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Question 1Single Answer
Which among the following are elements of Liberalism ?
I. Individual should have the right to develop his own personality
II. Man is a rational creature
III. Society should not be plural
IV. It believes in constitutionalism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AI, II and III
  2. BII, III and IV
  3. Cl, III and IV
  4. DI, II and IV
Question 2Single Answer
In which year did Pandita Ramabai open her Sharda Sadan (Home for Learning) ?
  1. A1889
  2. B1798
  3. C1898
  4. D1857
Question 3Single Answer
Given below are two statements .
Statement I Tagore and Gandhi met for the first time at Shantiniketan
Statement II Tagore and Gandhi met for the first time at Gurukul Kangri
In light of the above statements, choose the answer from the options given below
  1. ABoth statement I and statement II are true
  2. BBoth statement I and statement Il are false
  3. CStatement I is true, but statement II is false
  4. DStatement I is false, but statement II is true
Question 4Single Answer
Local Bodies Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies .
This was the view of the
  1. AAshok Mehta Committee
  2. BBalvant Rai Mehta Committee
  3. CLM Singhvi Committee
  4. DSecond Administrative Reforms Commission
Question 5Single Answer
Who among the following envisaged that liberal democracy as a political apparatus would ensure the accountability of the Governors to the governed ?
  1. AJohn Stuart Mill
  2. BJohn Locke
  3. CJeremy Bentham
  4. DJean-Jacques Rousseau
Question 6Single Answer
Which theory of Rights claims that Rights are inalienable and cannot be separated or taken away from the individual as they are inharent and prior to society and state ?
  1. ATheory of Natural Rights
  2. BTheory of Legal Rights
  3. CTheory of Contractual Rights
  4. DTheory of Social Welfare Rights
Question 7Single Answer
Who among the following coined the term Ecofeminism ?
  1. AFrancoise d' Eaubonne
  2. BOkin
  3. CKate Millett
  4. DGermaine Greer
Question 8Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights-1966
II. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities-2000
III. Convention on the Rights of Child-1989
IV. Optional Protocol on Economic Social Rights-2006
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AIII and IV
  2. BI and III
  3. CI and II
  4. DI and IV
Question 9Single Answer
Which of the following book is NOT written by Machiavelli ?
  1. AArt of War
  2. BThe Discourses on Livy
  3. CDiscourses on Inequality
  4. DThe Prince
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following is NOT written by Mary Wollstonecraft ?
  1. AA Vindication of the Rights of Men
  2. BA Vindication of the Rights of Women
  3. CThoughts of the Education of Daughters
  4. DDiscourses on Education
Question 11Single Answer
Lohia opined .
l. Freedom and bread are inseparable
II. The removal of inequality from human society was one of the seven revolutions
III. If socialism is to be defined in two words then they are equality and prosperity
IV. The desire for equality in the modern world has become the desire of being similar and not equal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AIII and IV
  2. BI and IV
  3. CII and IV
  4. DI, II, III and IV
Question 12Single Answer
Who wrote 'Neo-Colonialism : The Last Stage of Capitalism' ?
  1. ALenin
  2. BNelson Mandela
  3. CJoseph Nye
  4. DK Nkrumah
Question 13Single Answer
'Leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives .' This was said by .
  1. AJames Rost
  2. BKeith Davis
  3. CMP Follett
  4. DGR Terry
Question 14Single Answer
How many new languages were added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment, 2003 ?
  1. A3
  2. B4
  3. C2
  4. D5
Question 15Single Answer
Consider the following movements and arrange them in chronological order .
I. Naxalbari Movement
II. Kheda Movement
III. Champaran Movement
IV. Khilafat Movement
Choose the correct answer from the options given
  1. AIII, II, IV, I
  2. BI, II, III, IV
  3. CIV, III, II, I
  4. DII, III, I, IV
Question 16Single Answer
The rise and growth of the concept of New Public Administrative can be traced to
I. Honey Report on Higher Education for Public Services, 1967
II. Minnowbrook Conference II, 1988
III. Philadelphia Conference on the Theory and Practice of Public Administration, 1967
IV. Public Administration in a Time of Turbulence, 1971
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AII, III and IV
  2. BI, II, III
  3. CI, II and IV
  4. DI, III and IV
Question 17Single Answer
Which of the following functions have been laid down in the 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India for Municipalities ? 
I. Urban poverty alleviation
II. Planning for economic and social development
III. Roads and bridges 
IV. Public safety services
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AI, II, III and IV
  2. BI, II and III
  3. CI, III and IV
  4. DI and II
Question 18Single Answer
Which of the following principles are correct with regard to liberal democracy ?
I. Government by consent
II. Public Accountability
III. Suitable for Socialism
IV. Constitutional Government
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
  1. AI, II and IV
  2. BI, III and IV
  3. CII, III and IV
  4. DI, II and III
Question 19Single Answer
The book 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History' was written by .
  1. AMK Gandhi
  2. BJL Nehru
  3. CVD Savarkar
  4. DMN Roy
Question 20Single Answer
Match List I and List II .
