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2 and 3 only

b 2,3and4
c 1 and 4
d 1,2and3

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Wluch of the folloWing have caused the

growth of coop erahve federaliSm m Ind!a?
1 Umon-State collaborahon m econonuc
matters
2 Umon -State leg!Slahve relahons
3 Compulsion of developmental finance
4 Dynanu cs of electoral pohhcs
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Content Schedule m the Conshtul!on of

Ind1a
a Languages E1ghth Schedule
b The forms oath or affirmahons Second
Schedule
c Allocal!on of seats m counc1l of
m1msters Fourth Schedule
d Prov1S1ons as to d!Squahficahon on
The ground of defechon Tenth
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Parhament of Ind!a passed the States

Reorgan1zah on Act m 19 56 to create
a 16 States and 3 Uruon Temtones
b 15 States and 5 Uruon Temtones
c 14 States and 6 Uruon Temtones
d 24 States and 9 Uruon Temtones

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correct! y matched?

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Under w!uch of the folloWing reg1mes was

the Inter-State Counc1l (ISC) set up?
a Congress Govenunentm 1975
b Janata Government m 1978
c JanataDalledGovemment1n1990
d Umted Front Govemment1n 1996

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b 2 and 3
c 3 and 4
d 1 and 4

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The Sarkana Comm!SS!on recommended
the overlappmg membersh1p between
Planmng Comm!SS!on and Fmance
Comtll!SS!On
2 that experts With established reputahon
for profess10nal mtegnty be app01nted
to the Planrung ComtlllsS!on
3 that centrally sponsored schemes
should be kept to the tlllmmum
4 that States should not be mvolved m
the 1mplementahon of centrally
sponsored schemes
Winch of the statements giVen above are
correct?

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correct answer uSJng the code giVen below
the Lists
List I
A Taxes belongmg to the Uruon
excluSively
the
State
B Taxes
belongmg to
excluSively
C Duhes lemed by the Umon but
collected and appropnated by the
States
D Duhes lev1ed as well as collected by
the Umon but asSigned to the states
List II
List II
Sales tax
2 Customs
3 Exc!Se duhes on med!C!nal preparahon
4 Duhes on success10n of property other
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ConSider the followmg statements

1 Art:tcles 64 and 89(1) of the
Conshtul!on of Ind1a prov1de that the
V1ce-PreS1dent of Ind1a shall be Exoffic!O ChaJrman of the Counc1l of
States and shall not hold any other
office of profit
2 There 1S no such office as that of the
V1ce-PreS1dent of Ind!a m other
parl!amenlaty systems of Governments
m Commonwealth countnes
Winch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?

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1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Ne1ther 1 nor2

Wluch of the followmg Arhcles of the

Conshluhon of Ind!a g!Ves the nght to
Mm!Siers and Attorney-General to speak
m or to take part m the proceed!ngs of
e1ther House?
a Arhcle 84
b Arhcle 85
c Arhcle87
d Arhcle 88

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2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor2

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ConSider the followmg statements

1 Interest aggregahon 1S the acl!mty m
wh1ch the pohhcal demands of
md!mduals and groups are comb1ned
mto pohcy programmes
2 Large nahons usually develop more
speciahzed orgamzahons for the
spec!lic purpose
of aggregahng
mterests and resources b elund a p ohcy
Wluch of the statements given above dare
correct?

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2 The PreSident has absolute power to

appomt and remove the chamnan and
members of statutory bodies at h!S
d!Screhon
Winch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

Wluch one of the followmg Judgments

stated that seculansm and federalism are
the baS!c features of the Indian
Conshtuhon?
Keshavananda Bharah Case
b S R Bomma1 Case
c Ind!ra Sawlmey Case
d Mmerva Mills Case

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ConSider the followmg events

1 OPEC's Oil Embargo
2 Access10n of UK,
Ireland and
Denmark to the European Economic
Commuruty (EEC)
Demand for a New Intemah on a!
Econonuc Order by
developmg
countnes m the General Assembly of
the Umted Nahons
Suez CnS!s
What 1S the correct chronolo g1 cal sequence
of the above events?
1-2-3-4
2-3-4-1
b
c 4-2-1-3
d 4-3-2-1

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Wluch one of the followmg pohhcal

theonsts finds the concept of 'imagmed
commuruty'
madequate
to
descnbe
nahonal!Sm m p ost-colomal sociehes?
a Partha Chatte!]ee
b V R Mehta
c Hans Colm
d Ernest Gellner

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ConSider the followmg statements

The PreSident nommates 12 members
of the Rawa Sabha on the advice of the
Council of Mirusters

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The key to Gramsc1's analySiS of the

failure of so a al!st revoluhon to take off m
the West 1S the concept of
a 1deology
b mtellectuals
c hegemony
d C!V!l SOC!ely

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The Supreme Court of Ind1a enJoys the

power ofJud!c!al remew', w!uch means the
power to
a rev1ew the Judgements of State H1gh
Courts
b remew the funchorung of the Counc1l
of Mm!Sters
c adv!Sethe PreS1dentofind1a
d deade the Conshtul!onal1ty of an Act
(or part thereof) passed by the
Leg!Slature

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ConSider the folloWing developments

