Comparative Political Analysis Questions and Answers

131.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List - I (Thinkers)	List - II (Books)
a. Anthony Downs	i. An Economic theory of Democracy
b. Gabrial Almond and Sidney Verba	ii. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
c. Stein Rokkan	iii. The Civic Culture
d. Gosta Esping-Anderson	iv. Citizens, Elections, Parties

Codes : a b c d

A.i iii iv ii
B.ii i iii iv
C.iii iv ii i
D.iv ii i iii

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The matching is a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii. Anthony Downs wrote An Economic Theory of Democracy. Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba wrote The Civic Culture, the study of political attitudes in five nations. Stein Rokkan wrote Citizens, Elections, Parties. Gosta Esping-Andersen wrote The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. The pairing i, iii, iv, ii is option A, and options B, C and D mix up at least two of the titles.

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132.

The term "Cooperative Federalism" emerged after

A.The First World War
B.At the time of New Deal Legislations in the USA.
C.As part of the Soviet Constitution of 1937.
D.After the Second World War.

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The key takes the term cooperative federalism to have emerged after the Second World War. Dual federalism, with the federal and state governments working in separate spheres, was replaced as the national government took on social and economic programmes and shared them with the states through grants-in-aid and joint administration, and this pattern grew most after the war. The New Deal of the 1930s began the shift and is often named as its start, which is why option B is tempting, but the key does not take it. The First World War did not mark such a change, and the Soviet Constitution of 1937 was a different, centralised arrangement. Option D is correct as keyed.

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133.

In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by

A.Elinor Ostrom
B.Hardin
C.Karl Deutsch
D.Anthony Downs

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

Rational choice models in electoral studies were made popular by Anthony Downs. His 1957 book An Economic Theory of Democracy treats voters and parties as rational actors who weigh costs and benefits, and the voters choose the party nearest to their interests while parties adjust their positions to win votes. Elinor Ostrom is known for work on the commons and institutions, Hardin for the tragedy of the commons, and Karl Deutsch for communication and nation-building. Option D is correct.

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134.

Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by

A.Huntington
B.Putman
C.Miliband
D.Marcuge

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

Convergence (here printed as conveyance) theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism is credited in the key to Marcuse. The idea is that industrial societies of both kinds come to resemble each other as technology and bureaucracy spread, and Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man describes the same pattern of control in advanced industrial societies of both camps. Huntington is known for political order and the clash of civilizations, Putnam for social capital, and Miliband for his Marxist theory of the state. Option D is correct.

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135.

Who among the following elite theorists said, "A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass" ?

A.Pareto
B.Gasset
C.Michels
D.Mosca

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

The words that a man is effective in society as a whole not so much because of individual qualities as because of the social energies deposited in him by the mass are by Ortega y Gasset, the Spanish philosopher of The Revolt of the Masses. His elite theory holds that the minority and the masses depend on each other and that the minority draws its power from the mass. Pareto, Michels and Mosca are the other classical elite theorists, known respectively for the circulation of elites, the iron law of oligarchy, and the ruling class. Option B is correct.

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136.

What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils' categories of political system ?

(i) Political Democracy
(ii) Tutelary Democracy
(iii) Modernizing Oligarchy
(iv) Totalitarian Oligarchy
(v) Traditional Oligarchy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

A.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
B.(i), (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)
C.(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (iii)
D.(ii), (i), (iii), (v) and (iv)

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Edward Shils listed the categories of political systems in new states in the order political democracy, tutelary democracy, modernizing oligarchy, totalitarian oligarchy and traditional oligarchy, which is (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), option A. The sequence moves from the most open and competitive type to the most closed and traditional one. The other options rearrange the middle or end of the list: option B puts totalitarian before modernizing, option C puts traditional before modernizing, and option D begins with tutelary democracy. Only option A follows Shils's order.

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137.

Assertion (A) : Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.

Reason (R) : This was because of a dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :

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

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Assertion (A) and reason (R) are both true, and (R) explains (A), as the key has it. Samir Amin argued that Marx had foreseen that colonial powers would not be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism in their colonies. Marx's knowledge of non-European societies was limited, which is why his picture of capitalism spreading across the world was drawn from the European experience, and this gap explains why he expected a development that did not take place. Options B, C and D deny either the truth of one statement or the link between them, so option A is the keyed answer.

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138.

Which of the following statements about the US President are true ?

(i) The US President can seek reelection only once.
(ii) He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other crimes.
(iii) At the impeachment trials the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides.
(iv) Both the President and the Vice-President can be from the same state.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :

A.(i), (ii) & (iii)
B.(i), (iii) & (iv)
C.(ii), (iii) & (iv)
D.(i), (ii) & (iv)

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are true, and (iv) is false. A President can be elected to the office only twice under the Twenty-second Amendment, so he can seek re-election only once after a first term. He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanours. At the trial in the Senate the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides when the President is on trial. The fourth statement fails because the Twelfth Amendment forbids the electors to vote for a President and Vice-President both from their own state, so both cannot come from the same state in practice. The correct group is therefore option A.

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139.

The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under ?

A.Political Development
B.Political Modernization
C.Political Culture
D.Political Elites

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The politics of sex, as a central concern for policy and law makers, is placed under political culture. Questions of gender, sexuality and the norms that govern them are matters of the beliefs, values and attitudes of a society toward politics, and these make up its political culture. Political development concerns the growth of the capacity of a political system, political modernization the change from traditional to modern structures, and political elites the persons who hold power. None of these three covers the shifting norms about sex, so option C is the answer.

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