UP PGT 2021 — Civics (Series A)

Civics

1. 1. Which one of the following is not written by a contractualist thinker ?

   • (a) Social contract
   • (b) Leviathan
   • (c) On liberty
   • (d) Two treaties on Government
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (c)

2. 2. Who gave the statement “A decision in its simplest form is a selection of alternatives” ?

   • (a) Terry
   • (b) McForland
   • (c) Herbert Simon
   • (d) Ray A. Killians
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (d)

3. 3. Adhikarans in Kautilya’s ‘Arthashāstra’ are

   • (a) Twelve
   • (b) Fifteen
   • (c) Ten
   • (d) Sixteen
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (b)

4. 4. Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India ?

   • (a) Liberty of thought
   • (b) Economic liberty
   • (c) Liberty of expression
   • (d) Liberty of belief
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (b)

5. 5. The Marxists hold that

   • (a) The State is a class-structure
   • (b) State represents only the workers
   • (c) State represents the entire community
   • (d) None of these
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (a)

6. 6. Who of the following was not an extremist ?

   • (a) Lala Lajpat Rai
   • (b) Bipin Chandra Pal
   • (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
   • (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (d)

7. 7. Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal democracy as the ‘end of history’ ?

   • (a) Samir Amin
   • (b) David Held
   • (c) Francis Fukuyama
   • (d) Samuel P. Huntington
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (c)

8. 8. Who of the following was the bitterest critic of Austin’s theory of sovereignty ?

   • (a) Sir Henry Maine
   • (b) Hobbes
   • (c) Bodin
   • (d) Laski
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (a)

9. 9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : List-I — List-II a. Morgenthau — i. Systems theory b. Bernard Cohen — ii. Game theory c. Merton Kaplan — iii. Decision making approach d. Emile Berd — iv. Realist school Codes : a b c d

   • (a) iv iii i ii
   • (b) ii i iii iv
   • (c) iv i iii ii
   • (d) ii iii i iv
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (a)

10. 10. The first Lokpal bill was introduced in the parliament in

    • (a) 1968
    • (b) 1967
    • (c) 1971
    • (d) 1972
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

11. 11. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ? Theory of origin of State — Supporter

    • (a) Divine origin — James I
    • (b) Force theory — Oppenheimer
    • (c) Patriarchal — McLennan
    • (d) Matriarchal — Jenks
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

12. 12. Which decade was declared by UN as ‘decade for women’ ?

    • (a) 1976 -1985
    • (b) 1986 -1995
    • (c) 1966 -1975
    • (d) 1971 -1980
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

13. 13. “Be educated, be agitated, be organised.” This slogan is given by

    • (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
    • (c) M. N. Roy
    • (d) B. R. Ambedkar
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

14. 14. Which of the following pair is incorrect ? Author — Book

    • (a) Mosca — The Ruling Class
    • (b) Pareto — Mind and Society
    • (c) Robert Michels — Political Parties
    • (d) Lipset — Wealth of Nations
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

15. 15. The public corporation is accountable to the

    • (a) Bureaucracy
    • (b) Prime Minister
    • (c) President
    • (d) Parliament
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

16. 16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the options given below : List-I — List-II a. Mahatma Gandhi — 1. Bunch of Thoughts b. B. R. Ambedkar — 2. Hind Swaraj c. M. S. Golwalkar — 3. Annihilation of caste d. V. D. Savarkar — 4. Hindutva Codes : a b c d

    • (a) 1 2 3 4
    • (b) 2 3 1 4
    • (c) 3 1 4 2
    • (d) 4 3 1 2
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

17. 17. Arrange the following Secretary Generals of the United Nations in order in which they were appointed : i. U Thant ii. Kurt Waldheim iii. Trygve Lie iv. Dag Hammarskjold Codes :

    • (a) ii, i, iii, iv
    • (b) i, iii, iv, ii
    • (c) iii, iv, i, ii
    • (d) iv, iii, i, ii
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

18. 18. The ‘Consent Model’ of authority was conceived by

    • (a) Mayo
    • (b) William G. Scott
    • (c) Herbert Simon
    • (d) Bernard
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

19. 19. Who said, “War is to man what maternity is to woman” ?