1 Outsourang of serv1ces
2 Shnnkmg of geographical diStance
3 fuse of ethn1c 1denhty
4 Emergence of reg10nal assoc1al!ons
Winch of the above developments are
as so aated W!lh glob al1zahon?
a 1 and 2 only
b 2 and 3 only
c 1,3and4only
d 1,2,3and4

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The zero-sum game as employed by the

supporters of the game theoty assumes that
a the loss of one player 1S the gam of the
other
b the loss of one player 1S the loss of the
other as well
c the gam or the loss of one player has
nothmg to do W!th the gam or the loss
of the other
d the gam of one player 1S the gam of the
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It 1S more descnpl!ve and less

empmcal
3 It 1S value neutral
4 It puts emphasiS on qual1tahve
Judgement
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a 1,2and4
b 1and3only
c 1,3and4
d 2and3

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The old mshtuhonal approach to the study

of pohhcal and government systems lays
emphaSiS on
a the study of formal aspects of
government and pohhcs
b find!ng out pnnc1ples underlymg all
pohhcal achv1hes
c the search for regulanl!es and for
makmg general1zahons
d transcendental
1deals
embodymg
d1fferent V1 ews of 'what ought to be'

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Winch of the folloWing statements

regard!ng behav10ural approach are
correct?

It 1S mterd!sc1phnaty m nature

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ConSider the folloWing statements

The Supreme Court Judgement m S R
Bomma1 us Umon of Ind!a has been
mterpreted to mean that the Governor can
d!sm!Ss a Counc1l of Mm!Sters or the Ch1ef
Mm!Sier
at h!S pleasure on ills subJ echve
eshmate of the strength of the Clnef
M1ruster m the Assembly
2 when the Leg1slat1ve Assembly has
expressed 1ts want of confidence m the
Counc1l of M1rusters
3 when a measure of the Counc1l of
M1rusters has been defeated on the
flo or of the Assembly
4 when a censure mohon aga1nst the
Counc1l of Mm!Sters has been reJected
m the Leg1slat1ve Assembly
Winch of the statements g1ven above are
correct?
1 and 2
2
and 3
b
1 and 3
d 3and4
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Allocal!on of values and goal

attamment
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a land3
b 2 and3,4
c 1 and4
d land2

Winch of the followmg best perform the

funcl!on of mterest art1culahon m a
pohhcal system?
1 Trade uruons and ethmc assoc1ahons
2 Orgamzal!ons of buSinessmen and
c1v1c groups
3 Jud!c!aJY and law-mahng 1nshtuhons
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giVen below
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a 1,2and3
b 2 and 3 only
c 1 and 2 only
d 1 only

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correct answer usmg the code giVen below
the Lists
List I
(Approach and Theoty
A Structural-Funchonal Approach
B Commurucahon theoty
C General System theoty
D Rahonal Choice theoty
List II
(Pohhcal Scienhst associated W!th)
1 Damd Easton
2 Karl Deutsch
3 Antony Downs
4 Gabnel Almond
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Winch one of the followmg was not

1denhfied by Almond as a stage of
convers10n pro cess of a p ohhcal system?
Interest art:tculal!on
b Interest aggregahon
c Pohhcal rec!Ultment
d Rule adjud!cahon

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Winch one of the folloWing thmkers

proposed the cntenon of fals!llabihty as
the measure of scienh fie huth?
a Levi-Strauss
b Max Weber
c Karl Popper
d Karl Marx

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Accordmg to Gabnel Almond, which of

the folloWing are the basic charactenshcs
of a system?
1 ComprehenSiveness
and
mterdep endence
2 Interdependence and e:nstence of
boundaries
3 EX!stence ofboundanes and allocahon
of values

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correct answer US!ng the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
A The State comes mto eX!stence for the
bare needs ofhfe and conhnue to eX!st
for the sake of good hfe
B fughts are the cond!hons of social hfe
Without which no man can seek m
general to be lumself ath!S best
C Greatest happmess of the greatest
number
D From each accordmg to !us abihty to
each accordmg to h!S needs
List II
Harold Laski
Bentham
Anstotle

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Ind!mduals are a product of h!Stoncal

and soc1al cond1hons
3 Customs and values play an 1mportant
role m defimng the 1denhty of the
mdnndual
4 Power should be vested 1n the office
rather than the md!mduals hold!ng the
office
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C Commurutanamsm
D Behav10urahsm
List II
(Scholar)
1 M1chael Walzer
2 Damd Apter
3 M1lton Fnedman
4 Douglass North Code
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For Anstotle, the State should be governed

by a pohhcal statesman havmg wlnch one
of the folloWing mrtues?
a Reason
b Knowledge
c Prudence
d Wealth

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Wlu ch one of the followmg 1S correct WIth

regard to all theonsts of so a al contract?

Erasmg the d!shnchon between law

and moral1ty
Thepnnaple ofseparal!on of powers
Formahon of pubhc authonty With
soaal consent
Behef m mnate nghts

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a !and2only
b 1,2and3only
c 3and4only
d 1,2,3and4

Who among the followmg has comed the

termpowerehte?
a Robert Dahl
b C Wnght M11ls
c Karl Marx
d V Pareto

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correct answer usmg the code giVen below
the Lists
List I
(Approach)
A Newlnshtuhonahsm
B Neo-L1berahsm

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W1th regard to conservahsm, wlnch of the

folloWing statements are correct?
Soc1ety 1S an ach1evement, wlnch
desp1te all 1ts 1mperfechons, 1S
preferable to the state of nature

Antoruo Gramsa establishes a strong hnk

between wh1ch one of the followmg four
sets of concepts?
a Ideology- Leaderslnp- Dommal!onRehg10n
b Ideology-Leaderslnp-War
of
Manoeuvre- Dommahon
c Ideology-Leaderslnp Dommal!onPasS!ve Revoluhon
d Ideology-Leaderslnp Dommal!onIntellectuals

Wluch one of the folloWing 1S suggested

by
a
b
c

the concept ofumversal ahzenslnp?

