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PART - III
Aµ]¯À AÔ¯À / POLITICAL SCIENCE
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the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. ÷hÂm DìhÛß P¸zx¨£i Aµ]¯À Gߣx :
(A) AvPõµzvøÚ AvPõµ§ºÁ©õP £[Rk ö\´ÁuõS®
(B) Âʪ¯[PøÍ AvPõµ§ºÁ©õP £[Rk ö\´ÁuõS®
(C) Á¼ø©ø¯ AvPõµ§ºÁ©õP £[Rk ö\´ÁuõS®
(D) ‰»ÁÍ[PøÍ AvPõµ§ºÁ©õP £[Rk ö\´ÁuõS®
According to David Easton, Politics is :
(a) The authoritative allocation of authority.
(b) The authoritative allocation of values.
(c) The authoritative allocation of power.
(d) The authoritative allocation of resources.

2. "Aµ_' GßÓ ö\õÀø» •uß•u¼À £¯ß£kzv¯ Aµ]¯À AÔbº ¯õº ?
(A) A›ìhõmiÀ (B) {U÷Põ÷»õ ©õUQ¯ÁÀ¼
(C) »õU (D) ¤Íõm÷hõ
Name the Political Thinker who first used the word ‘State’.
(a) Aristotle (b) Niccolo Machiavelli
(c) Locke (d) Plato

3. ©UPÍõm]°À CøÓ¯õsø©°ß EøÓÂh©õP C¸¨£x :
(A) ©UPÒ (B) Aµ_ (C) FhP® (D) Aµ\õ[P®
In democracy sovereignty resides with :
(a) People (b) State (c) Media (d) Government

4. ÁõÊ® E›ø©, _u¢vµ® ©ØÖ® \©zxÁ® BQ¯øÁ GÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£kQÓx ?
(A) \mh E›ø©PÒ (B) Aµ]¯À E›ø©PÒ
(C) C¯ØøP E›ø©PÒ (D) Siø©°¯À E›ø©PÒ
The right to life, liberty and equality are called as :
(a) Legal Rights (b) Political Rights
(c) Natural Rights (d) Civil Rights

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5. Aµ\ø©¨¦ {ºn¯\ø£ C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¦a \mhzvøÚ Áøµ¯øÓ ö\´¯
GkzxU öPõsh Põ»® :
(A) 2 BskPÒ 8 ©õu[PÒ 26 |õmPÒ
(B) 2 BskPÒ 11 ©õu[PÒ 20 |õmPÒ
(C) 3 BskPÒ 11 ©õu[PÒ 24 |õmPÒ
(D) 3 BskPÒ 10 ©õu[PÒ 15 |õmPÒ
How long did the Constituent Assembly take to frame the Indian Constitution ?
(a) 2 years 8 months 26 days
(b) 2 years 11 months 20 days
(c) 3 years 11 months 24 days
(d) 3 years 10 months 15 days

6. wµ •ß÷ÚØÓÁõu ©UPÍõm]ø¯ •ßö©õÈ¢u •ß÷Úõi C¢v¯ Aµ]¯À
]¢uøÚ¯õͺ :
(A) ÷|¸ (B) G®.Gß. µõ´
(C) A®÷£zPº (D) Põ¢v
The leading Indian Political Thinker who proposed Radical Democracy was :
(a) Nehru (b) M.N. Roy
(c) Ambedkar (d) Gandhi

7. Aö©›UP IUQ¯ |õkPξÒÍ Aµ\õ[P •øÓ :
(A) •Êø©¯õÚ •i¯õm]
(B) |õhõЩßÓ •øÓ°»õÚx
(C) Áøµ¯ÖUP¨£mh •i¯õm]
(D) Si¯µ_z uø»Áº •øÓ°»õÚx
In U.S.A. the form of Government is :
(a) Absolute Monarchy
(b) Parliamentary type
(c) Limited Monarchy
(d) Presidential type

8. "¼Â «uõÚ EøµU÷PõøÁ' GßÓ ¡¼ß B]›¯º ¯õº ?
(A) A›ìhõmiÀ (B) ¦Ûu uõ©ì AUÂÚõì
(C) ö\÷Úõ÷£õß (D) ©õUQ¯ÁÀ¼
Who is the author of ‘Discourses on Livy’ ?
(a) Aristotle (b) St. Thomas Aquinas
(c) Xenophon (d) Machiavelli