    • (a) Mussolini
    • (b) Marx
    • (c) Hegel
    • (d) Mao
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

20. 20. The 73rd constitutional amendment was passed during the Primeministership of

    • (a) Indira Gandhi
    • (b) Rajiv Gandhi
    • (c) P. V. Narasimha Rao
    • (d) V. P. Singh
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

21. 21. The statement, “The State is an ethical institution which is indispensable for the full moral development of man” is attributed to

    • (a) Individualists
    • (b) Idealists
    • (c) Anarchists
    • (d) Marxists
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

22. 22. Which of the following is not a device for maintaining balance of power ?

    • (a) Alliances and counter alliances
    • (b) Armament and disarmament
    • (c) Compensation
    • (d) Non-intervention
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

23. 23. “Over himself, over his mind and body, the individual is supreme”. Mill expressed these views in which of his works ?

    • (a) On Liberty
    • (b) Utilitarianism
    • (c) Principles of Political Economy
    • (d) Considerations on Representative Government
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

24. 24. ‘Politics Among Nations’ was written by

    • (a) H. J. Morgenthau
    • (b) Palmer and Perkins
    • (c) E. H. Carr
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

25. 25. Which one of the following is not included in the fundamental vidyās as determined by Kautilya ?

    • (a) Vārtā
    • (b) Ānvikshiki
    • (c) Nirukta
    • (d) Trayi
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

26. 26. The principle of proportionate equality was first enunciated by

    • (a) Aristotle
    • (b) Locke
    • (c) Green
    • (d) Laski
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

27. 27. If a new State is to be created in the Indian Union, which of the following schedules should be amended ?

    • (a) First schedule
    • (b) Second schedule
    • (c) Third schedule
    • (d) Fifth schedule
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

28. 28. For the administration of law and order in the district, who exercises general control over the district police ?

    • (a) The District Collector/Magistrate
    • (b) The Superintendent of Police
    • (c) The Member of Parliament from the District
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

29. 29. Presidential system of Government is based on

    • (a) Concentration of power in one person
    • (b) Power to many persons
    • (c) Separation of powers between the three organs of Government
    • (d) Dividing power between Centre and the States
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

30. 30. “This constitution may be called the Constitution of India”, is stated in which of the following Article of the Constitution of India.

    • (a) Article – 01
    • (b) Article – 03
    • (c) Article – 393
    • (d) Article – 395
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

31. 31. Liberty and equality are complementary to each other. Who amongst the following held this view ?

    • (a) De Tocqueville
    • (b) F. A. Hayek
    • (c) R. H. Tawney
    • (d) I. Berlin
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

32. 32. The District and sessions judge works directly under the control of

    • (a) District Collector
    • (b) High Court of the State
    • (c) Law Minister of the State
    • (d) Governor of the State
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

33. 33. Who of the following is considered an exponent of modern individualism ?

    • (a) Laski
    • (b) Leacock
    • (c) Hobbes
    • (d) Graham Wallas
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

34. 34. Who said, “Greece had developed democracy without unity, Rome secured unity without democracy” ?

    • (a) Garner
    • (b) Willoughby
    • (c) Aristotle
    • (d) Gettell
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

35. 35. Who said that modern civilization is a ‘Nine days wonder’ ?

    • (a) Vivekananda
    • (b) Tagore
    • (c) Gandhi
    • (d) Aurobindo
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

36. 36. The United Nations Charter is mainly

    • (a) Largely concerned with individual human rights
    • (b) Wholly concerned with the relationship between States
    • (c) Devoted to a wide range of subjects including peace, justice, freedom and economic and social rights
    • (d) Devoted to duties and rights of great, medium and small powers
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

37. 37. Jai Prakash Narayan preaches the concept of

    • (a) Cultural Revolution
    • (b) Total Revolution
    • (c) Chatustambhi Rajya
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

38. 38. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of the parliamentary government ?

    • (a) Dual executive
    • (b) Leadership of the Prime Minister
    • (c) Collective responsibility
    • (d) Complete separation of the executive from the legislature
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

39. 39. Which of the following is an example of auxiliary agency in the Government of India ?

    • (a) NITI Aayog
    • (b) Prime Ministers Office
    • (c) Central Public Works Department
    • (d) Cabinet Secretariat
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

40. 40. ‘The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggle’. These lines appear in the book

    • (a) Das Capital
    • (b) Communist Manifesto
    • (c) State and Revolution
    • (d) Poverty of Philosophy
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

41. 41. The doctrine of Judicial Review originated in which country ?

    • (a) United States of America
    • (b) Canada
    • (c) Britain
    • (d) France
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

42. 42.

