52. Consider the following statements:
1 A P nchayat elected after dissolution does not enjoy the full period but
remains in office for the remaining period.
2. For Panchayats, seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, women but not for Backward Classes of citizens.
Which of the statements given above is/ate correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
53. Which one of the following Committees/Commissions suggested the creation
of local Finance Commission?
(a) Ba1want Rai Mehta Committee.
(b) Ashok Mehta Committee
(c) Administrative Reforms Commission
(d) Sarkaria Commission
54. Sixteen Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the Directive Principle
of State Policy. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Directive Principle of State Policy
(a) To secure just and humane conditions of work
and maternity relief
(b) To organize village Panchayats as units of self
government
(c) To secure the improvement of public health
and the prohibition of intoxicating drinks and
of drugs which are injurious to health
(d) To protect all monuments .of historic interest
and national importance
Article
: Article 42
: Article 40
: Ar icle 47
Article 50
55. What does the proposed scheme of interlinking of rivers in rndia aim at ?
1. Controlling floods
2. Increasing irrigational facilities
3. Solving drought conditions
4. Rehabilitate the migrant farmers
Select the correct answer using the c de giv n below:
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
56. Where did the concept of 'Scheduled Caste' originate from?
(a) The Scheduled Cast Order, 1950 under the Constitution of India .
(b) The Scheduled Caste Order, 1951 under the Constitution of India
(c) The Sched led Ca te Order, 1936 under the Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Scheduled Caste Order, 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935
57. Which of the following subjects is induded in the Concurrent List of ;the
Const tution of India?
(a) Citizenship (b) Inter-State rivers
(c) Trade Unions (d) All-India Services
58 When can the Parliament legislate on a subject in the State List?
(a) If the Parliament passes a resolution to that effect in the national interest .
(b) If the Supreme Court grants necessary authority to the Parliament
(c) If the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority declaring that
the subject in the State List under consideration is of national importance
(d) If the President issues an ordinance transferring the subject from the State
List to the Union or the Concurrent Lists
59. Consider the following statements in respect of provisions as to financial
emergency:
1. A Proclamation of financial emergency has to be laid before each House of
Parliament.
2. A Proclamation of financial emergency ceases to operate at the expiration of
six months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved
by resolutions of both Houses of ParHament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
60. Which one of decisions pertaining to the following cases of ~he Supreme
Court was further reaffirmed by the judgement in Minerva Mills case?
(a) A. K. Gopalan case (b) Sajjan Singh case
(c) Keshvanand Bharathi case (d) Golaknath case
61. Consider the following statements:
1. The allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to be filled by the representatives
of the States and of the Union Territories is in accordance ith the provisions
in that behalf contained in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
2. The repres~ntatives of each State and the Union Territories in the Rajy;:>
Sabha are elected by elected members of the Legisla ive Assembly of the
State and the body functioning as Legislatu e for the Union Territory in
accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the
single transferable vote.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
62. In which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India is the
principle of collective responsib lity of the Council of ;.Ministers enshrined?
(a) Article 75(3) (b) Article 75(1)
(c) Article 171(4) (d) Article 118(4,
63. How can the number of judges in the Supreme Court in India be -increased?
(a) By Presidenti l notification
(b) By a Parliamentary Act
(c) By Amendment of the Constitution of India
(d) Representation from the Supreme Court
64. Consider the following statements:
I The Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 has been adopted by all states except
Jammu and Kashmir.
2. The objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCC) to which India is a party is to protect the ozone layer.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
65. Consider the following statements in respect of the Constitution of
Germany:
1. The number of seats in the Bundestag varies and the members of the
Bundestag are elected for a term of five years.
2. The Federal President is elected for a five-year term by the Bundestag.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
66. Consider the following statements in respect of the Constitution of South
Africa:
1. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa was amended to provi e
that the Constitutional Court Judges are appointed for a non-renewable 10
year term of office or until they reach the age of 70 years.
2. If a bill is rejected by one house then it is referred back to both the hou es i e.
the National Ass~mbly and the National Council of Province after
consideration by the Mediation Committee.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only'
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
67. Consider the following statements in respect of the Constitution of China:
I. National People's Congress can amend the Constitution and is elected for a
period of 5 years
2. The State Council is the Supreme executive organ and comprises the Prime
Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and State Councillors.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
Directions: The following 5 (Five) items consist of two stateme.nts : one
labelled as the 'Asser ion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to
examine these two stat ments carefully and select the answer to these items
using the codes' given below:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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 .
