Kerala SET 2019 Feb Question Paper Political Science

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1. Who defined political system as “Any persistent pattern of human relationships that
involves, to a significant extent, control, influence, power or authority”?
A) Edmund Burke B) David Easton
C) Robert Dahl D) Harold Laski

2. The ‘Union Powers committee’ in the constituent Assembly of India was chaired by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) B R Ambedkar
C) Sardar Vallabhai Patel D) Dr Rajendra Prasad

3. Theory X and Theory Y of management has been propounded by:
A) Chris Argyris B) Elton Mayo
C) M P Follet D) Mc Gregor

4. Which among the following is not a characteristic of Weberian model of Bureaucracy?
A) Administration conducted on the basis of written documents
B) Officials are accountable for use of official resources
C) Official business in continuous basis
D) Offices are inherited

5. How many countries voted in support of UDHR in 1948?
A) 48 B) 56
C) 43 D) 46

6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with distribution of legislative powers
as specified in the 7th schedule?
A) 146 B) 246
C) 123 D) 222

7. Which of the following works is authored by John Rawls?
A) The Dilemma of Our Times B) The Web of Government
C) A Theory of Justice D) The Elements of Social justice

8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Cabinet Responsibility?
A) Art.58 B) Art.84
C) Art.75 D) Art.114

9. India borrowed the idea of ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ from which constitution?
A) Japan B) Germany
C) Canada D) Ireland

10. Match List I wish List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Bernard Chester 1. General and Industrial Management
b. Peter F Drucker 2. The sciences of the artificial
c. Henry Fayol 3. The functions of the executive
d. Herbert Simon 4. The practice of management
Code:
A) a-2, b-3, c- l, d- 4 B) a-3, b-4, c- 1, d-2
C) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 D) a-4, b-2, c- 1, d-3

11. Which among the following is an item in the State List under 7th Schedule of Indian
Constitution?
A) Taxes on agricultural income
B) Insurance
C) Legal, Medical and other professions
D) Electricity

12. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India appointed?
A) Article 148 B) Article 124 C) Article 141 D) Article 32

13. What according to Plato is the ultimate virtue in education?
A) Making of Guardians
B) Understanding politics
C) Seeking Freedom
D) Knowledge of the Good

14. Who among the following is regarded as the Intellectual God father of Behaviouralism?
A) David Easton B) Harold Laswell
C) Charles E Merriam D) Gabriel A Almond

15. What was the sophist view of origin of state?
A) State arose by Contract B) State was natural institution
C) State created by divine plan D) State arose by Convention

16. Man is “ungrateful, fickle deceitful cowardly and avaricious”. Who among the following
made this observation?
A) Thomas Hobbes B) John Locke
C) Niccolò Machiavelli D) Rousseau

17. What is the term of Constitutional Council in France?
A) 9 yrs B) 5 yrs C) 7 yrs D) 6 yrs

18. Which amendment of American Constitution fixed the maximum tenure of US President?
A) 13th B) 21st C) 22nd D) 24th

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19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Politicisation of profession is inescapable as well as desirable
Reason (R): Members of learned discipline bear the responsibilities of all intellectuals
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

20. According to F W Riggs what are the key elements in the process of development?
1. Differentiation 2. Automation
3. Integration 4. Coordination

A) 1&2 B) 1&3 C) 2&4 D) 3&4

21. Which one of the following Act removed the traditional Royal prerogative to dissolve the
Parliament of U K?
A) Ministers of Crown Act 1937
B) Abdication Act 1936
C) Parliament Act 1911
D) Fixed term Act 2011

22. “But, if all communities aim at some good, the state or political community, which is the
highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at the good in a greater degree than any
other, and at the highest good.”-Who made this comment?
A) Plato B) Aristotle
C) Harold Laski D) Thomas Hobbes

23. Who among the following political philosophers rejected the concept of sovereignty?
A) Jean Bodin B) John Austin
C) Thomas Hobbes D) Harold J Laski

