for an in- and tarrif.
jury of a loss. A. WHO
B. money was given to make living B. FAO
C. money was given to pay the penality C. IMF
D. none of the above D. WTO
4503. which of the following subjects falles un-
4497. each person has how many votes to cast
der the concurrent list
A. 1 vote
A. Defence
B. 2 vote B. Agriculture
C. 3 vote C. Marriaage
D. 4 vote D. Currency

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4504. Free market is free for exchange 4510. In which year India Government dis-
among individuals, firms, and corporations missed the government of Kerela by the
A. Markets and exclusive enforcement of “Article-356”

B. goods and the manufacturing A. 1957

C. competition for profit B. 1959

D. Goods and services C. 1962

D. 1967

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4505. State should ensure basic social and eco-
nomic infrastructure to all. This is the ide- 4511. East Asian regimes generally value indi-
ology of vidualism over community and socialcohe-
A. Right sion [sticking together]
B. Left A. True
C. Centre B. False
D. All of them 4512. Is to the unity
4506. What do you know about the book “ A. Sovereignty is not shared
The Long Walk to Freedom “ B. Sovereignty is shared with regional
A. Autobiography of Nelson Mandela governments
B. Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi C. The legal field is the second congrega-
C. Biography of B.R. Ambedkar tion that is a characteristic

D. None of These D. The Supreme Court resolves conflicts

between central and provincial govern-
4507. How many recognised national parties ments
were there in 2006? E. The legislative authority of Parliament
A. 5 is controlled
B. 6
4513. It is an anthropological perspective
C. 7 which believes that cultural development
D. 8 should be studied on its own cultural con-
text through ethnographic data.
4508. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic A. Cultural Materialism
Ocean,
B. Social Evolutionism
A. the North Sea
C. HistoricalParticularism
B. the English Channel
D. Diffusionism
C. the Mediterranean Sea
D. the Irish Sea 4514. Who is the Prime Minister of India?
A. Narendra Modi
4509. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi-
ple? Freedom of religion B. Ramnath Kovind
A. Fundamental Right C. What Shah
B. Directive Principle D. Yogi Adityanath

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4515. The Nazis were super-patriots or 4521. A state with only one nation within its
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A. Stateless-Nation
B. reactionaries
B. Nation-State
C. fascists
C. Ethnocentric Nation
D. liberals
D. Statehood
4516. Which of thefollowing is not a contribu-
tor of Political Science? 4522. Which direct democracy tool allows cit-
izens to vote yes or no on a law that
A. Sigmund Freud
has been proposed by the legislature, but
B. Aristotle given to the people for consideration?
C. John Locke Does not require petitions to be signed!

D. John Stuart Mill A. Direct Initiative

B. Indirect Initiative
4517. When did South Africa become a demo-
C. Referendum
cratic country
D. Recall
A. 27 April, 1994
B. 26 April, 1996 4523. Which of the following decided how
slaves would be counted into the figuring
C. 26 April, 1995
a state’s population?
D. 26 April, 1994

4518. Which is the capital of India?

A. Moon
B. Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai

4519. Who are allowed to celebrate festivals.

A. Private schools A. The Virginia Plan
B. Courts B. Three-fifths Compromise
C. Police stations C. The New Jersey Plan
D. Parliaments D. The Great Compromise
4520. The tenure of the Union Council of Min- 4524. AG Garner defines Political Science
isters is ?
A. Five years A. as a master science
B. Fixed by the president B. begins and ends with state
C. Fixed by parliament C. studies human behavior
D. Not fixed D. the function of the government

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4525. False claim on political administration 4530. Which of the following neighbouring
under the Soulbury Political Organization country has better performance in terms
of human development than India?
A. The so-called cabinet
A. Bangladesh
B. Members of the People’s Representa-
tives were appointed by the President B. Sri Lanka

C. Presided over by a minister called the C. Nepal

Prime Minister D. Pakistan

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D. Had to collectively accountable to par- 4531. What was the outcome of the 1896
liament presidential election?
E. The legal department was able to be A. The business classes supported
removed by a no-confidence motion William McKinley
B. The election ended in a tie
4526. What reforms did glasnost bring to the
Soviet Union? C. The Populist Party gained significant
power
A. Openness of the government
D. William Jennings Bryan won
B. Accountability of government officials
4532. Identify him.
C. Some freedom of speech
D. All of the above

4527. What was the main accusation in the

Credit Mobilier scandal?
A. Bribery of Congressmen
B. Embezzlement of funds
C. Overcharging the public for construc- A. R. Ambedkar
tion costs B. P.J.Abdul Kalam
D. Tax evasion 4533. Which among the following are exam-
ples of ‘Coming together federations’?
4528. Drawing congressional district bound-
aries to give one party an advantage over A. India, Spain and Belgium
another party is know as B. India, USA and Spain
A. divided government C. USA, Switzerland and Australia
B. logrolling D. Belgium and Sri Lanka

C. reapportionment 4534. Government in which the citizens elect

representatives who rule in their place.
D. gerrymandering
Has a Constitution.
4529. The national government and local gov- A. Constitutional Monarchy
ernment share power in a Federal system B. Dictatorship
A. True C. Oligarchy
B. False D. Republic

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4535. Which form of government is ruled by 4539. Which of them are called social contrac-
religious leaders? tualists in political science?

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A. theocracy A. Locke
B. democracy B. Rousseau
C. republic C. Bentham
D. monarchy D. Hobbes

4536. The Parliament of India can make use of 4540. What is the political election symbol of
the residuary powers congress party?

A. At all times A. Symbol of Lotus

B. Symbol of Hand
B. only during national emergency
C. Symbol of elephant
C. during national as well as constitu-
tional emergency as well. D. Symbol of clock
D. None of the above 4541. The state of California has the most
votes in the Electoral College. What rea-
4537. This is the White House. Which branch son best explains this?
of government works here?
A. California has the highest number
of Congressional representatives of all
states
B. California has the largest land mass of
all states
C. California brings in the most revenue
of all states
A. Executive D. California has the largest population of
B. Legislative all states
C. Judicial 4542. Which of the following is not one of the
D. none of above three branches of government created by
the Constitution?
4538. What is the definition of ideology? A. Judicial
A. A system of ideas and ideals that B. Legislative
forms the basis of economic or political
theory and policy C. Federal
D. Executive
B. A system of beliefs that has no impact
on political theory 4543. constitution day is celebrated on
C. A system of ideas and ideals that A. 26 october
forms the basis of social theory and pol-
icy B. 25 september

D. A system of beliefs that only applies to C. 8 november

economic theory D. 26 november

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4544. In which form of government bicameral- D. Sovereignty is not shared

ism is an essential element E. Sovereignty is shared with regional
A. Presidential governments
B. Parliamentary 4548. The full form of EPIC is
C. Federal A. Election Photo identify card
D. Unitary B. Electronic Photo identity card
4545. Consider the following statements in

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C. Electors photo identity card
the context of the conflict for women
D. Electoral Photo identity card
rights:1) Earlier only men and women of
the rich class were allowed to vote in 4549. These are the set of rules or pieces of
public affairs or contest elections for pub- legislation that are formulated by the gov-
lic posts. 2) In various countriesThere ernment and are meant to be followed by
were agitations to give women the right all citizens of a state.
to vote.3) In the movements, they raised
A. Laws
the demand for elevation of women’s po-
litical and legal status and increasing ed- B. Bills
ucation and employment opportunities for C. Ordinance
them and also in the personal and family
D. Executive Orders
life of women.These movements are called
feminist movement. Which of the above 4550. Discuss the impact of globalisation on
mentioned statements is/is true? A) A) culture.
A) A only 1 and 2B) Only 2 and 3C) Only
A. Globalization has promoted cultural ex-
1 and 3D) None of them
change, homogenization, and hybridiza-
A. A tion.
B. B B. Globalization has only affected West-
C. C ern cultures.
D. D C. Globalization has had no impact on cul-
ture.
4546. Equality and freedom of liberty are the
D. Globalization has led to the loss of cul-
two kinds of rights necessary for
tural diversity.
A. Communism
4551. At present, India has the number of cen-
B. Democracy
tral administered areas
C. Monarchy
A. 5
D. Communalism
B. 6
4547. Ritual C. 7
A. Having a second congregation in the le- D. 9
gal field is a necessity that is essential
B. The legislative authority of Parliament 4552. Which Founding Father that warned
is limited against political parties?

C. The Supreme Court resolves conflicts A. Benjamin Franklin

between central and state governments B. Thomas Jefferson

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C. John Jay 4559. The 10th Schedule in the Constitution

D. George Washington was added in which year?

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A. 1980
4553. Gandhiji by profession was a
A. Doctor B. 1985

B. Lawyer C. 1992

4554. universal adult franchise: D. 1976

A. right to vote 4560. According to John Locke, what is the pur-

B. right to speech pose of government?

4555. Modernisation is commonly understood A. To maintain order and stability

as being analogous to: B. To protect the rights of the people
A. Westernisation C. To promote the common good
B. Industrialisation
D. To impose fear than love
C. Both a and b
D. None 4561. Define cross-pressured
A. Official who already occupies the of-
4556. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi-
fice.
ple? Promotion of international peace
A. Fundamental Right B. Tendency of frontrunners to gain addi-
tional supporters.
B. Directive Principle
C. Pushed by opposing political forces;
4557. Who is the head/associated with the said to produce apathy.
Executive Branch?
D. A news story’s basic direction and in-
A. President terpretation
B. Congress
C. Supreme Court 4562. Individuals or groups who are not par-
ties to a lawsuit but who seek to influence
D. none of above the Supreme Court’s decision can submit
4558. This is the National Capitol. Which which of the following briefs?
branch of government works here? A. the supremacy clause
B. writ of certiorari
C. friend of the court
D. dissenting opinion

4563. The United Kingdom is

A. a theocratic state
A. Executive
B. Legislative B. a constitutional monarchy
C. Judicial C. a presidential republic
D. none of above D. none of above

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4564. The ability to influence others to do 4569. For Muslims, being involved in politics
what you want them to do. can be a form of
A. Public Speaking A. hobby
B. Propaganda B. worship
C. Power C. entertainment
D. Newsletter D. none of above

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4565. What kind of institution was the Plan- 4570. In which year was Telangana formed?
ning Commission A. 2012
A. Constitutional B. 2013
B. Unconstitutional C. 2014
C. Non, constitutional D. 2015
D. Over-constitutional
4571. Chile before pinochet’s rule
4566. Which article of Indian Constitution pro- A. democracy
vides for an independent Election Commis-
B. dictatorship
sion.
A. 322 4572. The longest serving member of the Sen-
ate from the majority party who’s 3rd in
B. 324
line for the Presidency.
C. 367
A. Speaker
D. 333
B. Whip
4567. What is the procedure of removal of C. Majority Leader
Judges called? D. President for-time
A. Impeachment
4573. The Chief Election commissioner is ap-
B. Judicial Review pointed by whom among the following?
C. Collegiality A. Lok Sabha Speaker
D. Contempt of Court B. The Chief Justice of India
4568. Define cadre party C. The President of India
A. One that attempts to gain committed D. The vice-President of India
adherents; usually has formal member-
ship. 4574. Which text is considered to be one of
the first texts on modern economics?
B. One run by a few political profession-
als and only intermittently active. A. The Wealth of Nations

C. One based on a single personality. B. Evolutionary Socialism

C. The capital
D. Putting major industries under govern-
ment ownership. D. National System of Political Economy

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4575. Jayprakash Narayan, Ashok Mehta be- prevent encroachment on individual free-
longs to which party? doms?

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A. Socialist party A. Libertarianism
B. Communist party B. Anarchism
C. Swatantra party C. Machiavelism
D. Congress party D. Populism

4576. What does the word “amend” mean? 4580. The members of the Constituent Assem-
bly were:
A. add to
A. Directly elected
B. change
B. Nominated by Congress and Muslim
C. make better
League
D. make worse
C. Indirectly elected
4577. Regarding the recognition of political D. Appointed by the Governor-General
parties in India, consider the following and Governors
statements:1. For the recognition of a
national party, the total legitimate votes 4581. The Congress of Vienna ordered which
cast in the Lok Sabha elections by a polit- defeated European nation to pay indemni-
ical party or 6% of the total valid votes ties to other nations for war damages?
cast in the assembly elections of four A. France
statesIt is necessary to get and win at
B. Prussia
least four seats in the Lok Sabha elec-
tions.2. For the recognition of state level C. Austria
parties, it is necessary to get 6% or more D. Russia
of the total valid votes cast in the state
assembly elections and win at least 2 4582. How many families live in Palampur?
seats.Which of the above mentioned state- A. 350
ments are correct? 1.Only 1 2. only 2 3.
B. 450
1 and 2 both 4. Neither 1 nor 2
C. 250
A. 1
D. 150
B. 2
C. 3 4583. Which Article talks about Free Legal
Aid?
D. 4
A. Article 36
4578. Independent Regulatory Commissions
B. Article 39A
A. Executive
C. Article 39
B. Legislative D. Article 44
C. Judicial
4584. Mark all the statements that are true of
D. none of above the Connecticut Compromise?
4579. What political philosophy wants to min- A. it is also called the Three Fifths Com-
imize government as much as possible to promise

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B. it is also called the Great Compromise 4590. The parliament of India has how many
C. it created a unicameral legislature houses

D. it created a bicameral legislature A. 3

E. it created a senate based on popula- B. 1

tion to please the large states C. 2

4585. The first Republican president was D. none of above

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A. Andrew Jackson 4591. When did the Election Commission of In-
B. George Washington dia get two more Election Commissioners?

C. Abraham Lincoln A. 1987

D. John Adams B. 1989

C. 1990
4586. SAARC is a geopolitical union, Why?
Choose the incorrect option D. 1993
A. Has 21% of the World’s population 4592. cesc means community engagement, sol-
B. Occupies 2% of the World’s land area idarity and citizenship
C. Produces 1/10th of Global GDP A. true
D. none of above B. false

4587. Who is known as the father of Political 4593. How many articles of impeachment
Science: were passed in judiciary committee
against President Nixon?
A. Karl Marx
A. 3
B. Aristotle
B. 5
C. Plato
C. 2
D. Austin
D. 1
4588. In this type of government the smaller
local governments hold all the power. 4594. Period of world war 1 was
A. Confederate A. 1939-1945
B. Federal B. 1914-1918
C. Unitary C. 1917
D. none of above D. 1857

4589. A set of basic principles that define the 4595. According to Aristotle, the end goal for
structure and powers of a government. human is
A. Constitution A. Wealth
B. Ideology B. Power
C. bureaucracy C. Happiness
D. democracy D. Success

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4596. In 1789, the government’s bureaucracy 4601. Which article is for protection of inter-
was est for minorities?

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A. nonexistent. A. Article 26
B. miniscule. B. Article 27
C. about half the size it is today. C. Article 29
D. organized around 5 departments. D. Article 30

4597. Define appeal 4602. The Structure of the Judiciary is

A. That which comes from God A. Circular
B. That which comes from nature, under- B. Rectangular
stood by reasoning. C. Pyramidal
C. Taking a case to a higher court. D. Opaque
D. Written summary submitted by one
side giving relevant facts, laws, and prece- 4603. The rate of poverty is according to the
dents. 2011 census in India
A. 21.9
4598. India opposed Imperialism in the Confer-
ence of Asian Countries held in B. 22.9

A. Kathmandu and New Delhi C. 20.9

B. New Delhi and Bandung D. 22. 11

C. Lahore and Mumbai 4604. Which of the following are not usually
D. Maldives and Bhutan regarded as arguments in favour of a two-
partysystem (choose one answer only)
4599. What did Hobbes describe people as? A. Effective representation for minority
A. kindhearted groups and interests

B. community builders B. A straightforward electoral choice be-

tween clear alternatives
C. generous
C. Produces clear winners able to carry
D. selfish out their electoral manifestos without hav-
ing tocompromise
4600. Which of these is an important social
context factor influencing India’s place in D. Effective opposition
the world? E. None of these answers
A. The world’s second largest population.
4605. Who started school for girls at Aligarh?
B. The world’s largest democracy.
A. Ishwarchanadra Vidyasagar
C. The birth place of 4 of the world’s reli-
B. Pandita Ramabai
gions.
C. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hosain
D. Some of the world’s richest biodiver-
sity. D. Excellent Ali

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4606. The directive principles of the state pol- D. Executive determining whether a per-
icy has been adopted from son is guilty or not
A. US constitution
4612. A is a voluntary agreement among
B. Irish constitution individuals to secure their rights and wel-
C. French constitution fare by creating a government and abiding
by its rules.
D. Canadian constitution
A. confederation

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4607. Patronage
B. social contract
A. Executive
C. constitution
B. Legislative
D. unitary government
C. Judicial
4613. Choose the highest level court in a state.
D. none of above
A. Supreme Court
4608. Plato in his famous book for the first
time discussed the nature and functions of B. High Court
state and government. C. Subordinate Court
A. Republic D. none of above
B. Repolice
4614. India and USSR signed an agreement of
C. Polis 20 years for peace and cooperation in
D. Trend A. 1965
4609. National Emergency was not declared B. 1983
during which of these events: C. 1976
A. Indo-China War, 1962 D. 1971
B. Indo-Pakistan war, 1971
4615. The main responsibility of the United
C. Indo-Pakistan war, 1999 Nations
D. It was declared in all the above events A. to avoid war
4610. Elections in India for Parliament and B. independence of colonies
State Legislatures are conducted by
C. improving the economics of different
A. President nations
B. Prime Minister D. disarmament
C. Governor
4616. Which article of the Indian Constitution
D. Election Commission of India states that “There shall be a Vice Presi-
dent of India?”
4611. Impeachment in the context of Indian
Constitution signifies: A. 53
A. the Judicial determination of guilt B. 62
B. political determination of guilt C. 63
C. legislative determination of guilt D. 21

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4617. Why is Article 3 71 J of the Constitution 4623. The currency European Union is-
in Karnataka A. Dollar

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A. Elimination of regional imbalance
B. Rupees
B. Promotion to the education of women
C. Euro
C. Special status for backward classes
D. Yuan
D. Corruption control
4624. A belief that the majority community
4618. The top government lawyer in all cases
should be able to rule over a country in
before the Supreme Court where the gov-
which ever way it wants is-
ernment is a party is the
A. Prudential
A. attorney general.
B. Majoritarianism
B. secretary of justice.
C. solicitor general. C. Central government

D. chief justice. D. Community Government

4619. Who chaired the constitution review 4625. Name the leader who demanded tem-
commission? ples to be opened for dalits in Madras
A. PK Tandon A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Venkataraman B. Short Srirams
C. Venkatachaliah C. C.Gopalan
D. Ramaswamy D. Ramachandra Guha
4620. The bicameral body of the legislative 4626. In the House of Representatives, repre-
branch is composed of two (3) houses. sentation is
A. TRUE A. By population
B. FALSE
B. Equal
4621. Cooperation and inter dependence are
the key concepts of 4627. Which regions stress that power shar-
ing will bring out better outcomes
A. Confucianism
A. Prudential
B. Khanism
B. Moral
C. Realism
C. None of the above
D. Farabisim
D. Both Prudential and moral
E. Liberalism
4622. The House of Representatives has a 4628. How many fundamental rights are given
tenure of how many years? in Indian Constitution
A. 5 A. 5
B. 4 B. 6
C. 2 C. 7
D. 6 D. None of these

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4629. Judicial branch A. Chief legislator

A. Decides what the law means B. Chief executive
B. Makes laws C. Commander in chief
C. Enforces laws D. Head of state
D. none of above
4635. The WARSAW Pact was
4630. A system of government in which power
A. an economic alliance

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is divided between a central government
and regional governments. B. a political alliance
A. authoritarianism C. a military alliance
B. dictatorship
D. none of the above
C. federalism
D. Ideology 4636. Which country of the world has consti-
tutional monarchy?
4631. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution
A. U S A
deals with?
B. Spain
A. Right to Freedom
B. Justice C. United Kingdom

C. Right to Equality D. Pakistan

D. Right to life 4637. The ruler of Hyderabad was called
4632. There is one respect in which a demo- A. Nawab
cratic government is certainly better than
its alternatives. What is it? B. King

A. Efficiency C. King
B. Decision making D. Nizam
C. Legitimacy
4638. Who made the constitution of India?
D. None of these
A. A British Parliament
4633. The English Bill of Rights, our Constitu- B. The King of England
tion, and the Magna Carta are important
because they exemplify which foundation C. The Indian Parliament
principle of government? D. The Constituent Assembly
A. suffrage
4639. What was the basis that lent legitimacy
B. limited government
to the authority and actions of kings?
C. civic duties
A. Divine will
D. let
B. Popular vote
4634. In which of the following roles does the
C. Economic wealth
president exercise direct control over the
federal bureaucracy? D. Military power

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4640. The Preamble says that the state in In- 4645. Believes in hands-on government
dia will assure the dignity of the individual. A. D
The constitution seeks to achieve this ob-

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A. equal fundamental rights to each citi- 4646. In what year did China become a com-
zen munist country?
B. the rights to adequate means of liveli- A. 1948
hood B. 1949
C. just and humane means of work to ev- C. 1950
eryone
D. 1951
D. equal wages for equal work to every-
one irrespective pf gender 4647. ‘A group of girls harassed by a group of
boys’ comes under
4641. The world Franchise means:
A. Civil Law
A. Right to contest elections B. Social law
B. Right to hold public office C. Economical law
C. Right to vote D. Criminal law
D. Right to criticise the government
4648. Political Science is concerned with both
4642. The Communist’s plan of joining farms “empirical” questions (why the world
together to grow more and more food by works a certain way) and “normative” or
competition between farms was known as philosophical issues about what is right
and wrong.
A. Cultural Revolution
A. TRUE
B. The Chinese Communal Farm Plan
B. FALSE
C. The Communist’s Food Plan
D. The Great Leap Forward 4649. The Political Party that runs the govern-
ment is:
4643. which country recently accepted Bitcoin A. Ruling party
as legal tender?
B. Factional group
A. Turkey
C. Opposition party
B. Australia
D. Interest group
C. The Savior
4650. who was the political guru of mahatma
D. India
gandhi?
4644. Right to Constitutional remedy is en-
shrined in which Article?
A. Article 30
B. Article 32
C. Article 42
D. Article 13

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A. Gokhale A. Political Theory

B. tilak B. Comparative Politics
C. lajpat rai C. Public administration
D. Alley D. International Relations

4651. How many schedules are there in the 4656. A false claim on political parties
Constitution of India? A. To leverage people from the govern-
ment

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A. 10
B. 11 B. Hears leaders to political positions
C. Advises the public on important politi-
C. 13
cal issues
D. 12
D. Public opinion brings a public opinion
4652. What is the rule of democracy by the E. Represents people in regime
people of the people for the public?
4657. The process by which people and
A. George Washington economies around the world are becoming
B. Abraham Lincoln increasingly interconnected; the integra-
tion of national economies into the global
C. Aristotle
economy.
D. Lord Bryce
A. Trade Barrier
4653. What is the meaning of the phrase be- B. Globalization
low:take the law into one’s hands C. Macroeconomics
A. to address and solve the main problem D. Microeconomics
at hand without involving the authority
4658. Who have real authority in a country?
B. to act aggressively or ruthlessly in pur-
suit of one’s goals. A. Governor
C. to take action without legal authority B. Prime minister
or permission. C. People
D. none of above D. none of above
4654. Some of the National political parties 4659. Which of the following best character-
are izes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Gris-
A. BJP wold v Connecticut
A. prayer in schools is violation of the 1st
B. Nationalist Congress Party
Amendment
C. Aam Aadmi Party
B. Court may exercise judcial review to in-
D. Bahujan Samaj Party validate legislation
4655. Government needs well trained person- C. Married couples have certain privacy
nel who comprehend the nature of gov- rights that legislatures may not violate
ernmental organisation and management. D. Evidence obtained in unconstitutional
This statement is related to which branch search and seizures is inadmissible in
of political science? court

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4660. The vote share of the Congress in the 4665. What started the Thirty Years’ War?
First three General Elections never ex- A. the invasion of Silesia
ceeded:

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B. religious conflict
A. 47.8 per cent
C. the depopulation of the German states
B. 50.00 per cent
D. all of the choices are correct
C. 52.00 per cent
D. 55.3 per cent 4666. Who can veto a law?

