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MH SET 2023: 26 March, Paper II, Political Science

  • Date: 26 March 2023
  • Paper code: MAR-15223
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 48 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.   Which of the following statements            1.
     is not true ?
     India views BRICS forum as a
     platform :
                                                        (A)
     (A) To promote economic growth
         within the group
     (B) To develop close strategic                     (B)
         relations among the member
         countries
                                                        (C)
     (C) To address food and energy
         security concerns
                                                        (D)
     (D) To prevent increasing U.S.
         dominance
2.   Which of the following is not an             2.
     element of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy ?
     (A) Cultural relations                             (A)
     (B) Nuclear co-operation                           (B)
     (C) Economic relations                             (C)
     (D) Connectivity                                   (D)

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3.    Which of the following pairs is not       3.

      correctly matched ?

                Column I                                            I

     (India’s Neighbouring State)

      (a) China
                                                     (a)
      (b) Bangladesh
                                                     (b)
      (c) Myanmar
                                                     (c)
      (d) Pakistan
                                                     (d)
               Column II
                                                                   II
          (Pending Dispute)

      (1) Trans-Karakoram Highway
                                                     (1)
      (2) Teesta River Water
                                                     (2)
      (3) Exclusive Economic Zone

          boundary                                   (3)

      (4) Sir Creek                                  (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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4.    Which of the following pairs is not       4.

      correctly matched ?

                Column I                                            I

     (India’s Neighbouring State)

      (a) China                                      (a)

      (b) Pakistan                                   (b)

      (c) Nepal                                      (c)

      (d) Bhutan                                     (d)

               Column II                                           II

      (Pending Border Dispute)

      (1) Aksai Chin                                 (1)

      (2) Trans-Karakoram Highway                    (2)

      (3) Kalapani Border                            (3)

      (4) Arunachal Pradesh Border                   (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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5.   The “Comprehensive Economic Co-              5.                                    (CECA)
     operation Agreement” (CECA) was
     signed to boost bilateral ties between
                                                       (A)
     India and :
     (A) Singapore                                     (B)

     (B) Myanmar                                       (C)
     (C) Malaysia
                                                       (D)
     (D) Vietnam
                                                  6.           (A) :
6.   Assertion (A) :
     The changed global scenario after
     the end of the Cold War made it
     imperative for India to build up
     sound relationship with the US.
                                                               (R) :
     Reason (R) :

     Pakistan factor no more governs
     India’s foreign policy.

     Codes :

     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
         (R) is the correct explanation                (A) (A)         (R)

         of (A)                                              (R)   (A)

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

     (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false                 (C) (A)                    (R)

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

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7.   Assertion (A) :                             7.         (A) :

     India-China relations are extremely

     complex today.

     Reason (R) :
                                                            (R) :
     India and China have common

     interests at the WTO; their bilateral

     trade has grown rapidly in the past

     decade, and they also have pending

     disputes over thousands of kilo-

     meters of border.

     Codes :

     (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
                                                      (A) (A)                  (R)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
                                                      (B) (A)       (R)
         (R) is not the correct reason
                                                          (R)   (A)
         of (A)

     (C) (R) is true, but (A) is false                (C) (R)                  (A)


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

         (R) is the correct reason of (A)                 (R)   (A)

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8.   Choose the incorrect statement from          8.
     the following :
                                                       (A)                        352, 356,
     (A) In Indian Constitution Articles
                                                             360
         352, 356 and 360 deal with

         emergency powers

     (B) American Constitution does not                (B)
         expressly grant the President

         powers in times of national

         emergency

     (C) In   India    emergency      was              (C)         1975           360

         declared in the year 1975 under

         Article 360
                                                       (D)
     (D) In America President Roosevelt

         invoked emergency during

         World War II

9.   The concept of ‘Circulation of elites’       9.
     has been used by :

     (A) Gaetano Mosca                                 (A)

     (B) Vilfredo Pareto                               (B)

     (C) Robert Michels                                (C)

     (D) Max Weber                                     (D)

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10. Which among the following is an              10.
    incorrect statment ?

    (A) Liberalization does not always
        lead to democratic transition

    (B) Democracies must meet three
        basic procedural criteria :
        competitive elections, adult
        citizenship and minority rights

    (C) According to O’Donnell there
        are two transitions : a transition
        to democracy and transition to
        a consolidated democracy

    (D) All democracies emerged after
        second world war have transited
        from democracy to consolidated
        democracy

11. Collective security measures were
    first applied by the UN in 1950.
    Against which country were they
    applied ?