24. The idea of ‘Organic intellectual’ is associated with the philosophy of:
A) Althusser B) Gramsci C) Hegel D) Marx

25. The country which recently accepted the Women’s Right to Vote
A) Saudi Arabia B) Afghanistan C) Kuwait D) New Zealand

26. Which among the following states are declared nuclear powers under NPT?
1. USA 2. China 3. Australia 4. France

A) 1, 2, 3 B) 2, 3, 4 C) 1, 2, 4 D) 1, 3, 4

27. How many states signed the initial covenant of League of Nations?
A) 36 B) 40 C) 44 D) None of these

28. Who among the following acted as returning officer for the election of President of India
2017?
A) Chief Election Commissioner
B) Secretary General of Lok Sabha
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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29. Who among the following subscribed the Integral view of public administration?
A) L.D.White B) Luther Gulick
C) Herbert Simon D) Thomson

30. In which Case did the Supreme Court of India observed that ‘Parliament has no Power to
Amend Fundamental Rights’?
A) A K Gopalan Vs State of Madras
B) Maneka Gandhi Vs Union of India
C) Keshavananda Bharati Vs. State of Kerala
D) Golaknath Vs State of Punjab

31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Article 243 G 1. Borrowing by states
b. Article 361 2. Functions of Public Service Commission
c. Article 320 3. Protection of President and Governors
d. Article 293 4. Grama Sabha
Code:
A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 B) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

32. Which theory lays stress on rights of ‘recognition’ and ‘belongings’?
A) Libertarianism B) Communitarianism
C) Post-modernism D) Neo-humanism

33. How many Articles were there in the draft constitution prepared by Drafting Committee of
the Indian Constituent Assembly?
A) 395 B) 315 C) 426 D) 324

34. Author of the book ‘Anarchy, State and Utopia’:
A) Frederick Hayek B) Robert Nozick
C) Jurgen Habermas D) Joseph Proudhon

35. What is the subject matter of Article 45 of Indian Constitution?
A) Free Education B) Uniform Civil Code
C) Panchayati Raj D) Equal pay

36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Political culture is often seen as the foundation of all political activity, or at
least as a factor determining the nature, characteristics and level of political
activity
Reason (R): Differences in political culture amongst people develop due to the difference
in education, political training, economic and social background.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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37. Which among the following States declared itself as "a socialist state under the people's
democratic dictatorship"?
A) Russia B) Cuba C) Germany D) China

38. How are the members of the Senate in Canada selected?
A) Directly elected by people
B) Elected from House of Commons
C) Appointment by Governor-General
D) Elected from Local governments

39. Which among the following is not an essential element in the formation of a political party?
A) Strong Cadre B) Organized People
C) Similarity in Principles D) Aiming for power

40. Who criticised pressure groups as ‘anonymous empire’?
A) Mac Iver B) Samuel Finer
C) Edmund Burke D) RG Gettle

41. Identify the characteristics of a civic culture
1. Pride in one’s nation 2. Emotional involvement in elections
3. Tolerance towards opposition 4. Membership in political associations

A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 1, 3 & 4 C) 2, 3 & 4 D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

42. Who among the following is associated with the concept of ‘White man’s burden?’
A) Edward Weidner B) F W. Riggs
C) Rudyard Kipling D) T H Green

43. What is the role of British House of Lords in the matter of a finance bill?
A) Delaying power of 15 days B) Delaying power of one month
C) Delaying power of 3 months D) None of the above

44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): The concept of sovereignty suffers from many limitations in times of
globalization
Reason (R): Modern states are independent and enjoy national freedoms

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

45. ‘Power is always exercised in an environment of free will’. Who made this observation?
A) Michel Foucault B) Althusser
C) Karl Marx D) Joseph Schumpeter

46. Arrange the following events in their chronological order
1. Truman Doctrine 2. Monroe doctrine
3. Johnson doctrine 4. Nixon Doctrine

