PUMDET 2018 Question Paper Political Sciences

PUMDET-2018 82160001
Subject: Political Science (Booklet Number)

Duration: 90 minutes Full Marks: 100

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1. Which statement/s define/s political theory most appropriately:
i. The collective power to take decisions about a community.
ii. The mechanisms by which power is exercised by one group over another.
iii. The use of state power to achieve the good of the community.
iv. The use of state power to exercise power over another.

(A) Only ii & iii (B) Only iii & iv
(C) All of them (D) None of them

2. Match the types of sovereignty with their proponents in the table given.
Types of sovereignty proponents
a. Political 1. Locke
b. Legal 2. Barker
c. Popular 3. Rousseau
d. Pluralist 4. Austin

(A) a – 3 , b – 2 , c – 1, d – 4 (B) a – 1,b – 4, c – 3 , d – 2
(B) a – 2 , b – 3, c – 4 , d – 1 (D) a – 4 , b – 1 , c – 2 , d – 3

3. Which branch of feminism states, “the planet earth is a living organism”
(A) The Gaia tradition (B) Liberal feminism
(C) Socialist tradition (D) Radical feminism

4. How is Peter Kropotkin best identified?
(A) Neo-Liberal (B) Ethical socialist
(C) Neo-Marxist (D) Anarchist

5. Who among the following identified four sources of justice, “religion, nature, economics and
ethics.”
(A) Ernest Barkes (B) Harold Laski
(C) Woodrow Wilson (D) Henry Maine

6. With which event(s) is Dr. Ambedkar associated:
a) 3 temple satyagrohas, none supported by congress
b) Participation in Ganapati festivities
c) Mahad Conference of 1927.
d) The Southborough conference on franchise.

(A) only b (B) a, b, and c (C) only d (D) All

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7. Whose career is described as: “a most remarkable failure in the history of the Indian national
movement.”
(A) Sir syed Ahmed Khan (B) M. N Roy
(C) Bipin Bihari Pal (D) Nathuram Godse

8. Identify the speaker: “The congress conducted itself on the complacent assumption that all Indians
profess the same religion, speak the same language, have the same way of life.”
(A) Sir syed Ahem Khan (B) Dr. Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) M.N. Roy

9. Match between list A and list B

Types of sovereignty proponents
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 1. Influenced by Shibli Numani and
Jamaluddin Afghani
b. Rammohan Roy 2. “Socialism is not in our blood”
c. M.S. Golwalkar 3. Unitarian
d. Abul Kalam Azad 4. National Religion

(A) a – 1 , b – 2 , c – 4 , d – 3 (B) a – 2 , b – 3 , c – 4 , d – 1
(C) a – 2 , b – 1, c – 3 , d – 4 (D) a – 4 , b – 3 , c – 2 , d – 1

10. Who said, “ My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity
as the strongest.”
(A) Acharya Narendra Deva (B) Kenneth Galbraith
(C) M.K. Gandhi (D) Rajendra Prasad

11. Which of the following reflects plato’s ideas?
a) All types of music to be forbidden
b) Doctors to be always on standby
c) The young should not see war
d) The happiness of guardians symbolizes happiness of all

(A) only d (B) a, b & c only (C) None (D) All

12. Choose the incorrect sentence:
(A) People living under Roman Law, found it very safe to be ruled by Rome.
(B) The state in Rome was powerful, but not all-absorbing.
(C) Cicero completely accepted Plato’s ideas in his conclusion.
(D) Cicero transmitted the stoic idea of equality.

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13. Arrange in ascending chronological order:
1) Machianelli
2) Cicero
3) Marsilius of Padua
4) Hobbes

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

14. Who said, “The state is a relation between political inferiors and a political superior, and law is its
command”?

(A) Thomas Hobbes (B) Jean Bodin
(C) J.J Rousseau (D) Hugo Grotius

15. Choose the correct statement.
(A) The combination of dialectics with materialism does not transform them.
(B) Marxist humanism precedes dialectical materialism
(C) Engel’s Anti-Duhring gave final shape to dialectical materialism
(D) The term dialectical materialism was first used in 1848
16. With which concept are the words “Ideal types” most commonly associated:
(A) Marxian revolution (B) Maoist communes
(C) Weberian bureaucracy (D) Lenin’s concept of state
17. What is “war on terror”?
(A) Centrality of power politics. (B) Coercion of national loyalties.
(C) Shared experience of suffering in war (D) Instant global communication