Idenhcal nghts for all persons
Idenhcal nghts for all c1hzens
Common nghts for all With some
spec1al nghts formmonl!es
d Smgle al!zenslnp m the world

Wluch one of the folloWing 1S not correct

With regard to ethn1c1ty and nahonal!Sm?
a Both trace common bonds across the1r
members
b Both d!Shngmsh between we and they

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1 and 2
c 1 and 3
d 2 and 4

There 1S unarutlllty among scholars

to day that both are 1magmed relahons
d Wlule nal!onahsm tends towards
Nahon-State, ethruc1ty seeks the
recogrul!on of 1ts d!Shnct 1denhty

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theoty ofJushce, John Rawls
1 reconales a hberal concephon of
pohhcal
obhgahon
W!lh
a
red!stnbuhve concephon of soaal
JUshce
2 affirms the uhhtanan pnnc1ple for
detenmmng what 1S good and deS!fable
3 uses the mshument of the soaal
contract to ensure fa1mess
4 ma1nta1ns that the concern for
red! stnbuhon humps md1v1dual hberty
Wluch of the statements g!Ven above are
correct?

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correct answer US!ng the code g!Ven below
the L!SIS
List I
(Form of C1 hzen Interest Arhculahon)
A Vohng m elechons
B Informal group, soc1al movement
C D1rect Contact
D Protest achmty
List II
(Scope of Interest)
1 H1ghly expresSive support for speafic
mterests
2 Normally deals Wlth speafic, personal
problem
3 Collechve achon focused on a
common mterest
Broad,
collect1ve
dec1S1on
government
leaders
~d
ilim
programmes
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Willch
of ilie folloWing pohl!cal
philosophers '~ advocate of poS!hve
hberty?
Isa1ah Berhn
b Ins Manon Young
c Jolm Stuart M1ll
d T H Green

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The New fught reJ eels the pnnc1ple of

soc1al JUSh ce because 11
v1olates hberty
" aga1nst men!
3 "not conduc1ve to effic1ency
4 does not respect d!fferent wants and
needs
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
Code
a 1and2only
b 2and3only
c 1,3and4only
d 1,2,3and4

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correct answer usmg the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
A Nahlral fught
B Legal fught
C Moral fught
D Cultural fught
List II
Immanuel Kant
Jeremy Bentham
Will Kymhcka

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ConSider the folloWing polih cal/ p arh es of

India
DMK

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2 CPI(M)
3 AGP

Winch one of the folloWing" the correct

chronology of their formahon?
a 1-2-4-3
b 1-2-3-4
c 2-1-4-3
d 4-3-2-1

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Accordmg to the Conshtuhon of India,

wlnch of the followmg statements dare
not correct W!th regard to Jammu and
Kashm1r (J & K)?
1 ProviSions of Art:tcle 368 cannot be
extended to J & K unless it 1S extended
by an order of the PreSident under
Art:tcle 370(1)
2 No alterahon of the boundanes of the
State Without the consent of the
Leg!Slature of the State ofJ & K
3 The Uruon has power to make a
proclamahon of financial emergency
W!th respect to the State of J & K
under Art:tcle 360
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
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a 1 only
b land2
c 3 only
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2 The proviSion for Address by the Head

of State to Parliament was made for the
first hme under the Government of
Ind!aAct, 1935
Winch of the statements given ahove dare
correct?
a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Neither 1 nor2

Art:tcle 371(A) provides for speaal

proms10ns Wlth respect to which of the
followmg States?
a Maharashtraand GuJarat
b Andhra Pradesh
c Nagaland
d Assam

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Idenhfy the charactenstics of the

'Congress System' as descnbed by R8Jm
Kathan
a Fachon-ndden party W!th chansmahc
leaderslnp
b One-party dommance W!th weak
oppoS!hon
One-party dom1nance and fachons m
the party network:mg W!th the
oppoS!hon
d One-party dom1nance and a strong
reg1 on all eadersln p

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1 Art:tcle 86(1) of the Conshtuhon
provides that the PreSident may
address either House of Parliament or
both the Houses assembled together

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ConSider the folloWing statements W!th

respect to the 73rd Conshtuhonal
Amendment
It enviSages the Gram Sabha as the
foundahon of the Panchayati RaJ
System
2 It ensures that Panchayat bodies W!ll
have an assured dural! on of five years
3 It shpulates that the Chairperson of a
Panchayat shall be elected by and from
amongst the elected members thereof
4 It has reserved 33 percent of the seats
Other Backward Classes m
to
Panchayah RaJ Inshtuhons
Winch of the statements grven above are
correct?
a 1,2,3and4
b 1,2and3only
c 2, 3 and4 only
d 1 and4only

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the L!Sts
L!st-I
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Wluch one of the folloWing States has the

lughest
percentage
of
woman
representahves 1n the Panchayah R8J
Inshtuhons?
a Kamataka
b Madhya Pradesh
c Kerala
d B1har