4661. Between & , Belgium amended

their constitution.
A. 1993 & 1970
B. 1971 to 1993
C. 1970 & 1993
D. 1970 to 1992
A. President
4662. Identify the building
B. Vice President
C. Mayor
D. Supreme Court

4667. What is the full form of PR System

A. The Mall of India A. Proportional Representation
B. Parliament House B. Portortional Representation
C. President’s House C. Portional Representation
D. Red Fort D. Possible Representation

4663. Which global agency helps coordinate 4668. What is the branch of political science
aid programmes across the developing which deals with the study of the power
world? arrangments of the states?
A. NATO A. Comparative Politics
B. The Commonwealth B. Public Administration
C. The United Nations C. Political Theory
D. The Walt Disney Corporation D. International Relations

4664. The tenure of the legislative Assembly 4669. According to Robert Dahl, political sci-
is ence is about
A. 5 years A. the study of human interaction with
power, authority and rule in politics
B. 6 years
B. the study of government which func-
C. 4 years tions as the authoritative allocator of val-
D. 7 years ues for society

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C. how to choose head of state and head C. The country having hegemonic posi-
of government tion will possess unchallenged military
D. none of above power.
D. Hegemonic position is fixed.
4670. What are the levels of government?
A. First, Second, Third 4675. In which tYear the ASEAN Regional Fo-
rum (ARF) was established?
B. Home, School, Work
A. 1992

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C. Legislative, Executive, Judicial
B. 1994
D. Federal, State, Local
C. 1991
4671. Capitalists, according to Marx,
D. 1995
A. always used the “shift” typewriter key
to type capitol letters. 4676. The first Supreme Court case where the
B. owned money or property, as well as Court asserted its authority to strike down
the means of producing more of both. a law as unconstitutional, the power of Ju-
dicial Review
C. maximized their own profit at the ex-
pense of workers A. Dred Scott case
D. none of above B. 1803, Marbury v. Madison

4672. The authority that issues the notifica- C. Marbury vs Maryland

tion for elections is: D. None of the above
A. Prime Minister
4677. Who was the first Prime Minister of In-
B. President dia?
C. Governor A. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Chief Election Commissioner B. Mahatma Gandhi
4673. A procedure in the house where a bill
4678. Which one of the following is a reluctant
can be forced out of committee when a ma-
Democrat?
jority of members desire it.
A. Lincoln
A. Rules
B. Discharge Petition B. J.S. Mill

C. Filibuster C. Sars

D. Fence D. Rousseau

4674. Which among the following statement 4679. second largest party is called in india
about US hegemony is incorrect? A. ruling party
A. The word implies the leadership of one
B. opposition party
state.
C. interest group
B. It was used denote the predominance
of ancient Greece. D. factional group

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4680. There are political agents. 4685. Who is first among equals?
A. 3 A. Supreme Court

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B. 4 B. Prime Minister
C. 5 C. President
D. 6 D. Congress

4681. What makes it difficult to enforce uni- 4686. What is the name for the rights en-
versal human right or to punish people shrined in the Indian Constitution?
who break these rights? A. Bill of Rights
A. The UN can only monitor and investi- B. Fundamental Rights
gate violations, they cannot force states
C. Non-justiciable Rights
to change their policies
D. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
B. People do not agree on what are Uni-
versal Human Rights 4687. The residuary powers mean the
C. The UN has become to powerful and A. Powers shared between the Union and
states are pushing back against their con- State Governments
trol
B. Powers related to country’s internal af-
D. none of above fairs
4682. Narmada Bachao Movement is related C. Powers related to country’s external
to- affairs
A. Environment D. Powers not included in any of the three
Lists
B. Education
C. visit 4688. Which of the following is an opinion
written by a Supreme Court justice who
D. Fertilizer agrees with the ruling of the majority but
for different reasons
4683. The President of Russia in 1998
A. Majority opinion
A. VLADIMIR PUTIN
B. Minority opinion
B. BORIS YELTSIN
C. Concurring opinion
C. Mikhail Gorbachev
D. Dissenting opinion
D. none of above
4689. A theory in which a state is cre-
4684. The President has the power to dissolve ated through FORCE, such as a military
which house of Parliament? takeover.
A. Lok Sabha A. Divine Right
B. Rajya Sabha B. Evolutionary
C. Both C. Force
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4690. The laws by whom are they invented? A. Anthropology

A. by Congress on all kinds of matters, B. Sociology
such as speed limits on highways.
C. Political Science
B. By the society
D. None of the above
C. students
D. none of above 4695. Thomas Pain’s Common Sense influ-
enced which american document that ulti-
4691. What was the new form of governance mately helped shape the constitution

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needed with the development of human
A. THe Articles of Confederation
consciousness?
B. The Declaration of Independence
A. Tribalism
C. Bill of Rights
B. Kingship
C. Democracy D. The Treaty of Greenville

D. Anarchy 4696. What is the name of the bodyguards for

the president
4692. What doctrine rests on the assumption
that the courts should defer to the deci- A. The Secret Service
sions made by the legislative and execu- B. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
tive branches.
C. The Presidential Guard
A. judicial restraint.
D. The Central Intelligence Agency
B. judicial activism.
E. The Navy Seals
C. habeas corpus.
D. the rule of four. 4697. Branch responsible for Passing a Reso-
lution
4693. Identify the Island recently in news due
to conduction of Refrendum? A. Executive
B. Legislative
C. Judicial
D. none of above

4698. Has conservative views

A. D
A. Talk B. R
B. Chagos
4699. In his address, he said the following:“A
C. Bougainville government of the people, by the people,
D. None of the Above and for the people.”
4694. In which field does the following re- A. John Locke
search question belong?”What are the B. Abraham Lincoln
similarities and differences in methods of
Malaysia, Cambodia, and Philippines in C. Thomas Hobbes
aiding their health related sectors?” D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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4700. Assertion The foreign policy of indepen- C. The uneven distribution of the world’s
dent India vigorously pursued the dream food supply
of a peaceful world by advocating the

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D. The steady decline in the world’s food
policy of non-alignment, by reducing Cold supply
War tensions and by contributing human
resources to the UN peacekeeping oper- 4705. In the Parliamentary system real power
ations.Reason India continued to oppose is exercised by:
Pakistan on joining the Western Camp.
A. Parliament
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
B. Lower House
correct explanation of (A).
C. Cabinet
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). D. President
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. 4706. The similarity in the political structure
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. of India and UK is
A. Written Constitution
4701. Who is the presiding member of legisla-
tive assembly? B. Federal Structure
A. Chief Minister C. Parliamentary Government
B. Governor D. Flexible Constitution
C. Speaker 4707. Which of the following is not the state
D. Chairman function of modern sate
A. Security and defense
4702. Which political ideology is government
systems based on extreme nationalism, B. Economic function
choosing state over individual? C. Religious duties
A. Communism D. Provision of Essential services
B. Capitalism
4708. Why have their been calls to reform
C. Socialism campaign finance laws?
D. Fascism A. Rising campaign costs
4703. plays a crucial role in protecting the B. So the government can pay for cam-
Fundamental Rights of the citizens. paigns
A. Legislative C. Stabilization of campaign costs
B. Executive D. Declining campaign costs
C. Judiciary 4709. Purpose of Government:Which are ex-
D. Parliament amples of public services

4704. Is hunger in the world a result of: A. Public Hospitals

A. A shortfall in the global food supply B. Public Schools

B. The growth of the world’s population C. The Military

beyond the food supply D. Public Roads

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4710. Critical thinking skills do not have a B. The low quality of good produced at
role in determining which information to large factories.
include and which to leave out in finishing C. The fact that poor people were not al-
a political science paper. lowed to vote.
A. True D. Unfair laws that allow poor people to
B. False be sent to prison

4711. Political socialization is not a specialty- 4716. Study of institutions marriage, family or

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processes such as change and social mobil-
A. Political socialization is a psychologi- ity
cal process.
A. Anthropology
B. Political socialization is a universal
B. Sociology
concept.
C. Political Science
C. The ideal of political society.
D. Ethnography
D. Purposeful and value-based concept.
4717. Which of the presidents is known for his
4712. authority of states is known as the project Build Build Build Program?
A. reserved A. Corazon Aquino
B. implied B. Diosdado Macapagal
C. enumerated C. Rodrigo Roa Duterte
D. concurrent D. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

4713. Government transfers of income from 4718. Assertion The First Five Year Plan
taxpayers to persons regarded as deserv- (1951-1956) sought to get the coun-
ing try’s economy out of the cycle of
poverty.Reason K. N. Raj, a young
A. tax transfers
economist involved in drafting the plan,
B. income transfers argued that India should ‘hasten slowly’
C. economic transfer for the first two decades as a fast rate of
development might endanger democracy.
D. GDP
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
4714. The Judiciary ensures to all its citi- correct explanation of (A).
zens. B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
A. Justice the correct explanation of (A).
B. Injustice C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
C. Economic support D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

D. none of above 4719. The responsibility of holding elections in

India has been entrusted
4715. What societal problem did Karl Marx at-
A. Of the president
tempt to address in his manifesto? Choose
the best answer. B. To the Chief Justice
A. The exploitation (taking advantage) of C. To Parliament
the poor by the rich D. Of Election Commission

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4720. Sociology focuses on the study of human 4726. Which of these statements is correct
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A. TRUE A. It forbid discrimination on the basis of
B. FALSE religion
B. It makes a religion a state religion
4721. Who is the author of the work”, prici-
ples of political economy ‘’? C. All people give freedom to accept reli-
gion
A. Plato
D. Gives equal rights to all citizens in a re-
B. Thomas hobbes ligious community?
C. John stuart mill
4727. Who mandates that the Indian State be
D. none of above secular?
4722. Define brief A. Indian Constitution
A. That which comes from God B. Government
B. That which comes from nature, under- C. People
stood by reasoning. D. Religions
C. Taking a case to a higher court.
4728. Political party is defined as
D. Written summary submitted by one
side giving relevant facts, laws, and prece- A. an organized group of elite politicians
dents. sharing common policy preferences & ide-
ological position.
4723. Where did the Arab Spring begin?
B. an organized group of people sharing
A. In Tartu, Syria preferences to similar policies with differ-
B. Rabat, Morocco ent major ideological position.
C. Sidi Bouzid, Tuwi C. a party that compromises of politicians
who share the same goals and ideological
D. Pretoria, South Africa position.
4724. According to the Indian Constitution, ev- D. an organized party of people who
ery individual charged with a crime has to share similar policy and ideological pref-
be given a erences.
A. Fair trial 4729. A parliamentary form of government is
B. Free trip also known as a cabinet form of govern-
C. Free trial ment because

D. Judgment A. the cabinet takes all the major deci-

sions.
4725. Shop keepers in weekly market are? B. the PM has no real power while the
A. Big businessperson cabinet has been given authority by the
B. Small trader people to take decisions.

C. Whole sellers 4730. Indian Constitution was adopted on

D. all of these A. 26 Jan 1950

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B. 27 Jan 1950 4734. Define adversarial

C. 28 Jan 1950 A. Inclined to criticize and oppose, to
D. 29 Jan 1950 treat with enmity.
B. Tendency of frontrunners to gain addi-
4731. Which of the following is NOT included
tional supporters.
in the Bill of Rights
C. Pushed by opposing political forces;
A. Freedom to assemble
said to produce apathy.

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B. Freedom against unlawful Search
D. A news story’s basic direction and in-
C. Freedom to Vote terpretation
D. Reservation of non-enumerated pow-
ers to the states or the people 4735. By which Amendment Act the voting age
was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in
4732. Who would have agreed most with the India?
following statement:Human beings unlike
all other objects and animals, possess dig-
nity. They are, for this reason, valuable in
themselves. Even if people are poor, im-
moral, or dishonest, because they are hu-
man beings, they deserve respect and hu-
man rights.
A. Isaiah Berlin A. 42nd
B. John Stuart Mill B. 61st
C. Immuelual cant C. 82nd
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. 44th
4733. Why did the delegates at the Constitu-
tional Convention decide to abandon the 4736. Which was the theory of democracy fa-
Articles of Confederation? vored the collapse of capitalism and calls
for the revolutionary transformation of
the society?
A. Classical theory
B. The marxist theory
C. Egalitarian theory
A. In hopes that they could return to D. The elitist theoy
Great Britain as colonies.
B. To create a strong central government 4737. Equal Representation
in their new nation. A. House of Representatives
C. The delegates wanted to create a
B. Senate
monarchy.
C. Congress
D. They were looking to become part of
the French Empire. D. none of above

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4738. Identify the person in image? 4742. Adivasis do not involve the Worship of

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B. Ancestors
C. Village
D. Christianity

A. sardar patel 4743. The judiciary has the power to strike

down particular laws passed by the par-
B. b.n.rao liament if they are a violation of the con-
C. Bhim Rao Ambedkar stitution. This is termed as
D. Rammohan Roy A. Dispute Resolution

4739. The president of Honduras is B. Enforcing Fundamental Rights

A. Iris Xiomara Castro de Zelaya C. Judicial Review

B. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales D. none of above

C. Juan Orlando Hernández 4744. Community government is the third kind

D. Rolando Argueta of government in
A. Srilanka
4740. Which of the following statement is cor-
rect about the NITI Aayog? B. Belgium
A. NITI Aayog was Formed 25 January C. Germany
2016 D. France
B. NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry 4745. Many states favor the current presiden-
tial primary system so any reform would
C. The full form of NITI Aayog is National be difficult to make.
institute for Transforming India
A. True
D. The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of
the Government of India B. False

4741. What was apartheid? 4746. Representatives + Senators =

A. Racial equality A. 2
B. Racial discrimination B. the number of electors each state has
C. Differences in society C. the Executive Branch
D. all of these D. the Judicial Branch

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4747. Widespread acceptance of something as 4752. How many member states are there in
necessary, rightful, and legally binding the International Monetary Fund?
A. Civil Right A. 173
B. Legitimacy B. 192
C. Civil Liberties C. 200
D. Political science D. 190

4753. The most common occupational back-

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4748. “ The replacement of the bourgeois
by theproletarian state is impossible with- ground of Supreme Court justices at the
out a violent revolution.The abolition of time of their appointment has been
the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, A. U.S. attorney general.
isonly possible through ‘withering away.’ B. U.S. senator.
“-V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution,
1917 This quotation is associated with the C. professors of law.
principles of D. private legal practice or state or fed-
A. imperialism eral judgeship.

B. capitalism 4754. Choose the correct option

C. communism
D. militarism

4749. This of all parsons is seen as a key

value that unities us all as Indians
A. Equality
B. Inequality A. The cartoon reflects a negative atti-
C. Unity tude of the American public toward Pres.
Obama’s Iran Policy.
D. Discrimination
B. The cartoon suggests that the Afford-
4750. Name the political party in power in able Care Act will reduce the costs of
Mexico until 2000 health care for the public.
A. CCP C. The cartoon suggests that the Afford-
B. Congress able Care Act will increase the costs of
health care for the public.
C. AT
D. The cartoon suggests that doctors will
D. Zanu pf increase out of pocket fees (co-pays) for
their patients.
4751. When was the Cabinet Mission Scheme
or the Trilogy Plan 4755. Which form of local government is the
A. 1935 most flexible, allowing for quick resolu-
tion of problems, such as clearing hurricane
B. 1945
damage?
C. 1946 A. Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Coun-
D. 1947 cil Arrangement

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B. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange- 4761. Which did not result from the American
ment involvement in the war on terror?

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C. The Commission A. Bin Laden was killed
D. Political Machines B. Free elections in Afghanistan

4756. Planning Commission was established in C. American retaliated for 9/11

the year D. All terrorism ended
A. 1947 4762. which of the following is not regarded
B. 1950 as the product of American Hegemony
C. 1951 A. World Bank
D. 1952 B. IMF

4757. Challenges that India faced after inde- C. WTO

pendence were: D. AND
A. Shape a United Nation 4763. who is the father of anthropology?
B. Establish Democracy A. Renim Loure
C. Welfare of the Masses B. Adam Franz
D. All the above C. FRANZ GOOD
4758. Which of these doesn’t have Bicameral D. none of above
legislature?
4764. True or False:Under Lenin, peasants
A. Bihar who resisted land confiscation by the state
B. Andhra Pradesh were killed with poison gas
C. Jharkhand A. True
D. Jamu & Kashmir B. False

4759. Which concept refers to the agreement 4765. Define bench

among people to voluntarily surrender a A. Legal decisions based on earlier deci-
number of liberties in exchange of mutual sions
protection?
B. Laws of the Roman Catholic Church,
A. Natural Human Law based on Roman law
B. Covenant of Collectivism C. Laws arranged in books, originally up-
C. Individual Sovereignty dated Roman law.
D. Social Contract theory D. The office of judgeship

4760. Democracy means rule by: 4766. Who is the first political scientists?
A. God A. Plato
B. The wealthy B. Robert Dahl
C. The best C. Nicollo Machiavelli
D. The people D. St. Thomas Aquinas

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4767. Who among the following strongly said 4773. Weber defined bureaucracy as the
that “Man is a Political Animal”? “purest type of exercise of legal author-
A. Socrates ity”
A. True
B. Plato
B. False
C. Aristotle
D. None of the Above. 4774. Salary of the chief justice of India is
A. Rs. 26, 000

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4768. When did the Soviet Union disintegrate
B. Rs. 1, 00, 000
A. 1991
C. Rs. 28000
B. 1989 D. Rs. 30000
C. 1992
4775. For Weber, bureaucracy DOES NOT in-
D. 1992 volve:(choose two incorrect answers)
Explanation:1991
A. Individual discretion
4769. Tamils live mainly in Sri Lanka B. Hierarchical organization
A. in north-eastern provinces C. Highly personal power
B. in the west-south provinces D. Rules and procedures
C. in west-north provinces E. Written documents
D. in southeastern provinces 4776. In what year was the amendment
passed which provided the right to vote
4770. Which factor is often missing from a non to citizens over the age of 18?
democratic government?
A. 1989
A. Efficiency
B. 1982
B. Effectiveness C. 1975
C. Transparency D. 1971
D. None of these
4777. Who said “Man is a Social Animal”?
4771. The impeachment of the president of In- A. Karl Marx
dia can be initiated in B. Gandhiji
A. Only Lok Sabha C. Aristotle
B. Only Rajya Sabha D. Plato
C. Either of the Houses of Parliament
4778. Terrorism that is committed by govern-
D. All of the above ments against perceived enemies. Can be
done in or outside of borders, known as
4772. Which is the largest Party in India? “terrorism from above.”
A. BJP A. State Terrorism
B. Congress B. State Warfare
C. You C. Insurgents
D. BSP D. Total War

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4779. Branch with the House of Representa- 4785. Which political machine was most fa-
tives mous in the late 19th century?

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A. Executive A. Democratic Machine
B. Legislative B. Chicago Machine
C. Judicial C. Boss Tweed Machine
D. none of above D. Tammany Hall

4780. It studies the intellectual, social, emo- 4786. The Parliament of India can make use of
tional, and moral development across a the residuary powers
lifespan. A. at all times
A. Clinical Psychology B. only during national emergency
B. Developmental Psychology C. during national emergency as well as
C. Experimental Psychology constitutional emergency as well in a
state
D. EnvironmentalPsychology
D. None of the above
4781. When did the Central Government ap-
4787. In the USA there is political homogene-
point the States Reorganisation Commis-
ity.
sion?
A. TRUE
A. 1952
B. FALSE
B. 1953
C. 1954 4788. What is not a similarity between politi-
cal parties?
D. 1955
A. They organize to win elections.
4782. Legislative Hold B. Both liberal and conservative views
A. House of Representatives are reflected.
B. Senate C. Their party platform
C. Congress D. They try to appeal to the political cen-
ter.
D. none of above
4789. Which Ancient Greek philosopher was
4783. The book ‘stripurushtulna’ was written one of the first to study government?
by Pandita ramabai.
A. Plato
A. True.
B. Aristotle
B. False.
C. Socrates
4784. The most common form of democracy D. Pythagoras
A. proportional democracy
4790. In politics everyone is involved while
B. representative democracy is universal but studied only by few.
C. liberal democracy A. political party
D. direct democracy B. governance

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C. government 4796. Define entitlement

D. political science A. Market that has gone too high.
4791. The women’s organization called NOW B. Periods of market boom in which
stands for greed trumps fear.
A. New Options for Women C. Periods of market collapse in which
B. Now Open for Women fear trumps greed.
C. National Organization for Women D. U.S. federal expenditure mandated by

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D. New Organization for Women law, such as Social Security and Medicare.