    List I                                                                                List II
  (Stages in the Evolution)                                                 (Duration)
A. Principles of Administration                                         I. 1938-1947
B. Era of Challenges                                                       II. 1948-1970
C. Politics-Administration Dichotomy                              III. 1887-1926 
D. Crisis of Identity                                                          IV. 1927-1937
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AA  B  C  D
    II  III  IV  I
  2. BIV  I  III  II
  3. CI  II  IV  III
  4. DIV  I  II  III
Question 21Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. Operation Raahat-Yemen
II. Vande Bharat Mission-Sri Lanka
III. Operation Maitri-Nepal
IV. Operation Sukoon-Iraq
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and III
  2. BII and III
  3. CII and IV
  4. DI and II
Question 22Single Answer
In which Indian state's assembly election, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was used for the first time ?
  1. AManipur
  2. BNagaland
  3. CKerala
  4. DSikkim
Question 23Single Answer
Who among the following has provided 'Revisionist Theory of Modernity' ?
  1. ASteven Wilkinson
  2. BSudipta Kaviraj
  3. CAtul Kohli
  4. DFrancine R Frankel
Question 24Single Answer
In which one of the following years, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched ?
  1. A2012
  2. B2013
  3. C2014
  4. D2015
Question 25Single Answer
Which among the following are included in Nine Pillars of Digital India ?
l. Information for all
II. Early harvest programme
III. Electronic manufacturing
IV. Connect only metro cities of the country
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AII, III, and IV
  2. BI, III. and IV
  3. CI, II, and III
  4. DI, II, III and IV
Question 26Single Answer
According to Hagel
I. war is not to be regarded as an evil but a virtue
II. war effectively displays the "irony of the divine idea"
III. war destroys selfish egoism of the individual
IV. the State of War, "shows the Omnipotence of the state in its individuality"
V. humanity never needed war and the gun is a chance of invention
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AIV, III, II and I
  2. BV, III, II and I
  3. CIII, V, I and IV
  4. DIII, I, V and II
Question 27Single Answer
Match List I with List II .
List I                                                                                                                         List II
(Provisions)                                                                                                             (Schedules)
A. Administration and control  of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes             I. 5th Schedule
B. List of Official Languages                                                                                   II. 3rd Schedule
C. Provision of Lists (Union, State, Concurrent)                                                     III. 7th Schedule 
D. Oath needs to be made by the Union and State Ministers                                 IV. 8th Schedule
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AA   B   C   D
    IV  III    II    I
  2. BI,   III,   II   IV
  3. CI,    II,   III,   IV
  4. DI,   IV,   III  II
Question 28Single Answer
Arrange the establishment of the following commissions in chronological order .
I. National Commission for Women
II. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
III. National Commission for Protection of child Rights
IV. National Human Rights Commission
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI, II, IV, III
  2. BI, II, III, IV
  3. CIV. III. II. I
  4. DI. IV, II, III
Question 29Single Answer
Which ones are true about the Passive Resistance and Satyagraha ?
I. Passive Resistance is equivalent to Satyagraha
II. Passive Resistance is not afraid of the physical strength while Satyagraha is afraid of physical Strength
III. Passive Resistance is negative in practice whereas Satyagraha is positive morality
IV. Passive Resistance is weapon of the weaker sections, Satyagraha never desires to terrorise the opponent
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and IV
  2. BI and II
  3. CIII and IV
  4. DII and III
Question 30Single Answer
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Swami Vivekananda ?
l. He was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhans
II. In 1893, he proceeded to participate in the Chicago Parliament of Religions
III. He never visited USA
IV. He said that Man is not higher than all animals
V. He was the founder member of the Arya Samaj
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AIII and IV
  2. BIV and V
  3. CI and II
  4. DI and V
Question 31Single Answer
Apology is a dialogue written by Plato . Which among the following are the characters of this dialogue ?
  1. ASocrates and Crito
  2. BSocrates and Polymarcus
  3. CSocrates and his accuser
  4. DSocrates and Plato
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. Fast-Track Diplomacy       -     Narendra Modi
II. Project Mausam              -     Rajiv Gandhi
III. Look East Policy            -     Narasimha Rao
IV. Act IV. East Policy         -     Manmohan Singh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and II
  2. BII and IV
  3. CI and III
  4. DIII and IV
Question 33Single Answer
Which among the following inter-state water disputes is correctly matched ?
I. Cauvery Water Dispute         -        Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
II. Narmada Water Dispute      -        Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
III. Krishna Water Dispute       -        Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
IV. Tungabhadra                    -         Tamil Nadu and Kerala Water Dispute
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and IV
  2. BI and II
  3. CI, II and III
  4. DI, II, III and IV
Question 34Single Answer
Which among the following languages are conferred with Classical Language status ?
