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MH SET 2015: 6 September, Paper II, Political Science

  • Date: 6 September 2015
  • Paper code: AUG-15215
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 32 pages
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Test Booklet No.
                                                                                                                      F
                                                  POLITICAL SCIENCE
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                           POLITICAL SCIENCE
                                      Paper II


                                                   II
Time Allowed : 75 Minutes]                           [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions. Each question
       carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                             (50)                                  (2)



1.   Which phrase did Kautilya use to         1.
     describe human life in the absence
     of the state ?
                                                    (A)
     (A) State of Nature
                                                    (B)
     (B) Law of the fishes
                                                    (C)
     (C) Perpetual peace
                                                    (D)
     (D) State of innocence
                                              2.
2.   Which of the following pairs is
     incorrectly matched ?

     (A) M.K. Gandhi       — Swaraj                 (A)

     (B) M.N. Roy       — Radical                   (B)

                              Humanism

     (C) Aurobindo Ghosh— Spiritual                 (C)

                              Unity

     (D) B.R. Ambedkar— Hindutva                    (D)
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3.   Which thinker staunchly defended           3.
     Papal Supremacy ?

     (A) Alighieri Dante                             (A)

     (B) William of Ockham                           (B)
                                                     (C)
     (C) Marsiglio of Padua
                                                     (D)
     (D) Giles of Rome

4.   Which of the following statements          4.

     are correct ?

     (a) Positivism         was       the            (a)
          philosophical       basis    of
          behaviourism
                                                     (b)
     (b) Behaviourists emphasised the
          separation of facts and values

     (c) Post-behaviourists considered               (c)
          relevance to be more important
          than rigour
                                                     (d)
     (d) Behaviourism triumphed over
          post-behaviourism
                                                     (A) (a), (b)   (c)
     (A) (a), (b) and (c)

     (B) (a), (b) and (d)                            (B) (a), (b)   (d)

     (C) (b), (c) and (d)                            (C) (b), (c)   (d)

     (D) (a), (c) and (d)                            (D) (a), (c)   (d)

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5.   The liberty of the ancients is in          5.
     consonance with :

     (A) Liberal individualism                       (A)

     (B) Civic republicanism                         (B)
     (C) Totalitarianism
                                                     (C)
     (D) Theocracy
                                                     (D)
6.   Give the correct answer by using the
                                                6.
     codes given below :

     (1) Plato is the father of political
                                                     (1)
         philosophy

     (2) Aristotle is not the father of
                                                     (2)
         political science
                                                     (3)
     (3) Machiavelli is the father of
         political realism
                                                     (4)
     (4) Antonio Gramsci is not the
         father of passive revolution

     Codes :

     (A) (1) and (2) are correct                     (A) (1)   (2)

     (B) (2) and (3) are correct                     (B) (2)   (3)

     (C) (2) and (4) are correct                     (C) (2)   (4)

     (D) (3) is correct                              (D) (3)

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7.   Which one of the following pairs is       7.

     correctly matched ?


     (A) G.W.F. Hegel—Civil Society                 (A)

     (B) T.H. Green—Social Contract
                                                    (B)

     (C) Karl Marx—General Will
                                                    (C)

     (D) Machiavelli—Political Idealism
                                                    (D)

8.   According to Marx what is the
                                               8.
     correct sequence of the modes of

     production ?
                                                    (A)
     (A) Slavery,     Feudalism      and

         Capitalism

                                                    (B)
     (B) Feudalism,     Slavery      and

         Capitalism


     (C) Capitalism,       Slavery   and            (C)


         Feudalism


     (D) Slavery,     Capitalism     and            (D)

         Feudalism

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9.   Which one of the following pairs is       9.

     not correctly matched ?

     (A) J.S. Mill—The subjection of
                                                     (A)
         women
                                                     (B)
     (B) Machiavelli—The Prince
                                                     (C)
     (C) Aristotle—Utilitarianism
                                                     (D)
     (D) Hobbes—The Leviathan

10. Which one of the following pairs is        10.

     not correctly matched ?

