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Political Science & International Relations MCQs
1. Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?
(A) German Ideology
(B) Critique of the Gotha Programme
(C) Paris Manuscripts
(D) Science of Logic
Ans: D
2. Who wrote “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”?
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Jeremy Bentham
(D) Robert Nozick
Ans: A
3. Rajni Kothari’s book Politics in India is written on the basis of the methodology of
(A) Structural functionalism
(B) Normative theory
(C) Marxism
(D) Utilitarianism
Ans: A
4. Who is the first modern political thinker who deliberately ignores Aristotle?
(A) Machiavelli
(B) Bodin
(C) Hobbes
(D) Locke
Ans: C
5. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Dictatorship of the proletariat (i) Gramsci
(b) Communist Party (ii) Marx
(c) Hegemony (iii) Lenin
(d) Polycentricism (iv) Togliatti
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
6. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Twentieth century Jacobinism (i) Gandhi
(b) Voluntary Poverty (ii) Aurobindo
(c) I was born a Hindu but will not die as one (iii) Ambedkar
(d) Integrated theory of evolution (iv) M.N. Roy
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Ans: B
7. Gandhi described himself as a
(A) Liberal
(B) Socialist
(C) Social Democrat
(D) Philosophical Anarchist
Ans: D
8. The doctrine of overlapping consensus is advocated by
(A) Berlin
(B) Barry
(C) Nozick
(D) Rawls
Ans: D
9. Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory?
(A) Ludwig Von Bertallanfy
(B) Colin Cherry
(C) Robert K. Merton
(D) Talcott Parsons
Ans: A
10. Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of
(A) Advanced capitalism
(B) Developed socialism
(C) Modern totalitarianism
(D) Politics of developing countries
Ans: D
11. C. Wright Mill’s ‘The Power Elite’ is a study of the contemporary politics of
(A) China
(B) The United States of America
(C) The Soviet Union
(D) Great Britain
Ans: B
12. Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis of his study of England?
(A) A.F.K. Organski
(B) Lucian W. Pye
(C) Edward Shils
(D) David Apter
Ans: B
13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) C.W. Mills the Power Elite
(B) T.B. Bottomore Elites and Society
(C) Pareto the Ruling Class
(D) Ortega Y Gasset the Revolt of the Masses
Ans: C
14. Who among the following postulated the law “officials make work for each other”?
(A) Max Weber
(B) F.M. Marx
(C) H. Finer
(D) N. Parkinson
Ans: D
15. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(A) U.S.A. Double citizenship
(B) India Procedure established by law
(C) Australia Unitary form of Government
(D) Switzerland Plural Executive
Ans: C
16. Michels’ Iron law of oligarchy was formulated on the basis of the study of
(A) German Social Democratic Party
(B) British Labour Party
(C) Democratic Party of the U.S.A.
(D) Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ans: A
17. Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on
(A) Accountability
(B) Efficiency
(C) Transparency
(D) Liberty
Ans: D
18. Assertion (A): The Information Technology has made Staff Agency indispensable.
Reason (R): Staff Agency assists the Line Agency in decision making.
(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
19. Assertion (A): While declaring war on terrorism the US asserted that the states which were not on the side of the US were against it.
Reason (R): In the wake of war on terrorism the US denied states the liberty to be neutral.
(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: A
20. Assertion (A): Ambedkar was in favour of separate electorate for depressed classes.
Reason (R): He was in agreement with Gandhi.
(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: C
21. Assertion (A): The presidential system is successful only in the U.S.A.
Reason (R): The United States of America is the only nation with minor contradictions that ensures the success of the presidential system.
(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
22. Which one of the following was not associated with the Hindustan Republic Association?
(A) Chandrashekhar Azad
(B) Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: C
23. Who gave the Indian National Congress the Constitution and made it a mass and cadre party?
(A) Tilak
(B) Gokhale
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Gandhi
Ans: D
24. Who appoints the Inter-State Council?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Union Cabinet
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Union Home Minister
Ans: A
25. Identify the States whose State Assemblies are meet at places other than the State capital:
(A) Jammu-Kashmir & Madhya Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
(D) Jammu-Kashmir and Maharashtra
Ans: D
26. Identify the correct chronological order of the following Prime Minister/ Chief Minister of J & K:
(A) Sheikh Abdullah, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah.
(B) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq, Mir Qasim, Farooq Abdullah.
(C) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq Shamsuddin, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
(D) Sheikh Abdulla, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Shamsuddin, G.M. Sadiq.
Ans: D
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Conspiracy Cases) (Revolutionaries Punished)
a. Nasik case (1909-10) i. Sachindranath Sanyal
b. Benares case (1916) ii. Ram Prasad Bismil
c. Kakori case (1924) iii. Bhagat Singh
d. Lahore case (1929-30) iv. Vinayak Savarkar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
28. Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
(A) Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.
(B) Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a bill.
(C) More than six months has elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.
(D) President has refused to give his assent to the Bill.
