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MH SET 2020: 27 December, Paper II, Political Science

  • Date: 27 December 2020
  • Paper code: JUN15220
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 40 pages
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                                 Political Science
                                     Paper II


                                                     II
Time Allowed : 120 Minutes]                          [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This Paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
       carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                              (100)                                           (2)


1.   The idea of deconstruction is              1.
     associated with ................ .               (A)
     (A) Jacques Derrida
                                                      (B)
     (B) Saussure
                                                      (C)
     (C) Heidegger
     (D) Frankfurt School                             (D)
2.   Match List I with List II and select       2.          I     II
     the correct answer from the codes :
                  List I                                                     I
     (a) Freedom                                      (a)
     (b) Toleration                                   (b)
     (c) Positive liberty                             (c)
     (d) Negative liberty                             (d)
                 List II                                                 II
     (1) An essential pre-condition for               (1)
         harmony and social stability
     (2) Property of will                             (2)
     (3) Minimal state                                (3)
     (4) Being one’s own master                       (4)
     Codes :
         (a) (b) (c) (d)                                  (a)   (b)    (c)       (d)
     (A) (3) (4) (1) (2)                              (A) (3)   (4)    (1)       (2)
     (B) (2) (1) (4) (3)                              (B) (2)   (1)    (4)       (3)
     (C) (4) (2) (3) (1)                              (C) (4)   (2)    (3)       (1)
     (D) (1)   (3)   (2)   (4)                        (D) (1)   (3)    (2)       (4)
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3.   Critical theory             proposes   to       3.
     create ................ .
     (A) Egalitarian society                              (A)
     (B) Counter culture                                  (B)

     (C) A level playing field                            (C)

     (D) Free market society                              (D)

4.   According to Habermas, modern                   4.
     capitalists systems have a tendency
     to develop one of the following
     identity :
                                                          (A)
     (A) Legitimation deficit
                                                          (B)
     (B) Democratic deficit
                                                          (C)
     (C) Consensus deficit
     (D) Communication deficit                            (D)

5.   The philosophy of natural rights                5.
     had depended on :
     (A) Ethical theory                                   (A)

     (B) Political self-consciousness                     (B)

     (C) Authority rationalism                            (C)

     (D) Revolutionary era                                (D)

6.   A well known feminist slogan is                 6.
     that, the personal is :
     (A) Liberating                                       (A)

     (B) Unacceptable                                     (B)
                                                          (C)
     (C) Political
     (D) Conflictual                                      (D)

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7.   Match List I with List II and give           7.         I      II
     the correct answer from the codes :

                     List I                                                    I

               (Equality)

     (a) Equal                                         (a)

     (b) Uniformity                                    (b)

     (c) Formal equality                               (c)

     (d) Equality of outcomes                          (d)

                 List II                                                       II

           (Related Ideas)

     (1) Eradicating special privileges                (1)

     (2) Most vital form of equality                   (2)

     (3) Regimentation and social                      (3)
         engineering

     (4) Identical physical characteristics            (4)

     Codes :

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

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

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

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

     (D) (4)   (3)     (1)    (2)                      (D) (4)     (3)   (1)        (2)
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8.   ‘Foundational equality’ means :             8.

     (A) Being born equal and of equal                 (A)
         moral worth
                                                       (B)
     (B) One person, one vote
                                                       (C)
     (C) Having same chance to rise and
         fall in society
                                                       (D)
     (D) Equal opportunity to develop
         unequal skills and abilities

9.   Which one of the following political        9.

     ideologies has longer history ?

     (A) Marxism                                       (A)

     (B) Socialism                                     (B)

     (C) Liberalism                                    (C)

     (D) Feminism                                      (D)

10. For which one of the following               10.

     principles, Locke has been criticized
     for not explaining adequately ?

     (A) Property                                      (A)

     (B) Consent                                       (B)

     (C) Tolerance                                     (C)

     (D) Rule of law                                   (D)

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11. Which one of the following pairs is           11.
    not correctly matched ?

    (A) Michel Foucault : Power as
                                                        (A)
        capillary

    (B) Karl Marx : Power as means of                   (B)
        exploitation

    (C) Hannah Arendt : Power as                        (C)
        collective work

    (D) Steven Lukes : Power as means
        of repression                                   (D)

12. Give the correct answer using the             12.
    codes given below :

    (a) Plato’s book ‘Republic’ deals                   (a)
        with Idealism

    (b) Plato’s book ‘Laws’ deals with                  (b)
        Realism

    (c) Plato’s book ‘Republic’ deals                   (c)
        with Realism

    (d) Plato’s book ‘Laws’ deals with                  (d)
        Idealism

    Codes :