    (A) Cuba

    (B) North Korea

    (C) Vietnam

    (D) Egypt

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12. Match the following pairs using the           12.
    key given below :

               Column I
                                                                                I
   (International Organization)

    (a) Universal Postal Union (UPU)
                                                        (a)                                (UPU)
    (b) United Nations World Tourism
                                                        (b)
        Organisation (UNWTO)
                                                              (UNWTO)
    (c) International           Fund   for
        Agricultural       Development                  (c)                                   (IFAD)

        (IFAD)                                          (d)
    (d) International Civil Aviation                          (ICAO)
        Organisation (ICAO)                                                     II
              Column II

           (Headquarters)
                                                        (1)
    (1) Montreal
                                                        (2)
    (2) Rome
                                                        (3)
    (3) Madrid
                                                        (4)
    (4) Bern

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

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

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13. Who builds on Kenneth Waltz’s               13.

    argument concerning the stability of

    bipolar system as compared to

    multipolar system ?

    (A) Stanley Hoffmann                              (A)

    (B) Charles Kindelberger                          (B)

    (C) John Mearsheimer                              (C)

    (D) John Gaddis                                   (D)

14. When did the WTO come into                  14.

    existence   and    where    is   its

    headquarters ?
                                                      (A) 1995
    (A) In 1995, Washington D.C.
                                                      (B) 1993
    (B) In 1993, Vienna
                                                      (C) 1993
    (C) In 1993, Seattle

    (D) In 1995, Geneva                               (D) 1995

15. The Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG)          15.                     (NSG)

    was formed in the year :

    (A) 1972                                          (A) 1972

    (B) 1977                                          (B) 1977

    (C) 1974                                          (C) 1974

    (D) 1969                                          (D) 1969

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16. Which of the following countries             16.
    is not a member of Shanghai
    Co-operation Organisation ?                        (A)
    (A) China
                                                       (B)
    (B) India
                                                       (C)
    (C) Tajikistan
                                                       (D)
    (D) Iran
17. Who has written the book “The Cold           17.
    War : Retrospect and Prospect” ?
    (A) Lewkowicz Nicolas                              (A)

    (B) Hopkins Michael                                (B)
    (C) Frederick Schuman                              (C)
    (D) Bronson Rachel                                 (D)
18. Assertion (A) :                              18.           (A) :
    The Arctic sea route remains open
    for navigation for more number of
    days a year since last few years.
                                                               (R) :
    Reason (R) :
    The ice on the Arctic is melting more
    due to climate change.
    Codes :
                                                       (A) (A)         (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and
                                                             (R)   (A)
        (R) is the cause of (A)
                                                       (B) (A)         (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
                                                             (R)   (A)
        (R) is not the cause of (A)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are not true                  (C) (A)          (R)

    (D) (R) is true, but (A) is not true               (D) (R)                    (A)

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19. Where is the headquarters of               19.

    SAARC ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) New Delhi
                                                     (B)
    (B) Kathmandu
                                                     (C)
    (C) Thimpu
                                                     (D)
    (D) Colombo

20. Democratic Peace Theory is placed          20.

    under which theoretical approach of

    International Relations ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Structural Realism
                                                     (B)
    (B) Classical Realism
                                                     (C)
    (C) Idealism
                                                     (D)
    (D) Institutional Liberalism

21. Which tool is used to measure NGOs         21.         (NGO)

    social and ethical performance ?

    (A) Green Audit
                                                     (A)
    (B) Economic Audit
                                                     (B)
    (C) Gender Audit                                 (C)

    (D) Social Audit                                 (D)

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22. What mechanism is not used for good          22.
    governance ?
    (A) Jansunwai                                      (A)
    (B) Citizens charter                               (B)
    (C) Ombudsman                                      (C)

    (D) Grievances redress system                      (D)

23. What are the objectives of monitoring        23.
    and evaluation of public policy ?
    (a) The assess whether policies are                (a)
         over or under performing
    (b) To assess whether are working                  (b)
         as planned
    (c) To assess whether the target is                (c)
         achieved
    Codes :
                                                       (A) (a)        (b)
    (A) (a) and (b)
                                                       (B) (a), (b)         (c)
    (B) (a), (b) and (c)
                                                       (C) (b)        (c)
    (C) (b) and (c)
                                                       (D) (a)        (c)
    (D) (a) and (c)
                                                 24.
24. Which among the following is not
    included in UNDP’s sustainable
    development goals ?                                (A)
    (A) Quality education
                                                       (B)
    (B) Poverty eradication
                                                       (C)
    (C) Traditional energy sources
    (D) Gender equality                                (D)

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25. The origin of good governance is             25.

    traced to the seminal work of :

    (A) Alexis de Tocqueville                          (A)

    (B) Thomas Paine                                   (B)

    (C) Robert Putnam                                  (C)

    (D) Larry Diamond                                  (D)

