POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Political Science & International Relations Syllabus
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Paper - I Political Theory and Indian Politics: 1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches. 2. Theories of the State: Liberal, Neoliberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist. 3. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques. 4. Equality: Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action. 5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights. 6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy – representative, participatory and deliberative. 7. Concept of power, hegemony, ideology and legitimacy. 8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism. 9. Indian Political Thought : Dharamshastra, Arthashastra and Buddhist traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, M.N. Roy . 10. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt. Indian Government and Politics: 1. Indian Nationalism:
3. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine. 4. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court. (b) Principal Organs of the State Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts. 5. Grassroots Democracy: Panchayat Raj and Municipal Government; significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements. 6. Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission. 7. Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes. 8. Planning and Economic Development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalilzation and economic reforms. 9. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics. 10. Party System: National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio- economic profile of Legislators. 11. Social Movements: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements. Paper II Comparative Politics and International Relations Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics: 1. Comparative Politics: Nature and major approaches; political economy and political sociology perspectives; limitations of the comparative method. 2. State in comparative perspective: Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and, advanced industrial and developing societies. 3. Politics of Representation and Participation: Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies. 4. Globalisation: Responses from developed and developing societies. 5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory. 6. Key concepts in International Relations: National interest, Security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transnational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation. 7. Changing International Political Order:
9. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning; need for UN reforms. 10. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, NAFTA. 11. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice, terrorism, nuclear proliferation. India and the World: 1. Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign policy; institutions of policy-making; continuity and change. 2. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement: Different phases; current role. 3. India and South Asia:
5. India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia. 6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council. 7. India and the Nuclear Question: Changing perceptions and policy. 8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign policy: India’s position on the recent crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Israel; vision of a new world order. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ANSWER KEYS
1. Who among the following theorists is associated with neo-realism in international politics?
A:-Hans Morgenthau
B:-Kenneth Waltz
C:-John Ruggie
D:-Barry Buzan
Ans: B
2. The 'authoritative allocation of values' was a concept given by
A:-Almond and Powell
B:-Lass Well
C:-David Easton
D:-Talcott Parson
Ans: C
3. The most important factor responsible for the globalization taking place is
A:-Economic Liberalization
B:-Political Liberalization
C:-Trade Liberalization
D:-Technological change brought about by relentless economic competition
Ans: D
4. The military alliances are formed on the basic concept of
A:-Co-operative security
B:-Collective security
C:-Comprehensive security
D:-Collective defense
Ans: B
5. Which one of the following non-governmental organizations is exclusively involved in human rights advocacy?
A:-Oxfam
B:-Caritas
C:-Ford Foundation
D:-Amnesty International
Ans: D
6. Which one of the following statement is not correct?
A:-Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th century
B:-Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy
C:-Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once did
D:-Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
Ans: A
7. Agenda for peace' proposal is associated with
A:-Commonwealth of Nations
B:-League of Nations
C:-United Nations
D:-India
Ans: C
8. Which one of the following factors influenced the foreign policy of India?
A:-Geographical location of the country
B:-Plural character of the Indian society
C:-International environments
D:-All the above
Ans: D
9. Which one of the following has been main irritant in the relations between India and Pakistan in recent years?
A:-Kashmir Issue
B:-Growing intimacy between USA and Pakistan
C:-Growing intimacy between China and Pakistan
D:-Cross border terrorism
Ans: D
10. Which one of the following is the easiest method for the peaceful settlement of disputes between two states?
A:-Negotiations
B:-Good Offices
C:-Mediation
D:-Enquiry
Ans: A
11. To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
A:-Jacques Derrida
B:-Ernest Hass
C:-E.H. Carr
D:-Quincy Wright
Ans: A
12. The 20th century totalitarianism represents an onion like structure. This statement is attributed to
A:-Karl Popper
B:-Raymond Aron
C:-Hannah Arendt
D:-K.J. Holsti
Ans: B
13. Who described bureaucracy as a continental nuisance?
A:-R.K. Merton
B:-Max Weber
C:-Thomas Carlyle
D:-M. Crozier
Ans: C
14. Which is the 'cleft country' according to Samuel P. Huntington in clashes of civilization?
A:-India
B:-South Africa
C:-Romania
D:-Uganda
Ans: A
15. Who developed the concept social constructivism?
A:-R. Young
B:-Lev Vygotsky
C:-Samuel P. Huntington
D:-E.H. Carr
Ans: B
16. _________ is a critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning.
A:-Deconstruction
B:-Post Humanism
C:-Post Structuralism
D:-Social Constructivism
Ans: A
17. Rawl's principle of distributive justice is based on the notion of
A:-Desert
B:-Difference Principle
C:-Equality
D:-Entitlement
Ans: B
18. The thinker who has been characterized as a 'reluctant democrat' is
A:-J. Bentham
B:-E. Burke
C:-T.H. Green
D:-J.S. Mill
Ans: D
19. Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal democracy as the 'end of history'?
