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MH SET 2024: 7 April, Paper II, Political Science

  • Date: 7 April 2024
  • Paper code: APR-15224
  • 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.   The declaration that he would rather        1.

     be ‘Socrates dissatisfied than a fool

     satisfied’ was made by :

     (A) L.T. Hobhouse                                 (A)

     (B) J.A. Hobson                                   (B)

     (C) T.H. Green                                    (C)

     (D) John Stuart Mill                              (D)

2.   Who among the following thinkers            2.

     characterized early liberalism as

     ‘possessive individualism’ ?

     (A) Jeremy Bentham                                (A)

     (B) C.B. Macpherson                               (B)

     (C) Milton Friedman                               (C)

     (D) T.H. Green                                    (D)

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3.   The statement ‘Over himself, Over            3.
     his own body and mind, the

     individual is sovereign’ is associated

     with :
                                                       (A)
     (A) Thomas Hobbes
                                                       (B)
     (B) Machel Oakeshott
                                                       (C)
     (C) John Stuart Mill

     (D) Benjamin Disraeli                             (D)

4.   Classical liberalism is usually              4.

     associated with the work of :

     (A) J.S. Mill                                     (A)

     (B) Jeremy Waldron                                (B)

     (C) John Locke                                    (C)

     (D) John Rawls                                    (D)

5.   In whose words the state is regarded         5.

     as, ‘necessary evil’ ?

     (A) Thomas Paine                                  (A)

     (B) John Locke                                    (B)

     (C) Georgi Plekhanov                              (C)

     (D) William Morris                                (D)

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6.   The book ‘The Feminine Mistique’         6.

     is written by ................ .


     (A) Betty Friedan                             (A)


     (B) Kate Millett                              (B)


     (C) Marie Curie                               (C)


     (D) Emma Goldman                              (D)


7.   Who among the following thinker          7.

     claim that the basic political

     contradiction in modern society is

     between ‘man as citizen’ and ‘man

     as private individual’ ?

                                                   (A)
     (A) J.S. Mill

                                                   (B)
     (B) Karl Marx


     (C) Will Kymlicka                             (C)


     (D) Nathan Glazer                             (D)

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8.   The idea that individuals are               8.

     absolute owners of their talents and

     capacities was revived by :

     (A) Robert Nozick                                 (A)

     (B) John Rawls                                    (B)

     (C) Adam Smith                                    (C)

     (D) Lenin                                         (D)

9.   Who among the following thinkers            9.
     is considered as Socialist Feminist ?

     (A) Kate Millet                                   (A)

     (B) Max Weber                                     (B)

     (C) Friedrich Engels                              (C)

     (D) Betty Friedan                                 (D)

10. Who among the following thinkers             10.

     called civil society the ‘aggregate
     sphere of interest’ ?
                                                       (A)
     (A) G.W.F. Hegel
                                                       (B)
     (B) John Locke

     (C) Charles Fourier                               (C)

     (D) Robert Putnam                                 (D)

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11. According to Hegel, what is the               11.
    connection between the ethical life
    of individuals and the State in his
    political philosophy ?

    (A) The State has no bearing on the                 (A)

        ethical life of individuals

    (B) Ethical life is only achievable
                                                        (B)
        in isolation from societal
        structures

    (C) The ethical life of individuals is              (C)

        integrally connected to the life
        of the State
                                                        (D)
    (D) Hegel dismisses the concept of
        ethical life in political contexts

12. In Gramscian theory, what does the            12.
    concept of “war of position” refer to ?

    (A) Open military conflict between
                                                        (A)
        classes

    (B) The struggle for ideological                    (B)

        dominance and control over civil
        society
                                                        (C)
    (C) Revolutionary uprising

    (D) Economic determinism                            (D)

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13. What concept in Frantz Fanon’s               13.
    political thought emphasizes the
    psychological impact of colonialism
    on the colonized individual ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Economic Determinism
                                                       (B)
    (B) Cultural Relativism
                                                       (C)
    (C) Alienation and Dehumanization