26. The     origin     of   contemporary         26.
    resurgence of interest in good

    governance is credited to the

    publication of :

    (A) Governance and Development,                    (A)                   1992

          1992
                                                       (B)
    (B) Governance                without
                                                                               1992
          Government : Order and Change

          in the World Politics, 1992                  (C)

    (C) Making Democracy Work : Civic
                                                                      1993
          Tradition in Modern Italy, 1993
                                                       (D)
    (D) Developing          Democracy   :

          Towards Consolidation, 1999                        1999

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27. Essence of ‘Good Governance’ lies              27.
    in :
                                                         (A)
    (A) Strengthening the public sector

           by infusing more capital to keep

           it growing

    (B) Stringent          application   of
                                                         (B) POSDCORB
           POSDCORB principles

    (C) Development of social capital

           and networking with societal                  (C)

           organisations

    (D) Renewed            energizing    of
                                                         (D)
           bureaucracy

28. Which aspect of good governance                28.

    is critically reviewed by many

    commentators ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Social capital

    (B) Aid-giving precondition                          (B)

    (C) Civil participation
                                                         (C)
    (D) Participative decentralized

           governance                                    (D)

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29. Which one of the following is               29.
   historically a basic mechanism of
   accountability ?
                                                      (A)
   (A) Citizens’ charter
                                                      (B)
   (B) Ombudsman system
                                                      (C)
   (C) New Public Management

   (D) Entrepreneurial management                     (D)

30. Which scheme was launched to                30.
   provide healthcare facilities to over
   10 crore families ?

   (A) Pradhanmantri Jan Arogya
                                                      (A)
          Yojana

   (B) Ayushman Bharat                                (B)

   (C) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
                                                      (C)
   (D) Pradhanmantri Jeevan Jyoti
                                                      (D)
          Bima Yojana

31. The    science    of   control   and        31.

   communication is known as :

   (A) Informatics                                    (A)

   (B) Hermeneutics                                   (B)

   (C) Logistics                                      (C)

   (D) Cybernetics                                    (D)

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32. Who among the following scholars            32.
    did not advocate the concept of New
    Public Administration ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Dwight Waldo
                                                      (B)
    (B) Frank Marini
                                                      (C)
    (C) Peter Self
    (D) Fredrickson                                   (D)

33. Give the correct answer by using the        33.
    codes given below :

    Assertion (A) :                                         (A) :
    There is no any marked difference
    between       public   and   private
    administration.
                                                            (R) :
    Reason (R) :

    Both are conducted according to the
    same principles.

    Codes :
                                                      (A) (A)          (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                                 (R)     (A)
         (R) is the correct explanation
         of (A)

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

         (R) is not correct explanation                         (R)      (A)
         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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34. The concept and program of Citizens’          34.

    Charter was first initiated and

    launched in :

    (A) UK                                              (A)


    (B) USA                                             (B)

                                                        (C)
    (C) Sweden

    (D) Canada                                          (D)


35. Genesis of Public Administration              35.

    lies in its objective of :

    (A) Management of government’s
                                                        (A)
         business

    (B) Making distinction between                      (B)

         ‘political’ and ‘administrative’

         activity in public organization
                                                        (C)
    (C) Making distinction between

         public and private administration

    (D) POSDCORB                                        (D) POSDCORB


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36. Match List I (Theorists) with List II        36.         I                            II
    (Arguments) and select the correct
    answer from the codes :
                     List I                                                    I
               (Theorists)
    (a) Evan S. Banki                                  (a)
    (b) E. N. Gladden
                                                       (b)
    (c) Henri Fayol
                                                       (c)
    (d) W. F. Willoughby
                                                       (d)
                 List II
               (Arguments)                                                     II
    (1) The true realm of Public
        Administration is to be found in               (1)
        the administrative sectors of
        government which conduct
        management of public affairs
                                                       (2)
    (2) Administration must not be
        confused with government. It is
        only one of its functions.
                                                       (3)
    (3) In its broadest sense it denotes
        the work involved in the actual
        conduct of government affairs
    (4) Administration        means                    (4)
        performance of executive
        function of the state
    Codes :                                                  (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)
                                                       (A) (1)     (4)   (3)        (2)
    (A) (1)    (4)     (3)    (2)
                                                       (B) (4)     (1)   (2)        (3)
    (B) (4)    (1)     (2)    (3)
    (C) (3)    (2)     (4)    (1)                      (C) (3)     (2)   (4)        (1)

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

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37. Give the correct answer by using the            37.
    codes given below :
                                                                (A) :
    Assertion (A) :

    The chief objective of Public

    Administration is to provide easy

    and hassle-free access of its services
                                                                (R) :
    to the citizens.

