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1.	Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?
A.	German Ideology
B.	Critique of the Gotha Programme
C.	Paris Manuscripts
D.	Science of Logic
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	Martin Wight emphasized three philosophical traditions of International politics, they are
A.	Realism, Liberalism, Marxism
B.	Realism, Rationalism, Revolutionism
C.	Radicalism, Realism, Religion
D.	Neo-Realism, Neo-Liberalism, Constructivism
Answer» C. Radicalism, Realism, Religion

Discussion

3.	Bandung Conference held in 1955 had the participation of representatives from
A.	Twenty two Asian countries
B.	Eighty Afro-Asian countries
C.	Twenty six African countries
D.	Twenty nine Afro-Asian countries
Answer» E.

Discussion

4.	Structural adjustment programmes require that
A.	Governments of poor countries should adopt privatization and other 'liberalizing' measures.
B.	States with weak economies should redistribute more resources to the poor.
C.	Governments of poor countries should knock down all ugly or dilapidated buildings.
D.	Ministers in under-performing countries should go on diets and keep fit.
Answer» B. States with weak economies should redistribute more resources to the poor.

Discussion

5.	Why is reform of the Security Council problematic?
A.	Enlarging the permanent membership could impair decision making.
B.	None of the existing permanent members are keen to give up their seats.
C.	It is difficult to make an uncontroversial case for any of the potential new permanent members.
D.	All of the above.
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	What does Raison d'etat mean?
A.	The national interest
B.	The State ought to act reasonably at all times.
C.	Citizens need to be given very good reasons for obeying the State.
D.	Citizens should consume as many raisins as possible for a good and healthy life.
Answer» B. The State ought to act reasonably at all times.

Discussion

7.	Arrange the following treaties and agreements in a chronological order.Select the answer from the codes given below:(i) Indo-US Nuclear Treaty(ii) Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty(iii) Tashkent Agreement(iv) Shimla AgreementCodes:
A.	(iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
B.	(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
C.	(i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
D.	(iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Answer» B. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Discussion

8.	What does RMA stand for?
A.	Revolution in Martial Affairs
B.	Revolution in Military Affairs
C.	Referendum in Military Affairs
D.	Raison d'etat in Mass Administration
Answer» C. Referendum in Military Affairs

Discussion

9.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (AS): Practical application of unity of command is not always possible.Reason (R): Technical and administrative tasks require different kinds of supervision.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS).
B.	Both (AS) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).
C.	(AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D.	(AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).

Discussion

10.	Which one of the following was not included by C. Rajagopalachari in the list of six fundamental requirements of a good administrator?
A.	Character
B.	Capacity to judge matters
C.	Expertise in technical matters
D.	Firmness in decision making
Answer» D. Firmness in decision making

Discussion

11.	Arrange the following international politics theorists in a chronological order from the codes given below:(i) Reinhold Niebuhr(ii) Immanuel Kant(iii) Antonio Gramsci(iv) Robert W. CoxCodes:
A.	(iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
B.	(iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
C.	(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
D.	(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Answer» E.

Discussion

12.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes below:List - I (Author) a. Hedley Bull b. Noam Chomsky c. Robert Kaplan d. Kenneth Boulding List - II (Book)i. Failed Statesii. Conflict and Defenceiii. Anarchial Societyiv. Monsoon Codes: a b c d
A.	iii i iv ii
B.	ii iii i iv
C.	i iv iii ii
D.	iv ii i iii
Answer» B. ii iii i iv

Discussion

13.	Which one of the following committee's report said that Community Development Programme and National Extension Service had failed to evoke popular enthusiasm?
A.	Sarkaria Committee Report
B.	L.M. Singhvi Committee Report
C.	G.V.K. Rao Committee Report
D.	Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report
Answer» E.

Discussion

14.	The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 1968 passed by the Lok Sabha lapsed because
A.	Rajya Sabha rejected the Bill
B.	President withheld the Bill
C.	Joint Committee of the two Houses rejected the Bill
D.	Of early Dissolution of Fourth Lok Sabha
Answer» E.

Discussion

15.	Central Vigilance Commission was setup on the recommendations of
A.	First Administrative Reforms Commission
B.	Gorwala Committee Report
C.	Kripalani Committee Report
D.	Santhanam Committee Report
Answer» E.