    (D) Historical Materialism                         (D)

14. Hannah Arendt’s concept of “the              14.
    banality of evil” is associated with :

    (A) Machiavelli’s political realism                (A)

    (B) Aristotle’s virtue ethics                      (B)

    (C) Eichmann’s role in the Holocaust               (C)

    (D) Rousseau’s social contract                     (D)

15. Who said, “ I do not wish them               15.
    (women) to have power over men,
    but over themselves” ?

    (A) Simon De Bouvoir                               (A)

    (B) Shullamith Firestone                           (B)

    (C) Mary Wollstonecraft                            (C)

    (D) Kate Millet                                    (D)

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16. ‘The “natural” man will be one in            16.

    whom strong conscience and

    steadfast reason have successfully

    harmonized self-love and sympathy’.

    Who advocated this ?

    (A) Hobbes                                         (A)

    (B) Rousseau                                       (B)

    (C) Bentham                                        (C)

    (D) Locke                                          (D)

17. According to Confucius, which                17.

    concept emphasizes the importance

    of individuals fulfilling their roles

    and responsibilities within the social

    hierarchy ?
                                                       (A)

    (A) Tian
                                                       (B)
    (B) Dao
                                                       (C)
    (C) Xiao

    (D) Li                                             (D)

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18. Which book of Machiavelli discusses          18.
    the idea of Virtue in the context of
    ruler ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) The Art of War
                                                       (B)
    (B) Two treatise on government
                                                       (C)
    (C) Perfect state

    (D) Fortuna                                        (D)

19. According to John Locke, which               19.
    amongst the following is not a
    natural right ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Right to Life
                                                       (B)
    (B) Right to Property
                                                       (C)
    (C) Right to Liberty

    (D) Right to Work                                  (D)

20. Who said, “Each person possesses an          20.
    inviolability founded on justice that
    even the welfare of society as a
    whole cannot override” ?

    (A) John Rawls                                     (A)
    (B) Robert Nozick                                  (B)
    (C) Friedrich Hayek                                (C)
    (D) Habermas                                       (D)

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21. Who wrote the book ‘The Home and             21.

    The World’ ?

    (A) Jawaharlal Nehru                               (A)

    (B) Rabindranath Tagore                            (B)

    (C) M. K. Gandhi                                   (C)

    (D) Ram Manohar Lohia                              (D)

22. Who among the following was the              22.

    founder of the ‘Arya Mahila Samaj’

    and ‘Sharda Sadan’ ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Swami Vivekananda
                                                       (B)
    (B) Pandita Ramabai
                                                       (C)
    (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
                                                       (D)
    (D) Sri Aurobindo

23. Who is the author of the book ‘Guilty        23.

    Men of India’s Partition’ ?

    (A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar                             (A)

    (B) V.D. Savarkar                                  (B)

    (C) Jaiprakash Narayan                             (C)

    (D) Ram Manohar Lohiya                             (D)

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24. Match the following lists of thinkers        24.
    and their political concept. Choose
    your answer using the codes given
    below :

                     List I                                                    I

    (a) M.K. Gandhi                                    (a)

    (b) Jawaharlal Nehru                               (b)

    (c) M. N. Roy                                      (c)

    (d) Din Dayal Upadhyaya                            (d)

                 List II                                                       II

    (1) Panchsheel                                     (1)

    (2) Integral Humanism                              (2)

    (3) Trusteeship                                    (3)

    (4) Radical Humanism                               (4)

    Codes :

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

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

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

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

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

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25. Who among the following thinkers           25.
    established    the    organisation
    ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Swami Vivekananda
                                                     (B)
    (B) V.D. Savarkar
                                                     (C)
    (C) Shri Aurobindo

    (D) Rabindranath Tagore                          (D)