     (A) Mao        Zedong—Cultural

         Revolution
                                                     (A)
     (B) Antonio Gramsci—Cultural

         hegemony
                                                     (B)

     (C) V.I.       Lenin—Bolshevik

         Revolution                                  (C)

     (D) Karl         Marx—Cultural
                                                     (D)
         Revolution


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11. Identify the incorrect statement :
                                              11.


    (A) In Switzerland the members of
                                                    (A)
         the executive are the members


         of Legislature


    (B) In USA the members of the                   (B)


         executive are not the members


         of Legislature

                                                    (C)
    (C) In   UK    the     members   of


         executive are the members of


         Legislature


    (D) In India the members of the

                                                    (D)
         executive are the members of


         the Legislature

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12. Match the List-I with List-II by
                                                     12.                                        I

    using the codes given below :
                                                                 II

    List-I                      List-II
                                                                      I                 II

    (1)   USA         (a)   Council of States
                                                           (1)            (a)

                            & National Council


    (2)   Switzerland (b)   House of Lords &
                                                           (2)            (b)
                            House of Commons


    (3)   France      (c)   Senate & House of
                                                           (3)            (c)
                            Representatives


    (4)   UK          (d)   National Assembly

                                                           (4)            (d)
                            & Senate


    Codes :


    (A) (1—c) (2—a) (3—d) (4—b)                            (A) (1—c) (2—a) (3—d) (4—b)


    (B) (1—d) (2—c)          (3—b) (4—a)                   (B) (1—d) (2—c)      (3—b) (4—a)


    (C) (1—b) (2—d) (3—a)              (4—c)               (C) (1—b) (2—d) (3—a)         (4—c)


    (D) (1—d) (2—b)          (3—c)     (4—a)               (D) (1—d) (2—b)      (3—c)    (4—a)

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13. Which one of the following is not            13.

    correctly matched ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) France — Biparty System
                                                       (B)
    (B) USA — Biparty System

                                                       (C)
    (C) India — Multiparty System


    (D) China — One Party System                       (D)


14. Which among the following pairs is
                                                 14.
    not correctly matched ?

                                                       (A)
    (A) Consti-       —   Supremacy


        tutionalism       of Constitution


    (B) Federalism —      Division of
                                                       (B)
                          Powers

                                                       (C)
    (C) Parliamentary —Supremacy of


        System            Executive


    (D) Presidential — Separation of
                                                       (D)
        System            Powers

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15. Judicial Review is absent in which        15.


    political system ?



    (A) USA                                         (A)



    (B) India                                       (B)



    (C) UK                                          (C)



    (D) Switzerland                                 (D)



16. What is the tenure of Swiss               16.


    Executive ?



    (A) 5 Years                                     (A)



    (B) 4 Years                                     (B)



    (C) 6 Years                                     (C)


    (D) 7 Years                                     (D)

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17. Which    one   of   the    following         17.

    statements is incorrect ?
                                                       (A)

    (A) Constitutionalism       implies
                                                       (B)
        limited Government


    (B) War is the important threat to

        Constitutionalism
                                                       (C)

    (C) American          Constitution

        guarantee rights to the citizens

                                                       (D)
    (D) British Constitution is the first

        Enacted Constitution


18. Who described bureaucracy as a               18.

    “continental nuisance” ?


    (A) Thomas Carlyle                                 (A)


    (B) R.K. Merton                                    (B)


    (C) Max Weber                                      (C)

                                                       (D)
    (D) M. Crozier

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19. Who said, “Revolution is a sweeping            19.
    fundamental        change      in   the

    predominant myth of a social

    order” ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Huntington
                                                         (B)
    (B) G.S. Peter
                                                         (C)
    (C) H. Arendt

    (D) Neumann                                          (D)

20. Arrange in the order that AFK                  20.

    Organski examined the role of

    government through the four stages

    of   his   “Stages       of   Political

    Development”.                                        (1)
    (1) Industrialization
                                                         (2)
    (2) Primitive national unification
                                                         (3)
    (3) Abundance
                                                         (4)
    (4) National welfare

    Codes :

    (A) (2), (1), (4), (3)                               (A) (2), (1), (4), (3)

                                                         (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)
    (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)
                                                         (C) (3), (4), (1), (2)
    (C) (3), (4), (1), (2)
                                                         (D) (4), (3), (2), (1)
    (D) (4), (3), (2), (1)

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21. Who gave the slogans of “Jai Hind”           21.

    and “Delhi Chalo” ?