A:-Samir Amin
B:-David Held
C:-Francis Fukuyama
D:-Samuel P. Huntington
Ans: D
20. The concept of Social Capital has been put forward by ________.
A:-Samuel P. Huntington
B:-Robert Putnam
C:-V.S. Naipaul
D:-Bill Gate
Ans: B
A:-Hans Morgenthau
B:-Kenneth Waltz
C:-John Ruggie
D:-Barry Buzan
Ans: B
2. The 'authoritative allocation of values' was a concept given by
A:-Almond and Powell
B:-Lass Well
C:-David Easton
D:-Talcott Parson
Ans: C
3. The most important factor responsible for the globalization taking place is
A:-Economic Liberalization
B:-Political Liberalization
C:-Trade Liberalization
D:-Technological change brought about by relentless economic competition
Ans: D
4. The military alliances are formed on the basic concept of
A:-Co-operative security
B:-Collective security
C:-Comprehensive security
D:-Collective defense
Ans: B
5. Which one of the following non-governmental organizations is exclusively involved in human rights advocacy?
A:-Oxfam
B:-Caritas
C:-Ford Foundation
D:-Amnesty International
Ans: D
6. Which one of the following statement is not correct?
A:-Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th century
B:-Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy
C:-Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once did
D:-Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
Ans: A
7. Agenda for peace' proposal is associated with
A:-Commonwealth of Nations
B:-League of Nations
C:-United Nations
D:-India
Ans: C
8. Which one of the following factors influenced the foreign policy of India?
A:-Geographical location of the country
B:-Plural character of the Indian society
C:-International environments
D:-All the above
Ans: D
9. Which one of the following has been main irritant in the relations between India and Pakistan in recent years?
A:-Kashmir Issue
B:-Growing intimacy between USA and Pakistan
C:-Growing intimacy between China and Pakistan
D:-Cross border terrorism
Ans: D
10. Which one of the following is the easiest method for the peaceful settlement of disputes between two states?
A:-Negotiations
B:-Good Offices
C:-Mediation
D:-Enquiry
Ans: A
11. To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
A:-Jacques Derrida
B:-Ernest Hass
C:-E.H. Carr
D:-Quincy Wright
Ans: A
12. The 20th century totalitarianism represents an onion like structure. This statement is attributed to
A:-Karl Popper
B:-Raymond Aron
C:-Hannah Arendt
D:-K.J. Holsti
Ans: B
13. Who described bureaucracy as a continental nuisance?
A:-R.K. Merton
B:-Max Weber
C:-Thomas Carlyle
D:-M. Crozier
Ans: C
14. Which is the 'cleft country' according to Samuel P. Huntington in clashes of civilization?
A:-India
B:-South Africa
C:-Romania
D:-Uganda
Ans: A
15. Who developed the concept social constructivism?
A:-R. Young
B:-Lev Vygotsky
C:-Samuel P. Huntington
D:-E.H. Carr
Ans: B
16. _________ is a critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning.
A:-Deconstruction
B:-Post Humanism
C:-Post Structuralism
D:-Social Constructivism
Ans: A
17. Rawl's principle of distributive justice is based on the notion of
A:-Desert
B:-Difference Principle
C:-Equality
D:-Entitlement
Ans: B
18. The thinker who has been characterized as a 'reluctant democrat' is
A:-J. Bentham
B:-E. Burke
C:-T.H. Green
D:-J.S. Mill
Ans: D
19. Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal democracy as the 'end of history'?
A:-Samir Amin
B:-David Held
C:-Francis Fukuyama
D:-Samuel P. Huntington
Ans: D
20. The concept of Social Capital has been put forward by ________.
A:-Samuel P. Huntington
B:-Robert Putnam
C:-V.S. Naipaul
D:-Bill Gate
Ans: B
21. Which of the following is rejected by Hobbes as the founder of the state?
A:-The view that might is right
B:-Individualism
C:-Concept of authorization
D:-Rational self-preservation as the ground for social contract
Ans: B
22. Who said "Where there is no law there is no freedom"?
A:-T.H. Green
B:-Hobbes
C:-Locke
D:-Rousseau
Ans: C
23. Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject
A:-"Has the progress of the sciences and the Arts contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
B:-"Has the progress of the sciences contributed to corrupt morals?"
C:-"Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
24. Which one of the following theories held that the State is a product and manifestation of the irreconcilability of
class antagonisms?
