PU Ph D Politics and International Studies

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The Part VI of constitution of India is not applicable to _______________.
Goa
Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Sikkim

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According to Marx 'the Dictatorship of the proletariat' signifies?
An autocratic state
An ideal state
A transitional state
A liberal state

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Gandhi described himself as a:Philosophical Anarchist
Social Democrat
Liberal
Socialist

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Which one of the following does belong under Indian Constitution?
Preponderance of Executive
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Supremacy
Parliamentary Sovereignty

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In case of conflict between the Central and State law on a subject in the Concurrent List:The law which was passed first prevails
The law of State prevails
Both laws stand nullified

The law of Centre prevails

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Who was known as Iron man of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Govind Ballabh Pant
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Subhash Chandra Bose

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Identify the correct order in which Constitutional development took place.
Magna Carta, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement
Magna Carta, US Constitution, Act of Settlement, Bill of Rights
Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement, US Constitution
Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Act of Settlement, US Constitution

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Which of the following is not the basic principle of Hans J. Morgenthau'srealism?
Politics is governed by Universal moral values
Politics is autonomous
National interest is defined in terms of power
Politics is rooted in the human nature

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The four sciences which Kautilya discussed are:Economics, Sacred Canon, History and Politics
Philosophy, Sacred Canon, Political Economy and Politics
Politics, Political Economy, History and Ethics
Philosophy, Economics, Geography and Politics

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What is India's ranking in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index released, recently?
168
155
140

165

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The objective of Judicial Review is to ensure:The Parliamentary Sovereignty
Supremacy of the Judiciary
Executive's Dominance
Constitutionality of laws

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The first woman in space was:Naidia Comenci
Valentina Tereshkova
Tamara Press
Sally Ride

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Who said that comparing is fundamental to all human thought?
Plato
Alexis de Tocqueville
Aristotle
Max Weber

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What was India's rank in the World Economic Forum's 2014 gender gap index that was released on 27
October 2014?
st

101

th

114
th

th

77

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Who said that, "State is an organ of class rule, an organ for the oppression of one class by another....."?
Gramsci
Lenin

Mao
Marx

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Locke's view on 'state of nature' is:Pre-social and pre-political
Pre-social
Social and Political
Pre-political

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The preamble says that the state in India will assure the dignity of the individual. The constitution seeks to
achieve this object by guaranteeing:equal wages for equal work to each individual irrespective of sex
just and humane conditions of work to each individual
the right to adequate means of livelihood to each individual
equal fundamental rights to each citizen

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Who first gave the Concept of 'Distributive Justice'?
Machiavelli
Locke
Plato
Aristotle

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The General assembly of the United Nations has declared the year 2016 as _______________.
International Year of Cereals
International Year of Vegetables
International Year of Fruits
International Year of Pulses

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With the help of the following code give the proper sequence of different stages in Locke's social
contract:i) Civil society

ii) Government
iii) State of nature
iv) Social contract
(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

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According United Nation latest report, which country has by far the largest population of illiterate adults in
the world?
China
India
Indonesia
Pakistan

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Who among the following is the pioneer of the theory of neo-realism?
Barry Buzari
Kenneth Waltz
Raul Prebish
Hans Morgenthau

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Who has criticized Bureaucracy for creating 'red tapism'?
E. N. Gladden
Charles E. Merriam
Ramsay Muir
W. B. Munro

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The headquarters of U.N. is located in:New York
Washington D.C.
Rome
Geneva

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Recently, which state has launched the "Smart Village-Smart Ward" programme, aims at people's
participation in every village for its comprehensive development?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala

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Which government has launched "Bhagidari", a scheme for Citizen's Partnership in Governance?
Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi
Kerala
Maharashtra

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Participation is an important element of every __________________.
Monarchial System
Aristocratic System
Democratic System
Oligarchical System

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Which is the core assumption of liberal theories of international relations?
Domestic structures strongly influence the foreign policy identities and interests of states in
international relations
Explanations for international outcomes are located outside the state
International organisations influence the behaviour of states in international relations
External actors strongly influence the foreign policy of states in international relations

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Who among the following is India's first chief of Cyber Security?
B. J. Srinath
A. S. Kamble
Gulshan Rai

Amardeep Chawla

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Who has described political system as the authoritative allocation of values for a society?
David Apter
Talcott Parsons
S. M. Lipset
David Easton

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Which among the following committee was appointed by the government of India in 1986 to revitalize
panchayati raj institutions for democracy and development?
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
G.V.K. Rao Committee
Ashok Mehta Committee
L.M.Singhvi Committee

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Explanations for the cold war include:The ideological attractiveness of Western democracy and capitalism.
The relative economic strength of the United States.
Gorbachev and Reagan's leadership.
All of the options given are correct.