26. Which one of the following options         26.
    was not a part of Bal Gangadhar
    Tilak ‘Four Point Programme’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Swadeshi
                                                     (B)
    (B) Ganesh festival
                                                     (C)
    (C) Boycott

    (D) National Education                           (D)

27. Which of the following thinkers was        27.
    associated with ‘Self Respect
    Movement’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Jayaprakash Narayan
                                                     (B)
    (B) E.V. Ramasamy

    (C) V.D. Savarkar                                (C)

    (D) Shri Aurobindo                               (D)

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28. Which of the following political           28.

    thought was proposed by the thinker

    Kautilya ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Saptang Theory
                                                     (B)
    (B) Four Pillar State

                                                     (C)
    (C) Panchsheel Doctrine


    (D) Seven Fold Revolution                        (D)


29. Which of the following pairs is            29.

    incorrectly matched ?


    (A) Jaiprakash Narayan - Why
                                                     (A)
        Socialism


    (B) Ram Manohar Lohia - Marx,                    (B)

        Gandhi and Socialism


    (C) Shri Aurobindo - The Mother
                                                     (C)
    (D) V.D. Savarkar - Essays on

        Geeta                                        (D)

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30. Match the following lists of thinkers           30.

    and their respective political parties :

                     List I
                                                                                  I
    (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
                                                          (a)
    (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
                                                          (b)
    (c) E.V. Ramasamy
                                                          (c)
    (d) M.N. Roy
                                                          (d)
                 List II
                                                                                  II
    (1) Indian National Congress
                                                          (1)
    (2) Independent Labour Party
                                                          (2)
    (3) Communist Party of India
                                                          (3)
    (4) Justice Party
                                                          (4)
    Codes :

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

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

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

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

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

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31. Identify the incorrect statement :         31.

    (A) Politics and economics are tied              (A)
        to each other

    (B) The type of economy adopted
                                                     (B)
        by any state is essential in

        comparative political analysis

    (C) After globalization economies

        of states have witnessed sea
                                                     (C)
        change

    (D) World system theory is not

        related to world’s capitalist                (D)

        system

32. Which country had maximum                  32.

    number of colonies in Latin

    America ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Spain
                                                     (B)
    (B) Portugal

                                                     (C)
    (C) France

    (D) Britain                                      (D)

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33. What was the biggest challenge            33.
    before African Nationalism ?

    (A) Linguistic                                  (A)

    (B) Economic                                    (B)

    (C) Tribal                                      (C)

    (D) Religious                                   (D)

34. Which of the following is not the         34.
    feature of globalization ?

    (A) Restricted Trade
                                                    (A)
    (B) Liberalization

    (C) Free flow of knowledge and                  (B)

        technology
                                                    (C)
    (D) Free flow of investment across
                                                    (D)
        border

35. Through 1973 Constitution of              35. 1973

    Pakistan which form of Government
    was introduced ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Presidential
                                                    (B)
    (B) Parliamentary

    (C) Semi-Presidential                           (C)

    (D) Autocratic                                  (D)

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36. Who is considered the father of               36.
    American Constitution ?

    (A) James Madison                                   (A)

    (B) Abraham Lincoln                                 (B)

    (C) George Washington                               (C)

    (D) Thomas Jefferson                                (D)

37. Who      declared   Emergency      in         37. 25      1975
    Bangladesh on 25th January 1975 ?

    (A) Yahya Khan                                      (A)

    (B) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman                           (B)

    (C) Zahurul Haq                                     (C)

    (D) Mufti Ahmed                                     (D)

38. Why did the theory of modernization           38.
    emerged ?

    (A) To    guide     the   developing                (A)
        countries        about      their
        development

    (B) Providing loan to developing                    (B)
        countries
                                                        (C)
    (C) Giving economic support to the
        developing countries
                                                        (D)
    (D) To give lessons of politics to the
        developing countries

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39. Who believed that democracies have          39.

    dominance of elite class ?