4792. Who was the zamidar 4797. In the year X, the SAARC member coun-
A. Happy brother try Y became the first in its region to lib-
eralise its economy. Identify X.
B. Ameer chandra
C. Birju A. 1975

D. Anwar B. 1976

4793. This person was a german philosopher C. 1977

and wrote the book the Communist Mani- D. 1978
festo. He is also known as the Father of
Communism. Who is this? 4798. Consider the following statements in
A. Joseph Stalin the context of social discrimination:-1) Ev-
ery social variation does not take the form
B. Adolf Hitler
of social division.Many times it also works
C. Kim Jong Un as a bridge among the people.Does not
D. Karl Marx take the form.Many 2) People who believe
do not consider themselves members of
4794. Which among the following principles the same community because their caste or
falls under the Communist ideology? their creed is different. Use the low code
A. Classless Society to choose the correct answer:a) only 1b)
B. Individualism only 2c) 1 and 2 both d) Neither 1 nor 2

C. Free Enterprise A. A
D. Survival of the Fittest B. B
4795. Why is the cost of time that democ- C. C
racy pays for arriving at a decision worth- D. D
while?
A. Decisions are taken following due pro- 4799. Politics enable Muslims to implement
cedures as part of living in a community.
B. Decisions are always in favour of peo- A. Maqasid al-Shariah
ple
B. tax
C. Decisions are more likely to be accept-
able to the people and more effective C. Conquest (War)
D. None of these D. Science ‘mind (Reaco)

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4800. Political party with the most elected 4805. The result of the politics of social par-
members titions depends on which of the follow-
ing?3) Parts per part of the community by

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A. third party
the government:a) only 1b) only 2C) only
B. minority party 3 d) All above all above
C. platform party A. A
D. majority party B. B
C. C
4801. Horizontal sharing of power does not in-
clude D. D

A. Division of power between higher and 4806. Lower taxes and smaller government.
lower level of government A. D
B. Legislature B. R
C. Executive
4807. Political, economic, or social equality?
D. Judiciary Equal opportunity to pursue an education
A. Political equality
4802. Incorrect claim on the legal field created
under the 1948 Soulbury Yap B. Social equality

A. Is the two forum system C. Economic equality

D. none of above
B. The sovereignty of the sovereignty of
Parliament was found 4808. 1 When did the Constitution of India
C. 29 (2) had the authority to enforce law come into force?
D. Contained members who were se- A. 1930
lected and appointed B. 1950
E. It was named as “Parliament” C. 1949
D. 1952
4803. ICT stands for
A. Information and Communication Tech- 4809. The person in this image was known as
nology which of the following?

B. Information and Community Technol-

ogy
C. Information and Communication Tele-
graph
D. None of the above

4804. it takes time to change the stereo-

type or idea about certain nation
A. long
B. short

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A. Monarch 4815. Where did Karl Marx predict a revolu-

B. Dictator tion of the proletariat would occur first?

C. Democratically elected President

D. None of the above

4810. a person running for political office

A. Nominate

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B. Candidate A. industrial Europe

C. Third Party B. independent Latin America

D. Platform C. colonial Africa

D. agricultural Russia
4811. Who was the chairman of Credential
Committee of the Constituent Assembly? 4816. The example of the union government
is-
A. KM Munshi
A. America
B. JB crippling
B. Chine
C. HC Mookerjee
C. Britain
D. Use
D. None of these
4812. Which of the following is regarded as an
essential function of the State 4817. What term means a sharing of power
between the federal government and the
A. To run schools for education states?
B. To provide defense against external at- A. Federalism
tacks
B. Bill of Rights
C. To prevent diseases
C. Checks and Balances
D. To maintain good roads
D. none of above
4813. Political science has been defined as the 4818. What does Marxism advocate for in
knowledge and understanding for those terms of means of production?
who control the state. This definition is
define by A. State control of means of production

A. aristotle B. Private control of means of production

B. Bluntli C. Individualism and laissez faire policy

C. Austin early D. Preservation of the status quo

D. harold d laswell 4819. The 18th NAM summit was held at Azer-
baijan in 2019 and included 116 member
4814. Democracy leads to no corruption for it states and 15 observer countries. True/
is based on electoral politics. * False
A. True A. TRUE
B. False B. FALSE

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4820. Which of these is a deficient vice of 4825. ��� ��� ��� ������ �� ��� ������� ����� �����?
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A. Rash
B. Jaipal Singh
B. Unfriendly
C. Cowardly C. Baldev Singh

D. Modesty D. None of these

4821. means to judge people negatively ot 4826. Choose one Leadership style
see them as inferior.
A. stereotype A. Kind

B. discrimination B. Weak
C. prejudice C. Demonic
D. diversity D. Strong
4822. The detention of a person protect the E. Servant
law and security of the nation is called as
A. Habeas corpus 4827. What are the two types of resumes you
B. Mandamus should always have? Select all that apply:

C. Preventive detention A. Short, One Page Resume

D. Prohibition B. Half a Page
4823. Assertion The Shock Therapy brought C. A Thesis
success which was not anticipated at
D. Long, A Few Pages (CV)
all.Reason Each of these countries was re-
quired to make a total shift to a capital-
ist economy, which meant rooting out com- 4828. The article advocates for a foreign pol-
pletely any structures evolved during the icy that aims at establishing international
Soviet period. peace and cooperation is
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the A. Article 21A
correct explanation of (A).
B. Article 51
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). C. Article 42
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. D. Article 33
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
4829. The two side commit themselves to dis-
4824. What Petition needs to be filed tp re- cussing the issues that divide them.
quest that the Supreme Court hear a case
A. Persuasion
A. writ of certiorari
B. Negotiation
B. writ of habeas corpus
C. writ of mandamus C. Compromise
D. writ of attachment D. Consensus Building

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4830. We can purchase goods through which 4833. People from lower income households
of the following means other than mar- have limited access to the courts because
ket? of what reason
A. Expensive legal fees
B. Lots of paperwork
C. Time intensive
D. All of these

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4834. How are ordinary laws amended?
A. Phone
A. 3/4th majority
B. Internet
B. special majority + ratification by half
C. None of the above of states
D. Both of the above C. simple majority

4831. Bangladesh emerged as an independent D. 2/3rd majority

nation in
4835. What is the meaning of atrocities?
A. January 1972
A. acts of kindness
B. December 1971
B. extremely cruel or brutal acts
C. March 1971
C. loving gestures
D. November 1971
D. peaceful actions
4832. According to the Mandal Commission Re- 4836. What is a swing state?
port which among the following is an Indi-
cator to determine Social Backwardness of A. The manipulation of electoral district
a Caste/Class? boundaries to give an unfair advantage
A. Caste/Classes where the student B. A state in which the outcome of an elec-
dropout rate in the age group of 5 to 15 tion is uncertain
years is atleast 25 per cent above the C. A piece of paper or electronic device
State average. used to cast a vote
B. Caste/Classes where the loan raised D. The set of principles, policies, and
for consumption purposes is atleast 25 goals that a political party or candidate
per cent above the State average supports
C. Caste/Classes in whose case the per-
centage of married women below 17years 4837. According to census of 2011, the
is 25 per cent above the State average poverty rate is
in rural areas and 10 per cent above the A. 31.2%
State average in Urban areas.
B. 21.9%
D. Caste/Classes among whom the pro-
C. 23.9%
portion of matriculated is at least 25 per
cent below the State average. D. 30.4%

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4838. Identify the wrong pair 4843. To increase the reach of justice the
Supreme Court devised
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B. (ii) Vidya Ball-Nari Samata Manch B. PIL
C. (III) Pramila Dandavate-Mahila Dak- C. Both a and b
shata Samiti D. None of these
D. (iv) Jyoti Mhapsekar-Committee on the
Status of Women 4844. One of the goals is to study the nature
of humanity to further examine our roles
4839. when shimla agreement was signed? within a society.
A. 1973 A. Anthropology

B. 1971 B. Sociology

C. 1977 C. Political Science

D. 1972 D. none of above

4840. What is gerrymandering? 4845. is a term that people belonging

to so-called lower castes use to address
A. A designated location where voters go themselves
to cast their ballots
A. tribals
B. The set of principles, policies, and
B. dalit
goals that a political party or candidate
supports C. freedom fighters
C. A piece of paper or electronic device D. none of above
used to cast a vote
4846. Choose an Option:Why should we not
D. The manipulation of electoral district study political theory?
boundaries to give an unfair advantage
A. We are all going to be citizens and will
4841. Who can be called as the Father of polit- be entitled to vote.
ical science? B. It doesn’t expose us to systematic
A. Aristotle thinking on justice or equality
B. Socrates C. It is relevant for all people of the coun-
try
C. David Easton
D. Freedom, Equality and secularism are
D. Charles E merriam not abstract ideas in our lives.
4842. The values of “liberty”, “equality”, 4847. When USSR was disintegrated?
and “fraternity”, are most commonly as-
sociated withthe (traditional) right wing A. 1991
of the political spectrum B. 1992
A. True C. 1993
B. False D. 1994

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4848. A recognise Party in the Lok Sabha 4854. what constituation annexed texas
should have a minimum of:
A. 36
A. 50 Members
B. 45
B. 53 Members
C. 66
C. 55Members
D. 69
D. 57 Members
4849. It is the systematic study of society and 4855. Iraq was destroyed since the invasion of

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social interaction. US in 2003, also other problems existed
such as:
A. Anthropology
A. poverty
B. Sociology
C. Political Science B. ethnic and religious problems

D. none of above C. corruption

D. none of above
4850. International court located in
A. Geneva 4856. Who is elected as United States Of
B. Hague America’s Precident?
C. Switzerland A. Mida
D. Paris B. Donald Trump

4851. Exile means C. Barack Obama

A. immigrating to another country D. Hillary Clinton
B. being kicked out of your country for po- 4857. Franchise is key features of
litical reasons
A. Democracy
C. voluntarily leaving your country
D. being charged with a crime B. Dictatorship
C. Authoritarian
4852. What is a characteristic of the modern
State? D. All of the above
A. Authority is based on tradition 4858. Who was the first woman chief minister
B. Authority is regulated by a legal frame- of India?
work
A. Sucheta kriplani
C. Authority is held by the ruler
B. There is a ground
D. Authority is based on divine will
C. Indira Gandhi
4853. Which of the following TWO character-
D. None of the above
istics are true about states?
A. they have borders 4859. There are 3 values and uses of political
B. they govern themselves science
C. they are geographically large A. True
D. they contain many nationalities B. False

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4860. Assertion After the Second World War, basis.Select the wrong answer using not
the east European countries that the So- given:only 1 (b) only 1 and 2 d) neither 1
viet Army had liberated from the fas- nor 2

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cist forces came under the control of the
A. A
USSR.Reason The Soviet System, how-
ever, became very bureaucratic and au- B. B
thoritarian, making life very difficult for C. C
its citizens.
D. D
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
correct explanation of (A). 4864. Which of the following statements de-
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not scribes the difference between a presiden-
the correct explanation of (A). tial democracy and a parliamentary democ-
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. racy?
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. A. In a parliamentary democracy, citizens
vote for members of parliament, who then
4861. A political party is a group of choose the prime minister, who holds of-
A. who share the similar beliefs about fice as long as the constitution allows.
government. B. In a presidential democracy, citizens
B. who share the similar beliefs about the vote for members of parliament, who then
president. choose the prime minister, who holds of-
C. who share the similar beliefs about fice as long as the constitution allows.
congress. C. In a presidential autocracy, a leader is
D. who share the similar beliefs about the directly elected by the citizens and holds
judicial branch office for a set amount of time.

4862. Which of these statements is/are cor- D. In a parliamentary democracy, a

rect in the case of Zimbabwe? leader is directly elected by the citizens
and holds office for a set amount of time.
A. Popular governments are always
democratic 4865. an organization that makes and en-
B. Popular governments can be undemo- forces laws
cratic A. Contract
C. Popular leaders can be autocratic
B. Government
D. Popular leaders can be autocratic as
C. Territory
well as Popular governments can be un-
democratic D. Population
4863. Consider the following majority in the 4866. Right to life is conferred by which arti-
context of the rule of Bahmat in democ- cle?
racy:KK 1) Democracy does not directly
mean to rule with the opinion of major- A. Article 19
ity.The majority always have to take care B. Article 20
of minority. 2) In democracy, the mean-
C. Article 21
ing of majority rule is the rule of the de-
bate group of religion, race or linguistic D. Article 22

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4867. Which of the following is not a discre- 4872. Under which article of the constitution
tionary power of president can emergency be declared in India on ac-
A. President can send back a bill for re- count of war or external aggression?
consideration A. Article 356
B. Veto power
B. Article 352
C. Appoints the Prime minister
C. Article 353
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D. Article 354
4868. Who chooses the candidates for contest-
ing elections in India? 4873. It is the studyof politics, power, and
A. Members and supporters of the party government.
B. Top party leadership A. Psychology
C. The existing government B. Political Science
D. None of these
C. Geography
4869. What term best represents a govern-
D. Sociology
ment giving power at the local, state and
federal level?
4874. Green revolution is characteristic
A. republic
A. Continuous expansion of agricultural
B. democracy
sector
C. federalism
B. Use of advanced seeds
D. due process of law
C. Give yield
4870. Political party is an association of indi-
viduals with a common set of beliefs and D. All of the above
political goals, who
4875. A has a king, queen, emperor or em-
A. promote the constitution of a state
press.
through political campaign
B. have a shared goal to eliminate the A. Democracy
pressure of the interest group B. Dictatorship
C. share an interest to uphold the power
C. Monarchy
of the existing government
D. share a desire to take control of the D. Social
government by constitutional means
4876. Which is not a reason for promoting
4871. Some of the ideological and conceptual a unicameral legislature over a bicameral
bases of Marxism are the following EX- legislation?
CEPT.
A. Efficiency
A. Alienation
B. Greater Accountability
B. Materialism
C. Class Struggle C. Fewer Expenses
D. Evolution D. Slower deliberation

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4877. How many branches of government are 4883. This is another version of anarchism but
there involves the government in a minimal role
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A. 1
and fairness in whatever contracts or deal-
B. 2 ing.
C. 3
A. Anarchism
D. 4
B. Libertarianism
E. 5
C. Marxism
4878. Who is the first ruler to conquer and con-
D. Liberalism
trol many city-states?
A. Sargon 4884. Police files a chargesheet in the court
B. Hammurabi
C. Alexander A. If police arrest a person
D. none of above B. If a person is suspected for anything
C. If a person commits a crime
4879. The Centre State financial distribution
takes place on the recommendation by the D. If the police thinks the evidence points
A. Finance Minister to the guilt of the accused person

B. Planning Commission 4885. Member countries to support the super-

C. Finance Commission power both in terms of ideology and mili-
tary strategy.
D. Sarkaria Commission
A. True
4880. Mark whether True or False. Maharaja
Bodhachandra of Manipur merged with In- B. False
dia without consulting the Legislative As- 4886. Supreme court is also known as
sembly of Manipur.
A. High court
A. True
B. Apex court
B. False
C. Subordinate court
4881. How is the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives elected? D. none of above
A. Simple majority 4887. Which of the following statements of
B. 2/3 Majority power sharing is true?
C. Nominated by the President A. Power sharing is necessary only in
D. None of the above countries that have religious and ethnic di-
versity
4882. During the Enlightenment and Renais-
B. Power sharing is possible only in coun-
sance the objective of politics is
tries that do not have religious and ethnic
A. Citizen participation diversity
B. Christian values C. Power sharing is not necessary
C. La lucha de clases D. Every society needs power sharing
D. none whether small or big

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4888. The country that has extended its sup- B. Ordinances

port during Indo-China war is C. Proclamation
A. America D. Constitution
B. USSR
4894. Politics is defined as:
C. Pakistan
A. The study of people
D. None of these
B. The study of who gets what, when, and
4889. Assertion Most of the former Soviet how

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Republics are prone to conflicts, and C. The study of government systems
many have had civil wars and insur-
gencies.Reason In Russia, two republics, D. The study of anarchy
Chechnya and Dagestan, have had violent 4895. What played a prominent role in the in-
secessionist movements. tegration of princely states in India?
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the A. Language
correct explanation of (A).
B. Religion
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
C. Class
the correct explanation of (A).
D. Caste
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. 4896. Where would you be able to read about
the individual freedoms we enjoy?
4890. THE MEMBERS OF THE ARE DI-
A. in the 7 Articles
RECTLY ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
B. in the Preamble
A. Lok Sabha
C. in the Declaration of Independence
B. Rajya Sabha
D. in the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
C. PARLIAMENT
E. in Amendments 11-27
D. none of above
4897. A preliminary version of a legal docu-
4891. Right to exploitation prohibits human
ment is called
trafficking, forced labour and employment
of children under 14 years of age A. Draft
A. True B. Copy
B. False C. Final document
D. Law
4892. Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting
A. Executive 4898. USA carried out operation infinite reach
to avenge
B. Legislative
A. attack on USA embassies in KENYA and
C. Judicial TANZANIA
D. none of above B. AVENGE 9/11 ATTACKS
4893. Refers to the principle and law of the C. TO DISMANTLE THE REGIME OF SAD-
state. DAM HUSSEIN
A. Ideology D. none of above

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4899. Theory that democracy can be achieved B. Right to equality

through competition among multiple orga- C. Right against exploitation
nized groups and that individuals can par-

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ticipate in politics through group member- D. Right to adequate means of livelihood
ships and elections
4905. Name the states which were bifurcated
A. Elitism during Partition?
B. Paradox of Democracy A. Punjab and Haryana
C. Democratic Ideals B. Punjab and UP
D. Pluralism C. Bengal and Orissa
4900. It is the study of human social relation- D. Punjab and Bengal
ships and institutions.
4906. When was our National Flag adopted?
A. Sociology
A. 22nd July 1947
B. Anthropology
B. 26th Jan 1950
C. History
C. 26th Nov 1949
D. Political Science
D. Jean 1950 offer
4901. coalition:
4907. Collegial
A. allince of two parties
A. House of Representatives
B. sepration of power
B. Senate
4902. In case of a clash between the laws
made by the centre and a state on a sub- C. Congress
ject in the concurrent list: D. none of above
A. the state law prevails 4908. Identify the flag
B. the central law prevails
C. both the laws prevail within their re-
spective jurisdictions
D. the Supreme Court has to intervene to
decide

4903. What is the main activity of Palampur

village?
A. Belgium
A. Dairy Farming
B. Sri Lanka
B. Farming
C. Netherlands
C. Small Scale Manufacturing
D. Germany
D. All of these

4904. Which of the following is not included in 4909. According to covered lecture, a compo-
the fundamental rights in the constitution nent of successful st
of India A. Good understanding
A. Right to freedom B. Good ideas

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C. Good System 4915. Harrold Lasswell defined politics as

D. Good Mechanism A. a necessary evil.
E. Good job B. the way conflict in society is perpetu-
ated.
4910. The policy of Perestroika means restruc- C. who gets what, when, and how.
turing and Glasnost means
D. promoting equality among citizens.
A. strictness
4916. Who is the man in this photo?

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B. oneness
C. massiveness
D. openness

4911. The word ‘ethnic’ signifies

A. different religions.
B. ) a careful calculation of gains and
losses.
C. social division on shared culture.
D. none of above
A. Nehru
4912. is an indirectly elected body B. Gandhi
A. Lok Sabha C. Patel
B. Supreme Court D. None of the above
C. Rajya Sabha 4917. Donamur reform
D. High Court A. Strengthened ordinary people through
universal voting
4913. Nigeria is divided into main regions
B. Welfare laid the foundation for the
A. 4 state
B. 2 C. Led to domestic political leaders for
the government of accountability
C. 3
D. Made politicians rely on ordinary peo-
D. none of above
ple
4914. a process of inducing others into accept- E. Introduced the philosophy of joint con-
ing a point of view by means of reasoning flict in the House of Ministers
and argumentation.
4918. The absence of government
A. Persuasion A. Government
B. Negotiation B. Dictatorship
C. Compromise C. Anarchy
D. Consensus Building D. Monarchy

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4919. How many Fundamental Rights have 4924. What are General Election?
been enshrined in Indian Constitution A. The election which are held in all the

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A. 8 constituencies
B. 7 B. The elections which are held in some
C. 6 states
D. 5 C. The elections which held in one con-
stituency
4920. What form of local government uses a D. The elections which are held due to the
hired professional to manage the day to death of member of Lok Sabha
day operations of the municipality?
A. Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Coun- 4925. Marbury v. Madison is most famous for
cil Arrangement establishing
B. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange- A. judicial appeal
ment B. judicial restraint
C. The Commission C. judicial activism
D. Political Machines D. judicial review
4921. How leaders of Sri Lanka dealt with the 4926. founder of political science
question of power sharing?
A. Plato
A. The government adopted series of Ma-
joritarian measures to establish Tamil B. Aristotle
Supremacy in Sri Lanka C. Hobbs
B. The government adopted series of Ma- D. Machiavelli
joritarian measures to establish Sinhala
Supremacy in Sri Lanka 4927. According to Karl Marx, the proletariat
control the means of production.
C. The government adopted equality in
power sharing A. True
D. None of these B. False

4922. Right to Form Association is a- 4928. Smallest landlocked country by popula-

tion in Asia.
A. Civil Right
A. BHUTAN
B. Legal Right
B. SINGAPORE
C. Political Right
C. POLAND
D. Natural Right
D. PHILIPPINES
4923. Who had the highest tenure as the PM
of India? 4929. Below are sources of law EXCEPT
A. Manmohan Singh A. Judiciary
B. Indira Gandhi B. Legislature
C. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Religion
D. Use D. Language

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4930. Positive Liberty is advocated by 4936. Functioning of a multi party system in

A. J. S. Mill India is an example of

B. Isaiah Berlin
C. T. H. Green
D. Plato

4931. What is the full form of ASEAN?

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A. Association of South East Asian Na-
tions A. horizontal power sharing
B. Administration of Southern East Asian B. vertical power sharing
Nations C. power sharing among social groups
C. Organisation of South East Asian Na- D. political power sharing
tions
D. Administration of South East Asian Na- 4937. What judicial system did America bor-
tions row from England
A. Due process
4932. UN Security Council consists of:
B. Federal law
A. 11 Members
C. Commerce law
B. 15 Members
C. 19 Members D. Common law

D. 13 Members 4938. This was the First written Constitution

of the U.S.
4933. What does NATO stand for?
A. Constitution
A. North Atlantic Trade Organization
B. MayFlower Compact
B. North American Trade Organization
C. Articles of Confederation
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. Declaration of Independance
D. North Alaskan Trade Organization

4934. What were John Locke’s 3 natural 4939. What is Swaraj?

rights? A. Self sufficiently
A. Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness B. Freedom
B. Live, Laugh, Love
4940. Define political party
C. Life, Liberty, Property
A. Group seeking to elect office-holders
D. Life, Speech, Religion under a given label.
4935. Affirmative Action refers to positive ef- B. Melding separate interests into gen-
forts to recruit minority group members or eral party platforms.
women for jobs, promotions, and educa- C. Enduring psychological attachment to
tional opportunities. a party, often from childhood socialization
A. True D. Rousing people to participate in poli-
B. False tics.