18. Match the authors with their books.
Authors Books
a. Mearsheimer 1. Theory of International Politics
b. Rousseau 2. The state of war
c. Thucydides 3. The peloponnesian war
d. Waltz 4. The Tragedy of Great Power Polities

(A) a – 1, b – 3, c – 2, d – 4 (B) a – 2, b – 1, c – 4, d – 3
(C) a – 3, b – 2, c – 1, d – 4 (D) a – 4, b – 2, c – 3, d – 1

19. Which country external to SAARC has persuaded the members to allow Afghanistan to be a
member?
(A) Russia (B) PRC (C) US (D) France

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20. State which of the following SAARC ‘Observers’ can be considered “ civilizational neighbours”:
a) Iran
b) China
c) Japan
d) U.S
e) S. Korea
f) Australia

(A) only a & b (B) All (C) b, c, e, f (D) None

21. Arrange the events in reverse chronological order:
a) First Review conference of NPT in Geneva.
b) Partial Ban Treaty enters into force.
c) U.S announces its National Missile Defence Act.
d) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announces it has tested a nuclear weapon.

(A) b, a, c, d (B) d, c, a, b (C) a, b, c, d (D) c, b, a, d

22. Liberalism in I.R theory stands for:
(A) intra – paradigm debate (B) belief in force and balance of power
(C) promotion of western democratic values (D) war is unnecessary and outmoded

23. Who said “Women, colonies and natural resources share systematic exploitation”?
(A) Cynthia Enloe (B) Simone de Beauvoir
(C) Maria Mies (D) J.S. Mill

24. Which system of International Politics “….was the product of elite collusion which resulted in
international relations being ‘arranged’”?
(A) The cold war (B) The Balance of Power
(C) The First world war (D) The war of Roses.

25. In which session of the congress was participation in elections resolved:
(A) Lucknew Congress, 1936 (B) Maripura Congress, 1938
(C) Tripura Congress, 1939 (D) Madras Congress, 1937

26. In whose writing is the distinction between ‘the thematic’ and ‘problematic in nationalist thought
found?
(A) Bhikhu Parekh (B) Sudipta Kaisraj
(C) Asish Nandy (D) Partha Chattterjee

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27. Match the year with the event
Event Year
a) Kesari is published 1. 1916
b) Congress split 2. 1880
c) Indian Press Act 3. 1907
d) Indian Home Rule League 4. 1910

(A) a – 4, b – 3,c – 1,d – 2 (B) a – 3, b – 1,c – 4, d – 2
(C) a – 2,b – 3, c – 4, d – 1 (D) a – 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4

28. Who coined the term “ Composite Patriotism”?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) M.N.Roy

29. Which movement was planned as a co-stage programme at the Andhra PCC?
(A) Non- cooperation (B) Quit India
(C) INA Revolt (D) Civil Disobediences

30. The Praja Party (1929) was founded under the leadership of:
(A) Jitendralal Banerjee, Naresh Sengupta, Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Fazlul Huq, Akram Khan and Abdur Rahim
(C) Abdur Rahim, Akram Khan and M.N. Roy
(D) Akram Khan, Bipin Chandra Pal, M.N.Roy

31. Match List Ι with List ΙΙ
List I List II
a) Art 330 1. Reservation of beats of SC & ST in Lok Sabha
b) Art 336 2. Special Provisions for Anglo-Indians in certain services
c) Art 338 3. National Commission for S.C. & S.T.
d) Art 340 4. Appointment of commission to investigate the conditions of
backward classes.

(A) a – 3, b – 2, c – 4, d – 1 (B) a – 1, b – 2, c – 3, d – 4
(C) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4 (D) a – 2, b – 4, c – 1, d – 3

32. Which of the following authors penned the first book on state politics in India?
(A) Myron Weiner (B) Lawrence laez
(C) Rajni Kothari (D) Iqbal Narain

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33. Who divided political systems into “ Liberal – demonatic; alitarian – authoritarian; traditional –
inegalitarian; populist; authoritarian – inegalitarian ”?
(A) Maurice Dunerger (B) Jean Blondel
(C) M. Ostrogorski (D) None of these

34. Which statements relating to the Cabinet secretariat are correct?
a) The Portfolio system of Lord Canning was its predecessor.
b) It is responsible for the general administration of parliament.
c) It monitors in to Ministerial coordination
d) Tries to balance between new and old policy initiatives.