    Reason (R) :

    Citizens’ grievances can be easily

    redressed if there is face to face

    contact between citizens and

    administration.
                                                          (A) (A)          (R)
    Codes :
                                                                     (R)     (A)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually

         true and (R) is the correct

         explanation of (A)                               (B) (A)          (R)

    (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually                           (R)      (A)
         correct, but (R) is not the correct

         explanation of (A)
                                                          (C) (A)                     (R)
    (C) (A) is true and (R) is false
                                                          (D) (A)                    (R)
    (D) (A) is false and (R) is true

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38. Public Administration has evolved            38.

    through various stages. Arrange the

    following stages chronologically :

                                                       (1)
    (1) Principles Approach


    (2) Public Policy Approach                         (2)


    (3) Administrative          Behaviour
                                                       (3)

        Approach
                                                       (4)
    (4) Politics-Administration

                                                       (5)
        Dichotomy


    (5) Ecological Approach


    Codes :
                                                       (A) (4)   (1)   (5)   (3)   (2)

    (A) (4)   (1)   (5)   (3)   (2)
                                                       (B) (4)   (1)   (3)   (2)   (5)
    (B) (4)   (1)   (3)   (2)   (5)

                                                       (C) (4)   (1)   (3)   (5)   (2)
    (C) (4)   (1)   (3)   (5)   (2)


    (D) (4)   (2)   (5)   (1)   (3)                    (D) (4)   (2)   (5)   (1)   (3)


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39. Match List I (Thinkers) with List II        39.         I                            II
    (Definitions) and select the correct
    answer from the codes :
                     List I
                                                                              I
                (Thinkers)
    (a) F. M. Marx
                                                      (a)
    (b) L. D. White
                                                      (b)
    (c) D. E. Marshall
                                                      (c)
    (d) J. M. Pfiffner
                 List II                              (d)

               (Definitions)                                                  II
    (1) Public Administration consists
        of all those operations having                (1)
        for their purpose the fulfilment
        or enforcement of public policy.
    (2) Administration is a determined
        action taken in pursuit of a                  (2)
        conscious purpose.
    (3) Administration      is    the
        organization and direction of                 (3)
        human material resources to
        achieve desired ends.
    (4) Public Administration is the
                                                      (4)
        fulfilment or enforcement of
        public policy as declared by the
        competent authorities.
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                           (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (4)    (2)     (3)    (1)                     (A) (4)     (2)   (3)        (1)
    (B) (2)    (1)     (4)    (3)                     (B) (2)     (1)   (4)        (3)
    (C) (1)    (4)     (3)    (2)                     (C) (1)     (4)   (3)        (2)
    (D) (3)    (1)     (2)    (4)                     (D) (3)     (1)   (2)        (4)

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40. Give the correct answer by using the            40.
    codes given below :

    Assertion (A) :
                                                                (A) :

    Government administration differs

    from all other administrative work

    by virtue of its public nature.

    Reason (R) :
                                                                (R) :
    Private administration does not

    have any great responsibility

    towards the public.

    Codes :
                                                          (A) (A)         (R)
    (A) Both (A) and (R) are individually
                                                                    (R)     (A)
         true and (R) is the correct

         explanation of (A)

                                                          (B) (A)         (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are individually
                                                                        (R)      (A)
         correct, but (R) is not the correct

         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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41. The policy of apartheid chiefly              41.

    denies :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Political equality
                                                       (B)
    (B) Legal equality
                                                       (C)
    (C) Social equality
                                                       (D)
    (D) Economic equality

42. The ‘three-dimensional’ account of           42.

    power was given by :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Steven Lukes

    (B) Robert Dahl                                    (B)


    (C) Peter Bachrach and Morton                      (C)
         Baratz
                                                       (D)
    (D) Michel Foucault

43. The traditional concept of justice is        43.

    based upon :

    (A) Social                                         (A)

    (B) Political                                      (B)

    (C) Ethical                                        (C)

    (D) Material or economic                           (D)

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44. Marx’s concept of justice demands :        44.


    (a) State regulated justice
                                                     (a)
    (b) Abolition of class structure
                                                     (b)
    (c) Making of just laws
                                                     (c)
    (d) Placing means of production
                                                     (d)
        under state control

    Codes :

    (A) (a), (c) and (d)
                                                     (A) (a), (c)          (d)

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

    (C) (c) and (d)                                  (C) (c)        (d)

    (D) (b) and (d)                                  (D) (b)        (d)


45. Who is the author of ‘The Rights of        45.

    Men’ ?