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4941. Which one is a characteristic of power? 4946. What plays a critical role in the healthy
functioning of a democracy?
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A. Prime Minister
B. Situational
B. President
C. Cognitive Orientations
C. People
D. Participant
D. Opposition Party
4942. Question:Strengthening the institutions 4947. Libertarianism was supported by
and practices of democracy is the following
challenge for democracy:a) Challenge of A. Nock
expansion b) The challenge to deepen the B. Nozick
structural challenge d) Fundamental chal- C. F.A.Hayek
lenge
D. All of the above thinkers
A. A
4948. An organization founded for corruption
B. B
control in Karnataka
C. C A. Court
D. D B. Revenue Department
4943. Which of the following are merits of Uni- C. Worldwide
versal Adult Suffrage? D. Police department
A. It is democratic in essence. 4949. How many electoral votes does it take
B. Laws are not obeyed readily by people to get elected into office?
C. It is based on the principle of One man A. 270
One vote B. half
D. One man one vote is not a principle C. all of them
here. D. 100
4944. If anyone’s fundamental rights are vio- 4950. The Congress of Vienna wanted to re-
lated, he can go to the turn Europe back to the “Old Order, “ thus
A. Lok Sabha making it
A. radical
B. Rajya Sabha
B. moderate
C. Parliament
C. conservative
D. Court
D. none of above
4945. It involves the people in its agenda and 4951. The science of classification of organ-
in the process of policy making. isms is called
A. Government A. Astrology
B. Territory B. Anatomy
C. State C. Taxonomy
D. governance D. Morphology

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4952. Define constituency 4957. What can be defined as development

that meets the needs of the present with-
A. Having strong personal drawing
out compromising the ability of the future
power
generations to meet their own needs?
B. Voters choosing based on overall in-
A. The tragedy of global commons
cumbent performance
B. Development without destruction
C. The people or district that elects an of-
ficial. C. The politics of the developed nations

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D. dealignment Major, long-term decline D. Sustainable Development
in party ID. 4958. Constitution of India was adopted by
Constituent Assembly on-
4953. An ideology that does not get registered
very often by pollsters and political scien- A. 25 Oct 1998
tists is the ideology. B. 25 Oct 1949
A. Liberal C. 26 Nov 1948
B. Moderate D. 26 Nov 1949
C. Conservative 4959. At the head of the Legislative Branch is
D. Libertarian
A. Congress
4954. In which country is democracy not pre- B. The Supreme Court
ferred over dictatorship?
C. The President
A. In Pakistan
D. The Secretary of State.
B. In Germany
4960. When did the black power movement
C. In North Korea emerge fiercely in America?
D. In China A. in 1950
4955. People between the producer and the fi- B. In 1970
nal consumer are C. in 1965
A. Traders D. in 1966
B. Wholesalers 4961. The federal government controls what?
C. Both of these A. State
D. None of these B. Country
C. City
4956. In general, the chief justice of the
Supreme Court D. none of above
A. assigns all opinions. 4962. What does CV stand for?
B. assigns opinions when voting with the A. Cellular Video
majority. B. Career Vision
C. speaks last in conference. C. Curriculum
D. votes first in conference. D. Career Vacation

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4963. Notable example of totalitarian states B. USSR

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B. Saudi Arabia D. Ireland
C. Bhutan
4970. How many fundamental rights have
D. None of the above
been given in the Indian Constitution?
4964. Who is the leader of ruling party in the A. 5
lok sabha?
B. 6
A. Prime minister
C. 7
B. President
D. 4
C. Speaker of lok sabha
D. All of these 4971. Natural inequality or social inequality?
Difference between the able-bodied and
4965. Full form of IAS is:
handicapped.
A. Indian Armed Service
A. Natural inequality
B. Indian Administrative Services
B. Social inequality
C. Indian avenue services
D. Indian African Society 4972. Under the Articles of Confederation,
how many votes did each state get when
4966. .power sharing is? voting on a new law?
A. the very spirit of democracy
B. seperation of power at different level
C. system of check and balance
D. type of balancing power

4967. Who is the architect of the Indian Con-

stitution?
A. Dr Babasaheb ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi A. Zero

4968. Democracy stands much superior to any B. One

other form of government in promoting C. Two
A. Economic growth D. Three
B. Dignity and freedom of the individuals
4973. Lok Sabha is known as the
C. Economic equality
D. None of these A. Parliament House
B. permanent House
4969. Preamble is based on which country’s
model? C. Community House
A. USA D. first House

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4974. What is the age of a person who can con- 4979. The term ‘Caste’, meaning Casta, has
test election for the Lok Sabha in India? been derived from which language
A. English
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. none of above

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A. 18 years 4980. which of the following took place in
B. 25 years 1954

C. 30 years A. defeat of the French by the Viet-

namese at Dien Bien Phu
D. 35 years
B. signing of the Geneva Accord
4975. Upholding the law and enforcing is
C. formation of SEATO
an important role of the Judiciary.
D. all the above
A. Fundamental Duties
B. Fundamental Rights 4981. Define Tea Party
C. Fundamental Law A. Institutions take on lives of their
D. Fundamental System own, sometimes disconnected from elec-
torates.
4976. From the ideas and teaching of which of B. Control exercised by national head-
these leaders does BJP draw inspiration? quarters.
A. Sahu Maharaj C. Sticking together to make a rational
B. Mahatma phule and Ramaswamy whole.
Naicker
D. Very conservative Republicans.
C. Babasaheb ambedkar
4982. Leaders Keep changing in Democracy.
D. All the above
This leads to
4977. Which form of government most limits A. Accountability
the civil liberties of the people?
B. Instability
A. Authoritarianism
C. Responsibility
B. Communism
D. Morality
C. Socialism
D. Federal Monarchy 4983. the Parliament of India can not be re-
garded as a sovereign body because.
4978. How many members are nominated in
A. It can legislate only on subjects en-
Lok sabha by president?
trusted to the Center by the Constitution.
A. 2
B. It has to operate within the limits pre-
B. 4 scribed by the constituion.
C. 5 C. The Supreme court can declare laws
D. 7 passed by parliament as unconstitutional

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if they contravene the provisions of the 4988. Using the phrase “correctional facility”
constitution. instead of “prison” is an example of
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B. Glittering Generalities
4984. Which among the following statements
C. Euphemism
about the Cold War is wrong?
D. Name Calling
A. It was a competition between the US
and Soviet Union and their respective al- 4989. In which year did Left and B.J.P. sup-
lies. ported the National Front government?

B. It was an ideological war between the A. 1992

superpowers. B. 2001
C. It triggered off an arms race. C. 1989
D. 1991
D. the US and USSR were engaged in di-
rect wars. 4990. when china attacked india?
A. 1965
4985. Karl Marx predicted that laissez-faire
capitalism would result in B. 1971
C. 1962
A. a return to manorialism
D. 1963
B. a revolution led by the proletariat
4991. The nature of the democratic rule that is
C. fewer government regulations
inappropriate
D. an equal distribution of wealth and in- A. Independent judiciary
come
B. Regime
4986. Define Postmaterialism C. Law
A. Theory that modern culture has moved D. The vibrant civil society
beyond getting and spending. E. Unpopular election
B. Several factors making something hap- 4992. This is?
pen.
C. Says that two variables are
linked:Where X happens, so does Y.
D. Finding that two variables are linked
but not perfectly

4987. What is a CV used for? Select all that

apply
A. A Part-Time Job
A. Irony
B. Graduate Programs B. Exaggeration
C. Academic Positions C. Symbolism
D. Undergraduate Program D. labeling

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4993. Who wrote the book ‘Republic’? B. The legal obligations of Indian citizens
A. Socrates that they must do, by law.

B. Plato C. The actions of protesting and organiz-

ing grievances against the government
C. Aristotle
D. The duties of Indian citizens that are
D. Rawls not able to be enforced by law.
4994. Which right is represented in the follow- 4999. How many members are elected to Na-

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ing statement? Citizens have the right to tional People’s Congress from all over
approach the courts to have any of their China
fundamental rights restored in the case of
A. 2000
their violation.
B. 3050
A. Right to equality
C. 4000
B. Right to freedom of religion
D. 3000
C. Right against exploitation
D. Right to constitutional remedy 5000. What is the Libertarian Party’s position
on welfare
4995. The Purpose of the Marshall Plan was
A. more welfare
to:
B. little bit less welfare
A. Destroy Western Europe.
C. same amount of welfare
B. Rebuild Western Europe.
D. an end to welfare
C. Create the Warsaw Pact.
D. Defend against the Soviets! 5001. First president of India
A. Rajendra Prasad
4996. For both Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau,
the social contract is an agreement be- B. Mahatma Gandhi
tween C. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah
A. plaintiff and defendant D. Sardar Patel
B. sovereign states
5002. The members of Panchayats are
C. companies and shareholders
A. nominated by the district office
D. citizens and government
B. the electorates of the respective terri-
4997. Radical democracy is believed to be the torial constituencies
A. Local community rule C. nominated by local self-government
minister of states.
B. rule of law
D. nominated by the block development
C. Power of the people organization
D. none of above
5003. The unifying feature is a common de-
4998. What are fundamental duties? sire to enhance the social role of women
A. The rights promised to Indian citizens in whatever way possible.
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B. Liberalism 5009. The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha

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5004. Who were of the following figures had C. The Governor
founded NAM?
D. All of the above
A. Josip Broz Tito
B. Jawaharlal Nehru 5010. The drafting committee of the con-
stituent Assembly was under the chair-
C. Jamal Abdulnasser
manship of
D. All of these above
A. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
5005. This system of government allows rep- B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
resentatives to pick their governments
leader (Examples of a leader would include C. Sarkar Vallabai Patel
Governor, President, or Prime Minister) D. Rajendra Prasad
A. Parliamentary
5011. What does India stand for?
B. Federal
A. Secularism
C. Florida
D. Confederal B. Religion
C. Dictatorship
5006. Which features of Indian constitution
has borrowed from Germany? D. none of above
A. Provision concerning suspension of
5012. Political socialization-
fundamental rights during National Emer-
gency A. There is a concept
B. Idea of federation B. There is a process
C. Fundamental Duties C. There is both concept and process
D. Fundamental Rights D. None of the suitable
5007. ....from the present state of Himachal
5013. What does olive mean in this picture
Pradesh was the first voter.
A. Sukumar you
B. Shyam Sharan Negi
C. Love Kumar sleeps
D. P.N.Chaddha
5008. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of NITI
Aayog?
A. The President A. war

B. The Finance Minister B. world peace

C. The Prime Minister C. World conference
D. None D. Unity

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5014. In a Liberal Democratic State there is: B. Elections offer a choice and fair oppor-
A. Not a clear distinction between the tunity to the people to change the current
state and the society rulers

B. A clear distinction between State and C. The choice and opportunity is available
Civil Society to all the people on an equal basis
C. State and Civil Society amalgamates D. All the above
completely.
5020. A nation can get a constitution through

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D. None of the above the decree of a
5015. First meeting of constituent assembly A. king
held in B. minister
A. 1945
C. governor
B. 1946
D. president
C. 1947
D. 1948 5021. Our judiciary is integrated, which basi-
cally means
5016. The Prime Minister of India during the A. that decisions of higher court are bind-
visit of Vladimir Putin in 2000. ing on the lower court.
A. Narasimha Rao
B. that no politician can influence the ap-
B. Manmohan Singh pointment of judges.
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
5022. True or False:France won the French and
D. none of above Indian War.
5017. Governments have authority A. True
A. when they are first organized. B. False
B. when they are popular.
5023. There are 28 states in India.
C. when they are internationally recog-
A. True
nized.
D. when they have the right and power to B. False
enforce their decisions.
5024. Gross Domestic Product measures in
5018. Kerala and Ladakh are highly influenced terms of the nation’s of goods and ser-
by vice for a single , valued in terms of
market prices
A. Muslim and Hinduism
A. stock performance, total imports,
B. Muslim and buddhism
physical quarter
C. Christianity
B. S&P, total imports, physical quarter
D. None
C. Elasticity, total imports, physical quar-
5019. Which are features of Democracy? ter
A. Democracy is a form of government in D. economic performance, total produc-
which the rulers are elected by the people. tion, single year

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5025. Name the place where the fourth Air 5030. The correct claim on the Golfurug
plane was crashed in 9/11 attack? Cameron Reform

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A. Pennsylvania A. Ink to protect the self-sufficient econ-
omy
B. World Trade centre
B. Ablation
C. Pentagon
C. The independent court’s unity
D. Washington DC
D. In infancy
5026. Article is about Freedom of expres- E. Increasing the power of the governor
sion & speech.
5031. A small mud boundary wall is called a
A. 13
B. 14 A. bund
C. 15 B. can
D. none of above C. boundary
D. fence
5027. Arrange the following in chronological
order:1. Bill of Rights, in the United 5032. America has a political system.
States2. English Bill of Rights3. Magna
A. three party
Carta
B. one party
A. 1-2-3
C. two party
B. 3-2-1
D. four party
C. 2-3-1
5033. One goal of the Congress of Vienna was
D. 3-1-2
the-
5028. Other Sub-fields of Political Science, A. restoration of Napoleon
Choose 2 other fields that falls under po- B. execution of Napoleon
litical science
C. restoration of monarchies
A. Public Policy
D. abolishment of monarchies
B. Checks and Balances
5034. When signs the bill, It becomes a
C. Political Theory law.
D. Political action A. MLA

5029. The Swaraj of today is within the Em- B. MLC

pire and not independent of it. Who de- C. Governor
clared this? D. Chief Minister
A. Mahatma Gandhi
5035. Religious law somehow influences the
B. Jawaharlal Nehru management of the government
C. Tilak A. Autocracy
D. Lala lajpat rai B. Theocracy

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C. Junta C. 1962
D. Oligarchy D. 1963
E. Anarchy 5041. In a ‘Holding together federation’:A. A
5036. The person in the image is large country divides its power between
constituent states and the national govern-
ment. B. The Central government tends
to be more powerful vis-a-vis the StatesC.

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All the constituent states usually have
equal powers.D. Constituent states have
unequal powers.
A. A, B, C and D
B. A and D.
A. Rabindranath Tagore
C. B and C
B. Jyotirao Phule
D. A, B and D
C. BR Rao ambedkar
D. Ram Mohan Roy 5042. Which one of these rivers ISN’T one of
the 4 main rivers of the UK?
5037. In which year came the law-related law A. River Rhine
in India implemented?
B. River Severn
A. 1985
C. River Thames
B. 1990
D. River Trent
C. 1995
E. River Wye
D. 1980
5043. How many senators make up the House
5038. The right of national self-determination of Representative?
is the right of a people to possess its own-
government, democratic or otherwise. A. 13

A. True B. 24

B. False C. 12
D. 34
5039. Which subject was transferred from
State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd 5044. In the US, What is the supreme law of
amendment of the Constitution? the land? Choose one:
A. Agriculture A. The Articles of Confederation
B. Education B. The Emancipation Proclamation
C. Irrigation C. The Declaration of Independence.
D. Local Self Government D. The Constitution

5040. Cuban Missile Crisis took place in? 5045. When did women get the right to vote?
A. 1960 A. 1776
B. 1961 B. 1865

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C. 1920 5051. The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda

D. 2003 are:

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A. Hera and Tari
5046. Which of the following are the features
B. Hutu and Tari
on the basis of which the Parliamentary
system of government in india operates? C. Hutu and Tulsi
A. Nominal and real executive D. Hutu and Tutsi
B. Exicutive responsible to lower house 5052. The percentage of Tutsi’s in Rwanda ap-
C. Prime minister is the real executive proximately are:
D. All of the above A. 14%
B. 18%
5047. What percentage of reservations were
given to SEBC? C. 85%

A. 30% D. 73%

B. 29% 5053. Who forms the government in a state?

C. 28% A. Opposition party
D. 27% B. Majority party
C. both of these
5048. What was the purpose of the Civil Ser-
vice Act of 1883? D. people of country
A. To increase political favoritism 5054. What idea requires that a person’s vote
B. To create a merit system for federal counts just the same as another, wherever
employees they live.
C. To reduce government spending A. One Person-One Vote Principle
D. To promote corruption in government B. Federalism
C. Separation of Powers
5049. Which amendment allowed all women
the right to legally vote? D. Equal Representation Clause

A. 16th 5055. Mississippi has voted for every Repub-

B. 19th lican presidential candidate except

C. Display A. Bill Clinton in 1996

B. Barack Obama in 2008
D. 15th
C. Al Gore in 2000
5050. Who was the first Education minister of
D. Jimmy Carter in 1976
India?
A. Princess Amrit Kaur 5056. Harold Lasswell’s perspective on polit-
ical science primarily revolves around the
B. Acharya Narendra Dev
study of:
C. Mawlana Apple is like the mother Azad A. Geographical distribution of popula-
D. .A Gopalan tions.

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B. Historical political events and social B. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South
movements. Africa
C. Evolution of societies and political de- C. Britain, Rwanda, Ireland, Cuba, Singa-
velopment. pore
D. Distribution of value patterns and D. Bahrain, Reunion, Iran, Cameroon,
power dynamics in society. Switzerland

5057. There is no disruption factor in political 5062. Priority of Strategy of 2050 is

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socialization- A. Demography
A. Acute urbanization B. Musicians
B. Contingency change in social values C. Dancers
C. Violent change D. Sport entertainment
D. Religion E. Wrestlers

5058. Democracy is a form of government 5063. Which group tends to vote more than
“from above”, in which authority is exer- others?
cisedregardless of popular consent. A. Uneducated
A. True B. Poor
B. False C. Young
5059. How many independent Republics were D. Wealthy
formed when Soviet Union was disinte-
5064. Oliver Martinez would like to turn back
grated?
the clock to earlier ways. Oliver is a
A. 10
A. reactionary
B. 13 B. moderate
C. 15 C. conservative
D. 7 D. liberal
5060. Which political concept describes a rul- 5065. collection of what became difficult?
ing body’s ability to influence the actions,
A. garbage
behaviors, or attitudes of a person or com-
munity? B. coins
A. Authority C. stamps
B. Sovereignty D. all of these
C. Power 5066. Srilanka emerged as an independent
D. Legitimacy country in
A. 1947
5061. Which of the following states are classi-
fied as the BRICS? B. 1948

A. Belgium, Romania, Iceland, Canada. C. 1949

Sweden D. 1950

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5067. Identify the image? 5071. Who can NOT vote in United States elec-
tions?

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A. Felons
B. Non-US citizens
C. Residents of territories (non states)
D. Citizens living abroad
E. Citizens who have no paid taxes
5072. Which of the following are functions
of NITI Aayog? 1) To formulate cred-
ible plans at the village level2) Part-
nerships with National and International
Think Tanks3) To focus on technology
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar upgradation and capacity building for im-
B. Dr. Harisingh Gour plementation of programmes and initia-
C. Ram Manohar Lohia tives
D. Jay Prakash Narayan A. 1, 3
B. 1, 2
5068. To determine the problem of the Philip-
pine political system, Ryan compared and C. 2, 3
contrasted their political system to other D. All of the above
successful democracies in the ASEAN Re-
5073. Hiring executive officials based on qual-
gion. What branch of political sciences is
ifications, test scores, and ability, other
being referred to?
than loyalty.
A. Political Theory
A. Merit System
B. Comparative Politics
B. Spoils System
C. International Relations
C. Metric System
D. Public Policy/Public Law
D. English System
5069. Paying taxes is an example of adult so-
5074. Which organ of the government imple-
cialization
ments the laws?
A. True
A. Legislature
B. False
B. Judiciary
5070. What is the meaning of prominently? C. Executive
A. in a way that is easily seen or noticed; D. None of these
conspicuously
5075. the entity (person or institution) that
B. in a way that is occasionally seen or
holds supreme authority over a domain
noticed; sporadically
A. Absolute
C. in a way that is not easily seen or no-
ticed; inconspicuously B. Kingship
D. in a way that is hidden or disguised; C. Sovereign
covertly D. Real Power

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5076. A boy under years of age and B. Goods and services produced by pri-
can not be called to the police station only vate companies for personal use
for questioning. C. Goods and services that markets will
A. 14 and men not provide in sufficient quantities
B. 15 and women D. Goods and services that are only avail-
C. 12 and old people able to people with higher incomes

D. 10 and mothers 5082. What are the advantages and disadvan-

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tages of globalisation?
5077. Which one of the following is a human
right as wall as a fundamental right under A. Advantages:increased economic
the constitution of India? growth, access to a wider variety of goods
and services, and cultural exchange. Dis-
A. Right to information advantages:job outsourcing, income in-
B. Right to Work equality, and loss of cultural identity.
C. Right to Education B. Advantages:stagnant economic
growth, restricted access to goods and
D. Right to Housing
services, and cultural homogeneity. Dis-
5078. we have more than languages that advantages:job security, income equality,
are people’s mother tongue and preservation of cultural diversity.
A. 1700 C. Advantages:reduced economic
growth, limited access to goods and ser-
B. 1800 vices, and cultural isolation. Disadvan-
C. 1900 tages:job creation, income equality, and
D. 1600 preservation of cultural identity.
D. Advantages:increased economic
5079. Mohammed Ali Jinnah addressed the growth, access to a wider variety of goods
constituent assembly of Pakistan in and services, and cultural exchange. Dis-
Karachi on: advantages:job outsourcing, income in-
A. 11th August, 1947 equality, and loss of cultural identity.
B. 12th August, 1947 5083. The Supreme Court was established on
C. 15th August, 1947 A. 13 February 1879
D. 14th August, 1947 B. 15 August 1957
5080. Two “classes” according to Marx? C. 26 January 1950
A. upper and lower D. 26 November 1949
B. proletariat and bourgeoisie 5084. Which form of government is responsi-
C. poor and rich ble for implementation of laws?
D. nobles and clergy A. Executive

5081. What are public goods and services? B. Legislature

A. Goods and services produced by the C. Judiciary

government for personal use D. None of them.

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5085. How was the apartheid era for the black 5090. Which of the following put a tax on all
natives? printed materials?

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A. racist, brutal and repressive A. Sugar Act
B. honorable, peaceful and with equality B. Stamp Act
C. racist and equal C. Intolerable Acts

D. All of these D. Proclamation of 1763

5091. According to Thoreau, which type of
5086. In which year first five year plan was
government is best?
started?
A. a government that governs least
A. 1951
B. dictatorship
B. 1952
C. democracy
C. 1950
D. a governemnt that is involved
D. None
5092. The most powerful upper chamber in the
5087. Which of the following statements world is
about the NIEO is not false? A. Senate
A. Obtain access to western markets B. Rajya Sabha
B. Provide the developed countries with a C. House of Lords
greater role in international economic in- D. House of Councillors
stitutions
5093. Pluralism leads to defend their particu-
5088. The CIS formally came into being on lar interests through the government by
A. December 21, 1991 creating
A. Social equilibrium
B. December 20, 1992
B. Economic equilibrium
C. January 21, 1990
C. Competitive equilibrium
D. January 21, 1991
D. none of above
5089. Advocates of the free market think that
5094. Provinces are looked by
A. central government
A. The resources should be distributed
evenly. B. state government

B. The resources should be distributed in C. Panchayat committee

a way that benefits the lowest rungs of so- D. Village Panchayat
ciety
5095. Andrew Jackson was the first president
C. People should be free to compete and that
gain and succeed according to their abili-
A. was a Democrat
ties
B. was impeached
D. Some individuals cannot compete
equally because of entrenched societal C. unanimously
inequalities D. was Republican

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5096. Which of the following is NOT a direct C. 1780

technique of interest groups? D. 1680
A. Use constituents as lobbyists
5101. In which field does the following re-
B. Private meetings search question belong?”What are the fac-
C. Social occasions tors that influence selected high school stu-
D. Providing political info dents’ fascination over ethnic rituals in
Baguio City?”