    (A) Aurobindo Ghosh                                (A)

    (B) Jawaharlal Nehru                               (B)

    (C) Mahatma Gandhi                                 (C)

    (D) Subhash Chandra Bose                           (D)

22. The preamble enshrines certain               22.
    ideals that were first spelt out in :

    (A) The speech by Jawaharlal

        Nehru on the banks of Ravi
                                                       (A)
        when he called for Purna

        Swaraj

    (B) The Nehru Report

    (C) A resolution adopted at the                    (B)

        Karachi Session of the Indian
                                                       (C)
        National Congress

    (D) The objectives Resolution

        adopted by the Constituent                     (D)

        Assembly

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23. Match List-I with List-II and choose                  23.       I           II
      the correct answer from the codes

      given below :
                                                                          I                     II
           List-I                  List-II
                                                          (a)                   (1)
(a)   Article 43A   (1) Legal aid to the poor


(b)   Article 43    (2) Prohibition of

                                                          (b)                   (2)
                          consumption of alcoholic


                          drinks


(c)   Article 47    (3) Prohibition of Cottage            (c)                   (3)

                          Industries                      (d)                   (4)

(d)   Article 39A   (4) Workers Participation


                          in Management


      Codes :
                                                                    (a)       (b)     (c)      (d)
           (a)      (b)      (c)       ( d)
                                                                (A) (1)       (3)     (4)      (2)
      (A) (1)       (3)      (4)       (2)
                                                                (B) (2)       (1)     (4)      (3)
      (B) (2)       (1)      (4)       (3)
                                                                (C) (4)       (3)     (2)      (1)
      (C) (4)       (3)      (2)       (1)
                                                                (D) (3)       (2)     (1)      (4)
      (D) (3)       (2)      (1)       (4)

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24. Which of the following provisions of         24.
    the Constitution can be amended by
    Parliament by a simple majority ?
    (A) Creation of new states in the                  (A)
         union
                                                       (B)
    (B) Fundamental Rights
    (C) Directive Principles of States                 (C)
         Policy
    (D) Provisions         related     to              (D)

         Panchayati Raj (Article 243)
                                                 25.
25. Which    one    of   the   following
    statements related to President of
    India is incorrect ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) President shall have the power
         to summon or prorogue the
         session of parliament
                                                       (B)
    (B) President shall have the right
         to send message to either House
         of Parliament
    (C) President shall have power to
                                                       (C)
         send     message      not   only
         legislative matters but also
         “otherwise”
    (D) President shall have the power
         to send message only on                       (D)
         Legislative matters

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26. One of the following is incorrect                  26.
      about NITI Aayog :
      (A) The power to allocate funds is
           not    vested      with    Finance                (A)

           Ministry
      (B) The number of full time
                                                             (B)
           members could be fewer than
           Planning Commission
      (C) Chief Ministers of Union                           (C)
           Territories are not part of NITI
           Aayog
      (D) Only four Cabinet Ministers                        (D)

           will    serve      as     ex-officio
           members
                                                       27.
27. Select the correct answer by using
      the codes given below :
                                                       (a)                   (1)
(a)   Regional Party    (1)    Akali Dal/TDP

(b)   National Party    (2)    BJP/DMK                 (b)                   (2)
(c)   Bahujan Party     (3)    BSP/Bahujan

                               Mahasangh               (c)                   (3)
                                                       (d)                   (4)
(d)   Ideology Based    (4)    CPM/CPI

      Political Party

      (A) (1) and (2) are correct                            (A) (1)        (2)
      (B) (2) and (3) are correct                            (B) (2)        (3)
      (C) (3) and (4) are incorrect                          (C) (3)        (4)
                                                             (D) (1), (3)          (4)
      (D) (1), (3) and (4) are correct
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28. The 73rd Act is not applicable to                  28.
    which one of the states given
    below ?
                                                             (A)
    (A) Nagaland, Tripura and Assam
                                                             (B)
    (B) Mizoram, J & K and Nagaland
                                                             (C)
    (C) Meghalaya, Tripura and J & K
    (D) J & K, Nagaland and Jharkhand                        (D)