A) 2, 1, 4, 3 B) 2, 1, 3, 4 C) 1, 2, 3, 4 D) 1, 2, 4, 3

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47. "Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians". Who made this
comment?
A) James Mill B) John Lock
C) J S Mill D) Jeremy Bentham

48. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) New Despotism - Hewart
B) Administrative State - Finer
C) Philosophy of Administration - Marsahll E. Dimock
D) The Ecology of Public Administration- F.W Riggs

49. Who among the following propagated the entitlement theory of justice?
A) John Rawls B) J.S. Mill
C) Bernard Krick D) Robert Nozick

50. What did Gandhiji mean by ‘Hijrat’?
A) Opposing enemy government
B) Self expulsion from state
C) Non-Payment of taxes
D) Civil disobedience

51. Which among the following is not an element of Sapthanga Theory?
A) The King, Amathya, Janapatha
B) The King, Amathya, Priest
C) Durga, Kosha, Danda
D) King, Amathya, Mithra

52. Sikkim was admitted to the Indian Union in the year -----.
A) 1947 B) 1950 C) 1960 D) 1975

53. What according to Rousseau was the status of state of nature?
A) Pre-political
B) Pre-social
C) State of Neutrality
D) None of the above

54. According to Hobbes which were the principle causes of quarrel in the state of nature?
A) Love, diffidence and glory
B) Morality, diffidence and security
C) Competition, diffidence and glory
D) Competition, security and glory

55. The term ‘Philosophical Radicalism’ is associated with:
A) John Locke B) Thomas Hobbes
C) Jeremy Bentham D) T H Green

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56. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I List II
a. New Aspects of Politics 1. Thomas Kuhn
b. A system Analysis of Politics 2. David Easton
c. The American Science of Politics 3. Bernard Crick
d. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 4. Charles Merriam
Code:
A) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 B) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

57. Who among the following described the Prime Minister of England as ‘primus inter pares’?
A) Lord Morley B) Blackstone
C) AV Dicey D) Hermen Finer

58. Who propounded the theory of hierarchy of needs in public administration?
A) Kurt Lewin B) Maslow
C) FW Taylor D) Blake and Mouton

59. The name ‘Christianised Aristotle’ is associated with:
A) St. Augustine B) St. Aquinas C) St. Paul D) Dante

60. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled
as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): The Rajamannar Committee recommended the abolition of the IAS and IPS.
Reason (R): The IAS and IPS violate the principles of federalism and ministerial
responsibility at the state level.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

61. Who criticized positivism as ‘naïve and politically harmful’?
A) Jurgen Habermas B) Karl Popper
C) David Hume D) Victor Kraf

62. How many members are there in the Federal Council of Switzerland?
A) 100 B) 5 C) 10 D) 7

63. The Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) consisted of:
A) Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, UK
B) Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan
C) Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, UK
D) Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jordan

64. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was established in India in the year -----.
A) 1954 B) 1970 C) 1966 D) 1984

65. The idea of Scientific Management was developed by:
A) Luther Gullick B) F W Taylor
C) Woodrow Wilson D) F W Riggs

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66. The 10th BRICS summit was conducted at:
A) Xiamen B) Brazil C) Moscow D) Johannesburg

67. According to T H Green what is the end of state?
A) Security of individual B) Moral Development of Individual
C) Welfare of Individual D) Stability of Government

68. Which among the following is not a feature of development administration?
A) Change oriented
B) Dynamic and flexible
C) Objectives are complex and multiple
D) Believes in centralisation

69. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I List II
a. Quincy Wright 1. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
b. Hans J Morgenthau 2. The study of International Relations
c. Kenneth Waltz 3. Man, The state and War
d. Joseph Schumpeter 4. Politics among nations: The struggle for Power and peace
Code:
A) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 B) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
C) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

70. ASEAN was founded in the year -----.
A) 1957 B) l967 C) 1986 D) 1987

71. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
A) Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) - 1993
B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) - 2006
C) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) - 2009
D) Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) - 1975

