Higher Education

1. Who enunciated International society theory as a combination of three schools of thought – Realism, Rationalism, and Revolutionism?

2.  Who is National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India ?

3. Aristotle’s theory of the origin of the state is basically :

4.  Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the Codes given below :

5. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

6.

Who founded Dravida Munitra Kazahgam?

7.

Consider the following names of the Congress leaders :

A. K. Kamraj and N. Sanjiva Reddy
B. S.K. Patil and Atulya Ghosh
C. S. Nijalingappa
D. Guljari Lal Nanda and Chandra Bhanu Gupta

Which among the above leaders in the late sixties formed a ‘syndicate’ and played an important role in the election of the Prime Minister of India after the death of Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri?

8.

What is the correct sequence of Morton Kaplan’s models of systems analysis ?

A. Balance of Power
B. Loose Bipolarity
C. Tight Bipolarity
D. Universal International System

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

9. Which of the following are parts of Morganthau’s realist principle ?

A. Politics is rooted in a permanent and unchanging human nature.
B. Self-interest is a basic fact of the human condition.
C. Coercion is only part of foreign policy.
D. National interest is defined in terms of power.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

10.  

What is the prescribed Quorum for the meeting of the Lok Sabha ?

11. Dadabhai Naoroji declared in the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1906 that his aim
was self government or Swaraj like that of the United Kingdom or colonies. This idea
was vehemently opposed by :

12. Consider the following statements about Historical Approach to the study of
Political Science :

A. It focuses on a sequence of selected events within a particular phase
B. It is loaded with superficial resemblances
C. It believes in maintaining equitable system
D. It is speculative, ethical and metaphysical

Of these :

13. When was the Inter-State council was set up in India ?

14. Match List - I with List - II and select your answer from the codes given below :

15. Which of the following is not an element of Liberalism ?

16. Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the codes given below :

17. Consider the following statements :

A. Duverger argues that simple plurality single ballot system leads to two party system.
B. Duverger and Sartori argue that the second ballot system/proportional representation
leads to multiparty system.
C. Robert Michels has articulated ‘Iron law of Oligarchy’.
D. The two main parties in UK and USA are Mass parties.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

18. Who among the following is a feminist Critique ?

19. Match List - I with List - II and choose your answer from the codes given below :

20. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

21. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

22. Consider the following statements regarding the parliamentary privileges.

A. Member of Parliament cannot be arrested in criminal or civilian cases while
Parliament is in session.
B. No Member of Parliament shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of
anything said or any vote given by him in the Parliament.
C. Subject to the Constitutional provisions and the parliamentary rules/procedures there
is a freedom of speech in Parliament.
D. Parliament has no power to punish any person for violating its privileges.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

23. Consider the names of the following world leaders.

A. Josip Broz Tito
B. Julius Nyerere
C. Gamal Abdel Nasser and Ahmed Sukarno
D. Kwane Nkrumah

Who among the above mentioned leaders did play any role in the foundation of the nonaligned movement ?

24. Who said, “Power in International Politics is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but few understand it”?

25. Consider the following developments in contemporary India :

A. Emergence of the state parties/regional parties

B. Growing politicization and mobilization on the basis of region, religion and caste
C. Growing role of Corporate Money in the Elections
D. Growing class and spatial divides across India
E. Federalization/De-centering of Indian polity

Which of the developments mentioned can be viewed as the concerns for the wellbeing of parliamentary democracy in India ?

26. When was the first amendment in the Constitution of India made ?

27. Justice Punchhi committee is related to which of the following ?

28. Scholars after feeling disillusioned with a purely causal theory of politics, prefer to accord some place to values, goals and norms in the study of politics are called :

29. Who of the following is the only officer allowed to participate in the proceedings of Indian Parliament ?

30. In reference to Presidential system which President of U.S.A. said, “For the folly of just
one man may spell disaster for the whole nation.” ?

31. Which was the last state which was reorganised on the basis of language ?

32. It has been argued that India at the time of decolonization almost lacked all the
ingredients that make liberal democracy a success. Consider the following factors.

A. Extreme Poverty and Low level of literacy
B. Lack of Industrialization and absence of a sizable middle class
C. Hierarchical social order ‘almost deliberately designed to resist the idea of political equality’
D. Flared up cultural, linguistic and religious distinctions
E. Lack of a pluralist and accommodative culture

Which of the factor(s) mentioned above were the concerns for the long-term success of Indian democracy?

33. Consider the existing explanations for states reorganization in recent decades in India.

A. States are created by the central government to improve the quality of administration
B. States are created in recognition of distinct territorial identity groups
C. States are created according to the electoral interests of national political parties
D. States are created by the central government in recognition of better developmental record of ‘new’ states

Which of the statements above are correct ?

34. Once approved by the Parliament for how long can the proclamations regarding financial emergency remain in operation ?