Discussion

16.	The most logical criterion to distinguish a line function from staff is
A.	The functional relationship
B.	The authority relationship
C.	The grouping of functions
D.	The departmentalization
Answer» C. The grouping of functions

Discussion

17.	According to Herbert Simon, if a decision is directed towards individual's goal, it is
A.	Organizationally rational
B.	Personally rational
C.	Objectively rational
D.	Subjectively rational
Answer» C. Objectively rational

Discussion

18.	Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies?
A.	H. Simon
B.	Chester I. Barnard
C.	Fred W. Riggs
D.	Dwight Waldo
Answer» D. Dwight Waldo

Discussion

19.	Which one of the following is not one of the main characteristics of Taylor's scientific management?
A.	Time and motion studies
B.	Participation in decision making
C.	Differential piece-rate system
D.	Functional foremanship
Answer» C. Differential piece-rate system

Discussion

20.	The Committee on Assurances of the Parliament of India is an instrument of
A.	Executive Control
B.	Judicial Control
C.	Civil-Society Control
D.	Legislative Control
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	Which one of the following was not included as a principle of administration by Willoughby in his 'Principles of Public Administration'?
A.	General and over head administration
B.	Coordination
C.	Finance
D.	Personnel administration
Answer» C. Finance

Discussion

22.	Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Span of attention b. Scalar process c. Human Relations Theory d. Functional Foremanship List - II i. Mooney and Reileyii. F.W. Tayloriii. V.A. Graicunasiv. Elton MayoCodes: a b c d
A.	iii iv i ii
B.	iii i iv ii
C.	ii i iv iii
D.	i iii ii iv
Answer» C. ii i iv iii

Discussion

23.	Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I Books a. Dalit Visions : The Anti-Caste Movement and the Construction of Indian Identity b. Peasant Movements in India c. Foreign Identities, Gender Communities and the State (Ed.) d. Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India List - II Authors i. Zoya Hasan ii. V. Venkatesan iii. Gail Omvedt iv. D.N. Dhanagre Codes: a b c d
A.	ii iii iv i
B.	iii iv i ii
C.	i ii iii iv
D.	iv i ii iii
Answer» C. i ii iii iv

Discussion

24.	The principle of unity of command mainly ensures
A.	Accountability
B.	Specialization
C.	Acceptability
D.	Coordination
Answer» B. Specialization

Discussion

25.	Consider the following statements about Civil Service in a developing society:1. It should act as an instrument of change.2. It should have concern for social equity.3. It should have common concern for vested interests.4. It should be politically neutral.Select the correct statements from the codes given below:
A.	1, 2, 3 and 4
B.	1, 3 and 4
C.	1, 2 and 4
D.	2, 3 and 4
Answer» D. 2, 3 and 4

Discussion

26.	Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India has ensured through legislation the participation of workers in management?
A.	Article 42
B.	Article 43
C.	Article 43A
D.	Article 49A
Answer» D. Article 49A

Discussion

27.	Assertion (AS): Political parties in India have expanded their reach but their legitimacy has been deeply eroded.Reason (R): The consolidation of the party system at the State level cannot be aggregated at the National level.
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS).
B.	Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).
C.	(AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D.	(AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false.

Discussion

28.	Identify the correct sequence in which the following Committees were appointed. Use the code given below:i. Balwant Rai Mehta Committeeii. L.M. Singhvi Committeeiii. G.V.K. Rao Committeeiv. Ashok Mehta CommitteeCodes:
A.	i, iv, iii, ii
B.	ii, iii, i, iv
C.	iii, ii, iv, iii
D.	iv, i, ii, iii
Answer» B. ii, iii, i, iv

Discussion

29.	An alliance of national elites and the entrepreneurial class as a basis of development at the Centre does not preclude re-distributive concessions automatically.' Who said?
A.	Partha Chatterjee
B.	AtulKohli
C.	Yogendra Yadav
D.	Paul Brass
Answer» C. Yogendra Yadav

Discussion

30.	Who described the nature of Indian State as 'incremental democratic modernization'?
A.	Morris John
B.	Rajni Kothari
C.	Francine Frankel
D.	Susan and Lloyd Rudolph
Answer» C. Francine Frankel

Discussion

31.	Who emphasized the emergence ofa market polityin India?
A.	Stanley A. Kochanek
B.	James Manor
C.	Morris-Jones
D.	Paul Brass
Answer» D. Paul Brass

Discussion

32.	Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I Books a. Language, Religion and Politics b. Party building in a New Nation c. The Painful Transition: Bourgeois Democracy in India d. India in Transition: Freeing the Economy List - II Authorsi. Jagdish Bhagwatiii. Paul Brassiii. Myron Weineriv. AchinVanaik Codes: a b c d
A.	ii iii iv i
B.	iii ii i iv
C.	i iv iii ii
D.	iv i ii iii
Answer» B. iii ii i iv

Discussion

33.	Who said 'All Communalism is harmful'? The logic of minority Communalism is separatism, and majority communalism culminates in Fascism?
A.	Bhikhu Parekh
B.	T.N. Madan
C.	Bipin Chandra
D.	Ashish Nandy
Answer» D. Ashish Nandy

Discussion

34.	Which of the following Articles were not part of the original Constitution of India?(i) Art. 52A(ii) Art. 51A(iii) Art. 14(iv) Art. 300ASelect the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	(i) and (ii)
B.	(i) and (iii)
C.	(ii) and (iii)
D.	(ii) and (iv)
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	The name of a candidate for the Office of President of India is proposed by
A.	Any five citizens of India
B.	Any five Members of the Parliament
C.	Any fifty Members of the Electoral College
D.	Any ten members of the Electoral College
Answer» E.

