WB SET 2015 Paper II - Political Science Coaching Centre

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WB SET 2015 Paper II

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1. Who said "Plato's communism is a half- communism"? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Sabine

(B) Woliu

(C) Barker

(D) Plamenatz

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2. For Aristotle, who among the following, is a citizen? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Women

(B) Slaves

(C) Working class

(D) None of the above

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3. Who, among the following, separated politics from religion and ethics and treated religion and ethics as instrumental value? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Plato

(B) Hegel

(C) Machiavelli

(D) T. H. Green

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4. For Hobbes, which one, among the following, is true? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Man was social.

(B) Selfishness and fear did not make him wage an endless war with neighbours.

(C) Man was pre-social and pre-political.

(D) The state of nature had intermittent periods of war and peace.

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5. Corporatism is the major focus in the political philosophy of (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Machiavelli

(B) Rousseau

(C) Hegel

(D) Green

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6. Who is the author of the book, "The Philosophy of J. S. Mill'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) M. Cowling

(B) J. Gray

(C) R. P. Ansehutz

(D) J. W.Mueller

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7. Who made the comment 'dictatorship of the proletariat' will become dictatorship on the proletariat? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Proudhon

(B) Kropotkin

(C) Bakunin

(D) Bukhrin

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8. The assertion of autonomy of politics is enunciated by (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Lenin

(B) Gramsci

(C) Mao

(D) Marx

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9. The differentiation between antagonistic contradictions and non-antagonistic contradictions is made by (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Marx

(B) Lenin

(C) Gramsci

(D) Mao

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10. Who commented that unequal economic resources will mean unequal political resources? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Marx

(B) Lenin

(C) Rawls

(D) Dahl

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11. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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12. Who of the following tried to make democracy and elitism compatible? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Pareto

(B) Mosea

(C) Michels

(D) Schumpeter

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13. Who claims negative liberty and not autonomy is the basic idea of freedom? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Rawls

(B) Walzer

(C) Raz

(D) Berliu

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14. The Mahad Satyagraha led by Ambedkar was for gaining (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) entry into a temple.

(B) right to fetch water from a public tank.

(C) separate electorate for depressed classes.

(D) passage of the Hindu Code Bill.

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15. Which one of the following is not correct? Comparative Government approach was criticised by Almond & Powell for its (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Parochialism

(B) Configurative character

(C) Formalism

(D) Diffusion of power and authority

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16. Riots and demonstrations are the examples of (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Institutional Pressure Groups

(B) Associational Interest Groups

(C) Anomic Interest Groups

(D) None of the above

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17. Who, among the following, discussed 'Continuity and Discontinuity in Socialization'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Coleman and Lipset

(B) Eckstein andApter

(C) Pye and Verba

(D) Almond and Powell

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18. The characteristics of 'equality, capacity and differentiation' of political development were described as "developmental syndrome" by whom? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) James Coleman

(B) Leonard Binder

(C) Myron Weiner

(D) David Apteri

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19. Group approach to politics was given by (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Arthur Bently

(B) Charles Merriam

(C) Harold D. Loggwell

(D) David Easton

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20. The debate between structuralism and instrumentalism regarding the situation of advanced capitalist state took place between (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Sweezy and Rawls

(B) Crick and Greenleaf

(C) Crossman and Hook

(D) Miliband and Poulantza

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21. Who said "Rule of Law means Equality before Law"? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Finer

(B) Jennings

(C) Dicey

(D) Green

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22. What according to Duverger; is not a character of a 'caucus' in a political party? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) It is an archaic type of political structure.

(B) It functions in a large area.

(C) It resembles a professional organization.

(D) It seeks no expansion.

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23. Which of the following is not an attribute, according to Blondel, of the 'inner circle and the establishment' of British Politics? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Ability to rule

(B) Permanent control over power

(C) Similar educational background

(D) Unity of purpose

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24. Who is described as 'Father of Indian Unrest' by Valentine chirol? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) G. K. Gokhale

(B) B. G. Tilak

(C) M. N. Roy

(D) Lajpat Rai

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25. When the Prime Minister of England Attlee finally announced the Transfer of Power to Indians? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) January 1947

(B) December 1946

(C) February 1947

(D) June 1947

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26. Choose the correct chronological order of the concepts incorporated in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(i) Equality

(ii) Liberty

(iii) Fraternity

(iv) Justice

Codes:

(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

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27. Which one of the following bodies is presided over by a non-member? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Lok Sabha

(B) Rajya Sabha

(C) State Legislative Assembly

(D) State Legislative Council

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28. Which one of the following is not a subject included in the concurrent list of the Constitution of India? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Education

(B) Population control

(C) C. B. I.

(D) Forests

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29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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30. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that 'basic structure' of the Constitution cannot be amended? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Golaknath v. State of Punjab

(B) Chintamani v. State of Madras

(C) Sambamurthy v. Union of India

(D) Keshavanand Bharati v. State of Kerala

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31. Which of the following' (s) is incorrect about the Tana Bhagat movement in early 20th Century? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

1. In the Tana Bhagat movement chiefly the oraons participated.

2. The leadership of the movement however was in the hands of english-educated tribals.

3. It was a no-tax campaign against landlords.

4. It was a movement against British encroachment in forest areas.

Codes:

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 1 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 2 and 4

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32. Which pair of States/Union Territories do not have a common High Court? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

1. Maharastra-Goa

2. Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgarh

3. Punjab-Haryana

4. West Bengal-Tripura

Codes:

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 2 and 4

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33. Which one of the following was not identified by Robert Dahl as an issue in the science of public administration? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Need for normative considerations

(B) Human behaviour

(C) Importance of machine concept of organization

(D) Sociological factors

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34. Find out the correct code: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Assertion (A): The behavioural approach stresses upon the informal relationship among the members of an organization.

Reason (R): Behaviouralists employ integrated interdisciplinary approach.

Codes:

(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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35. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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36. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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37. Give the answer from the codes below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Assertion (A): Civil Service is responsible to the political executive.

Reason (R): Since civil service is governed by the principle of anonymity, the civil servant is protected by the political executive and is not accountable to the Parliament.

Codes:

(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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38. Assertion (A): The secretariat and executive departments have separate identities. (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Reason (R): Heads of executive departments have different designations.

Codes:

(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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39. The coexistence of line and staff agencies in a public organization tends to violate the principles of (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Authority-Responsibility match

(B) Unity of Command

(C) Span of Control

(D) Hierarchy

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40. Which one of the following principles is not included in the concept of POSDCORB? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Planning

(B) Budgeting

(C) Directing

(D) Communicating

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41. The Study Team on Personnel Planning, Staffing of Public Sector Undertakings and Personnel Management constituted by the ARC submitted its Report in (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) 1965

(B) 1967

(D) 1971

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42. Give the correct answer from the codes below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Assertion (A): Classical realists analyse the behaviour of states mainly in terms of each other.

Reason (R): They largely and mostly neglect the international economic system.

Codes:

(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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43. Assertion (A): Intervention in Afghanistan ended the period of Detente. (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

Reason (R): The period after Detente marked the beginning of New Cold War.

Codes:

(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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44. UNCLOS stands for (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) UN Convention on Law of Seas

(B) UN Conference on Law of Seas

(C) UN Convention on Law of Space

(D) UN Conference on Law of Space

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45. The Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in the year (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) 1958

(B) 1968

(D) 1988

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46. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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47. The purpose of Uniting for Peace Resolution 1950 was (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) to empower the UN General Assembly to recommend collective action in crisis situations.

(B) to unite US and USSR under one umbrella organization.

(C) to marginalise the views of the developing world.

(D) to authorise war crime trials by respective tribunals

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48. Which one is correct? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) GATT was replaced by WTO.

(B) World Bank was replaced by Global Bank.

(C) United Nations was replaced by League of Nations.

(D) None of the above

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49. Which one of the following statements is false about dependency theory in international relations? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Dependency theory appeared in the 1950s as a critical reaction to the conventional approaches to economic development.

(B) Dependency theory focussed on global inequalities.

(C) Under developed states deliberately perpetuate a vicious circle of dependence.

(D) Global inequalities are the result of the capitalist world economy.

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50. Which one of the following was not included in the formulation and declaration of Panch Sheel's five principles? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

(A) Equality between and mutual benefit for the signatories.

(B) Peaceful co-existence in the world.

(C) Jointly and collectively promote international understanding among nation-states.

(D) Mutual non-aggression

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