One of the folloWing" not a part of the

obJechves of the Sc1ence and Technology
Pohcy, 2003?
a To
ensure
food,
agncultural,
nutnhonal,
enmronmental,
water,
health and energy secunty of the
people on a sustainable baS! s
b Ophmal ut1hzat10n of eX!stmg phySical
and know! edge resources,
c Restnchng bram drain
d Development
of
mnovahve
teclmolog1es

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correct answer usmg the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
A Democral!c Decentral1zal!on
B Nagar Panchayats
C Panchayah RaJ Elect10ns
D Two-her System
List II
73 Amendment
2 74 Amendment
3 B R Mehta Comnuttee
4 Ashok Mehta Comnuttee
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Prov1dmg permanent shuctures for

d!Sinct pl anrung
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
Code
a 1and2
b 1 only
c 2 only

(Movement)
A Ch1pko Movement
Narmada Bachao An dolan
c Jharkhand Movement
D Bandhua Mukh Morcha
L!st-11
(Person)
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Medha Patkar
Jaipal S1ngh
Swam1 Agmvesh
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Wluch of the folloWing dare correct Wlth

respect to the 73rd Amendment to the
Conshtuhon oflnd!a?
Conshtuhonal status to Panchayats
2 Reservahon of seats for women
belongmg to the Scheduled Castes or,
as the case may be, the Scheduled
Tnbes

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Accordmg to Paul Brass, wh1ch one of the

folloWing was the cruc1al factor for the
occurrence of communal nots m Ind!a?
a Absence ofsoc1al hust
b Econonuc
nvalty
between
conunun1hes
c Orgaruzed not system
d Memones of cultural confhct

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Accordmg to Census 2001, wh1ch of the

folloWing sets of States/Uruon Temtones
has the !ugh est hteracy rate m Ind1a?
Pradesha Kerala-M1zoram-H1machal
Maharashtra
b M1zoram
Marupur -Tanul Nadu
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Kamataka- Goa
d Kerala-M1zoram- Lakshadweep - Goa

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Directions
The followmg jive {5) llems consJst of two
statements, one labeled as Assertion {A)' and the
other as 'Reason {R)' You are to examme these
two statements carefolly and select the answers to
these llems usmg the cock gven below

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What 1S the correct sequence of States m

terms of descemhng order of percentage of
Scheduled Cast populahon to the total
populahon o the concerned State?
a PunJab-Uttar Pradesh-Mabarashtra
b Tam1l Nadu- West Bengal-Uttar
Pradesh
c Uttar Pradesh-Kamataka-Ta1ml Nadu
d Andhra Pradesh-West Bengal- Keral a

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D!Ssoluhon of the Stat, Leg!Slahve

Assembly
4 Declarahon of the breakdoW! of the
Consh tuh onal M achmer m the State
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g!Ven below
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a 1,2and3
b 2,3and4
c 1,3and4
d 1,2and4

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ConSider the folloWing statements W!th

respect to Governor of a State
A Governor shall, notW!thstandmg the
exp1rahon ofh!S term, conhnue to hold
office unhl h!S successor enters upon
h!S office
2 No person shall be ehg1ble for
app 01ntment as Governor unless he has
completed the age of th1rty years
3 The queshon whether any, and 1f so
what,
adv1ce was tendered by
Mnusters to the Governor shall not be
mqmred mto 1n any court
Wluch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
a 1,2and3

Assertion (A): T H Marshall dnnded

ahzenslup nghts as c1v1l, pohl!cal and
SOC!al
Rm.son (R): The C!V!C V!rlue of
ahzenslup 1S regarded as an 1mportant
supplement to theones of 1nshtuhonal
JUSI!ce today
a Both A and Rare md!v1dually hue and
R 1S the correct expl anal! on of A
b Both A and R are md1v1dually hue but
R 1S not the correct expl anal! on of A
c A 1S hue but R 1S false
d A!S false but R!S hue

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On w!uch of the followmg !Ssues can a

Governor make recommendahon to the
PreS! dent?
D!Sm!Ssal of the State Couna of
Mnusters
2 Removal of the Judges of tlu H1gh

land2only
land3only
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Assertion (A): T H Marshall dnnded

ahzenslup nghts as c1v1l, pohl!cal and
SOC!al
Rm.son (R): The C!V!C V!rlue of
ahzenslup 1S regarded as an 1mportant
supplement to theones of 1nshtuhonal
JUSI!ce today
a Both A and Rare md!v1dually hue and
R 1S the correct expl anal! on of A
b Both A and R are md1v1dually hue but
R 1S not the correct expl anal! on of A
c A 1S hue but R 1S false
d A!S false but R!S hue

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Assertion (A): As trad!hons and customs

stab1hze oW!ng to the1r constant and
contmuous usage, they take the shape of
nghts
Rm.son (R): A legal nght 1S a cla1m that 1s
reco gmzed by law and enforced by a court
a Both A and Rare md!v1dually hue and
R 1S the correct expl anal! on of A

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a pnonty to agnculture over mdusl!y

b mduchng semor 1eaders to party work
c elecl!on to all party offices
d an overhaul of the Congress Workmg
Comtlllttee