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The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means:judges in India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not due or is unjust
judges in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is within the limits of the
constitution
the judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it is within the limits of
the constitution
none of the above

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Which South East Asian country has recently banned surrogacy service to end its flourishing rent-a-womb
industry?
Thailand

Singapore
Vietnam
Laos

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Who describes Indian economy as "Bullock Cart Capitalism"?
Granville Austin
Lloyd and Sussane Rudolph
Rajni Kothari
AtulKohli

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Those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means' who made
the above statement?
Hobbes
Gandhi
Mill
Green

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Who is known as Father of Indian Unrest?
Mahatma Gandhi
DadabhaiNauroji
G. K. Gokhale
Bal GangadharTilak

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When was SAARC founded?
1983
1982
1984
1985

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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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Who wrote 'Indian War of Independence, 1857'?
S.N. Sen
R.C Majumdar
V.D. Savarkar
S.B. Chaudhary

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Gandhi's Dandi March is associated with which among the following movements?
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-cooperation Movement
Partition of Bengal
Khilafat Movement

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The Vice President of India is elected by the electoral collage consisting of the members of
_________________.
1. Rajya Sabha
2. Lok Sabha
3. State Legislatures
Choose the correct option from the codes given below.
Only 2 & 3
Only 1 & 2
Only 1 & 4
Only 1

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Recently, which of the following states has won United Nation award for sustainable tourism?
Kerala
Gujarat
Goa
West Bengal

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Which of the following were the first two states in India which established Panchayati Raj in 1956?
Rajasthan and Odisha
Rajasthan and Punjab
Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh

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The Ufa city, where annual BRICS summit-2015 is scheduled to be held is in which country?
Brazil
South Africa
Russia
China

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'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
Aristotle

Henry Maine
Plato
Gandhi

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Which among the following states has maximum number of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in February
2015?
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka

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Recently, in which of the following states remains of an ancient university have been discovered?
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Odisha
West Bengal

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Who among the following said, "If this cannot be one world of peace, it cannot help being one world of
war. Since peace is supposed to be indivisible, it follows that war is indivisible too"?
Hans Morgenthau
Jawaharlal Nehru
Quincy Wright
George Kennan

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The Chambal River does not flow through which one of the following states?
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat

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Who was selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 recently?

Bharathi Raja
Gulzar
Shashi Kapoor
Soumitra Chatterjee

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Which generalization about democracy is most valid?
democratic governments protect basic civil liberties
democratic governments first evolved in North America
democratic political systems require a highly industrialized society
democratic governments prevent their citizens from traveling abroad

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"The social contract theory has been criticized as bad history, bad logic and bad ethics.." who said it?
Henny Maine
Ernest Broker
F.Wilson
H.J.Laski

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Who among the following is the chairman of the recently constituted 7 Pay Commission?
C. Rangarajan
Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
Dr. Rathin Roy
Justice B.N.Srikrishna

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The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is:21 year
35 year
25 year
18 year

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Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?

Baba Amte
Shabana Amzi
Swami Agnivesh
Mira Nair

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Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC?
Maldives
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Bhutan

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The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on:recommendation of the Rajya Sabha
advice of the prime minister
recommendation of Lok Sabha
advice of the chief justice of India

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Central Bee Research and Training Institute is located at which among the following places?
Jabalpur
Nagpur
Pune
Mumbai

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A political scientist studying why some people exercise their right to vote more than others would most
likely employ which of the following concepts?
political efficacy
political equality
party identification
identity politics

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I ________ tennis every Sunday morning.

am play
am playing
play
Playing

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The non-cooperative attitude of the members can only _________________ the image of the society.
spoil
defame
improve
degrade

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Fate smiles ____________________ those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
round
with
over
on

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Where do you usually eat lunch?
With Jane.
In the cafeteria.
At 12:00.
Sandwich.

