200950 + Mcqs in General McqOptions

1.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (State) a. Myanmar b. Malaysia c. Indonesia d. Laos List - II (Minorities) i. Hindusii. Rohingasiii. Tamils iv. Vietnamese Codes: a b c d
A.	iv iii ii i
B.	iii ii i iv
C.	ii iii i iv
D.	i ii iii iv
Answer» D. i ii iii iv

Discussion

2.	Which one of the following is not a Indo-Pak dispute?
A.	Siachin dispute
B.	Sir Creek dispute
C.	Cross Border terrorism
D.	Dahagram dispute
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	Match the List - I with List - II and select answer from code given below:List - I (Countries) a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. Nepal d. Bangladesh List - II(Problems)i. Kachativu ii. Wular Barrage iii. Susta Border iv. New Moore Island Codes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	iv iii ii i
C.	iii iv i ii
D.	ii iii iv i
Answer» B. iv iii ii i

Discussion

4.	Indian troops, military observers and civilian police personnel served in U.N.O. peace keeping operation in
A.	Western Sahara
B.	Bosnia
C.	Herzegovina
D.	All of the above
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is
A.	15
B.	16
C.	18
D.	25
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

6.	Recently there were tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. What is the issue in conflict?
A.	Illegal migrations
B.	Prachvihar
C.	Emerald Buddha
D.	Minorities
Answer» C. Emerald Buddha

Discussion

7.	The Panel on United Nations Peace Operations was set up by the earlier Secretary General Kofi Annan. Name the report
A.	Hammarskjold Report
B.	Rajeshwar Dayal Report
C.	Brahimi Report
D.	Kofi Annan Report
Answer» D. Kofi Annan Report

Discussion

8.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Terrorist Organisations) a. LTTE b. Hizbullah c. Bako Haram d. Shining PathList - II (Countries) i. Peru ii. Nigeria iii. Iran iv. Sri LankaCodes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	iv iii ii i
C.	ii i iv iii
D.	iii iv i ii
Answer» C. ii i iv iii

Discussion

9.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Foreign Policy think tank) a. Foreign Policy Institute b. Institute for Defense u0026 Strategic Analysis c. Carnegie Endowment d. International Institute for strategic studies List - II (Country) i. USAii. UK iii. Turkey iv. India Codes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	ii iii iv i
C.	iii iv i ii
D.	iv ii iii i
Answer» D. iv ii iii i

Discussion

10.	With which approach would one associate the following statement? Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority?
A.	Economic Liberalism
B.	Economic Realists
C.	Mercantilism
D.	Neo-Marxism
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	TheClash of Civilizations and New World Orderpredict an ideological shift in the Post-Cold War period from
A.	Political ideology to economic liberalism
B.	Geopolitics to geo-economics
C.	Nation-state to the civilization area.
D.	Political ideology to culture and religion.
Answer» E.

Discussion

12.	Which of the following statements are not true?(i) Security dilemma is an important paradox of the state system.(ii) Arms race increases insecurity of states.(iii) Arms control is a solution.(iv) Standing armies contribute to security of all.Codes:
A.	(i), (ii) u0026 (iv)
B.	(i) u0026 (iii)
C.	(iii) u0026 (iv)
D.	(i) u0026 (iv)
Answer» D. (i) u0026 (iv)

Discussion

13.	Democratic Peace Theory is placed under which theoretical approach of International relations?
A.	Structural Realism
B.	Republican Realism
C.	Neo-Realism
D.	Institutional Liberalism
Answer» E.

Discussion

14.	Assertion (AS): Modern technology enhances the importance of warand threats of war.Reason (R): War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.Codes:
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» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false.

Discussion

15.	Who builts on Kenneth Waltz's argument concerning the stability of bipolar system as compared to multipolar system?
A.	Stanley Hoffmann
B.	Charles Kindelberger
C.	John Mearshemier
D.	John Gaddis
Answer» D. John Gaddis

Discussion

16.	Assertion (AS): The District Collector is the most important functionary at the apex of the district administration.Reason (R): After independence, his role has become increasingly multi-dimensional.Codes:
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.	(R) is true, but (AS) is false.
Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS).

Discussion

17.	The Fiscal Five Year Plan was started in India after independence in the year
A.	1950 - 1951
B.	1951 - 1952
C.	1952 - 1953
D.	1953 - 1954
Answer» B. 1951 - 1952

Discussion

18.	Performance Budgeting became popular in the
A.	1950s
B.	1960s
C.	1970s
D.	1980s
Answer» B. 1960s

Discussion

19.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Authors) a. Chester Barnard b. Herbert Simon c. Dwight Waldo (ed.) d. Marshall Dimock List - II (Books)i. Philosophy of administration ii. Ideas and Issues in Public Administration iii. Administrative Behaviour iv. The Functions of the Executive Codes: a b c d
A.	iii iv ii i
B.	iv iii ii i
C.	i iv ii iii
D.	ii i iii iv
Answer» C. i iv ii iii

Discussion

20.	Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations
A.	Accounting
B.	Filling
C.	Managerial techniques
D.	Scope and complexity
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented?
A.	Democratic Administration
B.	Autocratic Administration
C.	Development Administration
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

Discussion

22.	Who among the following are called staff officials?
A.	Field workers
B.	Advisory staff
C.	Those who help the chief executive in the performance of his primary functions.
D.	Those who help the chief executive in the implementation of his functions.
Answer» D. Those who help the chief executive in the implementation of his functions.

Discussion

23.	According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?
A.	Separation of office from its incumbent
B.	Rigid adherence to rules
C.	Selection by Patronage
D.	Fix remuneration of officials
Answer» D. Fix remuneration of officials

Discussion

24.	Which one of the following books contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the classical theory?
A.	Introduction to the study of Public Administration
B.	Public Administration
C.	Papers on the Science of Administration
D.	Policy and Administration
Answer» D. Policy and Administration

Discussion

25.	According to Herbert Simon, a decision is usually compounded of
A.	One fact statement and one value statement
B.	One value statement and several fact statements
C.	Several value statements and one fact statement
D.	Several value statements and several fact statements
Answer» C. Several value statements and one fact statement

Discussion

26.	Under the code developed by workers at the Western Electric Company, one who passes unfavorable information about his colleagues to his superior is called
A.	A squealer
B.	A puzzler
C.	A rate-buster
D.	A chiseller
Answer» B. A puzzler

Discussion

27.	Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal?(i) Subordination of individual interest to general interest.(ii) Appointment on the basis of a contract.(iii) Espirit de corps(iv) EquityCodes:
A.	(i), (ii) u0026 (iii)
B.	(i), (iii) u0026 (iv)
C.	(ii), (iii) u0026 (iv)
D.	(i), (ii) u0026 (iv)
Answer» C. (ii), (iii) u0026 (iv)

Discussion

28.	Which one of the following is not an element of decision making?
A.	It is an unconscious activity.
B.	It is not one time process.
C.	It is an environment linked activity.
D.	It needs studying and finding alternatives before taking final decisions.
Answer» B. It is not one time process.

Discussion

29.	Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley?
A.	Equity principle
B.	Scalar principle
C.	Staff/Line principle
D.	Functional principle
Answer» B. Scalar principle

Discussion

30.	Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive?
A.	Staffing
B.	Adjudicating
C.	Directing
D.	Coordinating
Answer» C. Directing

Discussion

31.	Which of the following was the first all Indian women's organization which came into force in 1926?
A.	All India Women's Conference
B.	National Council for Women in India
C.	National Federation of Indian Women in India.
D.	Self-Employed Women's Association
Answer» C. National Federation of Indian Women in India.

Discussion

32.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (States) a. Andhra Pradesh b. Chhattisgarh c. Jharkhand d. Madhya Pradesh List - II (No. of Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled tribes)i. 4 ii. 5 iii. 6iv. 3 Codes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	iv i ii iii
C.	iv iii ii i
D.	ii iv i iii
Answer» C. iv iii ii i

Discussion

33.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Types) a. Institutional pressure groups b. Associational Pressure groups c. Non-Associational pressure groups d. Anomic pressure groups List - II (Pressure groups) i. Association of Indian Universitiesii. All India Schedule Caste Federationiii. All India Federation of University Teachers Association iv. Gopalgarh communal riots in Rajasthan Codes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	i iii ii iv
C.	iii ii iv i
D.	iv i ii iii
Answer» C. iii ii iv i

Discussion

34.	Who characterized India asA million mutiniesin 1990?
A.	V.S. Naipaul
B.	M.S.A. Rao
C.	Ghanshyam Shah
D.	Tedd Gurr
Answer» B. M.S.A. Rao

Discussion

35.	Which of the following is not within the jurisdiction of the State High Court?
A.	It can hear appeals from lower courts.
B.	It can issue writs for restoring Fundamental Rights.
C.	It can decide the river water dispute between the two states.
D.	It exercises superintendence and control over courts below it.
Answer» D. It exercises superintendence and control over courts below it.

