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Last Update on : October 11, 2026

Duration: 120 · Questions: 100 · Max Marks: 200

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Subjects : Political Science

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Political Science

Q 1 :
For Plato which of the following statements is not true ?

(a) Ideas are substances.
(b) Ideas are essences of all things.
(c) Ideas are reflections of things.
(d) Ideas are universal.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
  1. A.Codes :
    (a) and (b)
  2. B.(b) and (d)
  3. C.(b) only
  4. D.(c) only
Q 2 :
Who among the following called Machiavellis's "Prince" the great and true conception of a real political genius with the highest and noblest purpose ?
  1. A.Bentham
  2. B.J.S. Mill
  3. C.Hegel
  4. D.Karl Marx   
Q 3 :
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I                                 List-II
(Authors)                      (Books)
(a) Quentin Skinner    (i) Philosophy and Human Sciences
(b) Michael Sandel     (ii) The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
(c) Giovanni Sartori    (iii) Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
(d) Charles Taylor       (iv) Democratic Theory 
  1. A.Codes :
    (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)
    (ii)      (iii)     (iv)    (i)
  2. B.(i)      (ii)      (iii)     (iv)
  3. C.(iii)     (iv)    (ii)      (i)
  4. D.(iv)    (i)      (iii)     (ii)
Q 4 :
Who among the following considers Marxism to be an ideology rather than a political theory ?
  1. A.Genrmino
  2. B.David Held
  3. C.R.A. Dahl
  4. D.G.H. Sabine
Q 5 :
Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer form the codes given below:
(a) Concepts and Categories : Philosophical Essays
(b) Four Essays on Liberty
(c) Vico and Herder : Two Studies in the History of Ideas
(d) Karl Marx : His Life and Environment
  1. A.Codes :
    (a),(b),(c) and (d)
  2. B.(c),(b),(a) and (d)
  3. C.(d),(b),(c) and (a)
  4. D.(b),(d),(a) and (c)
Q 6 :
In Arthashastra, how many departments of the government find mention ?
  1. A.32
  2. B.33
  3. C.34
  4. D.35  
Q 7 :
Who of the following fled Athens for Calchis, 'in order that the Athenians might not commit a second crime against philosophy' ?
  1. A.Socrates
  2. B.Plato
  3. C.Aristotle
  4. D.Euclid  
Q 8 :
Who among the following said of Rousseau, "Ardent apostle of Reason, he has done more than most to prepare the way for the age of unreason in which he live" ?
  1. A.Maxey
  2. B.Sabine
  3. C.Wayper
  4. D.Karl Popper 
Q 9 :
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I                    List-II
(a) Hobbes         (i) defence of sovereignty and assertion of the
                            claims of political authority over religion
(b) Locke            (ii) defence of Individual freedom of thought and
                             expression
(c) Rousseau     (iii) limited form of constitutional government
(d) J.S. Mill         (iv) claim that sovereignty has its origin in the
                          people and remains with the people
  1. A.Codes :
    (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)
    (i)      (iii)     (ii)      (iv)
  2. B.(ii)      (iv)    (iii)     (i)
  3. C.(ii)      (iii)     (i)      (iv)
  4. D.(i)      (iii)     (iv)    (ii)
Q 10 :
Who among the following compares the organisations of civil society to a powerful system of Fortresses and earthworks' standing behind the state ?
  1. A.McLellan
  2. B.Bernstein
  3. C.Lenin
  4. D.Gramsci 
Q 11 :
To Kautilya, the concept "rupadarshak" means :
  1. A.Beautician
  2. B.Magistrate
  3. C.Inspector of coins
  4. D.Zamindar
Q 12 :
Plato appropriated the ideas of
  1. A.Heraclitus
  2. B.Parmenides
  3. C.Socrates
  4. D.All the above
Q 13 :
For whom "All existence is simply a matter in motion." ?
  1. A.Plato
  2. B.Hobbes
  3. C.T.H. Green
  4. D.Rousseau
Q 14 :
Rousseau won the prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Academy of Dijon in 1749 on the subject
  1. A."Has the progress of the sciences and the Arts contribute to corrupt or purify morals ?"
  2. B."Has the progress of the sciences con-tributed to corrupt morals ?"
  3. C."Has the development of the sciences contributed to corrupt or purify morals?"
  4. D.None of the above
Q 15 :
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A): For Plato, Knowledge is neither perception nor opinion.
Reason (R): Right opinion is knowledge.
  1. A.Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C.(A) is true and (R) is false.
  4. D.(A) is false but (R) is true.
Q 16 :
In Hegel's notion the highest possible achievement of Mind as expressed in social life was in
  1. A.The contemporary Prussian State
  2. B.Rome
  3. C.Athens
  4. D.Contemporary Great Britain   
Q 17 :
Machiavelli  advised the Prince to pursue
  1. A.Moderate behaviour
  2. B.Extreme generosity
  3. C.Perfect strictness
  4. D.Great kindness 
Q 18 :
Which is not a part of Rawls' well ordered society ?
  1. A.Stable
  2. B.Efficient
  3. C.Just
  4. D.Equal 
Q 19 :
Who among the following wrote, "Laws are the rules of just and unjust; nothing being reputed unjust that is not contrary to some law"?
  1. A.Bentham
  2. B.Hegel
  3. C.Hobbes
  4. D.Rousseau 
Q 20 :
Arrange the following works of Rousseau chronologically, using the codes given below :