Ans: D
29. Who is the author of Federal India: A Design for Change?
(A) Balveer Arora
(B) K.C. Wheare
(C) Rasheeduddin Khan
(D) Ronald Watts
Ans: C
30. Who among the following has made pioneering contribution in the area of subaltern studies?
(A) Ramachandra Guha
(B) Ranjit Guha
(C) Rajni Kothari
(D) James Manor
Ans: B
31. Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a Science?
(A) Robert Dahl
(B) Luther Gulick
(C) L. Urwick
(D) Frank Goodnou
Ans: A
32. F.W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management Movement, propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of
(A) Careful observation
(B) Managerial techniques
(C) Generalization
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
33. Who among the following is not a protagonist of the managerial view of Public Administration?
(A) Simon
(B) Smithburg
(C) Gulick
(D) Henry Fayol
Ans: D
34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Line Agency 1. Collection of data and its analysis.
b. General Staff 2. Maintenance of diary of different engagements of line officials.
c. Specialised Staff 3. Functions directly contributing to goal achievement
d. Personal Staff 4. Looking after Personnel Administration
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: A
35. The role of the Finance Commission in Centre-State fiscal relations has been undermined by the
(A) The State Governments
(B) The Zonal Councils
(C) The Planning Commission
(D) The Election Commission
Ans: A
36. To which of the following classes of job in the public service in India, merit-cum-seniority principle is adopted in promotion?
(A) Class-I
(B) Class-II
(C) Class-III
(D) Class-I and II
Ans: D
37. Which of the following, according to Kautilya, are the principles of good governance for a king?
1. Merging individuality with duties.
2. Leading a disciplined life with a code of conduct.
3. Maintaining law and order.
4. Replacing bad ministers by lekhaks (writers).
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
38. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Position – classification is the foundation of modern personnel administration.
Reason (R): Position – classification allows rationalization in Civil Services.
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
39. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The relation between a generalist and a specialist is one of a senior and a subordinate.
Reason (R): A specialist is required to assist the generalist in the formulation and implementation of public policy.
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
40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Public Administration is generally characterised by an absence of profit motive.
Reason (R): Governmental activities are not undertaken simply to maximize profit but to promote societal welfare.
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
41. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the Post-Soviet era, nuclear armed states are likely to have military run or weak civilian governments.
Reason (R): They will lack the positive constraining mechanisms of civilian control.
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
42. Where is India’s Hi-Tech Naval Base “Project Varsha” located?
(A) Rambilli
(B) Ezhimalai
(C) Araku Valley
(D) Kochi
Ans: A
43. “Atoms for Peace” was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader?
(A) J. Nehru
(B) Krushchev
(C) Eisenhowerü
(D) Kennedy
Ans: C
44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Concepts)
a. William Cohen i. New Wars
b. Martin Shaw ii. Revolution in Military Affairs
c. Raymond Aron iii. Degenerate Wars
d. Mary Kaldor iv. Hyperbolic Wars
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
45. Who created the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) as an international mechanism specifically for funding environmental projects in developing countries?
(A) IMF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNEP
(D) World Bank
Ans: D
46. Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order:
i. The Charter of the UN
ii. The Treaty of Westphalia
iii. Treaties of Utrecht
iv. Treaty of Paris
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) iv, i, ii, iii
(B) iii, iv, i, ii
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) i, ii, iii, iv
Ans: C
47. What are the four defining elements of a regime?
(A) Principles, Norms, Rules, Decision making procedures.
(B) Principles, Rules, Regulations, Procedures.
(C) Norms, Rules, Regulations, Precedents.
(D) Principles, Precedents, Procedures, Practices.
Ans: A
48. Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the correct ascending order.
i. Mexico City – UN Conference
ii. Copenhagen – UN Conference
iii. Beijing
iv. Nairobi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) iv, i, iii, ii
(B) i, ii, iv, iii
(C) ii, iii, i, iv
(D) iii, iv, ii, i
Ans: B
49. When did India and Nepal sign the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)?
(A) 2011
(B) 2012
(C) 2010
(D) 2009
Ans: A
50. Which of the following countries are included in ASEAN plus Three?
(A) China, India, Japan.
(B) China, South Korea, Russia
(C) China, Russia, Japan
(D) China, Japan, South Korea
Ans: D
(A) German Ideology
(B) Critique of the Gotha Programme
(C) Paris Manuscripts
(D) Science of Logic
Ans: D
2. Who wrote “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”?
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Jeremy Bentham
(D) Robert Nozick
Ans: A
3. Rajni Kothari’s book Politics in India is written on the basis of the methodology of
(A) Structural functionalism
(B) Normative theory
(C) Marxism
(D) Utilitarianism
Ans: A
4. Who is the first modern political thinker who deliberately ignores Aristotle?
(A) Machiavelli
(B) Bodin
(C) Hobbes
(D) Locke
Ans: C
5. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Dictatorship of the proletariat (i) Gramsci
(b) Communist Party (ii) Marx
(c) Hegemony (iii) Lenin
(d) Polycentricism (iv) Togliatti
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
6. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Twentieth century Jacobinism (i) Gandhi
(b) Voluntary Poverty (ii) Aurobindo
(c) I was born a Hindu but will not die as one (iii) Ambedkar
(d) Integrated theory of evolution (iv) M.N. Roy
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Ans: B
7. Gandhi described himself as a
(A) Liberal
(B) Socialist
(C) Social Democrat
(D) Philosophical Anarchist
Ans: D
8. The doctrine of overlapping consensus is advocated by
(A) Berlin
(B) Barry
(C) Nozick
(D) Rawls
Ans: D
9. Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory?
