Equality PYQs - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

Equality

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Equality in the negative sense means (Bihar PGT 2023)

(A) the absence of special privileges

(B) the absence of rule of law

(C) the provision of special facilities to minorities

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (TELANGANA SET 2023)

1. a-3 b-4 c-1 d-2

2. a-2 b-3 c-5 d-1

3. a-4 b-1 c-5 d-3

4. a-3 b-1 c-5 d-2

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Who among the following castigated equality of opportunity as "Tadpole Philosophy'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(1) R.H. Tawney

(2) Fredrich Hayek

(3) Martha Nussbaum

(4) C.B. Mecpherson

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

(A) John Rawls

(B) Brian Barry

(C) Ronald Dworkin

(D) Amartya Sen

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Equality of resources is an idea that is associated with (DU MA 2022)

1. John Rawls

2. Amartya Sen

3. Bernard Williams

4. Ronald Dworkin

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Who among the following theorists is known for his work on 'The theory of resources equality'? (CUET PG 2022)

(1) Amartya Sen

(2) Ronald Dworkin

(3) Jagdish Bhagwati

(4) Abhijit Banerjee

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Which among the following statements are true about legal equality? (CUET PG 2023)

Legal equality does not guarantee equality of treatment by the law.
Legal equality contradicts rule of law.
Legal equality is a prominent characteristic of civil society.
Legal equality does not abolish special privileges.
Legal equality cannot be the basis for contract based relations.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C and E only

2. A and C only

3. C and E only

4. A and D only

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Equality of opportunity means (CUET PG 2023)

1. everybody is equal before law

2. an equal opportunity to become unequal

3. everybody has equal opportunity

4. everybody has equal talents and skills

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Who among the following thinkers held the view that "the passion for equality made vain the hope for liberty"? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

(A) Karl Marx

(B) G.D.H Cole

(C) Harold J. Laski

(D) Lord Acton

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The philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries emphasised (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) Economic equality only

(B) Social and economic equality only

(C) Social and political equality only

(D) Social, economic as well as political equality

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Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as constituting equality? (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) Provision of adequate opportunities for all

(B) Absence of distinctions based on class, caste etc.

(C) Provision of equal pay for all

(D) Absence of discrimination

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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:

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 4

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The view that liberty and equality can not go together is attributed to: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) Laski

(2) Lenin

(3) Lord Acton

(4) Mclver

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Who believed that Equality is a 'political good'? (BHU MA 2015)

(1) J. S. Mill

(2) J. Bentham

(3) David Hume

(4) E. Kant

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Who is a supporter of Natural Inequality? (BHU MA 2015)

(1) Plato

(2) Aristotle

(3) Thomas Hobbes

(4) John Locke

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Who of the following supported proportionate equality among citizens? (BHU MA 2016)

(1) Plato

(2) Aristotle

(3) Green

(4) Marx

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Who is a supporter of Natural Inequality? (BHU MA 2019)

1. Plato

2. Aristotle

3. Thomas Hobbes

4. John Locke

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Which of the following may not be the aim of equality? (BHU MA 2019)

1. Impartiality

2. Self respect

3. Equality of opportunity

4. Uniformity

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"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was the slogan during: (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) The American War of Independence

B) The French Revolution

C) The Russian October Revolution

D) The Chinese Revolution

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Equality in the positive sense means: (JMI M.A. 2018)

A. Following the same religion

B. Following the same political ideology

C. Equal opportunity to get higher education

D. Equal health facilities

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"The passion for equality made vain the hope for liberty". Who of the following has said? (JMI M.A. 2018)

A. J.S.Mill

B. Bentham

C. Green

D. Marx

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Equality in the positive sense means that all should get: (JMI M.A. 2018)

A. Equal food and housing facilities

B. Equal education

C. Equal physical force

D. Equal opportunities for growth

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Who wrote the Discourse on Inequality? (WB PSC 2022)

(A) J. S. Mill

(B) Thomas Hobbes

(C) Jean Jacques Rousseau

(D) G. W. F. Hegel

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Who among the following said. "Political equality, therefore, is never real unless it is accompanied by virtual economic equality; political power"? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)