72. Who among the following is not associated with Chipko Movement?
A) Gaura Devi B) Medha Patkar
C) Sundarlal Bahuguna D) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

73. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Only through an effective administrative system can the goals of
socio- economic development and nation-building be achieved.
Reason (R): The role of bureaucracy as an agent of socio-economic change becomes
important in the development process

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

74. The Simon commission was appointed to study the constitutional reforms in India in:
A) 1931 B) 1930 C) 1928 D) 1935

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75. Which among the following states have unicameral legislature?
1. China 2. Bangladesh 3. New Zealand 4. Demark

A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 3&4 C) 1, 2, 3 & 4 D) 2 only

76. First ASEAN summit was conducted at:
A) Bali B) Kulalampur C) Singapore D) Bangkok
77. How many nations boycotted the 19 th SAARC summit at Islamabad?
A) Five B) Six C) Seven D) All

78. The headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in -------.
A) Hong Kong B) Manila C) Beijing D) Singapore

79. The main characteristic of the traditional approach to the study of Political Science:
A) The value free study B) Institutional study
C) Comparative study D) Emphasis on scientific methodology

80. Peace of Paris is related to:
A) French Revolution B) American revolution
C) Second World War D) Suez Canal dispute

81. How does a change in voting share decided in IMF?
A) By simple majority B) By Special Majority
C) By Super majority D) By special majority with veto power

82. Find out the right order of presidential succession list in USA:
A) Vice President, Speaker of House of Representatives, President pro tempore of Senate
B) Vice President, Chief Justice, President pro tempore of Senate
C) Vice President, Speaker of House of Representatives, Chief Justice
D) Vice President, Speaker of House of Representatives, Secretary of state

83. The Marrakesh agreement is related to-
A) IMF B) WTO C) UNDP D) NAM
84. Who among the following prime ministers of India developed ‘Look East Policy?’
A) Narendra Modi B) Manmohan Singh
C) Rajeev Gandhi D) Narasimha Rao

85. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): According to Gandhiji the state should be opposed at any cost
Reason (R): The individual has a soul but as the state is a soulless machine; it can never be
weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

86. The idea of ‘welfare state capitalism and mass democracy’ belongs to:
A) Theodore Adorno B) Louis Althusser
C) Jurgen Habermas D) Antonio Gramsci

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87. Which among the following is a basic tenet of New Humanism in M N ROY?
A) State is prior to Individual
B) Society is prior to individual
C) Society and individuals are equal share holders
D) Individual is prior to society

88. The chief advocate of Social Democracy in India was:
A) M N Roy B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) B R Ambedkar D) Lala Lajpat Rai

89. In Britain whose parliament was called ‘Short Parliament’?
A) James I B) George II C) Edward I D) Charles I

90. According to John Rawls which among the following are social primary goods?
A) Rights, liberties, income
B) Health, vigour, intelligence
C) Imagination, power, citizenship
D) Family, state, society

91. Who among the following is not associated with Game Theory in International Politics?
A) Martin Shubnick B) Morton Kaplan
C) Karl Deutsch D) Oscar Morgenstern

92. The first President of US to visit India:
A) John F Kennedy B) Eisenhower
C) George Bush (Sr.) D) Jimmy Carter

93. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Absolutism, by concentrating political power in its own hands and in
seeking to create a central system of rule, paved the way for a secular
and national system of power
Reason (R): An important factor in the emergence of the modern state is the capacity
of states to organize the means of coercion and to deploy them when
necessary

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

94. Which among the following countries was not a signatory of Kellogg pact (1928)?
A) Germany B) France C) Italy D) USA

95. Who gave the theory of Iron law of oligarchies?
A) Wilfredo Pareto B) Joseph Schumpeter
C) Gaetano Mosca D) Robert Michels

96. “Women are made, they are not born”. Who made this comment?
A) Simone de Beauvoir B) Germaine Greer
C) Rosa Luxemburg D) Mary Wollstonecraft