    (A) S.M. Lipset                                   (A)

    (B) Vilfred Pareto                                (B)

    (C) C.B. Macpherson                               (C)

    (D) Samuel Huntington                             (D)

40. Democratic centralism is the feature        40.

    of which Political Party ?

    (A) Democratic Party                              (A)

    (B) Chinese Communist Party                       (B)

    (C) Conservative Party                            (C)

    (D) Indian National Congress                      (D)

41. In which theory has Michael                 41.

    Foucault proposed to draw attention

    to the relationship between power

    and thought patterns ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Feminism
                                                      (B)
    (B) Post-Modernism

    (C) Structural Theory                             (C)

    (D) Realist Theory                                (D)

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42. Social movements grew after 1990.            42. 1990

    They are not caused by which of the

    following factors ?


    (A) Globalization has created new

                                                     (A)
        opportunities and development

        in various fields


    (B) Increased economic and social

        inequality. So there was a need
                                                     (B)
        to oppose all of them


    (C) Anti-globalization,        anti-

        capitalist or global justice

        movements         began   to   be            (C)

        included


    (D) After 1990, less participation of

        people in decision-making
                                                     (D) 1990
        process, emphasis on centra-

        lization trend

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43. When did the United Nations              43.

    announce the Women’s Decade ?

    (A) 1976-1985                                  (A) 1976-1985

    (B) 1975-1985                                  (B) 1975-1985

    (C) 1995-2005                                  (C) 1995-2005

    (D) 1985-1995                                  (D) 1985-1995

44. Which conferences of NAM was held        44.            2015

    in Venezuala in 2015 ?

    (A) 17th                                       (A) 17

    (B) 15th                                       (B) 15

    (C) 16th

    (D) 9th

45. Blue economy is related in which         45.
    sector ?
                                                   (A)
    (A) Land
                                                   (B)
    (B) Minerals

    (C) Marine                                     (C)


    (D) Oil                                        (D)

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46. Which US President announced the              46.

    Star War program ?

    (A) Carter                                          (A)

    (B) Clinton                                         (B)

    (C) Nixon                                           (C)

    (D) Reagan                                          (D)

47. Statement (A) : The main issue                47.          (A) :
    in international politics is the
    inability of the world political
    system to solve the problems arising
    from globalization.

    Reason (R) : The Westphalian                               (R) :
    system has failed to satisfy long-term
    holdings.

    Codes :

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

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

    (C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong

    (D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct                (D) (A)                   (R)

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48. Arrange the conferences in their          48.

    chronological order under North-

    South Dialogue.
                                                    (1)
    (1) Cancun Conference
                                                    (2)
    (2) Brant Commission
                                                    (3)
    (3) Paris Conference
                                                    (4)
    (4) Uruguay Talks

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

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


49. “A change is taking place; Asia is        49.

    again recognizing its identity.”

    Whose statement is this ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
                                                    (B)
    (B) Smt. Indira Gandhi

                                                    (C)
    (C) Shri. Rajiv Gandhi

    (D) Shri Chandrashekhar                         (D)

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50. ‘Promotion of international peace
                                               50.
    and security’ has been enshrined in

    whose Constitution ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) People’s Republic of China
                                                     (B)
    (B) France

                                                     (C)
    (C) India

                                                     (D)
    (D) America

51. These are the major features of            51.

    Indian foreign policy :

    (i)   Mutual cooperation                         (i)


    (ii) Peaceful cooperation                        (ii)


    (iii) Expansionism                               (iii)


    (iv) Respect for mutual sovereignty              (iv)


    (A) (i), (ii), (iii)                             (A) (i), (ii), (iii)


    (B) (i), (iii), (iv)                             (B) (i), (iii), (iv)


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

    (D) (i), (ii), (iv)                              (D) (i), (ii), (iv)

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52. In which year was Panchsheel                     52.

     Agreement signed ?