A:-Divine Origin Theory
B:-Anarchist Theory
C:-Marxist-Leninist Theory
D:-Guild-Socialist Theory
Ans: C
25. "Each to count for one and no one for more than one" was the principle propounded by
A:-Lord Bryce
B:-John S. Mill
C:-Grotius
D:-Jeremy Bentham
Ans: D
26. Who is the author of 'on Liberty'?
A:-Jeremy Bentham
B:-J.S. Mill
C:-Hobhouse
D:-Lindsay
Ans: B
27. Hegel believes that
A:-The real is the rational and the rational is real
B:-Social relations are rooted in the history
C:-It is human consciousness that determines the social life of man
D:-State protects the economic interests of the most powerful
Ans: A
28. The concept of 'Veil of ignorance' is related to
A:-John Rawls
B:-Karl Popper
C:-Robert Nozick
D:-Althusser
Ans: A
29. Which great political leader said that the process of capitalist expansion would always be unequal or uneven
between countries, industries and firms?
A:-Joseph Stalin
B:-V.I. Lenin
C:-Antonio Gramsci
D:-Mao Tse Tung
Ans: B
30. According to Antonio Gramsci, civil society is primarily geared in the generation of
A:-Dissent
B:-Coercion
C:-Exploitation
D:-Consent
Ans: D
31. In India all revenue and capital grants are distributed by
A:-National Development Council
B:-Finance Commission
C:-Planning Commission
D:-Cabinet Committee of the Plan
Ans: B
32. The Constitution provides for a federation, in which each level of government has a parliamentary form of
democracy based on the
A:-American Model
B:-Westminster Model
C:-German Model
D:-Canadian Model
Ans: B
33. Vigilance department works under which ministry?
A:-Human Resources and Development Ministry
B:-Defense Ministry
C:-Home Ministry
D:-Prime Minister's Secretariat
Ans: C
34. Which one of the following statements relating to the power of Judicial Review in India is correct?
A:-Supreme Court can be directly approached for judicial review of legislative decisions
B:-Supreme Court can take up matters for judicial review on its own
C:-Supreme Court can ask lower courts to submit a case for its judicial review
D:-Supreme Court can review its own judgments in the light of new developments
Ans: A
35. Decisions on the defections about disqualification of the members of the Lok Sabha are made by the
A:-Speaker
B:-Secretary to the Parliament
C:-President in accordance with the opinion of the Election Commission
D:-Prime Minister
Ans: C
36. "Right to Education" has been placed in the Indian Constitution under ________.
A:-81st Amendment Act
B:-86th Amendment Act
C:-85th Amendment Act
D:-65th Amendment Act
Ans: B
37. The main factor responsible for growth of Communalism in India is ________.
A:-presence of many religion
B:-past record of Communal Conflicts
C:-discriminatory nature of the Constitution
D:-group based Political Mobilization
Ans: D
38. Amendment in provisions relating to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes can be made by
A:-By two-thirds majority of the States
B:-Simple Majority of the Parliament
C:-The States alone
D:-Two-thirds majority of the Parliament
Ans: B
39. The Muslim League decided to boycott Constituent Assembly because
A:-They were maltreated by the non-Muslim members
B:-They were not given adequate representation
C:-They wanted a separate Constituent Assembly
D:-They wanted a Muslim to be elected as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
Ans: C
40. The framers of the Constitution borrowed the idea of Fundamental Rights from the Constitution of
A:-Britain
B:-USSR
C:-Canada
D:-USA
Ans: D
41. Which one of the following is an essential pre-requisite for constitutionalism?
A:-Limited Government
B:-Division of Powers
C:-Guarantee of Fundamental Rights
D:-A Written Constitution
Ans: A
42. The input-output approach was developed by
A:-Gabriel A. Almond
B:-Robert A. Dahl
C:-David Easton
D:-Talcott Parson
Ans: C
43. The scope of comparative politics include the study of
A:-Formal structures and their functions
B:-Political processes
C:-Extra-constitutional agencies
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
44. The National Parliamentary body of China is known as
A:-People's Assembly
B:-National People's Congress
C:-Supreme Soviet
D:-State Council
Ans: B
45. Structural-functionalism is primarily
A:-A tool of analysis
B:-An explanation for existence of state
C:-An ideology of development
D:-A measurement for comparison
Ans: A
46. The Canadian Federal system differs essentially from the American system as it provides
A:-Strong States
B:-Strong Centre
C:-Neither weak nor a very strong centre
D:-Neither weak nor a very strong state
Ans: B
47. 'The Supreme Court of America is the third house of the legislature' (Laski). Which is that power that makes the
Supreme Court the third Chamber of the legislature?
