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This section includes 206 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in Political Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Under whose Chairmanship was a committee formed to study the relation between crimeand politics. |
| A. | N.N.Vohra |
| B. | R.S.Sarkaria |
| C. | S.R.Sen |
| D. | Dinesh Goswami |
| Answer» B. R.S.Sarkaria | |
| 152. |
Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | M.A Jinnah |
| C. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| D. | J. B. Kripalani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
How many women members were recommended to be inducted in panchayats tocarry on the specific programmers for women and children |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» B. Three | |
| 154. |
In India the majority of the working-class came from. |
| A. | The rural areas b) The urban areas |
| B. | From slums |
| C. | None of these |
| Answer» B. From slums | |
| 155. |
Communalism in India was born, nurtured and promoted by |
| A. | Muslim League |
| B. | British imperialism |
| C. | Congress politics |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Congress politics | |
| 156. |
Marxian Analysis sees power as being derived from – position. c. |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Clan |
| C. | Class. |
| D. | a and b |
| Answer» D. a and b | |
| 157. |
In coalition government the bureaucracy becomes |
| A. | Efficient |
| B. | all powerful |
| C. | fair and just |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. fair and just | |
| 158. |
The Dravida Muneetra Kazhagam (DMK) movement against the imposition of Hindi language in a good example of d. |
| A. | Revolutionary movements |
| B. | Resistance movements |
| C. | Utopian movements |
| D. | Reform movements |
| Answer» C. Utopian movements | |
| 159. |
What is the correct sequence of the following chief ministers of Kerala?i. C Achuthamenon ii. Pattam Thanu pillai iii. R. Sankar IV. E.M.S. Namboodiripad |
| A. | IV,II,III,I |
| B. | II,IV,I,III |
| C. | IV,III,II,I |
| D. | I,III,IV,II |
| Answer» B. II,IV,I,III | |
| 160. |
Identity the correct chronological order in which the following came into existence.Use the codes given bellow |
| A. | Swatantra party |
| B. | Muslim League |
| C. | Bharatiya Janata party |
| D. | Communist party of India |
| Answer» D. Communist party of India | |
| 161. |
The Ezhavas’ and Velamos’ are socially dominate caste groups in |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | None of there |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 162. |
Economically, Muslims in India have failed to produce: |
| A. | Surplus capital |
| B. | industrial growth |
| C. | Adequate precipitant income |
| D. | A viable capitalist class |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Political parities are responsible for maintaining a continuous connection between |
| A. | People and the government |
| B. | President and the Prime Minister |
| C. | People and the opposition |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
How many times Nehru became the president of INC |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 165. |
Which political party in India given this slogan ‘Desh Ke liye – EK Saal, (A year forthe country ) |
| A. | BJP |
| B. | CPI |
| C. | Congress |
| D. | Samajwadi Party |
| Answer» D. Samajwadi Party | |
| 166. |
Which of the following is a type of coalition categorized on the basis ofmutual strength of coalition partners? |
| A. | One party dominate coalition |
| B. | Minority governmental coalition |
| C. | Post election coalition |
| D. | Secular coalition |
| Answer» B. Minority governmental coalition | |
| 167. |
The state of Andra Pradesh was formed in |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» C. 1958 | |
| 168. |
The first Backward Classes Commission emphasized which of the following as acondition Identifying social and educational backwardness? |
| A. | Religion |
| B. | Language |
| C. | Cast |
| D. | Class |
| Answer» D. Class | |
| 169. |
Caste system is |
| A. | Hierarchical |
| B. | Segmentary |
| C. | Marked by a dichotomy between purityand pollution |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
The issue of adequate participation of women in panchayati Raj institutions was firstraised by |
| A. | Santhanam committee Report |
| B. | Ashok Mehta Committee Report |
| C. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Report |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 171. |
Who said’ All communalism is harmful? The logic of minority communalism isseparatism, and majority communalism culminates in fascism? |
| A. | Bhikhu parekh |
| B. | T N Madan |
| C. | Bipin Chandra |
| D. | Ashish Nandy |
| Answer» D. Ashish Nandy | |
| 172. |
Which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code introduced by British makes sexualactivities against the ‘order of nature’ illegal |
| A. | Section 370 |
| B. | Section 470. |
| C. | Section 377. |
| D. | Section 477 |
| Answer» D. Section 477 | |
| 173. |
The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castesrests with the |
| A. | President |
| B. | Governor |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | Commission for scheduled caste an tribes |
| Answer» B. Governor | |
| 174. |
During which of the following years the Congress party has faced serious electoralreverses? |
| A. | 1967 |