Discussion

36.	Who among the following former Presidents of India kept the 'Indian Post Office Amendment Bill' pending?
A.	Zakir Hussain
B.	V.V. Giri
C.	Zail Singh
D.	Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
Answer» D. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

Discussion

37.	Which of the following statements are not correct?1. The U.S. President can seek election to the office of President for any number of times.2. The President of India has been sending messages to Parliament.3. Two-thirds members of Rajya Sabha retire every two years.4. The residuary powers rest with the States in the United States of America.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	1, 2 and 4
B.	1, 2 and 3
C.	2, 3 and 4
D.	1, 3 and 4
Answer» C. 2, 3 and 4

Discussion

38.	Which of the following countries have dual citizenship - National citizenship and State citizenship?
A.	India and U.S.A.
B.	India and Switzerland
C.	Switzerland and U.S.A.
D.	U.S.A. and U.K.
Answer» D. U.S.A. and U.K.

Discussion

39.	here can be no comparison between the positions of number one and numbers two, three or four.Who said this about the British Prime Minister?
A.	Harold Laski
B.	Margaret Thatcher
C.	Harold Wilson
D.	Winston Churchill
Answer» E.

Discussion

40.	Which of the following statements are not correct?1. The Swiss Federal Tribunal has the power to declare unconstitutional a law passed by the Federal Legislature.2. The Communist Party is banned in the U.S.A.3. The Constitution of India on the date of its commencement did have a provision that the advice of the Council of Ministers would be binding on the President.4. Tories in England are known as Conservatives.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	1 and 2
B.	2 and 3
C.	2 and 4
D.	1 and 3
Answer» E.

Discussion

41.	Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?1. Pareto Circulation of elites2. Mosca Theory of the masses3. Michels Concept of mass mind4. Gasset Political formulaSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	2 and 4
B.	1 and 2
C.	3 and 4
D.	2 and 3
Answer» B. 1 and 2

Discussion

42.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Once the leaders reach the pinnacle of power, nothing can bring them down.Reason (R): The majority of human beings, according to Michels, are apathetic, indolent and slavish.
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS).
B.	Both (AS) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).
C.	(AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D.	(AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).

Discussion

43.	Who among the following has associated the origins of political parties with three theories - institutional theories, historical crisis theories and development theories?
A.	La Palombara and Myron Weiner
B.	Peter K. Merkl
C.	Harry Eckstein
D.	Jean Blondel
Answer» B. Peter K. Merkl

Discussion

44.	Who among the following is associated with thewill and capacityapproach to the study of political development?
A.	Lucian Pye
B.	Organski
C.	Halpern
D.	David Apter
Answer» D. David Apter

Discussion

45.	Who among the following attached great importance to a balance between the principles of equality and capacity in political development?
A.	Lucian Pye
B.	Huntington
C.	Fred Riggs
D.	Danil Lerner
Answer» D. Danil Lerner

Discussion

46.	Who among the following presents a 'flow model' of political system?
A.	Gabriel Almond
B.	David Easton
C.	Morton Kaplan
D.	Oran Young
Answer» C. Morton Kaplan

Discussion

47.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (System Theorists) 1. Bertallanfy 2. Hall and Fagen 3. Easton 4. Colin Cherry List - II(System) a. a set of elements standing in interaction b. a whole which is compounded of many parts c. a set of objects together with relationships between the objects and their attributes d. a set of interactions Codes: a b c d
A.	1 4 2 3
B.	2 3 1 4
C.	4 1 2 3
D.	3 2 4 1
Answer» B. 2 3 1 4

Discussion

48.	Assertion (AS): Social Contract established a sovereign Government.Reason (R): Citizens do have an absolute obligation to obey all laws or accept any form of Government.In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?
A.	Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (AS).
B.	Both (AS) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).
C.	(AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D.	(AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» D. (AS) is false, but (R) is true.

