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Political Science & International Relations MCQs
1. 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
Ans: C
2. Who among the following said that political theory is in the doghouse in the 1950’s?
(A) Easton
(B) Laslett
(C) R.A. Dahl
(D) Riemer
Ans: D
3. Who among the following said, “We cannot shed our values in the way we remove our coats”?
(A) Peter Laslett
(B) David Easton
(C) Isiah Berlin
(D) Robert Dahl
Ans: B
4. Who among the following is associated with the resurgence of political theory?
(A) David Easton
(B) Alfred Cobban
(C) Vogelin
(D) Laslett
Ans: C
5. Which one of the following statements is false?
(A) The term ‘Liberal’ has referred to a class of free men who are neither serfs nor slaves.
(B) The term ‘liberalism’ was first employed in Spain in 1812.
(C) Classical liberalism and modern liberalism have differences.
(D) The moral minuses of the anti marketers are the moral minuses of the pro-marketers.
Ans: D
6. Whose ideas are sometimes referred as ‘Manchester Liberalism’?
(A) Adam Smith and David Ricardo
(B) Richard Cobden and John Bright
(C) John Locke and J.S. Mill
(D) Berlin and McPherson
Ans: B
7. Who said, “My own existence is asocial activity and activity and mind are social in their context as well as in their origin, they are social activity and social mind”?
(A) Robert Owen
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Hegel
(D) J.S. Mill
Ans: B
8. From whom did Hobbes borrow the principle of resolutive composite?
(A) Galileo
(B) Euclid
(C) Descartes
(D) Aristotle
Ans: A
9. Who said, “J.J. Rousseau is the Father of Jacobin despotism, of Caesarian dictatorship and the inspirer of the absolute doctrines of Kant and of Hegel”?
(A) H.J. Laski
(B) Duguit
(C) Berlin
(D) Karl Popper
Ans: B
10. Who among the following made the State a moral institution with a moral end?
(A) Bentham
(B) Machiavelli
(C) James Mill
(D) J.S. Mill
Ans: D
11. Who among the following formed “The League of Radical Congressmen”?
(A) M.K. Gandhi
(B) M.N. Roy
(C) Aurobindo
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: B
12. Which one among the following is not written by Aurobindo?
(A) Life Divine
(B) Essays on the Gita
(C) Yoga: Concept and Practice
(D) The Ideals of Human Unity
Ans: C
13. Identify the correct sequence of the events undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi.
(i) Organised the industrial workers in Ahmedabad for higher wages.
(ii) Protest against the Indigo planters at Champaran.
(iii) Satyagraha movement in Kaira against the collection of land revenue.
(iv) Protest against the Asiatic Registration Act.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: B
14. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
a. R.J. Bernstein i. Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality
b. M. Sandel ii. The Restructuring of Social and Political theory
c. M. Waltzer iii. Contemporary Political philosophy
d. W. Kymlicka iv. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: C
15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): For Daniel Bell there is the ‘end of ideology’.
Reason (R): This is to validate a single ideology and to discredit every other ideology.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(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: C
16. Structuration as a concept is a way of analyzing the relationship between structures and actors was suggested by
(A) Talcott Parsons
(B) Anthony Giddens
(C) Robert Nisbet
(D) Michael Focault
Ans: B
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Theories of Political Parties) (Propounders)
a. Development Theory i. Giovomin Sartori
b. Spatial theory ii. Joseph la Palombara
c. Re-alignment theory iii. Maurice Duverger
d. Permeation theory iv. Bunham and Sandquist
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
18. According to Almond, which one is not a condition for political development?
(A) Availability of resources
(B) Adequate response to challenges
(C) Overlapping of stages of development
(D) Congruent development of the other social systems
Ans: C
19. Corporatism is an approach that is centrally concerned about
(A) Structures of the public sector
(B) Functions of the political system
(C) Class conflict is interest based
(D) Stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing policy
Ans: D
20. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Books)
a. Anthony Downs i. An Economic theory of Democracy
b. Gabrial Almond and Sidney Verba ii. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
c. Stein Rokkan iii. The Civic Culture
d. Gosta Esping-Anderson iv. Citizens, Elections, Parties
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: A
21. The term “Cooperative Federalism” emerged after
(A) The First World War
(B) At the time of New Deal Legislations in the USA.
(C) As part of the Soviet Constitution of 1937.
(D) After the Second World War.
Ans: D
22. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Bipolar Party System?
(A) Elements of both multi and two party systems
(B) Coalition government
(C) Alternation of power between parties
(D) Two large coalitions composed of several parties.
Answer: (Wrong question)
23. In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by
(A) Elinor Ostrom
(B) Hardin
(C) Karl Deutsch
(D) Anthony Downs
Ans: D
24. Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by
(A) Huntington
(B) Putman
(C) Miliband
(D) Marcuge
Ans: D
25. Who among the following elite theorists said, “A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass”?
(A) Pareto
(B) Gasset
(C) Michels
(D) Mosca
Ans: B
26. What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils’ categories of political system?
(i) Political Democracy
(ii) Tutelary Democracy
(iii) Modernizing Oligarchy
(iv) Totalitarian Oligarchy
(v) Traditional Oligarchy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (iii)
(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (v) and (iv)
Ans: A
27. Assertion (A): Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.
Reason (R): This was because ofa dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Which of the following statements about the US President are true?