Both A and R are mdividually hue but

R 1S not the correct explanat10n of A
A 1S hue but R 1S false
A!SfalsebutR!Strue

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Assertion (A): Naz!Sm 1n Germany

resorted Co ' relentless course of
m1htanzahon and expans10rusm
Reason (R): Naz!Sm subscnbed to the
behef of 'master-race' deshned to world
dom1nahon
a Both A and Rare md!vidually hue and
R 1S the correct expl anahon of A
b Both A and R are mdividually hue but
R 1S not the correct explanat10n of A
c A 1S hue but R 1S false
d A!SfalsebutR!Strue

ConSider the folloWing statements

1 The representahon of women m the
Lok Sabha (up to 14th) has never
exceeded 10 percent of the total
strength
2 The max1mum strength of the Lok
Sabha enviSaged by the Consl!tul!on 1S
552, wlnch 1S made up by elechon of
up to 530 members to represent the
States, up to 20 members to represent
the Uruon Temtones and not more
than two members of the Anglo-Indian
Commuruty to be nommated by the
PreS! dent
Winch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

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Assertion (A): Preferenhal pohcies need

not always v10late the pnnciple of fa1mess
Rm.son (R): Treahng Cihzens as equals
may reqU1re treatmg them differently
a Both A and Rare md!vidually hue and
R 1S the correct expl anahon of A
b Both A and R are mdividually hue but
R 1S not the correct explanat10n of A
c A 1S hue but R 1S false
d A!SfalsebutR!Strue

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Wluch one of the followmg 1S not

assoaated W!th the duhes of the Pnme
Mm!Ster?
a To commumcate to the PreSident all
deciSions of the Council ofMituslers
b To recommend to the PreSident about
the deciSion that a parhcular Bill may
be cerhfied as Money Bill
c To furmsh suchinformahon relahng to
the ad!mmstrahon of the affa1rs of the
Umon and proposals for Leg!Slahons
as the PreS! dent may call for
d If the PreSident so reqU1res, to submit
for the conS!derahon of Council of
Mirusters any matter on which a
deciSion has been taken by a Miruster
which has not been conSidered by the
Council

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Winch one of the followmg statements 1S

not correct With regard to ParhamenlaJY
Committees?
a The Pubhc Accounts Comtlllttee and
the Pubhc Undertakmgs Comm1ttee
are JOint com1mttees of both the
Houses of Parliament
b 17
Departmentally
Related
Comm1ttees were setup m early 1990s
c There are Standmg and Ad hoc
Comm1ttees
d The Eshmates Committee and the
Pubhc Accounts Comm1ttee are always
headed by a seruor leader of the ruhng
party/ coalihon

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Wluch one of the followmg ParhamentaJY

Committees conSists
excluSively of
members of the Lok Sabha?
a The Pubhc Accounts Comm1ttee
b The Eshmates Com1mttee
c The
Com1mttee
on
Pubhc
Undertakmgs
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2,3and4
d

d The Comtlllttee on the Welfare of

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tnbes

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Wluch Supreme Court Judge played a

p1votal role 1n the mtroduct10n of Pubhc
Interest L!hgahon?
a Jushce P N Bhagwah
b Jushce K S Hegde
c Jushce A N Ray
d Jushce P B GaJendragadkar

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Wluch of the folloWing States were

reorgan1zed m 1950s folloWing strong
demands forhngU1st1c States?
1 Kamataka
2 Mabarashtra
3 PunJab
4 Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
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a 1,2,3and4
b 1and2only
c 2and4only
d 1 and4only

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The Supreme Court has mcreased the

amb1t of the Right to hfe (Art:!cle 21) to
mclude wluch of the folloWing?
1 Right to hfe mcludes the Right to hve
W!th digmty
2 Right to hfe mcludes the R1ght to
hvehhood
3 Right to hfe mcludes the R1ght to
rece1ve tlllmmum wages
4 Right to hfe mcludes the R1ght to
guaranteed employment for 100 days
m a year
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
Code
a 4 only
b 1 and 2 only
c 1,2and3only
d 1,2,3and4

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Rule of lapse means

a all pendmg B1lls m Parliament lapse
W!th 1ts prorogal!on
b the demand for grants of a Muustty
lapses 1f the Departmentally Related
Comtlllttee disapproves 11
c the Appropnal!on B1lllapses 1f 11 1S not
returned by the Rawa Sabha W!thm 14
dey'
d all appropnahons voted by the
Leg!Slature exp1re at the end of the
financ1al year

Wluch one of the folloWing pa1rs 1S

correct! y matched?
a ADM Jabalpur Case Rights of ahzens
under emergency
b V!Shakha Case Centre-State relahons
c Indira Sawhney Case Rights of women
at work
d Kartar Smgh Case Rights of mmonhes

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Verd1cts of the Supreme Court of Ind1a 1n

w!uch of the folloWing cases have a d1rect
beanng on Centre-State relahons?
1 S R Bomma1 Case
2 Keshavananda Bharah Case
3 V!Shakha Case
4 Indira Sawhney Case
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
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a 1 only
b 1 and 2 only

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ConSider the folloWing prop o S1 hons

1 Trusteeship 1mphes makmg use of
resources at one's command for the
welfare of all
2 Nayee (Na1) Taleem (BaS!c Educahon)
"mtegrahon ofleammg W!th work
3 Satyagraha 1S holdmg on to huth even
at one's cost
W1th wh1ch of the above propoS!I!ons d1d
Gandh1 disagree?
a None
b 1and2
c 2 only
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Winch one of the followmg was the first

counl!y-W!de pressure group of the
organ1zed Ind1an workmg class
a Ind!aTrade Uruon Congress
b Indian Nahonal Trade Umon Congress
c Indian Mmmg Federahon
d HmdMazdoorSabha