     (A) 1951                                              (A) 1951

     (B) 1952                                              (B) 1952


     (C) 1953                                              (C) 1953


     (D) 1954                                              (D) 1954


53. Agreement 123 is related with ......... .        53.         123


     (A) Indo-USA Civil Nuclear Deal                       (A)


     (B) Indo-Russia Civil Nuclear Deal                    (B)


     (C) Indo-USA Arms Deal                                (C)


     (D) Indo-Russia Arms Deal                             (D)


54. The book ‘The India Way’ is written              54.

     by ................. .

     (A) Harsh V. Pant                                     (A)

     (B) C. Rajamohan                                      (B)

     (C) Shashi Tharoor                                    (C)

     (D) S. Jaishankar                                     (D)

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55. Match List I with List II and select        55.         I           II

    the correct answer from the codes

    given below :
                                                                               I
                     List I
                                                      (a)
    (a) Deng Xiaoping
                                                      (b)
    (b) Mikhail Gorbachev
                                                      (c)
    (c) Harry Truman
                                                      (d)
    (d) Golda Meir
                                                                               II
                 List II
                                                      (1)
    (1) USA
                                                      (2)
    (2) USSR
                                                      (3)
    (3) Israel
                                                      (4)
    (4) China

    Codes :

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

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

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

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

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

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56. Which of the following countries is          56.            QUAD

    not a member of QUAD ?

    (A) South Korea                                    (A)

    (B) USA                                            (B)

    (C) Japan                                          (C)

    (D) Australia                                      (D)

57. Choose the incorrect statement               57.
    regarding India’s role in UN :

    (A) India is a strong supporter of
                                                       (A)
        UN efforts for protection of

        human rights

    (B) India has actively supported

        peacekeeping activities of the                 (B)

        UN

    (C) India is the largest donor of                  (C)
        UNDP

    (D) India has played consistently
                                                       (D)
        positive role in the UN’s efforts

        for disarmament and arms

        control

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58. The first nuclear arms control          58.

    measures that India accepted was


    the :
                                                  (A) 1967
    (A) NPT of 1967

                                                  (B) 1972    1
    (B) SALT-1 of 1972

                                                  (C) 1963
    (C) PTBT of 1963

                                                  (D) 1995
    (D) CTBT of 1995


59. New development bank has been           59.


    established      under    which


    organisation ?
                                                  (A)
    (A) BRICS

                                                  (B)
    (B) SCO

                                                  (C)
    (C) QUAD


    (D) SAARC                                     (D)


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60. ASEAN stands for ................. .
                                                  60. ASEAN

     (A) Association of South-East Asian
                                                        (A)
          Nations

     (B) Association of Asian South-East                (B)
          Nation-State

     (C) Association of South-East

          American Nations                              (C)

     (D) Association of South-East and
                                                        (D)
          North

61. In which of the following Act British         61.

     Government declared that its

     objective is the gradual introduction

     of responsible government in

     India ?

                                                        (A) 1858
     (A) Government of India Act of 1858

     (B) Government of India Act of 1909                (B) 1909


     (C) Government of India Act of 1919                (C) 1919

     (D) Government of India Act of 1935                (D) 1935

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62. Match the following correctly :        62.

         Name of Province

    (a) Bombay                                   (a)

    (b) Madras
                                                 (b)

    (c) Bihar
                                                 (c)

    (d) West Bengal
                                                 (d)
        No. of Members in the

         Constituent Assembly
                                                 (1) 19
    (1) 19
                                                 (2) 49
    (2) 49
                                                 (3) 21
    (3) 21

                                                 (4) 36
    (4) 36

    Codes :

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


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

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

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

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

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63. The    principle    of   “Procedure          63.

    established by Law” which is related

    to judicial review in the Indian

    Constitution is adopted from which

    country’s Constitution ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) American Constitution
                                                       (B)
    (B) Japanese Constitution

                                                       (C)
    (C) British Constitution

                                                       (D)
    (D) Canadian Constitution


64. Which part of the Indian Constitution        64.

    deals with the powers of Parliament

    to amend the Constitution and its

    procedure ?