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5097. What is fascism? A. Anthropology
A. Extreme form of nationalism with el- B. Sociology
ements of racism, socialism, and mili-
C. Political Science
tarism.
D. None of the above
B. Ideology of psychological, political,
and eco-nomic equality for women. 5102. The South Asian Association for Re-
C. Someone who believes passionately in gional Cooperation is a major regional
an ideology. initiative by the South Asian states
to evolve cooperation through bilateral
D. Belief system that society can be im-
means. True/ False
proved byfollowing certain doctrines; usu-
ally ends in ism. A. TRUE
B. FALSE
5098. Which of the following requirements ex-
ist under the Freedom of Information Act? 5103. Voters who are registered as an inde-
A. Government agencies have to tell the pendent
media if budgets are exceeded. A. can participate in closed primary elec-
B. Federal agencies must disclose to in- tions
dividuals information contained in govern- B. cannot vote in presidential elections
ment files.
C. cannot participate in closed primary
C. the Act made obsolete the Govern- elections
ment in the Sunshine Act.
D. can only vote in local or state elections
D. Executive agencies must release all in-
formation to congressional committees. 5104. when was communist party of india
marxist founded?
5099. Who Negotiates treaties
A. 1964
A. The President
B. 1864
B. The house of representatitives
C. 1894
C. Ambassadors
D. 1794
D. The Senate
5105. An assembly of people’s representa-
5100. when was bhartiya janta party tives that writes a constitution for a coun-
founded? try is
A. 1980 A. Constituent assembly
B. 1880 B. Apartheid

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5106. Who was the first scientist to coin the 5111. What is democracy?
term SMOG and to describe the layers of A. a moral party
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B. A political system
A. Nikola Tesla
C. a social value
B. Stephen Hawking
D. a cultural program
C. Dr Henry Antoine
5112. Who was the first prime minister of In-
D. Nicholas Copernicus
dia
5107. What is the name of the monument in A. Modi
the picture?
B. Indira Gandhi
C. What Shah
D. Pandit Nehru
5113. Legislative branch
A. Makes laws
B. Enforces laws
A. Humayun Tomb C. Decides what laws mean
B. Char Minar D. none of above
C. Taj Mahal 5114. Divisions of the state base on dominant
D. Round dome economic activity
A. economic regions
5108. Dept. of Agriculture
B. economic diversity
A. Executive
C. economic bases
B. Legislative
D. economic division
C. Judicial
D. none of above 5115. How old do you have to be to be presi-
dent?
5109. How long does it take for an employer
A. 40
to look at your resume?
B. 35
A. 12 seconds
C. 30
B. 10 minutes
D. 45
C. 5 seconds
D. 10 seconds 5116. a set of beliefs (or a systematic set of
concepts) that helps individuals determine
5110. Which of the following types of author- how they see the proper roles of citizens
ity does not reside primarily in a leader? and their governments
A. Dictatorial A. Political Ideology
B. Traditional B. Political Science
C. Charismatic C. Public Interest
D. Legal-rational D. Politics

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5117. During colonial rule Indians were 5121. Chairman of drafting committee?
A. given the same treatment as the A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
British in the courts of law
B. J.N. Nehru
B. not given the same treatment as the
C. Mahatma Gandhi
British in the courts of law
C. the courts were different for the two D. Fifth note of musical scale.Sitaramaiya
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D. not judged in a court agree to hear a case befor it may be heard
by the entire Court
5118. Who was the General Secretary of Com-
munist Party of Soviet Union in 1985? A. 4
A. Stalin B. 5
B. Gorbachev C. 6
C. Khruschev D. 9
D. Lenin
5123. The Constitution gives the Supreme
5119. When was the State Reorganization Act Court jurisdiction in cases involving for-
implemented eign ambassadors and issues in which a
state is a party.
A. On 10 June 1956
A. original
B. 20 of January 1948
B. appellate
C. On 15 August 1947
C. criminal
D. On 1 November 1956
D. civil
5120. how many part in indian constitution
5124. What type of economic system did
Adam Smith support?
A. a free market system
B. mixed economic system
C. planned economic system
D. none of above

5125. Is one of the Notable Personalities men-

tioned, she is the 66th United States Secre-
tary of the State who made history as she
is the first Black Secretary of the State.
A. 25 A. Condoleezza Rice
B. 22 B. Condoleezza Rice
C. 26 C. Condolence Rise
D. 23 D. None of the above

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5126. Traditional approach studies political sci- B. Sociology

ence in a normative way. It asks philo- C. Political Science
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A. True 5132. Identify this Social Reformer.
B. False

5127. Weekly market closes in

A. evening
B. morning
C. night
D. everyday

5128. Define source

A. Whom or where a news reporter gets
information from.
B. Highly influential newspapers and A. Dayanand Saraswati
magazines read by elites and the atten- B. Raja Rammohan Roy
tive public.
C. Jyotiba Phule
C. A few big firms dominate a market.
D. none of above
D. News incident planned to get media
coverage. 5133. Which of the following is a country with
a two-party system?
5129. Centralized, Powerful Leadership
A. United States of America
A. House of Representatives B. Japan
B. Senate C. Canada
C. Congress D. Cuba
D. none of above
5134. WHICH STATES WERE IN COMMUNAL
5130. Which Organ of the United Nations is ZONES?
important because it is where ALL mem- A. Kolkata, Rajasthan, Gujarat
ber nations come together and pass reso-
lutions or policy for the world? B. WEST BENGAL, U.P

A. The Security Council C. LAHORE, AMRITSAR AND KOLKATA

B. The General Assembly D. Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Talengana

C. The International Court of Justice 5135. China’s current economy is a

D. Economic and Social Council A. mixed market economy.

5131. It started as the study of non-European B. traditional economy.

people by European people. C. command economy.
A. Anthropology D. none of above

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5136. Which of the following incident marks 5142. Tashkent agreement is signed between?
the beginning of new world order
A. india and america
A. operation infinite
B. India and pak
B. operation enduring freedom
C. india and china
C. operation desert storm
D. none of the above D. none of above

5137. When was the Act passed which estab-

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5143. Marble Cake federalism
lished Sinhala as the official language to
be used in Sri Lanka? A. Dual

A. 1948 B. new
B. 1956 C. cooperative
C. 1964 D. coercive
D. 1980
5144. Decisions taken by which type of gov-
5138. Fundamental Right or Directive Princi- ernment are likely to be more acceptable
ple? Abolition of untouchability to the people and more effective?
A. Fundamental Right
A. Democratic government
B. Directive Principle
B. Non democratic government
5139. The Constitution of India was adopted
C. Military dictatorship
on
A. 26th November 1948 D. Theocracy
B. 26th November 1949
5145. Define business cycle
C. 26th January 1949
A. Tendency of economy to alternate be-
D. 26th January 1950 tween growth and recession over several
5140. In India, the voting age has been fixed years.
at years of age. B. Period of economic decline; a shrink-
A. 21 ing GDP.
B. 18 C. A general, overall rise in prices.
C. 14 D. “The Fed”; U.S. central bank that can
D. 16 raise and lower interest rates.

5141. In a Presidential Government, power is 5146. Which of the following is the most visi-
divided into three-Legislative, Executive, ble institutions in a democracy
and
A. Leaders
A. Judiciary
B. Juridical B. Political parties

C. Juris C. Govt.
D. Jure D. People

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5147. After the Chinese revolution, Chiang B. The raising and spending of money to
Kai-Shek and other members of the his support political candidates
party fled to:

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C. The manipulation of electoral district
A. Taiwan boundaries
B. Tibet D. A preliminary election held within a po-
C. North Korea litical party

D. South Korea 5153. What is the form of government where

the citizens rule?
5148. who was first president of India.
A. dictatorship
B. rule of law
A.
C. Democracy
D. Monarchy

5154. Who must promise to preserve, protect,

and defend the Constitution?
B.
A. a state governor
B. the secretary of state
C. the president
5149. Which ethnic group in Rwanda was D. the vice-president
given more privilege under Belgium rule?
A. Twa 5155. When we produce a good by exploiting
natural resources, it is an activity of the
B. Hutu
A. Secondary sector
C. Tutsi
B. Tertiary sector
D. Zulu
C. Primary Sector
5150. The following is not the merits of liberal D. Organised Sector
democracy
A. Responsible Government 5156. Below are the agencies that involve in
international law, EXCEPT
B. Government based on public opinion
A. Association of South East Asian Na-
C. Evils of party politics tions (ASEAN)
D. Accountability of Government B. United Nations (UN)
5151. Negative Liberty Law or Positive Lib- C. Organization of Islamic Conference
erty Law? Freedom of religion. (OIC)
A. Negative Liberty D. Barisan Nasional (BN)
B. Positive Liberty 5157. True/False In order to be president you
5152. What is campaign finance? must be a natural born citizen

A. A series of organized activities to pro- A. True

mote a specific cause B. False

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5158. Who wrote The Republic C. The state legislatures.

A. Aristotle D. Only the people in the state who voted
B. Plato for the Senator.

5159. According to our Constitution, 5164. Why didn’t war happen during the Cold
War?
A. it is the primary duty of the govern-
ment to ensure the shops are clean. A. Due to theory of Deterrance
B. Due to NAM

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B. it is the primary duty of the govern-
ment to ensure the welfare of the people C. Due to Cuban Missile Crisis
and provide health care facilities to all. D. Active involvement of the UN
C. it is the primary duty of the govern-
5165. The Supreme Court of India has laid
ment to ensure that the supply of man-
down certain guidelines to be followed
goes is increased every year.
by the police and any other investigating
D. it is the primary duty of the govern- agencies during arrest, detention and in-
ment to ensure that more trees are being terrogation known as the
planted.
A. D. K. Basu Guidelines
5160. India conducted nuclear tests in 1974 B. Malimath Committee Guidelines
at-
C. Durability Gandhi Guidelines
A. Sriharikota
D. None of these
B. Pocket
5166. Define polarized pluralism
C. Pokhran
A. Country having two big and one or
D. Jaitpur
more small parties.
5161. Closed primaries permit raiding; a way B. Based on personality of a strong ruler.
to sabotage a party’s primary.
C. System in which parties become more
A. True extremist.
B. False D. Laws for running elections; two gen-
eral types:single-member district and pro-
5162. Who is the ruler of Zimbabwe since in-
portional.
dependence?
A. Pinochet 5167. In 1977, the Janata Party government
was formed under whose leadership?
B. Parvez Musharraf
A. Chandrashekhar
C. Robert Mugabe
B. Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Allende
C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
5163. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? D. Morarji Desai
Choose one:
A. All people of the state in which (s)he 5168. Who is the Chairperson of the NITI
was elected. Ayog?

B. All people of the state who belong to A. Finance Minister

the Senator’s political party B. Prime Minister

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5169. Is the main motivational principle of the 5175. The members of the parliamentary com-
Bharatiya Janata Party? mittee
A. revolutionary democracy
A. are appointed by the president in con-
B. Bahujan Samaj sultation with the PM
C. Modernity B. are appointed by the President on the
D. Cultural nationalism recommendation of the speaker

5170. The Election Commissioner is appointed C. are taken from various groups and par-
by ties in Parliament in proportion to their re-
spective strength
A. President
D. both (b) and (c)
B. Prime Minister
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha 5176. Supports welfare
D. Vice-President A. D
5171. District, Appeals, Supreme B. R
A. Executive 5177. How did Machiavelli believe a ruler
B. Legislative should rule over their people?
C. Judicial A. With more fear than love if they
D. none of above couldn’t balance both
B. With more love than fear if they could
5172. Which is the highest forum of debate in
not be both
the country?
A. The Supreme Court C. With an iron fist and no mercy

B. Press and Media D. With and only with the complete ap-
proval of the pope
C. Civil Society
D. The Parliament 5178. Who is the Father of Nation?

5173. Which one of the following is a feature A. Mahatma Gandhi

of Dictatorship. B. Ambedkar
A. Rule of one individual C. Abandon
B. No faith in religion D. none of above
C. Faith in force and war
5179. What do you mean by secular state?
D. All of these
A. Don’t have any official religion
5174. Every Constituency has the following
number/ numbers of representatives B. b. Don’t have any king
A. 1 C. c. Don’t have any preamble
B. 2 D. d. None of these

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5180. Which western country controlled India 5185. Define deadlock

until its independence in 1947? A. In presidential systems, executive and
A. France legislative branches blocking each other
(current term:gridlock).
B. United States
B. Head of ministry, equivalent to U.S. de-
C. Great Britain partmental secretary.
D. Germany C. Germany’s prime minister.

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5181. Declaring a law unconstitutional is done D. France’s and Italy’s prime ministers.
by
5186. Which system means there is no govern-
A. District Court ment
B. High Court A. anarchy
C. Supreme Court B. communism

D. Judicial Review C. socialism

D. capitalism
5182. Central Government in India made a
law, implementing the Right to Work in 5187. Which of the following definitions best
how many districts of India? describe Political Science?
A. 150 A. A branch of Social Science

B. 200 B. Systematic study of government and

politics
C. 250
C. Focused on the affairs of political lead-
D. 625 ers
D. Simply about political behavior
5183. In whose decisions there is excess of
personal prejudices- 5188. Segregation of the people in the name
A. democratic of religion is known as
B. Rajshahi A. Discrimination

C. non-Lokritic B. Terrorism
C. Regionalism
D. dictatorship
D. Communalism
5184. What is the meaning of the phrase be-
low:behind the closed doors 5189. Railways is a subject on the
A. Concurrent list
A. a person or thing that is currently lead-
ing or winning in a competition or race. B. Union list
B. done privately or secretly, without oth- C. State list
ers knowing. D. Residual list
C. having no legal force or effect.
5190. Which political ideology emphasizes the
D. to prepare for something or create the importance of individual liberty and limited
necessary conditions for it to happen. government, but also recognizes the need

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for some government intervention to pro- 5196. HAS BEEN THE ONLY WOMAN
tect individual rights and promote the com- PRIME MINISTER IN INDIA.
mon good?

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A. Indira Gandhi
A. Anarchism
B. Pratibha Patil
B. Absolutism
C. Not in the difference
C. Liberalism
D. none of above
D. Conservatism

5191. Which of the following prevented 5197. An American that is Pro-life and be-
colonists from moving west of the Ap- lieves strongly that the government needs
palachian Mountains? to act on global warming is a political
in ideology
A. Sugar Act
A. Liberal
B. Stamp Act
C. Intolerable Acts B. Moderate

D. Proclamation of 1763 C. Conservative

D. Libertarian
5192. What System of Government does the
United States have?
5198. Which TWO features of traditional au-
A. Confederal thority did Weber identify as characteristic
B. Unitary of staff in thebureaucracy:
C. Federal A. clearly defined spheres of competence
D. Parliamentary B. the lack of a clear hierarchy

5193. When is International Non violence day C. the dominance of impersonal rules
celebrated D. no clearly defined training require-
A. October 3 ments or competencies
B. October 2
5199. Mahatma Gandhi wrote what?
5194. declared himself the Chief Executive A. Hind Swaraj
of Pakistan in 1999.
B. Hindi Swaraj
A. General
C. Swaraj Hind
B. General Pervez Musharraf
C. General Abdur Rehman D. Swaraj Hindu

D. General throw 5200. What federation was formed following

the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
5195. Greeks used the term politics for the
study of A. the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic
A. People B. the Commonwealth of Independent
B. Society States
C. Economy C. the Russian Political Confederation
D. State D. the Soviet Block Republic

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5201. The Indian Constituent Assembly was 5207. The factor that disrupted political social-
formed on whose recommendation was ization is-
done in the following? A. Acute urbanization
A. Simon Commission, 1928 B. Political culture
B. Cripps Mission, 1942 C. Mass means of mass communication
C. Shimla Conference, 1945 D. Political party
D. Cabinet Mission, 1946 5208. Muslims generally constitute how many

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percent of India’s population
5202. Delhi was made the National Capital Re-
gion in which year? A. 14.2%
A. 1991 B. 13.4%

B. 1989 C. 18.3%
D. 17.4%
C. 1992
D. 1987 5209. When Niti Ayog was formed?
A. 1st January 2014
5203. article 3 sec 1 ay right to life, liberty
and acidity B. 1st January 2015
C. 1st January 2016
A. true
D. 1st January 2013
B. false
5210. What is the meaning of vast?
5204. Justice is the servant of which institu-
A. extremely large or immense
tion in the following?
B. moderate
A. Village Court
C. tiny
B. Gram Sabha
D. average
C. Panchayat Samiti
5211. Why were stronger countries’ foreign
D. Nagar Panchayat
policies supported by many countries after
5205. Who is the ex officio Chairperson of the WW2?
Rajya Sabha? A. Because stronger countries supported
A. President them and aided them financially.
B. Because they were afraid of being col-
B. Council of Ministers
onized again.
C. Finance Minister
C. Because most countries in the world
D. Use did so.
D. Because they were poor.
5206. Anthropology, Sociology, and Political
Science are essential i n understanding hu- 5212. Poor countries are in debt to the devel-
man behavior and social groups. oped countries, keeping them poor
A. True A. Modernization
B. False B. Dependency

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5213. MLAs are elected by 5218. The indian national congress was
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B. Elected representatives A. 1899
C. People B. 1850
D. none of above C. 1855
D. 1885
5214. What is the social contract theory?
A. The idea that individuals voluntarily 5219. Refers to activities which help you gain
give up some of their rights and freedoms a good relationship with the public
in exchange for the protection and secu- A. public relations
rity provided by the state
B. media
B. The idea that the state should be abol-
C. constituents
ished and individuals should be free to do
as they please D. manager
C. The idea that the state should have un- 5220. Lady Liberty is saying that the U.S. is a
limited power to control society
D. The idea that the state should provide
equal resources and opportunities to all
citizens
5215. In which schedule of indian constitution,
the territorial extent of indian states and
indian territories is prescribed?
A. 1 stem
B. 2 nd
C. an offer
D. fth
5216. Is established in 1944 and promotes A. Melting pot for immigrants
world trade B. Immigrants automatically become citi-
A. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) zens when they come to the U.S.
B. International Monetary Fund (IMF) C. Immigrants must accept American tra-
ditions when arriving to the US
C. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. none of above
D. United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) 5221. The statements about political parties
are not correct?Area) Political parties par-
5217. The doctrine that was born of the Plessy
ticipate in elections (b) They play an impor-
v. Ferguson case was known as
tant role in public opinion. C) They keep
A. equal opportunity. the policies and programs of the govern-
B. affirmative action. ment to the public.
C. separate-but-equal. A. A
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C. C 5228. What was the famous speech of Nehru

D. D at the midnight of Independence of India?
A. Tryst with Detiny
5222. This ideology argues that everything
about governments is repressive and B. My vision for India
therefore must be abolished entirely C. I have a Dream
A. Liberalism
D. none of above
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C. Conservatism 5229. Current Chief Minister of Kerala

D. Anarchism A. Pinarai Vijayan

B. Oommen Chandy
5223. The fastest growing minority group in
the U.S. since 1967 has been C. V. S. Achuthanandan
A. African-Americans D. T. M. Thomas Isaac
B. Asians
5230. Who is the father of Modern Political
C. Hispanics Science?
D. LGBTQ A. Machiavelli
5224. Which of the following are NOT factors B. Plato
that affect or form public opinion?
C. Socrates
A. Family
D. Thomas hobbes
B. Tax bracket
C. Education 5231. IR stands for
D. Historical events A. International Relations
E. Medical history B. Inter Relation
5225. What is the act of keeping the accused C. Inner Relation
in custody by the police? D. Inar role
A. Detention
5232. General elections are held
B. FIR
A. In January in even numbered years
5226. English political science is?
B. In Nov. of odd numbered years
A. public policy
C. In May of odd years
B. political science
C. science politic D. in November of even numbered years
D. policy sciences 5233. Which founding father is credited with
the idea of the electoral college?
5227. Oral Arguments
A. Executive A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Legislative B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Judicial C. Alexander Hamilton
D. none of above D. George Washington

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5234. There are types of public opinion. 5239. Which of the following does not led with
democracy
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A. struggle by the people
B. 3
B. Invansion by forgin countries.
C. 4
D. 5 5240. How many parties are registered with
the Election Commission of India?
5235. It is study of human social relationships A. 250
and institutions.
B. 300
A. Anthropology C. 500+
B. Culture D. 750+
C. Politics
5241. Our Judiciary is an Judiciary.
D. Sociology
A. Dependent
5236. Which of the categories of charges B. Biased
for impeachment have all presidents who C. Independent
were impeached, or have had impeach-
ment proceedings in the judiciary commit- D. none of above
tee, fallen under? 5242. Which of the following best describes
A. High crimes and misdemeanors the proctice of awarding jobs in the federal
bureaucracy to those who have expertise
B. Bribery
and experience?
C. Treason A. Spoils system
D. Forgery B. Party system
5237. Which party was formed to fight C. merit system
against slavery D. Legal system
A. Republican
5243. Closed primaries promote party unity.
B. Democrat A. True
C. Libertarian B. False
D. Green
5244. In case of a war, which emergency will
5238. The Declaration of Independence states be proclaimed?
that governments are established by: A. National emergency
A. The consent of the governed B. Financial emergency
B. A decent respect for the opinions of C. Constitutional emergency
mankind D. Administrative emergency
C. “A power that can keep all men in
5245. According to Hobbes, people agreed to
awe”
give up some in exchange for as
D. Must listen and adapt to grievances part of the social contract.

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A. rights and power / protection 5251. Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitu-
B. food and shelter / weapons tion best illustrates the principle of popular
sovereignty?
C. security and protection / freedom
A. “Each House shall be the Judge of the
D. money / goods and services
Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its
5246. Which of the following tyes of elections own Members “
is used in Georgia
B. The House of Representatives shall be
A. Recallopen primarygeneral

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composed of Members chosen every sec-
B. Open primaryclosed primaryrecall ond Year by the People of the several
States “
C. closed primary recallgeneral
D. Primaryclosed primaryrecall C. “The Senate shall chuse their other Of-
ficers, and also a President pro tempore
5247. Government imposes taxes to “
A. Run the machinery of the state D. “The Times, Places, and Manner of
B. Check accumulation of wealth among holding Elections for Senators and Rep-
the rich resentatives, shall be prescribed in each
C. Uplift weaker sections State by the Legislature thereof.”