68. Assertion (A) : Marxist theory of international relations is less of a theory
and more of a perspective towards understanding of
international relations.
Reason (R) : Though Karl Marx has written extensively. and. he has
been identified as a great theorist and philosopher of the
modern times, yet he did not put forward a theory of
international relations like Morgenthau, Kaplan and
Snyder.
69. Assertion (A) : The decision making theory was developed especially in the
realm of foreign policy making.
Reason (R) : It concentrates focuses on the persons shaping international
events rather than on the international situation.
70. Assertion (A) : Textiles and apparels are products in which developed
countries have a comparative advantage.
Reason (R) : Textiles and apparels have been for long, a labour intensive
industry.
71. Assertion (A) : Globalization will undermine the capacity of the Souther;n
states to enforce cultural and ideological uniformity.
Reason (R) : The Southern states will be unable to control the flow of
information to its population as a result of the revolution in
information technology.
72. Assertion (A) : Judicial Activism in the form of Public Interest Litigation
has assumed greater significance in Indian ju4iciary in
recent years.
Reason (R) : A National Judicial Commission is mooted to bring about
tran~parency in judicial appointments.
73. Which one of the following types of equality is not compatible with the
liberal notion of equality?
(a) Legal equality (b) Political equali y
(c) Social equality (d) Econom c equa ity
74. Who among the following propagated the idea f Cultural Revolution under
Socialism?
(a) Karl Marx (b) Mao Tse-Tung
(c) V. I. Lenin (d) J Stalin
75. Consider the following statements:
1. "The amended Legal Ser ices Authorities Act, 1987 stipulates the
establishment of permanen Lok Adalats for exercising jurisdiction in respect
of disputes relating to some public utility services.
2. Attorney General of India has the right to take part in the proceedings of the
Parliament without the right to vote.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
76. What does neo-liberalsm propagate?
( ) Abolition of State
(b) Strengthening toe power of State
(c) Reducing the imWer of State
(d) Neotnilizing the power of State
77. As per Marxism, whifh one of the following serves as the force spurring
sodal development?
(a) Materialism (b) The Communist Party
(c) Socialist ideology (d) Class contradictions
78. Which one of the following ideas is'ffi ''gral to Marxism?
(a) Materialist dialectics '
(b) Priority of the economic factor
(c) Surplus value as mode of appropriation of surplus under capitalism
(d) Concept of class struggle
79. Who among the following defined politiccfl party as the Iron law of
oligarchy?
(a) V I. Lenin (b) R. Michels
(c) David Apter (d) M. Duverger
80. Who among the following is associated with the theory of minimal winning
coalitions?
(a) William H. Riker (b) Maurice Duverger
(c) Sartori (d) Robert Michels
81. On what basis are non-associational groups essentially formed?
(a) Nationalism (b) Kinship
(c) Regionalism (d) Socialism
82. Consider the following statements:
According to Max Weber, charisma refers to the bility to
1. exercise authority on grounds of holiness or brave y
2. lead and inspire by sheer force of personal ty and conviction
3. reason out and argue lucidly
4. exercise power irrationally
Which of the statements given abov is/are orrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
83. According to \Vo\Vo R<YStow, which one of the following is the correct
order of the stages of economic growth?
(a) Traditional society-Drive towards maturity- Pre-conditions for take off -
Take off - The search for quality - Age of high mass consumption
(b) Drive towards maturity - Preconditions for take off Take off - The search for
quality - Age of high mass consumption - Traditional 'society
(c) T diti nal society - Preconditions for take off - Take off - Drive towards
ma urity - Age of high mass consumption - The search for quality
(d Age f high mass consumption - The search for quality - Traditional society -
Drive towards maturity Preconditions for take off - Take off
84 What is the cornerstone of Marxism?
(a) Attack on bourgeois way of life
(b) Economic determinism
(c) Materialist conception of history
(d) A distinctive philosophy of the State
85. What is the model that deals with a conflict situation' where all the rivals are
to benefit in different degrees, described as?