A:-Original Jurisdiction
B:-Appellate Jurisdiction
C:-Advisory Jurisdiction
D:-Judicial Review
Ans: D
48. The most powerful legislature in the world is the
A:-Indian Parliament
B:-Swiss Legislature
C:-U.S. Congress
D:-British Parliament
Ans: C
49. Which school of thought believed that capital formation was the basic feature of development?
A:-Neo-Marxian Theory
B:-Neo-Liberal Theory
C:-Economic Maturity Theory
D:-Classical Theory
Ans: D
50. Most favoured technique of Pressure groups in the USA is ________.
A:-Boycott and Picketing
B:-Lobbying
C:-Peaceful Agitations
D:-Total Strike
Ans: B
51. The scope of public administration
A:-Depends on the values of the political framework
B:-Depends on the goals of the framework
C:-Depends on the values and goals of the framework
D:-Remains narrow
Ans: A
52. The emergence of 'New Public Administration' is associated with
A:-Minnow Brook Conference
B:-American Society of Public Administration
C:-Comparative Administration Group
D:-Scientific Management Association
Ans: A
53. Development Administration is related to
A:-Goal-oriented administrative system
B:-Action oriented administrative system
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-System oriented administrative system
Ans: C
54. The first coherent theory of organization is known as
A:-Bureaucratic Theory
B:-Scientific Management
C:-Human Relations Theory
D:-Classical Theory
Ans: A
55. The term scientific management was used for the first time by
A:-F.W. Taylor
B:-Max Weber
C:-Louis Brandies
D:-Elton Mayo
Ans: C
56. The term 'Representative Bureaucracy' has been coined by
A:-Martin Albraw
B:-Max Webber
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Donald Kingsley
Ans: D
57. Perspective planning refers to the formulation of
A:-Long term plans
B:-Short term plans
C:-Five Year Plans
D:-Medium range plans
Ans: A
58. The reforms in the monetary and banking policies of the country are called
A:-Budgetary Reforms
B:-Administrative Reforms
C:-Banking Reforms
D:-Financial Reforms
Ans: D
59. Herbert Simon's Model of decision-making is known as
A:-Disjointed Incrementalism
B:-Mixed Scanning
C:-Behavior Alternative
D:-Policy Science
Ans: C
60. Big Democracy is the work of
A:-P.H. Appleby
B:-D. Waldo
C:-H.A. Simon
D:-Elton Mayo
Ans: A
A:-The view that might is right
B:-Individualism
C:-Concept of authorization
D:-Rational self-preservation as the ground for social contract
Ans: B
22. Who said "Where there is no law there is no freedom"?
A:-T.H. Green
B:-Hobbes
C:-Locke
D:-Rousseau
Ans: C
23. Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject
A:-"Has the progress of the sciences and the Arts contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
B:-"Has the progress of the sciences contributed to corrupt morals?"
C:-"Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
D:-None of the above
Ans: A
24. Which one of the following theories held that the State is a product and manifestation of the irreconcilability of
class antagonisms?
A:-Divine Origin Theory
B:-Anarchist Theory
C:-Marxist-Leninist Theory
D:-Guild-Socialist Theory
Ans: C
25. "Each to count for one and no one for more than one" was the principle propounded by
A:-Lord Bryce
B:-John S. Mill
C:-Grotius
D:-Jeremy Bentham
Ans: D
26. Who is the author of 'on Liberty'?
A:-Jeremy Bentham
B:-J.S. Mill
C:-Hobhouse
D:-Lindsay
Ans: B
27. Hegel believes that
A:-The real is the rational and the rational is real
B:-Social relations are rooted in the history
C:-It is human consciousness that determines the social life of man
D:-State protects the economic interests of the most powerful
Ans: A
28. The concept of 'Veil of ignorance' is related to
A:-John Rawls
B:-Karl Popper
C:-Robert Nozick
D:-Althusser
Ans: A
29. Which great political leader said that the process of capitalist expansion would always be unequal or uneven
between countries, industries and firms?
A:-Joseph Stalin
B:-V.I. Lenin
C:-Antonio Gramsci
D:-Mao Tse Tung
Ans: B
30. According to Antonio Gramsci, civil society is primarily geared in the generation of
A:-Dissent
B:-Coercion
C:-Exploitation
D:-Consent
Ans: D
31. In India all revenue and capital grants are distributed by
A:-National Development Council
B:-Finance Commission
C:-Planning Commission
D:-Cabinet Committee of the Plan
Ans: B
32. The Constitution provides for a federation, in which each level of government has a parliamentary form of
democracy based on the
A:-American Model
B:-Westminster Model
C:-German Model
D:-Canadian Model
Ans: B
33. Vigilance department works under which ministry?
A:-Human Resources and Development Ministry
B:-Defense Ministry
C:-Home Ministry
D:-Prime Minister's Secretariat
Ans: C
34. Which one of the following statements relating to the power of Judicial Review in India is correct?
A:-Supreme Court can be directly approached for judicial review of legislative decisions
B:-Supreme Court can take up matters for judicial review on its own
C:-Supreme Court can ask lower courts to submit a case for its judicial review
D:-Supreme Court can review its own judgments in the light of new developments
Ans: A
35. Decisions on the defections about disqualification of the members of the Lok Sabha are made by the
A:-Speaker
B:-Secretary to the Parliament
C:-President in accordance with the opinion of the Election Commission
D:-Prime Minister
Ans: C
36. "Right to Education" has been placed in the Indian Constitution under ________.