    • (a) Which cannot be amended
    • (b) Which can be partly amended
    • (c) Which can be amended by a method which is different from the method of ordinary law-making-process
    • (d) None of these
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

43. 43. Law (as the pure voice of God and reason) may thus be defined as ‘Reason free from all passion’. Who gave this definition ?

    • (a) Aristotle
    • (b) St. Thomas Aquinas
    • (c) Montesquieu
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

44. 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : List-I — List-II a. Utopian socialism — i. Karl Marx b. Fabian socialism — ii. G. D. H. Cole c. Scientific socialism — iii. Sydney Webb d. Guild socialism — iv. Saint Simon Codes : a b c d

    • (a) iii iv i ii
    • (b) iv iii ii i
    • (c) iii iv ii i
    • (d) iv iii i ii
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

45. 45. The office of the ‘Governor General of India’ was for the first-time provided by

    • (a) Regulating Act, 1773
    • (b) Charter Act, 1833
    • (c) Charter Act, 1853
    • (d) Act of 1858
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

46. 46. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I — List-II a. FMCT — i. Climate change b. Montreal protocol — ii. World Trade c. TRIPS — iii. Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction d. WSF — iv. Global social movements Codes : a b c d

    • (a) iii i ii iv
    • (b) i ii iii iv
    • (c) ii iii iv i
    • (d) ii iii i iv
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

47. 47. Which one of the following pair is not properly matched ?

    • (a) Motilal Nehru – Nehru Report
    • (b) M. A. Jinnah – Khilafat Movement
    • (c) M. K. Gandhi – Champaran Movement
    • (d) Subhash Chandra Bose – Forward Block
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

48. 48. ‘Public Corporation’ type of administration seeks to achieve

    • (a) Business efficiency
    • (b) Democratic legitimacy of the bureaucracy
    • (c) People’s participation in administration
    • (d) Mixing of public accountability with business efficiency
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

49. 49. In which book did Austin explain his theory of sovereignty ?

    • (a) Politics
    • (b) Civil Government
    • (c) Social Contract
    • (d) Lectures on Jurisprudence
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

50. 50. ‘Uniting for Peace Resolution’ has enhanced the power of which organ of the United Nations Organisation ?

    • (a) General Assembly
    • (b) International Court of Justice
    • (c) Security Council
    • (d) Trusteeship Council
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

51. 51. Which of the following methods the pressure groups do not adopt ?

    • (a) Seminar
    • (b) Propaganda
    • (c) Lobbying
    • (d) Contesting elections
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

52. 52. Who advanced the ‘Dependency Theory’ to explain under development ?

    • (a) V. I. Lenin
    • (b) Gundar Frank
    • (c) Samir Amin
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

53. 53. “The state of nature is a state of peace, goodwill, mutual assistance and preservation.” Who said this ?

    • (a) Hobbes
    • (b) Rousseau
    • (c) Locke
    • (d) T. H. Green
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

54. 54. Which of the following is not correct about a Cantonment Board ?

    • (a) It is created by an executive resolution
    • (b) It works under the administrative control of the Union Defence Ministry
    • (c) It is established for municipal administration for civilian population in the cantonment area
    • (d) It is a statutory body
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

55. 55. Who among the following is not a supporter of pluralist theory of sovereignty ?

    • (a) Lindsay
    • (b) Maitland
    • (c) Bodin
    • (d) Otto Gierke
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

56. 56. Which one of the following bills must be passed by each house of the Indian Parliament separately by special majority ?

    • (a) Constitution Amendment Bill
    • (b) Ordinary Bill
    • (c) Money Bill
    • (d) Finance Bill
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

57. 57. Which one of the following country is not a member of BIMSTEC ?

    • (a) Bangladesh
    • (b) India
    • (c) Thailand
    • (d) Spain
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

58. 58. The Chairman and members of the U.P.S.C. hold office for a term of

    • (a) Three years
    • (b) Four years
    • (c) Five years
    • (d) Six years
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

59. 59. Who among the following propagated the idea of cultural revolution under socialism ?

    • (a) Karl Marx
    • (b) Mao-Tse-Tung
    • (c) V. I. Lenin
    • (d) J. Stalin
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

60. 60. Who was the President of US during the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962 ?

    • (a) Richard Nixon
    • (b) J. F. Kennedy
    • (c) Truman
    • (d) Eisenhower
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

61. 61. According to Hobbes, the state of nature is

    • (a) Pre political only
    • (b) Pre social only
    • (c) Both pre political and pre social
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

62. 62. ‘Hare System’ refers to

    • (a) Single transferable vote system
    • (b) List system
    • (c) Cumulative system
    • (d) Simple majority system
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

63. 63. Who gave the theory of ‘Power Elite’ ?

