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COURSE CODE: 362

Time: 2 Hours Max : 400 Marks

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1. The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) Hastings

(C) Annie Beasent (D) Sir William Jones

2. Of the following organizations, which one was founded by Gokhale?

(A) Arya Samaj (B) Servants of India Society

(C) Brahmo Samaj (D) Ramakrishna Mutt

3. Which party provided two Prime Ministers in two years time?

(A) B.J.P (B) Janata Party

(C) Janata Dal (D) Samajwadi Janata Party

4. Finance Commission is constituted

(A) every year

(C) once in two years

(B) once in four years

(D) once in five years

5. A Financial Emergency can be declared by applying

(A) Article 360 (B) Article 361

(C) Article 370 (D) Article 371

6. The 2011 Census will be the

(A) 13thCensus

(C) 15thCensus

(B) 14th Census

(D) 16th Census

7. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in

(A) Delhi

(C) Chennai

(B) Mumbai

(D) Hyderabad

8. The Human Resources Development Minister of India

(A) Jaipal Reddy (B) Mukul Wasnik

(C) Gulam Nabi Azad (D) Kapil Sibal

9. Which waterway separates India from Srilanka?

(A) Eight Degree Channel (B) Palk Strait

(C) Ten Degree Channel (D) Andaman Sea

10. The period of Eleventh Five Year Plan is

(A) 2005 to 2012

(C) 2007 to 2012

(B) 2006 to 2011

(D) 2008to 2013

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11. Green Banking means

(A) development of forestry by banks

(B) financing of environmental friendly projects by banks,

(0) financing of irrigation projects by banks

(D) none of the above

12. Sea water can be purified by the process of

(A) Distillation (B) Evaporation

(0) Filtration (D) Fractional distillation

13. FERA in India is replaced by

(A) FEPA

(C) FENA

(B) FEMA

(D) FETA

14. The founder-editor of the famous newspaper 'Kesari' during the National Struggle

(A) M.K Gandhi

(0) Lokamanya Tilak

(B) Pt. Nehru

(D) Muhammed Iqbal

15. Judicial Review in India is based on

(A) Procedure established by law

(0) Rule oflaw

(B) Due process of law

(D) Precedents'and Conventions

16. The Golak Nath Case with regard to Fundamental Rights took place in the year

W ~M ~ 1~

(0) 1965 (D) 1967

17. Right to Individual Liberty is granted by

(A) Articles 20-23

(0) Articles 19-22

(B) Articles 20-22

(D) Articles 21-22

18. In an Emergency the Fundamental Rights of citizens

(A) Stand automatically suspended

(B) May be suspended

(0) Can be enjoyed only with the approval of the Supreme Court

(D) Have no meaning

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19. The term State in the modem sense was for the first time used by:

(A) Aristotle (B) Machiavelli

(C) Hobbes (D) T.H. Green

20. Who spoke of 'supreme power of the state'?

(A) Cicero (B)

(C) Aristotle (D)

Polybius

Gilchrist

21. Which one'ofthe following is the most accepted theory of the Origin of the State?

(A) Historical or Evolutionary Theory (B) Social Contract Theory

(C) Divine Origin Theory (D) Force Theory

22. Which of the following appointment is not made by the President of India?

(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (B) Chief Justice of India

(C) Chief of Air Staff (D) Chief of Army

23. What is the name given to the common currency of European Union?

(A) Rupee (B) Euro

(C) Rouble (D) France

24. The members of the Cabinet under Presidential system are:

(A) Accountable to the President

(B) Individually accountable to legislature

(C) Collectively accountable to legislature

(D) Accountable to the electorate

25. Which theory admits the relevance of non-political standards of thought?

(A) The Marxist theory (B) The System theory

(C) The decision-making theory (D) The Realist theory

26. Which theory provides a broad-based vision of society?

(A) The Realist theory (B) The Marxist theory

(C) The System theory (D) The Decision-making theory

27. Who has regarded the Game theory as an interesting intellectual exercise?

(A) Morton Kaplan (B) John Von Neumann

(C) William H Riker (D) Oskar Morgenstern

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30. The number of the Article which were amended under the 42ndamendment of theConstitution is

(A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 44 (D) 53

31. 'Liberalism' is the anti-thesis of

(A) Democracy

(C) Capitalism

(B) Aristocracy

(D) Fascism

32. Evolutionary Socialism is also known as

(A) Communism

(C) Syndicalism

(B) Idealism

(D) State Socialism

33. The Secretary General of Commonwealth

(A) Kamalesh Sharma

(C) Ahmad Pasha

(B) Harshvardhana Singh

(D) A.M.A Rahim

34. Who among the following is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?

(A) Navanethan Pillai (B) Pascal Lamy

(C) Rosalyn HiggiDs (D) Antonio Guterres

35. Author of the famous Book 'Capitalism in the age of Globalizaation'

(A) John Hope (B) Samir Amin

(C) David Singh (D) Immanuel Maurice

36. The Union Territory Puducherry was transferred to India from the French on

(A) Sept 1, 1954

(C) Nov 1, 1954

(B) Oct 1, 1954

(D) Dec 1, 1954

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28. The book 'Political System' has been written by