A:-81st Amendment Act
B:-86th Amendment Act
C:-85th Amendment Act
D:-65th Amendment Act
Ans: B
37. The main factor responsible for growth of Communalism in India is ________.
A:-presence of many religion
B:-past record of Communal Conflicts
C:-discriminatory nature of the Constitution
D:-group based Political Mobilization
Ans: D
38. Amendment in provisions relating to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes can be made by
A:-By two-thirds majority of the States
B:-Simple Majority of the Parliament
C:-The States alone
D:-Two-thirds majority of the Parliament
Ans: B
39. The Muslim League decided to boycott Constituent Assembly because
A:-They were maltreated by the non-Muslim members
B:-They were not given adequate representation
C:-They wanted a separate Constituent Assembly
D:-They wanted a Muslim to be elected as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
Ans: C
40. The framers of the Constitution borrowed the idea of Fundamental Rights from the Constitution of
A:-Britain
B:-USSR
C:-Canada
D:-USA
Ans: D
41. Which one of the following is an essential pre-requisite for constitutionalism?
A:-Limited Government
B:-Division of Powers
C:-Guarantee of Fundamental Rights
D:-A Written Constitution
Ans: A
42. The input-output approach was developed by
A:-Gabriel A. Almond
B:-Robert A. Dahl
C:-David Easton
D:-Talcott Parson
Ans: C
43. The scope of comparative politics include the study of
A:-Formal structures and their functions
B:-Political processes
C:-Extra-constitutional agencies
D:-All of the above
Ans: D
44. The National Parliamentary body of China is known as
A:-People's Assembly
B:-National People's Congress
C:-Supreme Soviet
D:-State Council
Ans: B
45. Structural-functionalism is primarily
A:-A tool of analysis
B:-An explanation for existence of state
C:-An ideology of development
D:-A measurement for comparison
Ans: A
46. The Canadian Federal system differs essentially from the American system as it provides
A:-Strong States
B:-Strong Centre
C:-Neither weak nor a very strong centre
D:-Neither weak nor a very strong state
Ans: B
47. 'The Supreme Court of America is the third house of the legislature' (Laski). Which is that power that makes the
Supreme Court the third Chamber of the legislature?
A:-Original Jurisdiction
B:-Appellate Jurisdiction
C:-Advisory Jurisdiction
D:-Judicial Review
Ans: D
48. The most powerful legislature in the world is the
A:-Indian Parliament
B:-Swiss Legislature
C:-U.S. Congress
D:-British Parliament
Ans: C
49. Which school of thought believed that capital formation was the basic feature of development?
A:-Neo-Marxian Theory
B:-Neo-Liberal Theory
C:-Economic Maturity Theory
D:-Classical Theory
Ans: D
50. Most favoured technique of Pressure groups in the USA is ________.
A:-Boycott and Picketing
B:-Lobbying
C:-Peaceful Agitations
D:-Total Strike
Ans: B
51. The scope of public administration
A:-Depends on the values of the political framework
B:-Depends on the goals of the framework
C:-Depends on the values and goals of the framework
D:-Remains narrow
Ans: A
52. The emergence of 'New Public Administration' is associated with
A:-Minnow Brook Conference
B:-American Society of Public Administration
C:-Comparative Administration Group
D:-Scientific Management Association
Ans: A
53. Development Administration is related to
A:-Goal-oriented administrative system
B:-Action oriented administrative system
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-System oriented administrative system
Ans: C
54. The first coherent theory of organization is known as
A:-Bureaucratic Theory
B:-Scientific Management
C:-Human Relations Theory
D:-Classical Theory
Ans: A
55. The term scientific management was used for the first time by
A:-F.W. Taylor
B:-Max Weber
C:-Louis Brandies
D:-Elton Mayo
Ans: C
56. The term 'Representative Bureaucracy' has been coined by
A:-Martin Albraw
B:-Max Webber
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Donald Kingsley
Ans: D
57. Perspective planning refers to the formulation of
A:-Long term plans
B:-Short term plans
C:-Five Year Plans
D:-Medium range plans
Ans: A
58. The reforms in the monetary and banking policies of the country are called
A:-Budgetary Reforms
B:-Administrative Reforms
C:-Banking Reforms
D:-Financial Reforms
Ans: D
59. Herbert Simon's Model of decision-making is known as
A:-Disjointed Incrementalism
B:-Mixed Scanning
C:-Behavior Alternative
D:-Policy Science
Ans: C
60. Big Democracy is the work of
A:-P.H. Appleby
B:-D. Waldo
C:-H.A. Simon
D:-Elton Mayo
Ans: A
61:-The world 'Administration' is derived from
A:-Latin word
B:-Greek word
C:-French word
D:-Spanish word
Ans: A
62:-Karl Marx regarded bureaucracy as
A:-A medium of policy implimentation
B:-An instrument of govt.