    (A) (a) is correct but (b) is incorrect             (A) (a)              (b)
    (B) (b) is correct but (a) is incorrect             (B) (b)              (a)
    (C) (c) and (d) are correct                         (C) (c)   (d)
    (D) (a) and (b) are correct                         (D) (a)   (b)

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13. Which of the following pairs is not        13.
    correct ?
    (A) J. S. Mill — Modern Liberalism               (A)
    (B) Aristotle — New Liberalism                   (B)
    (C) John Rawls — Theory of
                                                     (C)
        Justice
                                                     (D)
    (D) Mao Zedong — Socialist or
        Class War Stage
14. Which of the following pairs is not        14.
    correct ?
    (A) Hegel — Idea of Spirit                       (A)

    (B) Plato — Ideas or Forms                       (B)

    (C) Machiavelli     —      Modern
        Constitutionalism                            (C)

    (D) Mao — Real Will                              (D)

15. Rawls’ principle of distributive           15.
    justice is based on the notion of :
    (A) Desertion                                    (A)
    (B) Difference principle                         (B)
    (C) Equality                                     (C)
    (D) Entitlement                                  (D)
16. The idea of social contract has been       16.
    recently revived under a new form
    by :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Gramsci
                                                     (B)
    (B) Rawls
    (C) Oakshott                                     (C)

    (D) Hannah Arendt                                (D)

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17. Who among the following favoured                17.
    qualification as the basis for right
    to vote ?
                                                          (A)
    (A) J. Bentham
                                                          (B)
    (B) J. S. Mill
                                                          (C)
    (C) T. H. Green

    (D) E. Barker                                         (D)

18. The theory of social contract                   18.
    primarily seeks ............. .

    (A) to explore the historical origin
         of the state                                     (A)

    (B) to explain the basis of political
                                                          (B)
         obligation

    (C) to justify the status quo                         (C)

    (D) to      bring    out     a    radical             (D)
         transformation of society by
         revolution

19. Who said, ‘the minimal state is the             19.
    most extensive state that can be
    justified, any state more extensive
    violates peoples rights’ ?

    (A) Robert Nozick                                     (A)

    (B) Hayek                                             (B)

    (C) Michael Sandel                                    (C)

    (D) John Rawls                                        (D)

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20. The idea of social contract has been           20.
    recently revived under a new form
    by :

    (A) Nozick                                           (A)
    (B) Rawls                                            (B)
    (C) Oakshott                                         (C)
    (D) Gramsci                                          (D)
21. Find the incorrect statement :
                                                   21.
    (A) Sri      Aurobindo        was    a
           revolutionary leader                          (A)

    (B) Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha                      (B)
           was meant also for heart
           transformation of the opponent
                                                         (C)
    (C) Periyar promoted rationalism,
           self-respect and women’s rights

    (D) V.D.      Savarkar     was      the
                                                         (D)
           champion      of    composite
           nationalism

22. Who believed that the aggregate of             22.
    the four, body, mind, heart and soul
    is the individual ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) B. G. Tilak
                                                         (B)
    (B) Rabindranath Tagore
                                                         (C)
    (C) Deendayal Upadhyaya

    (D) M. N. Roy                                        (D)

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23. According to Deendayal Upadhyaya           23.
    which are four elements of nation ?
    (A) People who treat their country
        as mother, Common History,                   (A)
        Common Language, Dharma
    (B) Desire to live together,
                                                     (B)
        Motherland, Common heritage,
        Common language
    (C) People who treat their country               (C)
        as mother, Desire to live
        together, Dharma, Ideal and
        Values of life
    (D) Desire to live together, Common              (D)
        language, Common History,
        Dharma
24. Match the pairs using the codes            24.
    given below :
                    List I                                                   I
    (a) M. K. Gandhi                                 (a)
    (b) M. N. Roy                                    (b)
    (c) V. D. Savarkar                               (c)
    (d) Deendayal Upadhyaya                          (d)
                List II                                                      II
    (1) Hinduism                                     (1)
    (2) Radical Humanism                             (2)
    (3) Composite Nationalism                        (3)
    (4) Integral Humanism                            (4)
    Codes :
        (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                           (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (3)   (2)     (1)    (4)                     (A) (3)     (2)   (1)        (4)
    (B) (2)   (3)     (4)    (1)                     (B) (2)     (3)   (4)        (1)
    (C) (4)   (1)     (3)    (2)                     (C) (4)     (1)   (3)        (2)
    (D) (1)   (4)     (2)    (3)                     (D) (1)     (4)   (2)        (3)

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25. Who wrote the book ‘The High Caste            25.
    Hindu Women’ ?
    (A) Periyar                                         (A)
    (B) Pandita Ramabai                                 (B)
    (C) B. G. Tilak                                     (C)