(i) The US President can seek reelection only once.
(ii) He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other crimes.
(iii) At the impeachment trials the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides.
(iv) Both the President and the Vice-President can be from the same state.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(B) (i), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) & (iv)
Ans: A
29. The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under?
(A) Political Development
(B) Political Modernization
(C) Political Culture
(D) Political Elites
Ans: C
30. Who holds the view that bureaucracy as an organisation cannot correct its behaviour by learning from its errors?
(A) M. Crozier
(B) H.J. Laski
(C) F.M. Marx
(D) Max Weber
Ans: A
31. Who said the following?
“New light has been poured on us, teaching us the new lesson that Kings are made for the people and not the people for the Kings.”
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: C
32. Who among the following had favoured Panchayati Raj System by giving the following statement in the Indian Constituent Assembly?“…in the interest of democracy, the villages may be trained in the art of self-government… We must be able to reform the villages and introduce democratic principles of government there...”
(A) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) B.N. Rao
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: A
33. Which of the following is not within the jurisdiction of the State High Court?
(A) It can hear appeals from lower courts.
(B) It can issue writs for restoring Fundamental Rights.
(C) It can decide the river water dispute between the two states.
(D) It exercises superintendence and control over courts below it.
Ans: C
34. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Lok Sabha) (Speaker)
a. 3rd Lok Sabha i. Shivraj Patil
b. 5th Lok Sabha ii. Balram Jakhar
c. 7th Lok Sabha iii. G.S. Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagat
d. 10th Lok Sabha iv. Hukam Singh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii iv ii i
Ans: A
35. Who characterized India as “A million mutinies” in 1990?
(A) V.S. Naipaul
(B) M.S.A. Rao
(C) Ghanshyam Shah
(D) Tedd Gurr
Ans: A
36. “Roses in December” is the autobiography of
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(D) Mohammad Karim Chhagala
Ans: D
37. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Regional Political Party) (State of Origin)
a. Rashtriya LokDal i. Bihar
b. Indian National Lok Dal ii. Karnataka
c. Janta Dal (Secular) iii. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rashtriya Janta Dal iv. Haryana
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: A
38. Who among the following is Editor/Author of the book “The New Regional Politics of Development”.
(A) Reinhard Bendix
(B) Arie M.M. Kacowiez
(C) Anthony Payne
(D) Partha Chatterjee
Ans: C
39. Who among the following has described India as “weak-strong state”?
(A) Lloyd and Susan Rudolph
(B) Gunnar Myrdal
(C) Rajni Kothari
(D) K.C. Wheare
Ans: A
40. Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State?
(A) Paul Brass
(B) James Manor
(C) Christopher Jefferlot
(D) Atul Kohli
Ans: B
41. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(States) (No. of Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled tribes)
a. Andhra Pradesh i. 4
b. Chhattisgarh ii. 5
c. Jharkhand iii. 6
d. Madhya Pradesh iv. 3
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: B
42. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Types) (Pressure groups)
a. Institutional pressure groups i. Association of Indian Universities
b. Associational Pressure groups ii. All India Schedule Caste Federation
c. Non-Associational pressure groups iii. All India Federation of University Teachers Association
d. Anomic pressure groups iv. Gopalgarh communal riots in Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
43. Who has termed India as an example of “Polycentric Nationalism”?
(A) Partha Chatterji
(B) Anthony D. Smith
(C) Will Kymlicka
(D) Benedict Anderson
Ans: B
44. Who is the author of the book “India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy”?
(A) Ramchandran Guha
(B) Akhil Gupta
(C) Achin Vanaik
(D) Ashutosh Varshney
Ans: A
45. Which of the following was the first all Indian women’s organization which came into force in 1926?
(A) All India Women’s Conference
(B) National Council for Women in India
(C) National Federation of Indian Women in India.
(D) Self-Employed Women’s Association
Ans: B
46. Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive?
(A) Staffing
(B) Adjudicating
(C) Directing
(D) Coordinating
Ans: B
47. Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal?
(i) Subordination of individual interest to general interest.
(ii) Appointment on the basis of a contract.
(iii) Espirit de corps
(iv) Equity
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(B) (i), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) & (iv)
Ans: B
48. Under the code developed by workers at the Western Electric Company, one who passes unfavorable information about his colleagues to his superior is called
(A) A squealer
(B) A puzzler
(C) A rate-buster
(D) A chiseller
Ans: A
49. According to Herbert Simon, a decision is usually compounded of
(A) One fact statement and one value statement
(B) One value statement and several fact statements
(C) Several value statements and one fact statement
(D) Several value statements and several fact statements
Ans: B
50. Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley?