C:-An instrument of dominant ruling class promoting their particular interest
D:-An instrument of nobles promoting their interest
Ans: C
63:-The differences between public administration and private administration is in
A:-Productivity
B:-Judicious risk taking
C:-Financial returns
D:-Legislative approval
Ans: D
64:-Behaviouralism is said to have started in administrative studies as
A:-A protest against traditional approach
B:-With the human relation movement of the thirties
C:-An attack on the philosophical method
D:-An integrated approach to the study of public affairs
Ans: A
65:-Who is known as the father of scientific management ?
A:-Louis Brandeis
B:-Henry Fayol
C:-F. W. Taylor
D:-E. J. Roethis berger
Ans: C
66:-One of the features of the development administration is
A:-Planned administration
B:-Theory building in administration
C:-Change orientations
D:-Cross cultural administration
Ans: C
67:-Who defined comparative public administration as a study of public administration on a comparative basis ?
A:-Nimrod Raphaeli
B:-Robert Dhal
C:-Chester Barnard
D:-Dwight Waldo
Ans: A
68:-New public administration is
A:-Concerned with bureaucracy and its activities
B:-Accept a rational and deterministic view of mankind
C:-Closely associated with numerous private groups and individuals
D:-Stresses ethics values innovations and social equality
Ans: D
69:-The human relation theory focuses on
A:-Formal organisation
B:-Red Tapis'm
C:-Specialisation
D:-Informal groups
Ans: D
70:-The theory of 'Prismatic society in public administration' is based on
A:-Historical studies of public administration in different societies
B:-A study of public services in developed and developing societies
C:-Structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing societies
D:-Institutional comparison of public administration in developed countries
Ans: C
71:-Who among the following is associated with critical theory in international relations ?
A:-James Martin
B:-Robert W. Cox
C:-Robert Keohane
D:-Bull
Ans: B
72:-International society approach in the study of international relations was popularized by
A:-Liberal School
B:-Frankfurt School
C:-English School
D:-American School
Ans: C
73:-Who among the following used the term "balance of threat" to explain the nature of the international system ?
A:-Kenneth Waltz
B:-Morganthau
C:-James Roseneu
D:-Stephen Walt
Ans: D
74:-Who wrote the book " Pax Indica: India and the World of the `21^(st)` Century" ?
A:-Shashi Tharoor
B:-M. J. Akbar
C:-A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D:-K. P. Fabian
Ans: A
75:-State autonomy is challenged in the "post-westphalian" order because
A:-Countries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside
B:-By comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system
C:-State power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing, not less importance in world politics
D:-In a more interdependent world, national governments are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation simply to achieve domestic objectives
Ans: D
76:-The tendency for functional aspects of international relations to be organized around large numbers of states in called
A:-Multilateralism
B:-Interdependence
C:-Constructivism
D:-Collectivism
Ans: A
77:-Public diplomacy mostly relies on
A:-Hard power
B:-Economic Policy
C:-Soft Power
D:-Trade
Ans: C
78:-What is the primary determinant of a state's foreign policy according to systemic theories ?
A:-Quality of a state's leader
B:-The distribution of power in the international system
C:-Internal order stability of political system
D:-Political ideology
Ans: B
79:-Non polarity in international relations refers to
A:-Multiple power centers
B:-Absence of competition
C:-Diffusion of power in the international system
D:-Single power dominating in the international system
Ans: C
80:-The Eighth meeting of the 2013 G-20 Summit was held at
A:-Saint Petersburg
B:-Brisbane
C:-New York
D:-Frankfurt
Ans: A
81:-"The good friday agreement" (1998) is associated with
A:-Irish problem
B:-Gulf problem
C:-Korean issue
D:-Sudanian issue
Ans: A
82:-The highest court of appeal in United Kingdom
A:-House of Lords
B:-Lords of Appeal
C:-Supreme Court
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
83:-Who among the following classified/characterised the measures adopted by countries to attain national interests as 'Soft power and hard power' ?
A:-John Wesley Hardin
B:-Joseph Nye
C:-John Sidel
D:-Morganthau
Ans: B
84:-Lenin's central contribution to Marxism was his theory on
A:-Vanguard party
B:-Alienation
C:-Class consciousness
D:-All the above
Ans: A
85:-Article 248 of Indian Constitution deals with
A:-Residuary power of the Parliament
B:-Power of Parliament to Legislate on state list
C:-Power of Parliament to Legislate for two or more states by consent
D:-Power of the Parliament to Legislate during emergency on state list
Ans: A
86:-"The poverty of Historicism" is written by
A:-Karl Marx
B:-V. I. Lenini
C:-Karl Popper
D:-John Plamenatz
Ans: C
87:-The imperialist policy of aggression designed to secure territorial gain is
A:-Jingoism
B:-Expansionism
C:-Pascism
D:-None of these
Ans: B
88:-To the fascist freedom is
A:-Supreme individual value
B:-Recognition of duties and responsibilities
C:-Achievement of personal autonomy
D:-Unable submission to the leader
Ans: D
89:-Which of the following factors causes the development of multi polar world ?
