Political Science Entrance Tests 2022 PDF

All Entrance Tests 2022 EDITION OBJECTIVE POLITICAL SCIENCE 25 Sets – 1500 MCQs 11 Sets of Theme wise test Papers 12 Sets of Mixed Theme wise test Papers 2 Sets of Model CUET...

All Entrance Tests 2022 EDITION OBJECTIVE POLITICAL SCIENCE 25 Sets – 1500 MCQs 11 Sets of Theme wise test Papers 12 Sets of Mixed Theme wise test Papers 2 Sets of Model CUET PG Test Papers Answer Keys with Explanations and Addl. Info By the Author of POL SC HELP  SPARE FEW MIN TO READ HOW BEST TO USE THIS RESOURCE DEAR STUDENTS…WELCOME BACK! The best ways to prepare for MCQ based competitive exams is to solve and practice as many objective questions as possible. This unique resource is to help you do that. The book contains 25 sets of objective types of questions on all themes of political science. All the questions included in the book are either already asked in different competitive exams or similar to those which have been asked. The book is arranged in following way: The first section contains 11 sets of themes wise MCQ papers. Each paper consists of 50 MCQs. Answer keys to all the theme-based papers have been provided along with explanations and additional information The second section contains 12 mixed theme sample papers. Each paper consists of 50 MCQs Answer keys with explanations and additional info have been provided for all the 12 mixed team question papers. The 3rd section has 2 sets of model CUET PG test papers. Each paper consists of 75 MCQs. The paper is strictly based on CUET PG syllabus. The questions included in the test paper are of the same level as expected in the actual exam. Another unique feature the book is the type of questions included in the test papers. Most of the questions are such as in which 3 out of 4 options are correct. This gives you many additional information regarding the topic asked in the question. Also, there are many MCQs of matching type. You know that matching type question is four questions included in one. Hence, the book actually contains more than 2500 questions How best to use this book: Solve each paper in about one hour duration in actual exam mode, that is, complete the paper in one sitting without referring any offline or online resources. 2  After solving the paper, check the answers and calculate your marks. Give one marks for each correct answer and 0.25 negative marks for each incorrect ones. Calculate your net marks. if the total marks is more than 70% you are on the right track; if not then go back to those questions in which you did mistake. Try to find out the reasons for not being able to solve the questions. If it is conceptual, watch the conceptual video on the related theme on Pol Sc Help YouTube channel. If it is factual then just try to memorize those facts and note it in form of flash-cards or make notes. This way solve all the papers and make notes. This way you will make many flash cards or notes. Revise them regularly before the exams. Solve these papers at least 4 to 5 times. Revise your notes 8-9 times. Hope this book will help all my students crack all competitive or entrance exams in most comfortable way GOOD WISHES; 3  SECTION 1 THEME BASED TEST PAPERS 11 SETS OF SAMPLE PAPERS 4  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 1 Theme: Political Theory 1.Which term is Not related to Classical Liberalism? A. Individualism B. Welfarism C. Natural Rights D. Negative Liberty E. State as necessary evil F. Private property G. Constitutional Government 2.Which term is Not related to Liberaltarianism? A. Free market Economy B. Low taxation C. Distributive justice D. Nightwatchman state E. Market over state F. Individual freedom 3.Which of this term/thinker is Not related to Modern Liberalism? A. Welfare State B. Distributive Justice C. Progressive Taxation D. Laissez-faire state E. John Rawls F. Social Democracy 5 4.Which term is Not related with Liberalism? A. Possessive individualism B. Market Economy C. Dirigisme D. Capitalism E. Individual Autonomy F. Minimal State G. Tolerance H. Universalism 5.Which term is Not related with Marxism? A. Class struggle B. Base & Superstructure C. Alienation D. Hegemony E. Economic Determinism F. Value pluralism G. Dialecticism H. Materialism I. Profit as theft J. Withering of state 6.Which is Not correct about post-Marxism? A. Rejects economic determinism of classical Marxism B. Support structuralist view of the capitalist state C. Supported primacy of working class in socialism D. Was first propounded by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in 1970s E. Influenced by poststructuralism and postmodernism 7.Which is Not correct about post-positivism? A. Observations and data collection process is Not value-neutral B. Theories, hypotheses, background knowledge and values of the researcher can influence what is being observed C. Balance between quantitative and qualitative methods. D. Rejected the idea of objective truth E. knowledge is conjectural (speculative) and hence reality can be known only imperfectly 6 8. Which is Not correct about the critical theories? A. Unlike foundational or traditional theories which understanding or explaining social problems, critical theories aim societal transformation. B. it Aims for human emancipation, decreasing domination and increasing freedom C. Emerged in connection with the many social movements- feminist, environmentalist, anti-domination, sub-altern, etc D. Rejects modernism and fully supports post-modernist approach E. Feminism, post-structuralism, deconstructivism, neo-Marxism, post-colonialism, etc. are included under the umbrella of the critical theories F. Frankfurt school ( in Germany) is the mainstay of critical thinkers 9.Which is Not correct about post-behaviouralism? A. A reaction against the dominance of behaviouralist methods in the study of politics. B. It was propounded by David Easton in 1969 C. Value-neutrality D. It was both qualitative and quantitative E. It had two slogans ‘action’ and ‘relevance’ F. Better to be vague than non-relevant 10.Which is of these terms/concepts are not related to Behaviouralism? A. Logical Positivism B. Empiricism C. Fact-value separation D. Quantification E. Value pluralism F. Pure science of polities G. Testable hypothesis 11.For John Rawls what was the first virtue of any social order? A. Equality B. Rights C. Justice D. Peace 7 12. Which is Not correct of Multiculturalism? A. the ways in which societies/states should respond to cultural and religious differences B. Protecting rights and privileges of disadvantaged groups- minorities, women, LGBTs, disabled, etc. C. Avoid cultural relativism D. Group differentiated Rights 13.Which is Not correct about Communitarianism? A. One current within the Liberal Doctrine B. Rejects Rawls’ unencumbered self C. Believes in socially situated self D. Communitarianism is very similar to Communism/Socialism E. Support positive role of state in maintaining flourishing community life F. Balance between societal common good and Individual autonomy and rights 14.Find odd one out? A. Michael Sandel B. Robert Nozick C. Alasdair MacIntyre D. Charles Taylor E. Michael Walzer 15.The idea that the truth or justification of moral judgments is not absolute, but relative to the moral standard of some person or group of persons is called A. Cultural Relativism B. Value Pluralism C. Ethical Relativism D. Moral Relativism 16.Universal Human Rights is most associated with? A. Liberalism B. Communitarianism C. Constructivism D. Post-Structuralism 8 17.Which is Not related to Post-modernism? A. Knowledge- Power: re-produce each other B. No objective truth C. subjectivity D. Believes in Meta Narratives E. Deconstruction F. Post-structuralism 18.Which is Not correct about Derrida’s deconstructivism? A. It refutes the belief that existence is structured in terms of binary oppositions and that the oppositions are hierarchical, with one side of the opposition being more valuable than the other B. Written Texts as "sites of conflict" within a given culture or worldview C. Using Genealogy to reconstruct the meaning of words/concepts/idea D. Derrida used thoughts of Rene Descartes and Heidegger for developing the concept of deconstruction E. It supported Platonism and its idea of structure of transcendental philosophy 19.When Dworkin call Right as Trump, what he meant? A. Some individual liberties & rights are so important that they cannot simply be sacrificed in the name of achieving Common Good B. Government cannot take away some fundamental rights such as freedom of speech C. Societal common interest and Individual rights must be balanced D. Both A & B 20. Who said “ Rights are the fruits of the law, and of the law alone; they are creation of the state alone”? A. Edmund Burke B. T.H. Green C. Jeremy Bentham D. Harold Laski 9 21.That the sources of knowledge lie beyond sense experience and transcendental( other worldly) in nature is called? A. Empiricism B. Rationalism C. Existentialism D. Consequentialism 22.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Thinkers) List 2(How they defined Justice) 1. Aristotle A. Justice as perfect obligation 2. John Rawls B. Justice as fairness in distribution of primary social goods 3. Plato C. Justice as harmony of the soul 4. J.S.Mill D. justice as proportional equality Options: A. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A 23. the belief that all people are entitled to equal respect, rights and consideration, no matter what their citizenship status or other affiliations happen to be, is called? A. Globalism B. Universalism C. Global Justice D. Cosmopolitanism 24.Which is Not correct about John Rawls’ idea of Global Justice? A. He formulated his idea of global justice in his book ‘Laws of people’ B. Decent non-liberal people would also accept the law of peoples C. He extended his difference principle to global level D. It was based on core liberal principles of tolerance 10 25.Universality of Human Rights are opposed by the principles of? A. Moral Relativism B. Cultural Relativism C. Both A& B D. Cosmopolitanism 26. Who defined citizenship as a status granting civil, political, and social privileges? A. B.S.Turner B. Anthony Giddens C. T.H. Marshal D. David Held 27. Which of these is Not a 3rd generation Rights? A. Group Rights B. Environmental Rights C. Right to freedom of speech D. Right to natural resources 28. which of these rights are not included in the list of Rights to national minorities recommended by Will Kymlicka ? (A) rights of self‐government (involving the delegation of powers of government, often within a federal structure) (B) polyethnic rights (involving financial support and legal protection for certain practices associated with particular ethnic or religious groups) (C) special representation rights (guaranteeing representation of minority groups within the central institutions of the larger state) (D) Right of national self-determination. 29.Central argument of Charles Taylor in his book ‘Multiculturalism and the politics of recognition’ is? (A) Minorities should get right to equal status and recognition (B) For developing self-respect, dignity, and autonomy, one require a stable cultural structure or framework (C) To have positive relation to themselves Individual require other’s recognition– other’s positive attitude/admiration towards one’s cultural identity (D) State must treat each citizen with equal respect and dignity 11 30.People shouldn’t be worse off than others because of brute luck, such as, disease, accidents, disabilities, disasters; this theme is the basis of? A) Liberal egalitarians B) Socialist egalitarians C) Chance egalitarians D) Luck egalitarians 31.A distribution condition in which resources cannot be reallocated to make one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off is called? A. Pareto optimality B. Dworkin’s Resource equalization C. Walzer’s Complex equality D. Aristotle’s proportional equality 32.Which is Not correct about difference between Equality of Opportunity and equality of Outcome? A) Equality of Opportunity denotes liberal or soft egalitarianism, equality of Outcome denotes socialism or hard egalitarianism B) Equality of Opportunity taken to the extreme may resemble Equality of Outcome C) Formal Equality of opportunity denotes negative liberty, Equality of Outcome denotes positive liberty D) They are very different concepts and cannot be placed on a continuum 33.Which is not Correct about Equality of Resources by Ronald Dworkin? A. Based on principles of Luck Egalitarianism B. It constructs an Imaginary market procedure for distribution of resources in a society C. equal auction in Initial position : All ‘equal’ participate in fair bidding for resources of their choice D. Positive discrimination and affirmative action by the State/Government E. Fair Insurance market: Risk pooling or luck sharing for brute bad luck and option luck 12 34. Which is not Correct about Complex Equality by Michael Walzer? A. A communitarian account of equality B. All cultural communities/societies have distinct spheres of distribution C. Distribution of social goods in separate distributive spheres on the basis of different principles, procedure and criteria D. Monopoly over one social good within a distributive sphere is not allowed to dominate the distribution of a good in other sphere – conversion of one good for other blocked E. Possession of one social good and related status/standing is not undermined by non- possession of other social good in other sphere F. None of the above 35. About Knowledge, which is Not view as per post-modernism? A. Knowledge linked to power B. No Knowledge is impartial C. Knowledge is technocratic and free from ideology D. Knowledge is Not Objective E. Knowledge is Not eternal 36.Which is Not correct about Rawls’ theory of Justice? A. It adopted normative approach to theorizing B. It was based on the difference principle C. Applicable only to liberal societies having overlapping consensus on idea of Justice and other foundational social principles D. It indicated welfare state E. It was end-state theory of Justice F. It gave preference to societal common interest over individual Rights 37.Which is Not correct about Feminism? A. Sex is biological Gender a social construct B. Patriarchy has been the root cause of women’s misery C. It is considered as mainstream political theory D. Men and women have equal moral reasoning capabilities E. It rejected separation of ‘Private’ and ‘Public’ F. It fragmented into many sub-streams of theories 13 38. Which terms is Not related to Anarchism? A. No to formal hierarchical authority B. Mutualism C. Political Obligation D. State is unnecessary evil E. Virtuous(good) human nature F. Accepts authority of experts 39.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Communitarian Thinkers) List 2(Books) 1. Michael Sandel A. Sources of the Self 2. Michael Walzer B. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice 3. Alasdair MacIntyre C. After Virtue 4. Charles Taylor D. Spheres of Justice Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-B, 2-D, 3- C, 4-A 14 40.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Thinkers of Multiculturalism) List 2(Books/Essay) 1. Will Kymlicka A. Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory 2. Bhikhu Parekh B. Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights 3. Charles Taylor C. Culture & Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism 4. Brain Barry D. Multiculturalism and the politics of recognition Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 41. Who defined freedom as ‘it is a positive power of doing or enjoying something worth doing or enjoying’? A. Harold Laski B. T.H. Green C. Bosanquet D. Ernest Barker 42.In 1950s, many thinkers declared demise of political theory; what they meant by the demise of political theory? A. Political science did not need political theory B. Political theory was not scientific C. Normative-philosophical political theory was not suitable for science of politics D. Empirical political theory was not suitable for political science 15 43 As per David Easton which is the reason for decline of political theory? 1. Historicism 2. Hyperfactualism 3. Moral relativism 4. Value Pluralism Options: A. 1,2 B. 1,2,3 C. 1,2,3,4 D. 2,3,4 44.Which is Not correct about Ideology? A. A belief system which helps to structure how the world is understood and explained B. Set of ideas which provides the basis for political action C. The term was coined by Antoine Destutt de Tracy, a French philosopher, who conceived, in 1796, as the "science of ideas" D. Ideology is same as theory 45.Who of the following didn’t predict or support decline and demise of political theory? A. Peter Laslett B. Ishiah Berlin C. S M Lipset D. Alfred Cobban E. Robert Dahl 46. Which is Not related to Gramsci’s concept of Hegemony? A. Manufacturing of Consent B. Economic determinism C. Ideology D. 3rd Dimension of Power E. Dominance without coercion F. Civil Society G. Marxism 16 47.Who of the following supported the revival of political theory after the onslaught of behavioural revolution? 1. Isiah Berlin 2. Leo Strauss 3. George H. Sabine 4. Eric Vogelin Options: A. 1,2,4 B. 1,2 C. 1,2,3 D. 1,2,3,4 48. Regarding importance of value in political theory, who said ‘We cannot shed our values in the way we remove our coats’? A. Isiah Berlin B. Leo Strauss C. George H. Sabine D. David Easton 49.The word ‘theory’, derived from the Greek word ‘Theoria’ means (A) A well organized political system (B) A well focused mental look (C) A well articulated economic structure (D) A system of physical arrangement 50.Who among the following said that Political theory contains factors of three kinds- the factual, the causal and the valuational ? (A) Leo Strauss (B) Dunning (C) G.H. Sabine (D) Ebenstein 17  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 2 Theme: Western Political Thoughts 1. Which is Not correct about Isaiah Berlin? A. He preferred negative over positive liberty B. He declared demise of political theory on the wake of behaviuoral revolution C. Negative liberty, in his view, should be distinguished from the conditions of its exercise D. He supported value pluralism 2. Which is Not correct about Joh Rawls’ Theory of Justice? A. It gave lexical priority to Liberty Principle over Equality Principle. B. It is based on the difference principle C. It is applicable universally to all societies. D. It gave priority to rights over common good 3.Which is Not correct about ‘Veil of Ignorance’ device conceptualized by John Rawls? A. It is a device to eliminate bias in decision making and judgement B. Contracting parties do not know their place in society, social status, or class position C. Parties don’t even know their conception of good life D. Parties to the contract have encumbered selves 4. Marx’s theory of the state and revolution is taken from (A) German classical philosophy (B) British political economy (C) French revolutionary tradition (D) American war of independence 5. Who considered positive liberty as slippery slope leading to totalitarianism? A. J.S.Mill B. Jeremy Bentham C. Isaiah Berlin D. Charles Taylor 18 6. Which is Not Correct of western political thoughts? A. Both Aristotle and Hegel gave organic and integrative theory of state B. Aristotle and Hobbes are considered founders of philosophical-normative approach C. Aristotle is considered as father of comparative politics D. Plato assigned same political role to women as to men 7. Which is Not correct about ‘General Will’ of Rousseau? A. It represented group mind B. It denoted participatory and deliberative democracy C. It represented societal common Good D. One cannot be forced to obey the General Will 8. Karl Popper called which thinkers as ‘enemies of open society’? A. Plato, Hegel, and Marx B. Aristotle, Hegel, Marx C. Machiavelli, David Hume, Bentham D. Edmund Burke, Marx, Hegel 9. Who among the following does not belong to Frankfurt school of critical thinkers? A. Erich Fromm, B. Herbert Marcuse C. Carole Patman D. Jürgen Habermas 10. Which of the following is not authored or co-authored by Karl Marx? a) Das Kapital b) The Holy Family c) The State and Revolution d) The German Ideology 19 11. Which political theorist suggested “Justice as Mutual Advantage”? A. Johan Galtung B. David Gauthier C. Hobsbawm D. Hobhouse 12. Which political theorist gave the concept of “negative and positive peace”? A. Immanuel Kant B. Michael Doyle C. Woodrow Wilson D. Johan Galtung 13. “Each of them by himself may not be of good quality, but when they all come together is possible that they may surpass— collectively as a body, although not individually-the quality of the few best…and when they all meet together, the people may thus become something in the nature of a single person…”. Who said this and in which context? A. Machiavelli advocating Republicanism over Monarchy B. Rousseau advocating about participative democracy C. Aristotle is advocating for the Polity as a rule of the Many D. J.S. Mill praising about liberal democracy 14. Who among the following used models and assumptions drawn from economics to analyse political behaviour? A. Anthony Downs B. S.M. Lipset C. J.M. Keynes D. Robert Dahl 15. which of these did not support positive liberty? A. Rousseau B. Hegel C. T.H. Green D. John Rawls 20 16. Which of the following is not true of Rousseau? A. He wants to reconcile liberty with sovereignty B. Sovereignty originates in people and gets transferred to ruler C. General Will is always morally right D. He believed in natural differentiation between role of men and women 17. Which of the following is not true of Marx’s view of the state: - A. The proletariat will need to capture state power B. State is unnecessary evil, it should wither away C. Capitalist State help re-produce social structure needed to maintain capitalism D. The state is an instrument of class exploitation and to protect the interests of the capitalist class. 18. Which of the following statements is not true of Hobbes? A. There is no occasion for disobeying the sovereign B. His ideas on hedonism were included in modern utilitarianism C. Sovereign, who was Not a party to the contract, must be absolute or nothing D. His political theory is based on nominalism 19. Which of the following is not true of Aristotle’s view of the state? A. State is prior to individual and family B. State is historical, natural, organic, and integrative entity C. Man, by using natural ability and sense of reason, can live without state D. State highest manifestation of morality and ethics 20.Who is not considered supporter of pluralism? A. Robert Dahl B. Seymour Martin Lipset. C. David Truman D. Joseph Schumpeter 21 21. Who supported legal theory of right by stating ‘Natural Rights are ‘Nonsense on stilts’ A. Bentham B. J.S.Mill C. Harold Laski D. Robert Nozick 22. Which pair is Not correctly matched? A. Plato- Timaeus B. Machiavelli- The Golden Ass C. Bentham- A Fragment on Government D. Lenin- Neo-colonialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism 23. Who said ‘taxation equals forced labour’? A. Friedrich Hayek B. Robert Nozick C. Milton Friedman D. John Locke 24. Plato describes the human mind by which of his theories? A. The Allegory of cave B. Theory of divided line C. Theory of Forms D. All the Above 22 25. Who among the following would you associate the concept of “Tyranny of Majority”? A. JS Mill B. Alex de Tocqueville C. Both A and B D. Thomas Paine 26. Lexical priority in Rawls’s theory of Justice is? A. Equality Principle over Liberty Principle B. Principle of benefit to worst off over Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity C. Difference principle over Principle of Equal Liberty D. Principle of Equal Liberty over the Difference principle 27. Who gave capability approach? A. Amartya Sen B. Martha Nussbaum C. Both A and B D. Gerald Cohen 28. Which pair is Not correctly matched? A. Dworkin- Equality of Resources B. Michael Walzer- Complex Equality C. John Rawls- end-state theory of Justice D. Robert Nozick- labour theory of property 29. Which of the following statements accurately describes Plato’s theory of justice? A. Justice is what the strong can do, and the weak must endure. B. Justice obtains when inequality benefits the least-advantaged. C. Justice is doing one’s own duty as per one’s station of life. D. justice is doing good to friends and harm to enemies 23 30. Which one in incorrect as influences on Marx’s thoughts/theories? A. Marx used David Ricardo’s labour theory of value to develop his theory of Surplus Labour B. Marx used David Hume’s empiricism to develop his empirical and scientific socialism C. Marx used Hegel’s dialectical historical idealism to develop his conception of dialectical historical materialism D. Marx used Feuerbach’s concepts on materialism and alienation 31. Sabine said “What Aristotle calls the ideal state is always Plato's second best state”. Plato gave his second based state in which of his book? A. Republic B. Crito C. Laws D. Timaeus 32. Which is incorrect about John Locke’s book ‘ an Essay Concerning Human Understanding’? A. He gave the concept of new born child’s mind as blank slate (white paper)- tabula rasa B. This book took positive view of human nature refuting Hobbes’ very negative views on human nature C. This book was harbinger of the Enlightenment movement D. This book was refutation to Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha 24 33. Which is Not correct about Machiavelli? A. He preferred Republic form of Government over absolute Monarchy B. He was first political thinker in the modern era to separate political realm from theology/religion C. Concept of modern nation-state could be traced in his political thought D. He advised the king ( prince) not to use religion for maintaining his state. 34. Which is Not correct about theory of Forms by Plato? A. Ideas are substances B. Ideas are eternal and universal C. Ideas cannot be fully known by knowledge D. Ideas are essence of all things E. Ideas exist prior to particular things and apart from them. 35. Which of these thinkers put women below men? A. Plato & Hegel B. Aristotle and Hegel C. J.S.Mill and Rousseau D. Plato and Rousseau 36. Statement 1: Antonio Gramsci considered civil society as part of Superstructure Statement 2: for him, real ideological battle of class dominance is played out in the arena of civil society Options: A. Both Statement I and II are correct B. Both Statement I and II are incorrect C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct 25 37. In which thinker’s view education is the process of developing men as natural men and women as natural women? A. Locke B. Plato C. Aristotle D. Rousseau 38. For whom rights of men were two dimensional? A. Marry Wollstonecraft B. Alexandra Kollontai C. Thomas Paine D. Susan Miller Okin 39. According to Plato population of an ideal state should be ? A. 50040 B. 50400 C. 5040 D. 4050 40. Assertion: Francis Fukuyama declared ‘End of History’ after the cold war in 1992 Reason: After Fascism falling from grace after WWII and demise of USSR after the cold war Liberalism remained the only major surviving political ideology Choose the correct option: 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 26 41. Which of these is not associated with Hobbes? A. Individualism B. Constitutionalism C. Absolutism D. Hedonism E. Nominalism 42. The doctrine of overlapping consensus is advocated by (A) Berlin (B) Barry (C) Nozick (D) Rawls 43. Marx does not believe in (A) Human consciousness determines social existence (B) Ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces (C) The base determines the superstructure (D) Matter is active, dynamic, and dialectic in nature 44. Who among the following criticized Bentham’s Philosophy as “Pig Philosophy”? (A) Leslie Stephen (B) Karl Marx (C) Carlyle (D) J.S. Mill 45. For whom “All existence is simply a matter in motion.” ? (A) Plato (B) Hobbes (C) T.H. Green (D) Rousseau 27 46. Which is not true about Ideas/thoughts of J.S.Mill? A. Pleasures differ in quality B. active role of state in moral and intellectual development of citizen C. Labour association should own joint stock of companies D. Felicific calculator can objectively measure the pleasure 47. For Hegel which one of the following is Not correct ? (A) Family is the thesis, Bourgeois society is the anti-thesis and the State represents synthesis. (B) The rational is real and the real is rational. (C) Contradictions are not obstacles preventing us reaching truth. (D) Right is preferred over common Good 48. Whom did Machiavelli blame for the moral degradation of Italy? (A) The Prince (B) The Church (C) The Aristocracy (D) Corrupt People 49. Which one among the following statements is true? (A) Plato’s Republic is a book on ethics (B) It is a book on politics (C) It is both on ethics and politics (D) It is a book on education 50. Match 1. Philosophy of Poverty A. Robert Nozick 2. The Poverty of Philosophy B. Karl Marx 3. The Open Society and Its Enemies C. Karl Popper 4. Anarchy, State, and Utopia D. Proudhon Options: 1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A 1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A 1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 28  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 3 Theme: Western Political Thoughts 1. Chief purpose of Rawls’s concept of ‘Veil of Ignorance’ and ‘Original Position’ is? A. To make the theory of Justice universal which is applicable to all societies B. To reconcile differing and competing conception of good held by different people/groups C. To make the theory align with value-pluralism of liberal doctrine D. To have impartiality in reasoning, decision making and judgement 2. Which is correct about ‘General Will’ of Rousseau? A. It is the sum total of the actual wills of all member of the body politic B. It is the sum of the real wills of all member of the political community C. It is the majority decision by all member of the political community D. It is common and unanimous decision wherein each one is guided by one’s real will 3. Which political thinker believed in natural sexual differentiation and, advocated man and women developing as natural man and natural women? A. Bentham B. Edmund Burke C. Hegel D. Rousseau 4. who said “the executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the affairs of the whole bourgeoisie” A. Ralph Miliband B. Nicos Poulantzas C. Lenin D. Marx 29 5.Which of these is Not Correct of Thomas Hobbes? A. He was first to modernize the tradition of Natural Law B. He is considered as the first modern propounder of the idea of negative liberty C. He was first modern Political thinker who deliberately ignored Aristotle in his political thought D. None of the above 6. Which of these books are not written by J.S. Mill? A. The Subjection of Women B. On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation C. On Liberty D. Considerations on Representative Government 7. Which pair is Not correctly matched? A. Plato- Apology B. Hobbes- Elements of Natural Philosophy C. Aristotle- Rhetoric D. Rousseau- Emile 8. Who is Not a libertarian thinker? A. Robert Nozick B. Milton Friedman C. Robert Dahl D. Fredrich Hayek 9. Who was the first noted political thinker to give the idea of distributive justice? A. Plato B. Aristotle C. Cicero D. St. Augustine 30 10. Which is Not correct about Rousseau? A. Sovereignty lies with members of the body politic and cannot be delegated B. One can be forced to be free C. Modern civilisation forced man to live in the eyes of others and has thus debased human nature D. Men and women are different in nature but they may play the same role both in private and public domain 11. Which of the following is incorrect about Hegel’s theory of state? A. State was synthesis of family and civil society B. State was march of God on earth C. He gave organic and integrative theory of state- state as organism, individuals as its limbs/organs D. He refuted corporatist state 12. Which thinker conceived society as ‘cooperative venture for mutual advantage’? A. John Rawls B. T.H.Green C. Harlod Laski D. John Locke 13. Which of these books were not authored by Aristotle? A. Nicomachean Ethics B. Timaeus C. On the Soul D. Metaphysics 31 14. Match : 1. Irish Marian Young A.Global Justice/cosmopolitanism 2. Thomas Pogge B.Democracy and difference 3. C. B. Macpherson C.Categorical Imperative 4. Immanuel Kant D.Possessive Individualism Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 15. Which thinker is Not associated with ‘end of history’ hypothesis? A. Francis Fukuyama B. John Rawls C. Daniel Bell D. Hegel 16. Which pluralist thinker stated that State was simply one association among the rest? A. Robert Dahl B. R.M. MacIver C. Harold Laski D. Seymour Martin Lipset 32 17. Who among the following believes that the goal of the utilitarian state is Liberty rather than happiness? A. Bentham B. James Mill C. J.S.Mill D. John Rawls 18. Which of these is Not correct about theory of Justice by Robert Nozick in his book ‘Anarchy, State, and Utopia(1974)’? A. It was a procedural theory of justice based on libertarian doctrine B. It was ‘Entitlement Theory of Justice’ C. It included the idea of Rectificatory justice to make correction for wrong acquisition and transfer of properties D. It was silent on state’s role in distributive justice. 19. Which is Not correct about John Locke? A. He is considered as an apologist of the glorious revolution in England B. He earned from slavery trade C. He helped write constitution of Carolina state of USA D. He is considered as a rationalist thinker 20. Which is Not correct about political thoughts of John Rawls? A. He revived the social contract approach in 20th century B. To him, Justice is the first virtue of any society/community C. For him, Peace, stability, efficiency, and Justice were essential feature of best society D. For him, loss of freedom for some is made right by a greater good shared by others. 33 21 Which egalitarian thinker’s idea contained Auction, Insurance, and Free Market? A. Michael Walzer B. Ronald Dworkin C. Michael Sandel D. Susan Miller Okin 22. Which is Not correct about Thomas Aquinas? A. He argued that God is the source of both the light of natural reason and the light of faith B. According to him man's ultimate happiness consists in Contemplating God C. He gave 5 proof of ‘existence of God’ D. He is credited to have formulated a principle of medieval Secularism 23. Who said, 'make women rational creature, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives, that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husband and fathers' ? A. Marry Wollstonecraft B. Alexandra Kollontai C. Carole Pateman D. Susan Miller Okin 24. The term 'Cultural Capital' is associated with which of the following? A. Pierre Bourdie B. Robert Putnam C. James Coleman D. Robert M. Solow 34 25. This great modern era thinker was empiricist, claiming that experience is source of knowledge, not reason/rationality. He influenced utilitarianism and logical positivism; we are talking about? A. Edmund Burke B. David Hume C. Bentham D. James Mill 26. which is wrongly matched about Marx Writings ( Concepts- his book) A. Camera obscura - Ideology B. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte C. Alienation - Economic and political manuscript of 1844 D. A spectre is haunting Europe – The Communist Manifesto E. None of the above 27. Which is Incorrect about Types of Constitution/Government theorised by Aristotle? A. Best possible or practicable Govt/constitution shall be combination of Polity and Aristocracy B. Democracy was perverted form of Government C. there is only one constitution which is 'naturally the best everywhere' D. Revolution is not simply the change in constitution 28. For whom politics is the process of allocation of scarce resources; he accordingly defined politics as who gets what, when and how? A. Harold Laski B. T.H.Green C. Harold Lasswell D. David Easton 29. Who among the following does not belong to normative philosophical tradition? A. Aristotle B. Thomas Aquinas C. John Rawls D. Montesquieu 35 30. State of nature described in the social contract of Locke was? A. Pre social B. Pre political C. Pre political but social D. Pre political and pre social 31. Proper sequence in which Lockean state was established 1. Civil Society 2. Social Contract 3. Government 4. State of nature Options: A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2,3,4,1 C. 4,2,1,3 D. 4,3,2,1 32. Which thinker made a distinction between ‘city of God’ and ‘city of man’? A. Thomas Aquinas B. Cicero C. St Augustine D. Marsilio of Padua 33.Monteseque theory of separation of power primarily emphasised on ? A. Equality B. Accountability C. Transparency D. Liberty 36 34. which of the following thinker interpreted Justice as ‘allotment of functions to person in accordance of their aptitude, ability, and training’? A. Aristotle B. Plato C. St Augustine D. John Rawls 35. Which is Not correct about the Social Contract tradition of political thoughts? A. They denied divine rights of Kings B. Absolute Sovereignty C. Supported Natural Rights D. Furthered Liberalism 36. ‘Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure’- who said this? A. Edmund Burke B. David Hume C. J.S. Mill D. Bentham 37. Match 1. communication theory A. Hannah Arendt 2. Organisational communication theory B. Jürgen Habermas 3. Communicative action theory C. Chester Barnard 4. Group Power through communication D. Karl Deutsch Options: 1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C 1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A 1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 37 38. Match 1. State necessary evil A. Plato 2. State unnecessary evil B. Karl Marx 3. Withering away of state C. John Locke 4. State individual writ large D. Proudhon Options: 1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A 1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A 1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 39. Match 1. Justice as fairness A. Plato 2. Justice as perfect obligation B. J.S.Mill 3. Justice as functional division of society C. Aristotle 4. Justice as proportional equality D. John Rawl Options: 1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C 1- C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A 1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 40. Which, according to Aristotle, is Not a perverted form of Government? A. Tyranny B. Monarchy C. Oligarchy D. Democracy 38 41. Who argued ‘ probable mischief of obeying the state is less than probable mischief of resistance’? A. John Locke B. J.S.Mill C. Bentham D. Hobbes 42. Marx inherited the ideas of class and class struggle from which utopian socialist A. Henri de Saint-Simon B. Charles Fourier C. Robert Owen D. Proudhon 43 ;’A Dialogue Concerning Justice' is the subtitle of : (A) Republic (B) Politics (C) The Social Contract (D) Leviathan 44. Which of the following is incorrect about J S Mill ? (A) J S Mill found flaws in Bentham's cardinal measurement of utility (B) J S Mill termed Bentham as the prophet of empty liberty and abstract individual (C) J S Mill came up with 'Harm Principle' to justify the interference of state in individual liberty (D) Unlike Bentham, Mill makes a difference between lower and higher pleasures 45. Which of the following is incorrect about Machiavelli? (A) He separated ethics/morality from politics. (B) He described men as ungrateful, fickle, selfish, liars and deceivers (C) He believed that four emotions dictate human conduct: love, hatred, fear and contempt (D) He supported monarchy over republican form of Government 39 46. Plato envisaged a device to check corruption by the guardian class; it was? A. State sponsored Education B. Functional division of society C. Communism of wives & property D. Rule by Philosopher Kings 47. Social contract primarily deals with? A. Functions of state B. Political obligation C. Origin of State D. Nature of state 48.Match 1. If justice taken away, state becomes band of robbers A. Aristotle 2. Property is theft B. Bentham 3. Natural rights are nonsense upon stilts C. Proudhon 4. Equals be treated equally, unequal unequally D. St Augustine Options: 1- A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C 1- D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 1- A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 49. Which of the following statements is true of the Social Contract of Hobbes? A. Everybody gives up their right of governing themselves B. The Sovereign is a party to the contract C. The contract is reversible D. The contract takes away only some of the natural rights 40 50. Which of the following is false about John Locke ? (A) He gave the concept of ‘tacit consent’ (B) People retain the right of rebellion when the movement acts arbitrarily by breaking contract (C) Natural rights are the product of social contract (D) Raison d'etre of the government is to protect natural rights 41  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 4 Theme: Indian Political Thoughts 1.Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj influenced by? A. Bismarck’s Germany B. Garibaldi’s Italy C. Mazzini’s Italy D. Lenin’s Russia 2. Gandhiji was influenced by? 1. John Ruskin 2. Henry Thoreau 3. Tolstoy 4. Plato & Aristotle 5. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Options: A. 1,3 B. 1,2,3 C. 1,2,3,4 D. 1,2,3,4,5 3.‘Voluntary Poverty’ this term is associated with thoughts of? A. Gandhi B. Tagore C. Vivekananda D. Lohia 42 4.‘Nai Talim’ was? 1. Pedagogical principle advocated by Gandhiji 2. a principle which states that knowledge and work( by hands) are not separate 3. It aimed to achieve Gram Swaraj 4. Education or learning in mother tongue along with handicraft and other vocational work Options: A. 1,3 B. 1,2,3 C. 1,2,3,4 D. 1,2,4 5. Gandhiji translated John Ruskin’s ‘Unto This Last’ in Gujarati as? A. Sarvodaya B. Antyodaya C. Sadagraha D. Pankti me Aaakhri 6. Who gave Gandhiji the title of ‘Mahatma’ A. Gopal Krishna Gokhle B. Tilak C. Aurobindo D. Rabindranath Tagore 7. Who was called Father of Indian unrest? A. Tilak B. Bipin Chndra Pal C. Lala Lajpat Rai D. Aurobindo 8.Who suggested Gandhji the word/term ‘Sadagraha (Satyagraha)’ ? A. Tilak B. Gopal Krishna Gokhle C. Maganlal D. Chaganlal 43 9.Satyavir Ki Katha, translated into Gujarati by Gandhiji was from Apology of Plato; to whom he called ‘Satyavir’? A. Plato B. Glaucon C. Socrates D. Thrasymachus 10.Which title Gandhiji returned in protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre A. Kaisar-i-Hind B. Knighthood C. Prophet of India D. Saint of India 11.Gandhiji went to South Africa to ? A. Become a professional lawyer B. Participate in pro-democracy movement by Indians settled there C. Lead movement against exploitation of Asians by the English ruler there D. Fight case of a Gujrati businessman 12. Statement 1: Gandhiji considered himself an Enlightened Anarchist Statement 2: Rejected determinism, believed in relative truth and one step at a time Options: A. Both Statement I and II are correct B. Both Statement I and II are incorrect C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct 13. Statement 1: Gandhiji mixed politics and religion Statement 2: Religion for him was core of human life, but not dogmatic and divisive Options: A. Both Statement I and II are correct B. Both Statement I and II are incorrect C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct 44 14: Who said “Swaraj will not be a free gift of the British Parliament, it will be a declaration of India’s full expression.”? A. Gandhiji B. Ambedkar C. Tilak D. Dada Bhai Naoroji 15.Arrange following Ashrams of Gandhiji in time (Chronology) 1. Phoenix Settlement, 2. Tolstoy Farm, 3. Sevagram 4. Kochrab 5. Sabarmati Options: A. 1,2,3,4,5 B. 1,2,4,5,3 C. 1,2,5,4,3 D. 2,1,5,4,3 16.Who signed the Poona pact (with Ambedkar) on behalf of Gandhi? A. Madan Mohan Malaviya B. Vinoba Bhave C. Jawahar Lal Nehru D. Vallabhbhai Patel 17.Who first gave the idea of Hindu Rashtra (Hindu Nation)? A. Vivekananda B. Dayanand Saraswati C. K. B. Hedgewar D. Savarkar 18.Which Quote is Not attributed to Ambedkar? A. Lambs are shorn of the wool; they are feeling the cold B. If things go wrong in the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution, what we will have to say that Man was vile C. Constitutional morality must be held higher than public morality D. Swaraj will come not by acquisition of authority by a few but by acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused 45 19.Who is Considered political guru of Gandhiji? A. Gopal Krishna Gokhle B. Dadabhai Naoroji C. Mahadev Govind Ranade D. None of the above 20.Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj was in response to ? A. Militant Indian Nationalism on the pattern of western nation-State B. Swaraj of Tilak and Home rule of Annie Besant and Tilak C. Both the above D. None of the above 21.Which Quote is Not attributed to Gandhi? A. I am not interested in freeing India merely from the English yoke(bondage). I am bent upon freeing India from any yoke whatsoever. I have no desire to exchange ‘king log’ for king stork’…..for me Swaraj is movement for self-purification” B. “….. Swaraj meant continuous effort to be independent of Govt….. Sorry affair if people look up to Govt for the regulation of every detail of life” C. I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved. D. Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is. 22.Barni’s Fatwa-i-Jahandari was? A. advise to Muslim ruler on statecraft in non-Muslim land like India B. Advise to all rulers on governance C. Was call for annihilation of Non-Muslim Religion D. Was advise for expansion of Islam in non-Islamic nations 23.Which Indian Thinker’s birthday is celebrated as national youth day? A. Vivekananda B. Dayananda Saraswati C. Chandrashekhar Azad D. Bhagat Singh 46  24.Who published the weekly Karmyogi and Dharma? A. Bipin Chandra Paul B. Aurobindo C. Tilak D. Gandhiji 25.Which is Not Correct about M.N.Roy? A. Proponent of radical humanism or New Scientific Humanism B. prepared a model constitution for India C. Engaged into a debate with Lenin on role of Communist parties in movement against colonialism D. Fully agreed with Marxism E. founded Mexican Socialist Party F. Founded Communist Party of India in Tashkent G. was part of ‘Comintern’ H. run a weekly ‘ independent India’ I. Formed League of radical congressmen 26.Which of these books were Not written by M.N.Roy? A. Historical Role of Islam B. India in Transition C. The Future of Indian Politics D. Mahatma and His Ism E. Reason, Romanticism and Revolution 27. Which of these is Not related to Gandhiji? A. Deontology B. Anarchism C. Oceanic Circle D. Harijan E. Hijrat movement F. 1st Round table conference 47  28.Who said "Kautilya's Arthashastra exemplified radical Machiavellianism, compared to it, Machiavelli's Prince is harmless”? A. Max Weber B. Morgenthau C. Bentham D. Kenneth Waltz 29.Which is not related to Jawahar Lal Nehru? A. Febian Socialism B. Objective Resolution C. Scientific Humanism D. Avadi resolution of Congress on democracy & Socialism E. Wheels of History F. Farmer’s movement in Awadh 30.Which is not related to Iqbal? A. Millat B. Spiritual nationalism C. National Poet D. Allama E. Khudi F. moral/spiritual Socialism G. Supported modern/western concept of nationalism 31. Who is considered as ‘Modern Manu’? A. Nehru B. Vivekananda C. Gandhi D. Ambedkar 32.Which of these books/poems were not written by Tagore? A. Kabuliwala B. Gora C. Anand Math D. Ghare-Baire E. The Post Office F. Nationalism 48  33.Which program/movement of Gandhiji was opposed by Tagore? A. ‘charkha’ movement B. Non-cooperation movement C. Satyagraha D. All the above 34.Which is not related to Lohia? A. Journal Mankind B. Non-Congressism C. Ramayana Mela D. Pachamarhi Speech E. English Education F. Congress Socialist Party G. Sapt-Kranti H. 4 Pillared State I. Wheels of History 35.Which Slogan is Not attributed to Lohia? A. Jail, Vote, Spade B. Dam Bandho, Kharcha Bandho C. Sath-Chaalish (60:40) D. Jiski Jitni Sankhya Bhari, Utni Unki Hissedari 36.Who said: Hinduize all politics and militarize Hinduism A. Syama Prasad Mukherjee B. K. B. Hedgewar C. Savarkar D. Vivekananda 37. “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached”; Who gave this slogan? A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy B. Vivekananda C. Tagore D. Dayananda Saraswati E. Savarkar 49 38.Which of these modern Indian thinkers put social reforms before political freedom? 1. Nehru 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 3. Ambedkar 4. Tagore 5. Tilak 6. Savarkar Options: A. 1,2,3,4 B. 2,3,4 C. 1,4,5,6 D. Only 3 39.Who was called ‘a luminous star in the firmament of Indian history’ by Tagore A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy B. Vivekananda C. Ashoka D. Chandragupta Mourya 40.For whom nationalism was like evil, brain disease, menace? A. Tilak B. Gandhi C. Vivekananda D. Tagore 41.Match Famous Lines Author/Book 1. Jan Gana Mana A. Anand Math 2. Vande Matram B. Tarānah-e-Hindi 3. Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā C. Tatwabodhini patrika 4. Aye mere watan ke logon D. Kavi Pardeep Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B 50 42.Match Book Author 1. Gandhi and Gandhism A. Tagore 2. Marx, Gandhi and Socialism B. Aurobindo 3. Savitri C. Ambedkar 4. Sadhana D. Lohia Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B 43.Match Book Author 1. The Universal Religion A. Savarkar 2. The Problem of the Rupee B. Aurobindo 3. The Indian War of Independence C. Ambedkar 4. The Integral Yoga D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 44.Which of these societies is Not founded or related to Savarkar? A. Abhinav Bharat B. Jugantar Party C. India House D. Free India Society 45.Which is Not correct about Savarkar? A. Remained President of Hindu Mahasabha for 7 years B. He was founding father of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh( RSS) C. He was first to call 1857 revolt as Indian War of Independence D. PM Indira Gandhi released Postal Stamp on him 51 46.As per Savarkar, who is Not a Hindu 1. Who follow religion which originated out of India 2. Who has descended of Hindu Parents 3. Followers of Hinduism 4. Followers of Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism Options: A. 1,2 B. 1,3,4 C. Only 1 D. 1,4 47.Which is Not one the basis of Hindu nation ( Hindu Rashtra) as per Savarkar? A. Territorial identity B. Racial Identity C. Cultural Identity D. Linguistic Identity 48. Which of these Journals/magazines were not published by Gandhiji? A. Indian Opinion B. Young India C. Navajivan D. Samata E. Harijan 49.Match Elements of Kautilya’s ‘Saptang’ Compared to limbs of body 1. Swami A. eyes 2. Amatya B. ears 3. Suhrid( friend/Ally) C. mouth 4. Kosha D. head Options: A. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- B, 4-C D. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B 52 50. Statement 1: Ambedkar learnt pragmatism from John Dewey, his teacher at Colombia University Statement 2: He believed in Constitutional morality, which he adopted from George Grote Options: A. Both Statement I and II are correct B. Both Statement I and II are incorrect C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct 53  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 5 THEME: COMPARATIVE POLITICS 1.Which term is Not related to Traditional Approach to Comparative Politics? A. Institutional B. Behaviour C. Formal-legal D. Formal E. Configurative F. Eurocentric G. Parochial H. Descriptive I. Normative- philosophical 2.Which term is Not related to Modern Approach to Comparative Politics? A. Analytical B. Empirical C. Soft institutions D. quantitative E. Value neutral F. System G. Structural- functional H. Informal I. Legal-constitutional J. Behaviour 54 3.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Approach/method) List 2(Related thinker) 1. System A. Fred Riggs 2. Structural Functional B. David Easton 3. Ecological C. Gabriel Almond 4. Political Culture D. Almond and Verba Options: E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B F. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C G. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 4.Who is considered the founder of behavioural approach in Comparative Politics ? A. Charles Merriam B. David Easton C. Jean Blondel D. Roy C. Macridis 5.Who is considered as the father of comparative politics? A. Gabriel Almond B. Roy Macridis C. David Easton D. Aristotle 6.Whose writings were influential in ushering (steering) behavioural approach in political science? A. Roy C. Macridis B. Graham Wallas C. Arthur Bentley D. Both B&C 55 7. Which book is considered as classic in Comparative Politics? A. States and Social Revolutions by Theda Skocpol B. Civic Culture by Almond and Verba C. Comparative Politics Today by Almond D. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville 8.The Behavioural approach to Comparative Politics emphasizes? A. Systematic collection and examination of facts B. Study of formal legal framework C. Status of facts in formal structures D. How parties function in structures 9.Which approach takes into account the norms and informal practices that shape the functioning and evolutions of institutions in various ways? (A) Old Institutional (B) New Institutional (C) Modern Institutional D) Classic Institutional 10.Which of these terms are Not related to old institutionalism? A. Formal B. Legal C. Normative D. Hard institutions E. Structuralism F. Norms & belief 11.Which of these is not one of the features of capitalism? a) Antagonistic class structure b) Surplus production c) Periodic crisis d) Fusion of economic and political domains 56 12.The term ‘black box ‘is associated with? a) system approach in comparative politics b) New Institutional Approach c) Historical Approach d) Structural- functional approach 13.Which of these is not correct about system approach in comparative politics? a) Political system is defined as Inter-related institutions, political activities, political actors and processes which continuously interact with each other and to its environment to protect and sustain it b) Gabriel Almond is considered as father of the system approach in comparative politics c) Demand and support/consent is the inputs of the political system d) Laws and policies are the outputs of the political system e) Structural-functionalism was developed on the system approach f) It was adopted from the general system theory of Biology 14.According to Almond which is not an 'output' function of a political system? (A) Rulemaking (B) Rule application (C) Political communication (D) Rule adjudication 15.Which of these is not one of the differences between New and old Institutionalism? a) Old Institutionalism focuses more on ‘hard’ rules and formal organizations, new Institutionalism include ‘soft’ rules and informal organizations b) Old Institutionalism: Formal, legal, descriptive; new Institutionalism: Analytical, explanatory & Empirical c) In comparison to old Institutionalism, the New Institutionalism suffered more from Eurocentrism and Ethnocentrism d) The Old Institutionalism is considered traditional approach to comparative politics; whereas New Institutionalism is considered modern Approach 57 16.Which one of these is not one of the type/category of New Institutionalism? (A) Rational Choice New Institutionalism (B) Cultural or Sociological New Institutionalism (C) Philosophical New Institutionalism (D)Structural New Institutionalism 17.Identify the correct chronological order in which the following approaches emerged in comparative politics. 1. New Institutional Approach 2. Marxist Approach 3. Philosophical Approach 4. Behavioural Approach Options: A. 1,2,3,4 B. 3,1,2,4 C. 3,4,1,2 D. 3, 2,4,1 18.Which one of these is Not correct about the Modernization theory? (A) Modernity is a European phenomenon and that the decisive events in modernization have occurred purely on European soil (B) Path to progress, development, and modernity is same for all societies/nations as it was for ‘Europe’ (C) Traditional societies of 3rd world will develop as they adopt more modern practices by following the path of development as taken by ‘European’ nations. (D) It was based on functionalism (E) Progressive Comparativist support the Modernization theory 58 19.Which are the features of parliamentary form of government? 1. Collective responsibility 2. Parliamentary Supremacy 3. Strict Separation of power 4. Fusion of Power 5. Rigid Party system Options: A. 1,2,4,5 B. 1,2,4 C. 1,2,3,5 D. 1,3,4,5 20.Which of these is/are Not the similarity between Indian and US Constitution? 1. Written Constitution 2. Separation of Power 3. Judicial Review 4. Residual powers with the Federal/central Government 5. Dual citizenship 6. Powerful upper house 7. Short Constitution Options: A. 2,4,5 B. 4,5,6 C. 4,5,6,7 D. 2, 4,5,6,7 21.Which is Not one of the 3 Important Characteristics of “Political Development- the Development Syndrome” as given Lucian Pye? A. Equality B. Liberty C. Capacity D. Differentiation and Specialization 59 22.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Thinkers of modernization/development) List 2(Books) 1. David Apter A. Political culture and political development 2. Lucian Pye B. The politics of modernization 3. WW Rostow C. Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach 4. Gabriel Almond D. Politics and the stages of growth Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 23.Structural-functionalism approach was used first in which social science? A. Anthropology B. Psychology C. Political Science D. Sociology 24.Which is the correct chronology of adoption of general system theory in social science? 1. Anthropology 2. Psychology 3. Political Science 4. Sociology Options: A. 1,3,4,2 B. 1,2,3,4 C. 1,4, 2, 3 D. 1,3,2,4 60 25.Which of these is Not one of characteristics features of behaviouralism as given by David Easton? A. Regularities B. Verification C. Techniques D. Quantification E. Observations; F. Systematisation G. Pure Science H. Integration 26.Which of these is Not one of credo of relevance(characteristics features) of post- behaviouralism as given by David Easton? A. Substance over technique B. social change C. Stress on Brute Reality D. fact-value synthesis E. Maintenance of the political system F. Importance of Humans Values G. Action oriented research H. Politicization of the profession- Political scientists as actors of social change 27.Direct Democracy is the feature of? A. French Constitution B. Swiss Constitution C. US Constitution D. Swedish Constitution 61 28.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Landmark Constitutional Amendments in US) List 2(Related to/impact) 1. 1st Amendment A. Abolished Slavery 2. 2nd Amendment B. Citizenship Rights 3. 13th Amendment C. Five Freedoms, including freedom of speech 4. 14th Amendment D. Right to have Gun Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 29.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Landmark Case in US) List 2(Related to/impact) 1. Marbury v. Madison A.Racial Segregation in schools 2. Roe vs Wade B. judicial review 3. Brown v. Board of Education C. scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power 4. McCulloch v. Maryland D. Right to Abortion Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 30.Judicial Supremacy is the feature of? A. British Constitution B. US constitution C. Both A& B D. Swiss Constitution 62 31.Which is Incorrect about the Federal Council of Switzerland? A. It is collective head of state and government of Switzerland. B. It has 8 members C. The position of President of the Swiss Confederation rotates among the members of the council on a yearly basis D. One year's Vice President of Switzerland becoming the next year's President of Switzerland 32.Which is correct about Supreme court in USA? 1. Consists of 9 Judges, one Chief Justice and 8 Associate judges 2. US president nominate SC judges, the Senate approve the nomination 3. It has original jurisdiction over disputes arising between states 4. It has power of Judicial review but cannot question any statute on the basis of ‘due process of law’ Options: A. 1,3 B. 1,2,3 C. 2,4 D. 1,2,3,4 33.Which one is correct? 1. Swiss constitution is federal and rigid in character 2. Indian constitutional is the longest written constitution in the world 3. Existing constitution of France established the 5th Republic 4. 19th Amendments of US constitution gave voting rights to women Options: A. 1,2 B. 1,2,4 C. 2,4 D. 1,2,3,4 63 34.First 3 articles of US constitution deals with? A. Separation of powers B. Judicial Review. C. Fundamental Rights D. Federal structures 35.Which is one of the major differences between Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism? A. Rulers are not elected by the ruled, neither are they accountable to them B. Citizens have limited rights vis-à-vis state C. A well-defined state ideology D. State trying to control all aspects of citizen’s life E. Both C & D 36.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(defining books in CP) List 2(Author) 1. The Process of Government A. Charles Merriam 2. Human Nature in Politics B. David Easton 3. New Aspects of Politics C. Arthur F. Bentley 4. The political system D. Graham Wallas Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A D. 1-C, 2-A, 3- B, 4-D 64 37. Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Almond’s classification of interest groups) List 2(main feature) 1. Institutional A. Kinship and informal ties 2. Anomic B. teachers, lawyers, doctors and other professionals bodies 3. Associational C. located in institutions such as legislature, bureaucracy, corporations, army, etc. 4. Non- Associational D. Spontaneous Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 38.Which is the correct sequence of Almond’s input functions? 1. Interest aggregation 2. Interest articulation 3. Political socialization and recruitment 4. Political communication Options: A. 3,2.1,4 B. 4,3.1,2 C. 1,2,4,3 D. 1,2,3,4 39.Which is Not associated with the System Approach? A. David Easton B. Black Box C. Generalization D. Input and Output E. Feedback F. Deeper analysis of parts and their interactions 65 40.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Thinkers of modernization/development) List 2(Books/Essay) 5. Huntington A. The Stages of Political Development 6. James Coleman B. Political development in the new states 7. Organski C. Political Development and Political Decay 8. Edward Shils D. The Development Syndrome Options: E. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-C G. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 41.Which of these orientations was not stated by Almond and Verba with regard to political culture: A. Evaluative orientation B. Cognitive orientation C. Affective orientation D. Objective Orientation 42.Which was Not one of the type of political culture formulated by Almond and Verba? A. Homogeneous B. Subject C. Participative D. Parochial 66 43.Combination of which types of political culture produces civic culture? A. Subject and Parochial B. Parochial and participative C. Participative and Subject D. Subject, Parochial, and Participative 44.Who mentioned 5 stages of development ( in economic terms): 1) traditional society, 2) preconditions to take-off, 3) take-off, 4) drive to maturity and 5) age of high mass consumption? A. Lucian Pye B. James Coleman C. W.W. Rostow D. Edward Shils 45.Who combined culture to political development? A. Lucian Pye B. James Coleman C. W.W. Rostow D. Edward Shils 46.Who in his book ‘ Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy’ gave an elitist theory of democracy by defining it as the method by which people elect representatives in competitive elections to carry out their will? A. Walter Lippman B. Joseph Schumpeter C. Robert Dahl D. Robert Morrison MacIver 47.Elite Theory was ? A. Anti-democratic B. Anti- Pluralist C. Anti-Fascist D. Both A & B 67 48.Find the odd one out? A. Vilfredo Pareto B. Gaetano Mosca C. Robert Dahl D. Robert Michels E. C Wright Mill F. Ortega Gasset 49.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Electoral system) List 2(Country) 1. Majoritarian (FPTP) A. Germany 2. Two round runoff B. France 3. Preferential Voting C. India 4. Mixed member proportional representation D. Australia Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 50.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Thinkers of Elite Theory) List 2(Concept/terms) 1. Vilfredo Pareto A. Iron Law of Oligarchy 2. Gaetano Mosca B. Theory of the Masses, Political Formula 3. Robert Michels C. Circulation of Elites, History is graveyard of Elites, Lion & Fox 4. Ortega Gasset D. The Ruling Class Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-A, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 68  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 6 THEME: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1.Which term is Not related to Taylor’s scientific management? A. Science, not rule of Thumb B. Standardization and generalization C. Non-economic Incentives D. Man as machine E. ‘Piece-rate’ system F. Mental revolution G. Economic Man H. Division of labour I. Mechanistic theory of organization 2.Which term is Not related to Weber’s Bureaucratic Theory? A. Legal-rational B. Ascriptive Status C. Impersonal D. Hierarchical E. Division of labour F. Expertise G. Specialization H. Career orientation 69 3.Which term is Not related to Mayo’s Human Relation Theory? A. Rabble hypothesis B. Non-economic Incentives C. Social Man D. Behavioural Revolution E. Rate buster F. Chiseller G. Squealer 4.Which is Not one of the Hawthorne Experiments supervised by Elton Mayo? A. Great Illumination Experiment B. Mule Spinning Mill experiments C. Relay assembly test room D. Human Attitude and Sentiments E. The Bank Wiring Experiment 5.Which term is Not related to Fred Rigg’s Ecological Theory ? A. Formalization, B. Heterogeneity C. Overlapping D. Bazar Canteen model E. Sala Model F. Clect G. Structural-functionalism H. Bureaucratic Theory 70 6.Which term is Not related to Simon’s Decision making Theory? A. Administrative Man B. Logical Positivism C. Bounded Rationality D. Decision making Theory E. Means-End chain F. Value-fact integration G. Organization as sites of decisions H. Satisficer 7.Which Not one of the terms related to principles of organization as per Chester Barnard? A. Organization as cooperative system B. Zone of Indifference C. Effective Communication D. Zone of Acceptance 8.Which Not one of the terms related to principles of organization as per M.P. Follet? A. Dynamic Administration B. Circular Response C. Dominance D. Compromise E. Integration F. Suppression 9.Which is Not one of the 4 P’s of basis of organisation as per Luthar Gullick ? A. Place B. Purpose C. Process D. Person E. Product 71 10. Which Not one of the managerial functions in organisation as per the POSDCORB of Gullick? A. Coordinating B. Budgeting C. Organising D. Ordering E. Directing F. Reporting 11.Essence of NPM (New Public Management) is? A. Citizen as Customer B. Management style of private sector C. Managerial approach D. Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness 12. Which Term is Not related to NPA ( New Public Administration )? A. Value Neutrality B. social equity C. change oriented D. client focus E. relevant F. value commitment G. responsive and adaptive 13. Which Term is Not related to NPM (New Public Management) is? A. Divisionalisation and disaggregation B. Citizen as Customer C. Entrepreneurial spirit D. Social Equity E. Management style of private sector F. Outsourcing G. ‘Steering’ NOT ‘Rowing’ H. Performance evaluation and incentives I. Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness 72 14. Who of the following does Not differentiate public and private Administration? 1. Josia Stamp 2. Henry Fayol 3. Peter Drucker 4. Mary P. Follett 5. Luther Gullick 6. Paul H Appleby 7. Herbert Simon Options: A. 1,2,3 B. 2,4,5 C. 1,4,7 D. 1,4,5 15. Who of the following support managerial view of Administration? 1. Simon 2. Smithburg 3. Gullick 4. Thompson 5. Fayol Options: A. 1,2,3,4 B. 1,3,4,5 C. 1,2,3,4,5 D. 3,5 73 16. Which is Not one of the features of public Administration which separates it from and private administration? A. political character B. Complex organisational structure C. public accountability D. Rigid Rules & Regulations E. External Financial Control F. service motive 17. Which is Not correct about RTI? A. CBI, CRPF, RAW are exempted from the RTI B. public information officer (PIO) is bound to furnish information within 48 hours if it concerns life or liberty of a person C. RTI has repealed the official Secret Act 1923 D. RTI has repealed the Freedom of information act 2002 E. RTI Act was adopted in June 2005 and came into effect from 12t October 2005 F. Sweden was the 1st country to implement RTI Act G. RTI was enacted under Article 19(1) (A) of the constitution 18.Which is Not correct about RTE (Right to Education)? A. RTE was enacted under Article 21-A of the constitution B. RTE grant a fundamental right to all children free and compulsory education C. 86TH Constitutional amendments was enacted in 2002 to implement RTE D. 86TH Constitutional amendments also added 11th fundamental duty under article 51A E. RTE Act was enacted in August 2009 and came into effect from April 2010 19. Which of these is Not related to e-Governance? 1. Red Tape 2. Transparency 3. Citizen-centric 4. Ease of access 5. Quick service 6. Digital empowerment 74 20. Which is Not correct about Sevottam? A. Sevottam, is a combination of two Hindi words: ‘Seva’ (service) and ‘Uttam’ (excellence) B. regarded as a standard model for providing services in citizen centric governance C. It has 3 pillars- Citizen Charter.Public Grievance Mechanism. Service Delivery Capability. D. This model proposed by1st ARC (Administrative Reforms Commission) for public Service Delivery E. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the nodal ministry for Sevottam 21.Which is Not Correct about Citizen charter? A. It was first implemented in England in 1991, where it was re-named as ‘Services First’ B. It was implemented in India in 1997 C. It is an assurance or commitment of a declared quality of public service delivery D. Only public sector is supposed to implement the Citizen charter 22.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(On Bureaucracy) List 2(Related thinker) 5. Coined ‘Bureaucracy’ A.F.M. Marx 6. Bureaucracy as continental nuisance B. Max Weber 7. Guardian Bureaucracy’ C. Vincent de Gournay 8. Bureaucracy reflect rational approach D. Thomas Carlyle Options: I. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B J. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C K. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A L. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 75 23.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Defining books) List 2(Related Facts/concepts) 1. Introduction to the study of Public Administration(1926) A. NPM 2. Principles of Public Administration (1927) B. NPA 3. Toward a New Public Administration: The Minnowbrook Perspective(1971) C. 1st text book in Public Administration 4. Reinventing Government (1992) D. Second text book in Public Administration Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 24.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Defining books) List 2(Author) 1. The Study of Administration (1887) A. Henri Fayol 2. Politics and administration (1900) B Woodrow Wilson 3. General and Industrial Management (1916) C. Frank Goodnow 4. Papers on the science of administration (1937) D. Luther Gallick Options: A. 1-C, 2-D, 3- A, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D 76 25.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Defining books) List 2(Author) 1. Administrative Behaviour (1947) A. Dwight Waldo 2. The Administrative State (1948) B Elton Mayo 3. The Ecology of Public Administration (1961) C. Herbert Simon 4. The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization (1933) D. Fred Riggs Options: A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-C, 2-D, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D 26.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Term) List 2(Who Coined?) 1. Scientific Management A. Christopher Hood 2. Bounded Rationality B Peter Drucker 3. NPM C. Herbert Simon 4. Management by Objective (MBO) D. Louis brandies Options: A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D 77 27.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(System of Bureaucracy) List 2(Country) 1. Spoil System A. China 2. Political rights to civil servants B. India 3. 1st time merit based recruitment C. France 4. Merit System D. USA before 1883 Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 28. Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Theme) List 2(Report of 2nd ARC) 1. Right to Information A. 1st Report 2. Ethics in Governance B. 4th report 3. Social Capital C. 9th Report 4. E-Governance D. 11th Report Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 78 29. Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(First State) List 2(to have these institutions) 1. Kerala A. Panchayati Raj 2. Rajshthan B. Lokayukta 3. Maharashtra C. Paperless budget 4. Uttar Pradesh D. Ombudsman for Local Self Government Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 30.Which is Not correct about 73rd Amendments? 1. It is Not applicable to 6th Schedule states of Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram 2. It is Not applicable to ten 5th Schedule states 3. District Planning committee was proposed under it 4. Its provisions are contained in articles 243 to 243(O) 5. Its provisions are contained in Schedule 12 Options: A. 1,3.5 B. 1,2,3,4,5 C. 2,3,5 D. 1,3,5 79 31.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Post) List 2(Incumbent) 1. CAG A. Sushil Chandra 2. AG B. Suman Bery 3. CEC C. K. K. Venugopal 4. Vice Chairperson Niti Aayog D. Girish Chandra Murmu Options: E. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D F. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C G. 1-D, 2-C, 3- A, 4-B H. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 32.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Committee/Commission-UK) List 2(Related Theme) 1. Fulton Committee A. Generalist vs Specialist 2. Northcote-Trevelyan Committee B. Merit System 3. Assheton Committee C. Training of Civil Servants 4. Donoughmore Committee D. Delegated Legislation Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-B, 3- C, 4-A D. 1-A, 2-C, 3- B, 4-D 80 33.Match list 1 and list 2 List 1 ( Days celebrated as) List 2( date) 1. Civil Services Day A. 25 December 2. Good Governance Day B 19 November 3. Swachhta Diwas C. 21 April 4. National Integration Day D. 2 October Options: A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D 34. Which is Not a statutory body? A. National Commission of Women B. National Commission for Minorities C. National Commission for Backward Classes D. National Human Rights Commission 35. CAG Submits its report annually to? A. Parliament B. PM C. President D. Finance Minister 81 36. Who of the following did not accepted unity of Command? 1. Henri Fayol 2. Luthar Gullick 3. Frederick Taylor 4. Herbert Simon Options: A. 1,2 B. 3,4 C. Only 3 D. Only 4 37. Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Theory) List 2(Thinker) 1. Classical Theory A. Vincent Ostrom 2. Neo- classical Theory B Fred Riggs 3. Ecological approach C. Elton Mayo 4. Public Choice Theory D. Lyndall Urwick Options: A. 1-C, 2-A, 3- D, 4-B B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A D. 1-B, 2-C, 3- A, 4-D 38. Which is Not correct about CVC? A. It is a constitutional body B. It supervises working of CBI C. It was set up in 1964 on the recommendations of Santhanam Committee D. It is multi-member body 82 39. Which of these thinkers were not critical of politics-administration Dichotomy? 1. Woodrow Wilson 2. Frank Goodnow 3. Herbert Simon 4. Luthar Gullick 5. Paul Appleby Options: A. 1,2 B. 3,4,5 C. 2,3,4,5 D. 3 only 40. Robert Dahl in his book ‘Science of Public Administration(1947)’ raised 3 problems which make difficult for Public Administration to become science; which of these is Not one of the problems? A. Universalism B. Values C. Behaviour D. Culture 41. Which of these principles of management is Not associated with Henri Fayol? A. Unity of Command B. Gang Plank C. Span of Control D. Scaler Chain 42. Who compared District Collector as a tortoise on whose back stood the elephant of the Government of India? A. Warren Hastings B. Lord Canning C. Lord William Bentick D. Ramsay MacDonald 83 43. Which of these is Not a line agency? A. Ministry of Defence B. Department of Telecom C. Ministry of railway D. Department of training 44. Match list 1 and list 2 List 1(Organizational Principles) List 2(Name) 1. Only one Boss A. Scaler chain 2. Hierarchical order B. Gang Plank 3. Nos. of subordinates C. Span of Control 4. Direct communication breaking normal chain D.Unity of Command Options: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3- C, 4-D B. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C C. 1-D, 2-A, 3- C, 4-B D. 1-D, 2-C, 3- B, 4-A 45. Match the items in two columns? Stages in evolution of Public Administration Period 1) Identity crisis A.1938-47 2) Principles of administration B. 1927-37 3) Era of challenge C.1887-1926 4) Politics-Administration Dichotomy D. 1948-70 5) Public Policy approach E. 1970s onward Options: a) 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-E, 5-A b) 1-D, 2-B, 3-A,4-C, 5-E c) 1-D,2-B,3-C,4-A, 5-E d) 1-C,2-B,3-E,4-A, 5-D 84 46. Which of these are Not one of the four principles of Organisation, by Mooney and Reiley A. Coordination B. Scalar Process C. Unity of Command D. Functional Differentiation E. Line and staff 47. Which famous classical thinker gave the managerial functions in organization as acronym POCCC ( Planning, Organizing, Commanding , Coordinating, Controlling)? A. Luthar Gallick B. Henri Fayol C. Max Weber D. Mooney and Riley 48. Who was the creator and coordinator of the Minnowbrook III conferences (2008)?- A. Dwight Waldo B. Frank Marini C. Rosemary O'Leary D. Mark Moore 49. Who defined Budget as series of goals with price tags attached? A. Aaron Wildavsky B. Felix A. Nigro C. John D Millet D. Peter A. Pyhrr 50. Under parliamentary form of Government the bureaucracy thrives under the clock of ministerial responsibility; who said? A. Lord Hewart B. Ramsey Muir C. Paul H Appleby D. Herman Finer 85  THEME BASED TEST PAPER SET 7 THEME: INTERNATIONAL RELATION (IR) 1. According to Realism, the essence of international politics is A. The pursuit of power B. International law & regimes C. Security D. Moral and Ideological Hegemony 2. Which one of the following is not a key tenet of Liberalism in IR a. Political philosophy of Kant b. Political philosophy of Hobbes c. Institutional Norms can influence state behaviour d. International Regimes can influence patterns of cooperation 3. Who is Not a realist thinker? A. Fareed Zakaria B. Stephen Walt C. Raymond Aron D. John Ikenberry 4. Which term is Not related to Realism in IR? A. Balance of Power B. Polarity C. Distribution of Capabilities D. Relative gains E. Anarchy F. Survival G. Self-help H. Statism I. International Regime 86 5. First NAM Summit was held in: A. Cairo (Egypt) B. Belgrade (Yugoslavia) C. Bandung (Indonesia) D. Colombo (Sri Lanka) 6.Which of the following has been the notable features of the intonational power structure as it emerged at the end of the World War II ? 1. Dominance of Europe declined while USA emerged as Superpower 2. Weakening of the imperialist powers that had colonized most of Asia and Africa 3. Emergence of Japan as a colonial power 4. Iron curtain dividing Europe into Western and Eastern Bloc. Options: A. 1,3,4 B. 1,2 C. 1,2,3,4 D. 1,2,4 7. Detente in intonational Relations was referred to : (A) Nuclear Arms race between the Super Powers (B) Reaching to the level of mutually assured destruction in the super-power relationship (C) New Cold War (D) Easing of the tension between the Super Powers in late 1960's 8. Which of the following is a member of the SAARC as well as BIMSTEC? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Bhutan 3. Bangladesh 4. Nepal Options: A. 1, 3, 4 B. 1, 3 C. 1,2,3, 4 D. 2,4 87 9. Which country is currently holding presidentship of G-20 ? A. Japan B. Germany C. South Korea D. Indonesia 10.With which countries India held 2+2 talks? 1. US 2. Japan 3. Australia 4. Russia Options: A. 1, 3, 4 B. 1, 3 C. 1,2,3, 4 D. Only 1 11.Recently with country India signed CEPA ( Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement)? A. Japan B. South Korea C. UAE D. USA 12.As per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI ) report-2022 India is at which rank in military expenditure? A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th 88 13.Which is the top 3 trading partners of India? A. USA, UK, China B. China, EU, UAE C. USA, China, UAE D. USA,EU, China 14. Globalization has reduced: (A) Economic disparities between the rich and the poor (B) Inequalities of economic growth between countries (C) State control over private sector within its borders (D) The influence of the global economic institutions like the IMF, World Blank and WTO 15. Which is/are correct about Neo-Marxism in IR? 1. Dependency theory is a kind of Neo-Marxist theory 2. It focuses on capitalist structure of global economic system 3. It raises issue of Unequal Exchange( between developed and 3rd world nations) in global economic system 4. It is one of the critical theories in IR Options: A. 1, 3, 4 B. 1, 3 C. 1,2,3, 4 D. 1, 4 16. Which of these has been the direct fall out of demise of USSR ? 1. End of the cold war 2. End of socialism/communism 3. Neo-liberal globalisation 4. Unipolar moment in global politics Options: A. 1, 3, 4 B. 1, 3 C. 1,2,3, 4 D. Only 1 89 17. Who is the pioneer in adopting system approach in IR? A. David Easton B. Mortan Kaplan C. Hans Morgenthau D. Kenneth waltz 18. How many times India be