(A) Ludwig Von Bertallanfy
(B) Colin Cherry
(C) Robert K. Merton
(D) Talcott Parsons
Ans: A
10. Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of
(A) Advanced capitalism
(B) Developed socialism
(C) Modern totalitarianism
(D) Politics of developing countries
Ans: D
11. C. Wright Mill’s ‘The Power Elite’ is a study of the contemporary politics of
(A) China
(B) The United States of America
(C) The Soviet Union
(D) Great Britain
Ans: B
12. Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis of his study of England?
(A) A.F.K. Organski
(B) Lucian W. Pye
(C) Edward Shils
(D) David Apter
Ans: B
13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) C.W. Mills the Power Elite
(B) T.B. Bottomore Elites and Society
(C) Pareto the Ruling Class
(D) Ortega Y Gasset the Revolt of the Masses
Ans: C
14. Who among the following postulated the law “officials make work for each other”?
(A) Max Weber
(B) F.M. Marx
(C) H. Finer
(D) N. Parkinson
Ans: D
15. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(A) U.S.A. Double citizenship
(B) India Procedure established by law
(C) Australia Unitary form of Government
(D) Switzerland Plural Executive
Ans: C
16. Michels’ Iron law of oligarchy was formulated on the basis of the study of
(A) German Social Democratic Party
(B) British Labour Party
(C) Democratic Party of the U.S.A.
(D) Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ans: A
17. Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on
(A) Accountability
(B) Efficiency
(C) Transparency
(D) Liberty
Ans: D
18. Assertion (A): The Information Technology has made Staff Agency indispensable.
Reason (R): Staff Agency assists the Line Agency in decision making.
(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
19. Assertion (A): While declaring war on terrorism the US asserted that the states which were not on the side of the US were against it.
Reason (R): In the wake of war on terrorism the US denied states the liberty to be neutral.
(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: A
20. Assertion (A): Ambedkar was in favour of separate electorate for depressed classes.
Reason (R): He was in agreement with Gandhi.
(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: C
21. Assertion (A): The presidential system is successful only in the U.S.A.
Reason (R): The United States of America is the only nation with minor contradictions that ensures the success of the presidential system.
(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
22. Which one of the following was not associated with the Hindustan Republic Association?
(A) Chandrashekhar Azad
(B) Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Bhagat Singh
Ans: C
23. Who gave the Indian National Congress the Constitution and made it a mass and cadre party?
(A) Tilak
(B) Gokhale
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Gandhi
Ans: D
24. Who appoints the Inter-State Council?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Union Cabinet
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Union Home Minister
Ans: A
25. Identify the States whose State Assemblies are meet at places other than the State capital:
(A) Jammu-Kashmir & Madhya Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
(D) Jammu-Kashmir and Maharashtra
Ans: D
26. Identify the correct chronological order of the following Prime Minister/ Chief Minister of J & K:
(A) Sheikh Abdullah, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah.
(B) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq, Mir Qasim, Farooq Abdullah.
(C) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq Shamsuddin, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
(D) Sheikh Abdulla, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Shamsuddin, G.M. Sadiq.
Ans: D
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Conspiracy Cases) (Revolutionaries Punished)
a. Nasik case (1909-10) i. Sachindranath Sanyal
b. Benares case (1916) ii. Ram Prasad Bismil
c. Kakori case (1924) iii. Bhagat Singh
d. Lahore case (1929-30) iv. Vinayak Savarkar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
28. Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
(A) Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.
(B) Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a bill.
(C) More than six months has elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.
(D) President has refused to give his assent to the Bill.
Ans: D
29. Who is the author of Federal India: A Design for Change?
(A) Balveer Arora
(B) K.C. Wheare
(C) Rasheeduddin Khan
(D) Ronald Watts
Ans: C
30. Who among the following has made pioneering contribution in the area of subaltern studies?
(A) Ramachandra Guha
(B) Ranjit Guha
(C) Rajni Kothari
(D) James Manor
Ans: B
31. Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a Science?
(A) Robert Dahl
(B) Luther Gulick
(C) L. Urwick
(D) Frank Goodnou
Ans: A
32. F.W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management Movement, propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of
(A) Careful observation
(B) Managerial techniques
(C) Generalization
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
33. Who among the following is not a protagonist of the managerial view of Public Administration?
(A) Simon
(B) Smithburg
(C) Gulick
(D) Henry Fayol
Ans: D
34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. Line Agency 1. Collection of data and its analysis.
b. General Staff 2. Maintenance of diary of different engagements of line officials.
c. Specialised Staff 3. Functions directly contributing to goal achievement
d. Personal Staff 4. Looking after Personnel Administration
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: A
35. The role of the Finance Commission in Centre-State fiscal relations has been undermined by the
(A) The State Governments
(B) The Zonal Councils
(C) The Planning Commission
(D) The Election Commission
Ans: A
36. To which of the following classes of job in the public service in India, merit-cum-seniority principle is adopted in promotion?