    (A) Part X                                         (A)

    (B) Part XV                                        (B)

    (C) Part XX                                        (C)

    (D) Part XIX                                       (D)

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65. Which of the following statements           65.
    is not correct about President of
    India ?
                                                      (a)
    (a) The President of India is vested
        with Power Pocket Veto
                                                      (b)
    (b) The President of India is vested
        with Power Qualified Veto
                                                      (c)
    (c) The President of India is vested
        with Power Suspensive Veto
                                                      (d)
    (d) The President of India is vested
        with Power Absolute Veto

    Codes :
                                                      (A)   (c)
    (A) Only (c)
                                                      (B)   (d)
    (B) Only (d)

    (C) Only (b)                                      (C)   (b)

    (D) Only (a)                                      (D)   (a)

66. Who appoints Chairman of all                66.
    Parliamentary Committees of the
    Lok Sabha ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Prime Minister
                                                      (B)
    (B) President

    (C) Vice President                                (C)

    (D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha                      (D)

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67. Which Supreme Court Judge                   67.
    propounded the principle of “Public
    Interest Litigation” in India ?

    (A) Justice S.M. Sikri                            (A)

    (B) Justice P.N. Bhagavati                        (B)

    (C) Justice Koka Subbarao                         (C)

    (D) Justice Mudholkar                             (D)

68. In which Article of the Indian              68.

    Constitution there is provision of
    Abolition or creation of Legislative
    Councils in States ?

    (A) Article 169                                   (A)   169

    (B) Article 170                                   (B)   170

    (C) Article 171                                   (C)   171

    (D) Article 172                                   (D)   172

69. Who appoints the Chairperson of the         69.
    State Human Rights Commission ?

    (A) President                                     (A)

    (B) Supreme Court Chief Justice                   (B)

    (C) Governor                                      (C)

    (D) Prime Minister                                (D)
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70. Who is the Chairman of the                  70.
    Metropolitan Planning Committee ?

    (A) Mayor
                                                      (A)
    (B) Chief Minister

    (C) Commissioner of Municipal                     (B)

        Corporation
                                                      (C)
    (D) Minister of Urban Development
                                                      (D)
        Ministry

71. Which of the following Commissions          71.

    is related with India’s planning and

    development ?

    (A) NITI Aayog and Union Public                   (A)

        Service Commission

    (B) Planning Commission and NITI

        Aayog                                         (B)


    (C) Finance Commission and State                  (C)
        Re-organisation Commission
                                                      (D)
    (D) Backward Class Commission

        and Backward Caste Commission

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72. Who was the proponent of ‘Congress          72.

    system’ ?

    (A) Pandit Nehru                                  (A)

    (B) Rajni Kothari                                 (B)

    (C) Indira Gandhi                                 (C)

    (D) Rajeev Gandhi                                 (D)

73. Which demand was made by                    73.
    Bombay Plan before Constitution

    Assembly about planning and

    development ?

    (A) State stays neutral about                     (A)

        economy
                                                      (B)
    (B) State should faith only in

        capitalism

    (C) State   take    initiative   for              (C)

        industrial      and      other

        development

                                                      (D)
    (D) State should be abolish and

        established stateless society

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74. Which is one of the objective of the        74.

    first five year plan ?


    (A) Implementation of higher
                                                      (A)
         education in rural area


    (B) Industrial revolution is state’s
                                                      (B)
         first priority


    (C) Implementation of agriculture
                                                      (C)
         and industrial policy


    (D) Get the country’s economy out

                                                      (D)
         of the cycle of poverty


75. Who was the architech of Second             75.

    Five Year Plan ?


