Political Science Solved Questions and Answers - Set 15 | Political Science Online Test Series

1 Under Bush Doctrine, the USA held states responsible for activities inside their territories and thus acquired the right to

1 act unilaterally against rogue and failed states.

2 act against states which were opposed to it ideologically.

3 move against states which refused to join in drive for NATO expansion.

4 intervene in situations of ethnic cleansing.

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Answer:act unilaterally against rogue and failed states.

2 The US stopped cultivating ties with Taliban regime in Afghanistan after

1 9/11 attacks in the US

2 attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

3 attack on US military mission headquarter in Riyadh

4 failures of talks on gas pipeline through Afghanisatan

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Answer:attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

3 Who among the following statesmen described USSR as an ‘evil empire’ ?

1 John F. Kennedy

2 Ronald Regan

3 Richard Nixon

4 Henry Kissinger

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Answer:Ronald Regan

4 Who among the following described the welfare state as a kind of enslavement ?

1 Rawls

2 T.H. Green

3 Michael Walzer

4 R. Nozick

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Answer:R. Nozick

5 Who said Revolution meant a drastic sudden substitution of one group in charge of the running of a territorial political entity by another ?

1 Hannah Arendt

2 Theda Skocpol

3 Crane Brinton

4 Hubert Johnson

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Answer:Crane Brinton

6 Who among the following wrote the article entitled “The Behavioural Approach in Political Science : Epitaph for a Monument to a Successful Protest” ?

1 Heinz Eulaei

2 M.Q. Sibley

3 R.A. Dahl

4 David Easton

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Answer: R.A. Dahl

7 Which approach treats state as an institution intended for creation and enforcement of law and refuses to treat it as a social organisation ?

1 Legal – institutional approach

2 Political economy approach

3 Normative approach

4 Comparative approach

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Answer: Legal – institutional approach

8 Which of the following statements about the proposals of the Cabinet Mission is incorrect ?

1 There would be a Union of India comprising of both British India and the States.

2 The Union would have an executive and a legislature consisting of representatives of the provinces and the states.

3 All residuary powers would belong to the Union of India.

4 The provinces would be free to form groups with executives and legislatures

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Answer: All residuary powers would belong to the Union of India.

9 The word ‘socialist’ in the Preamble does not imply :

1 Equal distribution of the national wealth

2 Social ownership of principal means of production

3 Nationalization of means of production

4 Provide a decent standard of life to the working people

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Answer: Equal distribution of the national wealth

10 By which Constitutional Amendment Act, protection of freedom of expression was withdrawn from those who advocate secession from the Union of India ?

1 14th Constitutional Amendment Act

2 16th Constitutional Amendment Act

3 18th Constitutional Amendment Act

4 20th Constitutional Amendment Act

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Answer:16th Constitutional Amendment Act

11 Of the following, which group of states has more than 30 Lok Sabha constituencies ?

1 Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

2 Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan

3 Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh

4 Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu

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Answer: Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu

12 At which stage of the evolution of public administration, the ‘public’ aspect of public administration was virtually dropped and the focus shifted to ‘efficiency’ ?

1 First stage

2 Second stage

3 Third stage

4 Fourth stage

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