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97. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I List II
a. Food and Agriculture Organisation 1. Geneva
b. International Labour Organisation 2. Rome
c. International Atomic Energy Agency 3. London
d. Amnesty International 4. Vienna
Code:
A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2

98. The First International was established in the year -----.
A) 1844 B) 1864 C) 1888 D) 1862

99. NITI Aayog was established in the year ------.
A) 2015 B) 2009 C) 2013 D) 2012

100. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): In many respects’ liberalism reflected the aspirations of the rising middle
classes, whose interests conflicted with the established power of absolute
monarchs and the landed aristocracy
Reason (R): Liberal ideas resulted from the breakdown of feudalism in Europe and the
growth, in its place, of a market or capitalist society.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

101. Which among the following countries is regarded as the’ cradle of classical liberalism’?
A) Germany B) France C) USA D) Britain

102. “Government was symbolized by the club, the gun, the handcuff, or the prison”. Who made
this comment?
A) Randolph Bourne B) William Godwin
C) Emma Goldman D) Joseph Proudhon

103. The founder of the Radical Democratic Party:
A) B R Ambedkar B) Subash Chandra Bose
C) Jayaprakash Narayanan D) M N Roy

104. What according to Karl Marx is the final stage of socialist revolution?
A) Withering away of state
B) Class war
C) Dictatorship of the proleteriate
D) Imperialism

105. Which among the following is not a contribution of Lenin?
A) Theory of Imperialism B) Theory of Hegemony
C) Democratic Centralism D) Role of the Party

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106. The strength of the Commonwealth Organisation (as of 2018 November)?
A) 83 B) 50 C) 100 D) 53

107. Dawes plan is related to-
A) Second World War B) Kuwait Invasion
C) First World War D) Vietnamese War

108. The author of the book ‘American Power and the New Mandarins’:
A) Noam Chomsky B) William Godwin
C) Samuel Huntington D) Joseph Schumpeter

109. The last country to join United Nations Organisation (As on November 2018):
A) Timor-Leste B) South Sudan C) Montenegro D) Switzerland

110. The idea ‘flat world’ advocated by Thomas L Friedman is related to:
A) Liberalism B) Cold War
C) Globalization D) Post- Cold War

111. The traditional home of patronage bureaucracy is:
A) UK B) France C) China D) USA

112. The idea of ‘cultural revolution’ is related to:
A) Globalization B) Russian Revolution
C) Chinese Revolution D) Vietnam War

113. Identify the correct order of a public policy cycle:
1. The adoption of a policy
2. Implementation and evaluation of policy
3. Emergence of a problem that require public attention
4. Placing the problem on Governments agenda

A) 1, 2, 3 & 4 B) 4, 3, 2 & 1 C) 3, 4, 1 & 2 D) 2, 3, 4 & 1

114. Which among the following is not related to critical theory?
A) Rejection of the notion of objectivity in knowledge
B) Acceptance of Base Superstructure postulate in Marx
C) Acceptance of the theory-practice contradiction
D) Evaluation of the problem of ideology

115. By which amendment fundamental duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution?
A) 24th B) 74th C) 43rd D) 42nd

116. Which among the following entities is not included in the jurisdiction of RTI in India?
A) Privatized public utility service
B) Public corporation
C) Private company
D) Autonomous institutions

117. Who among the following thinkers supported Benito Mussolini’s method of governance?
A) Wilfredo Pareto B) Joseph Schumpeter
C) Gaetano Mosca D) Robert Michels

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118. The ‘UN Women’ was established in the year -----.
A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2015 D) 2013

119. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R)
Assertion (A): Good Governance is an objective of modern administration
Reason (R): Governance involves the exercise of political, economic and administrative
powers in managing the country’s affairs.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

120. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Four Freedoms 1. 1943
b. Four power pact 2. 1921
c. Four Nation Declaration 3. 1918
d. Fourteen Points 4. 1941
Code:
A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

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