(A) Class-I
(B) Class-II
(C) Class-III
(D) Class-I and II
Ans: D
37. Which of the following, according to Kautilya, are the principles of good governance for a king?
1. Merging individuality with duties.
2. Leading a disciplined life with a code of conduct.
3. Maintaining law and order.
4. Replacing bad ministers by lekhaks (writers).
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: B
38. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Position – classification is the foundation of modern personnel administration.
Reason (R): Position – classification allows rationalization in Civil Services.
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
39. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The relation between a generalist and a specialist is one of a senior and a subordinate.
Reason (R): A specialist is required to assist the generalist in the formulation and implementation of public policy.
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
40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Public Administration is generally characterised by an absence of profit motive.
Reason (R): Governmental activities are not undertaken simply to maximize profit but to promote societal welfare.
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
41. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the Post-Soviet era, nuclear armed states are likely to have military run or weak civilian governments.
Reason (R): They will lack the positive constraining mechanisms of civilian control.
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
42. Where is India’s Hi-Tech Naval Base “Project Varsha” located?
(A) Rambilli
(B) Ezhimalai
(C) Araku Valley
(D) Kochi
Ans: A
43. “Atoms for Peace” was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader?
(A) J. Nehru
(B) Krushchev
(C) Eisenhowerü
(D) Kennedy
Ans: C
44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Concepts)
a. William Cohen i. New Wars
b. Martin Shaw ii. Revolution in Military Affairs
c. Raymond Aron iii. Degenerate Wars
d. Mary Kaldor iv. Hyperbolic Wars
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
45. Who created the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) as an international mechanism specifically for funding environmental projects in developing countries?
(A) IMF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNEP
(D) World Bank
Ans: D
46. Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order:
i. The Charter of the UN
ii. The Treaty of Westphalia
iii. Treaties of Utrecht
iv. Treaty of Paris
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) iv, i, ii, iii
(B) iii, iv, i, ii
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) i, ii, iii, iv
Ans: C
47. What are the four defining elements of a regime?
(A) Principles, Norms, Rules, Decision making procedures.
(B) Principles, Rules, Regulations, Procedures.
(C) Norms, Rules, Regulations, Precedents.
(D) Principles, Precedents, Procedures, Practices.
Ans: A
48. Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the correct ascending order.
i. Mexico City – UN Conference
ii. Copenhagen – UN Conference
iii. Beijing
iv. Nairobi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) iv, i, iii, ii
(B) i, ii, iv, iii
(C) ii, iii, i, iv
(D) iii, iv, ii, i
Ans: B
49. When did India and Nepal sign the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)?
(A) 2011
(B) 2012
(C) 2010
(D) 2009
Ans: A
50. Which of the following countries are included in ASEAN plus Three?
(A) China, India, Japan.
(B) China, South Korea, Russia
(C) China, Russia, Japan
(D) China, Japan, South Korea
Ans: D
51. Which one of the following books contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the classical theory?
(A) Introduction to the study of Public Administration
(B) Public Administration
(C) Papers on the Science of Administration
(D) Policy and Administration
Ans: C
52. According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?
(A) Separation of office from its incumbent
(B) Rigid adherence to rules
(C) Selection by Patronage
(D) Fix remuneration of officials
Ans: C
53. Which one of the following is not an element of decision making?
(A) It is an unconscious activity.
(B) It is not one time process.
(C) It is an environment linked activity.
(D) It needs studying and finding alternatives before taking final decisions.
Ans: A
54. Who among the following are called staff officials?
(A) Field workers
(B) Advisory staff
(C) Those who help the chief executive in the performance of his primary functions.
(D) Those who help the chief executive in the implementation of his functions.
Ans: C
55. Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented?
(A) Democratic Administration
(B) Autocratic Administration
(C) Development Administration
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
56. Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations
(A) Accounting
(B) Filling
(C) Managerial techniques
(D) Scope and complexity
Ans: D
57. The Fiscal Five Year Plan was started in India after independence in the year
(A) 1950 – 1951
(B) 1951 – 1952
(C) 1952 – 1953
(D) 1953 – 1954
Ans: A
58. Assertion (A): The District Collector is the most important functionary at the apex of the district administration.
Reason (R): After independence, his role has become increasingly multi-dimensional.