    (D) M. K. Gandhi                                    (D)

26. Why did Pandita Ramabai founded               26.
    Arya Mahila Samaj ?
    (A) To ameliorate the downtrodden                   (A)
        women
                                                        (B)
    (B) To give assistance to the widows
                                                        (C)
    (C) To prevent child marriages
    (D) To promote women’s education                    (D)
        and deliverance from the
        oppression of child marriage
27. Aurobindo’s ideas of revolution were          27.
    based on certain philosophical and
    spiritual foundations such as :
    (a) Sachchidananda          or    the
        supreme reality                                 (a)
    (b) Supermind          or        truth              (b)
        consciousness
                                                        (c)
    (c) Evolution as means              of
        liberating consciousness                        (d)
    (d) Autonomous mind
    Codes :
                                                        (A) (a), (c)         (d)
    (A) (a), (c) and (d)
                                                        (B) (b)        (c)
    (B) (b) and (c)
    (C) (a) and (d)                                     (C) (a)        (d)

    (D) (a), (b) and (c)                                (D) (a), (b)         (c)

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28. Mohammed Iqbal’s ideas can be                28.
    summarized as :

    (a) Quest for idealized theocratic
                                                       (a)
        but modern state

    (b) Viewing man at the centre of
                                                       (b)
        the scheme of things
                                                       (c)
    (c) Believed man to be in charge
        of dynamism and action

    (d) Believed in God’s suzerainty as                (d)
        the provider, the benefactor, the
        judge, the guide and the
        beautiful

    Codes :
                                                       (A) (a), (b)         (c)
    (A) (a), (b) and (c)
                                                       (B) (b), (c)         (d)
    (B) (b), (c) and (d)
                                                       (C) (c)        (d)
    (C) (c) and (d)

    (D) (a) and (d)                                    (D) (a)        (d)

29. Who among the following was an               29.
    early central figure in Vedantic
    nationalist conceptualization against
    British rule ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Bankim Chandra
                                                       (B)
    (B) Vivekananda

    (C) Dayanand Saraswati                             (C)

    (D) Rabindranath Tagore                            (D)

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30. Which one of the following options         30.
    was not a part of M. N. Roy’s ‘four
    classes’ framework in Indian
    context ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) The bourgeoisie
                                                     (B)
    (B) Proletariat
    (C) Intellectual                                 (C)

    (D) Peasantry                                    (D)
31. Match the pairs using the codes            31.
    given below :
                    List I                                                   I
    (a) Political party                              (a)
    (b) Civil society campaign                       (b)
    (c) NGO
                                                     (c)
    (d) Interest group
                                                     (d)
                List II
                                                                             II
    (1) All India Kisan Sabha
                                                     (1)
    (2) Save the Smile Foundation
                                                     (2)
    (3) Trinamool Congress
                                                     (3)
    (4) Anna Hazare’s agitation for
        Lokpal                                       (4)

    Codes :
        (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                           (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)

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

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

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32. Choose the incorrect statement :               32.

    (A) Nationalism was the ideological                  (A)
        impetus that over the century
        transformed Europe

    (B) Nationalism paved the way to
                                                         (B)
        foreign domination

    (C) In nationalism nation is viewed
                                                         (C)
        with pride and respect

    (D) French revolution initiated the
                                                         (D)
        movement towards the modern
        nation-state

33. Who is the author of the book,                 33.
    “Imagined Communities”, in which
    the issue of nationalism is discussed ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Arnest Gellner
                                                         (B)
    (B) Benedict Anderson
                                                         (C)
    (C) Anthony Smith

    (D) Steven Grosby                                    (D)

34. Mozambique was the colony of which             34.
    imperial power ?

    (A) Portugal                                         (A)

    (B) Spain                                            (B)

    (C) Holland                                          (C)

    (D) Great Britain                                    (D)

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35. In which of the following states,             35.
    constitutionalism is absent ?
     (A) Switzerland                                    (A)
     (B) Sweden                                         (B)

     (C) Sudan                                          (C)

     (D) Sri Lanka                                      (D)

36. Which among the following is not              36.
    the feature of constitutionalism ?
     (A) Written constitution                           (A)
     (B) Unlimited rule                                 (B)
     (C) Supremacy of constitution                      (C)
     (D) Protection of citizen’s rights                 (D)
37. Who is associated with the sentence ?         37.
    ‘The will of the people is the product
    and not the motive power of political
    process.’
                                                        (A)
     (A) Robert Dahl
     (B) Joseph Schumpeter                              (B)

     (C) Steven Lukas                                   (C)

     (D) S. M. Lipset                                   (D)

38. Who put forth the concept of                  38.
    ‘Circulation of Elite’ ?
     (A) Robert Mitchels                                (A)