A:-Rise of India, China and other powers
B:-Growing strength of non-state actors
C:-The changing nature of power and power relationships
D:-Al the above
Ans: D
90:-Which of the following judgments stated that secularism and federalism are the basic features of the Indian Constitution ?
A:-Keshavananda Bharati case
B:-S. R. Bommai case
C:-Indira Sawhney case
D:-Mineria Mills case
Ans: B
91:-Who argues "All Communalism is harmful; the logic of minority communalism is separatism and majority
communalism culminates' in fascism" ?
A:-T. V. Madan
B:-Bipan Chandra
C:-Imtiaz Ahamed
D:-Zoya Hassan
Ans: B
92:-Whose name is associated with the study of Polyarchy ?
A:-David Easton
B:-W. W. Rustov
C:-Galtung
D:-Robert Dahl
Ans: D
93:-Theory of structural-functionalism was introduced in comparative politics by
A:-David Easton
B:-Gabriel Almond
C:-Max Weber
D:-David Apter
Ans: B
94:-Who is the author of "Democracy at work Civic Traditions in modern Italy" ?
A:-Max Weber
B:-Giovannie Sartorie
C:-Robert Putnam
D:-John Hayness
Ans: C
95:-'Dependency theory' is associated with
A:-Samir Amin
B:-David E. Schmitt
C:-Carl J. Frederich
D:-Daniel Bell
Ans: A
96:-The book 'Nerves of Government' is written by
A:-W. W. Rustov
B:-Jean Blondel
C:-Karl Deutsch
D:-Morries Jones
Ans: C
97:- The only state in the Unites States of America having a Unicameral Legislature
A:-Florida
B:-Nebraska
C:-California
D:-Texas
Ans: B
98:-The principle of 'cohabitation politics' is practiced in (country)
A:-Britain
B:-Switzerland
C:-Canada
D:-France
Ans: D
99:-Which political party has contributed the concept of, 'The idea of three represent' ?
A:-Republicans (USA)
B:-Labour (Britain)
C:-Democrats
D:-Communist Party of China
Ans: D
100:-Name the scholar who argued that political economy approach offers the most comprehensive understanding for the study of comparative politics
A:-Mortan Kaplan
B:-Nobereiner
C:-R. H. Chilcotte
D:-David Easton
Ans: C
A:-Latin word
B:-Greek word
C:-French word
D:-Spanish word
Ans: A
62:-Karl Marx regarded bureaucracy as
A:-A medium of policy implimentation
B:-An instrument of govt.
C:-An instrument of dominant ruling class promoting their particular interest
D:-An instrument of nobles promoting their interest
Ans: C
63:-The differences between public administration and private administration is in
A:-Productivity
B:-Judicious risk taking
C:-Financial returns
D:-Legislative approval
Ans: D
64:-Behaviouralism is said to have started in administrative studies as
A:-A protest against traditional approach
B:-With the human relation movement of the thirties
C:-An attack on the philosophical method
D:-An integrated approach to the study of public affairs
Ans: A
65:-Who is known as the father of scientific management ?
A:-Louis Brandeis
B:-Henry Fayol
C:-F. W. Taylor
D:-E. J. Roethis berger
Ans: C
66:-One of the features of the development administration is
A:-Planned administration
B:-Theory building in administration
C:-Change orientations
D:-Cross cultural administration
Ans: C
67:-Who defined comparative public administration as a study of public administration on a comparative basis ?
A:-Nimrod Raphaeli
B:-Robert Dhal
C:-Chester Barnard
D:-Dwight Waldo
Ans: A
68:-New public administration is
A:-Concerned with bureaucracy and its activities
B:-Accept a rational and deterministic view of mankind
C:-Closely associated with numerous private groups and individuals
D:-Stresses ethics values innovations and social equality
Ans: D
69:-The human relation theory focuses on
A:-Formal organisation
B:-Red Tapis'm
C:-Specialisation
D:-Informal groups
Ans: D
70:-The theory of 'Prismatic society in public administration' is based on
A:-Historical studies of public administration in different societies
B:-A study of public services in developed and developing societies
C:-Structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing societies
D:-Institutional comparison of public administration in developed countries
Ans: C
71:-Who among the following is associated with critical theory in international relations ?
A:-James Martin
B:-Robert W. Cox
C:-Robert Keohane
D:-Bull
Ans: B
72:-International society approach in the study of international relations was popularized by
A:-Liberal School
B:-Frankfurt School
C:-English School
D:-American School
Ans: C
73:-Who among the following used the term "balance of threat" to explain the nature of the international system ?
A:-Kenneth Waltz
B:-Morganthau
C:-James Roseneu
D:-Stephen Walt
Ans: D
74:-Who wrote the book " Pax Indica: India and the World of the `21^(st)` Century" ?