(A) Equity principle
(B) Scalar principle
(C) Staff/Line principle
(D) Functional principle
Ans: A
(A) Leo Strauss
(B) Dunning
(C) G.H. Sabine
(D) Ebenstein
Ans: C
2. Who among the following said that political theory is in the doghouse in the 1950’s?
(A) Easton
(B) Laslett
(C) R.A. Dahl
(D) Riemer
Ans: D
3. Who among the following said, “We cannot shed our values in the way we remove our coats”?
(A) Peter Laslett
(B) David Easton
(C) Isiah Berlin
(D) Robert Dahl
Ans: B
4. Who among the following is associated with the resurgence of political theory?
(A) David Easton
(B) Alfred Cobban
(C) Vogelin
(D) Laslett
Ans: C
5. Which one of the following statements is false?
(A) The term ‘Liberal’ has referred to a class of free men who are neither serfs nor slaves.
(B) The term ‘liberalism’ was first employed in Spain in 1812.
(C) Classical liberalism and modern liberalism have differences.
(D) The moral minuses of the anti marketers are the moral minuses of the pro-marketers.
Ans: D
6. Whose ideas are sometimes referred as ‘Manchester Liberalism’?
(A) Adam Smith and David Ricardo
(B) Richard Cobden and John Bright
(C) John Locke and J.S. Mill
(D) Berlin and McPherson
Ans: B
7. Who said, “My own existence is asocial activity and activity and mind are social in their context as well as in their origin, they are social activity and social mind”?
(A) Robert Owen
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Hegel
(D) J.S. Mill
Ans: B
8. From whom did Hobbes borrow the principle of resolutive composite?
(A) Galileo
(B) Euclid
(C) Descartes
(D) Aristotle
Ans: A
9. Who said, “J.J. Rousseau is the Father of Jacobin despotism, of Caesarian dictatorship and the inspirer of the absolute doctrines of Kant and of Hegel”?
(A) H.J. Laski
(B) Duguit
(C) Berlin
(D) Karl Popper
Ans: B
10. Who among the following made the State a moral institution with a moral end?
(A) Bentham
(B) Machiavelli
(C) James Mill
(D) J.S. Mill
Ans: D
11. Who among the following formed “The League of Radical Congressmen”?
(A) M.K. Gandhi
(B) M.N. Roy
(C) Aurobindo
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: B
12. Which one among the following is not written by Aurobindo?
(A) Life Divine
(B) Essays on the Gita
(C) Yoga: Concept and Practice
(D) The Ideals of Human Unity
Ans: C
13. Identify the correct sequence of the events undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi.
(i) Organised the industrial workers in Ahmedabad for higher wages.
(ii) Protest against the Indigo planters at Champaran.
(iii) Satyagraha movement in Kaira against the collection of land revenue.
(iv) Protest against the Asiatic Registration Act.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: B
14. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
a. R.J. Bernstein i. Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality
b. M. Sandel ii. The Restructuring of Social and Political theory
c. M. Waltzer iii. Contemporary Political philosophy
d. W. Kymlicka iv. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: C
15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): For Daniel Bell there is the ‘end of ideology’.
Reason (R): This is to validate a single ideology and to discredit every other ideology.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(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: C
16. Structuration as a concept is a way of analyzing the relationship between structures and actors was suggested by
(A) Talcott Parsons
(B) Anthony Giddens
(C) Robert Nisbet
(D) Michael Focault
Ans: B
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Theories of Political Parties) (Propounders)
a. Development Theory i. Giovomin Sartori
b. Spatial theory ii. Joseph la Palombara
c. Re-alignment theory iii. Maurice Duverger
d. Permeation theory iv. Bunham and Sandquist
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
18. According to Almond, which one is not a condition for political development?
(A) Availability of resources
(B) Adequate response to challenges
(C) Overlapping of stages of development
(D) Congruent development of the other social systems
Ans: C
19. Corporatism is an approach that is centrally concerned about
(A) Structures of the public sector
(B) Functions of the political system
(C) Class conflict is interest based
(D) Stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing policy
Ans: D
20. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Books)
a. Anthony Downs i. An Economic theory of Democracy
b. Gabrial Almond and Sidney Verba ii. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
c. Stein Rokkan iii. The Civic Culture
d. Gosta Esping-Anderson iv. Citizens, Elections, Parties
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: A
21. The term “Cooperative Federalism” emerged after
(A) The First World War
(B) At the time of New Deal Legislations in the USA.
(C) As part of the Soviet Constitution of 1937.
(D) After the Second World War.
Ans: D
22. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Bipolar Party System?
(A) Elements of both multi and two party systems
(B) Coalition government
(C) Alternation of power between parties
(D) Two large coalitions composed of several parties.