     (B) Wilfredo Pareto                                (B)

     (C) Gaetano Mosca                                  (C)

     (D) C. Wright Mills                                (D)
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39. Which among the following is not               39.
    the feature of majoritarianism ?
    (A) It is the rule of majority                       (A)
    (B) The rights of minorities are not
                                                         (B)
        protected
    (C) All citizens of the state cannot
                                                         (C)
        participate in the political
        process
    (D) It is an inclusive political system              (D)

40. Which is not a device of a direct              40.
    democracy ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Referendum
                                                         (B)
    (B) Recall
                                                         (C)
    (C) Election
    (D) Initiative                                       (D)

41. Which of the following reasons can             41.
    drive people to seek asylum in
    another country ? Answer using the                   Key
    key below :
                                                         (a)
    (a) Political unrest
                                                         (b)
    (b) Unemployment
                                                         (c)
    (c) Genocide
                                                         (d)
    (d) Displacement due to projects
                                                         (A) (a), (b), (c)
    (A) (a), (b), (c)
    (B) (c), (d)                                         (B) (c), (d)

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

    (D) (a), (c)                                         (D) (a), (c)

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42. “Holding the increase in global              42.
    average temperatures to well below
    2 degree celsius above pre-industrial
    levels, nationally determined targets
    of decreasing emission levels, focus
    on climate resilient development.”
    Which climate change treaty has
                                                       (A)
    adopted the above goals ?
    (A) Paris Agreement                                (B)
    (B) Montreal Protocol
                                                       (C)
    (C) Bali Accord
                                                       (D)
    (D) Kyoto Protocol
43. Which of the following pairs is              43.
    correctly matched ?
              Column I                                           I
          (Theories of IR)
    (a) Realism                                        (a)
    (b) Interdependence Liberalism                     (b)
    (c) Social Constructivism                          (c)
    (d) World System Theory                            (d)
              Column II                                          II
       (Associated Thinkers)
    (1) Peter Katzenstein                              (1)
    (2) John Mearsheimer                               (2)
    (3) Robert Axelrod                                 (3)
    (4) Immanuel Wallerstein                           (4)
    (A) a–1                                            (A) a–1
    (B) b–2                                            (B) b–2
    (C) c–3                                            (C) c–3
    (D) d–4                                            (D) d–4
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44. Richard Snyder is associated with        44.
    which of the following approach/
    theory ?
                                                   (A)
    (A) Game Theory
                                                   (B)
    (B) Decision-making Approach
                                                   (C)
    (C) Balance of Power Approach

    (D) System Theory                              (D)

45. Who is the author of the book            45.
    “Diplomacy of Detente” ?

    (A) Coral Bell                                 (A)

    (B) George Kennan                              (B)

    (C) Henry Kissinger                            (C)

    (D) E. H. Carr                                 (D)

46. The SALT-I treaty was signed by :        46.                   I

    (A) France and Soviet Union
                                                   (A)
    (B) Britain and France
                                                   (B)
    (C) France and US                              (C)
    (D) US and Soviet Union                        (D)

47. When did the UN General Assembly         47.
    adopt the “Uniting for Peace”
    Resolution ?
                                                   (A)
    (A) During the Vietnam War
                                                   (B)
    (B) During the Korean War

    (C) During the Arab-Israel War                 (C)

    (D) During the Falklands War                   (D)

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48. Which of the following groups does          48.
    not have a free trade agreement
    among members ?
    (A) European Union
                                                      (A)        (EU)
    (B) India-Brazil-South       Africa
        (IBSA)                                        (B)                  (IBSA)
    (C) South Asian Association of
                                                      (C)
        Regional Co-operation (SAARC)
    (D) Mercosure                                     (D)

49. Who had first proposed the “Atoms           49.                 1953
    for Peace Plan” in 1953 ?
    (A) Richard Nixon                                 (A)
    (B) Harry Truman                                  (B)
    (C) Dwight Eisenhower                             (C)
    (D) John F. Kennedy                               (D)
50. Which of the following is the main          50.
    objective of the Threshold Test Ban
    Treaty ?
    (A) Ban on transfer of space                      (A)
        technology to the non-nuclear
        states
                                                      (B)
    (B) Ban on transfer of nuclear
        technology to non-nuclear states
    (C) Ban on nuclear tests having a                 (C) 100
        yield of more than 100 kilotons
    (D) Ban on underground nuclear
                                                      (D) 150
        tests having a yield of more
        than 150 kilotons
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51. Assertion (A) :                              51.           (A) :
    India is an emerging power.
    Reason (R) :                                               (R) :
    India’s economy has grown
    consistently in the twenty-first
    century and its influence in the
    Indo-Pacific region as well as
    broader international affairs has
    expanded.                                          (A) (A)                 (R)
    (A) (A) is false, (R) is true
    (B) (A) is true, (R) is false                      (B) (A)                  (R)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
        (R) is not correct explanation                 (C) (A)     (R)
        of (A)
                                                             (R)   (A)
    (D) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                       (D) (A)     (R)
        (R) is the correct explanation
        of (A)                                               (R)   (A)