29. Match List-I with List-II and choose               29.
    the correct answer from the codes
    given below :
          List-I                  List-II                                I                     II
    (Constitutional              (Effects)
     Amendment)
                                                             (a)                   (1)
    (a)   58th     (1)   Lowering of voting age

                         from 21 to 18
                                                             (b)                   (2)
    (b)   61st     (2)   Right to education

    (c)   77th     (3)   Publication of the
                                                             (c)                   (3)

                         Constitution in Hindi

    (d)   86th     (4)   Reservation in                      (d)                   (4)
                         promotions to SCs and

                         STs

    Codes :                                                        (a)       (b)    (c)      (d)
          (a)      (b)     (c)      ( d)
                                                             (A)   (2)       (3)    (1)      (4)
    (A) (2)        (3)     (1)      (4)
                                                             (B)   (3)       (1)    (4)      (2)
    (B) (3)        (1)     (4)      (2)
                                                             (C)   (1)       (4)    (3)      (2)
    (C) (1)        (4)     (3)      (2)
                                                             (D)   (4)       (2)    (1)      (3)
    (D) (4)        (2)     (1)      (3)

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30. Given below are two statements, one          30.
    labelled as Assertion (A) and the
                                                                    (A)                        (R)
    other labelled as Reason (R) :

    Assertion (A) : Leftist Government
    of West Bengal suggested to initiate                     (A)

    an amendment to include the word

    ‘Federal’ in the description of

    ‘Republic of India’

    Reason (R) : They suggested to
    replace the ‘Union’ by the expression                    (R)

    ‘Federation’ in all places to protect
    states autonomy.

    In this context of the above which

    one of the following is correct ?

    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true but

        (R)   is   not    the    correct               (A)         (A)    (R)                  (R)
        explanation of (A)
                                                              (A)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                       (B)         (A)    (R)                  (R)
        (R) is the correct explanation of

        (A)                                                   (A)

    (C) (A) is false and (R) is true                   (C) (A)                   (R)

    (D) (A) is true but (R) is false
                                                       (D) (A)                  (R)
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31. Match List-I with List-II and select                    31.

    the correct answer by using the


    codes given below the list :


          List-I                      List-II                                 I                 II


    (a)   Purpose         (1)         Education                   (a)               (1)


    (b)   Process         (2)         Tribal Welfare              (b)               (2)


    (c)   Clientele       (3)         Law                         (c)               (3)


    (d)   Area            (4)         North-East                  (d)               (4)


    Codes :


          (a)       (b)         (c)         ( d)                        (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)


                                                                  (A) (3)     (1)   (2)   (4)
    (A) (3)         (1)         (2)         (4)

                                                                  (B) (1)     (3)   (2)   (4)
    (B) (1)         (3)         (2)         (4)

                                                                  (C) (2)     (3)   (4)   (1)
    (C) (2)         (3)         (4)         (1)

                                                                  (D) (2)     (1)   (4)   (3)
    (D) (2)         (1)         (4)         (3)

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32. Select the correct answer by using               32.
    the code below about ‘Adhocracy”.

    (i)   The term coined by Warren

          Bennis                                           (i)

    (ii) It is popularised by Alwin                        (ii)
          Toffler
                                                           (iii)
    (iii) It   is   the      opposite     of

          bureaucracy                                      (iv)

    (iv) It refers to a small project team

          which     work       across   the

          departmental boundaries of an

          organisation                                                    :

    Codes :
                                                           (A) (i )           ( iii )           ( ii )
    (A) (i) and (iii) are correct, (ii) and
                                                                   (iv)
          (iv) are incorrect

    (B) (i) and (ii) are correct, (iii) and                (B) (i )           ( ii )           (iii )

          (iv) are incorrect                                       (iv)

    (C) ( i ), ( ii ), ( iii ) and ( iv ) are
                                                           (C) (i) (ii), (iii)          (iv)
          correct

    (D) (i) and (ii) are incorrect, (iii) and              (D) ( i )          ( ii )           ( iii )

          (iv) are correct                                         (iv)

