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26. in which country all courts including all levels of the State Courts have the power of Judicial review ?
(A) India (B) Switzerland
(C) America (D) Australia
Ans : (C)

27. The Indian Federal System differs from the American Federal System in respect of the following :
1. Representation of the States in the Upper House of the Federal Legislature.
2. Existence of a Written Constitution.
3. Vesting of Residuary Powers.
4. Dual Citizenship.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) only 4
Ans : (B)

28. Which one of the following is the most important characteristics of a Parliamentary Government ?
(A) Majority Rule (B) Rule of Law
(C) Direct election of Member of Parliament
(D) Collective responsibility of the Executive to the Legislature
Ans : (D)

29. Which one of the following federal systems was taken as a model by K. C. Wheare for judging other federal systems ?
(A) Australian federal system (B) American federal system
(C) Swiss federal system (D) Canadian federal system
Ans : (B)

30. Given below are two statements, one lalbelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes.
Assertion (A) : Presidential system is suitable for meeting crises.
Reason (R) : The President has a fixed tenure.
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct 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
Ans : (B)

31. The Constituent Assembly was set–up under the–
(A) Cripps Mission (B) Cabinet Mission Plan
(C) Wavell Plan (D) Nehru Report
Ans : (B)

32. Who said the following ? "India's Constitution was born more in fear and trepidation than in hope and inspiration"–
(A) Paul Brass (B) Myron Weiner
(C) K. C. Wheare (D) Jennings
Ans : (A)

33. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution shields legislation from being declared unconstitutional and void ?
(A) Art. 15 B (B) Art. 51 A
(C) Art. 31 B (D) Art. 29 A
Ans : (C)

34. Which of the following Amendments to the Indian Constitution has made Right to Education a Fundamental Right ?
(A) 92nd (B) 94th
(C) 93rd (D) 91st
Ans : (C)

35. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) First Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1962
(B) Second Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1971
(C) Third Proclamation of Emergency was declared in 1975
(D) Second and Third Proclamations of Emergency were revoked in 1978
Ans : (D)

36. The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the Centre and the States falls under its–
(A) Advisory Jurisdiction (B) Appellate Jurisdiction
(C) Original Jurisdiction (D) Advisory and Appellate Jurisdiction
Ans : (C)

37. Who tried to period Indian politics in terms of the tussle between a 'demand polity' and a command polity' ?
(A) Rajni Kothari (B) Partha Chatterjee
(C) Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph (D) Myron Weiner
Ans : (C)

38. Caste based reservations are labelled as–
(A) Affirmative Action (B) Positive Discrimination
(C) State Intervention (D) Society Egalitarianism
Ans : (B)

39. Which of the following was headed by Raja Dhare and Nam Devdhasal ?
(A) Dalit Tiger (B) Bheem Shakti
(C) Dalit Panther (D) Dalit Elephant
Ans : (C)

40. Lloyd and Susanne Rudolf saw the State in India as 'Polymorphous' .What does it mean ?
(A) Creature of manifold forms and orientation
(B) Creature of multiple layers
(C) Hybrid creature
(D) Constantly changing creature
Ans : (A)

41. Who is the author of 'Political Economy of Development in India' ?
(A) Amartya Sen (B) Subipta Kaviraj
(C) Pranab Bardhan (D) Hanza Allavi
Ans : (C)

42. in order to ensure free and fair elections and to conduct all elections to the Panchayats, the power is vested with–
(A) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(B) Chief Minister of the State
(C) State Election Commission
(D) Chief Secretary of the State
Ans : (C)

43. Assertion (A) : The President of India is the Constitutional Head of the State.
Reason (R) : All powers are vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (A)

44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I
(a) Emergence of Muslim League (b) Lucknow Pact
(c) Motilal Nehru Report (d) Two-Nation Theory
List-II
1. 1940 2. 1906
3. 1916 4. 1928
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1 (B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (B)

45. What is the correct sequence of the following Presidents of India ? Use the codes given below–
1. Dr. Zakir Hussain 2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma 4. R. Venkataraman
Codes:
(A) 1 2 4 3 (B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 3 4 2 1
Ans : (B)

46. Consider the following statements—
In the area of organizational principles :
1. in working out organisational principles, Gulick was influenced by Fayol's fourteen principles.
2. Urwick warns against the 'use of committees for the purpose of administration'.
3. Gulick gives no regard to the bases on which work may be divided.
4. Fayol believed in the principle of 'unity of command'.
Which of these statements is / are correct ?
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4
Ans : (D)

47. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below-
List-I
(a) Frederick Herzberg (b) Abraham Maslow
(c) Fred W. Riggs (d) M. P. Follett
List-II
1. The Need Hierarchy 2. The existence of 'Clects'
3. Motivator –Hygiene Approach 4. Concept of Partnership
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)

48. According to Chester I. Barnard which one of the following is not correct about an order to be authoritative ?
(A) It should conform to the purpose of the organisation
(B) It should be intelligible
(C) It should be motivating monetarily
(D) It should be feasible
Ans : (C)

49. According to Mooney, conferring of specified authority by a higher authority is–
(A) Decentralization (B) Delegation
(C) Deconcentration (D) Disintegration
Ans : (B)

50. Who defined development administration as "Action-oriented, goal-oriented administrative system" ?
(A) Fred W. Riggs (B) Dwight Waldo
(C) Robert Dahl (D) Edward Weidner
Ans : (D)

51. According to David Nachmias and D. H. Rosenbloom, which one of the following is not a feature of participatory bureaucracy ?
(A) Civil Service Associations to protect them from political tyranny
(B) High level of social representativeness in a national bureaucracy
(C) Participation of bureaucratic employees in decisions
(D) Citizen participation in bureaucratic policy making
Ans : (A)