52. Which of the following statements            52.
    does not hold true for the Indian                         (IONS)
    Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) It seeks to increase maritime co-
        operation among navies of the
        Indian Ocean Region.
    (B) It has working group on
                                                       (B)
        Humanitarian Assistance and
        Disaster Relief.
    (C) There are thirty-five members                  (C)
        of this forum.
                                                       (D)
    (D) US, Russia and China are the
        members of IONS
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53. Which of the following statements            53.
    is not true ?
                                                       (A) 2005
    (A) India has been attending the

        Shanghai            Co-operation

        Organisation Summits (SCO) as

        an observer since 2005                         (B)

    (B) India and Pakistan started the

        process of full membership of                             2015
        SCO in 2015
                                                       (C)           2017
    (C) Pakistan      was    given   full

        membership of the SCO in 2017
                                                       (D)
    (D) India       was     denied   the

        membership of the SCO

54. Of which organisations given below           54.
    is India a member ?

    (A) Gulf Co-operation Council
                                                       (A)
    (B) Shanghai            Co-operation

        Organisation                                   (B)

    (C) Association of Southeast Asian
                                                       (C)
        States

    (D) European Union                                 (D)

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55. Which of the following statements             55.
    is not true ?
                                                        (A)       (BRIC)
    (A) The term ‘BRIC’ was coined in
         2001 Goldman Sachs Report for
         the    then    four   emerging                                            2001
         economies, Brazil, Russia, India,
         China

    (B) Foreign Ministers of these four                 (B)                        2006
         countries met for the first time
         as a group at the margins of
         UN General Assembly in
         September 2006                                 (C) 2011
    (C) BRICS countries have held
         annual summits since 2011
                                                        (D) 2010
    (D) South Africa entered the group
         in 2010

56. Arrange these countries in the                56.
    descending order of the volume of
    their trade with India :
                                                        (a)
    (a) Japan
                                                        (b)
    (b) China
                                                        (c)
    (c) US
                                                        (d)
    (d) Russia

    (A) (c), (b), (a), (d)                              (A) (c), (b), (a), (d)

    (B) (c), (d), (b), (a)                              (B) (c), (d), (b), (a)

    (C) (b), (c), (d), (a)                              (C) (b), (c), (d), (a)

    (D) (a), (b), (c), (d)                              (D) (a), (b), (c), (d)

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57. Kaladan Multimodal transport                   57.
    project is a part of India’s Look East
    Policy. Which country is India’s
    partner in this project ?
     (A) Myanmar                                         (A)
     (B) Bangladesh                                      (B)
     (C) Nepal                                           (C)

     (D) Bhutan                                          (D)

58. Trilateral Highway Project is a part           58.
    of India’s Look East Policy. Which
    two countries are India’s partners in
    this project ?
                                                         (A)
     (A) Bangladesh, Myanmar
                                                         (B)
     (B) Myanmar, Thailand
                                                         (C)
     (C) Bangladesh, Nepal
                                                         (D)
     (D) Myanmar, China
59. Which of the following is not true             59.
    about the “SAGAR”—an initiative of
    the India ?
                                                         (A)
     (A) It is the acronym of “Security
         and Growth for all in the
         region”
                                                         (B)
     (B) It is a clear, high-level
         articulation of India’s vision for
         the Indian Ocean                                (C)
     (C) It includes deepening economic
         co-operation in the region
                                                         (D)
     (D) It promotes Indian Ocean as a
         zone of peace
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60. Which of the following is not a
                                                60.
    feature    of    India’s   nuclear
    programme ?

    (A) Collaboration with US and
                                                      (A)
        Canada in the early period

    (B) Research on Fast Breeder
        Reactors                                      (B)
    (C) Refusal to sign the Partial Test
        Ban Treaty                                    (C)

    (D) Two nuclear tests, 1974 and                   (D) 1974           1998
        1998

61. 73rd and 74th constitutional                61. 73               74

    amendment deals with :

    (A) Panchayati Raj System and                     (A)
        Urban Local Self Government

    (B) Judicial Review                               (B)

    (C) Federalism                                    (C)

    (D) Secularism                                    (D)