    • (a) Robert Michel
    • (b) C. Wright Mills
    • (c) Schumpeter
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

64. 64. Who is of the opinion that neither in respect of internal organisation, nor autonomy, nor functions and procedure, is the public corporation essentially different from the department or the bureau ?

    • (a) Ralf Assheton
    • (b) L. D. White
    • (c) Herbert Morrison
    • (d) Gorwala
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

65. 65. The joint setting of Indian Parliament for transacting a legislative business is presided over by

    • (a) The President of India
    • (b) The senior most member of Parliament
    • (c) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
    • (d) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

66. 66. Pluralists give importance to

    • (a) State
    • (b) Groups and associations
    • (c) Government
    • (d) Judiciary
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

67. 67. The term ‘City-State’ is generally associated with

    • (a) Ancient Egypt
    • (b) Ancient India
    • (c) Ancient Greece
    • (d) Ancient China
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

68. 68. The only thing for which Marx praised bureaucracy

    • (a) Rationality
    • (b) Secrecy
    • (c) Helps in the establishment of welfare state
    • (d) Role in the development of centralizing tendency in nations
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

69. 69. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration ?

    • (a) Delegated legislation
    • (b) Adjournment motion
    • (c) Question hour
    • (d) Zero hour
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

70. 70. Who said, “Indian Constitution establishes a unitary state with subsidiary federal features rather than federal state with subsidiary unitary features” ?

    • (a) K. C. Wheare
    • (b) Sir Ivor Jennings
    • (c) K. M. Pannikar
    • (d) B. R. Ambedkar
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

71. 71. Who amongst the following do not consider Political Science as a science ?

    • (a) Aristotle
    • (b) Jellinek
    • (c) Lord Bryce
    • (d) F. W. Maitland
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

72. 72. Who among the following is not an idealist thinker ?

    • (a) Hegel
    • (b) Green
    • (c) Bosanquet
    • (d) Bentham
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

73. 73. Which of the following is not related to Cold War ?

    • (a) Fulton speech
    • (b) Truman doctrine
    • (c) Marshall plan
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

74. 74. ‘Detente’ between USA and former USSR implies

    • (a) Enmity between them
    • (b) De-escalation of tension between the two
    • (c) Mutual distrust
    • (d) Competition
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

75. 75. Ram Manohar Lohia was a supporter of

    • (a) Decentralised socialism
    • (b) Communism
    • (c) Guild socialism
    • (d) Fabian socialism
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

76. 76. Which of the following administration agency has the monopoly of execution ?

    • (a) Line Agency
    • (b) Staff Agency
    • (c) Auxiliary Agency
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

77. 77. The power of Judicial Review is with

    • (a) Parliament
    • (b) High Courts
    • (c) Supreme Court
    • (d) Both Supreme Court and High Courts
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

78. 78. ‘Laws are the body of rules for the regulation of social conduct.’ Who gave this definition ?

    • (a) Hobbes
    • (b) Holland
    • (c) Duigvit
    • (d) Austin
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

79. 79. “Political Science is a historical investigation of what the State has been, an analytical study of what the State is, and a politics-ethical discussion of what the State should be.” Who said this ?

    • (a) Gettell
    • (b) MacIver
    • (c) Sir Ernest Benn
    • (d) Sidgwick
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

80. 80. Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a fundamental duty ?

    • (a) To vote in public elections
    • (b) To develop the scientific temper
    • (c) To safeguard public property
    • (d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

81. 81. Liberty and equality are antithetical to each other. This view was held by

    • (a) Lord Acton
    • (b) T. H. Green
    • (c) H. J. Laski
    • (d) E. Barker
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

82. 82. Which of the following book(s) is not the creation of Henry Fayol ?

    • (a) General and Industrial Management
    • (b) The theory of administration of the State
    • (c) The theory of social and economic organization
    • (d) General principles of administration
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

83. 83. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?

    • (a) Karl Marx : The Poverty of Philosophy
    • (b) V. I. Lenin : State and Revolution
    • (c) Josef Stalin : Wage, Labour and Capital
    • (d) Friedrich Engels : Origin of family, Private property and the State
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

84. 84. Who among the following considers National Interest as the final and decisive element of world polities ?