    (A) Edmund Burke                                 (A)


    (B) Thomas Paine                                 (B)


    (C) John Locke                                   (C)

    (D) T. H. Green                                  (D)

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46. Match the List I with List II and                46.         I           II
    select the correct answer from the
    codes :
                                                                                        I
                    List I
                                                           (a)
    (a) Carolyn Merchant

    (b) German Greens                                      (b)

    (c) Humanist Ecologism                                 (c)

    (d) Ecosocialism                                       (d)
                List II                                                                 II
    (1) Supports biometric equality and
                                                           (1)
        upholds animal rights parallel
        to humans
    (2) Explains               environment                 (2)
        destruction          in    terms   of
        capitalism’s rapacious quest
        for profits
                                                           (3)
    (3) Highlighted links between
        gender oppression and the
        death of nature                                    (4)
    (4) Think globally, act locally

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

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

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47. Which theory of rights best explains         47.
    its nature ?

    (A) Social welfare theory                          (A)

    (B) Theory of natural rights                       (B)

    (C) Historical theory of rights                    (C)

    (D) Legal theory                                   (D)

48. Rousseau favoured :                          48.

    (A) Representative democracy                       (A)

    (B) Indirect democracy                             (B)

    (C) Direct democracy                               (C)

    (D) Mixed democracy                                (D)

49. The Lockean conception of social             49.
    contract contributed to the classical
    theory of democracy. Which of the
    following      statements   is    not
    democratic according to Locke ?

    (A) The basis of political power was               (A)

         the consent of the people

    (B) People were real sovereign                     (B)
    (C) Constitutional but absolute
                                                       (C)
         government

    (D) Government not protector of                    (D)

         individual’s rights

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50. Conservative ideology believes                   50.
     that :
                                                           (a)
     (a) Human rationality is unreliable
                                                           (b)
     (b) Moral corruption is implicit in

          each human individual

     (c) Human beings have limited                         (c)
          intellect
                                                           (d)
     (d) Reform and revolution often

          lead to greater suffering rather

          than less

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

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

51. .................... is not a fundamental        51.
     right.
                                                           (A)
     (A) Right to Life
                                                           (B)
     (B) Right Against Exploitation

     (C) Right to Property                                 (C)

     (D) Right to Equality                                 (D)

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52. Which one of the following is not an        52.
    inter-state dispute ?
    (A) Dispute over Chandigarh
                                                      (A)
    (B) Cauvery water dispute
                                                      (B)
    (C) Maharashtra–Karnataka border
                                                      (C)
          dispute
    (D) Gorkhaland                                    (D)

53. Two members of which community              53.
    are nominated by the President to
    Lok Sabha ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Tribal
                                                      (B)
    (B) Minority
                                                      (C)
    (C) Anglo-Indian
                                                      (D)
    (D) Hindu
54. Article 348 (2) of the Constitution         54.         348 (2)
    deals with :
    (A) Authorised language of the                    (A)
          High Court
                                                      (B)
    (B) Language of the Parliament
    (C) Medium of Instruction                         (C)

    (D) Language of the Supreme Court                 (D)
55. Indian Constitution envisages a             55.
    .................. state.
    (A) Quasi-Federal                                 (A)
    (B) Federal                                       (B)
    (C) Confederal                                    (C)
    (D) Non-federal                                   (D)

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56. Public interest litigation became                  56.
    popular during the tenure of ............ .

    (A) Justice P. N. Bhagwati                               (A)
    (B) Justice Deepak Mishra                                (B)
    (C) Justice Y. V. Chandrachud                            (C)
    (D) Justice P. B. Sawant                                 (D)
57. Which of the following Commissions                 57.
    does not deal with riots in India ?

    (A) Madan Commission                                     (A)
    (B) Shrikrishna Commission                               (B)
    (C) Nanavati Commission                                  (C)
    (D) Punchhi Commission                                   (D)
58. Which of the following is not a type               58.
    of party system ?

    (A) Regional Party System                                (A)

    (B) One-Party System                                     (B)

    (C) Two-Party System                                     (C)

    (D) Multi-Party System                                   (D)

59. Who among the following is not the                 59.
    Prime Minister of India ?
                                                             (A)
    (A) Charan Singh
                                                             (B)
    (B) Jagjivan Ram

    (C) Chandra Shekhar                                      (C)

    (D) H. D. Deve Gowda                                     (D)

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60. Who among the following was                  60.
    India’s President for two consecutive
    terms ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Gyani Zail Singh
                                                       (B)
    (B) Pratibha Patil
                                                       (C)
    (C) Rajendra Prasad

    (D) APJ Abdul Kalam                                (D)

61. Which of the following statements            61.
    are true ?
                                                       (a)        33%
    (a) 33% seats are reserved for
        women MPs in Lok Sabha