62. The following formula in the                62.
    constitution discusses language
    issues :
                                                      (A)        –
    (A) Nehru – Patel formula
                                                      (B)        –
    (B) Munshi – Iyengar formula
                                                      (C)        –
    (C) Gandhi – Irwin formula

    (D) Ambedkar – Gandhi formula                     (D)            –

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63. Which of the following is not the            63.
    feature of Rule of Law ?
    (A) Supremacy of law
                                                       (A)
    (B) Independent judiciary
                                                       (B)
    (C) Restrictions on the exercise of
        discretionary power                            (C)

    (D) Dictatorial leadership                         (D)
64. Eighth schedule of the constitution          64.
    includes the list of :
    (A) Official religions                             (A)
    (B) Castes                                         (B)
    (C) Ethnicities                                    (C)
    (D) Official languages                             (D)

65. Who presented the objectives                 65.
    resolution in the Constituent
    Assembly of India ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Mahatma Gandhi
                                                       (B)
    (B) Sardar Patel
    (C) B. R. Ambedkar                                 (C)

    (D) Jawaharlal Nehru                               (D)

66. Which of the following is not a              66.
    Directive Principle of State Policy ?
    (A) Equitable redistribution of
                                                       (A)
        resources
                                                       (B)
    (B) Uniform Civil Code
    (C) Panchayati Raj System                          (C)

    (D) Affirmative Action                             (D)

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67. Preamble of the Indian Constitution                67.
    is written in the name of .............. of
    India.
                                                             (A)
     (A) Judiciary
                                                             (B)
     (B) People of India
                                                             (C)
     (C) Legislature
     (D) President                                           (D)

68. Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and                         68.
    President are part of ................. of
    India.
                                                             (A)
     (A) Parliament
                                                             (B)
     (B) Judiciary
                                                             (C)
     (C) Executive
     (D) Panchayati Raj                                      (D)

69. Which of the following patterns of                 69.
    representation is not provided for in
    the Indian Constitution ?
                                                             (A)
     (A) Teachers’ constituency
                                                             (B)
     (B) Graduates constituency
                                                             (C)
     (C) Nominated members
     (D) Religious constituency                              (D)

70. ................ was the Speaker of 16th           70.         16
    Lok Sabha.
     (A) Meera Kumar                                         (A)
     (B) GMC Balyogi                                         (B)
     (C) Sumitra Mahajan                                     (C)
     (D) Nirmala Sitaraman                                   (D)

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71. Which of the following states was not        71.             2000
    created in the year 2000 ?

    (A) Chhattisgarh                                   (A)

    (B) Mizoram                                        (B)

    (C) Jharkhand                                      (C)

    (D) Uttarakhand                                    (D)

72. Government       of   Maharashtra            72.
    appointed the following committee to
    study regional imbalance :

    (A) Vijay Kelkar Committee                         (A)

    (B) Anil Kakodkar Committee                        (B)

    (C) D. N. Dhanagare Committee
                                                       (C)
    (D) Raghunath           Mashelkar
                                                       (D)
         Committee

73. Which of the following was the               73.
    initial ideology of the Bhartiya
    Janata Party (BJP) ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Radical Humanism
                                                       (B)
    (B) Fabian Socialism
                                                       (C)
    (C) Gandhian Socialism

    (D) Hindutva                                       (D)

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74. Civil Society Group that launched                  74. 2011
    campaign in Delhi in the year 2011
    under the leadership of Anna Hajare
    in 2011 is ................... .
                                                             (A)
    (A) Narmada Bachao Andolan
                                                             (B)
    (B) India Against Corruption

    (C) Lokpal                                               (C)

    (D) Delhi Against Corruption                             (D)

75. Decentralisation of power to Rural                 75.
    and Urban Local Self Government
    Institutions is done through the
    following        schedules         in   the
    Constitution :                                           (A) 10       11
    (A) 10 and 11
                                                             (B) 11       12
    (B) 11 and 12
                                                             (C) 6    8
    (C) 6 and 8

    (D) 9 and 10                                             (D) 9    10

76. Which of the following is not a                    76.
    breakaway faction of the erstwhile
    Janata Dal ?
                                                             (A)
    (A) JD (U)
                                                             (B)
    (B) RJD

    (C) JD (S)                                               (C)

    (D) BJS                                                  (D)

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77. Political parties were mentioned in                 77.
    the Constitution first by the ..............
    Amendment.
                                                              (A) 42
     (A) 42nd
                                                              (B) 52
     (B) 52nd
                                                              (C) 73
     (C) 73rd
     (D) 86th                                                 (D) 86

78. UPSC does not recruit candidates by                 78.
    the following method :
     (A) Direct Recruitment                                   (A)

     (B) Deputation                                           (B)

     (C) Transfer                                             (C)
     (D) Promotion                                            (D)
79. National Human Rights Commission                    79.
    (NHRC) was established in the
    year ............. .
                                                              (A) 1993
     (A) 1993
                                                              (B) 1998
     (B) 1998
     (C) 2003                                                 (C) 2003

     (D) 2012                                                 (D) 2012

80. The idea of the basic structure of the              80.
    Constitution was discussed in the :
     (A) S. R. Bommai Case                                    (A)

     (B) Golak Nath Case                                      (B)

     (C) Kesavananda Bharti Case                              (C)

     (D) Sajjan Singh Case                                    (D)

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81. Who among the following argued in              81.
    favour of and emphasized the need
    to employ the concept of ecology ?
     (A) John M. Gous                                    (A)
     (B) Henri Fayol                                     (B)
     (C) Max Weber                                       (C)
     (D) Elton Mayo                                      (D)
82. Match the List I (Theories) with               82.         I                            II
    List II (Arguments) and select the
    correct answer from the codes given
    below :
                                                                                 I
                  List I
               (Theories)
                                                         (a)
    (a) Decision-making theory
                                                         (b)
    (b) Scientific management theory
    (c) Human relations theory                           (c)
    (d) Rational choice theory                           (d)
                 List II                                                         II
             (Arguments)
    (1) producing organized knowledge                    (1)
         about worker and management
    (2) participative management                         (2)
    (3) questions        hegemony        of              (3)
         bureaucracy and views humans
         as intelligent, self-interested
    (4) involves three stage process of
                                                         (4)
         intelligence, activity and choice
         activity
    Codes :
         (a) (b) (c) (d)                                       (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (3) (2) (1) (4)                                  (A) (3)     (2)   (1)        (4)
    (B) (2) (3) (4) (1)                                  (B) (2)     (3)   (4)        (1)
    (C) (1) (4) (2) (3)                                  (C) (1)     (4)   (2)        (3)
    (D) (4) (1) (2) (3)                                  (D) (4)     (1)   (2)        (3)
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83. Match List I (Authors) with List II               83.         I                            II
    (Books) and select the correct answer
    from the codes given below :

                    List I
                                                                                    I
              (Authors)

    (a) Chester I. Barnard
                                                            (a)
    (b) Peter Drucker
                                                            (b)
    (c) Fred Riggs
                                                            (c)
    (d) Dwight Waldo
                                                            (d)
                List II
                                                                                    II
                (Books)

    (1) The     Ecology            of   Public
        Administration                                      (1)
    (2) The Functions of the Executive                      (2)
    (3) Democracy, Bureaucracy and
                                                            (3)
        Hypocrisy
                                                            (4)
    (4) The Frontiers of Management

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

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

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

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

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84. Hawthorne experiments enhanced              84.
    the importance of :
    (A) Formal organisation
                                                      (A)
    (B) Informal organisation
                                                      (B)
    (C) Scientific management of
                                                      (C)
        organisation
    (D) Work-wage parity                              (D)

85. Give the correct answer by using the        85.
    codes given below :
    Assertion (A) :                                         (A)
    The systems approach is based on
    the view that organization should be
    studied as a whole because the
    behaviour of one part has a
    considerable impact on the other
    parts.
                                                            (R) :
    Reason (R) :
    The systems approach ignores the
    actions between a system and its
    environment.
    Codes :
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and                 (A) (A)         (R)
        (R) is the correct explanation                                       (R)   (A)
        of (A)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true 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)

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86. Who among the following viewed all            86.
    organizations as systems of
    cooperation of human activity and
    proposed the theory of “contribution-
    satisfaction-equilibrium” as the basis
    for individual contribution to
    organization ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) F. W. Taylor
                                                        (B)
    (B) Chester I. Bernard
                                                        (C)
    (C) L. Urwick
    (D) L. D. White                                     (D)

87. The origin of public choice approach          87.
    is generally credited to the works
    of :
                                                        (A)
    (A) Duncan Black
                                                        (B)
    (B) William Riker
                                                        (C)
    (C) Mansur Olsen
    (D) Anthony Downs                                   (D)

88. Which one of the following essays             88.
    is regarded as founding essays of
    Public Administration ?

    (A) Management           Throughout                 (A)
        History

    (B) Ethics and the Public Service                   (B)

    (C) Research            in    Public
                                                        (C)
           Administration
    (D) The Study of Administration                     (D)