Discussion

36.	Who holds the view that bureaucracy as an organisation cannot correct its behaviour by learning from its errors?
A.	M. Crozier
B.	H.J. Laski
C.	F.M. Marx
D.	Max Weber
Answer» B. H.J. Laski

Discussion

37.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Regional Political Party) a. Rashtriya LokDal b. Indian National Lok Dal c. Janta Dal (Secular) d. Rashtriya Janta Dal List - II(State of Origin) i. Biharii. Karnataka iii. Uttar Pradesh iv. Haryana Codes: a b c d
A.	iii iv ii i
B.	i ii iii iv
C.	iv iii ii i
D.	iv i iii ii
Answer» B. i ii iii iv

Discussion

38.	oses in Decemberis the autobiography of
A.	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B.	Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
C.	Hakim Ajmal Khan
D.	Mohammad Karim Chhagala
Answer» E.

Discussion

39.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Lok Sabha) a. 3rd Lok Sabha b. 5th Lok Sabha c. 7th Lok Sabha d. 10th Lok Sabha List - II (Speaker)i. Shivraj Patilii. Balram Jakhariii. G.S. Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagativ. Hukam Singh Codes: a b c d
A.	iv iii ii i
B.	iv i ii iii
C.	i ii iii iv
D.	iii iv ii i
Answer» B. iv i ii iii

Discussion

40.	Which of the following statements about the US President are true?(i) The US President can seek reelection only once.(ii) He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other crimes.(iii) At the impeachment trials the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides.(iv) Both the President and the Vice-President can be from the same state.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
A.	(i), (ii) u0026 (iii)
B.	(i), (iii) u0026 (iv)
C.	(ii), (iii) u0026 (iv)
D.	(i), (ii) u0026 (iv)
Answer» B. (i), (iii) u0026 (iv)

Discussion

41.	Assertion (AS): Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.Reason (R): This was because ofa dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
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

42.	Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by
A.	Huntington
B.	Putman
C.	Miliband
D.	Marcuge
Answer» E.

Discussion

43.	The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under?
A.	Political Development
B.	Political Modernization
C.	Political Culture
D.	Political Elites
Answer» D. Political Elites

Discussion

44.	What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils' categories of political system?(i) Political Democracy(ii) Tutelary Democracy(iii) Modernizing Oligarchy(iv) Totalitarian Oligarchy(v) Traditional OligarchySelect the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.	(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
B.	(i), (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)
C.	(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (iii)
D.	(ii), (i), (iii), (v) and (iv)
Answer» B. (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) and (v)

Discussion

45.	In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by
A.	Elinor Ostrom
B.	Hardin
C.	Karl Deutsch
D.	Anthony Downs
Answer» E.

Discussion

46.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Thinkers) a. Anthony Downs b. Gabrial Almond and Sidney Verba c. Stein Rokkan d. Gosta Esping-Anderson List - II (Books)i. An Economic theory of Democracyii. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism iii. The Civic Cultureiv. Citizens, Elections, Parties Codes: a b c d
A.	i iii iv ii
B.	ii i iii iv
C.	iii iv ii i
D.	iv ii i iii
Answer» B. ii i iii iv

Discussion

47.	The termCooperative Federalismemerged after
A.	The First World War
B.	At the time of New Deal Legislations in the USA.
C.	As part of the Soviet Constitution of 1937.
D.	After the Second World War.
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (AS): For Daniel Bell there is the 'end of ideology'.Reason (R): This is to validate a single ideology and to discredit every other ideology.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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» D. (AS) is false, but (R) is true.