| B. | 1977 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Who among the following communists of India played a notable role in theworld communist movement ? |
| A. | A K Gopalan |
| B. | S A Dange |
| C. | M N Roy |
| D. | EMS Namboodiripad |
| Answer» D. EMS Namboodiripad | |
| 176. |
In 1966 Shiv Sena was organised under the leadership of |
| A. | Bal Thackeray |
| B. | Ramaswamy |
| C. | V.Venkatesan |
| D. | Om vedat. |
| Answer» B. Ramaswamy | |
| 177. |
Which of the following scheme provide education to girls and their welfare? |
| A. | One Stop Centre Scheme |
| B. | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao |
| C. | SWADHAR Scheme |
| D. | UJJAWALA |
| Answer» C. SWADHAR Scheme | |
| 178. |
Which of the following are the important socio-economic factors of regionalimbalance in India? |
| A. | Capita income |
| B. | regional location of industries |
| C. | population below poverty line |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
. Political parties are registered as per the provision of: |
| A. | Article 324 of the constitution |
| B. | The Election Commission |
| C. | The Election Commission in consultation with the govt. |
| D. | Representation of peoples Act 1951 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 180. |
The first non-congress prime minister of India? |
| A. | Lal Bahadur sastri |
| B. | V.P Singh |
| C. | Deva Gowda |
| D. | Moraji Desai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
-----------among the following can be considered as a link between the governmentand the people. |
| A. | The judiciary |
| B. | political party |
| C. | bureaucracy |
| D. | Democratic |
| Answer» C. bureaucracy | |
| 182. |
Which one of the following was the largest Opposition party in the Eighth Lok Sabha (1984)? |
| A. | bhartiya janata party |
| B. | communist party of india |
| C. | telugu desam party |
| D. | national lok dal |
| Answer» D. national lok dal | |
| 183. |
Who among the following first initiated the study of State Politics in India? |
| A. | iqbal narain |
| B. | paul r. brass |
| C. | stanley kochanak |
| D. | myron weiner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
The Sikhs got special electorates in which of the following Acts? |
| A. | indian councils act, 1892 |
| B. | indian councils act, 1909 |
| C. | government of india act, 1919 |
| D. | government of india act, 1935 |
| Answer» D. government of india act, 1935 | |
| 185. |
Who is the author of ‘Political Economy of Development in India’? |
| A. | amartya sen |
| B. | subipta kaviraj |
| C. | pranab bardhan |
| D. | hanza allavi |
| Answer» D. hanza allavi | |
| 186. |
Who tried to period Indian politics in terms of the tussle between a “demand polity†and a “command polity� |
| A. | rajni kothari |
| B. | partha chatterjee |
| C. | lloyd and susanne rudolph |
| D. | myron weiner |
| Answer» D. myron weiner | |
| 187. |
The book ‘Language, Religion and Politics’ is written by |
| A. | paul brass |
| B. | partha chatterjee |
| C. | myron weiner |
| D. | atul kohli |
| Answer» B. partha chatterjee | |
| 188. |
The book ‘The Painful Transition: Bourgeois Democracy in India’ is written by |
| A. | jagdish bhagwati |
| B. | paul brass |
| C. | myron weiner |
| D. | achinvanaik |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
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. | atul kohli |
| C. | yogendra yadav |
| D. | paul brass |
| Answer» C. yogendra yadav | |
| 190. |
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 | |
| 191. |
Who emphasized the emergence of “a market polity†in India? A. Stanley |
| A. | kochanek |
| B. | james manor |
| C. | morris-jones |
| D. | paul brass |
| Answer» D. paul brass | |
| 192. |
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 | |
| 193. |
Which of these statements is incorrect about CPI (M)? |
| A. | supports socialism, secularism and democracy |
| B. | opposes imperialism and communalism |
| C. | wants to secure socio-economic justice in india |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
When was the Communist party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) Formed? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1964 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» D. 1939 | |
| 195. |
When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed? |
| A. | 1982, mayawati |
| B. | 1984, kanshi ram |
| C. | 1985, mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | 1986, bhajanlal |
| Answer» C. 1985, mulayam singh yadav | |
| 196. |
Which among the following was NOT a political party at the time of its foundation? |
| A. | sikkim democratic front |
| B. | mizo national front |
| C. | shiv sen |
| D. | uttarakhand kranti dal |
| Answer» D. uttarakhand kranti dal | |
| 197. |
Which among the following political parties have supported (In principle) the demand of Harit Pradesh? |
| A. | bjp |
| B. | bsp |
| C. | samajwadi party |
| D. | indian national congress |
| Answer» C. samajwadi party | |
| 198. |
Who among the following is a leader of Janata Dal-Secular? |
| A. | lalu prasad yadav |
| B. | sharad yadav |
| C. | h.d deva gouda |
| D. | ajith singh |
| Answer» D. ajith singh | |
| 199. |
Which among the following regional political parties in India has the Party logo of two leaves? |
| A. | dmk |
| B. | aiadmk |
| C. | mdmk |
| D. | pmk |
| Answer» C. mdmk | |
| 200. |
Dr. T. M. Nair is related to which of the following? |
| A. | justice party |
| B. | labour party |
| C. | forward party |
| D. | tdp |
| Answer» B. labour party | |