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89. Who defined administration as                89.
    domination or exercise of authority
    while most others defined it as
    service or performance of duty ?
    (A) Claus Offe                                     (A)
    (B) Karl Marx                                      (B)
    (C) Robert Michels                                 (C)
    (D) Max Weber                                      (D)
90. Match List I (Theorists) with List II        90.         I                            II
    (Theories) and select the correct
    answer from the codes given below :
                     List I                                                    I
               (Theorists)
    (a) Elton Mayo                                     (a)
    (b) F. W. Taylor                                   (b)
    (c) Henri Fayol                                    (c)
    (d) Herbert Simon                                  (d)
                 List II                                                       II
               (Theories)
    (1) Scientific Management theory                   (1)
    (2) Decision-making theory                         (2)
    (3) Neo-classical theory                           (3)
    (4) Administrative theory                          (4)
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                            (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (1)    (3)     (2)    (4)                      (A) (1)     (3)   (2)        (4)
    (B) (1)    (4)     (3)    (2)                      (B) (1)     (4)   (3)        (2)
    (C) (3)    (1)     (4)    (2)                      (C) (3)     (1)   (4)        (2)
    (D) (4)    (2)     (3)    (1)                      (D) (4)     (2)   (3)        (1)

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91. The National Institution for                  91.
    Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
    is :
                                                        (A)
     (A) a statutory body
                                                        (B)
     (B) an executive body
     (C) a constitutional body                          (C)

     (D) an advisory body                               (D)

92. Which one of the following                    92.
    indicators is identified by the United
    Nations as the governance indicator
    for sustainable development ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) Drinking water
                                                        (B)
     (B) Corruption
                                                        (C)
     (C) Literacy
                                                        (D)
     (D) Mortality
93. Judiciary ensures accountability of           93.
    administration through :
     (a) Curbing arbitrariness         of               (a)
         administrative agencies
     (b) Safeguarding the rights and                    (b)
         liberty of the citizens
     (c) Declaring ultra vires the acts of              (c)
         administration if they exceed
         their jurisdiction
     Codes :
                                                        (A) (a)        (c)
     (A) (a) and (c)
     (B) (a) and (b)                                    (B) (a)        (b)

     (C) (a), (b) and (c)                               (C) (a), (b)         (c)

     (D) (b) and (c)                                    (D) (b)        (c)

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94. Which one of the following is not a          94.
    means of popular control over public
    administration in India ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Election
                                                       (B)
    (B) Public hearings
    (C) Public opinion                                 (C)

    (D) Financial audit                                (D)

95. Legislative control over Indian              95.
    public administration is in form of :
    (A) External control                               (A)
    (B) Internal control                               (B)

    (C) Popular control                                (C)

    (D) Direct control                                 (D)

96. National Rural Health Mission                96.
    (2005) is mandated to strengthen
    public health systems in the States
    and Union Territories by :
    (a) augmentation        of   health                (a)
        infrastructure
                                                       (b)
    (b) increasing human resources
                                                       (c)       (AYUSH)
    (c) mainstreaming of AYUSH
                                                       (d)
    (d) providing mobile medical units
    Codes :
                                                       (A) (a)       (b)
    (A) (a) and (b)
    (B) (c) and (d)                                    (B) (c)       (d)

    (C) (b) and (d)                                    (C) (b)       (d)

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

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97. The Right to Free and Compulsory           97.         2009

    Education Policy of 2009 does not

    provide for :

                                                     (A)
    (A) Non-justiciable right to all

        children between the ages of

        6-14 years
                                                     (B)

    (B) Free and compulsory education
                                                     (C)
    (C) Education of equitable quality
                                                     (D)
    (D) Maintaining pupil teacher ratio

        norms and standards


98. Credit    linked    subsidy     for        98.

    economically weaker section on the

    housing loans is provided under :


    (A) Indira Awas Yojna                            (A)

    (B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna                    (B)

    (C) Rajiv Awas Yojna                             (C)

    (D) Atal Mission
                                                     (D)

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99. Issues     and     challenges    of          99.
    participatory development paradigm
    in India are :
    (a) Poor development governance                     (a)

    (b) Poor involvement of civil society               (b)
        organisations       in       the
        development process
                                                        (c)
    (c) Effective           democratic
        decentralization
    Codes :
                                                        (A) (a), (b)          (c)
    (A) (a), (b) and (c)
                                                        (B) (b)        (c)
    (B) (b) and (c)
                                                        (C) (a)        (b)
    (C) (a) and (b)
    (D) (a) and (c)                                     (D) (a)        (c)

100. E-governance is an instrument of            100.
     achieving good governance because
     it :
                                                        (a)
    (a) improves      efficiency    and
        economy                                         (b)
    (b) enhances citizens government
        interface
                                                        (c)
    (c) improves decision-making
    (d) increases transparency in                       (d)
        government operations
    Codes :
                                                        (A) (a)        (b)
    (A) (a) and (b)
                                                        (B) (b)        (c)
    (B) (b) and (c)
    (C) (c) and (d)                                     (C) (c)        (d)

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

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Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.