(A) David Easton (B) Morton Kaplan

(C) Mc Clelland (D) Colin Cherry

29. The position of the Vice-President of India greatly resembles the position ofVice-President of

(A) Australia (B) New Zealand

(C) Canada (D) United States

37. Which of the following is not a part of North Atlantic Free Trade Area (NAFrA)?

(A) Brazil (B) Mexico

(C) USA (D) Canada

38. The Head Quarters of ASEAN

(A) Manila

(C) Bangkok"

(B) Kula Lumpur

(D) Jakarta

39. Helvetia is the other name of

(A) Switzerland

(C) Mauritius

(B) New Zealand

(D) Singapore

40. The idea of concurrent list is borrowed from constitution of

(A) Australia (B) USA

(C) Finland (D) Japan

41. The 2009 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded to

(A) Sheik Hasina (B) Ann San Suu Ki

(C) Begum Khalida (D) Massouma al-Mubarak

42. The concept of Geo-politics initially gained momentum through the work of

(A) Alfred Thayer (B) Richard Shofield

(C) Karl Haushofer (D) Halford Mackinder

43. The longest non-militarized border

(A) US - Mexico Border

(C) Germany - Austria Border

(B) Canada - US Border

(D) Netherlands - Belgium Border

44. The country known as the Pearl of Indian Ocean

(A) Mauritius (B) Seychelles

(C) Maldives (D) Comoros

45. The Queen of Arabian Sea

(A) Cochin

(C) Panaji

(B) Mahe

(D) Silvassa

46. Master Control Facility to track satellite in India is located at

(A) Bangalore (B) Hassan

(C) Sriharikota (D) Thumba

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47. The idea of Judicial Review to India was borrowed from

(A) USA

(c) Qatar

(B) UK

(D) Australia

48. The US Constitution originally consisted of how many Articles?

50. John Locke is the supporter of

(A) Theory of Natural Rights

(C) Legal Theory of Rights

(B) Historical Theory of Rights

(D) None of the Above

51. Who was the First Chairman ofRajya Sabha?

(A) J.L. Nehru (B)

(C) S. Radhakrishnan (D)

Rajendra Prasad

Sardar Patel

52. Which book has been written by Joseph A. Stieglitz?

(A) Globalization and its Discontent

(B) Poverty under the British rule in India

(C) An enquiry into the nature and development of wealth of Nations

(D) Leviathan .

53. When was Magna Carta Signed?

(A) 1450 (B) 1212 (C) 1215 (D) 1330

54. What is "Diego Garcia"?

(A) U.S. Jail in Cuba

(C) Army of Germany

(B) Navel Base of USA

(D) A War Ship of Russia.

55. Explain the Abbreviation of UNICEF

(A) United Nations Institute of Environment Union

(B) United Nations Children's Emergency Fund

(C) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Federation

(D) United Nations International Centre of Educational Federation

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(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 14 (D) 44

49. Karl Marx characterized the modem society as

(A) Communist (B) Socialist

(C) Capitalist (D) Feudalistic

56. Kaziranga National Park is situated in

(A) Gujarat

(C) Uttarakhand

(B) Chattisgarh

(D) Assam

57. India's first Indigenous Nuclear Powered Submarine

(A) INS Vikrant (B) INS Virat

(C) INS Delhi (D) INS Arihant

58. India's first full-fledged educational satellite

(A) INSAT 4A (B) INSAT 4C

(C) EDUSAT (D) EDUSAT A

59. Chandrayan I, India's first scientific mission to moon was launched successfully on

(A) Oct 22, 2008 (B) Oct 23, 2008

(C) Oct 24, 2008 (D) Oct 25, 2008

60. The state having the highest literacy in India

(A) Delhi (B) Mizoram

(C) Ker~la (D) West Bengal

61. "What is Enlightenment?" is written by

(A) Thomas Hobbes

(C) Immanuel Kant

62. Prisoner's Dilemma is associated with

(A) Game Theory

(C) Communication Theory

63. Copenhagen Summit is associated with

(A) Global Food Security

(C) World Water Summit

(B) J .J. Rousseau

(D) Voltaire

(B) Decision-making Theory

(D) Systems Theory

(B) World Economic Summit

(D) Climate Change

64. Chairman of University Grants Commission

(A) Andre Beitele (B) S.K Thorat

(C) Ved Prakash . (D) Vibha Purl

65. Who said liberty consists in following moral law?

(A) Leacock (B) Cole

(C) Seeley (D) Laski

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66. Who used the term 'lumpen proletariat?'