    (b) The number of women MPs in                     (b) 1952

        Lok Sabha has increased
        consistently since 1952/First
        Lok Sabha
                                                       (c) 1991
    (c) The number of women MPs in
        Lok Sabha has increased
        consistently since 1991/Tenth
        Lok Sabha                                      (d)
    (d) There are no reserved seats for
        women in Lok Sabha
                                                       (A) (a)    (b)
    (A) (a) and (b)
                                                       (B) (b)    (c)
    (B) (b) and (c)

    (C) (c) and (d)                                    (C) (c)    (d)

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

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62. Which of the following statements           62.
    is not true ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Women’s Reservation Bill
                                                                   33%
         sought to reserve 33% seats in
         Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for
         women

    (B) Women’s Reservation Bill                      (B)
         sought to reserve 33% seats in                                  33%
         Lok Sabha and State Legislative
         Assemblies for women
                                                      (C)
    (C) Women’s Reservation Bill is
         passed by the Rajya Sabha
                                                      (D)
    (D) Women’s Reservation Bill is
         never discussed in Lok Sabha

63. Which of the following is not a part        63.
    of India’s policy of economic
    liberalisation ?

    (A) Privatization      of    public               (A)
         enterprises
                                                      (B)
    (B) Increasing the limit on Foreign
         Direct Investment in Industry

    (C) Increasing the limit of Foreign               (C)
         Direct Investment in Defence
         Sector

    (D) Increasing the minimum limit                  (D)

         for taxable income

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64. The Planning Commission of India              64.
    published           ‘India       Human                                     2011
    Development Report 2011 : Towards
    Social Inclusion’. It studies :
    (a) Relationship between Asset                      (a)
         Ownership and Poverty
    (b) Condition and Challenges
                                                        (b)
         regarding Nutrition
                                                        (c)
    (c) Status of Child Labour
                                                        (d)
    (d) Status of Irrigation Projects
                                                        (A) (a), (c), (d)
    (A) (a), (c), (d)
                                                        (B) (a), (b), (d)
    (B) (a), (b), (d)
                                                        (C) (a), (b), (c)
    (C) (a), (b), (c)
                                                        (D) (b), (c), (d)
    (D) (b), (c), (d)
65. Which among the following is not              65.
    a social movement ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Chipko Movement
                                                        (B)
    (B) Narmada Bachao Andolan
                                                        (C)
    (C) Asom Gana Parishad
    (D) Bandhua Mukti Morcha                            (D)

66. Politburo is the highest decision             66.
    making body of .................. .
    (A) Congress                                        (A)
    (B) Bhartiya Janata Party                           (B)
    (C) CPI (M)                                         (C)
    (D) Bahujan Samaj Party                             (D)

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67. Which one of the following is not a          67.
    primordial identity of a person ?

    (A) Caste                                          (A)

    (B) Religion                                       (B)

    (C) Citizenship                                    (C)

    (D) Language                                       (D)

68. The Rajya Sabha has exclusive                68.

    jurisdiction in :

    (A) Proclaiming emergency                          (A)
    (B) Creation of states
                                                       (B)
    (C) Election of the Vice-President
                                                       (C)
    (D) Authorising the Parliament to
                                                       (D)
        legislate on a subject in the
        State List

69. Which of the following Directive             69.
    Principles of State Policy was added
    later to the Constitution ?

    (A) Organisation      of      Village              (A)

        Panchayats
                                                       (B)
    (B) Prohibition of Cow Slaughter
                                                       (C)
    (C) Free Legal Aid

    (D) Uniform Civil Code                             (D)

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70. Which of the following lists is not             70.
    included in the Indian Constitution ?
    (A) Union list                                        (A)
    (B) State list                                        (B)
    (C) National list                                     (C)
    (D) Concurrent list                                   (D)
71. Who said, ‘Head of the government               71.
    and Head of the state are twin
    brothers ?’
                                                          (A)
    (A) Kabir
                                                          (B)
    (B) Barani
                                                          (C)
    (C) Swami Vivekananda
                                                          (D)
    (D) Periyar
72. Barani’s book, ‘Tarikh-i-Feroze                 72.
    Shahi’, deals with which subject ?
    (A) Theory of origin of state                         (A)
    (B) Duties of the Muslim king
                                                          (B)
    (C) Advice to the Muslim king
                                                          (C)
    (D) Relationship between king and
        subjects                                          (D)
73. Who said that political theory as a             73.
    theory, in ideal terms, is dispassionate
    and disinterested ?
    (A) John Rawls                                        (A)
    (B) Andrew Hacker                                     (B)
    (C) George Sabine                                     (C)
    (D) David Held                                        (D)

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74. Who among the following used the             74.
    expression ‘forced to be free’ in

    connection with the notion of liberty

    of the individual ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Rousseau
                                                       (B)
    (B) Locke
                                                       (C)
    (C) Green

    (D) Hobhouse                                       (D)

75. Who among the following made the             75.

    state a moral institution with a

    moral end ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Bentham
                                                       (B)
    (B) Machiavelli
                                                       (C)
    (C) James Mill

    (D) J. S. Mill                                     (D)

76. Who proposed that power consists in          76.

    collective action ?