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) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
59. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
a. Chester Barnard i. Philosophy of administration
b. Herbert Simon ii. Ideas and Issues in Public Administration
c. Dwight Waldo (ed.) iii. Administrative Behaviour
d. Marshall Dimock iv. The Functions of the Executive
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B
60. Performance Budgeting became popular in the
(A) 1950s
(B) 1960s
(C) 1970s
(D) 1980s
Ans: A
61. Who builts on Kenneth Waltz’s argument concerning the stability of bipolar system as compared to multipolar system?
(A) Stanley Hoffmann
(B) Charles Kindelberger
(C) John Mearshemier
(D) John Gaddis
Ans: C
62. Democratic Peace Theory is placed under which theoretical approach of International relations?
(A) Structural Realism
(B) Republican Realism
(C) Neo-Realism
(D) Institutional Liberalism
Ans: D
63. Which of the following statements are not true?
(i) Security dilemma is an important paradox of the state system.
(ii) Arms race increases insecurity of states.
(iii) Arms control is a solution.
(iv) Standing armies contribute to security of all.
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iv)
(B) (i) & (iii)
(C) (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i) & (iv)
Ans: C
64. The “Clash of Civilizations and New World Order” predict an ideological shift in the Post-Cold War period from
(A) Political ideology to economic liberalism
(B) Geopolitics to geo-economics
(C) Nation-state to the civilization area.
(D) Political ideology to culture and religion.
Ans: D
65. Assertion (A): Modern technology enhances the importance of warand threats of war.
Reason (R): War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.
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: B
66. What is a “Quasi-State”?
(A) A State that possess juridical statehood but severely deficient in empirical statehood.
(B) A State that possesses empirical statehood.
(C) A State that possesses neither juridical statehood nor empirical statehood.
(D) A State that has divided loyalties.
Ans: A
67. With which approach would one associate the following statement? Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority?
(A) Economic Liberalism
(B) Economic Realists
(C) Mercantilism
(D) Neo-Marxism
Ans: D
68. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Foreign Policy think tank) (Country)
a. Foreign Policy Institute i. USA
b. Institute for Defense & Strategic Analysis ii. UK
c. Carnegie Endowment iii. Turkey
d. International Institute for strategic studies iv. India
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Terrorist Organisations) (Countries)
a. LTTE i. Peru
b. Hizbullah ii. Nigeria
c. Bako Haram iii. Iran
d. Shining Path iv. Sri Lanka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: B
70. The Panel on United Nations Peace Operations was set up by the earlier Secretary General Kofi Annan. Name the report
(A) Hammarskjold Report
(B) Rajeshwar Dayal Report
(C) Brahimi Report
(D) Kofi Annan Report
Ans: C
71. Indian troops, military observers and civilian police personnel served in U.N.O. peace keeping operation in
(A) Western Sahara
(B) Bosnia
(C) Herzegovina
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
72. Match the List – I with List – II and select answer from code given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Problems)
a. Sri Lanka i. Kachativu
b. Pakistan ii. Wular Barrage
c. Nepal iii. Susta Border
d. Bangladesh iv. New Moore Island
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: A
73. Which one of the following is not a Indo-Pak dispute?
(A) Siachin dispute
(B) Sir Creek dispute
(C) Cross Border terrorism
(D) Dahagram dispute
Ans: D
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(State) (Minorities)
a. Myanmar i. Hindus
b. Malaysia ii. Rohingas
c. Indonesia iii. Tamils
d. Laos iv. Vietnamese
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
75. Recently there were tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. What is the issue in conflict?
(A) Illegal migrations
(B) Prachvihar
(C) Emerald Buddha
(D) Minorities
Ans: B
76. In which state of India seat is reserved in the Legislative Assembly on religious basis?
(A) Goa
(B) Mizoram
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: A
77. “Communalism is the political assertiveness of a community to maintain its identity in a plural society undergoing modernization”. Who among the following has given the above mentioned statement?
(A) Robert Melson and Howard Wolpe
(B) William Riker
(C) Mark Robinson
(D) Charles Metcalfe
Ans: A
78. Which of the following is the correct explanation of regional parties?
(i) The democratization of state structures and political practices.
(ii) The resurgent articulation of local and regional interests in the wake of the retrenchment of the welfare state and turn to neo-liberalism.
(iii) The modernization paradigm defined regions as spatial units.
(iv) The politicization of minority nations. (Nations without states)
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (iii), (i) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: C
79. In whose book caste has been defined as “endogamous group on collection of endogamous groups bearing a common name, membership of which is hereditary, imposing on its members certain restrictions in matter of social intercourse, either following a common traditional occupation or claiming a common origin, and generally regarded as forming a single homogeneous community”.
(A) M.N. Srinivas
(B) Bipin Chandra
(C) E. Blunt
(D) Zoya Hasan
Ans: C
80. Who has given the following statement in reference to India?
“There three forces (computing forces of nationalism, regionalism and globalism) are relative to and overlapping with one another, sometimes antagonistic and sometimes co-operative towards each other but never harmonious.”
(A) Rumki Basu
(B) Arie M.M. Kacowicz
(C) Sanjay Basu
(D) Jagdish Bhagwati
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following describes administration as “the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends”?