52. Who among the following introduced the concept of 'Zone of Indifference' in an organisation ?
(A) Herbert Simon (B) Douglas McGregor
(C) Chester I. Barnard (D) Chris Argyris
Ans : (C)

53. Taylor's concept of Mental Revolution stands for–
(A) Cooperation, Harmony and Restricted output
(B) Restricted output and Cooperation
(C) Harmony and Cooperation
(D) Economy, Cooperation and restricted output
Ans : (C)

54. Which of the following committee recommended two-tier Panchayatiraj institutions ?
(A) Ashok Mehta Committee (B) G.V.K. Rao Committee
(C) R. R. Diwakar Committee (D) L. M. Singhvi Committee
Ans : (A)

55. When was the Central Vigilance Commission set up by the Government of India ?
(A) 1961 (B) 1964
(C) 1967 (D) 1971
Ans : (B)

56. Arrange the following committees in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
1. Kripalani Committee 2. Santhanam Committee
3. Tek Chand Committee 4. Vivian Bose Committee
Codes:
(A) 3 4 1 2 (B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 4 1 3 2 (D) 3 1 4 2
Ans : (D)

57. Which of the following committee recommended Block Level Planning ?
(A) Hanumantha Rao Committee
(B) G. V. K. Rao Committee
(C) L. N. Singhvi Committee
(D) Dantwala Committee
Ans : (D)

58. Which among the following is not a feature of Liberalisation ?
(A) Deregulation (B) Debureaucratisation
(C) Disinvestment (D) Statisation
Ans : (D)

59. The institution of 'Ombudsman' was first introduced in–
(A) Denmark (B) UK
(C) Sweden (D) Switzerland
Ans : (C)

60. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Talking about responsibility, Follett maintains that "the distinction between those who manage and those who are managed is somewhat fading."
Reason (R) : 'Each individual function must be seen in terms of its interdependence with other functions' in the organisation.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(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
Ans : (B)

61. Which of the following was an important figure in the development of liberal perspectives on international politics ?
(A) Thomas Hobbes (B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) Hans J. Morganthan (D) Henry Kissinger
Ans : (B)

62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below–
List-I
(a) Samuel P. Huntington (b) Joseph Nye
(c) Susan Strange (d) Immanuel Wallerstein
List-II
1. Retreat of the State 2. World Systems
3. Clash of Civilizations 4. Soft Power
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2 (B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 2 3 1 (D) 3 1 2 4
Ans : (A)

63. The Bretton Woods Agreement–
(A) led to a campaign to save the rainforest
(B) argues that the Soviet Union was a success of the unmixed economy
(C) led to the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(D) led to the establishment of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Ans : (C)

64. According to many realists, how is international peace best secured ?
(A) Concessions by peaceful States to powerful ones
(B) A balance of power between States
(C) Trying to spread democratic values throughout the world
(D) A worldwide federation of States
Ans : (B)

65. In the field of nuclear strategy what does MAD stand for ?
(A) Missiles Are Dangerous (B) Mammals Are Doomed
(C) Make America Die (D) Mutually Assured Destruction
Ans : (D)

66. Who said the following, "War is Foreign Policy by other means" ?
(A) Carl von Clausewitz (B) Napoleon Bonaparte
(C) Quincy Wright (D) Hugo Clausewitz
Ans : (A)

67. Non-alignment as India's foreign policy meant–
(A) neutrality
(B) equidistance between the three blocs during the cold war
(C) independence and judging each issue on its relevance to our national interest
(D) interference into the internal affairs of other States
Ans : (C)

68. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R)–
Assertion (A) : India is for nuclear disarmament at the global level and for a credible minimum deterrence at the regional level.
Reason (R) : India's nuclear policy has dual objectives.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) arid (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
Ans : (A)

69. What is the correct sequence of the following Ministers of External Affairs of India ?
1. S. M. Krishna 2. Atal Behari Vajpayee
3. Pranab Mukherjee 4. Swarna Singh
Arrange the following chronologically from who came first :
(A) 4 2 3 1 (B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 1 3 4 2
Ans : (A)

70. 'Indira Doctrine' is considered an important aspect of India's foreign policy for it defines–
(A) The objectives of India's foreign policy
(B) It equates India's security with that of the region and the predominance of India
(C) India's security is coterminous with the region and any interference of external powers is taken as a threat to India's security
(D) Doctrine enunciated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which was for the neighbours
Ans : (C)

71. The United Nations Charter is mainly–
(A) largely concerned with individual human rights
(B) wholly concerned with the relationship between States
(C) devoted to a wide range of subjects including peace, justice, freedom and economic and social rights
(D) devoted to duties and rights of great, medium and small powers
Ans : (C)

72. International society tradition is also known as the–
(A) Anglo-American School of International Relations
(B) English School of International Relations
(C) European School of International Relations
(D) Alternative School of International Relations
Ans : (B)

73. The main purpose of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was–
(A) India's war against Tamils
(B) India's intention to partition Sri Lanka
(C) To end the ethnic strife between the Sinhalese and Tamils
(D) To legalise Tamil Militant groups
Ans : (C)

74: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum–
(A) is part of a more general trend towards regional blocs
(B) accounts for over half the world's GDP
(C) has member states which include authoritarian regimes as well as democracies.
(D) All of the above are true
Ans : (D)

75. The US approach to the Cold War was originally set out in–
(A) The Nixon Doctrine (B) The Marshall Plan
(C) The Monroe Doctrine (D) The Truman Doctrine
Ans : (D)

Last edited by Anuj Bhola; February 1st, 2016 at 12:41 PM.


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