A:-Shashi Tharoor
B:-M. J. Akbar
C:-A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D:-K. P. Fabian
Ans: A
75:-State autonomy is challenged in the "post-westphalian" order because
A:-Countries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside
B:-By comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system
C:-State power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing, not less importance in world politics
D:-In a more interdependent world, national governments are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation simply to achieve domestic objectives
Ans: D
76:-The tendency for functional aspects of international relations to be organized around large numbers of states in called
A:-Multilateralism
B:-Interdependence
C:-Constructivism
D:-Collectivism
Ans: A
77:-Public diplomacy mostly relies on
A:-Hard power
B:-Economic Policy
C:-Soft Power
D:-Trade
Ans: C
78:-What is the primary determinant of a state's foreign policy according to systemic theories ?
A:-Quality of a state's leader
B:-The distribution of power in the international system
C:-Internal order stability of political system
D:-Political ideology
Ans: B
79:-Non polarity in international relations refers to
A:-Multiple power centers
B:-Absence of competition
C:-Diffusion of power in the international system
D:-Single power dominating in the international system
Ans: C
80:-The Eighth meeting of the 2013 G-20 Summit was held at
A:-Saint Petersburg
B:-Brisbane
C:-New York
D:-Frankfurt
Ans: A
81:-"The good friday agreement" (1998) is associated with
A:-Irish problem
B:-Gulf problem
C:-Korean issue
D:-Sudanian issue
Ans: A
82:-The highest court of appeal in United Kingdom
A:-House of Lords
B:-Lords of Appeal
C:-Supreme Court
D:-None of the above
Ans: C
83:-Who among the following classified/characterised the measures adopted by countries to attain national interests as 'Soft power and hard power' ?
A:-John Wesley Hardin
B:-Joseph Nye
C:-John Sidel
D:-Morganthau
Ans: B
84:-Lenin's central contribution to Marxism was his theory on
A:-Vanguard party
B:-Alienation
C:-Class consciousness
D:-All the above
Ans: A
85:-Article 248 of Indian Constitution deals with
A:-Residuary power of the Parliament
B:-Power of Parliament to Legislate on state list
C:-Power of Parliament to Legislate for two or more states by consent
D:-Power of the Parliament to Legislate during emergency on state list
Ans: A
86:-"The poverty of Historicism" is written by
A:-Karl Marx
B:-V. I. Lenini
C:-Karl Popper
D:-John Plamenatz
Ans: C
87:-The imperialist policy of aggression designed to secure territorial gain is
A:-Jingoism
B:-Expansionism
C:-Pascism
D:-None of these
Ans: B
88:-To the fascist freedom is
A:-Supreme individual value
B:-Recognition of duties and responsibilities
C:-Achievement of personal autonomy
D:-Unable submission to the leader
Ans: D
89:-Which of the following factors causes the development of multi polar world ?
A:-Rise of India, China and other powers
B:-Growing strength of non-state actors
C:-The changing nature of power and power relationships
D:-Al the above
Ans: D
90:-Which of the following judgments stated that secularism and federalism are the basic features of the Indian Constitution ?
A:-Keshavananda Bharati case
B:-S. R. Bommai case
C:-Indira Sawhney case
D:-Mineria Mills case
Ans: B
91:-Who argues "All Communalism is harmful; the logic of minority communalism is separatism and majority
communalism culminates' in fascism" ?
A:-T. V. Madan
B:-Bipan Chandra
C:-Imtiaz Ahamed
D:-Zoya Hassan
Ans: B
92:-Whose name is associated with the study of Polyarchy ?
A:-David Easton
B:-W. W. Rustov
C:-Galtung
D:-Robert Dahl
Ans: D
93:-Theory of structural-functionalism was introduced in comparative politics by
A:-David Easton
B:-Gabriel Almond
C:-Max Weber
D:-David Apter
Ans: B
94:-Who is the author of "Democracy at work Civic Traditions in modern Italy" ?
A:-Max Weber
B:-Giovannie Sartorie
C:-Robert Putnam
D:-John Hayness
Ans: C
95:-'Dependency theory' is associated with
A:-Samir Amin
B:-David E. Schmitt
C:-Carl J. Frederich
D:-Daniel Bell
Ans: A
96:-The book 'Nerves of Government' is written by
A:-W. W. Rustov
B:-Jean Blondel
C:-Karl Deutsch
D:-Morries Jones
Ans: C
97:- The only state in the Unites States of America having a Unicameral Legislature
A:-Florida
B:-Nebraska
C:-California
D:-Texas
Ans: B
98:-The principle of 'cohabitation politics' is practiced in (country)
A:-Britain
B:-Switzerland
C:-Canada
D:-France
Ans: D
99:-Which political party has contributed the concept of, 'The idea of three represent' ?
A:-Republicans (USA)
B:-Labour (Britain)
C:-Democrats
D:-Communist Party of China
Ans: D
100:-Name the scholar who argued that political economy approach offers the most comprehensive understanding for the study of comparative politics
A:-Mortan Kaplan
B:-Nobereiner
C:-R. H. Chilcotte
D:-David Easton
Ans: C