(A) H.A. Simon
(B) L.D. White
(C) J.A. Veig
(D) J.M. Pfiffner
Ans: D
82. “Good governance” and “Participating Civil Society for Development” mere stressed in World Bank Report of
(A) 1992
(B) 1997
(C) 2000
(D) 2003
Ans: A
83. If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual, then that system is known as
(A) Commission
(B) Council
(C) Bureau
(D) Board
Ans: C
84. Audit of State Government is
(A) A state subject
(B) A union subject
(C) In the concurrent list
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
85. The rule of Lapse means
(A) All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its propagation.
(B) The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition.
(C) All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year.
(D) The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by Rajya Sabha within 14 days.
Ans: C
86. A new All India Service can be created by
(A) An amendment of the Constitution
(B) A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution
(C) An executive order
(D) A statute
Ans: B
87. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. W.F. Willougby i. Principles of Organisation
b. Mary Parker Follet ii. Industrial General Management
c. Mooney And Reiley iii. Principles of Public Administration
d. Henri Fayol iv. Creative experience
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: B
88. Which of the following is not an All India Service?
(A) Indian Police Service
(B) Indian Administrative Service
(C) Indian Forest Service
(D) Indian Foreign Service
Ans: D
89. Who developed the concept of “Managerial Grid”?
(A) Blake and White
(B) Mouton and Shophan
(C) Blake and Schmidt
(D) Blake and Mouton
Ans: D
90. Which one of the following is not a provision to ensure the independence of U.P.S.C.?
(A) The Chairman and member hold office for a fixed term.
(B) A member may be removed only by the President and thattoo on the grounds and in manner provided in the Constitution.
(C) The expenses of the commission are charged on the consolidated fund of India.
(D) A member on the expiry of his term is eligible for reappointment for other governmental jobs.
Ans: D
91. Which of the former presidents was associated with the Trade-Union Movement in India?(A) K.R. Narayanan
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) V.V. Giri
(D) Rana Swami Venkat Raman
Ans: C
92. With which approach broadly would you associate the following statement : “All power requires knowledge and all knowledge relies on and reinforces existing power relations”?
(A) Normative theory
(B) Empirical theory
(C) Postmodernism
(D) Post-behaviouralism
Ans: C
93. Assertion (A): As per dependency model under development is caused by the factors external to the poor countries.
Reason (R): Developing world countries are dominated by foreign capital interests originating in developed west.
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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
94. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Trans National Corporation) (Country)
a. Toyata i. USA
b. General Electric ii. Japan
c. Nestle iii. Switzerland
d. Electrolux iv. Canada
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
95. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Regional Economic Commission) (Head Quarters)
a. Economic Commission for Europe i. Switzerland
b. Economic Commission for Africa ii. Ethipoia
c. Economic Commission for Latin America iii. Chile
d. Economic Commission for West Asia iv. Iraq
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
96. Commenting on the importance of the Himalayan frontier on Indian Foreign policy which one of following leader said “If it is breached, the way to Indian Plains and Indian ocean beyond would be exposed and threats and India would then likewise, be threat to other countries of South and South east Asia.
(A) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
(B) Prime Minister Lal Bhadhur Shastri
(C) Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi
(D) Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans: D
97. The CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement) was formally announced to bost bilateral ties between
(A) India – Vietnam
(B) India – Myanmar
(C) India – Malaysia
(D) India – Singapore
Ans: D
98. The “Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950)” is being criticized by Nepali Maoist because
(A) Unequal Treaty
(B) Rising Assertion of Nepali Identity
(C) Policy of equidistance with China
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
99. Which one of the following leaders did not participate in four continent peace initiative of nuclear disarmament of 1984?
(A) President Raul Alfonsin
(B) Prime Minister Andreas Panpan Andreas
(C) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
(D) President Zia-ul-Haq
Ans: D
100. Assertion (A): Although China has invested large capital in Pakistan projects exclusively in the Gwadar harbour yet Chinese reconsider their policies which has led to a reduction in the importance enjoyed by Pakistan.
Reason (R): Apart from available huge opportunity of selling Chinese goods in Indian market, the growing tentacles of Islamic fundamentalism in Xingjiang with the collaboration of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have pushed China to reconsider its South Asian Policy.
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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
(A) Introduction to the study of Public Administration
(B) Public Administration
(C) Papers on the Science of Administration
(D) Policy and Administration
Ans: C
52. According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?
(A) Separation of office from its incumbent
(B) Rigid adherence to rules
(C) Selection by Patronage
(D) Fix remuneration of officials
Ans: C
53. Which one of the following is not an element of decision making?
(A) It is an unconscious activity.
(B) It is not one time process.
(C) It is an environment linked activity.
(D) It needs studying and finding alternatives before taking final decisions.
Ans: A
54. Who among the following are called staff officials?
(A) Field workers
(B) Advisory staff
(C) Those who help the chief executive in the performance of his primary functions.
(D) Those who help the chief executive in the implementation of his functions.
Ans: C
55. Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented?