(A) Marx

(C) Kausky

(B) Lenin

(D) Trosky

67. Which one of the federal system is based on the concept of nationalities?

(A) USA (B) Australia

(C) Nigeria (D) USSR (former)

68. Fundamental Rights are made justifiable rights by

(A) Article 31 & 32 (B) Article 23 & 24

(C) Article 34 & 35 (D) Article 40 & 41

69. The tenth schedule of the Indian constitution deals with

(A) National Flag

(B) UTs

(C) States

(D) Disqualification on grounds of defections

70. The system of judicial review originated in

(A) USA (B)

(C) Germany (D)

France

Switzerland

71. "Can the Subaltern Speak" is written by

(A) Karl Marx (B)

(C) Francis Fukuyama (D)

Alexandre Kojeve

Gayatry Spivak

72. Who among the following non-members can take part in the proceeding of the IndianParliament without the right to vote?

(A) Comptroller and Auditor-General of India

(B) The Chief Justice of India

(C) Attorney General of India

(D) Ex-speaker of Lok Sabha

73. The philosophy of Laissez Faire is identified with

(A) Welfare state (B) Socialist state

(C) Gandhian state (D) Industrial state

74. When is international Women's Day, and United Nation Day for Women's Right andInternational Peacecelebrated? .

,

(A) March 4

(C) June 8

(B) March 8

(D) April 3

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75. The Constitutional Amendment Act that added Right to Education as FundamentalRight

(A) 86thAmendment Act

(C) 88thAmendment Act

(B)

(D)

87th Amendment Act

89th Amendment Act

76. The Public Accounts Committee of Indian P~liament consists of how many members?

(A) 22 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 28

77. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Preventive Detention?

(A) Article 21 (B) Article 22

(C) Article 23 (D) Article 24

78. The Constituent Assembly, which had been eleeted for the undivided India held itsfirst sitting on

(A) Dee 6, 1947

(C) Dee 8, 1947

(B)

(D)

Dee 7, 1947

Dee 9, 1947

79. The power of 'Kangaroo Closure' is associated with

(A) Speaker of Indian 'Parliament

(B) Speaker of British Parliament

(C) Speaker of US Congress

0(D) President of French National Assembly

80. Name the one who equated Civil Society to 'a trench system in the modem warfare.'

(A) Lenin (B) Hegel

(C) Luxumburg (D) Gramsci

81. 'Duma' is the Representative Assembly of

(A) Spain (B) Portugal(C) Senegal (D) Russia

82. The infant democracy in the world

(A) Mghanistan (B) Kosovo

(C) Bhutan (D) Chad

83. Who stressed the need for a 'human face of democracy' by furthering massparticipation?

(A) Christian Bay (B) Peter Bachrach

(C) John Dewey (D) Arthur Bently

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84. The definition "Political Modernisation is a multi-faceted process involving change in

all areas of human thought and activity," is given by

(A) Organski (B) Schumpeter

(C) Huntington (D) Kautsky

86. 'Spoils System' is found in

(A) Canada

(C) Australia

(B) USA

(D) Nigeria

86. The 16thNAM Summit (2012) is scheduled at

(A) Havana

(C) Delhi

(B) Tehran

(D) Lusaka

87. The Foreign Secretary of India

(A) Nirupam Sen

(C) Nirupama Rao

(B) Ronnen Sen

(D) Nirupama Sen

88. Who among the following is not a Dependency Theorist?

(A) Paul A Baran (B) F.H Carsodo

(C) Paul Sweezy (D) Gianfranco Pasquino

89. Havana is the capital of

(A) Venezuela

(C) Chile

(B) Argentina

(D) Cuba

90. The present membership of UNESCO

(A) 44 (B) 64 (C) 64 (D) None

91. Name the Indian Environmental Minister who slammed the UN top climatic body for

its dooms day warning about Himalayan glaciers

(A) Rajendra Pachauri (B) Jayaram Ramesh

(C) Kamal Nath (D) Pranab Mukherjee

92. The 'veto formula' embodied in the UN Charter was finalized at

(A) Yalta Conference

(C) Dumbarton Conference

(B) Tehran Conference

(D) San Francisco Conference

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93. The duration of the General Assembly President is

(A) 1 Year (B) 2 Year (C) 3 Year (D) 4 Year

94. The UDHR consists of the Preamble and how many articles?

(A) 24 (B) 27 (C) 30 (D) 33

95. The expansion of OAB

(A) Organization of African States

(C) Organization of Arab States

(B) Organisation of Asian States

(D) Organization of American States

96. The famous personality known as the child of Renaissance

(A) Hobbes

(C) Rousseau

(B) Locke

(D) Machiavelli

97. Who defined authority in terms of statistical laws?

100. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom he is to address his resignation

letter?

(A) Chief Justice of India

(C) Vice-President

(B) Secretary of Lok Sabha

(D) Prime Minister

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(A) Taweney (B) Hayek

(C) Weber (D) Leo Strauss

98. The term 'Green Revolution' was given by

(A) Dr. Norman Borlaug (B) Dr. M.S Swaminathan

(C) Dr. William Gande (D) Sada Shiv Rao

99. 'A Grammer of Politics' was written by

(A) Laski (B) Gilchrist

(C) Bryce (D) Lasswell