(a) Malign - conflict situation (b) Benign - conflict situation
(c) Zero-sum situation (d) Non-zero-sum situation
86. Who used the concept of 'associated dependent development'?
(a) Ernesto Laclau (b) Alfred Stepar
(c) Dos Santos (d) Fernando Cardoso
87. Who among the following intrqduced the input-output analysis in the study
of comparative government and politics?
(a) Curtis (b) Harold Laswell
(c) David Easton (d) 'Ion Bertaianffy
88. What is the maximum period that shall not intervene between last sitting in
one session and the date appointed for first sitting in the next session for
each House of Parliament?
(a) Four months (b) Five months
(c) Six months (d) Eight months
89. Which one of the following statements is correct? The Rajya Sabhahas
exclusive jurisdiction in
(a) approving a Proclamation of Emergency
(b) the creation and abolition of States
(c) the election of the Vice-President
(d) authorizing the Parliament to legislate n a subject in the State List
90. Consider the following statements:
1. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation Article 359 of the
Constitution of India does no come into operation till an order is issued by
the President specifying the righ which are suspended.
2. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, Article 358 makes the
restrictions imposed by Article 19 non-existent against the State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
91. Consider the following statements:
1. The Vice-President of India may be removed from his office by a resolution
of the Council of States passed by a majority of all the then members of the
Council and agreed to by the House of the People.
2. An election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of
Vice-President shall be completed before the expiration of the term.
3. The Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue
to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
92. In pursuance of the directions of the Supreme Court in the MandaI
Commission case, the Parliament enacted the National Commission for
Backward Classes Act, 1993.Which one of the following is not a function of
the NCBC?
(a) To examine requests for inclusion of a class of citizens as a backward class
(b) To hear complaints of under-inclusion of any backward class
(c) To hear complaints of over-inclusion of any backward class
(d) To identify the creamy layer among the backward
93. A representative democracy is the most suitable government for enactment
of laws that are consistent with
(a) Public opinion (b) Regional aspiration
(c) Principle of liberty (d) Market forces
94. Who among the following are involved in the Cauvery River dispute?
(a) The Central Government and Karnataka
(b) The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry
95. Which of the following is/are provided by Article 249 of the Constitution of
India?
1. Residuary powers of legislation
2. Powers of the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List
in the national interest.
3. Legislation for giving effect to int r atio al agreements.
Select the correct answer using the c des given below:
(a) I only (b) I and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 only
96. Match List I (Schedule of the Constitution of India) with List II (Content)
and, select the correct nswer using the codes given below the lists:
List I
A. Third Schedule
B. Seventh Schedul
C. Ninth Schedule
D. Twelfth Schedule
List II
1. Powers, authority responsibilities of the
Municipalities
2. Distribution of powers between the Union and
the States
3. Oaths and affirmations
4. Allocation of seats in the Council of States
5. Land reform laws in India
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 5 1 (b) 5 1 3 4
(c) 3 1 5 4 (d) 5 2 3 1
97. Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy was added to the
Constitution at a later date?
(a) Organisation of Village Panchayats
(b) Prohibition of cow'slaughter
(c) Free legal aid
(d) Uniform civil code
98. Match List I (Constitutent Assembly Committee) with List II (Chairman)
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I
A. Steering Committee
B. Fundamental Rights Sub-
Committee
C. Union Constitution Committee
D. Provincial Constitution
List II
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. J.B. Kripalani
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Committee
A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 1 3 4 2
99. Why did the Muslim League observe Direct Action Day on 16 August, 1945?
(a) To bring about unity among the various factions f the Muslims
(b) To protest against the inadequate represen ation to the Muslims in the interim
Government
(c) To highlight the demand for creation of Pakistan
(d) To express solidarity with the Congress in its struggle against the British
100. During whose Viceroyalty was th 'Repressive Act' also known as the
'Gagging Act' enacted?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Morley
101. What is the reason for the complexity of the relationship between the
government and the Pr sident in France?
(a) Direct elec on of he President
(b) Centralisation of powers
(c) Combination of the Presidential and the Parliamentary forms of Governments
(d) Parliam nt's reduced powers to control the government
102. Which among the following was one of the important factors that brought
down the authoritarian regime in Poland?