(A) Democratic Administration
(B) Autocratic Administration
(C) Development Administration
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
56. Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations
(A) Accounting
(B) Filling
(C) Managerial techniques
(D) Scope and complexity
Ans: D
57. The Fiscal Five Year Plan was started in India after independence in the year
(A) 1950 – 1951
(B) 1951 – 1952
(C) 1952 – 1953
(D) 1953 – 1954
Ans: A
58. Assertion (A): The District Collector is the most important functionary at the apex of the district administration.
Reason (R): After independence, his role has become increasingly multi-dimensional.
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) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
59. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
a. Chester Barnard i. Philosophy of administration
b. Herbert Simon ii. Ideas and Issues in Public Administration
c. Dwight Waldo (ed.) iii. Administrative Behaviour
d. Marshall Dimock iv. The Functions of the Executive
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B
60. Performance Budgeting became popular in the
(A) 1950s
(B) 1960s
(C) 1970s
(D) 1980s
Ans: A
61. Who builts on Kenneth Waltz’s argument concerning the stability of bipolar system as compared to multipolar system?
(A) Stanley Hoffmann
(B) Charles Kindelberger
(C) John Mearshemier
(D) John Gaddis
Ans: C
62. Democratic Peace Theory is placed under which theoretical approach of International relations?
(A) Structural Realism
(B) Republican Realism
(C) Neo-Realism
(D) Institutional Liberalism
Ans: D
63. Which of the following statements are not true?
(i) Security dilemma is an important paradox of the state system.
(ii) Arms race increases insecurity of states.
(iii) Arms control is a solution.
(iv) Standing armies contribute to security of all.
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) & (iv)
(B) (i) & (iii)
(C) (iii) & (iv)
(D) (i) & (iv)
Ans: C
64. The “Clash of Civilizations and New World Order” predict an ideological shift in the Post-Cold War period from
(A) Political ideology to economic liberalism
(B) Geopolitics to geo-economics
(C) Nation-state to the civilization area.
(D) Political ideology to culture and religion.
Ans: D
65. Assertion (A): Modern technology enhances the importance of warand threats of war.
Reason (R): War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.
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: B
66. What is a “Quasi-State”?
(A) A State that possess juridical statehood but severely deficient in empirical statehood.
(B) A State that possesses empirical statehood.
(C) A State that possesses neither juridical statehood nor empirical statehood.
(D) A State that has divided loyalties.
Ans: A
67. With which approach would one associate the following statement? Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority?
(A) Economic Liberalism
(B) Economic Realists
(C) Mercantilism
(D) Neo-Marxism
Ans: D
68. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Foreign Policy think tank) (Country)
a. Foreign Policy Institute i. USA
b. Institute for Defense & Strategic Analysis ii. UK
c. Carnegie Endowment iii. Turkey
d. International Institute for strategic studies iv. India
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: C
69. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Terrorist Organisations) (Countries)
a. LTTE i. Peru
b. Hizbullah ii. Nigeria
c. Bako Haram iii. Iran
d. Shining Path iv. Sri Lanka
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: B
70. The Panel on United Nations Peace Operations was set up by the earlier Secretary General Kofi Annan. Name the report
(A) Hammarskjold Report
(B) Rajeshwar Dayal Report
(C) Brahimi Report
(D) Kofi Annan Report
Ans: C
71. Indian troops, military observers and civilian police personnel served in U.N.O. peace keeping operation in
(A) Western Sahara
(B) Bosnia
(C) Herzegovina
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
72. Match the List – I with List – II and select answer from code given below:
List – I List – II
(Countries) (Problems)
a. Sri Lanka i. Kachativu
b. Pakistan ii. Wular Barrage
c. Nepal iii. Susta Border
d. Bangladesh iv. New Moore Island
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: A
73. Which one of the following is not a Indo-Pak dispute?
(A) Siachin dispute
(B) Sir Creek dispute
(C) Cross Border terrorism
(D) Dahagram dispute
Ans: D
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(State) (Minorities)
a. Myanmar i. Hindus
b. Malaysia ii. Rohingas
c. Indonesia iii. Tamils
d. Laos iv. Vietnamese
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: C
75. Recently there were tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. What is the issue in conflict?
(A) Illegal migrations
(B) Prachvihar
(C) Emerald Buddha
(D) Minorities
Ans: B
76. In which state of India seat is reserved in the Legislative Assembly on religious basis?
(A) Goa
(B) Mizoram
(C) Sikkim
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: A
77. “Communalism is the political assertiveness of a community to maintain its identity in a plural society undergoing modernization”. Who among the following has given the above mentioned statement?
(A) Robert Melson and Howard Wolpe
(B) William Riker
(C) Mark Robinson
(D) Charles Metcalfe
Ans: A
78. Which of the following is the correct explanation of regional parties?
(i) The democratization of state structures and political practices.
(ii) The resurgent articulation of local and regional interests in the wake of the retrenchment of the welfare state and turn to neo-liberalism.
(iii) The modernization paradigm defined regions as spatial units.