Answer: (Wrong question)
23. In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by
(A) Elinor Ostrom
(B) Hardin
(C) Karl Deutsch
(D) Anthony Downs
Ans: D
24. Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by
(A) Huntington
(B) Putman
(C) Miliband
(D) Marcuge
Ans: D
25. Who among the following elite theorists said, “A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass”?
(A) Pareto
(B) Gasset
(C) Michels
(D) Mosca
Ans: B
26. What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils’ categories of political system?
(i) Political Democracy
(ii) Tutelary Democracy
(iii) Modernizing Oligarchy
(iv) Totalitarian Oligarchy
(v) Traditional Oligarchy
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (iii)
(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (v) and (iv)
Ans: A
27. Assertion (A): Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.
Reason (R): This was because ofa dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Which of the following statements about the US President are true?
(i) The US President can seek reelection only once.
(ii) He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other crimes.
(iii) At the impeachment trials the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides.
(iv) Both the President and the Vice-President can be from the same state.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(B) (i), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) & (iv)
Ans: A
29. The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under?
(A) Political Development
(B) Political Modernization
(C) Political Culture
(D) Political Elites
Ans: C
30. Who holds the view that bureaucracy as an organisation cannot correct its behaviour by learning from its errors?
(A) M. Crozier
(B) H.J. Laski
(C) F.M. Marx
(D) Max Weber
Ans: A
31. Who said the following?
“New light has been poured on us, teaching us the new lesson that Kings are made for the people and not the people for the Kings.”
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: C
32. Who among the following had favoured Panchayati Raj System by giving the following statement in the Indian Constituent Assembly?“…in the interest of democracy, the villages may be trained in the art of self-government… We must be able to reform the villages and introduce democratic principles of government there...”
(A) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) B.N. Rao
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: A
33. Which of the following is not within the jurisdiction of the State High Court?
(A) It can hear appeals from lower courts.
(B) It can issue writs for restoring Fundamental Rights.
(C) It can decide the river water dispute between the two states.
(D) It exercises superintendence and control over courts below it.
Ans: C
34. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Lok Sabha) (Speaker)
a. 3rd Lok Sabha i. Shivraj Patil
b. 5th Lok Sabha ii. Balram Jakhar
c. 7th Lok Sabha iii. G.S. Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagat
d. 10th Lok Sabha iv. Hukam Singh
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii iv ii i
Ans: A
35. Who characterized India as “A million mutinies” in 1990?
(A) V.S. Naipaul
(B) M.S.A. Rao
(C) Ghanshyam Shah
(D) Tedd Gurr
Ans: A
36. “Roses in December” is the autobiography of
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(D) Mohammad Karim Chhagala
Ans: D
37. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Regional Political Party) (State of Origin)
a. Rashtriya LokDal i. Bihar
b. Indian National Lok Dal ii. Karnataka
c. Janta Dal (Secular) iii. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rashtriya Janta Dal iv. Haryana
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: A
38. Who among the following is Editor/Author of the book “The New Regional Politics of Development”.
(A) Reinhard Bendix
(B) Arie M.M. Kacowiez
(C) Anthony Payne
(D) Partha Chatterjee
Ans: C
39. Who among the following has described India as “weak-strong state”?
(A) Lloyd and Susan Rudolph
(B) Gunnar Myrdal
(C) Rajni Kothari
(D) K.C. Wheare
Ans: A
40. Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State?
(A) Paul Brass
(B) James Manor
(C) Christopher Jefferlot
(D) Atul Kohli
Ans: B
41. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(States) (No. of Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled tribes)
a. Andhra Pradesh i. 4
b. Chhattisgarh ii. 5
c. Jharkhand iii. 6
d. Madhya Pradesh iv. 3
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: B
42. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Types) (Pressure groups)
a. Institutional pressure groups i. Association of Indian Universities
b. Associational Pressure groups ii. All India Schedule Caste Federation
c. Non-Associational pressure groups iii. All India Federation of University Teachers Association
d. Anomic pressure groups iv. Gopalgarh communal riots in Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
43. Who has termed India as an example of “Polycentric Nationalism”?
(A) Partha Chatterji
(B) Anthony D. Smith
(C) Will Kymlicka
(D) Benedict Anderson
Ans: B
44. Who is the author of the book “India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy”?
(A) Ramchandran Guha
(B) Akhil Gupta
(C) Achin Vanaik
(D) Ashutosh Varshney
Ans: A
45. Which of the following was the first all Indian women’s organization which came into force in 1926?
(A) All India Women’s Conference
(B) National Council for Women in India
(C) National Federation of Indian Women in India.
(D) Self-Employed Women’s Association
Ans: B
46. Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive?
(A) Staffing
(B) Adjudicating
(C) Directing
(D) Coordinating
Ans: B
47. Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal?
(i) Subordination of individual interest to general interest.
(ii) Appointment on the basis of a contract.
(iii) Espirit de corps
(iv) Equity
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)
(B) (i), (iii) & (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) & (iv)
Ans: B
48. Under the code developed by workers at the Western Electric Company, one who passes unfavorable information about his colleagues to his superior is called
(A) A squealer
(B) A puzzler
(C) A rate-buster
(D) A chiseller
Ans: A
49. According to Herbert Simon, a decision is usually compounded of
(A) One fact statement and one value statement
(B) One value statement and several fact statements
(C) Several value statements and one fact statement
(D) Several value statements and several fact statements
Ans: B
50. Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley?