    • (a) Morgenthau
    • (b) V. V. Dyke
    • (c) Joseph Frankel
    • (d) Paul Seabury
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

85. 85. Who is the highest law officer of the Govt. of India ?

    • (a) Chief Justice of India
    • (b) Minister for Law and Justice
    • (c) The Attorney General of India
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

86. 86. Which of the following can be associated with Gandhi’s philosophy ? 1. Trusteeship 2. Nai Talim 3. Hijrat 4. Sarvodaya

    • (a) 1, 2 and 4
    • (b) 1, 2 and 3
    • (c) 1 and 4
    • (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

87. 87. The provision for Election Commission of India has been made under Article

    • (a) 324
    • (b) 325
    • (c) 322
    • (d) 323
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (a)

88. 88. Which one of the following writs literally means “we command” ?

    • (a) Habeas corpus
    • (b) Mandamus
    • (c) Quo warranto
    • (d) Certiorari
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

89. 89. The doctrine of ‘Laissez Faire’ was influenced by

    • (a) Positive concept of liberty
    • (b) Negative concept of liberty
    • (c) Both the above (A) and (B)
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (b)

90. 90. In which year India invited an American expert, Frank Krause to examine whether performance budgeting can be implemented in India or not ?

    • (a) 1962
    • (b) 1966
    • (c) 1964
    • (d) 1968
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

91. 91. Who amongst the following did not regard fixed territory as an essential aspect of the state ?

    • (a) Gettell
    • (b) Gilchrist
    • (c) John Seeley
    • (d) Garner
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

92. 92. In which year did India and Pakistan become full members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization ?

    • (a) 2015
    • (b) 2019
    • (c) 2018
    • (d) 2017
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

93. 93. Which of the following pair is wrongly matched ?

    • (a) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration – Mussoorie
    • (b) Administrative Staff College – Hyderabad
    • (c) Railway Staff College – Ahmedabad
    • (d) The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management – New Delhi
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

94. 94. Who is empowered to suspend the operation of Fundamental Rights ?

    • (a) Parliament
    • (b) Supreme Court
    • (c) President
    • (d) Prime Minister
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

95. 95. Who advocated the two factor theory of motivation ?

    • (a) Maslow
    • (b) Douglas Mcgregor
    • (c) Herzberg
    • (d) Likert
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

96. 96. Match the following scholars with the tradition of thought they are primarily associated with : a. Edmund Burke — i. Communitarianism b. Robert Nozick — ii. Libertarianism c. Jeremy Bentham — iii. Conservatism d. Alasdair MacIntyre — iv. Utilitarianism Select the correct answer : Codes : a b c d

    • (a) i ii iii iv
    • (b) ii iii iv i
    • (c) ii i iv iii
    • (d) iii ii iv i
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

97. 97. According to Kaplan, the most likely transformation of the balance of power system is into a

    • (a) International system
    • (b) Unipolar system
    • (c) Bipolar system
    • (d) None of the above
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (c)

98. 98. “Republic is not so much a treatise on politics, it is a finest treatise on education that has ever been written.” Who commented this ?

    • (a) Aristotle
    • (b) Bodin
    • (c) Green
    • (d) Rousseau
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

99. 99. When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha

    • (a) The budget is modified and presented again
    • (b) The budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions
    • (c) The Union Finance Minister is asked to resign
    • (d) The Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (d)

100. 100. Which of the following pair constitutes the essence of good governance ?

     • (a) Rule of law and regular elections
     • (b) Regular elections and down sizing the bureaucracy
     • (c) Rule of law and globalization
     • (d) Transparent and accountable administration
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (d)

101. 101. Who among the following regard language as the most important factor in the growth of nationalism ?

     • (a) Mazzini
     • (b) Fichte
     • (c) Ramsay Muir
     • (d) All of these
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (d)

102. 102. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?

     • (a) Sovereignty of truth – M. K. Gandhi
     • (b) New Humanism – Aurobindo Ghosh
     • (c) Dictatorship of the proletariat – V. I. Lenin
     • (d) New Democracy – Mao-Tse-Tung
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

103. 103. Parliament of which country is called the ‘Mother of Parliaments’ ?

     • (a) Britain
     • (b) USA
     • (c) Canada
     • (d) India
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (a)

104. 104. Who propounded the trait approach of leadership ?

     • (a) R. M. Stogdill
     • (b) Chester Bernard
     • (c) Koontz and O’Donnell
     • (d) Fiedler
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

105. 105. Who said, “Politics so far from being a science, is one of the most backward of all the arts” ?