(iv) The politicization of minority nations. (Nations without states)
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (iii), (i) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: C
79. In whose book caste has been defined as “endogamous group on collection of endogamous groups bearing a common name, membership of which is hereditary, imposing on its members certain restrictions in matter of social intercourse, either following a common traditional occupation or claiming a common origin, and generally regarded as forming a single homogeneous community”.
(A) M.N. Srinivas
(B) Bipin Chandra
(C) E. Blunt
(D) Zoya Hasan
Ans: C
80. Who has given the following statement in reference to India?
“There three forces (computing forces of nationalism, regionalism and globalism) are relative to and overlapping with one another, sometimes antagonistic and sometimes co-operative towards each other but never harmonious.”
(A) Rumki Basu
(B) Arie M.M. Kacowicz
(C) Sanjay Basu
(D) Jagdish Bhagwati
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following describes administration as “the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends”?
(A) H.A. Simon
(B) L.D. White
(C) J.A. Veig
(D) J.M. Pfiffner
Ans: D
82. “Good governance” and “Participating Civil Society for Development” mere stressed in World Bank Report of
(A) 1992
(B) 1997
(C) 2000
(D) 2003
Ans: A
83. If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual, then that system is known as
(A) Commission
(B) Council
(C) Bureau
(D) Board
Ans: C
84. Audit of State Government is
(A) A state subject
(B) A union subject
(C) In the concurrent list
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
85. The rule of Lapse means
(A) All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its propagation.
(B) The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition.
(C) All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year.
(D) The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by Rajya Sabha within 14 days.
Ans: C
86. A new All India Service can be created by
(A) An amendment of the Constitution
(B) A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution
(C) An executive order
(D) A statute
Ans: B
87. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
a. W.F. Willougby i. Principles of Organisation
b. Mary Parker Follet ii. Industrial General Management
c. Mooney And Reiley iii. Principles of Public Administration
d. Henri Fayol iv. Creative experience
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: B
88. Which of the following is not an All India Service?
(A) Indian Police Service
(B) Indian Administrative Service
(C) Indian Forest Service
(D) Indian Foreign Service
Ans: D
89. Who developed the concept of “Managerial Grid”?
(A) Blake and White
(B) Mouton and Shophan
(C) Blake and Schmidt
(D) Blake and Mouton
Ans: D
90. Which one of the following is not a provision to ensure the independence of U.P.S.C.?
(A) The Chairman and member hold office for a fixed term.
(B) A member may be removed only by the President and thattoo on the grounds and in manner provided in the Constitution.
(C) The expenses of the commission are charged on the consolidated fund of India.
(D) A member on the expiry of his term is eligible for reappointment for other governmental jobs.
Ans: D
91. Which of the former presidents was associated with the Trade-Union Movement in India?(A) K.R. Narayanan
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) V.V. Giri
(D) Rana Swami Venkat Raman
Ans: C
92. With which approach broadly would you associate the following statement : “All power requires knowledge and all knowledge relies on and reinforces existing power relations”?
(A) Normative theory
(B) Empirical theory
(C) Postmodernism
(D) Post-behaviouralism
Ans: C
93. Assertion (A): As per dependency model under development is caused by the factors external to the poor countries.
Reason (R): Developing world countries are dominated by foreign capital interests originating in developed west.
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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
94. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Trans National Corporation) (Country)
a. Toyata i. USA
b. General Electric ii. Japan
c. Nestle iii. Switzerland
d. Electrolux iv. Canada
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: C
95. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Regional Economic Commission) (Head Quarters)
a. Economic Commission for Europe i. Switzerland
b. Economic Commission for Africa ii. Ethipoia
c. Economic Commission for Latin America iii. Chile
d. Economic Commission for West Asia iv. Iraq
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
96. Commenting on the importance of the Himalayan frontier on Indian Foreign policy which one of following leader said “If it is breached, the way to Indian Plains and Indian ocean beyond would be exposed and threats and India would then likewise, be threat to other countries of South and South east Asia.
(A) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
(B) Prime Minister Lal Bhadhur Shastri
(C) Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi
(D) Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Ans: D
97. The CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement) was formally announced to bost bilateral ties between
(A) India – Vietnam
(B) India – Myanmar
(C) India – Malaysia
(D) India – Singapore
Ans: D
98. The “Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950)” is being criticized by Nepali Maoist because
(A) Unequal Treaty
(B) Rising Assertion of Nepali Identity
(C) Policy of equidistance with China
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
99. Which one of the following leaders did not participate in four continent peace initiative of nuclear disarmament of 1984?
(A) President Raul Alfonsin
(B) Prime Minister Andreas Panpan Andreas
(C) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
(D) President Zia-ul-Haq
Ans: D
100. Assertion (A): Although China has invested large capital in Pakistan projects exclusively in the Gwadar harbour yet Chinese reconsider their policies which has led to a reduction in the importance enjoyed by Pakistan.
Reason (R): Apart from available huge opportunity of selling Chinese goods in Indian market, the growing tentacles of Islamic fundamentalism in Xingjiang with the collaboration of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda have pushed China to reconsider its South Asian Policy.
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, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A