DU Unit 3: Indian Political Thought
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1. The manuscript of Kautilya's Arthashastra was first discovered and studied by (DU MA 2020)
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2. Match List with List II (DU MA 2020)
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3. V. Ramasamy Naicker was associated with? (DU MA 2020)
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4. Who advised Gandhi after his Return from South Africa to get to know rural India better? (DU MA 2020)
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5. Which scholar's lectures are compiled in The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam'? (DU MA 2020)
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6. Which of the following institutions was founded by Rabindranath Tagore (DU MA 2020)
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7. Which of the following was not a part of the three-point programme of Constructive action of Gandhi (DU MA 2020)
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8. Who was the founder of Brahminical Magazine? (DU MA 2020)
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9. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission or Ramakrishna Math? (DU MA 2020)
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10. In which year Pandita Ramabai awarded Kaiser - i - Hind by the British Government? (DU MA 2020)
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11. In which year Hind Swaraj was written by M. K. Gandhi? (DU MA 2020)
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12. Who among the following are founder of Independent Labour Party and in which year? (DU MA 2020)
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13. According to Lohia, how many types of injustice and inequalities prevail in the world against which revolutions were taking place throughout? (DU MA 2020)
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14. Who asserted that Rights of privacy and freedom must be recognized in all those spheres, which are not directly connected with property? (DU MA 2020)
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15. Who among the following is founder of Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha? (DU MA 2020)
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16. Which Weekly Paper published by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? (DU MA 2020)
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17. Who wrote the poem Sare Jahan se Achchha Hindustan Hamara? (DU MA 2020)
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18. Who among the following are the author of the essay The Rise, Fall and Destruction of Muslim Theocracy? (DU MA 2020)
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19. Makkali Gosala belonged to which of the following traditions of Indian thought? (DU MA 2019)
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20. The Saptanga theory of state is described in which of the following texts? (DU MA 2019)
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21. According to Kautilya,,Danda" is the symbol of:- (DU MA 2019)
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22. According to the "Hind Swaraj" the major obstacle to Indian Self-government is :- (DU MA 2019)
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23. Which of the following is true? (DU MA 2019)
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24. Which of the following was not a distinctive feature of the dharmasastra tradition in India (DU MA 2019)
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25. Which of the following is not a feature of Ram Manohar Lohiya's concept of Sapta Kranti"? (DU MA 2019)
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26. Which of the following is not included in the list of essential elements (Prakriti) of a state as identified by Kautilya? (DU MA 2019)
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27. Which of the following pacts resulted in a compromise between Ambedkar and Gandhi on the issue of separate electorates? (DU MA 2019)
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28. Who among the following said, "caste system is not merely division of labour, it is also division of labourers."? (DU MA 2019)
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29. Match the works in list-I with the authors in list-II (DU MA 2019)
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30. Match the words with their meaning: (DU MA 2019)
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31. Match the thinkers with their ideas: (DU MA 2019)
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32. K. Gandhi wrote editorials for the first time in which one of the following journals? (DU MA 2019)
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33. Match the following: (DU MA 2019)
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34. The philosophy of "dependent origination" can be attributed to which of the following traditions ? (DU MA 2019)
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35. Who among the following is considered to have inaugurated the liberal-reformist modernisation of India? (DU MA 2019)
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36. "He is the head of the state but not of the executive. He represents the nation but does not rule the nation". Who among the following made this comment about the President of India? (DU MA 2019)
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37. The thought that the 'advent of technology and industrialisation is the basic cause of human misery in modern society' can be attributed to which of the following thinkers? (DU MA 2019)
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38. Which among the following can be associated with Aurobindo's beliefs? (DU MA 2019)
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39. Which of the following statement is correct with regard to Raja Rammohan Roy? (DU MA 2019)
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40. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)
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41. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)
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42. Who wrote Ain-i-Akbari? (DU MA 2021)
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43. Who amongst the following thinkers argued that 'Modernity' eroded 'National identity' and led to 'Cultural homogeneity"? (DU MA 2021)
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44. The concept of the 'Four pillar state' was advocated by (DU MA 2021)
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45. Digha Nikaya is a collection of discourses of (DU MA 2021)
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46. The doctrine of 'Hindutva' was expounded by (DU MA 2021)
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47. Who among the following has discussed the concept of 'Chaukhamba model' of decentralization in the book Aspects of Socialist Policy? (DU MA 2021)
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48. Which among the following are important nomenclature of states in Kautilya's Mandala theory? (DU MA 2021)
A. Ari (Enemy state)
B. Vijigishu (State desirous of world conquest)
C. Udasin (Neutral state)
D. Parsnigraha (Friend in the rear)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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49. Which of the following are true about Savarkar's political philosophy? (DU MA 2021)
A. He differentiated between Hindutva and Hinduism and believed that unlike Hinduism Hindutva was a civilizational and politico-cultural category.