    (A) Lal Bahadur Shastri                           (A)


    (B) P.C. Mahalnobis                               (B)

    (C) P.C. Alexander                                (C)

    (D) Droupadi Murmu
                                                      (D)

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76. Choose the correct answer about               76.
    Congress party which declared that
    socialist pattern of society was its
    goal ?
                                                        (A)               - 1947
    (A) New Delhi - 1947
                                                        (B)                  - 1956
    (B) Madras (Aawdi) - 1956
                                                        (C)     - 1960
    (C) Mumbai - 1960
                                                        (D)         - 1972
    (D) Bangalore - 1972

77. Statement (A) : Initially, India’s            77.         (A)

    economy is described as ‘Mixed
    Economy’.
                                                              (B)
    Statement (B) : Elements from
    both capitalist as well as socialist
    model was adopted.
                                                        (A)         (A)                     (B)
    (A) Statement (A) is false and
        statement (B) is not a right
        explanation of (A)
                                                        (B)         (A)                     (B)
    (B) Statement (A) is correct and
        statement (B) is right explanation

    (C) Statement (A) and statement                     (C)         (A)               (B)

        (B) both are false

    (D) Statement (A) is false and
                                                        (D)         (A)               (B)   (A)
        statement (B) is correct answer
        of (A)

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78. Choose the incorrect answer about political party and their existing


      President :


            Political Party                       President


      (A) Congress Party                  (i)     Mallikarjun Kharge


      (B) Bhartiya Janata Party           (ii)    J.P. Nadda


      (C) Babujan Samaj Party             (iii) Mayawati


      (D) Telugu Desam Party              (iv) YRS Rajshekhar Reddy



78.




      (A)                                 (i)


      (B)                                 (ii)


      (C)                                 (iii)


      (D)                                 (iv)


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79. Who was the proponent of ‘Non-                79.
    Congressism’ strategy in Indian
    Politics ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Rahul Gandhi
                                                        (B)
    (B) Indira Gandhi
                                                        (C)
    (C) Mahatma Gandhi

    (D) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia                           (D)

80. Which political party secure majority         80.             21
    first time in India in 21st centuary ?

    (A) Telugu Desam                                    (A)

    (B) Bhartiya Janata Party                           (B)

    (C) D.M.K.                                          (C)

    (D) Y.R.S. Congress                                 (D)

81. Who among the following has called            81.

    development administration as,
    ‘an action-oriented, goal-oriented
    administrative system’ ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) F.W. Riggs
                                                        (B)
    (B) Robert Chambers

    (C) Edward Weidner                                  (C)

    (D) Robert Dahl                                     (D)

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82. Who among the following developed           82.


    the model of ‘Administrative Man’ ?


    (A) Chester Barnard                               (A)


    (B) Abraham Maslow                                (B)


    (C) Douglas Mcgregor                              (C)


    (D) Herbert Simon                                 (D)


83. Which among the following thinkers          83.


    is associated an interaction between


    administrative system and their


    environment ?

                                                      (A)
    (A) F.W. Riggs

                                                      (B)
    (B) Max Weber


    (C) Karl Marx                                     (C)


    (D) Herbert Simon                                 (D)

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84. Who among the following is                       84.
    considered      as   the    father    of

    administrative          management

    theory ?                                               (A)

    (A) Herbert Simon                                      (B)

    (B) Chester Barnard
                                                           (C)
    (C) Henry Fayol
                                                           (D)
    (D) Luther Gulick

85. The    word     ‘public’   in   Public           85.

    Administration stands for ............. .

    (A) Private Corporations                               (A)

    (B) Government                                         (B)

    (C) Market                                             (C)

    (D) Civil Society                                      (D)

86. Which ideology champions the cause               86.

    of free market ?