I. Sanskrit
II. Tamil
III. Kannada
IV. Hindi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI, II, III and IV
  2. BI, II and III
  3. CII, III and IV
  4. DI and II
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the following is NOT correct about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
  1. AThe salary and other conditions of service of the CAG shall be determined by the Parliament by law
  2. BThe CAG shall not be eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under any State Government, after retirement
  3. CThe administrative expenses of the CAG office shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India
  4. DThe reports of the CAG relating to the accounts of the Union shall be submitted to the Parliament
Question 36Single Answer
India is a signatory of
  1. AСТВТ
  2. BSALT
  3. CCEPA
  4. DNPT
Question 37Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. International Court of Justice      -   The Hague
II. WHO                                          -    London
III. international Criminal Court      -    Rome
IV. IAEA                                         -     New York
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and II
  2. BI and III
  3. CIII and IV
  4. DII and IV
Question 38Single Answer
Which one of the following is NOT hallmark of Development Administration ?
  1. AChange Oriented
  2. BGoal Oriented
  3. CStatus-quo Oriented
  4. DResult Oriented
Question 39Single Answer
Consider the following about Post-Modernism ?
l. Post Modernism is a reaction against traditionalism
Il Post Modernism recognises pluralism
III Post- Modernism criticises Meta-Narratives
IV. Post Modernism criticises Local-Narratives
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and II
  2. BII and III
  3. CIII and IV
  4. DII, III and IV
Question 40Single Answer
Which among the following is NOT a type of orientation in a political culture in Robert Dahl's view ?
  1. AOrientation to problem solving
  2. BOrientation of public management
  3. COrientation of political system
  4. DOrientation to collective action
Question 41Single Answer
Given below are two statements .
Statement I The word 'ecology' is derived from the Greek word ookos
Statement II Norwegian philosopher Arne Nasas divided ecologism into shallow and deep ecologism
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below .
  1. ABoth statement I and statement II are correct
  2. BBoth statement l and statement II are incorrect
  3. CStatement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect
  4. DStatement is incorrect, but statement II is correct
Question 42Single Answer
Match List I and List II .
List I                                                                               List II
A. Millennium Development Goals                              I. European Recovery
B. Marshall Plan                                                          II. New International Economic Order
C. Group of 77                                                            III. World Trade Organisation
D. GATT                                                                      IV. Poverty and Hunger
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AA   B   C   D
    IV  I    II   III
  2. BIII   IV   II   I
  3. CIV   III   II   I
  4. DI   IV   III   II
Question 43Single Answer
What is the corect sequencing of these political thinkers on the basis of their year of birth ?
I. Rousseau
II. Machiavelli
III. Locke
IV. Aristotle
V. Hobbes
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AIV, II, V, III, I
  2. BI, II, III, IV, V
  3. CII, III, IV, I, V
  4. DV, I, III, II, IV
Question 44Single Answer
Match List I and List II .
List I                                                   List II
A. Henry Kissinger                            I. Man, the State and War
B. Kanneth Acharya                          II. Multiplex Order
C. Amitav Acharya                            III. Traditional Approach to Foreigh Policy
D. Joseph S Nye                              IV. The Future of Power
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AA   B   C   D
    II   I    III   IV
  2. BIV   I   II   III
  3. CIII   I   II   IV
  4. DI   III   II   IV
Question 45Single Answer
The concept of political cultures involves three components of individual orientations
I. cognitive orientions
II. affective orientations and
III. evaluative orientation
Whose statement is this ?
  1. AAlan R Ball
  2. BLucian Pye and Sydney Verba
  3. CAlmond and Powell
  4. DRose and Dogan
Question 46Single Answer
Ecofeminism was a special feature of
  1. ASilent valley
  2. BPlachimada struggle
  3. CChipko movement
  4. DNone of the above
Question 47Single Answer
Who among the following brought logical positivism in the study of policy making and the relation of means and ends ?
  1. APH Appleby
  2. BYehezkel Dror
  3. CHerbert Simon
  4. DDwight Waldo
Question 48Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. Hanah Arendt            -    The Postmodern Conditions
II. Jacques Derrida      -     The Post Card
III. Frantz Fanon          -    The Wretched of the Earth
IV. Antonio Gramsci     -    The Human Condition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .
  1. AI and IV
  2. BII and III
  3. CIII and IV
  4. DI, II, III and IV
Question 49Single Answer
Arrange the following books written by BR Ambedkar in an ascending order .
I. Castes in India : Their Mechanism. Genesis and Development
II. The Annihilation of Caste
III. The Problem of the Rupee : Its Origin and Its Solution
IV. Thoughts on Pakistan
Choose the correct answer from the options below .
  1. AI, III, II, IV
  2. BIII, I, II. IV
  3. CIV, I, II, III
  4. DII, IV, I, III
Question 50Single Answer
Given below are two statements . One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) The philosophy of Integral Humanism belongs to Deendayal Upadhyay .
Reason (R) Deendayal Upadhyay rejected communism in which Individualism was crushed as part of a large heartless machine . In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below .
  1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. BBoth A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. CA is correct, but R is not correct
  4. DA is not correct, but R is correct
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