1. Who among the following thinkers wrote "Sexual Politics"? (CUET PG 2024)

2. Communitarians argue that :- (DU MA 2019)

3. Match the conception of power with the thinker (DU MA 2018)

4. Who used the phrase "Spirit of Capitalism" in describing the development of capitalism? (GUJARAT SET 2018)

5. Who among the following can be described as a 'positive' liberal thinker? (GUJARAT SET 2010)

6. In A Theory of Justice John Rawls gives lexical priority to :- (DU MA 2018)

a) Liberty Principle over Equality Principle.

b) Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity over Principle of benefit to worst off

c) Principle of benefit to worst off over Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity

d) Equality Principle over Liberty Principle.

7. Who said, "for the forms of government, let fools contest, whichever is best, administered is best"? (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2002)

8. Who propagated the idea of popular sovereignty? (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2002)

9. What is the basic demand of multiculturalism? (Madhya Pradesh SET 2022)

10. Which ideology is associated with the concept of 'absence of government'? (CUET PG 2021)

11. Match the following. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2020)

12. The ‘Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was adopted by the United Nations in the year: (KERALA SET 2022 JANUARY)

13. Which among the following countries is regarded as the’ cradle of classical liberalism’? (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

14. The theory of separation of powers is comprehensively employed only in: (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER II)

15. Who makes the distinction between 'negative liberty' and 'positive liberty'? (CUET PG 2021)

16. Which of the following statements is not correct about the concept of rights? (GUJARAT SET 2022)

17. Which among the following is not a part of the central theme of green ideology? (CUET PG 2023)

18. Communitarianism is an ideology that emphasises (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER II)

19. Who defined ‘law’ as the ‘command of the sovereign’? (Bihar PGT 2023)

20. Which of the following are the schools of "New Right Ideology"? (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper II)

A. Austrian school

B. Chicago school

C. Frankfurt school

D. New York school

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

21. Match the following and select the correct answer using the codes below: (SLET 17th March 2024)

22. Which of the following cannot be considered as an agency for wider popular participation? (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2003)

23. Who is of the view that the sovereign cannot tax his subjects without their consent? (KARNATAKA SET 2015 PAPER II)

24. The pluralist theory of Democracy is (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER III)

25. Consider the following statements regarding Rights.(JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

Statement I: Rights express a certain kind of relationship between two parties i.e., the right holder and the right observer.

Statement II: The concept of Positive Right entails non-interference from State and society at large.

Choose the correct option:

26. Which of the following is NOT provided to the Indian diaspora under the 'Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) scheme'? (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper-II)

27. Who among the following described freedom as the 'Silence of the Laws'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

28. What does the concept Dialectic mean in Marxism? (DU MA 2018)

29. Montesquieu proposed the theory of separation of powers for promoting: (GUJARAT SET JULY 2004)

30. Legal theory of sovereignty in modern times was first propounded by (CUET PG 2024)

31. Liberty in positive sense means (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

32. Assertion (A): Without the power no state in International relation sustain themselves.

Reason (R): Power is seen as the ultimate goal of the State.

(KARNATAKA SET 2015 PAPER II)

33. Polyglot multiculturalism welcomes (SLET 17th March 2024)

34. Abraham Lincoln's famous statement of democracy was expressed for the first time at (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER III)

35. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER II)

36. Given below are two statements: (CUET PG 2022)

Statement 1: Liberal feminists argue for laws that give women formal equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination.

Statement II: For radical feminists, the prevalence of violence against women is part and parcel of sex-inequality.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

37. Read the following statements in relation to the concept of 'dictatorship of proletariat' and choose the correct code: (TELANGANA SET 2023)

A. It implies the proletariat using the mechanisms of state violence to achieve its class aims.

B. State violence is used exactly the same way the aristocracy and bourgeoisie used the state during their own periods of hegemony to pursue their class needs

C. It withers away' rather than abolishes itself because the old social order does not necessarily give up easily.

38. The critical theory is associated with the name of: (BHU MA 2014)

39. ‘Liberalism coincides with the tradition’. This thought begins with (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

40. Who authored Reflections all the Revolution in France?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

41. The concept of class refers to (DU MA 2020)

A. Economic endowments (human capital)

B. Cultural traits (symbolic capital)

B. Social connections (social capital)

C. Political influence (political capital)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

42. Which egalitarian theorist's views would you associate with the idea of auctions, insurance  schemes and free market? (JNU MA 2019)

43. Given below are two statements, one labeled  as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (GUJARAT SET 2022)

Assertion (A) : The political theory of multiculturalism advocates the guarantee of political rights to cultural minorities for the protection and preservance of their cultural differences.

Reason (R): The theory of multiculturalism criticizes the dominant conception of the nation- state for being inherently biased in favour of the culture of the majority.

Codes:

44. "For instance, it is thought that justice is equality, and so it is, though not for everybody but only for those who are equals; and it is thought that inequality is just, for so indeed it is, though not for everybody, but for those who are unequal." Who said this? (GUJARAT SET 2023)

45. Match List I with List II List I (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper-II)

46. The main features of equality are (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

1.      Absence of special privileges.

2.      Provision of adequate opportunities to all individuals for development of their creative faculties.

3.      Non-discrimination on grounds of race, colour, religion etc.

4.      Equal distribution of wealth and resources.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

47. The key principle underlying Plato's conception of justice is: (GUJARAT SET 2008)

48. Consider the following statements regarding Marxism. (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

1. Marxism as a theoretical system developed out of and drew inspiration from the writings of Karl Marx.

2. A variety of Marxist traditions can be identified including 'Classical Marxism', 'Orthodox Marxism' or 'Dialectical Materialism' and 'Western', 'Modern' or 'Neo Marxism'.

3. The cornerstone Marxist Philosophy is the materialist conception of history.

4. The basis of Marxist tradition is Marx's teleological theory of history.

Choose the correct option from the combination given below

49. Who amongst the following did coin the parable, 'the tragedy of the commons'? (BHU MA 2018)

50. Which of the following statements is/are true of positivism? (GUJARAT SET 2021 DEC)