a. The Social Contract
b. A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
c. Emile
d. A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
  1. A.Codes :
    d, c, b, a
  2. B.a, c, d, b
  3. C.c, a, b, d
  4. D.b, d, c, a 
Q 21 :
Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx ?
  1. A.German Ideology
  2. B.Critique of the Gotha Programme
  3. C.Paris Manuscripts
  4. D.Science of Logic 
Q 22 :
Who wrote "Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign" ?
  1. A.J. S. Mill
  2. B.M. K. Gandhi
  3. C.Jeremy Bentham
  4. D.Robert Nozick  
Q 23 :
Rajni Kothari's book Politics in India is written on the basis of the methodology of
  1. A.Structural functionalism
  2. B.Normative theory
  3. C.Marxism
  4. D.Utilitarianism 
Q 24 :
Who is the first modern political thinker who deliberately ignores Aristotle ?
  1. A.Machiavelli
  2. B.Bodin
  3. C.Hobbes
  4. D.Locke
Q 25 :
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :         
List-I                                                      List-II
(a) Dictatorshiip of proletariat       (i) Gramsci
(b) Communist Party                      (ii)  Marx
(c) Hegemony                                 (iii) Lenin
(d) Polycentricism                           (iv) Togliatti
  1. A.Codes :
    (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)
    (ii)      (iii)     (i)      (iv)
  2. B.(i)      (ii)      (iii)     (iv)
  3. C.(iii)     (i)      (ii)      (iv)
  4. D.(ii)      (i)      (iii)     (iv) 
Q 26 :
The thinker who synthesized German and English Liberalism was
  1. A.Bosanquet
  2. B.Hobhouse
  3. C.G.D.H. Code
  4. D.T.H. Green  
Q 27 :
Which one of the following is not a theorist of Political Realism?
  1. A.Kenneth Waltz
  2. B.Norman Angell
  3. C.Morgenthau
  4. D.Joseph Grecho
Q 28 :
'Hind Swaraj' depends
  1. A.Mazzini's Italy
  2. B.Diseraeli's England
  3. C.Lincoln's USA
  4. D.Bismarck's Germany 
Q 29 :
Which one of the following is not one of the indicators of political development ?
  1. A.Capacity
  2. B.Equality
  3. C.Fraternity
  4. D.Differentiation
Q 30 :
The ideal type of federalism is
  1. A.Dual federalism
  2. B.Bargaining federalism
  3. C.New federalism
  4. D.Co-operative federalism
Q 31 :
Who among the following defines political science as " the study of the act of human and social control" or the "study of control relationship of wills"?
  1. A.Robson
  2. B.Pollocks
  3. C.Maitland
  4. D.Catlin
Q 32 :
Is the parent science of all the social sciences.
  1. A.Sociology
  2. B.History
  3. C.Philosophy
  4. D.None of these
Q 33 :
Which of the following deals with morality and formulates rules which should influence the behaviour of man while living in society?
  1. A.Philosophy
  2. B.Ethics
  3. C.Sociology
  4. D.None of the above
Q 34 :
Ethics is concerned with man as a man and as such, it is prior to:
  1. A.Society
  2. B.Science
  3. C.Political Science
  4. D.History
Q 35 :
Who among the following prominent writers has given psychological explanations of almost all the political problems? 
  1. A.Le Bon
  2. B.Baldwin
  3. C.Graham Wallas
  4. D.All of the above
Q 36 :
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. A.I, II and III
  2. B.II, III and IV
  3. C.l, III and IV
  4. D.I, II and IV
Q 37 :
In which year did Pandita Ramabai open her Sharda Sadan (Home for Learning) ?
  1. A.1889
  2. B.1798
  3. C.1898
  4. D.1857
Q 38 :
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. A.Both statement I and statement II are true
  2. B.Both statement I and statement Il are false
  3. C.Statement I is true, but statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false, but statement II is true
Q 39 :
Local Bodies Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies .
This was the view of the
  1. A.Ashok Mehta Committee
  2. B.Balvant Rai Mehta Committee
  3. C.LM Singhvi Committee
  4. D.Second Administrative Reforms Commission
Q 40 :
Who among the following envisaged that liberal democracy as a political apparatus would ensure the accountability of the Governors to the governed ?
  1. A.John Stuart Mill
  2. B.John Locke
  3. C.Jeremy Bentham
  4. D.Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Q 41 :
Political theory is primarily concerned with?
  1. A.Political ideas and concepts
  2. B.Biology
  3. C.Chemistry
  4. D.Geography
Q 42 :
Politics refers to?
  1. A.Farming
  2. B.Distribution of power
  3. C.Astronomy
  4. D.Medicine
Q 43 :
State is defined as?
  1. A.Sovereign political institution
  2. B.Club
  3. C.Company
  4. D.School
Q 44 :
Sovereignty means?
  1. A.Supreme authority
  2. B.Cultural unity
  3. C.Economic equality
  4. D.Religious unity
Q 45 :
Power in politics means?
  1. A.Money only
  2. B.Technology
  3. C.Land only
  4. D.Ability to influence others
Q 46 :
Authority is?
  1. A.Illegal power
  2. B.Legitimate power
  3. C.Physical force
  4. D.Violence
Q 47 :
Legitimacy means?
  1. A.Fear
  2. B.Acceptance of authority
  3. C.Wealth
  4. D.Army control
Q 48 :
Nation refers to?
  1. A.Legal system
  2. B.Cultural-political community
  3. C.Army group
  4. D.Market
Q 49 :
Government is?
  1. A.Permanent institution
  2. B.Economy
  3. C.Religion
  4. D.Machinery of state
Q 50 :
Civil society means?
  1. A.Non-governmental associations
  2. B.Army
  3. C.Courts
  4. D.Police

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