Discussion

49.	What is the chronological correct sequence of the following books?i. Richard Attenborough In Search of Gandhi.ii. Louis Fisher The Life of Mahatma Gandhiiii. E.H. Erikson Gandhi's Truthiv. J. Eaton Gandhi: Fighter Without a SwordSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	iv, ii, iii, i
B.	iii, i, ii, iv
C.	ii, iv, iii, ii
D.	i, ii, iv, iii
Answer» B. iii, i, ii, iv

Discussion

50.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below with reference to Aristotle and Plato:List - I (Pure form) a. Monarchy b. Aristocracy c. Polity d. Ideal State List - II (Degenerated form)i. Democracy ii. Tyranny iii. Oligarchy iv. Timocracy (First stage) Codes: a b c d
A.	iv i ii iii
B.	ii iii i iv
C.	iii ii iv i
D.	i iv iii ii
Answer» C. iii ii iv i

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?

Martin Wight emphasized three philosophical traditions of International politics, they are

Bandung Conference held in 1955 had the participation of representatives from

Structural adjustment programmes require that

Why is reform of the Security Council problematic?

What does Raison d'etat mean?

Arrange the following treaties and agreements in a chronological order.Select the answer from the codes given below:(i) Indo-US Nuclear Treaty(ii) Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty(iii) Tashkent Agreement(iv) Shimla AgreementCodes:

What does RMA stand for?

Which one of the following was not included by C. Rajagopalachari in the list of six fundamental requirements of a good administrator?

Arrange the following international politics theorists in a chronological order from the codes given below:(i) Reinhold Niebuhr(ii) Immanuel Kant(iii) Antonio Gramsci(iv) Robert W. CoxCodes:

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes below:List - I (Author) a. Hedley Bull b. Noam Chomsky c. Robert Kaplan d. Kenneth Boulding List - II (Book)i. Failed Statesii. Conflict and Defenceiii. Anarchial Societyiv. Monsoon Codes: a b c d

Which one of the following committee's report said that Community Development Programme and National Extension Service had failed to evoke popular enthusiasm?

The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 1968 passed by the Lok Sabha lapsed because

Central Vigilance Commission was setup on the recommendations of

The most logical criterion to distinguish a line function from staff is

According to Herbert Simon, if a decision is directed towards individual's goal, it is

Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies?

Which one of the following is not one of the main characteristics of Taylor's scientific management?

The Committee on Assurances of the Parliament of India is an instrument of

Which one of the following was not included as a principle of administration by Willoughby in his 'Principles of Public Administration'?

Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I a. Span of attention b. Scalar process c. Human Relations Theory d. Functional Foremanship List - II i. Mooney and Reileyii. F.W. Tayloriii. V.A. Graicunasiv. Elton MayoCodes: a b c d

The principle of unity of command mainly ensures

Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India has ensured through legislation the participation of workers in management?

Assertion (AS): Political parties in India have expanded their reach but their legitimacy has been deeply eroded.Reason (R): The consolidation of the party system at the State level cannot be aggregated at the National level.

Identify the correct sequence in which the following Committees were appointed. Use the code given below:i. Balwant Rai Mehta Committeeii. L.M. Singhvi Committeeiii. G.V.K. Rao Committeeiv. Ashok Mehta CommitteeCodes:

An alliance of national elites and the entrepreneurial class as a basis of development at the Centre does not preclude re-distributive concessions automatically.' Who said?

Who described the nature of Indian State as 'incremental democratic modernization'?

Who emphasized the emergence ofa market polityin India?

Who said 'All Communalism is harmful'? The logic of minority Communalism is separatism, and majority communalism culminates in Fascism?

Which of the following Articles were not part of the original Constitution of India?(i) Art. 52A(ii) Art. 51A(iii) Art. 14(iv) Art. 300ASelect the correct answer from the codes given below:

The name of a candidate for the Office of President of India is proposed by

Who among the following former Presidents of India kept the 'Indian Post Office Amendment Bill' pending?

Which of the following countries have dual citizenship - National citizenship and State citizenship?

here can be no comparison between the positions of number one and numbers two, three or four.Who said this about the British Prime Minister?

Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?1. Pareto Circulation of elites2. Mosca Theory of the masses3. Michels Concept of mass mind4. Gasset Political formulaSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (AS): Once the leaders reach the pinnacle of power, nothing can bring them down.Reason (R): The majority of human beings, according to Michels, are apathetic, indolent and slavish.

Who among the following has associated the origins of political parties with three theories - institutional theories, historical crisis theories and development theories?

Who among the following is associated with thewill and capacityapproach to the study of political development?

Who among the following attached great importance to a balance between the principles of equality and capacity in political development?

Who among the following presents a 'flow model' of political system?

Assertion (AS): Social Contract established a sovereign Government.Reason (R): Citizens do have an absolute obligation to obey all laws or accept any form of Government.In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

What is the chronological correct sequence of the following books?i. Richard Attenborough In Search of Gandhi.ii. Louis Fisher The Life of Mahatma Gandhiiii. E.H. Erikson Gandhi's Truthiv. J. Eaton Gandhi: Fighter Without a SwordSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes: