Kerala SET 2018 Feb Question Paper Political Science

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1. Who remarked India as a “Unitary State with subsidiary federal features rather than a
federal state with subsidiary unitary features” '?
A) K.C. Wheare B) Granville Austin
C) Ivor Jennings D) A.V. Dicey

2. The Committee on Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development (CAARD)
was set up in I985 under the Chairmanship of:
A) L.M. Singhvi B) G.V.K. Rao
C) Hanumantha Rao D) H.L. Saikia

3. Rabble Hypothesis of motivation has been propounded by
A) Chris Argyris B) Elton Mayo
C) Mc Gregor D) Herzberg

4. M.P. Follet is known as:
A) high priest of administrative change
B) first advocate of organisational charts
C) bridge between classical theory and human relations theory
D) mother of the principles of administration

5. The original membership of League of Nations was
A) 41 B) 42 C) 43 D) 44

6. Who defined Behaviouralism as “a protest movement within political science
associated with a number of political scientists mainly Americans”?
A) David Truman B) Graham Wallas
C) Arthur Bently D) Robert Dahl

7. Which of the following works are not authored by Harold Laski?
1. The Dilemma of Our Times 2. The Web of Government
3. Democracy in Crisis 4. The Elements of Social justice

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

8. Harold Lasswells “Politics : Who gets, What, When and How” discusses:
A) Distributive justice
B) Scientific method and Value relativism
C) Social implications of Capitalist Politics
D) Fundamentals of Political participation

9. India borrowed the expression ‘Procedure established by Law’ from the constitution of:
A) Japan B) Germany C) Canada D) Ireland

10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Gaetano Mosca 1. The Power Elite
b. Robert Michels 2. The Mind and Society
c. Wright Mills 3. Political Parties
d. Vilfredo Pareto 4. The Ruling Class

Code :
a b c d
A) 2 3 l 4
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 4 2 l 3

11. Which one of the following is not associated with the Game Theory in International
Relations?
A) Rationality of Actors
B) Attempt to maximise gains and minimise losses.
C) Inclination of a state to act on grounds of morality.
D) Awareness about the possibility of a ‘Free-rider’

12. Under which Article of the UN Charter, has the term NGO been used?
A) Article 71 B) Article 81 C) Article 69 D) Article 82

13. “He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial administration is said
by us to be a citizen of that state” . Who made this statement?
A) Plato B) Aristotle C) Rousseau D) J.S. Mill

14. Who formulated the nations of antagonistic contradiction and non-antagonistic
contradiction?
A) Mao B) Gramsci C) Lukas D) Lenin

15. Which theory considers the associations as important as the state itself?
A) Institutionalistic Theory B) Behaviouralistic Theory
C) Individualistic Theory D) Pluralistic Theory

16. Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India?
1. V.P. Singh 2. R. Venkataraman
3. Y.B. Chavan 4. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee

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

17. In which country Pressure Groups are called ‘Legislature behind Legislature’?
A) Britain B) USA C) France D) Switzerland

18. Which amendment of American Constitution abolished slavery?
A) 13th B) 15th C) 19th D) 20th

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19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Political Science has always been caught in the tension between the ‘ought’
and the ‘is’.
Reason (R) : Empirical methods are not adequately developed in political enquiry to
take stock of all the possible variables.

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. Who postulated the law: ‘officials make work for each other’?
A) Max Weber B) Northcote Parkinson
C) Woodrow Wilson D) Peter Drucker

21. Which one of the following is not included in the concept of political culture?
A) Civic virtue and responsibility
B) Participatory and pluralistic democracy
C) Order through rational bureaucracy
D) The search for quality

22. “The cold war was a moral crusade for moral values:- for good against bad; right against
wrong; religion against atheism” - Whose view ?
A) John Foster Dulles B) George Kennan
C) Henry Kissinger D) Munroe

23. ‘Four Power Declaration’ related to:
A) Collective Security B) Disarmament
C) War on Terrorism D) Climate Change

24. The idea of ‘Moral Individualism’ is associated with the name of:
A) T.H. Green B) Kant C) Hegel D) Marx

25. The legal notion of state has found expression in the writings of:
A) Bodin, Hobbes, Bentham and Austin
B) Laski, Maclver, Hegel and Bosanquet
C) Bodin, Hegel, Bentham, Green
D) Hobbes, Green, Machiavelli and Austin.

26. In which of the following federations does the second chamber have equal representation
of the States ?
1. USA 2. Germany 3. Australia 4. Canada

A) l and 4 B) 2 and 4 C) l and 3 D) 2 and 3

27. Who labelled the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution as a ‘Body of Hindus’?
A) Churchill B) Simon C) Atlee D) Jinnah

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28. ‘Since wars begin in the minds of men, therefore, defences of peace should be built in the
minds of men” -This was stated in the
A) Charter of UNESCO
B) Charter of UNICEF
C) Charter of Human Rights
D) Covenant of League of Nations

29. The ‘Madisonian Theory’ is synonymous with:
A) Greek notion of democracy
B) Marxist idea of democracy
C) Classical liberal theory of democracy
D) Electoral mechanism in Latin America

30. Who said the progress of transfer of administrative authority from a lower to a higher
level of government is called ‘Centralisation’?
A) L.D. White B) Luther Gullick
C) Simon D) Henry Fayol

31. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Positivism 1. Jacques Derrida
b. Post-modernism 2. Foucault
c. Feminism 3. Graham Wallas
d. Post structuralism 4. Simon de Beauvoire

Code:
a b c d
A) 2 4 1 2
B) 3 1 4 2
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 4 3 2 1

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

33. ‘Eighty-Twenty Principle’ was first discovered by:
A) Pareto B) Lucian Pye C) Mosca D) Verba

34. Who is an exponent of ‘Theory of Permanent Revolution’?
A) Lenin B) Stalin C) Trotsky D) Mao

35. Camera list Scholars in Public Administration mainly belonged to:
A) Germany & Austria B) USA & Germany
C) Prussia & Germany D) Prussia & Austria

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36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : An objective theory of development is an impossibility.
Reason (R) : A value free theory of development is a deceitful function.

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

37. In the Federation envisaged in the Government of India Act of I935, residuary powers
were given to the:
A) Federal Legislature B) Provincial Legislature
C) Governor General D) Provincial Governors

38. The resolution for the creation of State Legislative Council in a state must be passed by
State Assembly by a
A) Simple majority
B) Two-third majority
C) Two-third majority of present and voting
D) Majority of the total and two-third majority of present and voting

39. The principle of ‘Public Good’ was borrowed by Rousseau from:
A) J.S. Mill B) T.H. Green C) Locke D) Bentham

40. Who criticised Marxism as ‘reinforced dogmatism’?
A) Gramsci B) Karl Popper C) Hansen D) Nietzche

41. Which of the following recommended Performance Budgeting in India?
A) Estimates Committee B) Appleby
C) Gorwala D) Administrative Reforms Commission

42. Who defined development administration as ‘an action oriented, goal oriented
administrative system’ ?
A) Edward Weidner B) F W. Riggs
C) Goswami D) La Palambora.

43. Who analysed Leadership in terms of ‘Circular response’ ?
A) Bernard B) Mooney C) M.P. Pollet D) Millet

44. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The demand for a N IEO called for a restructuring of the world economy to
bridge the gap between rich and poor countries of the world.
Reason (R) : Many specific demands have been fulfilled due to the positive response of
rich countries.

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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45. Which thinker stressed the productive dimension of power?
A) Foucault B) Althusser C) Derrida D) Schumpeter

46. Arrange the following reports in their chronological order
1. Appleby Report
2. Gorewala Report
3. Santhanam Committee Report
4. First Administrative Reforms Commission Report

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

47. The basic limitation of span of control is:
A) Political Profligacy
B) Human capacity
C) Orthodox practice of leadership
D) Frequently changing social phenomena

48. Who among the following have emphasised environmental factor in decision making
approach?
A) Harold Sprout & Margaret Sprout
B) Simon & Burton
C) Talcott Parsons & Edward Shills
D) Mackinder & Spykman
49. Who among the following favoured educational qualification on the basis for right to vote?
A) Bentham B) J.S. Mill C) T.H. Green D) Barker

50. The concept of ‘Job enrichment’ was introduced by:
A) Herzberg B) Mc Gregor C) Maslow D) Urwick

51. The credit to develop structural functionalism as a tool of political analysis goes to:
A) Robert Merton B) David Easton
C) Marion Levy D) Gabriel Almond
52. Who said that Political Science starts and ends with the state?
A) J.S. Mill B) Plato C) Garner D) Barker

53. Who has regarded Hobbe’s Theory of State as the manifestation of ‘Possessive
Individualism’?
A) Hayek B) Macpherson C) Oakshoot D) Rawls
54. Reasonable restrictions on the rights of Indian citizens can be imposed by:
A) President B) Parliament
C) Supreme Court D) Union Cabinet

55. "Secularism is when you do not remember one’s religion or caste"- Who said this?
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Zakkir Hussain
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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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. Neo-liberal Perspective 1. John Rawls
b. Liberal Perspective 2. Edward Said
c. Marxist Perspective 3. Robert Nozick
d. Third World Perspective 4. Rosa Luxemberg
Code :

a b c d
A) 4 2 3 l
B) 3 l 4 2
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 3 2 4 l

57. Who considered political development as mobilisation and power?
A) Lucian Pye B) Rostow
C) Edward Shills D) Coleman

58. ‘Hyde Amendment’ is related to:
A) Nuclear Promotion B) Global Trade
C) Anti-Terrorism D) Chemical Weapons

59. Who is known as ‘Christianised Aristotle’?
A) Bosanquet B) St. Augustine C) Acquinas D) Dante

60. Which country adopted ‘Great Leap Forward’ for its development?
A) USSR B) Cuba C) China D) Mexico

61. ‘Limits to Growth’ is the name of report on environmental hazards prepared by
A) Club of Rome B) Stockholm Conference
C) Cocoyoc Conference D) Brundtland

62. The first Secretary General of UNO resigned is:
A) Try gve Lie B) Dag Hammafskgold
C) U’ Thant D) Kurt Waldheim

63. Nasser’s ‘Three Circles’ refers to:
A) Asia, Africa and Latin America
B) Asia, Africa and Muslim World
C) Arab, Africa and Muslim World
D) Asia, Europe and Muslim World

64. Who among the following declared that the Indian constitution is ‘first and foremost a
social document’?
A) Granville Austin B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) A.V. Dicey

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65. How many Articles and Schedules had in the Draft Constitution of India?
A) 315 Articles and 13 Schedules
B) 315 Articles and 8 Schedules
C) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
D) 385 Articles and 13 Schedules

66. Which one of the following is the comment made by Ivor Jennings about Directive
Principles of State Policy?
A) Manifesto of aims and aspirations
B) A variable dustbin of sentiments
C) Pious Aspirations
D) Mere moral homily

67. Munroe Doctrine of USA in I823 is the:
A) US Policy in East Europe B) US Policy in Latin America
C) US Policy in Africa D) US Policy in South East Asia

68. Who among the following relates to Bargaining Theory?
A) Cohen B) Martin Shubick
C) Arthur Lee Burns D) Morgenstern

69. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I List II
a. Article 371 B 1. Manipur
b. Article 371 C 2. Mizoram
c. Article 371 F 3. Assam
d. Article 371 G 4. Sikkim
Code :

a b c d
A) 2 4 3 l
B) 3 2 4 l
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 4 3 2 l

70. Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution of India in the year
A) 1984 B) l985 C) 1986 D) 1987

71. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
A) Article 243J - Audit Accounts of Panchayat
B) Article 243 ZE - Committee for Metropolitan Planning
C) Article 243 K - Duration of Panchayat
D) Article 243 R - Composition of Municipalities

72. Which among the following books contains the first systematic study of pressure groups?
A) Interest Groups in American Society
B) The Governmental process
C) The Process of Government
D) The Nature of Politics

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73. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The relation between a Generalist and a Specialist is that of senior and
subordinate.
Reason (R) : A Specialist is required to assist the Generalist in the formulation and
implementation of public policy.

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 term ‘Double jeopardy’ is implied in which Article of the Constitution of India.
A) Article 20 (l) B) Article 20 (2) C) Article 21 (1) D) Article 21 (2)

75. Bentham was a supporter of the theory of:
A) Natural rights B) Historical rights
C) Legal rights D) Ethical rights

76. The doctrine of proportionate equality was propounded by:
A) Aristotle B) Rousseau C) Marx D) Rawls
77. Which two political thinkers represent the institutional approach to comparative politics?
A) Almond and Coleman B) Easton and Dahl
C) Duverger and Sartori D) Leo Strauss and Dicey

78. Who said that ‘a good government can never be a substitute for self-government’?
A) Swami Dayanand B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Rippon D) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

79. What is the criterion applied in the best practicable state, according to Aristotle?
A) It should be ruled by rich class.
B) It should be ruled by middle class.
C) It should be ruled by the ascetics.
D) It should be a classless society.

80. Who is associated with ‘Capability Concept’?
A) Amartya Sen B) Althusser
C) George Luckas D) Edward Said.

81. ‘Third World countries must struggle to solve economic, social, political and cultural
problems all at the same time to attain a level of development’- This statement was made by:
A) Gandhiji B) Jaya Prakash Narayan
C) A.G. Prank D) Gramsci
82. Dual Federalism implies that
A) National and State Governments retain separate spheres of action.
B) National and State Governments are independent.
C) National and State Governments are expected to collaborate in pursuit of the
interests of the public.
D) National and State Governments have the same function.

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83. In the American Presidential Election, in case no candidate secures required majority, the
decision is referred to the:
A) Electorate B) Electoral College
C) House of Representatives D) Senate
84. Which are the new Articles inserted in the Constitution of India by 101st Amendment Act?
1. Article 246 A 2. Article 269 A 3. Article 279 A 4. Article 286 A
A) l&2 B) l, 2 & 3 C) 2&3 D) l, 2, 3 & 4

85. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Bureaucracy plays a more important role in policy formulation in
developing countries than the developed ones.
Reason (R) : In developing countries, because of weaknesses of interest groups and
political parties, articulation and aggregation of interests through them are
not possible.
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. Which commission suggested the creation of Local Finance Commission?
A) Administrative Reforms Commission
B) Ashok Mehta Commission
C) G.V.K. Rao Commission
D) L.M. Singhvi Commission

87. Who proposed Copernican Revolution in Metaphysics '?
A) Burke B) Kant C) Bentham D) Busanquet

88. The practice of nomination of members to Rajyasabha was borrowed from the
Constitution of:
A) Australia B) Canada C) Ireland D) South Africa

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

90. Stiglitz Commission was appointed by UNO to inquire into:
A) Working of global financial system
B) The threats of global warming
C) The refugee problem in Somalia
D) The human rights violations in Myanmar

91. Who is associated with Rimland Theory in International Politics '?
A) Mackinder B) Spykman C) Haushofer D) A.T. Mahan

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92. The famous ‘four-fold functional analysis of the social systems’ is made by:
A) Gabriel Almond B) Sidney Verba
C) James Coleman D) Talcott Parsons

93. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Reservation of a State Bill for the assent of the President is a discretionary
power of the Governor.
Reason (R) : The President of India can disallow or return a Bill passed by a State
Legislature for reconsideration.

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. Who revised Human Relations approach of Mayo into New Human Rights model of
management?
A) Mc Gregor B) Likert C) Maslow D) M.P. Follet

95. Who gave the theory of Componential Change?
A) Huntington B) A.G. Frank C) Wallerstein D) Cardoso

96. What is the correct sequence of the following characteristics of political development?
l. Capacity 2. Equality 3. Differentiation
Code:
A) 1, 2, 3 B) 2, l, 3 C) 3, 1, 2 D) 3, 2, l

97. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I List II
a. The Philosophical Theory of the State 1. Hobhouse
b. The Metaphysical Theory of the State 2. Bosanquet
c. Principles of Political obligation 3. T.H. Green
d. Statesman 4. Plato
Code :

a b c d
A) l 2 3 4
B) 2 l 3 4
C) l 2 4 3
D) 4 I 3 2

98. Which one of the following is a serious limitation of Rule of Law in the U.K?
A) Supremacy of the British Parliament
B) Absence of Separation of Powers
C) Delegated Legislation
D) Two-Party System

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99. Which of the following events led to the establishment of Fifth Republic in France?
A) Algerian Crisis B) Suez Crisis
C) Cuban Crisis D) Macau Crisis

100. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Development Administration signifies action-oriented and target oriented.
Reason (R) : The success of rural development plans acts as a strong impetus for
initiating other developmental plans.

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. Idea of ‘Administrative Man’ is associated with:
A) Graicunas B) Simon C) Mooney D) Fayol

102. Zero-base budgeting was first developed in
A) Germany B) Britain C) USA D) France

103. ‘Authority and Reponsibility must go together’. This is known as:
A) Hierarchy B) Correspondence
C) Span of Control D) Centralisation

104. ‘The First Enquiry’ is the name of a study by:
A) Taylor B) Simon C) Weidner D) Mayo

105. ‘The Nocturnal Council’ is related to:
A) Plato B) Aristotle C) Machiavelli D) Dante

106. Who termed New Public Administration as ‘Second Generation Behaviouralism’?
A) Urwick B) Barnard C) Frederickson D) Mayo

107. In the ERG Theory in Administration, ERG stands for
A) Existence, Relatedness and Growth
B) Entrepreneur, Regeneration and Goodness
C) Environment, Revitalisation and Growth
D) Existence, Revaluation and Grouping

108. Which one is not correct for collective security system of UNO?
A) It prohibits use of force
B) It is an aggressive policy of UNO against non-members
C) Collective guarantee of security by all states
D) It is the force of self-defence.

109. Who said that ‘realism’ and ‘idealism’ are ambiguous terms?
A) Quincy Wright B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Stanley Hoffman D) Roosevelt

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110. What is termed as dilemma in ‘Foreign Policy’?
A) Economic Situation B) Unstability inside
C) War D) Coup

111. Which edition of the BRICS Summit was held in September, 2017 in China?
A) Seventh B) Eighth
C) Ninth D) Tenth

112. In his realist theory of international politics, Morgenthau’s autonomy of political sphere
denotes:
A) Autonomy of the state in international sphere
B) Autonomy of the decision makers vis-a-vis the legislature
C) Autonomy of the political action in complete disregard to other standards of thought
D) Autonomy of the policy makers vis-a-vis other agencies or organs of government

113. Which form of the state, according to Aristotle, came into being first and which last?
Arrange in cyclical order.
A) Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy, Polity
B) Oligarchy, Democracy, Polity, Tyranny, Aristocracy, Monarchy
C) Monarchy, Tyranny, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Polity, Democracy
D) Aristocracy, Polity, Democracy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Monarchy

114. For which type of Government the nation ‘Fusion of power’ is used?
A) Presidential B) Parliamentary
C) Authoritarian D) Mixed

115. Regional Economic Integration under globalisation is intense in the
A) USA, European Community, Canada and Japan
B) USA, China and Europe
C) India, Europe and USA
D) Nigeria, South Africa, European Community, USA

116. According to Keohane and Nye, the internationalisation of the world economy has led the
major industrialist nations to a pattern of:
A) Complex interdependence B) Complex dependence
C) Dependence D) Interdependence

117. ‘The Fortaleza Declaration’ is related to the affairs of:
A) OECD B) WTO
C) BRICS D) ASEAN

118. How many items contained in the 11th ‘Schedule to the Constitution of India’?
A) 27 B) 28
C) 29 D) 30

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119. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason(R)
Assertion (A): Ricker’s size principle regarding coalitions holds good in India
Reason (R): Coalition in recent years have been office - driven and not policy driven

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. Part VIII 1. Official Language
b. Part X 2. Services under Union and States
c. Part XIV 3. Scheduled and Tribal areas
d. Part XVII 4. Union Territories

Code :

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

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