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33. Arrange      chronologically   the        33.


   institution related to planning in


   India. Choose the correct code :


   (i)   Planning and Development
                                                    (i)

         Department
                                                    (ii)

   (ii) Advisory Planning Board
                                                    (iii)
   (iii) Planning Commission

                                                    (iv)
   (iv) NITI Aayog


   Codes :

                                                    (A) (ii), (i), (iii)    (iv)
   (A) (ii), (i), (iii) and (iv)

                                                    (B) (i), (ii), (iii)    (iv)
   (B) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)


                                                    (C) (iii), (ii), (i)    (iv)
   (C) (iii), (ii), (i) and (iv)


   (D) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)                    (D) (iv), (iii), (ii)    ( i)

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34. Select the correct statement about
                                                     34.
    Estimate Committee from the

    codes :

    (i)   It is a standing committee                       (i)

    (ii) All members belonging to Lok                      (ii)
          Sabha
                                                           (iii)
    (iii) Members are elected on the

          basis       of     proportional

          representation                                   (iv)

    (iv) Suggest alternative policies to

          bring efficiency and economy in

          administration

                                                           (A) (i), (ii), (iii)              (iv)
    Codes :

    (A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct, (iv) is

          incorrect
                                                           (B) (i), (ii), (iv)               (iii)

    (B) (i), (ii), (iv) are correct, (iii) is

          incorrect
                                                           (C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
    (C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct

                                                           (D) (i), (ii)                 (iii)       (iv)
    (D) (i), (ii) are correct, (iii) and (iv)

          are incorrect

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35. Select the incorrect statement about         35.


    decentralisation :
                                                       (A)

    (A) Decentralisation       may     be


         political or administrative

                                                       (B)
    (B) Administrative decentralisation


         may be vertical and territorial


         or horizontal and functional


    (C) Creation of Panchayati Raj                     (C)


         Institution within the states is


         an example of decentralisation

                                                       (D)
    (D) Planning            Commission


         symbolizes the trend towards


         decentralisation

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36. Select the incorrect statement about
                                                36.

    Asoka    Mehta     Committee     on


    Panchayati Raj :

                                                      (A)
    (A) Main thesis of the Committee


         was functional necessity for


         decentralisation             of


         administration
                                                      (B)

    (B) Recommended the creation of a


         two-tiered system

                                                      (C)
    (C) Compulsory powers of taxation


         to Panchayati Raj Institution


    (D) Recommended the creation of a                 (D)


         three-tiered system


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37. When did the Essential Services               37.
    Maintenance        Act   come     into

    force ?
                                                        (A) 1978
    (A) 1978
                                                        (B) 1968
    (B) 1968
                                                        (C) 1962
    (C) 1962

                                                        (D) 1979
    (D) 1979

38. Arrange chronologically the various           38.

    stages of Budget in the Parliament

    by selecting the correct code :
                                                        (1)

    (1) General Discussion
                                                        (2)
    (2) Presentation in the Parliament
                                                        (3)
    (3) Consideration and Passing
                                                        (4)
    (4) Voting on Demand for Grant
                                                                   :
    Codes :
                                                        (A) (2), (1), (3), (4)
    (A) (2), (1), (3), (4)
                                                        (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)
    (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)

    (C) (2), (3), (4), (1)                              (C) (2), (3), (4), (1)


    (D) (2), (1), (4), (3)                              (D) (2), (1), (4), (3)


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39. Select the correct answer about                    39.

    Ombudsman by using codes below :

    (i)   Officer of state appointed to
                                                             (i)
          provide an extra check on the

          right of citizens against

          governmental action                                (ii)


    (ii) It is a Scandinavian origin                         (iii)

          system
                                                             (iv)

    (iii) It   is   an   institution       for

          decentralisation
                                                             (A) (i)            (ii)                 , (iii)
    (iv) It is against Federal system
                                                                     (iv)
    Codes :

                                                             (B) (i ), ( ii )             ( iii )
    (A) (i) and (ii) are correct, (iii) and

          (iv) are incorrect                                                (iv)


    (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct, (iv)                (C) ( i ), ( ii ), ( iii )              ( iv )

          is incorrect

    (C) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
                                                             (D) ( i ), (ii ), ( iii )              ( iv )

    (D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are incorrect

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40. Right to Information Act, 2005               40.
    provides :

    (A) Transperancy                                   (A)
    (B) Accountability
                                                       (B)
    (C) Decentralisation
                                                       (C)
    (D) Anti-corruption
                                                       (D)
41. Which of the following is not a tenet
                                                 41.
    of Realism ?