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9. Aµ_ J¸ AÁ]¯©õÚ wø© GßÖ P¸v¯ öPõÒøP Gx ?
(A) ©õºU]¯® (B) Gvº©øÓz uõµõÍÁõu®
(C) AvPõµ® CÀ»õöPõÒøP (D) ÷|º©øÓz uõµõÍÁõu®
Which ideology considered the State as a necessary evil ?
(a) Marxism (b) Negative Liberalism
(c) Anarchism (d) Positive Liberalism

10. ÷|µi ©UPÍõm] C[S |øh•øÓ°À EÒÍx.
(A) Aö©›UP IUQ¯ |õkPÒ
(B) _Âm\º»õ¢x Tmhõm] Si¯µ_
(C) ^Úõ
(D) µè¯õ
Direct Democracy is practised in the :
(a) United States of America
(b) Federal Republic of Switzerland
(c) China
(d) Russia

11. ¤ß |ÃÚzxÁzvß u¢øu ¯õº ?
(A) ¤Ÿm›U }m÷\ (B) áõU öh›hõ
(C) PõµÀ ©õºUì (D) ª\À §U÷Põ
Who is called the Father of Post-modernism ?
(a) Fredrick Nietzsche (b) Jacques Derrida
(c) Karl Marx (d) Michel Foucault

12. C[Q»õ¢vß •UQ¯ Aµ]¯À Pm]PÒ GøÁ ?
(A) ©UPÍõm] ©ØÖ® \©uº©ÁõvPÒ
(B) _u¢vµ® ©ØÖ® ©UPÍõm]ÁõvPÒ
(C) Si¯µ_ ©ØÖ® ö£õxÄøhø©ÁõvPÒ
(D) £Çø©ÁõvPÒ ©ØÖ® uõµõÍÁõvPÒ
The major political parties of England are :
(a) Democratic and Socialist
(b) Independent and Democratic
(c) Republican and Communist
(d) Conservatives and Liberals

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13. £g\õ¯zx Aø©¨¦PÎÀ ö£sPÐUS __________ Ch[PÒ JxURk
ö\´¯¨£mkÒÍÚ.
(A) 2/3 (B) 1/3
(C) 3/4 (D) 1/4
__________ seats are reserved for women in Panchayat bodies.
(a) 2/3rd (b) 1/3 rd
(c) 3/4 th (d) 1/4 th

14. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤ß £Sv 15 __________ £ØÔ¯uõS®.
(A) Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÒ
(B) ÷uºuÀPÒ
(C) Aµ_ ÁÈPõmi ö|Ô•øÓPÒ
(D) Si²›ø©
Part - 15 of the Indian Constitution deals with __________.
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Elections
(c) DPSP
(d) Citizenship

15. TØÖ (A) : 73 &Áx v¸zuzvß ‰»® EÒÍõm] Aø©¨¦PÒ HØ£kzu¨£mhÚ.
Põµn® (R) : ©UPÍõm]¯õÚx EÒÍõm] Aµ\õ[P[PÎß ‰»® Aizumk
©UPøÍ ö\ßÓøh¢ux.
(A) (A) Gߣx uÁÓõS®. (R) Gߣx Esø©¯õS®.
(B) (A) Gߣx Esø©¯õS® (R) Gߣx uÁÓõS®.
(C) (A) ©ØÖ® (R) Cµsk® Esø©¯õS®. (R) Gߣx (A) &°ß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP®
AÀ».
(D) (A) ©ØÖ® (R) Cµsk® Esø©¯õS®. (R) Gߣx (A) &°ß \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP®
BS®.
Assertion (A) : 73rd Amendment Act brought rural local bodies.
Reason (R) : Democracy reached grass root level through local government.
(a) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(b) (A) is true (R) is false.
(c) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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16. C¢v¯õÂß uø»ø©z ÷uºuÀ Bøn¯õÍøµ __________ {¯ªUQÓõº.
(A) ¤µu©º (B) C¢v¯U Si¯µ_z uø»Áº
(C) uø»ø©a ö\¯»õͺ (D) Ea\}v©ßÓ uø»ø© }v£v
The chief election commissioner of India is appointed by the __________.
(a) Prime Minister (b) President of India
(c) Chief Secretary (d) Chief Justice of India

17. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) ö£ºÚõm åõ (i) PØ£øÚ \©uº©Áõu®
(2) Cµõ£ºm KÁß (ii) £›nõ© Áͺa] \©uº©Áõu®
(3) GmÁºm ö£ºßìöhß (iii) QÀk \©uº©Áõu®
(4) G.D.H. ÷PõÀ (iv) L÷£¤¯ß \©uº©Áõu®
(A) (1)-(i), (2)-(iv), (3)-(iii), (4)-(ii)
(B) (1)-(i), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iii), (4)-(iv)
(C) (1)-(iii), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(i)
(D) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)
Match the following :
(1) Bernard Shaw (i) Utopian Socialism
(2) Robert Owen (ii) Evolutionary Socialism
(3) Eduard Bernstein (iii) Guild Socialism
(4) G.D.H. Cole (iv) Fabian Socialism
(a) (1) - (i), (2) - (iv), (3) - (iii), (4) - (ii)
(b) (1) - (i), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iii), (4) - (iv)
(c) (1) - (iii), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
(d) (1) - (iv), (2) - (i), (3) - (ii), (4) - (iii)

18. uªÇPzvÀ _¯©›¯õøu C¯UPzøu ÷uõØÖÂzuÁº :
(A) Põ©µõä (B) µõáõâ
(C) D.öÁ.µõ. ö£›¯õº (D) v¸.Â.P.
Founder of Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu is :
(a) Kamaraj (b) Rajaji
(c) E.V.R. Periyar (d) Thiru-vi-ka

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19. ""Si¯µ_'' GßÝ® ¡¼øÚ GÊv¯ uzxÁ bõÛ°ß ö£¯º :

(A) ¤Íõm÷hõ

(B) ©õºUì

(C) ¦Ûu uõ©ì AUÂÚõì

(D) A›ìhõmiÀ

Name the philosopher who wrote “The Republic”.

(a) Plato

(b) Marx

(c) St. Thomas Aquinas

(d) Aristotle

20. RÌÁ¸£øÁPÎÀ Gx |ÃÚ Aµ]ß £oPøÍ \õº¢ux AÀ» ?

(A) Azv¯õÁ]¯ ÷\øÁPøÍ ÁÇ[SuÀ

(B) ChºPõ¨¦ ©ØÖ® £õxPõ¨¦

(C) ©uU Phø©PÒ

(D) ö£õ¸Íõuõµ £oPÒ

Which of the following is not the function of Modern State ?

(a) Provision of Essential Services

(b) Security and Defence

(c) Religious Duties

(d) Economic Functions

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SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 30 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 30 is Compulsory.

21. "©QÌa]' Gߣx £ØÔ¯ A›ìhõmi¼ß P¸zxUPøÍ GÊxP.
Write about the views of Aristotle on ‘Happiness’.

22. |ÃÚ ©UPÍõm]°À \mh©ßÓzxøÓ, ö\¯»õm]zxøÓ ©ØÖ® }vzxøÓ°ß
£oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the functions of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary in a Modern Democracy ?

23. CøÓ¯õsø©°ß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the types of Sovereignty ?

24. C¢v¯U Si©UPÐUS Aµ\ø©¨¦ \mh® ÁÇ[Q²ÒÍ £›Põµ E›ø©PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the constitutional remedies available for the citizens of India ?

25. "¡Ö©»ºPÒ ©»µmk®' – ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a short note on “The Hundred Flowers Bloom”.

26. uµ{ø» ©UPÍõm]USz ÷uøÁ¯õÚ PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the factors to have qualitative democracy ?

27. ¤Íõm÷hõÂß TØÖ¨£i "»m]¯ Aµ]øÚ' BÒ£Áº ¯õº ?
Who, according to Plato, would rule the Ideal State ?

28. "Â\õPõ ÁÈ•øÓPÒ' GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What are Vishaka Guidelines ?

29. Pm]zuõÁÀ uøha \mh® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is Anti-Defection Law ?

30. "÷uºuÀ Bøn¯®' – SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Write a note on Election Commission.

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£Sv & III / PART - III
SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US
Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x3=21
Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 40 is Compulsory.