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Winch one of the followmg patrs 1S not

correct! y matched?
a Mahatma Gandh1's Ideas C
F
Andrews
b The Gandh1an Way J B Knplam
c Marx, Gandh1 and Soc1ahsm Ram
Manohar Loh1a
d Gandln's Pohhcal Ph1losophy B R
Nanda

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Match L!st-1 With L!st-11 and select the

correct answer uSJng the code giVen below
the Lists
List-!
(Exponent)
A EvaBalfour
B W W Rostow
C A G Frank
D S = r Amm
List II
(Theoty)
1 Stages of development
2 Centre-penphetytheoty
3 Env1ronmental theoty
4 Development of underdevelopment
5 Sustamable development
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Match L!st-1 W!th L!st-11 and select the

correct answer usmg the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
(Counhy)
A Egypt
B N1gena
C Sn Lanka
D Syna
List II
(Party)
Nahonal Democrahc Party
2 People's Democrahc Party
3 Umted Nahonal Party
4 Baath Party
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ConSider the followmg countnes

1 Sn Lanka
2 MalaySia
3 Austral1a
4 Canada
Wluch of the above countnes has/have
formally declared 1tsel' themselves as
mulh-cultural?
a 2,3and4only
b 2 only
c 3 and4 only
d 1,2,3and4

W1th w!uch one of the followmg 1S the

express10n 'gift of grace' as so aated?
a Legal-rahonal authonty
b Trad1honal authonty
c Chansmahc authonty
d Autocrahc authonty

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Wluch of the folloWing !Siare the maJor

theme(s) of New Internahonal Econonuc
Order (NIEO)?
1 Self-rel1ance

2 Global1zahon and hberal1zahon

Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
Code
a 1 only

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c 4-2-1-3
d 4-1-2-3

2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor2

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2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
c 3 only
d 1,2and3

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ConSider the folloWing

1 Timocracy and oligarchy
2 Democracy and tyranny
3 Republics and autocracy
4 Theocracy and polity
Winch of the above are mcluded Plato's
cl ass!licahon of goverrunents
a 1and2
b 1 and4
c 2and3
d 2and4

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ConSider the folloWing lntemahonal

Women's Conferences
Nairobi
2 MexiCO
3 Copenhagen
4 BeiJmg
What 1S the correct chronolo g1 cal sequence
of the above Conferences?
3-2-4-1
b 2-1-3-4
c 4-3-1-2
d 2-3-1-4

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ConSider the folloWing statements

The class1ficat10n of authontanan systems
made by Almond and Powell mcludes
1 radical and conservahve totalitanan
2 pre-mobilized authontanan and premobilized democrahc
modenuzmg
and
3 conservahve
authontanan
4 seculanzed City-States and pyramidal
systems
Winch of the statements grven above are
correct?
a 1and2
b 2and4
c 1 and4
d 1and3

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ConSider the followmg statements

The New Social Movements
do not seek total' change
2 are not class-based
3 donotbelievemd!rectachon
Winch of the statements given above dare
correct?

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Who of the folloWing PreSidents of India

was associated W!th the Trade Uruon
Movement m lnd!a?
a V V Gm
b N SanJiVa Reddy
c K R Narayanan
d Zakir-Hussa!n

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ConSider the folloWing p oli heal systems

1 Czech Republic
2 MalaySia
3 SouthAfnca
4 Sn Lanka
What 1S the correct chronolo g1 cal sequence
of the above ophng to a sustamed
compehhve electoral democracy?
a 2-4-3-1
b 2-3-4-1

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Match L!st-1 W!th L!st-11 and select the

correct answer uS!ng the code g1ven below
the L!Sts
L!st-1
(lnshtuhons/ Umts associated)
A Laender
B Procuratorates
C Pnvy Council
D Comnuss10ns de moderruzahon
L!st-11
(Countnes of Government)
1 France
2 Chma
3 Great Bnta1n
4 German Federal Republic

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S!gned by not less than 4th of the total

number of members of that House
2 the resoluhon 1S passed by a maJonty
of not less than 3rd of the total
memberslup of that House
Wluch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

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In the Ub House of Representahves, ilie

second readmg of a B1ll1S undertaken m
wluch one of the followmg Comm!ttees?
a Select Comm!ttee
b Stand!ng Comnuttee
c Conference Comnuttee
d Comnuttee of the Whole House

When the Senate of the Umted States S!ls

for a tnal for 1mpeachment of the US
PreSident, the House 1S preSided over by

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In several States of the US, the J1m Crow

Leg!Slahon was responS! ble for
a segregah on of d!fferent conunumh es
b reparahons for premously segregated
conunun1hes
c co nun on schools for blacks and wlutes
d ban of c1ml nghts movement

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Dunng the cultural revoluhon m Cluna,

pubhc secunty organs known as workers
provost corps were created for wluch of
the followmg?
1 Dealmg W!th counterrevoluhonary
achv1hes
2 Keepmg
surve1llance
over
the
achv1hes of the Red Guard
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
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a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