    (A) Hannah Arendt                                  (A)

    (B) Jurgen Habermas                                (B)

    (C) Max Horkheimer                                 (C)

    (D) Max Weber                                      (D)

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77. Who wrote the book ‘What is to be           77.
    Done’ ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Plekhnov
                                                      (B)
    (B) Marx
                                                      (C)
    (C) Stalin
                                                      (D)
    (D) Lenin

78. Who emphasized on the role of               78.

    consciousness instead of material

    forces among post-Marxist thinkers ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Antonio Gramsci
                                                      (B)
    (B) Lenin
                                                      (C)
    (C) George Lukas

    (D) Trotsky                                       (D)

79. Who addressed the problem of why            79.
    women are oppressed in ‘The Origin                      (1884)
    of the Family, Private Property and

    the State (1884)’ ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Karl Deutsche
                                                      (B)
    (B) Fredrick Engels
                                                      (C)
    (C) Susan Moller Okin

    (D) Althusser                                     (D)

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80. Who wrote the book ‘The Subjection                80.
    of Women’ ?

    (A) Marry Wollstonecraft                                (A)

    (B) Hayek                                               (B)

    (C) Iris Young                                          (C)

    (D) J. S. Mill                                          (D)

81. Apasthamba, Gautama, Vashishta,                   81.
    Baudhayana               are   the   names
    of ................. .
                                                            (A)
    (A) Ancient Republics
                                                            (B)
    (B) Snataka
                                                            (C)
    (C) Dharmashastras
                                                            (D)
    (D) Mahayanas

82. Which of the following statements                 82.
    is incorrect ?
                                                            (A)
    (A) Dharmashastra texts were
           authored by a single author                      (B)
    (B) Dharmashastra texts enumerate
           sources of Dharma
                                                            (C)
    (C) Dharmashastra texts present
           their ideas under the categories
           of        Acara,        Vyavahara,
           Prayaschitta and others
                                                            (D)
    (D) Dharmashastra are ancient law
           books of Hindus

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83. Who put forth the concept of ‘Total          83.
    Revolution’ ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) M. N. Roy
                                                       (B)
    (B) B. G. Tilak
                                                       (C)
    (C) Jayaprakash Narayan

    (D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar                             (D)

84. In    Ram       Manohar     Lohia’s          84.
    Saptakranti, which among the
    following is not included ?

    (A) Revolution for equality between
                                                       (A)
         men and women

    (B) Revolution against racial as well              (B)

         as political and economic
         inequality

    (C) Revolution against arms and                    (C)
         amunitions
                                                       (D)
    (D) Revolution against migration

85. In which book Mahatma Gandhi has             85.
    made a critique of modernity ?

    (A) Satyagraha in South Africa                     (A)
    (B) My Experiments with Truth
                                                       (B)
    (C) Hind Swaraj
                                                       (C)
    (D) Anasaktiyoga
                                                       (D)

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86. Choose the incorrect statement from         86.
    the following :
    (A) Rabindranath Tagore was the                   (A)
        champion of Nationalism
                                                      (B)
    (B) Jawaharlal Nehru was the
        architect of Panchasheel
    (C) Ram Manohar Lohia put forth                   (C)
        the concept of Chaukhama
        State
    (D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar wrote the                  (D)
        book, ‘Rise and Fall of Hindu
        Women’
87. Match the pair using the codes given        87.
    below :
                     List I                                                   I
    (a) Mohammed Iqbal                                (a)
    (b) Jawaharlal Nehru                              (b)
    (c) M. K. Gandhi                                  (c)
    (d) V. D. Savarkar                                (d)
                 List II                                                      II
    (1) Discovery of India                            (1)
    (2) Mazini Charitra                               (2)
    (3) Idea of Pakistan                              (3)
    (4) Satyagraha in South Africa                    (4)
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                           (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
    (A) (1)    (2)     (4)    (3)                     (A) (1)     (2)   (4)        (3)
    (B) (2)    (4)     (3)    (1)                     (B) (2)     (4)   (3)        (1)
    (C) (4)    (2)     (1)    (3)                     (C) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)
    (D) (3)    (1)     (4)    (2)                     (D) (3)     (1)   (4)        (2)

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88. Sri Aurobindo use to write in which        88.

    newspaper ?