Discussion

49.	Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Authors) a. R.J. Bernstein b. M. Sandel c. M. Waltzer d. W. Kymlicka List - II (Books)i. Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality ii. The Restructuring of Social and Political theoryiii. Contemporary Political philosophyiv. Liberalism and the Limits of Justice Codes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	iii iv i ii
C.	ii iv i iii
D.	iv i iii ii
Answer» D. iv i iii ii

Discussion

50.	Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Theories of Political Parties) a. Development Theory b. Spatial theory c. Re-alignment theory d. Permeation theory List - II(Propounders)i. Giovomin Sartori ii. Joseph la Palombara iii. Maurice Duverger iv. Bunham and SandquistCodes: a b c d
A.	i ii iii iv
B.	ii i iv iii
C.	iii iv ii i
D.	iv ii i iii
Answer» C. iii iv ii i

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (State) a. Myanmar b. Malaysia c. Indonesia d. Laos List - II (Minorities) i. Hindusii. Rohingasiii. Tamils iv. Vietnamese Codes: a b c d

Which one of the following is not a Indo-Pak dispute?

Match the List - I with List - II and select answer from code given below:List - I (Countries) a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. Nepal d. Bangladesh List - II(Problems)i. Kachativu ii. Wular Barrage iii. Susta Border iv. New Moore Island Codes: a b c d

Indian troops, military observers and civilian police personnel served in U.N.O. peace keeping operation in

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is

Recently there were tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. What is the issue in conflict?

The Panel on United Nations Peace Operations was set up by the earlier Secretary General Kofi Annan. Name the report

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Terrorist Organisations) a. LTTE b. Hizbullah c. Bako Haram d. Shining PathList - II (Countries) i. Peru ii. Nigeria iii. Iran iv. Sri LankaCodes: a b c d

With which approach would one associate the following statement? Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority?

TheClash of Civilizations and New World Orderpredict an ideological shift in the Post-Cold War period from

Which of the following statements are not true?(i) Security dilemma is an important paradox of the state system.(ii) Arms race increases insecurity of states.(iii) Arms control is a solution.(iv) Standing armies contribute to security of all.Codes:

Democratic Peace Theory is placed under which theoretical approach of International relations?

Assertion (AS): Modern technology enhances the importance of warand threats of war.Reason (R): War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.Codes:

Who builts on Kenneth Waltz's argument concerning the stability of bipolar system as compared to multipolar system?

Assertion (AS): The District Collector is the most important functionary at the apex of the district administration.Reason (R): After independence, his role has become increasingly multi-dimensional.Codes:

The Fiscal Five Year Plan was started in India after independence in the year

Performance Budgeting became popular in the

Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations

Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented?

Who among the following are called staff officials?

According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?

Which one of the following books contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the classical theory?

According to Herbert Simon, a decision is usually compounded of

Under the code developed by workers at the Western Electric Company, one who passes unfavorable information about his colleagues to his superior is called

Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal?(i) Subordination of individual interest to general interest.(ii) Appointment on the basis of a contract.(iii) Espirit de corps(iv) EquityCodes:

Which one of the following is not an element of decision making?

Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley?

Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive?

Which of the following was the first all Indian women's organization which came into force in 1926?

Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (States) a. Andhra Pradesh b. Chhattisgarh c. Jharkhand d. Madhya Pradesh List - II (No. of Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled tribes)i. 4 ii. 5 iii. 6iv. 3 Codes: a b c d

Who characterized India asA million mutiniesin 1990?

Which of the following is not within the jurisdiction of the State High Court?

Who holds the view that bureaucracy as an organisation cannot correct its behaviour by learning from its errors?

oses in Decemberis the autobiography of

Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I (Lok Sabha) a. 3rd Lok Sabha b. 5th Lok Sabha c. 7th Lok Sabha d. 10th Lok Sabha List - II (Speaker)i. Shivraj Patilii. Balram Jakhariii. G.S. Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagativ. Hukam Singh Codes: a b c d

Assertion (AS): Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.Reason (R): This was because ofa dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:

Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by

The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under?

What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils' categories of political system?(i) Political Democracy(ii) Tutelary Democracy(iii) Modernizing Oligarchy(iv) Totalitarian Oligarchy(v) Traditional OligarchySelect the correct answer from the codes given below:

In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by

The termCooperative Federalismemerged after