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Even if it rains I shall come means __________________.
whenever there is rain I shall come
if it rains I shall not come
I will certainly come whether it rains or not
if I come it will not rain

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'the reason why men enter into civil society is the preservation of their property'. Who said this?
Rousseau
Mill
Hobbes
Locke

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I hate sitting __________________ him as he always smells of garlic.
beside
besides
along
at

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The social contract thinkers want to prove that:The state is all powerful
The state is man made
The state is always right
The state is prior to society

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How do you spell "dog"?
D-O-G
No
I have one dog
D-A-G

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What are you doing?
I have eaten.
I ate.
I'm eating.
I will be eating.

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My mother is a good cook.

I agree to you.
I agree you.
I agree with you.
I agree for you.

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His father-in-law _______________ him up in business.
Made
put
set
built

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What kind of novels do you like?
no I don't
I like spy novels.
English novels
Yes, I do.

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How often do you play tennis?
Almost every day.
For two hours.
On Tuesday.
With John.

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What time _________________.
leaves the train?
the train leaves?
is the train leaving?
does the train leave?

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What do you like to drink?

With my friends.
Coffee.
Saturday evening.
Two.

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Locke laid the philosophical foundation of the theory of:Republicanism
Democracy
Welfare state
Constitutional monarchy

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How many students in your class _______________ from Korea?
came
comes
are coming
come

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My uncle decided to take _________________ and my sister to the market.
me
I
myself
mine

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Who said that the development of art and science has spoiled man?
Dance
Rousseau
Marx
Kant

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Which of the following is not a feature of good governance?

Transparency
Accountability
Nepotism
Rule of law

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Public Administration is the study of:Politico-administrative dynamics of the state
Control of trade and commerce
Public Policy implementation
Maintenance of Law and Order

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Where do you do your homework?
At home.
About one hour.
In the evening.
With John.

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Hawthorne studies were mainly conducted by:Mary Parker
Elton Mayo
Henry Gantt
Hugo Munsterberg

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It seems to me that most restaurants are too expensive.
I don't think.
I don't thought .
I don't think so.
I don't think it.

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Recently, India and United States have signed an agreement to develop three smart cities in India. Which
one of the following is not one of that?
Vishakhapatnam
Allahabad
Ajmer
Bhopal

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What were you doing last night at 7:00?
I was sleeping.
I will be sleeping.
I sleep.
I slept.

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When was the last time you took a picture?
About four days ago.
Seven pictures.
A picture of Jane.
With my camera.

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The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution, and the writings of John Locke all contributed to Great
Britain's development of:Absolute monarchy
Ethnic rivalries
Imperialist policies
Parliamentary democracy

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Which of the following is one of the features of bureaucracy conceived byMax Weber?
Authority
Civil society
Publicness
Hierarchy

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Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions?
A one-party system
An agricultural economy
Strong military forces
Respect for individual rights

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The founder of Scientific Management School of thought was:F.W. Taylor
Herber Simon
Pfiffner John
Mary Parker Follet

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Span of Contro 1 Means:Overall control of an organization
Number of subordinates under a superior's direct control
Duration of executive control
Power to control an enterprise

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Realists are:Advocates of aggressive foreign policy and war.
Afraid terrorism will make the world a less secure place.
Concerned with economic development only.
Supporters of war when it is necessary to further a rational understanding of the national interest.

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Charisma is related to which type of leadership?
relationship motivated
employee-centered
transformational
Managerial

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How many hours a day do you sleep?
I have slept 7 hours.
I slept 7 hours.
I sleep 7 hours.
I am sleeping 7 hours.

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What are you going to do after dinner?
I take a bath.
I took a bath.
I am taking bath.
I'll take a bath.

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The concept of "bounded rationality" was given by:Abraham Maslow
Wax Weber
Herbert Simon
F. W. Riggs

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How stupid can I get. I _______________ my keys in the door overnight.
forgot
left
deserted
traced

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The National Song of India was composed by:Jai Shankar Prasad
Iqbal
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Rabindranath Tagore