    (A) The centrality of security and
                                                       (A)
         survival

    (B) The importance of the virtues
         of strength and cunning                       (B)

    (C) Values of Intelligence, nerve                  (C)

         and risk taking

    (D) State is a major actor along with              (D)
         others non-state actors

42. What did the Westphalian system              42.
    denote ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) The duty of nation-states to
         adhere to the Church
                                                       (B)
    (B) International alliances would
                                                       (C)
         take precedence
                                                       (D)
    (C) Rise of the modern nation-state

    (D) King had the divine right to rule

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43. Who enunciated the Fourteen points
                                               43.
    at the Treaty of Versailles ?
    (A) Castlereagh                                  (A)
    (B) Metternich                                   (B)
    (C) Talleyrand                                   (C)
    (D) Woodrow Wilson                               (D)
44. What was the name of the massive           44.
    economic rebuilding plan for
    Western Europe which was to
    rebuilt was torn economies after
    Second World War ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) NATO
    (B) Marshall Plan                                (B)

    (C) Containment                                  (C)
    (D) IMF Loans                                    (D)
45. Which among the following are              45.
    tangible elements of power ?
    (1) Physical      Geography     and
                                                     (1)
        Geopolitics
    (2) Natural Resources and raw                    (2)
        materials                                    (3)
    (3) Technology                                   (4)
    (4) National character and morale
    Codes :
                                                     (A) (1), (2)   (3)
    (A) (1), (2) and (3) are correct
    (B) (1), (2) and (4) are correct                 (B) (1), (2)   (4)

    (C) (2), (3) and (4) are correct                 (C) (2), (3)   (4)

    (D) (1), (3) and (4) are correct                 (D) (1), (3)   (4)

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46. The Acheson Plan which was a                 46.

    result of the Korean war in 1950 was

    an example of :

    (A) Splendid Isolation                             (A)

                                                       (B)
    (B) Peaceful coexistence

                                                       (C)
    (C) Collective Security

                                                       (D)
    (D) Balance of Power
                                                 47.
47. Choose the correct chronological

    order on the basis of the codes given

    below :                                            (1)

    (1) Tokyo Round                                    (2)

    (2) Kennedy Round                                  (3)

    (3) Doha Round
                                                       (4)
    (4) Uruguay Round

    Codes :
                                                       (A) (2), (1), (4), (3)
    (A) (2), (1), (4), (3)
                                                       (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)
    (B) (1), (2), (3), (4)
                                                       (C) (4), (3), (2), (1)
    (C) (4), (3), (2), (1)

    (D) (3), (4), (1), (2)                             (D) (3), (4), (1), (2)

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48. Give correct answer by using the
                                                48.
    codes given below :
    Assertion (A) : India’s LEAP (Look
    East and Act Policy) began before                        (A)          LEAP

    1991.
    Reason (R) : The Cholas were a
    naval power that traded in the Indo-                     (R)
    Pacific region
    Codes :
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and
         (R) is the right explanation of
                                                      (A)          (A)    (R)
         (A)
                                                            (R)     (A)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but
                                                      (B)          (A)    (R)
         (R)    is   not   the   correct
                                                            (R)     (A)
         explanation of (A)
    (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false                 (C) (A)                    (R)

    (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true                 (D) (A)                   (R)
49. Where did the first summit of the           49.
    Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) take
    place in 1961 ?                                   (A)
    (A) Cairo
                                                      (B)
    (B) Belgrade
                                                      (C)
    (C) Bandung
    (D) New Delhi                                     (D)
50. Which one of the following countries        50.                             BIMSTEC
    is not a member of BIMSTEC ?
    (A) Bangladesh                                    (A)
    (B) Australia                                     (B)
    (C) Myanmar                                       (C)
    (D) Thailand                                      (D)

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