(A) Equity principle
(B) Scalar principle
(C) Staff/Line principle
(D) Functional principle
Ans: A
51. Which of the following is not included in “hygiene” factors in the Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation?
(A) Responsibility
(B) Salary
(C) Working conditions
(D) Company policy
Ans: A
52. The term “Performance Budget was coined by
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission of India.
(B) First Hoover Commission of USA.
(C) Second Hoover Commission of USA.
(D) Estimates Committee of India.
Ans: B
53. Which one of the following was not the recommendation of Administrative Reforms Commission in India about the working of Public Corporation?
(A) High functionaries should be full time employees.
(B) Secretary of the Ministry concerned should always be included as the member of the board of Management.
(C) Internal audit should be made more effective.
(D) All of the above.
Ans: B
54. ‘Position classification’ is the classification of
(A) Duties
(B) Salaries
(C) Personal status of incumbents
(D) Departments
Ans: A
55. The Civil Service was defined as a “Professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled” by
(A) Felix Nigro
(B) O.G. Stahl
(C) Herman Finer
(D) E.N. Gladden
Ans: C
56. Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists?
(A) Kothari Committee Report
(B) Sarkaria Committee Report
(C) Haldane Committee Report
(D) Fulton Committee Report
Ans: D
57. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the services has been provided under
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 335
(C) Article 365
(D) Article 375
Ans: B
58. The “Gang-Plank” refers to
(A) Equity
(B) Level jumping
(C) Initiative
(D) Motivation
Ans: B
59. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of Public Corporation?
(A) It is a legal identity.
(B) It can neither sue nor can be sued.
(C) It can enter into contracts.
(D) It can own property.
Ans: B
60. Assertion (A): The All-India Services do not violate the federal principle of the Constitution as well as the autonomy of the states.
Reason (R): The All-India Service Officers are governed by the Central Government rules and the State Governments do not have full control over them.
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: D
61. Under which theoretical approach will you place Alexander Wendt?
(A) Post modernism
(B) Critical theory
(C) Neo-Marxism
(D) Social constructivism
Ans: D
62. What is the correct ascending chronological order of the treaties give below:
(i) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
(ii) Landmines Ban Treaty.
(iii) Chemical Weapons Agreement.
(iv) Indefinite Extension of NPT.
Codes:
(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: B
63. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Type of Political Systems) (Countries)
a. Constitutionally decentralized unions. i. USA
b. Union with certain federal features. ii. UK
c. Confederation iii. India
d. Federation iv. Switzerland
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: A
64. Origin of the Communication approach can be traced to
(A) Biology
(B) Philosophy
(C) Anthropology
(D) Cybernetic Engineering
Ans: D
65. Third tier states are states as stated by Steven Metz are marked by
(A) Corruption
(B) Crisis of Governance
(C) Issues of Sovereignty
(D) Periodic instability
Ans: B
66. The concept of the League of Nations was conceived in the ideas of
(A) E.H. Carr
(B) Kaiser Wilhem
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): the emergence and strengthening of regional parties are connected.
Reason (R): Regionalism from below has its roots in distinctive cultures and identities.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true and (A) is false.
Ans: A
68. Which one of the determinants of Indian Foreign Policy is not the reason for defacto recognition of Israel by India before 1980?
(A) Economic factor
(B) Pluralist nature of Indian Society
(C) History and tradition of India
(D) Ideology of Indian Nation
Ans: C
69. Which one of the countries was not a member of the Commission appointed by the Security Council to solve the Indo-Pak Kashmir dispute?
(A) Argentina
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Columbia
(D) U.S.S.R.
Ans: D
70. “Hot Line” in International Relations means
(A) Fascimile Transmission Capability to Direct Communication Link (DCL)
(B) To send Graphic Material via DCL.
(C) Direct Communication between Head of States (Head of Governments)
(D) As above of all.
Ans: D
71. Indo-Bangladesh relations were strained because of one of the followings reasons:
(A) Agreement over the claim of adverse enclaves.
(B) To construct Akhaura-Agartala link.
(C) To setup border market along the Bangladesh-Meghalaya border.
(D) Teesta River water distribution.
Ans: D
72. Assertion (A): Each state now goes to great lengths to manipulate media images of the conflict, and journalists have effectively been transformed from observers into active participants.