35. “Action and relevance” and “better to be vague than non relevantly precise” refers to :

36. Right to Education at elementary level has been a Fundamental Right under which
Constitutional Amendment ?

37. Which of the following mentioning the author and his book is not correctly matched ?

38. Consider the following statements related to India’s Constitution.

A. The two articles explicating writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the High
Courts for the enforcement of fundamental rights are Articles 32 and 226.
B. Writs are in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and
certiorari.
C. Article 226 is it broader in its scope as empowers high courts to issue directions, or
writs not simply for the protection of fundamental rights but also for any other purpose.
D. Writs for the protection for fundamental rights cannot be issued to non-state bodies even if they are performing a public duty.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

39. Which one of the following features of the Indian Constitution has not been borrowed
from England?

40. When were the rules regarding the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committees made in India ?

41. The Right to Information Act in India emerged from a long grassroots movement in the State of :

42. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A :
The Post-Cold War period is a multi-polar moment in a unipolar world.
Reason R :
America remains the world’s pre-eminent actor, but it is also stretched militarily, in debt financially, divided domestically and unpopular internationally.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

43. Who believed that democratic revolution and nationalist revolution were linked with each other and dependent on each other ?

44. Power is never the property of an individual; it belongs to a group and remains in
existence only so long as the groups keep together”. This view about power has been expressed by :

45. Which of the following cases related to the appointment of the judges in the Supreme
Court and the High Courts ?

46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

47. Which one of the countries was not a member of the Commission appointed by the
Security Council to solve the Indo-Pak Kashmir dispute ?

48. Who was the Chairman of the Administrative Reform Committee II ?

49. Consider the following features of the ‘Congress System’ as articulated by Rajni Kothari to explain the party system in India during the first four general elections :

A. Congress Party represented an ideological consensus
B. Opposition parties acted as pressure groups
C. Congress gained electorally from the distribution of power and patronage
D. Congress had a social coalitional support base in electoral terms

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

50. Chronologically arrange the arms control and disarmament agreements in an ascending order

A. Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT) - 2002
B. Chemical Weapons Convention - 1993
C. Open Skies Treaty - 1992
D. Ottawa Landmine Convention – 1997

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

51. 51. Match List - I with List - II and select your answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

52. 52. Who is credited to have formulated a principle of medieval Secularism?

53. 53. International society tradition is also known as the :

54. The Article 124(3)(C) of the Constitution of India provides for the appointment of a distinguished jurist by the President as a judge in the Supreme Court of India. Consider the names of the following former Chief Justices/Judges of the Supreme Court :

A. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
B. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri
C. Justice P.N. Bhagwati
D. Justice H.R. Khanna

Who among the above mentioned judges were appointed as per the Article 124(3)(C) ?

55. 55. Who among the following defines Behaviouralism as protest movement within Political Science?

56. 56. 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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

57. Arrange the following books in correct chronological order :
A. Anarchy, State and Itopia
B. Four Essays of Liberty
C. Clash of Civilization
D. Ideology
Codes :

58. 59. Who said ‘History is the graveyard of elites’ ?

59. Consider the following factors related to the economic transition from development planning model to the market-oriented economic growth model in 1991 :

A. Oil Crisis due to gulf war
B. Collapse of Soviet Union followed by the other East European countries
C. Political and social instability in the country leading to the flight of capital
D. Balance of Payment crisis
Which of the factors mentioned above have been considered as causing the economic transition in India?

60.

60. Consider the following statements related to Jammu and Kashmir :
A. The accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India happened on 26 October 1947.
B. Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory on 31 October 2019.
C. The final draft of Article 306-A with modification was inserted in the Indian Constitution as Article 370.
D. The President issued Constitution (applicable to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 1954 that superseded 1954 Constitution Order.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct?

61. 61. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(State) (Political Party)

62. Consider the implications of new economic policy of reforms as implemented in India in 1991 :
A. It has led to significant reduction in the level of poverty in India
B. It has led to India registering on an average six percent of growth in the last thirty years, making it one of the fastest growing economy in the world
C. It has led to accentuation of inter-state and intra-state disparities
D. Manufacturing sector has been the fastest growing sector followed by the agricultural and service sector

Which of the implications mentioned above is/are correct ?

63. 63. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Hijarat’ recommended by Gandhi Ji.

A. Gandhi Ji recommended Hijarat as another form of Satyagrah
B. It was recommended by Gandhi Ji for the people of Champaran
C. It means voluntary exile from the permanent place of residence
D. It implied the formation of Peace Brigade
Of these :

64. 64. Which was the first state in India to be formed on the basis of language ?

65. Who among the following believes that the goal of the utilitarian state is Liberty rather
than happiness?

66. Which one of the following sets is not correctly matched related to a party and the year of its formation ?

67. The concept of social movement includes certain constitutive components. Consider the following statements :

A. A group of people with a conflictual orientation towards an opponent
B. A Collective Identity and a set of common beliefs and goals
C. Collective Actions
D. Similar ideological commitment

Which of the statements mentioned above is are correct ?

68. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
A. Morton Kaplan I. Perestroika and Glasnost
B. Andre Gunder Frank II. Theory of Realism
C. Hans J. Morgenthau III. Systems Theory
D. Mikhail Gorbachev IV. Dependency Theory

Codes :

69. The Constitution of India mandates that under Articles 358 and 359 Fundamental Rights can be suspended during the Emergency if proclaimed by the President under Article 352. However the fundamental rights given under two Articles mentioned in the part III of the Constitution cannot be suspended. Mark the relevant articles among the following ones.

70. Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

71. Who among the following has argued : “I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any” ?

72. Who is the Chairman of Lokpal institution in India ?

73. Who among the following characterized the Directive Principles of State Policy as “pious aspirations” ?

74. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A :
India is for nuclear disarmament at the global level and for a credible minimum deterrence at the regional level.
Reason R :
India’s nuclear policy has dual objectives.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

75. Consider the following statements :

A. Globalization signifies a web of economic, cultural and political connectedness
across the world.
B. Cosmopolitanism stands for certain values and principles that are applicable to all
people.
C. Washington Consensus refers to a neo-liberal framework embraced by key Washington based international institutions.
D. Neoliberalism supports the idea of market individualism and active intervention of the state in social and economic affairs.

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

76. Ordinance issued by the President needs to be ratified by the Parliament as soon as it meets within :

77. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

List - I List - II
A. Samuel P. Huntington I. Retreat of the State
B. Joseph Nye II. World Systems
C. Susan Strange III. Clash of Civilizations
D. Immanuel Wallerstein IV. Soft Power

Codes :

78. Collegium System is related to :

79. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A :
Liberty aims at development of individuals.
Reason R :
Freedom of thought and discussion is not the main theme of Liberty.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

80. The below question has been dropped and full marks are awarded.
Consider the following principles.
A. Mutual Respect for other Nations’ territorial integrity and sovereignty
B. Non-aggression
C. Non-interference in internal affairs
D. Equality and mutual benefit
E. Peaceful coexistence
Which of the principles mentioned above were part of the doctrine of Panchsheel-the five principles as propounded by India ?

(A) A and B only
(B) B and C only
(C) A, B and C only
(D) A, B, C and D

81. Which one of the following is not a feature of Plato’s theory of Education ?

82. Consider the following statements underlining the purpose of a Constitution in a
democratic country like India.

A. It sets up the institutional-legal design of democratic polity, establishing institutions and outlining the role of key political actors

B. It protects citizens’ rights and freedom

C. It establishes unifying values, norms and goals that govern the politics

D. It provides protection against arbitrary action by the executive and legislature

E. It recognizes and creates an identity, articulating a vision of what it means to be a
citizen

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct ?

83. Max Weber has referred to the ‘ideal types’ of authority. Consider the following.

A. Traditional Authority
B. Modern Authority
C. Charismatic Authority
D. Legal-Rational Authority

Which of the above types are mentioned by Max Weber in his writings ?

84. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.

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.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

85. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A :
The decisions of the Security Council are binding, and must only be passed by the majority of nine out of the 15 members, as well as each of the five permanent members.

Reason R :
These five permanent members have veto power over all Security Council decisions.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below

86. ‘Relative Autonomy’ Thesis to explain the class character of state is derived from the writings of Marx mentioned below :

A. Civil War in France
B. Class Struggle in France
C. 18th
Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
D. Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
Which of the above mentioned works present the relative autonomy thesis referring to the balance of class forces ?

87. Basic Structure Doctrine was established in the Supreme Court decision in :

88. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List - I List - II
(Reasons of failure) (States)
A. Tribal conflict I. Rwanda
B. Endless violence for non-political purposes II. Somalia
C. Ethnic genocide III. Congo
D. Transnational war IV. Liberia
Codes :

89. The CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) was officially endorsed in October 2010 between :

90. Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the correct ascending order

A. Mexico City – UN Conference
B. Copenhagen – UN Conference
C. Beijing
D. Nairobi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

91. What is the correct chronological order of the developments listed below ?
A. Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
B. India’s first Nuclear Explosion at Pokhran
C. Cuban Missile Crises
D. Adoption of structural adjustment programme of India
Select the correct answer from the following codes :

92. Secularism in India as practiced in India has been inspired by certain ideas. Consider
these :
A. Respect and protection of all religions
B. Equal distance from all religions
C. No discrimination against any one on the basis of religion
D. Symmetric political treatment of different religious communities
Which statement mentioned above is/are correct ?

93. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A :
WTO pleads that free trade brings prosperity for all and therefore should be  promoted.
Reason R :
Integration of the countries with global economy through the system of trade helps them to export goods abroad as also import goods which they need.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

94. Which of the following committees did not relate to Panchayati Raj in india ?

95. The policy of containment formulated by the U.S. aimed at :

96. Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order :
A. The Charter of the UN
B. The Treaty of Westphalia
C. Treaties of Utrecht
D. Treaty of Paris
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

97. The view that ideology has come to an end was enunciated by :

98. “Indira Doctrine” is considered an important aspect of India’s foreign policy for it defines.

99. Consider the following set of political thinkers and their works :
A. J.S. Mill : On Liberty
B. Isaiah Berlin : Four Essays on Freedom
C. T.H. Green : Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligations
D. John Locke : Considerations on Representative Government
Which of the above are correctly matched ?

100. 100. Who defines ‘freedom as the private pursuit of the individual’ ?