    (A) Communitarianism                                   (A)

    (B) Socialism                                          (B)

    (C) New Right                                          (C)

    (D) New Left                                           (D)

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87. Who among the following has                87.
    invented the technique ‘Management

    by Objective’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) M.P. Follet
                                                     (B)
    (B) Chester Barnard
                                                     (C)
    (C) Abraham Maslow

    (D) Peter F. Drucker                             (D)

88. ‘Creative Experience’ (1924) is the        88.            (1924)

    book written by :

    (A) Herbert Simon                                (A)

    (B) Luther Gulick                                (B)

    (C) M.P. Follett                                 (C)

                                                     (D)
    (D) Chester Barnard

89. Who among the following considered         89.

    New    Public     Management    as

    ‘marriage of opposites’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) David Osbone
                                                     (B)
    (B) Christopher Hood

    (C) Shireen Lateef                               (C)

    (D) Camilla Stivers                              (D)

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90. Who among the following is the               90.

    editor of the book ‘Toward a New


    Public Administration’ ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Frank Marini

                                                       (B)
    (B) Dwight Waldo

                                                       (C)
    (C) H. George Fredrickson

                                                       (D)
    (D) Mark Bevir


91. Which of the following writ is issued        91.


    to compel an authority to do his


    duties or exercise his/her powers ?


    (A) Writ of Habeas Corpus
                                                       (A)
    (B) Writ of Mandamus
                                                       (B)

    (C) Writ of Certiorari
                                                       (C)

    (D) Writ of Prohibition                            (D)

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92. Who is called the father of modern           92.

    local self-government bodies in

    India ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Lord Ripon
                                                       (B)
    (B) Lord Canning

                                                       (C)
    (C) Lord Lytton

    (D) Lord Hardings                                  (D)


93. Which of the following is/are nature         93.

    of the public policy ?

    (1) Public policies are goal oriented              (1)

    (2) Public policy is formulated                    (2)

         without any purpose

    (3) Public policy deals with private               (3)

         company

    (A) (1) only                                       (A)   (1)

    (B) (2) only                                       (B)   (2)

    (C) (3) only                                       (C)   (3)

    (D) (2) and (3) only                               (D)   (2)     (3)

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94. Choose the correct option regarding        94.

    elements of Good Governance :

    (1) Transparency                                 (1)

    (2) Accountability                               (2)

    (3) Participation                                (3)

    (4) Responsiveness                               (4)

    (A) (1), (2), (3) only                           (A) (1), (2), (3)

    (B) (1), (2), (4) only                           (B) (1), (2), (4)

    (C) (1), (3), (4) only                           (C) (1), (3), (4)

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

95. Which of the following pairs is not        95.
    correctly matched ?

    (A) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

        – Rich People                                (A)

    (B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
                                                     (B)
        – Urban Poor

    (C) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana                   (C)

        – Rural Poor
                                                     (D)
    (D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

        – Rural and Urban Poor

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96. What plays a fundamental role in             96.
    implementing corporate social

    responsibility ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Social Audit
                                                       (B)
    (B) Income Tax Department
                                                       (C)
    (C) Public Accounts Committee
                                                       (D)
    (D) Central Bureau of Investigation

97. Which factor is interaction that ties        97.

    the state to civil society ?

    (A) Military                                       (A)

    (B) Guerilla War                                   (B)

    (C) Authoritarian Leadership                       (C)

    (D) Governance                                     (D)

98. Which among the following is not             98.

    regional development policies ?

    (A) Development of backward
                                                       (A)
         regions
                                                       (B)
    (B) Industrial location
                                                       (C)
    (C) Urban growth

    (D) Nationalization of industries                  (D)

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99. Which section of the National Rural          99.                          2005

    Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
                                                        (NREGA)

    (NREGA) provides for regular


    “Social Audit” ?

                                                        (A)   15
    (A) Section 15

                                                        (B)   16
    (B) Section 16

                                                        (C)   17
    (C) Section 17


    (D) Section 18                                      (D)   18


100. Which is the first state in India to        100.

    establish the office of Lokayukta ?


    (A) Maharashtra                                     (A)


    (B) Odisha                                          (B)


    (C) Tamil Nadu                                      (C)


    (D) Kerala                                          (D)

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