Reason (R): Media warfare is setting agendas and manufacturing consent.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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
73. Answer the following Indo-Pak agreements in chronological order:
(i) Agra Accord
(ii) Tashkent Agreement
(iii) Lahore Agreement
(iv) Shimla Agreement
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: C
74. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Problems)
a. Pakistan i. Illegal immigrants
b. Bangladesh ii. Baghlihar Hydro project
c. Nepal iii. Transitory Passage
d. China iv. Tawang Incident
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
75. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Dispute)
a. Cambodia – Vietnam i. Spratlys Island
b. Myanmar – Thailand ii. Ladrang and Islands of baie
c. Malaysia – Philippines iii. Dai Lang
d. Vietnam – Philippines iv. Sabah/North Borneo
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
76. Who prefers to characterize the Indian federalism as “bargaining federalism”?
(A) A.K. Chanda
(B) Morris Jones
(C) K.C. Wheare
(D) D.D. Basu
Ans: B
77. Who was the Chairman of Mandal Commission?
(A) B.N. Mandal
(B) B.P. Mandal
(C) D.L. Mandal
(D) R.N. Mandal
Ans: B
78. When was the Inter-State Council set up in India?
(A) 1987
(B) 1989
(C) 1990
(D) 1992
Ans: C
79. When were the Lok Sabha rules amended to provide for Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees?
(A) 1988
(B) 1989
(C) 1991
(D) 1995
Ans: B
80. Which one of the following Acts/Reports created the Federal Court in India?
(A) Government of India Act, 1909.
(B) Government of India Act, 1919.
(C) Montague-Chelmsford Report
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: D
81. The Book ‘Introduction to Public Administration’ was authored by
(A) W.F. Willoughby
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) M.P. Follet
(D) Leonard D. White
Ans: D
82. The concept of ‘Informal Organisation’ was profounded by
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Herbert Simon
(C) Elton Mayo
(D) F.M. Marx
Ans: C
83. ‘Clect’ is the sub-system of Riggs’ Prismatic society
(A) Social system
(B) Administrative system
(C) Economic system
(D) Political system
Ans: A
84. ‘Jacksonian Theory’ is also called
(A) Merit system
(B) Outsource theory
(C) Spoils system
(D) Contract system
Ans: C
85. Which of the four major issues of Public Administration were debated in the Minnowbrooke Conference, 1968?
(A) Relevance, values, equity and change.
(B) History, qualities, values and development.
(C) Text, context, relevance and status.
(D) Norms, values, context and progress.
Ans: A
86. Who said, ‘Successful Management involves Management by Objectives”?
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Peter F. Drucker
(C) Kothari Committee
(D) Edwin B. Flippo
Ans: B
87. In which book of the following, Robert Dahl explained the Theory of Decision Making?
(A) Democracy, Liberty and Equality
(B) Democracy at Cross Roads
(C) Who Governs?
(D) Modern Political Analysis
Ans: C
88. Which Committee recommended “Unified Grading Structure” for the British Civil Service?
(A) Masterman
(B) Fulton
(C) Asheton
(D) McGraw
Ans: B
89. An alliance of national elites and the entrepreneurial class as a basis of development at the Centre does not preclude re-distributive concessions automatically.’ Who said?
(A) Partha Chatterjee
(B) AtulKohli
(C) Yogendra Yadav
(D) Paul Brass
Ans: B
90. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Books Authors
a. Language, Religion and Politics i. Jagdish Bhagwati
b. Party building in a New Nation ii. Paul Brass
c. The Painful Transition: Bourgeois Democracy in India iii. Myron Weiner
d. India in Transition: Freeing the Economy iv. AchinVanaik
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
91. Identify the correct sequence in which the following Committees were appointed. Use the code given below:
i. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
ii. L.M. Singhvi Committee
iii. G.V.K. Rao Committee
iv. Ashok Mehta Committee
Codes:
(A) i, iv, iii, ii
(B) ii, iii, i, iv
(C) iii, ii, iv, iii
(D) iv, i, ii, iii
Ans: A
92. Assertion (A): Political parties in India have expanded their reach but their legitimacy has been deeply eroded.
Reason (R): The consolidation of the party system at the State level cannot be aggregated at the National level.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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
93. Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India has ensured through legislation the participation of workers in management?
(A) Article 42
(B) Article 43
(C) Article 43A
(D) Article 49A
Ans: C
94. Who among the following termed Art. 356 as a “safety valve”?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: B
95. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Books Authors
a. Dalit Visions : The Anti-Caste Movement and the Construction of Indian Identity i. Zoya Hasan
b. Peasant Movements in India ii. V. Venkatesan
c. Foreign Identities, Gender Communities and the State (Ed.) iii. Gail Omvedt
d. Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India iv. D.N. Dhanagre
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
96. Consider the following statements about Civil Service in a developing society:
1. It should act as an instrument of change.
2. It should have concern for social equity.
3. It should have common concern for vested interests.
4. It should be politically neutral.
Select the correct statements from the codes given below:
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: C
97. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Span of attention i. Mooney and Reiley
b. Scalar process ii. F.W. Taylor
c. Human Relations Theory iii. V.A. Graicunas
d. Functional Foremanship iv. Elton Mayo
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: B
98. Which one of the following was not included as a principle of administration by Willoughby in his ‘Principles of Public Administration’?
(A) General and over head administration
(B) Coordination
(C) Finance
(D) Personnel administration
Ans: B
99. The principle of unity of command mainly ensures
(A) Accountability
(B) Specialization
(C) Acceptability
(D) Coordination
Ans: A
100. Which one of the following is not one of the main characteristics of Taylor’s scientific management?
(A) Time and motion studies
(B) Participation in decision making
(C) Differential piece-rate system
(D) Functional foremanship
Ans: B
(A) Responsibility
(B) Salary
(C) Working conditions
(D) Company policy
Ans: A
52. The term “Performance Budget was coined by
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission of India.