D. None of these 5252. “Blue State” means the people of that

5248. Indian State is socialist because: state primarily support
A. India follows planned economic devel-
opment
B. Indian economic policy aims at ensur-
ing social justice
C. The Government controls the com-
manding heights of economy
D. Public sector plays dominant role in In-
dia A. Green party
5249. Simple Majority to Impeach B. Libertarian party
A. House of Representatives C. Democratic party
B. Senate D. Republican party
C. Congress
D. none of above 5253. Purpose of Government:Which are ex-
amples of economic decisions.
5250. The process of elimination of specific
arms step by step is called A. The government imposes taxes.
A. Apartheid B. The government establishes a cur-
B. Disarmament rency $$$

C. Imperialism C. The government builds roads.

D. sovereign D. The government regulates businesses.

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5254. Which Article of the constitution of In- 5258. The qualities of a good Constitution is
dia, is the power to issue writs for the A. Rule of law and supremacy of the Con-
enforcement of the fundamental Rights

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stitutions
vested in the Supreme Court:
B. Decentralization of powers
A. Article 32
C. Independent Judiciary
B. Article 34
D. All of the above
C. Article 220
D. Article 224 5259. A list of basic rights and freedoms that
are protected by law.
5255. Which Government threw up a hung Lok A. authoritarianism
Sabha in 1996 elections?
B. dictatorship
A. The National Front Government
C. bill of rights
B. The United Front Government
D. Ideology
C. The NDA Government
5260. Characteristics is not related to the fed-
D. The UPA Government
eral government?
5256. On September 5th, 2016, Reliance In- A. Written constitution
dustries commenced the services of its
B. Flexible constitution
wireless telecommunication services, Re-
liance Jio Infocomm Limited or Jio in India. C. Supremacy of the constitution
Subscribers were entitled to unlimited LTE D. Independent judiciary
data and national voice, video and mes-
saging services, including national roam- 5261. The scientific study of politics
ing, completely free up to 31 December A. governance
2016, which was later extended to 31
March 2017. This led to fall in revenue for B. government
Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea.What among C. political system
the below factors caused revenue loss for D. political science
these companies?
A. Macro Environmental factors 5262. Define interest aggregation

B. Internal Factors A. Group seeking to elect office-holders

under a given label.
C. Socio-cultural Factors
B. Melding separate interests into gen-
D. Micro Environmental factors eral party platforms.
5257. What political official is elected through C. Enduring psychological attachment to
the Electoral College? a party, often from childhood socialization
A. Senators D. Rousing people to participate in poli-
tics.
B. Secretary of State
C. President 5263. State whether the statement given be-
low is True or False.The Second World War
D. Speaker of the House proved to be far more destructive than the
E. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court First World War.

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A. True 5269. chief justice of india is appointed by

B. False A. president
B. prime minister
5264. What amendment gave women the right
to vote? C. speaker
D. vice president
A. 19
B. 26 5270. The word “secular” was introduced into
the Constitution:

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C. 15
A. by Jawaharlal Nehru
D. 23 B. in 1948
5265. Which of the following is nominated by C. by 42nd Amendment
the President of India? D. by 65th Amendment
A. The Prime Minister 5271. Which of the following best describes
B. The Governor QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH?
C. The Chief Minister of each state A. It is formed from a deductive approach
where emphasis is placed on the testing of
D. Vice President of India theory, shaped by empiricist and positivist
philosophies.
5266. When National Emergency was de-
clared? B. It is a research strategy that focuses
on quantifying the collection and analysis
A. 25th June 1975 of data.
B. 26th June 1976 C. It allows us to understand how preva-
C. 25th April 1974 lent the problems are by looking at the nu-
mericla results.
D. 25th April 1975
D. None of the choices
5267. Which of the following checks is an im- 5272. A person who supports both liberal and
plied power Congress has over the execu- conservative viewpoints; a position on the
tive branch? political spectrum to the left of conserva-
A. The power to declare war tive and to the right of liberal; middle of
the road.
B. Oversight of executive agencies
A. Liberal
C. The power to approve presidential ap-
pointments B. Moderate
C. Conservative
D. The power to regulate commerce
D. Reactionary
5268. Which branch interprets the laws?
5273. Who is the father of political science
A. Executive A. Aristotle
B. Judicial B. Plato’s
C. Appellate C. Mill
D. Legislative D. Marks

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5274. Advocates of state intervention in the 5278. Those personal freedoms, including free-
market think that dom of religion and of speech, that are pro-
tected for all individuals in a society are

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A. The rights and freedoms of individuals
called
is of the utmost importance.
A. civil liberties.
B. Competition in the market leads to bet-
ter quality products for consumers B. human rights.

C. People should be free to compete and C. God-given rights.

gain and succeed according to their abili- D. American ideals.
ties
5279. Based on the Census count, if a state’s
D. The market needs to be regulated to population decreases it is possible that the
protect the people and ensure they re- state’s number of representatives in the
ceive services. House will

5275. What are the challenges faced by glob-

alisation?
A. Reduced poverty, increased job op-
portunities, and improved access to re-
sources.
B. Increased cultural diversity, improved
communication, and enhanced global co- A. increase
operation. B. decrease
C. Income inequality, cultural homoge- 5280. Who was the chairman of the State Re-
nization, and environmental degradation. organization Commission formed in 1953?
D. Technological advancement, economic A. Dr. Zakir Hussain
growth, and political stability.
B. Jaiprakash Narayan
5276. Habeas Corpus is associated with which C. Fazal Ali
of the given part of the Indian Constitu- D. Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
tion?
5281. What is the belief that having large
A. Preamble amounts of nuclear weapons will prevent
B. Fundamental Rights the opponent from attacking you?
C. Fundamental Duties A. Defense
D. Directive Principles of State Policy B. Degreaser
C. Deterrence
5277. Chief Ministers of All States(Chief Min-
D. Detente
isters of All States Ex officio)
A. Planning Commission 5282. Politics is
A. the struggle over power or influence
B. National Development Council
within organizations or informal groups.
C. Finance Commission
B. a type of antisocial behavior by individ-
D. Inter-State Council uals.

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C. becoming an increasingly low-stakes 5288. Constitution describes India as

game. A. Federation
D. fundamentally irrelevant. B. Unitary State

5283. What paved the way for division of peo- C. Union of States
ple after the old feudal system? D. Confederation
A. proletariat 5289. the Cold War was

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B. bourgeoisie A. a matter of power rivalry
C. capitalism B. a military alliance
D. feudal lords C. an ideological conflict
D. all of the above
5284. Territorial representation means:
5290. No of Rajya Sabha Members
A. Geographical representation
A. 238
B. Minority representation B. 245
C. Functional representation C. 250
D. Class representation D. 545

5285. Lok Sabha represents the and the 5291. What country is this?
Speaker represents the
A. citizen, Lok Sabha
B. nation, RajyaSabha
C. Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha
D. President, Lok Sabha

5286. What characterized the main economic

failure of communism?
A. China
A. Inability to match the West in quality
and availability of consumer goods B. India
C. North Korea
B. Inability to match the West in amount
of industrial output D. Russia
C. Inability to match the West in equality 5292. Define responsible party government
of income distribution A. Voters electorally reward or punish
D. Inability to match the West in eliminat- governing party for its policies.
ing unemployment B. President Johnson’s ambitious pro-
gram of social reforms.
5287. Turnout in presidential primaries is typi-
C. Government job given to non-civil ser-
cally high.
vant, often as reward for support.
A. True
D. Political money and transactions open
B. False to public scrutiny.

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5293. What is the full form of P R I 5299. Which Constitutional Amendment laid
A. Party of Revolutionary institutions down the Fundamental duties?
A. 44th

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B. Institutional Revolutionary Party
B. I gave him
C. Politically reserved institutions
C. a stick
D. Peoples republic institution
D. 42nd
5294. Who was the totalitarian leader of 5300. Branch of the United States government
Italy? that enforces the law
A. Joseph Stalin A. legislative
B. Benito Mussolini B. executive
C. Adolf Hitler C. judicial
D. Franklin Roosevelt D. dictatorship

5295. Approves Appointments of Civil Officers 5301. Idea that government originates as an
implied contract among individuals who
A. House of Representatives agree to obey laws in exchange for pro-
B. Senate tection of their rights
C. Congress A. Social Contract
B. Civil Liberties
D. none of above
C. Civil Rights
5296. Power Sharing D. Externalities
A. Delays decision making process
5302. A congress is a
B. Accomadates diversities A. meeting
C. Undermines the unity of a country B. law
D. Increases conflict C. government

5297. who is the architect of indias foreign pol- D. constitution

icy? 5303. Who does the work of measuring land
A. Jawaharlal Nehru and keeping land records
B. Gandhi A. Doctor
B. Chemist
C. K.M Munshi
C. Patwari
D. Sardar Valva Bhai Patel
D. All of these
5298. Which of these organizations construct
5304. The members of election commission are
laws
appointed by
A. Legislative A. Prime-minister of India
B. Traffic B. President of India
C. ���������� C. Head of election commission
D. none of above D. Government

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5305. If India decides to have a Presidential A. Article 7

form of Government, the first & foremost B. Article 15
Amendment has to be made affecting the
C. Article 17
A. System of Judiciary
D. Article 19
B. Composition of Parliament
C. Provisions pertaining to Fundamental 5310. The circle with golden stars on the Euro-
Rights pean Union flag stands for

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D. Executive-Legislature Relationship A. unity and harmony
B. solidarity and development
5306. In the context of the sex ratio in In-
dia, which is the correct statements in C. cooperation and harmony
/ from?1) Census ratio in census-2011 D. solidarity and harmony
compared to Census-2001 has recorded a
slight increase in the baleing ratio in the 5311. Who is the head of the state in the UK?
ignorance-2011 compared to the sex ra- A. the president
tio 2).Select the correct answer using the
B. the Queen
given below:a) only 1b) only 2c) 1 and 2
both d) neither 1 nor 2 C. the Prime Minister
A. A D. none of above
B. B 5312. Which of the following is the main
C. C Standing Committee of Lok Sabha?
D. D A. Estimates Committee
B. Committee on Public Accounts
5307. Which of the following is a characteris-
tic of parochial political culture? C. Committee on Public Undertaking
A. High levels of political participation D. All the Above
B. Strong sense of community and civic 5313. the term city-state is generally associ-
duty ated with
C. Limited political awareness and in- A. china
volvement
B. Egypt
D. Tendency to question authority and
C. Greek
challenge the status quo
D. India
5308. When did the Constitution of India come
into effect 5314. Three military leaders take over a na-
tion. They make all the rules and do not
A. 1947 allow any discussion. What kind of gov-
B. 1948 ernment does this nation have?
C. 1949 A. an oligarchy
D. 1950 B. anarchy

5309. Which Article deals with Removal of Un- C. a theocracy

touchability D. a dictatorship

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5315. What became the central machinery for 5320. according to the second study in 1990
deciding what track and plan/approach In- Mexico’s economy became primitive.
dia would adopt for its development?

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A. false
A. Bombay plan B. true
B. First five-year plan
5321. Question:Need for the challenge of ex-
C. Drafting committee pansion of democracy-a) Keeping the army
D. Planning commission away from the government.B) Establish-
ment of a functional state.C) Less deci-
5316. Palampur is which of the following type sions should be out of democratic con-
of village? trol.D) Bringing the clown under the influ-
ence of the rich.
A. Traditional
A. A
B. Modern
B. B
C. Ultra-Modern
C. C
D. None of these
D. D
5317. budget that is spent on a five year
5322. Why was the ‘First Gulf War’ called the
basis as per the priorities fixed by the plan
‘Video Game War’?
A. Plan
A. Use of military’s in a large number
B. Non plan B. Use of Mass Destruction Weapons
C. Both A and B C. Widespread television coverage
D. None D. None of the above
5318. In the year 1929 the Congress session 5323. The government cannot force a sikh to
was held at wear helmet because a turbine is an inte-
A. Islamabad gral part of his religious belief.The above
given statement is an example of:
B. karachi
A. Strategy of non interference
C. Calcutta
B. Strategy of distancing
D. Lahore
C. Strategy of intervention
5319. Ali was assigned to lead a team to con- D. none of above
duct a camping program with students. He
delegated 3 tasks to 3 different people 5324. What is a poll?
and monitored their work to make sure the
program is smooth. He was engaged in
what is similar to
A. discussion
B. politics
C. political science
D. motivational camp A. a place to vote

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B. to vote B. moderate
C. to ask someone to vote C. conservative
D. all of the above D. reactionary

5325. ‘The Social Contract’ was written by 5330. The Concurrent list feature has been bor-
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau rowed from which country?
B. John Locke A. USSR

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C. Thomas Hobbes B. USA
D. J S Mill C. Ireland
D. Australia
5326. Canadian Food Processors’ Association
is one of the examples of 5331. US citizens elect a U.S. Senator for how
A. anomic many years? Choose one:
B. institutional A. 2
C. associational B. 4
D. non-associational C. 6

5327. Which of the following is a function in D. 5

the standin gcommittees
5332. The system of governance in which
A. They resolve discrepancies between power is not concentrated in the hands
bills that have been passed by both houses of one government but is distributed be-
of congress tween different levels is called
B. They are formed on a temporary basis A. Unicentralized
to investigate a pressing issue
B. Bicentralized
C. They allow members of Congress to
C. Uncentralized
gain expertise in specific policy areas
D. Decentralized
D. They provide an opportunity for the mi-
nority party to gain leadership positions 5333. The word that does not appear in the
5328. Which schedule of the Indian Constitu- Indian Constitution is
tion contains provisions of Municipal Cor- A. Sovereign
poration? B. Federal
A. 8th Schedule
C. Fraternity
B. 11th Schedule
D. Republic
C. 12th Schedule
5334. is the CEO of NITI ayog.
D. 6th Schedule
A. Rajiv Bhati
5329. A person on this part of the political
B. Amitabh Bachchan
spectrum would believe that government
assistance for the poor is a necessity C. Amitabh Kant
A. liberal D. Shakti kanta das

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5335. How many members were there in C. Republic

drafting committee? D. Preamble

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A. 11
5341. When was the Indian national anthem
B. 6
accepted?
C. 8
A. 1950
D. 7
B. 1952
5336. A form of government in which the ruler C. 1954
has absolute power.
D. 1956
A. authoritarianism
B. dictatorship 5342. To maintain order in society, it’s essen-
tial for every citizen to obey the and
C. Bill of rights follow established rules and regulations.
D. Ideology
A. law
5337. How many princely states consisted at B. republic
the time of independence of India?
C. bureaucracy
A. 575 princely states
D. none of above
B. 560 princely states
C. 565 princely states 5343. It aim at improve the science education
culture of the world, and preserving the
D. 555 princely states world heritage
5338. Marxism, Liberalism, or Socialism? Fo- A. UNESCO
cuses on individual freedom, which is B. UNICEF
paramount.
C. WHO
A. Marxism
D. FAO
B. Liberalism
C. Socialism 5344. Any violation of Fundamental Rights can
be presented to
D. none of above
A. Supreme Court
5339. Where did the United States send
troops in order to punish those who de- B. High Courts
stroyed the World Trade Center? C. Both High Courts and Supreme Courts
A. Africa D. Parliament
B. Afghanistan
5345. Which one of the following is an agree-
C. Mexico ment signed between the two superpow-
D. Italy and Paris ers starting in the 1960s?
A. Berlin Pact
5340. The study of power, politics, and gov-
ernment B. Limited Test Ban Treaty
A. Anarchy C. Moscow Agreement
B. Political Science D. Warsaw Pact

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5346. No discrimination on the basis of caste, 5350. Which of the following languages is the
color, race and gender is mentioned in Ar- most truly international language?
ticle
A. English
A. 15
B. French
B. 14
C. Dutch
C. 17
D. Spanish
D. 16

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5351. In this type of government the central
5347. India became independent on government holds all the power.
A. 15 August 1957 A. Confederate
B. 15 August 1947 B. Federal

5348. The development of a worldwide econ- C. Unitary

omy where resources flow fairly freely D. none of above
across borders.
5352. Nigeria is the African continent’s largest
economy
A. True
B. False

5353. What is called a woman or man, a

A. Globalization woman or a man in equal rights and op-
B. Economy portunities of a woman and man.

C. GDP A. A

D. Economic Independence B. B
C. C
5349. Outlawed racial discrimination in the
workplace and in public places, including D. D
schools.
5354. A political science paper focuses on issue
around us that gives us a relevant issue for
discussion.
A. True
B. False

5355. The fuctions of the legislative branch is

to represent the people, make laws, if re-
A. 13th Amendment quired amend laws and oversee the work
B. Jim Crow Laws of the executive branch.
C. Civil Rights Act of 1964 A. True
D. Voting Rights Act of 1964 B. False

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5356. These are judges/citizens that interpret 5361. Pravasi Bharti Diwas is celebrated on?
the Constitution as it was originally writ- A. 9th January
ten and intended. They use founding docu-

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ments to try an ascertain the intent of the B. 12th January
men that wrote the Constitution. C. 26th January
A. Judicial Activism D. 30th January
B. Judicial Restraint 5362. Observe the picture and choose the cor-
C. Originalists rect answer
D. Living Constitution

5357. Framing legislative policies abolishing

or limiting political dynasties all over the
Philippines
A. Anthropology
B. Geography
C. Political Science
D. Sociology

5358. This ideology is the ideological focus of

the Republican Party in the United States
A. Conservatism
B. Liberalism
A. community government
C. Socialism
B. pressure group
D. Libertarianism
C. panchayat
5359. The coalition government holds the grip D. A School
on the administration-
5363. Right to Education has been inserted as
A. strong
A. Article 21
B. Loose
B. Article 31
C. Hard
C. Article 31 A
D. very strong
D. Article 21 A
5360. The highest-ranking official in the Philip- 5364. What role should the government have
pine Government in people’s rights according to John Locke?
A. President A. protecting their individual rights
B. Senate President B. taking individual rights
C. House Speaker C. controlling certain rights
D. Vice President D. none of above

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5365. The best place to find information about A. 2 Years 11 Months 18 days
a political parties stance on key issues.
B. 2 Years 12 Months 4 days
A. Newspaper Editorials
C. 2 Years 9 Months 23 days
B. Campaign Ads
D. 2 Years 8 Months 19 days
C. Public Opinion Polls
D. Party Platform 5370. Young India was a journal run by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru

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5366. It is an approach in Political Science
wherein the focus is on the individual and B. Vijayalakmi Pandit
how the political system influences an in- C. Not in the difference
dividual’s political behavior.
D. M.K.Gandhi
A. Historical Approach
B. Behavioralism 5371. Who is constitutional head and govern-
C. Legal Approach ment head

D. Institutional Approach A. President

B. Prime Minister
5367. Which of the following is not a feature
of Election system in India? C. Secretary
A. Universal Adult Franchise D. IPS
B. Secret Voting
5372. How many members are nominated in
C. Reservation of seats in the legislature Rajya sabha by president?
for the members of Scheduled Castes and
A. 10
Scheduled Tribes.
D. Communal Electorate B. 12
C. 15
5368. Assertion The interim government took
a firm stance against the possible division D. 20
of India into small principalities of differ-
ent sizes.Reason Before 15 August 1947, 5373. In Honduras, who elects the president
peaceful negotiations had brought almost of Congress
all states whose territories were contigu- A. the deputies
ous to the new boundaries of India, into
the Indian Union. B. the people of the country that can vote

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the C. the president of the excutive branch
correct explanation of (A). D. the president of the judicial branch
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). 5374. What is the full form of “FIR”?

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. A. Firm Investigation Result

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. B. First Information Report
C. Fast Ionic Reaction
5369. How much time it took to complete the
Indian Constitution? D. Film Investigation Report

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5375. Which is incorrect about John Locke’s D. Interest groups represent the inter-
theory of social contract? ests of specific individuals or groups in so-
ciety, and seek to influence government

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A. his state of nature was pre-political
policy and decision-making
and not pre-social
B. Locke’s state of nature was a state of 5378. The group of Nations that established
peace, goodwill, mutual assistance and with the continued efforts of India and
preservation. China in 2015 is

C. there are two contracts:social con- A. SAARC

tract and governmental contract. B. ASIAN
D. people agreed to surrender their natu- C. WARSAW
ral rights into the hands of a common su- D. BRICS
perior and to obey his commands.
5379. Sadhbhawana Diwas is on:
5376. Political Theory is defined as
A. 20th August
A. examines the passage and implemen- B. 20th September
tation of all types of government poli-
cies, particularly those related to civil C. 11th July
rights, defense, health, education, eco- D. 29th August
nomic growth, urban renewal, regional de-
velopment, and environmental protection. 5380. A Synthesis of Political Life was pub-
lished in the year
B. includes classical political philosophy
and contemporary theoretical perspec- A. 1965
tives (e.g., constructivism, critical theory, B. 1975
and postmodernism).
C. 1985
C. studies constitutions, legal systems,
D. 1995
civil rights, and criminal justice (now in-
creasingly its own discipline). 5381. Swaraj was the concept by
D. studies the role of the bureaucracy. It A. Mahatma Gandhi
is the field most oriented toward practical
applications within political science and is B. Aristotle
often organized as a separate department 5382. Who elects the panchayat head
that prepares students for careers in the
civil service. A. All members of gram sabha
B. Villagers
5377. What is the role of interest groups in
C. Secretary
politics?
D. All of these
A. Interest groups have no role in politics
B. Interest groups have no role in politics 5383. In a democracy people choose their rep-
resentatives
C. Interest groups represent the inter-
ests of corporations, and seek to maxi- A. True
mize profits B. False

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5384. organized cooperatives of milk pro- C. It has both advantages and disadvan-
ducers into a nationwide milk grid. tages.
A. Operation Milk D. To argue a position you don’t necessar-
B. Operation Food ily believe in, in order to stimulate discus-
sion.
C. Operation Flood
D. None 5388. A form of government in which one per-
son has absolute power.