B. He referred to the rebellion of 1857 as The Indian War of Independence."
C. In his book 'Hindu Pad-Padashahi' discusses the rule of Shivaji as the last Hindu Empire and also praises the sense of solidarity among Muslims.
D. He believed that Hindu consolidation was impossible to achieve in light of the practice of untouchability, and hence he called for its annihilation.
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50. Which Indian thinker is associated with the political pamphlet Bhawani Mandir written during the time of partition of Bengal? (DU MA 2021)
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51. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)
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52. Who propagated the idea of "Lokasamgraha"? (DU MA 2022)
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53. With reference to Sukra's idea of ruler, consider the following statements - (DU MA 2022)
A. There are three kinds of kings, namely satvika, rajsika and tamsika.
B. Unlike the earlier writers, Sukra does not insist on a properly appointed ruler.
C. Sukra is very clear that a ruler can take shelter behind necessity by advancing the plea that extraordinary situations require extraordinary solutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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54. The term 'Maulabala' in Kautilya's Arthashastra stands for (DU MA 2022)
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55. Dravidar Kazhagam' is a social movement founded by (DU MA 2022)
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56. Who among the following characterized 'parliaments' as 'jokes and 'party politics' as degenerate 'fanaticism and sectarianism'? (DU MA 2022)
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57. Who of the following was the author of Swadeshi Somaj? (DU MA 2022)
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58. Who described the Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act as a "Himalayan Miscalculation"? (DU MA 2022)
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59. Which of the following statements is not true of Rammohun Roy's approach to socio-religious reform? (DU MA 2022)
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60. The Mahabharat is considered a political text because:- (DU MA 2018)
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61. The Manusmrti was:- (DU MA 2018)
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62. The four fold programme of Socialist struggle in Lohia's Thought comprised of Angrezi Hatao (Banish English), Jati Todo (Liquidate Caste), Dam Bandho ( Fix Price). What was the fourth one? (DU MA 2018)
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63. The Shramamic view of political life : (DU MA 2018)
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64. What kind of vision is exhibited by Kautilya according to V. R Mehta? (DU MA 2018)
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65. Who among the following is credited for having discovered the ancient text Arthashastra? (DU MA 2018)
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66. Nehru is considered a secular thinker:- (DU MA 2018)
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67. Saptanga theory of the state was propounded by :- (DU MA 2018)
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68. Modern Indian Political thought is 'modern' because:- (DU MA 2018)
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69. Ramabai converted to:- (DU MA 2018)
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70. Ramanuja was associated with which among the following? (DU MA 2018)
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71. Pandita Ramabai's political ideas fused several linkages of:- (DU MA 2018)
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72. Match the following: (DU MA 2018)
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73. Who is the author of the book "The high-caste Hindu woman"? (DU MA 2018)
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74. Iqbal's idea of community is :- (DU MA 2018)
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75. Kabir is considered a political theorist because:- (DU MA 2018)
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76. Which among the four Vedas gives importance to Indra in its hymns? (DU MA 2018)
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77. Abul Fazl represens the fusion of:- (DU MA 2018)
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