(B) First Hoover Commission of USA.
(C) Second Hoover Commission of USA.
(D) Estimates Committee of India.
Ans: B
53. Which one of the following was not the recommendation of Administrative Reforms Commission in India about the working of Public Corporation?
(A) High functionaries should be full time employees.
(B) Secretary of the Ministry concerned should always be included as the member of the board of Management.
(C) Internal audit should be made more effective.
(D) All of the above.
Ans: B
54. ‘Position classification’ is the classification of
(A) Duties
(B) Salaries
(C) Personal status of incumbents
(D) Departments
Ans: A
55. The Civil Service was defined as a “Professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled” by
(A) Felix Nigro
(B) O.G. Stahl
(C) Herman Finer
(D) E.N. Gladden
Ans: C
56. Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists?
(A) Kothari Committee Report
(B) Sarkaria Committee Report
(C) Haldane Committee Report
(D) Fulton Committee Report
Ans: D
57. Reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the services has been provided under
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 335
(C) Article 365
(D) Article 375
Ans: B
58. The “Gang-Plank” refers to
(A) Equity
(B) Level jumping
(C) Initiative
(D) Motivation
Ans: B
59. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of Public Corporation?
(A) It is a legal identity.
(B) It can neither sue nor can be sued.
(C) It can enter into contracts.
(D) It can own property.
Ans: B
60. Assertion (A): The All-India Services do not violate the federal principle of the Constitution as well as the autonomy of the states.
Reason (R): The All-India Service Officers are governed by the Central Government rules and the State Governments do not have full control over them.
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: D
61. Under which theoretical approach will you place Alexander Wendt?
(A) Post modernism
(B) Critical theory
(C) Neo-Marxism
(D) Social constructivism
Ans: D
62. What is the correct ascending chronological order of the treaties give below:
(i) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
(ii) Landmines Ban Treaty.
(iii) Chemical Weapons Agreement.
(iv) Indefinite Extension of NPT.
Codes:
(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Ans: B
63. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Type of Political Systems) (Countries)
a. Constitutionally decentralized unions. i. USA
b. Union with certain federal features. ii. UK
c. Confederation iii. India
d. Federation iv. Switzerland
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) i iv iii ii
Ans: A
64. Origin of the Communication approach can be traced to
(A) Biology
(B) Philosophy
(C) Anthropology
(D) Cybernetic Engineering
Ans: D
65. Third tier states are states as stated by Steven Metz are marked by
(A) Corruption
(B) Crisis of Governance
(C) Issues of Sovereignty
(D) Periodic instability
Ans: B
66. The concept of the League of Nations was conceived in the ideas of
(A) E.H. Carr
(B) Kaiser Wilhem
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ans: C
67. Assertion (A): the emergence and strengthening of regional parties are connected.
Reason (R): Regionalism from below has its roots in distinctive cultures and identities.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true and (A) is false.
Ans: A
68. Which one of the determinants of Indian Foreign Policy is not the reason for defacto recognition of Israel by India before 1980?
(A) Economic factor
(B) Pluralist nature of Indian Society
(C) History and tradition of India
(D) Ideology of Indian Nation
Ans: C
69. Which one of the countries was not a member of the Commission appointed by the Security Council to solve the Indo-Pak Kashmir dispute?
(A) Argentina
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Columbia
(D) U.S.S.R.
Ans: D
70. “Hot Line” in International Relations means
(A) Fascimile Transmission Capability to Direct Communication Link (DCL)
(B) To send Graphic Material via DCL.
(C) Direct Communication between Head of States (Head of Governments)
(D) As above of all.
Ans: D
71. Indo-Bangladesh relations were strained because of one of the followings reasons:
(A) Agreement over the claim of adverse enclaves.
(B) To construct Akhaura-Agartala link.
(C) To setup border market along the Bangladesh-Meghalaya border.
(D) Teesta River water distribution.
Ans: D
72. Assertion (A): Each state now goes to great lengths to manipulate media images of the conflict, and journalists have effectively been transformed from observers into active participants.
Reason (R): Media warfare is setting agendas and manufacturing consent.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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
73. Answer the following Indo-Pak agreements in chronological order:
(i) Agra Accord
(ii) Tashkent Agreement
(iii) Lahore Agreement
(iv) Shimla Agreement
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ans: C
74. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Problems)
a. Pakistan i. Illegal immigrants
b. Bangladesh ii. Baghlihar Hydro project
c. Nepal iii. Transitory Passage
d. China iv. Tawang Incident
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
75. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Dispute)
a. Cambodia – Vietnam i. Spratlys Island
b. Myanmar – Thailand ii. Ladrang and Islands of baie
c. Malaysia – Philippines iii. Dai Lang
d. Vietnam – Philippines iv. Sabah/North Borneo
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
76. Who prefers to characterize the Indian federalism as “bargaining federalism”?
(A) A.K. Chanda
(B) Morris Jones
(C) K.C. Wheare
(D) D.D. Basu
Ans: B
77. Who was the Chairman of Mandal Commission?
(A) B.N. Mandal
(B) B.P. Mandal
(C) D.L. Mandal
(D) R.N. Mandal
Ans: B
78. When was the Inter-State Council set up in India?
(A) 1987
(B) 1989
(C) 1990
(D) 1992
Ans: C
79. When were the Lok Sabha rules amended to provide for Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees?
(A) 1988
(B) 1989
(C) 1991
(D) 1995
Ans: B
80. Which one of the following Acts/Reports created the Federal Court in India?
(A) Government of India Act, 1909.