     • (a) Maitland
     • (b) Buckle
     • (c) Leacock
     • (d) Gettell
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

106. 106. In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by five Articles. They are

     • (a) Article 16 to 20
     • (b) Article 14 to 18
     • (c) Article 15 to 19
     • (d) Article 13 to 17
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

107. 107. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List-I — List-II a. Global membership and general purpose — i. European Union b. Regional membership and general purpose — ii. U.N.O. c. Regional membership and limited purpose — iii. I.L.O. d. Global membership and limited purpose — iv. N.A.T.O. Codes : a b c d

     • (a) ii i iv iii
     • (b) iii iv ii i
     • (c) iv ii iii i
     • (d) i ii iv iii
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (a)

108. 108. Which General Secretary of UN submitted his report ‘An Agenda for Peace’ to the Security Council in the year 1992 ?

     • (a) Kofi Annan
     • (b) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
     • (c) Kurt Waldheim
     • (d) U. Thant
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

109. 109. Which one of the following is regarded as father of International Law ?

     • (a) Jean Bodin
     • (b) Hugo Grotious
     • (c) Machiavelli
     • (d) None of the above
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

110. 110. “Politics is that part of social science which treats the foundations of State and the principles of Government.” Who made this statement ?

     • (a) Willoughby
     • (b) Seeley
     • (c) Paul Janet
     • (d) Garner
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (c)

111. 111. Who said, “State comes into existence originating in the bare needs of life and continuing in existence for the sake of good life” ?

     • (a) Garner
     • (b) Cole
     • (c) Machiavelli
     • (d) Aristotle
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (d)

112. 112.

     • (a) Whenever he likes
     • (b) Whenever the Chief Minister advises him
     • (c) When the State Legislature is not in session and the Governor is satisfied that immediate action is needed
     • (d) When the Union Government asks him to do so
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (c)

113. 113. On which of the following basis Hoover Commission recommended for the formation of an organization ?

     • (a) Purpose
     • (b) Process
     • (c) Person
     • (d) Place
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (a)

114. 114. Which country was not a member of CENTO ?

     • (a) USA
     • (b) UK
     • (c) Turkey
     • (d) Pakistan
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (a)

115. 115. If the President of India is to resign from office he should address his letter of resignation to

     • (a) The Prime Minister
     • (b) The Vice President
     • (c) The Chief Justice
     • (d) The Speaker
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

116. 116. Collective security system does not permit

     • (a) Armament
     • (b) Neutrality
     • (c) Both (A) and (B)
     • (d) None of these
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

117. 117. Who said, “The God, who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time” ?

     • (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
     • (b) M. K. Gandhi
     • (c) Jefferson
     • (d) Adam Smith
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (c)

118. 118. No finance bill can be introduced in the Legislative Assembly without the recommendations of the

     • (a) Speaker
     • (b) Governor
     • (c) Chief Minister
     • (d) Finance Minister
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

119. 119. Which among the following organ of United Nations is responsible for international peace and security ?

     • (a) General Assembly
     • (b) Security Council
     • (c) International Court
     • (d) Secretariat
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

120. 120. Supreme Court of India consists of the Chief Justice of India and how many more other judges ?

     • (a) 25
     • (b) 33
     • (c) 31
     • (d) 26
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

121. 121. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court has been empowered to review its own judgement and order

     • (a) Article 135
     • (b) Article 136
     • (c) Article 137
     • (d) Article 138
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (c)

122. 122. Under the list system each voter

     • (a) Votes for the list as a whole
     • (b) Can pick-up candidates from various lists
     • (c) Can prepare his own list from amongst the candidates
     • (d) Can indicate preference for candidates in the list for which he votes
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (a)

123. 123. Who of the following has described the meaning of secularism as, ‘equal protection to all religions by the State’ ?

     • (a) Mahatma Gandhi
     • (b) B. R. Ambedkar
     • (c) B. N. Rau
     • (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (d)

124. 124. Plato had given the concept of mixed constitution in which of the following books ?

     • (a) The Republic
     • (b) The Laws
     • (c) Statesman
     • (d) Politics
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (b)

125. 125. Who said, “Directive Principles of State Policy are like a cheque on a bank payable at the convenience of the bank” ?

     • (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
     • (b) B. N. Rau
     • (c) B. R. Ambedkar
     • (d) K. T. Shah
     उत्तर देखें

     उत्तर: (d)