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5385. Identify the picture A. authoritarianism
B. dictatorship
C. federalism
D. Ideology

5389. Panchsheel does not include one of the

following five principles of foreign policy:
A. Mutual respect for each other’s terri-
torial integrity and sovereignty.
B. Non-aggression against each other.
C. Non-interference in each other’s exter-
nal affairs.
A. Dr BR Ambedkar D. Equality and mutual benefit.
B. Rajendra Prasad E. Peaceful co-existence.
C. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 5390. Leaders of the freedom movement were
D. Mahatma Gandhi clear that their country should be
A. Dictatorship
5386. On what terms did the blacks agree
upon while making the constitution of B. Monarchy
South Africa? C. democratic
A. None of these D. Presidential
B. All people are subjects to the head of
the state 5391. The Lower House of the Indian Parlia-
ment is known as:
C. Minority dominates majority
A. Legislative Assembly
D. None should be treated inferior
B. Rajya Sabha
5387. Choose the correct meaning for the ex- C. Lok Sabha
pression below:“This policy is a double-
edged sword.” D. Council of Janta

A. This outcome benefits everyone in- 5392. In terms of evaluation of democracy,

volved. none of these things is in line with demo-
B. Let’s focus on the most important and cratic systems-
practical aspects of the problem. A. Independent and fair election

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D. A person’s dignity
5393. Which of the following word has not D.
been written in the preamble of the Indian
Constitution? 5398. The members of the Parliament can ex-
A. Sovereign press themselves in the house in
B. (B) Socialist A. English only
C. (C) Democratic B. Not only
D. (D) Indians C. English or Hindi
5394. What are human freedoms with which D. English, Hindi or mother tongue
the government may not interfere?
5399. Tamil speakers in Srilanka are
A. Collective Actions
A. 18%
B. Civil Rights
B. 13%
C. Civil Liberties
C. 7%
D. Public Interests
D. 74%
5395. Apolitical party is composed of
5400. Which of the following country is not
A. leader the member of SAARC? Afghanistan, Pak-
B. follower istan, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal,
Myanmar, Maldives
C. active member
A. Myanmar
D. all of these
B. Maldives
5396. Under whose advice the president of
C. Pakistan
India Declares Emergency Under Article
352?(On whose suggestions did the Presi- D. Nepal
dent of India declared the Emergency under
5401. Which day is Indian Republic Day.
Article 352?)
A. 26 January
A. Prime Minister
B. 15August
B. Chief Ministers of all states
C. 31 December
C. Cabinet
D. 1may
D. Council of Ministers
5397. CANADA 5402. What do you mean by Special majority?
A. One-thirds majority of those present
A. and voting
B. Two-thirds majority of those present
and voting
B. C. 50% majority of those present and vot-
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D. 50+1 majority of those present and D. Cultural aspects

voting
5408. A citizen can move to the court for jus-
5403. Which part of the legislative process dif- tice if his/ her fundamental rights are vio-
fers in the House and the Senate? lated.
A. Who may introduce the bill A. True
B. How debates about a bill are con- B. False
ducted

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5409. Who has the power to declare emer-
C. Who may veto the bill gency in India?
D. What wording the bill contains A. Prime Minister
5404. Which group of people did not support B. Chief Election Commisioner
the Constitution the way it was originally
C. President
written?
D. Speaker
A. Founding Fathers
E. President
B. Federalists
C. The King 5410. How many electoral votes does Illinois
have?
D. Anti-hedralists

5405. The activities or actions which formu-

lates or make decision to achieve the goal
of the country using power which came
from the Greek word polis which means
city-state.
A. government
B. politics
C. political science
D. governance

5406. Supporters of Agriculture Development

A. J.C.Sparse
B. Chaudhary Charan Singh
A. 22
C. Both
B. 55
D. none of above
C. 43
5407. In the classical Greek sense, the study D. 20
of politics covered both the aspects of the-
oretical understanding and the of the 5411. Element of economic interaction and in-
state. tegration according to prog Belassa
A. Pratical affairs A. European Union
B. Conceptual analysis B. Economic union
C. Economic conditions C. Trust Union

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D. Tariff Union 5416. In a proportional representation system,

E. Quota Union a party that wins 20 percent of the vote
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5412. A legal relationship of a person to a member parliament?
country. A. 20 seats
A. Civilians B. 10 seats
B. Nationality C. 30 seats
C. Citizenship D. 40 seats
D. Politics
5417. Study of politics, power, and govern-
5413. “You have the right to remain silent. ment
Anything you say can and will be used
A. treaty
against you in a court of law. You have
the right to an attorney.”What are the di- B. constitution
rect origins of the Miranda Rights quoted C. Political Science
above?
D. anarchy
A. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Con-
stitution 5418. Which of the following does the consti-
B. The First Amendment of the U.S. Con- tution do?
stitution A. It generates a degree of trust and co-
C. The Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the ordination that is necessary for different
United States Constitution kind of people to live together.
D. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Con- B. It specifies how the government will
stitution be constituted, who will have power to
take which decisions.
5414. A form of government in which the peo-
ple hold power and elect representatives C. It lays down limits on the powers of
to make decisions on their behalf. the government and tells us what the
rights of the citizens are.
A. communism
D. It expresses the aspirations of the peo-
B. capitalism ple about creating a good society.
C. bureaucracy
D. democracy

5415. Constitution refers to

A. Verbal spoken rules and regulations
B. Written rules and regulation which
governs another country
C. a body of fundamental rules and reg-
ulations according to which a country is
organized and governed
D. Statements of ministers

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5419. Which of these political parties is not B. b. A statistical tool that attempts to
real evaluate the overall wealth, health, and
knowledge of a country’s people
A. Blue Party
C. none of the above
B. Green Party
D. both A and B
C. Libertarian Party
D. Vermin Supreme 5424. Belgium solved its problem successfully
by:

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5420. Ultimately, what is the art of the A. Developing the power-sharing mecha-
prince? nism
A. Sculpture B. Rejecting the policy of majoritarianism
B. War C. Respecting the interests of different
C. Architecture communities
D. Diplomacy D. All of the Above

5421. Some of the entry-level job positions in 5425. According to realists, order in interna-
BA International Studies are Diplomatic or tional relations can be achieved through
Consular Staff in the Foreign Affairs De-
partment or Embassies. A. changing global norms
A. True B. joining international organizations
B. False C. class struggle
D. balance of power
5422. Which of the following is true regard-
ing the establishment of cabinet depart- 5426. What is suffrage?
ments?
A. The first cabinet department to be cre-
ated was Treasury and the most recently
created was Education.
B. The first cabinet department to be cre-
ated was State and the most recently cre-
ated was Homeland Security.
A. suffering
C. The first cabinet department to be cre-
ated was War and the most recently cre- B. the right to vote
ated was Energy. C. cancelling the election
D. The first cabinet department to be cre- D. hurting someone
ated was State and the most recently cre-
ated was Veterans Affairs. 5427. Create Treaties/Agreements
A. Executive
5423. What is the Human Development Index
(HDI)? B. Legislative

A. a. A measure of overall economic out- C. Judicial

put D. none of above

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5428. Which party always won elections in 5433. A Person Who Is Not a Maximum Pe-
Mexico since its independence in 1930 un- riod Of A Maximum Period For A Maxi-
til 2000? mum Period For A Maximum Period Of A

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C. Mexican Revolutionary Party B. 6 months
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5429. Who is the head/associated with the D. 12 months

Legislative Branch?
5434. The power and independence of Election
A. President Commission(EC) of India is equivalent to
B. Congress which one of the following?
C. Supreme Court A. Governor
D. none of above B. Assistant Commissioner of Police
5430. The leader of which country is the polit- C. Judiciary
ical woman of which country is the leader D. National Human Rights Commission
of the country providing the leadership of
the mass struggle from jail for the return 5435. A system or group of people who con-
of democracy? trol a country, state, or community
A. MyMar A. Ideology
B. Nepal
B. Government
C. Lanka
C. Monarchy
D. Bolivia
D. none of above
5431. What is the name of India’s capital?
5436. Preamble enshrines the ideals of ‘Lib-
A. Delhi
erty, Equality, and Fraternity’, inspired by
B. New Delhi the
C. Bhopal A. Russian Revolution
D. none of above
B. Irish Revolution
5432. “Any collection of people organized to C. French Revolution
promote a goal they share or to resist
some objective of government or other D. US Constitution
groups that somehow relates to the polit-
5437. A is a major adverse event resulting
ical process.” The above definition refers
from natural processes of the earth
to
A. control group A. Earthly Disaster

B. political party B. Natural Event

C. pressure group C. Earthly Event
D. experimental group D. Natural Disaster

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5438. One of the given Notable Personalities 5443. Gave women the right to vote
in the Field of Political Science who is best A. 19th Amendment
known for his theory “Marxist Theory”?
B. 15th Amendment
A. Karl Marx
C. 23rd Amendment
B. Carl Max
D. 26th Amendment
C. Kharal Marx
D. None of the above 5444. What is affective orientations?

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A. What people think and view about gov-
5439. Which landlocked nation has a multi-
ernment
party system?
A. Nepal B. What people feel about government
and politics
B. Bhutan
C. What people evaluate and expect from
C. Myanmar government and politics
D. Sri Lanka D. none of above
5440. The concept of senatorial courtesy
5445. First state to undergo polling for the
refers to the
First Election in India.
A. Senate approving judges only if they
A. Uttar Pradesh
belong to the same party that is in control
of the Senate. B. Himachal Pradesh
B. practice of allowing senators to have C. Cherry
the exclusive right to nominate candidates D. none of above
for the federal district courts in their
state. 5446. Alexis de Tocqueville, a commentator on
American society in the 1800s, noted that
C. Senate’s deferring to the president
Americans rely on courts
and routinely approving his or her nomi-
nees. A. to resolve most political questions.
D. practice of allowing a senator to veto B. to a much lesser degree than Euro-
a judicial appointment for federal district peans.
courts in his or her state. C. only if there is no other alternative.
5441. Capital of sri Lanka D. to provide a form of entertainment.
A. Kandy 5447. How does an ideology become perva-
B. Suri Jaha Awa R, sleep plastic powder sive in a society?
C. Jaffna A. Through widespread popular support
D. Puttalam and adoption
B. Through government enforcement and
5442. The composition of the Rajya Sabha is
coercion.
A. 248
C. Through the exclusion of alternative
B. 250 ideologies.
C. 235 D. Through the suppression of individual
D. 260 freedoms.

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5448. Question:What type of climb is consid- 5453. Explain the concept of political globali-
ered best for democratic reforms?A) Such sation.
laws that want to stop something.b) Low

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levels that want to promote the benefits spread of political ideologies across dif-
of a particular class of society.C) MRTP Act ferent countries.
d) None of these.
B. Political globalization is the process of
A. A creating a single global government.
B. B C. Political globalization refers to the in-
C. C creasing interdependence and intercon-
nectedness of political systems and ac-
D. D tors across the globe.
5449. Article 24 says that “No child below D. Political globalization is the process of
the age of years shall be employed to isolating political systems and actors from
work in any factory or mine or engaged in each other.
any other hazardous employment.”
5454. The branch of government that is given
A. 18 powers and responsibilities to enforce the
B. 14 laws.
C. 15 A. Executive
D. 16 B. Legislative
C. Judicial
5450. When did Telegana become a separate
D. none of above
state?
A. 2014 5455. Which State left European Union in
2016?
B. 2013
A. Greece
C. 2015
B. France
D. 2016
C. United Kingdom
5451. Who was the rival of V. V Giri for the D. Portugal
post of Presidential elections in 1969?
5456. Who called Cold war as ‘long twilight
A. Moraries desai struggle’?
B. N. Sanjeeva Reddy A. American president Kennedy
C. Male Hussein B. Nikita Khrushchev
D. Dr. APJ Kalam Azad C. Clinton
5452. Our Constitution is largely borrowed D. Churchill
from which country? 5457. Who is the father of Political Science?
A. Ireland A. Aristotle
B. UK B. Plato
C. USA C. Socrates
D. Australia D. None of the above

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5458. What do you mean by Right to equality? B. 321 Article 19

A. Rich people are higher than poorer C. 345, 12
B. All are equal before law D. 350, 10
C. Government officer are superior
5464. This is the power of a governor to order
D. None of these a fugitive be sent to another state to face
criminal charges.
5459. Which agency is not helpful in political

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socialization- A. Parole
A. Family B. Pardon
B. Educational institution C. Reprieve
C. Political party D. Extradition
D. Uncontrolled crowd
5465. What do you know about ‘The Long
5460. A wholesale trader sells the good to Walk to Freedom’?
A. Retailer A. Autobiography of Mahatma gandhi
B. Producer B. Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
C. Customer C. Autobiography of Subhash Chandra
D. None of the above Bose
D. None of these
5461. Branch given the power of Proposing
the Federal Budget 5466. What is the main goal of Traditionalism?
A. Executive A. Preserving the integrity of society
B. Legislative B. Economic prosperity and wealth distri-
C. Judicial bution
D. none of above C. Overthrow of liberal and capitalist so-
cieties
5462. What is a polling station?
D. Individualistic approach to politics
A. A designated location where voters go
to cast their ballots 5467. Which is not an element of the state?
B. The set of principles, policies, and A. Territory
goals that a political party or candidate
B. Government
supports
C. The raising and spending of money to C. Rulings
support or oppose candidates and politi- D. People
cal parties
5468. Age of retirement of High court judges?
D. A piece of paper or electronic device
used to cast a vote A. 61 years
B. 62 years
5463. How many clauses and disorders were
in the Indian Administration Act of 1935 C. 63 years
A. 395 Kalmi 11 Appendix D. 64 years

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5469. Which of the following is not a factor of B. The U.S. Constitution

production? C. The Articles of Confederation

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B. Purchasing power
5475. Dividing the government into 3 specific
C. Capital branches of government is called
D. Labour A. Checks and balance
5470. On which day the incident committee ac- B. Balance of power
cepted the incident accepted and adopted C. pyramid of power
A. 26 November 1949 D. separation of power
B. 26 January 1950
5476. A person that seeks for changes is usu-
C. 26 January 195 ally called
D. January 25, 1950 A. conservative
5471. In a de , the people have the power B. moderate
to elect their leaders and participate in C. liberal
decision-making through voting.
D. reactionary
A. democracy
B. desert 5477. Who was the first non-citizen to win
Bharat Ratna?
C. Denmark
A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. none of above
B. Nelson Mandela
5472. Who is Confucius? C. Leo Tolstoy
A. a Greek Philosopher D. Gulzarilal nanda
B. Was a Chinese philosopher who lived
in the 6th century BCE and whose 5478. Which Schedule of India Describes Of-
thoughts expressed the thought of Confu- ficial Languages?(Which schedule in India
cianism. describes official languages?)

C. Aristotle student A. Seventh Schedule

D. none of above B. Eighth Schedule

C. Ninth Schedule
5473. Select all that are true about Evelyn
Gandy? D. Tenth Schedule

A. served as a state legislator 5479. These were organizations that devel-

B. served as a treasurer oped in big cities where jobs would be
handed out to new immigrants in exchange
C. she served as lieutenant governor for votes.
D. she ran for governor once A. Political Machines
5474. America’s first national government B. Weak Mayor/City Manager/City Coun-
was the cil Arrangement
A. the Northwest Ordinance C. Commissions

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D. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange- 5485. Monistic theory of sovereignty pro-

ment pounded by
A. Austin
5480. Currently, India has a recognized state
level parties. B. Hegel

A. 21 C. Merriam
D. Willoughby
B. 43
5486. What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

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C. 33
D. 51 A. Kiev
B. Tashkent
5481. Who introduced the concepts of Hard C. Astana
Power and Soft Power?
D. Moscow
A. George Bush
5487. The goal of this discipline is to under-
B. F Strange S Fukuyama
stand the origin human evolution and the
C. Joseph is a diverse forms of its existence throughout
time.
D. Aristotle
A. Anthropology
5482. India has majority population? B. Political Science
A. of the Sikh community C. Sociology
B. of Muslim community D. History
C. ������ ������ �� 5488. How often is the Census taken?
D. Christian community

5483. A Republican would most likely support

this statement:
A. Flat taxes are fair
B. We should stop letting criminals off so
easy
C. I believe the government should act as
a regulator o the economy
A. 2 years
D. a & b only
B. 4 years
5484. It is often defined as who gets what, C. 10 years
when, where and how.
D. 20 years
A. Anthropology
5489. In which year was the right to informa-
B. Sociology tion in India implemented?
C. Political Science A. 2004
D. none of above B. 2005

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5490. What is the title of Aristotle’s book dur- 5495. What is the main solution presented to
ing the 4th Century BC? prevent authority from being perverted
A. Policy into a tool for despotism?
B. The capital A. Imposing the restraint of law on gov-
C. Nicomachean Ethics ernment’s actions
D. The Organon B. Separation of powers
5491. This body is the “enforcement” body of C. Absolute monarchy
the United Nations. D. Revolution
A. International Court of Justice
5496. The theoretical approach that values
B. General Assembly
other sources of power and capabilities be-
C. Secretarial yond military power is:
D. Security Council A. Classical realism
5492. Who is the first prime minister of India? B. Neoclassical realism
A. modi C. Structural Realism
B. nehru
D. Neoliberalism
C. Rajib dirty
D. none of above 5497. China claimed two areas within India
&
5493. The constituent Assembly has consti-
A. Ladakh and NWFP
tuted 22 committees for framing of the
constitution in which the Drafting Commit- B. NWFP and Arumachal Pradesh
tee was headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Askai Chin and NEFA
along with many other members. These
committee’s have debated, discussed, and D. NEFA and Assam
negotiated for 2 years 11 months and 18
days before finalising and adopting consti- 5498. When did the Bharatiya Janata Party
tution of India. What activity were these come to power for the first time?
committees performing? A. 1996
A. Economic activity
B. 1999
B. Social activity
C. 1998
C. Political activity
D. 1997
D. Cultural activity

5494. Fifteenth Lok Sabha election was con- 5499. A money Bill is introduced in either of
cluded? the houses
A. in 2003 A. True
B. in 2009 B. False

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5500. Which of the following expansions of C. The value of the Russian currency, the
presidential power has been limited by the ‘Ruble’ rose dramatically.
courts? D. Russia started to import food grains.
A. The power to declare war
5505. Who talked about ‘End of History’?
B. The power to veto legislation
A. F Strange S Fukuyama
C. Impoundment of funds from Congress
B. Joseph is a
D. The power to appoint Supreme Court

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justices C. Winston Churchill
D. J. F. Kennedy
5501. Independence day is celebrated on
A. 15th August 5506. This version of the Philippine constitu-
tion promotes social justice, human rights,
B. 26th January
and civil liberties.
C. 14th November
A. 1973
D. 2nd October
B. 1987
5502. Local governments exist based upon a C. 1986
state-issued , which clarifies the basic
D. 1943
policies, procedures, and institutions used
by a municipality in its operation. 5507. Mark the statement that is false about
A. charter the Articles of Confederation.
B. Dillon’s Rule A. The Congress could create a system of
currency for all the 13 states
C. municipality
B. Each state acted like an independent
D. amendment
country
5503. Which law would be considered uncon- C. There was no executive branch to en-
stitutional on the basis of the First Amend- force the laws
ment guarantees?
D. The 13 states could not be forced to
A. A ban on the publication of classified pay taxes to the Confederate Congress
information by government employees
5508. The duration of Cold War was
B. A requirement that church employees
pay income tax A. 1914-1919
C. A requirement that churches get a per- B. 1939-1945
mit before building a new chapel C. 1945-1991
D. A prohibition on electing religious lead- D. 1965-1991
ers to government office
5509. Listed below are principles of islamic po-
5504. Which one of the following was NOT an litical order EXCEPT:
outcome of ‘Shock Therapy’?
A. Islamic law
A. The old system of social welfare got de-
stroyed. B. Consultation

B. Industries were put up for sale to the C. Social Relationship

private sector. D. none of above

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5510. What do democracies ensure regarding D. American Poltics, International Rela-

decision making? tions, and Comparative Politics

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A. Decision by head of the country 5515. Most of the countries around the world
B. Process of transparency have
C. Decisions by court A. direct democracy
D. Decisions by executive B. representative democracy

5511. The vote for president happens every C. None of the above
years. D. all of the above
A. 1 5516. The union list consists of
B. 4 A. 97 subjects
C. 6 B. 61 subjects
D. 2 C. 47 subjects
5512. Justice delayed is justice D. 73 subjects
A. Defined 5517. Where is the headquarters of the United
B. Denied Nations?
C. Defend A. Geneva, Switzerland
D. Delight B. New York City, United States
5513. MALAYSIA C. London, England
D. Berlin, Germany
A.
5518. The year of signing the principles of In-
dia and China five
B. A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1954
C.
D. 1951

5519. Division of world into two power blocs

D. is called
A. Globalisation
Explanation: Maldives
B. Nuclear Escalation
5514. Political Science has 3 primary several C. Bipolarization
sub-fields of study, but focuses on 3 pri-
mary fields D. Internationalism

A. Public Law, Public Administration, Pub- 5520. NITI Aayog is planning a new frame-
lic Policy work for
B. Legislative, Judicial, Executive A. Five-Year Plans
C. Senate, Republican, House B. Finance Commission

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C. Budget A. Two parties together form the govern-

D. All of the above ment
B. Leftist and Rightist together form the
5521. Who is the father of Political Science? government
A. Aristotle C. When state and national parties to-
B. MACHIAVELLI gether form the government
C. ROSS D. When several parties in multi-party

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system join for the purpose of contesting
D. Plato
elections and winning power.
5522. Function of a leader includes 5526. every person is equal before the
A. Integration of mechanisms A. Law
B. Integration of elements B. power
C. Gathering money C. political leaders
D. Gathering of goods from people D. people
E. Integration people
5527. “History is the memory of the Nation”
5523. Who introduced the Rule of Law in In- said by:-
dia? A. THOMAS SOWELL (1995)
A. The Indian Constitution introduced the B. PATTISON (1990)
Rule of Law in India.
C. Robinson (1912)
B. Rule of Law means law is supreme and
not the arbitrary will of any individual. D. JOHN ROSS (1915)

C. Foreign rulers and ambassadors are 5528. what is not related to the political sci-
not subject to the jurisdiction of the law ences
of India A. state
D. Parliament is the law making body in B. innovation
India.
C. democracy
5524. Each citizen is guaranteed an attorney, D. policy
the right to refuse to testify, a speedy
trial, a public trial, and the right to con- 5529. A secular state is one in which the state
front witnesses and cross-examine all wit- officially promote any one religion as the
nesses. What principle does this best illus- state religion.
trate?
A. True
A. due process of law
B. False
B. freedom of speech
5530. ‘The ASEAN WAY’
C. writ of habeas corpus
A. Reflects the life style of ASEAN mem-
D. ex post facto bers
5525. Give the meaning of ‘ Alliance’ Govern- B. A form of interaction among ASEAN
ment members that is informal and cooperative

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C. The defence policy followed by the C. Jharkhand

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members. 5536. Which regimes is best suited to accom-
modate social diversity?
5531. Which statement doesnot include in Ver- A. A democratic regime
tical division of power
B. And non democratic regime
A. Power shared at different levels luke
union, state and local levels C. Only a dictatorial regime
D. None of these
B. No concept of check and balance
C. Powers are clearly divided among 5537. Type of a state includes
higher and lower level A. Bolys
D. Power is shared among legislature, ex- B. There
ecutive and judiciary
C. Platoon
5532. Which of the following are the principles D. Parliamentary republic
of Panchsheel?1. Peaceful co-existence.2.
E. This.Brigade
Mutual protection of the environment.3.
Mutual protection of indigenous popula- 5538. In the Indian context, who are all con-
tion.4. Mutual non-aggression. sidered as the ancient political thinker
A. 2 and 3 A. Ready and Varahamihira
B. 1 and 4 B. Kautilya and thiruvalluvar
C. 1, 2 and 4 5539. How many years must you be a US citi-
D. 1 and 3 zen to be elected for President?
5533. The Republican Party was founded in A. 7 years
A. 1854 B. 9 years
B. 1776 C. must be a natural born citizen
C. 1787 D. none of above
D. 1812 5540. Name this marvelous structure

5534. Who can remove the Vice-President

from his office?
A. President
B. PM
C. Parliament
D. None of the Above

5535. Which of the following states was not A. Supreme Court

formed in the year 2000? B. Raj Bhawan
A. Chhattisgarh C. Parliament
B. Uttarakhand D. President’s House

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5541. Merit System 5546. Who is the head of the state?