31. "AvPõµ®' GßÓ P¸zuõUPzvøÚ ÂÍUSP.
Define the concept ‘Power’.

32. Aµ_ ©ØÖ® Aµ\õ[PzvØS® Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the differences between State and Government ?

33. Aµ]¯À ÷Põm£õmiÀ Si²›ø© GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What does citizenship mean in the Political theory ?

34. Tmhõm] Aµ\õ[P •øÓ°ß {øÓPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the merits of Federal form of Government.

35. ÷u]¯ÁõuzvØS GvµõÚ \ÁõÀPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the challenges before Nationalism ?

36. ¦Ûu uõ©ì AUÂÚõ]ß ÁõÌÄ ©ØÖ® £øh¨¦UPøͨ £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ GÊxP.
Write a short note on life and works of St. Thomas Acquinas.

37. Aµ]¯À Pm]PÎß £oPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.
List out the functions of political parties.

38. ÷uºuÀ ^ºv¸zu[PÒ öuõhº£õÚ SÊUPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the committees related to electoral reforms ?

39. v¸ÁÒÐÁ›ß |» Aµ_ ©ØÖ® Aµ\ß £ØÔ¯ P¸zx GßÚ ?
What is Thiruvalluvar’s ideas on Welfare State and King ?

40. EÒÍõm] Aµ\õ[P[PÎß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the types of Local Government ?

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35
Note : Answer all the questions.

41. (A) ¤ß ÷uõßÔ¯ |hzøu°¯¼ß Ai¨£øhU öPõÒøPPøÍ ÂÍUS.
AÀ»x
(B) Aµ]¯À uÍzvÀ C¢v¯ ©UPÍõm]°ß \õuøÚPÒ SÔzx J¸ Pmkøµ ÁøµP.
(a) Explain the basic principles of Post Behaviouralism.
OR
(b) Write an essay on achievements of Indian democracy in the political front.

42. (A) uªÌ|õmiß öuõÈ»õͺ uø»Áº ][Põµ÷Á»º Gߣøu ÂÁõvUP.
AÀ»x
(B) Aµ]¯À Ph¨£õkPÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? AÁØÔß C¯À¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
(a) Discuss Singaravelar as a Labour Leader in Tamil Nadu.
OR
(b) What do you mean by Political Obligation and what are the features of Political
Obligation ?

43. (A) C¢v¯õÂÀ EÒÍ Aµ]¯À Pm]Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) "©UPÒ |» Aµ_' GßÓ P¸zx £ØÔ ÂÁ›.
(a) Give an account of Political Parties in India.
OR
(b) Discuss the idea of Welfare State.

44. (A) CøÓ¯õsø©°ß P¸zx ©ØÖ® ]Ó¨¤¯À¦PøÍ Bµõ´P.
AÀ»x
(B) L÷£¤¯ß \©uº©Áõuzvß ]Ó¨¦z ußø©PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) Examine the concept and the features of Sovereignty.
OR
(b) Describe the salient features of Fabian Socialism.

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45. (A) Aµ]ß £oPÒ ©ØÖ® ÁøP¨£õmiøÚ¨ £ØÔ¯ A›ìhõmi¼ß
ÂÍUPzvøÚ ©v¨¤kP.
AÀ»x
(B) C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤øÚ E¸ÁõUQ¯ÁºPÒ Hß |õhõЩßÓ Aµ\õ[P
•øÓ°øÚ HØÖUöPõshÚº ?
(a) Assess Aristotle’s engagement on functions and classification of State.
OR
(b) Why the framers of the Indian Constitution adopted for Parliamentary form of
Government ?

46. (A) C¢v¯õÂß •UQ¯ _ØÖa`ÇÀ C¯UP[PøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
AÀ»x
(B) 1914 •uÀ 1974 Áøµ°»õÚ Põ»zvÀ uªÇP Aµ]¯À Áͺa]°À HØ£mh
{PÌÄPøÍ £mi¯¼kP.
(a) Enumerate the major Environmental Movements of India.
OR
(b) List out the political developments in Tamil Nadu from 1914 to 1974.

47. (A) Ai¨£øh E›ø©PÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) ÷uºuÀ ^ºv¸zu[PÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Explain about the Fundamental Rights.
OR
(b) Explain about the Electoral Reforms.

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