"It is not the consciousness of man which determines the material conditions of life but it is material conditions of life which determine their consciousness" - this statement is given by

"Politics is that part of social science which treats of the foundations of state and the principles of government". Who made this statement?

Guild and Palmer strongly pleaded that the subject of politics should be:

The Father of modern sociology, A. Comte, portrayed society as a potentially harmonious and ordered structure in which all social classes.

Socialist states are based on marxian ideology and are known as the:

Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

Who has used the concept of "hegemony"?

"Politics is struggle for power" was said by

Kautilya wrote his Arthasastra on the subject of:

Lord James Bryce is considered to be the best advocate of the

The English word 'politics' originates from three Greek words like:

Buckle said that "in the present state of knowledge, politics, far from being a science, is the
most .....of all arts".

Leacock says that without at least an unconscious political science, will lose its main significance.

Robert Michels showed how 'democratic parties are really

Who among the following is one of the advocates of the power theory in politics?

Who founded the structural-functional school in political science?

Political Socialisation is the process of induction into the political culture and the psychological dimension of the

Who defines the political system the institutions, processes and interactions through which values are authoritatively allocate in a society"?

The liberal view of politics is based on the assumption that human beings are basically:

The liberal view of politics is quite compatible with:

Bernard Crick thinks that non-political conservatives, apolitical libera's and anti-political socialists do not know how to practise the art of:

Marx approaches the question of politics from the point of view of

In Marxist view of politics, conflict is inherent in the objective situation of the:

In the last decades of which Century, politics was established as a separate and distinct subject?

Greek philosophers never made a distinction between the

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

In which year did Pandita Ramabai open her Sharda Sadan (Home for Learning) ?

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

Local Bodies Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies .
This was the view of the

Who among the following envisaged that liberal democracy as a political apparatus would ensure the accountability of the Governors to the governed ?

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 ?

Who among the following coined the term Ecofeminism ?

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

Which of the following book is NOT written by Machiavelli ?

Which of the following is NOT written by Mary Wollstonecraft ?

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

Who wrote 'Neo-Colonialism : The Last Stage of Capitalism' ?

'Leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives .' This was said by .

How many new languages were added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment, 2003 ?

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

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

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

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

The book 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History' was written by .

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 .

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 .

In which Indian state's assembly election, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was used for the first time ?

Who among the following has provided 'Revisionist Theory of Modernity' ?

In which one of the following years, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched ?

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

Apology is a dialogue written by Plato . Which among the following are the characters of this dialogue ?

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 .

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 .

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 .

Which of the following is NOT correct about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?

India is a signatory of

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 .

Which one of the following is NOT hallmark of Development Administration ?

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 .

Which among the following is NOT a type of orientation in a political culture in Robert Dahl's view ?

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 ?

Ecofeminism was a special feature of

Who among the following brought logical positivism in the study of policy making and the relation of means and ends ?

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 .

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 .

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 .

Chronologically arrange the correct sequence of Committees Constituted for Panchayati Raj in India .
l. GVK Rao Committee
ll. Ashok Mehta Committee
III. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
IV. LM Singhavi Committee
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Given below are two statements .
Statement I Power is an instrument of coercion and has a physical effect
Statement II Power could as well be based on consent and yet be more effective
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below .

The permanent secretariat of BIMSTEC is in

What does the idea of 'positive liberty' mean ?

First Lokpal Bill was introduced in Parliament in the year

Which of the following is/are true ?
l. The Election Commission of India conducts elections to state assemblies
II. The state Election Commission conducts Panchayat's and Municipal Bodies elections
III. If there is any dispute regarding election of the President, decision of the Election Commission would be final
IV. The Election Commission is responsible for Polling . Counting and Declaration of results of the Election
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Match the List I with List II .
List I                                                List II
(Name of the countries)              (Citizens' Charter Implementation Years)
A. Canada                                   I. 1993
B. India                                       II. 1995
C. Malaysia                                III. 1997
D France                                    IV. 1992
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Bureaucrats Resist Change', who propounded this theory ?

Match the List I with List II .
List I (Books/Works)                                      List II (Thinkers)
A. Representative Government                     I. Friedrich Hegel
B. Outlines of the Philosophy of Right          II. John Stuart Mill
C. The German Ideology                              III. John Locke
D. Letter on Toleration                                  IV. Karl Marx
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Who said, "whether you call it a Federal Constitution or a Unitary Constitution or by any other name, it makes no difference as long as the Constitution serves our purpose" ?

Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. Clash of Cvilisations      -   Samuel P. Huntington
II Classical Theory           -   John Lewis Gaddis
III The End of History      -   Francis Fukuyama
IV Green Political           -   Anthony Giddens Theory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Who among the following is the author of the book, The Ideal of Nationalism' ?

Arrange the following stages of human history given by Karl Marx .
l. Slave Society
II. Primitive Society
III. Communist Society
IV. Feudal Society
V. Capitalist Society
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Arrange the following in the chronological order .
I. Lahore Declaration
II. Agra Summit
III. Shimla Accord
IV. Indus Water Treaty
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Consider the following .
I. Socialism stands for equality
II. Socialism stands for the collection of private property
III. Socialism stands for the elimination of competition
IV. Socialism aims at the elimination of capitalism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Which of the following are the common compulsory provisions of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act ?
l. Five-yearly elections
II. Reservation for backward classes
III. Reservation for women
IV. Nagar Panchayats
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Central Vigilance Commission (1964) was set up on the recommendation of the .