(a) Collapse of the Berlin Wall
(b) Growth of Global Civil Society
(c) Growth of Solidarity Movement
(d) Retirement of Gorbachev
103. Consider the following statements in respect of the British Civil Service:
I. Northcote-Trevelyan Report recommended for merit system of recruitment
and opposed the generalist cadre of British top civil posts.
2. Fulton Committee stressed the need for generalist service and was not in
favour of induction of specialists into the British, Civil Service.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
104. Consider the following statements:
1. Mosca divided all governments into two types: feudal and bureaucratic.
2. Max Weber identified three types of authorities: charismatic, traditional
legal-rational.
3. John Stuart Mill was the first scholar to have coined the term 'bureaucracy'.
4. Frederick Engels wrote one of the early texts on the conditions of working
classes in England.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1,2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 3 and-4 (d) 2 and 3
105. Which of the following are correct about federalism?
1. It implies protection and co-determination
2. It provides for additional controls of government, bureaucracy and
parliament.
3. It makes the process of government a continuing task of adjustment and
coordination of competing interests. 4. It ensures uniformity of law and
administration.
Select the correct answer using he c des given below;
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
106. How much is the quorum of a House of Parliament in India?
(a) One-half o the m mbership of the House
(b) One-third of the membership of the House
(c) Two-third of the membership of the House (d)One-tenth of the membership
of the House
107. Who among the following gave prominence to the size principle in his theory
of political coalitions?
(a) William Riker (b) Gabriel Almond
(c) Lucian W Pye (d) V O. Key
08. In which one of the following countries was proportional representation
system given up after a p!"actice of nearly fifty years in favour 'of first-pastthe-
post system?
(a) Germany (b) France
(c) U.S.A. (d) Italy
109. In regard to the theory of political parties, which one of the following was
propounded by Maurice Duverger ?
(a) Two-party system ,
(b) Four-fold classification on the basis of structure
(c) Cadre-based party
(d) Coalitional system
110. On what basis does Marx's dialectic materialism interpret and analyse the
social events?
(a) Material forces
(b) Communal forces
(c) Political forces
(d) International milieu
111. Match List I (Idea) with List II (Thinker) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
A. Group theory 1. Robert Dahl
B. Polyarchy 2. G. Mosca
C. Elite theory 3. A. F. Bentley
D. Power elite 4. C. Wright l'vlll s
A B C D B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 I 2 4 (d) 2 4 3 1
112. Which one of the following revolutions was inspired by the theory of general
will?
(a) Bolshevik revolution
(b) French revolution
(c) Industrial revolution
(d) Glorious revolution
113. Match List I (Exponen with List II (Concept) and select the correct answer
using the code given below the lists:
List I
A. Aristotl
B John Lo ke
C Skocpol
D Polybius
List II
1. Urge for equality causes revolutions
2. Revolution is resetting of things in their proper
order
3. Structural weaknesses create the potential for
revolutionary crisis
4. Revolutions occur when kings fail to protect the
rights of their subjects
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 4 1 2
114. Which one of the following principles is denoted by the Dicey's rule of law?
(a) Equality before law and rule by law
(b) Rule by law and law alone and due process of law
(c) Equality before law and administrative law.
(d) Rule by law; equality before law and due process of law
115. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Harmony between the parts of the society : Plato
(b) Greatest good of the greatest number : J.Bentham
(c) Greatest advantage of the least advantaged: John Rawls
(d) Interest of the strongest : Aristotle
116. A growing infringement on liberty of citizens emanates from which one of
the following?
(a) A centralized bureaucratic state
(b) Coalition government
(c) Devolution of power
(d) Affirmative action
117. Which one of the following thoughts lays stress on rights of recognition and
belonging?
(a) Neo-liberalism (b) Conserva ism
(c) Communitarianism (d) Democr tic socialism
118. Which one of the foUowing thinkers stressed the 11 productive dimension of
power?
(a) Foucault (b) Mill
(c) Marx (d) Lasswell
119. Rousseau was an advocate of
(a) Individual sovereignty (b) Popular sovereignty
(c) Political sovereignty (d) Legal sovereignty
120. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the political philosophy
of John Locke?
(a) State of Nat e - Civil Society - Natural Rights Contract
(b) Natural Rights - Contract - State of Nature – Civil Society
(c) St e of Nature - Contract - Civil Society – Natural Rights
(d) Nat ral Rights - State of Nature - Contract - Civil /Society

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