    (A) Induprakash                                  (A)

    (B) Karmayogi                                    (B)

    (C) Deccan Herald                                (C)

    (D) Deenbandhu                                   (D)

89. In the Jayaprakash Narayan’s               89.

    concept of Sarvodaya which is the

    last ‘daan’ after Bhoodan, Gramdan,

    Sampattidan ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Grahadan
                                                     (B)
    (B) Jeevandaan
                                                     (C)
    (C) Putradaan

    (D) Kanyadaan                                    (D)

90. Who among the following is the             90.

    adherent of syncretic culture ?

    (A) V. D. Savarkar                               (A)

    (B) Deendayal Upadhyaya                          (B)

    (C) Kabir                                        (C)

    (D) Muhammed Iqbal                               (D)

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91. Andre Gunder Frank and Marta                 91.
    Fuentes have written the famous
    article :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Nine       Theses     on   Social
         Movements                                     (B)
    (B) New Social Movements                           (C)
    (C) Cyclical Movement towards the
         Eternal : Nine Theses of Social
         Movements–A Critique
    (D) Essays on New Social Movements                 (D)

92. Which of the following statements            92.
    are wrong ? Choose your answer
    from the codes given below :
                                                       (a)
    (a) Nationalism          transformed
         Europe in the 19th Century

    (b) Nationalism led to the formation               (b)

         of new nation-states in Europe

    (c) Nationalism          fragmented                (c)
         European empires
                                                       (d)
    (d) Nationalism was an intellectual
         reaction to the Enlightenment

    Codes :

    (A) (a), (b)                                       (A) (a), (b)

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

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

    (D) None wrong                                     (D)

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93. Who for the first time separated the           93.

    terms ‘Civil Society’ and ‘State’ ?

    (A) John Locke                                       (A)

    (B) Thomas Hobbes                                    (B)

    (C) G. W. F. Hegel                                   (C)

    (D) J. J. Rousseau                                   (D)

94. Chronologically          organise   the        94.

    following revolutions. Choose your

    answer from the codes given below :

    (a) Russian Revolution—Bolshevik                     (a)

    (b) French Revolution                                (b)

    (c) Chinese Revolution                               (c)

    (d) American Revolution                              (d)

    Codes :

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

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

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

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

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95. Which of the following factors               95.
    are not conducive to judicial
    independence ?
    (a) Secure tenure of Judges
    (b) Separation of powers                           (a)
    (c) Executive intervention                         (b)
    (d) Legislative intervention                       (c)
    Choose your answer from the codes                  (d)
    given below :
    Codes :
                                                       (A) (a), (b), (c)
    (A) (a), (b), (c)
    (B) (b), (c), (d)                                  (B) (b), (c), (d)

    (C) (a), (b)                                       (C) (a), (b)
    (D) (c), (d)                                       (D) (c), (d)
96. Which of the following is not a civil        96.
    society campaign ?
    (A) LGBT Rights                                    (A)
    (B) Save Marathi Schools                           (B)
    (C) Narmada Bachav                                 (C)
    (D) Swachh Bharat                                  (D)
97. Which of the following are not the           97.
    functions of political parties ?
    (A) Management of succession to
        power                                          (A)

    (B) Obtaining popular consent to                   (B)
        the course of public policy
    (C) Nominating candidates for
                                                       (C)
        elections
    (D) Aggregation of the demands of                  (D)
        interest groups

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98. Match the following groups in List I             98.                       I              II
    with the type of their organisation
    List II :

                      List I

    (a) Anti-corruption movement
                                                                                   I
    (b) All India Kisan Sabha
                                                           (a)
    (c) Federation of Indian Chamber
         of Commerce and Industries                        (b)
         (FICCI)
                                                           (c)
    (d) Green Peace
                                                           (d)
                  List II
                                                                                   II
    (1) Associational Interest group

    (2) Lobby                                              (1)

    (3) Non-associational            interest              (2)
         group
                                                           (3)
    (4) Pressure group
                                                           (4)
    Choose the correct answer from the
    codes :

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

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99. Choose the incorrect statement from
                                                  99.
    below :
                                                         (A)
    (A) American Constitution is very

        rigid constitution                               (B)

    (B) American Constitution was

        drafted at Washington                            (C)

    (C) American Constitution did not                                  1808
        provide for Judicial Review, it

        was incorporated in 1808
                                                         (D)                  10
    (D) The first 10 amendments to the

        US Constitution make up Bill

        of Rights

100. Who said, “The governing class               100.

    justifies its actual exercise of power

    by resting it on some universal

    moral principles” ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Gabriel Almond
                                                         (B)
    (B) Mosca
                                                         (C)
    (C) Trueman

    (D) David Easton                                     (D)

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