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a Ch1efJushce of the Supreme Court

b PreSident of the House
c V1ce-PreS1dent of the Umted States
d Senator represenhng the largest
provmce of the Umted States

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The final outcome of the French

preS!denhal elechon 1S on the complehon
of (run of elechon) second ballot among
all the cand1dates
b top two cand!dates
c top three cand1dates
d top four cand!dates

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c
d

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ConSider the followmg statements

The charge of molahon of the Conshtuhon
by the PreSident of Ind1a for !us
1mpeachment cannot be preferred by a
House unless
a resoluhon conta1mng the proposal!S
moved after a 7 days' nohce m wnhng

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The Nahonal Assembly of South Afnca,

by a resoluhon adopted W!th a supporhng
vote of at least two-th1rds of 1ts members,
can remove the PreSident from the office
on wh1ch of the folloWing grounds?
1 Senous molahon of the Conshtuhon or
the Law
2 Senousm!Sconduct
3 Moral conuphon
4 Inab1hty to perform the funchons of
the office
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
Code
a 1,2and3only
b 1,2and4only
c 3and4only
d 1,2,3and4

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b Tam1l Nadu 18
c B1harl8
d West Bengal16

Winch of the followmg are 1ncluded m the

fught to Pnvacy under the Consl!tul!on of
SouthAfnca?
fught not to have
1 person or home searched
2 property searched
3 possesS! on se1zed
4 pnvacy of the1r commurucahon
mfnnged
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
Code
a 1 and 2 only
b 1,2and3only
c 1,2,3and4
d 3 and4 only

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Under the C1hzensh1p Act, 1955, by wluch

of the folloWing ways can a person
become a ahzen of Ind!a?
By buth
2 By descent
3 By reg!Strahon
4 By nahonal1zahon
5 By mcorporat10n oftemtoty
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
Code
a 1,2,3,4and5
b land2only
c 1,2,3and5only
d 3, 4 and 5 only

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Winch one of the followmg Comnuttees/

Comm!SS!ons prepared the groundwork for
the communal award granhng separate
represental!on to depressed classes m
Ind1a?
a Southborough Comnuttee
b S1mon Comnuss10n
c Neluu Comm!ltee
d Loth1an Comm!ltee

Winch one of the folloWing 1S a

Conshtuhonal Body?
a Nahonal Conumss10n for Scheduled
Tnbes
b Nahonal Conumss10n for Mmonhes
c Nahonal Conumss10n for Women
d Plaruung Comnuss10n

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ConSider the followmg statements W!th

respect to the R8Jya Sabha
1 The ongm of the Rawa Sabha can 'be
traced back to 1919, when m
pursuance to the Government of Ind1a
Act, 19 19, a second chamber known as
the Counc1l of States was created
2 The R8Jya Sabhahas speaal powers to
declare that 1t 1S necessa!)' and
exped!ent m the nat10nal mterest that
Parliament may make laws Wlth
respect to a matter m the State L!St
Winch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

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Winch one of the folloWing pa1rs 1S not

correct! y matched?
State No ofMembersmtheRawaSabha

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Winch of the folloWing are Fundamental

Duhes of an Ind!an c1hzen accordmg to
Arhcle 51A of the Conshtuhon?
To beheve m soc1al1Sm, seculansm and
democracy
2 To ab1de by the Consl!tul!on and
respect the Nahonal Flag and the
Nahonal Anthem
3 To protect the sovere1gnty, un1ty and
mtegnty oflnd1a
4 To preserve the nch hentage of the
counhy's compoSite culture
5 To help the poor and weaker sechons
of the soc1ety
Select the correct answer usmg the code
grven below
Code
a 1,2and3
b 2,3and4
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the folloWing scholars draws attenl!on to

such a consequence?
a RaJm Kathan
b Samuel Hunhngton
c RobertDahl
d Damd Held

3,4 and5
1,4 and5

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Match L!st-I With L!st-II and select the

correct answer US!ng the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
(IdeaofJushce)
A Treahng likes alike
B Fairness
C Net aggregate
D Interest of the
List II
(Thnker)
Rawls
2 Anstotle
3 Thrasymachus sal!sfachon
4 Bentham stronger
5 Nonck
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To whom does the Chairperson of evety

Metropolitan Planrung Comffi!ttee forward
the development plan, as recommended by
such a Comffi!ttee?
a The Plaruung Comm!SS!on
b The Fmance Mm!Ster, Government of
Ind!a
c The Urban Development Mm!Ster,
Government of India
d The Government of the State

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Winch of the folloWing are conSidered as

baS!c structure of the Ind!an Conshtuhon?
Republican and democrahc form of
Government
2 Secular character of the Conshtuhon
3 DiViSion between Fundamental Rights
and Direchve Pnnaples of State Policy
4 Federal character of the Conslituhon
Select the correct answer usmg the code
g!Ven below
Code
a 1,2and3
b 2,3and4
c 1,3and4
d 1,2and4

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Accordmg to Rawls, which of the

folloWing sets of soaal pnmaty goods 1S
likely to be pursued by all human b emgs?
a Income and wealth, opportumhes and
powers, nghts and libertie~ and soaal
bases of self resp eel
b Income and wealth, opportumhes and
powers, health and intelligence, and
soaal bases ofselfrespect
c Rights and liberhes, mcome and
wealth, health and intelligence, and
soaal bases of self-respect
d Income and wealth, health and
imagmahon, opportumhes and powers,
and social bases of self respect