(A) a and b (B) a and c (C) c and d (D) only b

35. Choose the correct statements relating to the VIIth schedule.
a) The 3 lists exhaustively enumerate on all possible subjects.
b) The courts interpret the scope of the power’s liberally.
c) The scope for application of residuary powers is very strong
d) Legislative powers cannot be expanded in any other way.

(A) a & b only (B) a, b and c (C) b & d only (D) a, b, and d

36. The OBOR, a Chinese initiative includes
a) cultural collaboration
b) economic collaboration
c) It stands for our Belt and our Road
d) Mitigation of conflict

(A) a & b (B) b, c & d (C) a, c & d (D) None of the above

37. The Sardar Swaran Singh Committee’s advice on Fundamental Duties:
a) Parliament may regulate punishment on non-compliance
b) Such law cannot be questioned by court
c) It should be a fundamental duty to pay taxes
d) None of these

(A) a & b (B) a, b and c (C) d only (D) a and c

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38. The Ganga- Mekong cooperation involves India and 5 other ASEAN countries:
(A) Cambodia, LAOS PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,
(B) Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos PDR,
(C) Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh and Thailand
(D) Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos PDR, Bangladesh and Thailand

39. The second Administrative Reforms Commission was appointed by the GOI in
(A) 1966 (B) 1990 (C) 2005 (D) 2010

40. Assertion (A): Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882 was the ‘Magna Carta’ of local government
Reason (R): Lord Ripon is regarded as the father of local self government in India.
Which of the following statement is correct regarding the ‘assertion’ and the ‘reason’ given?
(A) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A & 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.

41. Identify the neo-liberal political economist.
(A) John Locke (B) Frederich Hayek
(C) Adam Smith (D) Amartya Sen

42. Who initiated the approach known as the ‘Copenhagen School’ in security studies?
(A) Robert Gilpin (B) Harsh V Pant
(C) David East (D) B. Buzan

43. Match the authors with their books.
Author Book
a) F. Fukuyama 1. The Rise of European Liberalism
b) H. J. Laski 2. A Vindication of the Rights of women
c) J. S. Mill 3. The subjection of women
d) Mary Wollstonecraft 4. The End of History and the last Man

(A) a – 1, b – 3, c – 4, d – 2 (B) a – 4, b – 1, c – 3, d – 2
(C) a – 4, b – 3, c – 2, d – 1 (D) a – 3, b – 2, c – 1, d – 4

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44. Which of the following book(s) are by Benedict Anderson?
a) Imagined Communities
b) A life Beyond Comparison
c) Language and Power
d) The Spectre of Comparison

(A) only a & d (B) All (C) a, c & d (D) a & c

45. The 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh included the concurrence of
which states:

(A) West Bengal, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland
(B) Tripura, Nagaland and West Bengal
(C) Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal & Meghalaya
(D) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura & West Bengal

46. Identify the oldest department under GOI:

(A) The Ministry of Law and Justice
(B) The Home Ministry
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) The Finance Ministry

47. The Spiritual revolution of Shri Aurobindo was based on which philosophy?

(A) Satyamenajayeta (truth shall prevail)
(B) Sachchidananda (Supreme reality)
(C) Sadbhavana (truthful thoughts)
(D) Saduyavhar (good behaviour)

48. “The very ward ‘sannyasin’ means the divine outlaw” - who said this?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Jayprokash Narayan
(C) Swami Vivekananda (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

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49. Match the Authors with their books
Author Book
a) Emile Durkheim 1. Elementary Aspects of peasant Insurgency in colonial
India
b) Talcott Parsons 2. The structure of Social Action
c) Seymore M. Lipect 3. Rules of Sociological Method
d) Ranajit Guha 4. Political Man

(A) a – 3, b – 2, c – 4, d – 1 (B) a – 1, b – 4, c – 3, d – 2
(C) a – 1, b – 2, c – 4, d – 3 (D) a – 2, b – 3, c – 1, d – 4

50. Michels “ Iron Law of Oligarchy” means,
(A) Parties are disciplined and organized
(B) Members are excluded from decision making.
(C) Parties are democratic.
(D) Parties lead to be oligarchic.

(A) a, b & c (B) a, b & d (C) All (D) None

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