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Aurobindo ?
l. He explains 'Nation State' theory
II. He explains Spiritual Nationalism
III. He sees Nationalism as a religious aspiration and moral attitude
IV. Nation as geographical entity only
V. He never discussed Nationalism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Which of the following iden (s)/concept (s) is/are given by Chester Barnard ?
I. Acceptance Theory of Authority and Zone of Indifference
II. Contribution Satisfaction Equilibrium
III. Functions of the executive
IV. Bounded Rationality
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Verrier Elwin is associated with

Kenneth Waltz was a

Who is the author of the 'Study of Public Administration' ?

Orange Revolution' was associated with

3C Formula was associated with India's foreign policy under

Which of the following functions should the state perform in the view of individualist writers ?
l. Maintenance of internal law and order
II. To make rules regarding property
III. Protection from foreign aggression
IV. To implement such mutual agreements which are legally valid
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Which of the following are correctly matched ?
l. ONGC Videsh          -   South China Sea
II. War on Terror          -   GCC
III. Military Strength     -   Element of National Power
IV. The Silent Spring    -   Kenneth Boulding
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Match List I with List II .
List I                                                          List II (Authors) (Books)
A. Francine R. Frankel and MSA Rao      I. The Modernity of Traditions 
B. Rudolph and Rudolph                         II. Battles Half-Won
C. Ashutosh Varshney                            III. The Trajectories of the Indian State
D. Sudipta Kaviraj                                  IV. Dominance and State Power in Modern India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Which work is NOT related to Barni ?

Given below are two statements . One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) Hegemony is a system regulated by a dominant power
Reason (R) In realist theory, it refers to the influence, a great power is able to establish over other states in the system, ranging from leadership to dominance
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below .

Identify the first Ashram of Gandhiji in India .

Given below are two statements . One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) Thomas Jefferson was determined not to remove public officials for political reasons alone
Reason (R) Malconduct is a just ground for removal of public officials
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below .

Which of the following are correct about Comparative Public Administration (CPA) ?
I. CPA focuses on the structure, process, behaviour, roles and impact of public administrative system at the international level
II. Comparative Public Administrative Group (CAG) was set up in 1963
III. CAG was funded by American Political Science Association
IV. FW Riggs was the chairman of CAG from its inception till the end of 1970
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was initiated by

Match List I with List II .
List I (Books)                                                                                       List II (Authors)
A. Hindutva                                                                                         I. Jay Prakash Narayan
B. A Plea for the Reconstruction of Indian Polity                                II. Savarkar
C. Marx, Gandhi and Socialiam                                                         III. BR Ambedkar
D. Caste in India, Their Mechanism Genesis and Development       IV. Lohiya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Arrange the following according to the chronological order .
I. Russian Ukrainian War
II. Russian Georgian War
III. Euromaidan Revolution
IV. Orange Revolution
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Match List I with List II .
List I (Authors)                              List II (Books)
A. Kedourie Elie                           l. Nationalism Myth and Reality
B. Hans Kohn                              II. Nationalism
C. R Muir                                     III. Nationalism and Internationalism
D. Boyd C Shafer                        IV. Nationalism and Liberty
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Who among the following authored the book 'The Rights of Man' ?

India announced the Act East Policy in

Match List I with List II .
List I (Concepts/Ideas)                            List II (Thinkers)
A. Egalitarian                                          I. JJ Rousseau
B. Libertarian                                          II. John Rawls
C. Popular Sovereignty                          III. Robert Nozik
D. Pluralist Theory of Democracy          IV. Karl Mannheim
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .

Which of the following is incorrect regarding Locker's political philosophy ?

In 1989, the World Bank conceptualised 'Governance' in the context of which of the following nations ?

'We are witnessing the end of history as such that is, the endpoint of mankind's ideological evolution and the universalisation of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government' . Whose thesis is this ?

Given below are two statements
Statement I. Issues of peace and security are decided by 2/3 majority, including five permanent members, by the UN Security Council
Statement II. UN Security Council represents all regions of the world in adequate manner
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Which amongst the following are reasons for the emergence of Neo-colonialism ?
I. Weakened position of European powers
II. Rise of consciousness against imperialism
III. India's foreign policy
IV. Japan's foreign policy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy argued in favour of :

Match List I with List II
     List I               List II
A. SALT-I            I. 1987
B. SALT-II           II. 1990
C. START- I        III. 1979
D. INF Treaty     IV. 1972
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
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Match List I with List I
List I                                                                                           List II
A. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act         I. 1988
B. Reserve Bank of India Act                                                   II. 2003
C. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act            III. 1989 
D. Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act                        IV. 1935
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Performance budget reflects how well a government entity is meeting its goals and objectives. Which of the following are the central point of Performance Budgeting ?
I. It requires the establishment of performance levels and the collection of information
II. The amount of work that is done is measured
III. The quality or the results of that work is measured
IV. This impacts how much money a department will receive in the future
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion (A) B. R. Ambedkar was critical of the existing federal structure
Reason (R) The local self-governments neither have legislative power nor executive power in the real sense of the term, according to Ambedkar
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Which of the following are the schools of 'New Right Ideology' ?
I. Austrian school
II. Chicago school
III. Frankfurt school
IV. New York school
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
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