(B) Government of India Act, 1919.
(C) Montague-Chelmsford Report
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: D
81. The Book ‘Introduction to Public Administration’ was authored by
(A) W.F. Willoughby
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) M.P. Follet
(D) Leonard D. White
Ans: D
82. The concept of ‘Informal Organisation’ was profounded by
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Herbert Simon
(C) Elton Mayo
(D) F.M. Marx
Ans: C
83. ‘Clect’ is the sub-system of Riggs’ Prismatic society
(A) Social system
(B) Administrative system
(C) Economic system
(D) Political system
Ans: A
84. ‘Jacksonian Theory’ is also called
(A) Merit system
(B) Outsource theory
(C) Spoils system
(D) Contract system
Ans: C
85. Which of the four major issues of Public Administration were debated in the Minnowbrooke Conference, 1968?
(A) Relevance, values, equity and change.
(B) History, qualities, values and development.
(C) Text, context, relevance and status.
(D) Norms, values, context and progress.
Ans: A
86. Who said, ‘Successful Management involves Management by Objectives”?
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Peter F. Drucker
(C) Kothari Committee
(D) Edwin B. Flippo
Ans: B
87. In which book of the following, Robert Dahl explained the Theory of Decision Making?
(A) Democracy, Liberty and Equality
(B) Democracy at Cross Roads
(C) Who Governs?
(D) Modern Political Analysis
Ans: C
88. Which Committee recommended “Unified Grading Structure” for the British Civil Service?
(A) Masterman
(B) Fulton
(C) Asheton
(D) McGraw
Ans: B
89. An alliance of national elites and the entrepreneurial class as a basis of development at the Centre does not preclude re-distributive concessions automatically.’ Who said?
(A) Partha Chatterjee
(B) AtulKohli
(C) Yogendra Yadav
(D) Paul Brass
Ans: B
90. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Books Authors
a. Language, Religion and Politics i. Jagdish Bhagwati
b. Party building in a New Nation ii. Paul Brass
c. The Painful Transition: Bourgeois Democracy in India iii. Myron Weiner
d. India in Transition: Freeing the Economy iv. AchinVanaik
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: A
91. Identify the correct sequence in which the following Committees were appointed. Use the code given below:
i. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
ii. L.M. Singhvi Committee
iii. G.V.K. Rao Committee
iv. Ashok Mehta Committee
Codes:
(A) i, iv, iii, ii
(B) ii, iii, i, iv
(C) iii, ii, iv, iii
(D) iv, i, ii, iii
Ans: A
92. Assertion (A): Political parties in India have expanded their reach but their legitimacy has been deeply eroded.
Reason (R): The consolidation of the party system at the State level cannot be aggregated at the National level.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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
93. Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India has ensured through legislation the participation of workers in management?
(A) Article 42
(B) Article 43
(C) Article 43A
(D) Article 49A
Ans: C
94. Who among the following termed Art. 356 as a “safety valve”?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: B
95. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
Books Authors
a. Dalit Visions : The Anti-Caste Movement and the Construction of Indian Identity i. Zoya Hasan
b. Peasant Movements in India ii. V. Venkatesan
c. Foreign Identities, Gender Communities and the State (Ed.) iii. Gail Omvedt
d. Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India iv. D.N. Dhanagre
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iv i ii iii
Ans: B
96. Consider the following statements about Civil Service in a developing society:
1. It should act as an instrument of change.
2. It should have concern for social equity.
3. It should have common concern for vested interests.
4. It should be politically neutral.
Select the correct statements from the codes given below:
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: C
97. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Span of attention i. Mooney and Reiley
b. Scalar process ii. F.W. Taylor
c. Human Relations Theory iii. V.A. Graicunas
d. Functional Foremanship iv. Elton Mayo
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: B
98. Which one of the following was not included as a principle of administration by Willoughby in his ‘Principles of Public Administration’?
(A) General and over head administration
(B) Coordination
(C) Finance
(D) Personnel administration
Ans: B
99. The principle of unity of command mainly ensures
(A) Accountability
(B) Specialization
(C) Acceptability
(D) Coordination
Ans: A
100. Which one of the following is not one of the main characteristics of Taylor’s scientific management?
(A) Time and motion studies
(B) Participation in decision making
(C) Differential piece-rate system
(D) Functional foremanship
Ans: B