A. Executive A. Governor
B. Legislative B. CM
C. Judicial C. MLA
D. none of above D. none of these

5542. Define two-plus party system 5547. The oath of office is conducted to the

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President by
A. Country having two big and one or
A. The speaker of Lok Sabha
more small parties.
B. The chief justice of India
B. Based on personality of a strong ruler.
C. The vice-president of India
C. System in which parties become more
extremist. D. None of the above
D. Laws for running elections; two gen- 5548. Dr BR Ambedkar, one of the greatest
eral types:single-member district and pro- leaders of India, shares his first experi-
portional. ence of caste based discrimination in

5543. Whose consent is required to introduce A. 1901

the budget in the Lok Sabha? B. 1902
A. Prime Minister C. 1903
B. Finance Minister D. 1904
C. Speaker 5549. Rooted in traditional values and exist-
D. Cabinet ing social ties and institutions
A. Charismatic authority
5544. How will Conservatives support the
idea in the political cartoon? B. Power
C. Traditional authority
A. Males should be the breadwinners and
heads of households. D. Legal-rational authority
B. Males and females should have equal 5550. What was one result of the Great Leap
roles in society. Forward that Mao promoted in China?
C. Males should be obedient to females. A. Millions of people died of starvation
D. Males should be the primary care- B. More farm machinery was purchased
givers for children. to elevate production

5545. The rights and freedoms that protect in- C. Fewer people moved to the country-
dividuals from government interference. side for agricultural work
D. More people moved into cities to work
A. Ideology
in larger factories
B. Citizenship
5551. Under which definition is Political Sci-
C. Civil Liberties
ence defined as study of state and govern-
D. none of above ment?

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A. Modern Definitions 5556. A political party whose MLAs have won

B. Classical Definitions more than half the number of constituen-
cies in a state can be said to be in a

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C. Neo Classical
A. majority
D. Normative definition
B. minority
5552. What was the full name of Mahatma
C. opposition
Gandhi?
D. all of these

5557. Consider the following statements re-

garding Citizenship & choose the correct
ones:1. Provisions about citizenship are
found in Part II2. Citizenship can be ac-
quired by 3 ways only-birth, descent, &
registration

A. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi A. 1 only

B. Mohandas Gandhi B. 2 only

C. Both 1 & 2
5553. What is the main feature of representa-
tive democracy? D. Neither 1 nor 2
A. Oligarchy with the rule of the wealthy 5558. played an important role in the inte-
and powerful few gration of the Indian Princely States.
B. Monarchy with a single ruler making A. Apple is like the mother Azad
all decisions
B. T.T.Krishnamachari
C. Election of representatives to make de-
cisions on behalf of citizens C. Baldev Singh
D. Direct participation of citizens in deci- D. Vallabhabhai Jhaverbhi Patel
sion making
5559. Who is the supreme commander of the
5554. Women participated in the Lok Sabha be- defence forces of India?
fore the 15th Lok Sabha elections- A. Prime Minister
A. 10%
B. President
B. 15%
C. Vice President
C. 33%
D. Governor
D. 50%
5560. Who is the Current Vice President
5555. Which part of the Indian Constitution re-
lated to the Supreme Court of India? A. Donald Trump
A. Part IV B. Joe bids
B. Part V C. Al That
C. Party VI D. Mike Pence
D. Part alive E. Women’s place R existence

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5561. A government limited by rule of law in B. government

its power over the liberties of individuals
C. republic
A. Direct Democracy
D. none of above
B. Representative Democracy
C. Limited Government 5567. Secretary
D. Constitutional Government A. A
B. B

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5562. Potential for conflict between individual
freedom and majority rule C. C
A. Limited Government D. D
B. Authoritarianism
5568. At the time of Jones Law, passed by the
C. paradox of democracy United States Congress which authored by
D. democratic ideals US Representative William A. Jones.
5563. What are the 3 branches of state gov- A. 1987 Philippine Constitution
ernment? B. 1973 Philippine Constitutions
A. Legislative, Federal, judicial C. 1935 Philippine Constitution
B. Legislative, executive, judicial
D. Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916
C. Media, executive, judicial
D. Legislative, executive, power 5569. Select all of the officials that get to
choose the writer of the majority opinion
5564. According to the Rowlatt Act for the Supreme Court.
A. Indians were tried in court A. Chief Justice, if he/she is in the major-
B. Indians could be arrested without a ity.
warrant B. Chief Justice
C. Indians were given fair and just treat- C. Associate Justice with the most se-
ment like the British niority, if the Chief Justic is not in the ma-
D. only the British were tried by these jority.
special laws D. Associate Justice with the most senior-
5565. we can prejudiced about many things ity.
like:
5570. Which of the following is true in respect
A. skin colour to Centre State financial relations?
B. religious beliefs A. Amount given by Centre is the only
C. the region they come from source of income to states.
D. all of these B. States can by-pass Center while taking
foreign loans.
5566. The role of is to create and enforce
laws, provide services, and represent the C. States cannot levy income-tax.
interests of the citizens. D. States can claim 100% share in excise
A. law duty on goods produced in the State.

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5571. The was established after the 1st 5577. Which of the following features of the
cold war Indian Constitution is borrowed from the
USA?1 Judicial review2 Concept of “pro-

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A. League of nations
cedure established by Law” 3 Advisory ju-
B. United nations risdiction of the Supreme Court4 Removal
C. SAARC of Supreme Court and High Court Judges
D. NATO Select the correct answer code:
A. 1 and 3
5572. The term democracy means
B. 1 and 4
A. Rule by people
C. 3 and 4
B. Power of people
D. none
C. Revolution
D. Polyarchy 5578. Cessation

5573. It act like a global parliament to discuss A. Not based on an independent agree-
world issues ment between independent governments
A. WTO B. More efficient than other government
systems
B. Secretariat
C. Consisting of strong central govern-
C. Security Council
ment
D. General assembly
D. Was seen before the current political
5574. How many Fundamental Duties are in system of the United States
the Indian Constitution? E. Has a separate legal system
A. 9
5579. China asserts which state of India is its
B. 10
A. Arunachal Pradesh
C. 11
B. Sikkim
D. 12
C. Uttar Pradesh
5575. A set of beliefs about how society D. Himachal Pradesh
should be organized and governed.
A. Civil liberties 5580. What benefits that it brings to you
when knowing the definition, functions
B. Law
and types of political parties?
C. Bill of rights
A. I am able to identify which process in-
D. Ideology volved when a political party is operating
at my place (i.e. socialization, mobiliza-
5576. An election where only those voters reg-
tion, articulation)
istered with that particular political party
may vote to select a particular candidate. B. I am able to shape political parties
A. open primary by changing directly the ideologies of the
leaders.
B. closed primary
C. I am able to better assess which polit-
C. open general ical party has the goal that aligns with the
D. closed genreal needs of the citizens.

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D. I become more curious towards state- C. 1989

ments by members of political parties as
D. 1991
I question how do they aggregate the citi-
zen’s needs.
5586. Public Goods are and that can-
E. I can be a well-informed member of a not be provided by markets, either be-
political party in the future. cause they too expensive for a single in-
dividual to buy or because if one person
5581. THE PRESIDENT CAN DECLARE UN-
bought them, everyone else would use

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DER THE THREAT OF WAR.
them without paying
A. EMERGENCY
A. externalities and income transfers
B. GOVERNMENT
B. externalities and services
C. ELECTIONS
C. Goods and externalities
D. none of above
D. Goods and services
5582. How many languages have been recog-
nized by the Constitution in India? 5587. Name the leader who was popularly
A. 22 known as Frontier Gandhi?
B. 25 A. Khan Abdel Jaafar
C. 24 B. Gaffar Abdul
D. 23 C. Khan Abdul
5583. According to the Constitution of India, D. None of these
new All India Service can be instituted by
the initiative taken by 5588. The root of the word ‘hegemony’ lies in
A. More than two thirds of the States. the

B. Interstate council. A. Latin

C. The lok Sabha. B. Classical Greeks
D. The Rajya Sabha. C. French
5584. In which of the following year did India D. Spanish
and Pakistan agree to open the Srinagar-
Muzaffarabad Bus Service? 5589. Independence of india act was result of
which of the following plans?
A. Feb 2003
B. Feb 2004 A. Mount batten plan

C. Feb 2005 B. Lucknow plan

D. Feb 2006 C. Delhi obviously

5585. Independence movement begins in D. Delhi pact

Lithuania in-
5590. Which of the following was NOT a
A. 1985 power of Congress under the Articles of
B. 1988 Confederation?

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5594. The passage of the Civil Rights Act &

Voting Rights Act

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A. began the most recent shift in political
ideology in our country
B. granted freedom to slaves
C. allowed all people the right to own
property
D. was passed during President Truman’s
A. Create a plan for the Northwest Terri- term
tory
B. Negotiate treaties 5595. Branch of government located at The
White House
C. Levy taxes
A. Executive
D. Declare war and peace
B. Legislative
5591. It is difficult to amend the constitution C. Judicial
because the framers wanted to make sure
D. none of above

A. changes were only made when abso- 5596. What is the feature of presidential sys-
lutely necessary tem?
B. no one ever changed the Constitution A. The executive branch has two powers
C. hardly anyone got a say B. The president holds two position
D. the President got all the say C. Fusion of powers between executive
and legislative branch
5592. A political scientist may employ the
working of one’s critical observation of a D. none of above
political situation, and interprets it based
on philosophical reflection, and this refers 5597. What is the name of the system in be-
to the method. tween capitalism and communism

A. Inductive A. conservatism
B. Deductive B. Anarchism
C. Comparative C. socialism
D. Observational D. Fascism

5593. Prime Minister contributed a great 5598. Affirmative Action can also be called
deal to improving Sino-Indian relations
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru A. Positive Discrimination
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee B. Feminism
C. Mikhail Gorbachev C. Negative Liberty
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri D. Proportional Representation

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5599. When was the NDC established? B. at least 35 years old

A. 1950 C. a resident of the US at least 14 years
B. 1951 D. a college degree
C. 1952 5605. What is the difference between a uni-
D. 1953 tary system and a federal system?
5600. Which Apex body is responsible for de- A. In a unitary system, power is concen-
trated in the central government, while

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cision making and deliberation on the gov-
ernment matters in India? in a federal system, power is divided
between the central government and re-
A. Finance ministry gional or local governments.
B. Niti commission B. In a federal system, power is concen-
C. The National Development Council trated in the central government, while
D. None of them in a unitary system, power is divided be-
tween the central government and re-
5601. In cases, the government is always gional or local governments.
the plaintiff. C. Unitary and federal systems are the
A. state same thing.
B. civil D. None of the above.
C. criminal
5606. What is advantage of democracy is com-
D. constitutional parison to other models?
5602. Especially due A. It allows money laundering
A. The fear of the third great war B. It allows to votegetting power easily
B. India is a pacifist country C. It allows checking and controlling
power, and it makes power legitimate
C. India is a unique country
D. It allows attracting more people
D. Failed to complete disarmament
E. It allows getting power easily
5603. Which phrase best represents the U.S.
principle of republicanism? 5607. Who of the following is the father of
state science.
A. The creation of a Congress to carry out
the will of the people A. Aristotle
B. The establishment of courts to inter- B. J.S.Mil
pret laws and government actions C. Thomas Hobbes
C. The division of power between a fed- D. Plato
eral government and state governments
D. The power of a court to declare a law 5608. who is father of political science
unconstitutional A. plato

5604. Which one is NOT a formal qualification B. aristotle

to be President of the United States? C. machiavelli
A. born a US citizen D. workley

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5609. RBI established in the year of 5613. The president in the USA is elected by
A. 1932 the Electoral College.

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C. 1925 B. True
D. 1954
5614. Which of the following were the rea-
5610. General Musharraf issued a ‘Legal sons by which families were not allowing
Framework Order’ that amended the Con- women or girls to study.
stitution of Pakistan.
A. They feared that schools would take
A. October 2002 girls away from home and prevent them
B. August 2002 from doing their domestic duties.
C. August 1999 B. Girls had to travel through public
D. October 2002 places in order to reach school.

5611. Which of the following steps must be C. They believed that girls should stay
followed to impeach and convict a presi- away from public spaces.
dent D. All of the above.
A. majority of the House and the Senate
must vote to convict 5615. HOW YEARS PASS BEFORE THE NEXT
B. Two thirds of the House and the Senate ELECTION IS HELD IN MEXICO?
must vote to convict A. 6
C. The House must impeach by a majority B. 5
vote and the Senate must convict by a two
thirds vote C. 8
D. The Senate must impeach by majority D. 4
vote, and the House must convict by two-
thirds vote 5616. Rajya sabha has members

5612. Assertion International organizations A. 245

only solve the disputes among the coun- B. 250
tries.Reason International organizations
are helpful in another way. Nations can C. 238
usually see that there are some things D. 219
they must do together. There are issues
that are so challenging that they can only 5617. Section of government responsible for
be dealt with when everyone works to- making the laws. The United States gov-
gether. Disease is an example. ernment which includes the Senate and
A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the House of Representatives.
correct explanation of (A).
A. Judicial Branch
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). B. Executive Branch

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false. C. Legislative Branch

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. D. Moderate

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5618. Roger is charged by his state legislature 5623. What was the main weakness of the Ar-
for a crime, then sentenced by the legisla- ticles of Confederation?
ture to 20 years in prison. This unconsti-
A. the federal government was too weak
tutional practice is know as a(n)
B. It had no legislative branch
A. bill of attainder
B. ex post facto law C. The judicial was too powerful

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D. privilege and immunity 5624. When power is shared among different
5619. Can the Government change while the organs of the government it is called as
State continues to exist? A. horizontal distribution of power
A. Not mentioned B. community distribution of power
B. It depends C. coalition of power
C. No
D. federal distribution of power
D. Yes
5625. Bureaucracy is the name given to
5620. What is the full form of PIL?
A. a large organization, structured hier-
A. Public Interest Limited
archically, that carries out specific func-
B. Public Interference Limited tions.
C. Public Interest Litigation B. any organization that has major prob-
D. None of the above lems when attempting to accomplish its
goals.
5621. Identify the personality.
C. a group of people who work to enforce
policies in a way that prevents quick re-
sults.
D. government organizations, but not to
corporate or university organizations.

5626. Where is the Supreme Court located

A. M.Venkaiah Naidu A. Chandigarh
B. About Birla B. Delhi
C. Ramnath Kovind C. New Delhi
D. V P Mandal D. Bangalore
5622. implies the means through which the
5627. What is the purpose of antitrust laws?
independence and sovereignty of our coun-
try can be safeguarded. A. To create natural monopolies
A. National Interest B. To regulate markets only
B. Internal Policy C. To maintain competition and regulate
C. Foreign Policy natural monopolies
D. Defence System D. To eliminate competition completely

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5628. Which of the following men won the 5633. What is the minimum age of voting in
governorship in 1975 by performing jobs India?
associated with working people during his

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A. 21
campaign?
B. 18
A. Kirk Fordice
C. 30
B. Cliff Finch
D. 25
C. William Allain
5634. What is the National Flower of In-
D. William Winter
dia?(What is the national flower of India?)
5629. contributes the maximum to the A. Jasmine
NATO annual defense expenditure.
B. Rose
A. France
C. Lotus
B. UK
D. Sun Flower
C. USA
5635. When did privatization begin in China
D. Canada
A. 1970
5630. Who gave the name Harijan to the un- B. 1967
touchables?
C. 1973
A. Ambedkar
D. 1972
B. Gandhi
5636. Characteristics of Power that have sub-
C. Mawlana Azad
ject and object:
D. Nehru
A. Situational
5631. Which of these countries would have B. Social Relationship
the most inefficient Political system?
C. Transitive
A. Developing countries D. none of above
B. Underdeveloped countries
5637. Identify the principle of justice pre-
C. Developed countries sented in the example. A doctor earns a
D. none of above higher salary than a janitor.
A. Equal treatment for equals
5632. Which step in the polling process re-
quires pollsters to assess whether their B. Proportionate justice
questions are worded well since this can C. Recognition of special needs
affect the reliability of the poll?
D. none of above
A. Define the universe
5638. What is a swing state?
B. Construct a sample
A. An organization that raises and spends
C. Prepare valid questions
money to support political candidates
D. Interview B. The manipulation of electoral district
E. Report boundaries

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C. A state in which the outcome of an C. Gentrification and affordable housing

election is uncertain D. Social injustice
D. A specific group of people represented E. All of the above
by an elected official
5644. Bill of rights are not only un-
5639. Before contesting elections in China, necessary in the proposed Constitution,
whose approval does a candidate need to but would even be dangerous.Those who
have? agreed with this point of view were

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A. CCP known as-
B. AT A. Minutemen
C. Zanu pf B. Loyalists
D. The President C. Federalists

5640. Under which definition is Political Sci- D. Patriots

ence defined as study of allocation of val- 5645. The end of Cold-war marked the end of:
ues?
A. Unipolar system
A. Modern Definitions
B. bipolar system
B. Classical Definitions
C. multi-polar system
C. Neo Classical
D. AND
D. Normative definition
5646. The Supreme Court of India was estab-
5641. Define partisan identification (party ID) lished in the year:
A. Group seeking to elect office-holders A. 1947
under a given label.
B. 1950
B. Melding separate interests into gen-
eral party platforms. C. 1953

C. Enduring psychological attachment to D. 1949

a party, often from childhood socialization 5647. Define opinion leaders
D. Rousing people to participate in poli- A. Locally respected people who influ-
tics. ence the views of others.
5642. How many freedoms are guaranteed by B. To campaign by personally speaking to
Article 19 ( Right to Freedom): voters.
A. 3 C. Looking within oneself.
B. 4 D. Keeping the present situation.
C. 5 5648. Which princely ruler was one of the
D. 6 world’s richest men?

5643. What is a political issue currently plagu- A. Nawab of Bhopal

ing the U.S. B. Maharaja of Manipur
A. Human trafficking C. Maharaja of Kashmir
B. Immigration D. Nizam of Hyderabad

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5649. Which one of the following is not fol- 5653. Assertion The UN is not a great bal-
lowed in a democratic form of govern- ance to the US.Reason The UN can and has
ment? served to bring the US and the rest of the

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A. Dignity of citizens world into discussions over various issues.

B. Assurance of political rights to the cit- A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the
izens correct explanation of (A).

C. Restriction on freedom of speech and B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
expression the correct explanation of (A).

D. consultation in decision-making C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
5650. Why type of vote is required to convict
a federal official and remove them from of- 5654. According to Rousseau is the high-
fice? est organization we can be born to, live in,
and die in/for.
A. super majority
A. Church
B. simple majority
B. Family
C. partisan
C. Government
D. unanimous
D. State
5651. Which of these is not a function of the
constitution? 5655. What form of local government pro-
vides voters with the least accountability
A. It gives a guarantee of the rights of the
for elected officials?
citizen
A. Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Coun-
B. It marks out different spheres of
cil Arrangement
power for different branches of govern-
ment B. Strong Mayor/City Council Arrange-
ment
C. It ensures that good people come to
power C. The Commission
D. It gives expression to some shared val- D. Political Machines
ues
5656. The Indian state prevent religious domi-
5652. Identify the correct order of the five nation by adopting
steps of a polling process: A. Strategy of distancing
A. Construct a sample, prepare valid B. Strategy of non interference
questions, define the universe, interview, C. Strategy of intervention
report
D. All of these
B. Report, interview, prepare valid ques-
tions, construct a sample, define the uni- 5657. What specific “crime” did Andrew John-
verse son commit and have impeachment charges
C. Define the universe, construct a sam- brought upon him as a result?
ple, prepare valid questions, interview, re- A. violated the Office of Tenure Act by fir-
port ing a cabinet member
D. None of the above B. bribed federal officials

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C. sold government secrets to former C. Capitalism

Confederate leaders D. Leave
D. vetoed the Freedmen’s Bureau
5663. What is an election?
5658. According to , inequality in society
A. The process of choosing a person for
between men and women is the result of
a particular position
patriarchy.
B. A preliminary election held within a po-
A. Feminism
litical party

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B. Harm Principle
C. An organized group of people with sim-
C. Rawlsian Theory of Justice ilar political beliefs
D. Affirmative Action D. A series of organized activities to pro-
mote a specific cause
5659. A dictatorship is
A. an country where the leaders are dic- 5664. Who is the executive officer of the Pan-
tators chayat Samiti?
B. a country where the leaders are A. Police Station Incharge
elected by the people B. Block Development Officer
C. a country where the leader gets into C. Block Agriculture Officer
power through force
D. Block Education Officer
D. a country where the leader often gets
into power by force and then makes all the 5665. The BJP formed the government in 1998
rule themselves as a leader of an alliance. Name the al-
liances
5660. A rapidly rotating column of air that is in
contact with the ground and a cumulonim- A. National democratic alliance
bus cloud B. United progressive alliance
A. volcanoes C. National progressive alliance
B. tornadoes D. United democratic alliance
C. earthquakes
5666. The erroneous claim relating to the civil
D. asteroid society
5661. 4 When was Mohandas Karamchand A. Social area
Gandhi born? B. Including NGOs
A. October 1, 1868 C. Is involved in policy propaganda
B. October 2, 1869 D. Reinforces citizens
C. October 3, 1879 E. A non-political basis
D. October 2, 1876
5667. Which case is also known as mini consti-
5662. What is the effort to influence the way tution?
the government operates? A. Keshavananda Replacement Vice
A. Politics State of Kerala
B. Economics B. Adam Jabalpur Vas Shiv Kant Shukla

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C. Raj Narain vs State of UP 5673. How many languages are recognised as

D. Union Govt vs LIC of India Scheduled languages by the Constitution
of India

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5668. How many villages are there in India,
A. 29
approx
B. 27
A. 1 lakh
C. 21
B. 3 lakh
C. 4 lakh D. 22

D. 6 lakh 5674. Natural inequality or social inequality?

Difference between men and women in po-
5669. How many times Article 352 was in im- sitions of leadership
posed in India?
A. Natural inequality
A. 2
B. Social inequality
B. 3
C. 1 5675. How many Lok sabha constituencies are
D. 4 there in India at present?
A. 540
5670. What is the Querum For The Longion
System AFter in 1948? What is the min- B. 543
imum of the Dominion of the Legislative C. 547
Council after 1948?
D. 563
A. 31
5676. Which amendment allowed black men
B. 51
the right to legally vote?
C. 20
A. 13 w
D. 10
B. 14th
5671. Which is neighbouring country of India? C. 15th
A. USA
D. 16th
B. UK
5677. Who is President of India?
C. Myanmar
D. Singapore A. Narendra Modi
B. Ramnath Kovind
5672. In the First Past the Post system, that
candidate is declared winner who C. Rajnath Sing
A. Secures the largest number of postal D. Sharad Pawar
ballots
5678. Why our constitution has been called liv-
B. Belongs to the party that has highest ing document?
number of votes in the country
A. it can be easily changed.
C. Has more votes than any other candi-
B. it is flexible as well as rigid.
date in the constituency
D. Attains first position by securing more C. it is very rigid.
than 50% votes D. our constitution is a dead document.

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5679. archaeology is a brand of 5680. The legislative branch of the U.S. gov-
ernment is called
A. cultural anthropology
A. Parliament
B. biological anthropology
B. Cabinet
C. anthropology C. Senate
D. none of above D. Congress

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