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Public mshtuhons may not cope With the

expanSion of democral!c part!C!pahon
leadmg to polihcal decay Wluch one of

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Match L!st-I With L!st-II and select the

correct answer US!ng the code g!Ven below
the Lists
List I
(Concept of Civil Society)
A Civil society as the arena of cultural
polihcs
B Civil soaety as the arena of CiViC
associahon
C A Civil society as the zone between
family and state
D Civil soaety as the space for the
of
public
opiruon
emergence
mdependent of the State and the
Church
List II
(Thnker)
Hegel
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central m the thought of who of the
followmg?
a John Rawls
b M K Gandh1
c Leo Tolstoy
d M1chel Foucault

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Who among the followmg argues that 108

fault hnes of amlizahons are the breeding
grounds of confhct m 21st Cenhlly?
a Franas Fukuyama
b Samuel Hunhngton
c Heruy K!ssmger
d SanJay Subraman1am
b

Match L!st-I W!th L!st-11 and select the

correct answer US!ng the code g!Ven below
the Lists
L!st-I
('Theones of Democracy)
A Elite theoty
B PluraliSt theoty
C Radical theoty
D Neo-L1beral theoty
List- II
(Champ10ns)
1 C B Macpherson
2 Robert NoZ!ck
3 V!lfredo Pareto
4 RobertDahl
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ConSider the followmg clasSics of

Marx:1sm
The German Ideology (Marx and
Engels)
2 The Pans Commune (Marx)
3 The Cnhque of the Gotha Programme
(Marx)
4 State and Revoluhon (Lenm)
Wluch of the above are a strong
endorsement of direct democracy?
a 1,2and3
b 2,3and4
c 1,3and4
d 1,2and4

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Wluch one of the followmg theones

conSiders democracy not as a government
of the people but as the 1ron law of
ohgarchy'?
a The Plural1st
b The Marx:1st
c The Ehhst
d The IdealiSt

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ConSider the followmg statements

1 In the Hmd SwaraJ, Mahatma Gandlu
formulates a concephon of good life
for the mdiv1dual as well as the
soaety
2 The Hmd Swang was the outcome of
the expenence of Gandh1's prolonged
shuggle agamst Coloma! R8J m Ind1a
Wluch of the statements g1ven above dare
correct?
a 1 only
b 2 only
c Both 1 and 2
d Ne1ther 1 nor2

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2 deTocqmvelle
3 Gramsc1
4 Jurgen Haberman
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ConSider the folloWing statements

L1beral fem1rusts advocate
equal1ty before the law for women
2 same nghts for men and women
3 spec1al representat10n for women m
deas10n-makmg bodies
4 assault on patnarchy

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Winch of the statements giVen above are

correct?

1,2and3only

b
c

1 and 2 only
3 and4 only

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foll owmg 1deolo g~cal onentahons?

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Accordmg to Lenm, what are the three

sources ofMarx1sm?
a RusSian anarchiSm, French soaal!Sm
and Bnhsh economy
b German plnlosophy, Bnhsh pohhcal
economy and French soaal!Sm
c French philosophy, Bnhsh economy
and German socialiSm
Blanqm's
d Hegehan
dialechcs,
and
Ricardo's
soaal!Sm
pohhcal
economy

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In w!uch one of the folloWing texts 1S the

concept of'dialechcs' exanuned?
a Impenal!Sm, the Highest Stage of
CapitaliSm (Lenm)
b The Eighteenth Bruma1re of Loms
Bonaparte (Marx)
c Social
Reform
or
Revoluhon
(Luxemburg)
d For Marx (Althusser)

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3

Labour-mtenS!ve mdusl!y
Promol!on of Indian languages V!S-a-

ce

v!S Enghsh

4 OppoS!hon to caste system

Winch of the above were the central tenets
of Lolna-mspired, so a ah sm m Ind! a?
a land2only
b 2and3only
c 1,3and4only
d 1,2,3and4

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Winch one of the followmg books makes

value and meamng cruc1al determmants of
human achon?
a Rousseau's 'DiScourse on the Ongm of
Inequahty'
b Marx's 'On the JeWish Queshon'
c Weber's 'Protestant Etlnc and the Spmt
ofCap1tahsm'
d Pame's 'Rtghts of Man'

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ConSider the folloWing

Decentrahzal!on

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FasciSm
Liberalism
Fem1msm
Mannsm

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above concepts?
a 1,2and3
b 1,3and4
c 1,2and4

The public and pnvate spheres came to be

strongly demarcated m wh1ch one of the

a
b
c
d

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Parad1gm slnft
Althusser 1S cred1ted With wlnch of the

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Ep!Siemolog!cal break

Relahve
autonomy
of
superstructure
Economy m the last mstance

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1 Truth 1S a subJechve quality, ava1lable
only to a few g1fted people, whose W!ll
or spmt or personality 1S greater than
that of the masses
2 Non-v10lence 1S the law of our species
as molence is the l<Ne of brute
Winch pohhcalideologies are reflected m
the statements 1 and 2 above respechvely?
a Mannsm in 1 and Gandlusm in 2
b Synd!cal!Sm m 1 and Gandlnsm m 2
c Fasc1SminlandL!beralismm2
d FasciSm in 1 and Gandlusm in 2

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ConSider the folloWing concepts

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