1. J. S. Mill

2. H. J. Laski

3. John Kotski

4. Alfred Cobben

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Who gave the concept of ‘graded inequality’? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) Gandhi

(B) Nehru

(C) B. R. Ambedkar

(D) M. N. Roy

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‘Towards Equality’ Report (1974-75) dealt with the questions of (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

(A) Caste

(B) Women

(C) Class

(D) Ecology

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Who said this: “ . . . equality is of two kinds, numerical and proportional; by the first I mean sameness or equality in number or size; by the second, equality of ratios.”? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) Plato

(B) Aristotle

(C) John Stuart Mill

(D) Karl Marx

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‘Foundational equality’ means: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(A) Being born equal and of equal moral worth

(B) One person, one vote

(C) Having same chance to rise and fall in society

(D) Equal opportunity to developun equal skills and abilities

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Political equality is best guaranteed in a: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(A) Plutocratic state

(B) Fascist state

(C) Totalitarian state

(D) Democratic state

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The doctrine of proportionate equality was propounded by: (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

A) Aristotle

B) Rousseau

C) Marx

D) Rawls

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The inequality termed by Rousseau as ‘Conventional Inequality’: (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

A) Political Inequality

B) Economic Inequality

C) Social Inequality

D) Intellectual Inequality

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Equality before law is one of the basic (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER II)

(A) Marxism

(B) Individualism

(C) Behaviouralism

(D) Classical Liberalism

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The utilitarian understanding of equality is focused on: (GUJARAT SET 2013 PAPER II)

(A) Rights

(B) Resources

(C) Capabilities

(D) Preferences

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The utilitarian understanding of equality is focused on: (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER II)

(A) Rights

(B) Resources

(C) Capabilities

(D) Preferences

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The doctrine of Proportional inequality was propounded by? (KERALA SET JANUARY 2023)

A) Plato

B) Rousseau

C) Aristotle

D) Machiavelli

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According to Michael Walzer, complex equality refers to: (University of Hyderabad Ph.D 2019)

A. Reducing monopolies

B. Reducing the dominance of one good across spheres

C. Reducing competition

D. Shared understandings about equality

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How do socialists criticise equality of opportunity? (University of Hyderabad Ph.D 2019)

A. It is formal equality only

B. It ignores structural inequalities

C. It perpetuates the myth of innate inequality

D. All of the above

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The concept of 'Complex Equality' was given by (CUET PG 2022)

(1) John Rawls

(2) Michael Walzer

(3) Ronald Dworkin

(4) David Miller

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Graded inequality is theorised by (CUET PG 2021)

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. Periyar

3. Jotirao Phule

4. Karl Marx

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For whom among the following liberty and equality are mutually antithetical ideas? (Madhya Pradesh SET 2022)

(A) Lord Acton

(B) Laski

(C) R.H. Tawney

(D) Rousseau

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Assertion (A): The existence of an hereditary Second Chamber of Parliament is against the principle of equality.

Reason (R): Equality means the absence of special privileges.

Select your answers to these questions using the codes given below: (NET December 2010 Paper II)

(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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Which one of the followings is not an aim of Equality? (BHU MA 2015)

(1) Uniformity

(2) Impartiality

(3) Self Respect

(4) Respect for others

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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET December 2005)

Assertion (A): Liberty without equality has no meaning

Reason (R): Absolute liberty is not possible

In the context of the two statements which one of the following is correct?

(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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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET December 2011 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Preferential policies need not always violate the principle of fairness.

Reason (R): Treating citizens as equals may require treating them differently.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually 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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The policy of protective discrimination seeks to promote which of the following? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) Formal equality

(B) Substantive equality

(C) Inequality

(D) Meritocracy

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Match the following Lists and identify the correct one from the code below: (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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The policy of protective discrimination seeks to promote (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) formal equality

(B) substantive equality

(C) inequality

(D) meritocracy

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The view that there is a close relationship between justice and equality is attributed to whom? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

(A) Multiculturalists

(B) Liberals

(C) Socialists

(D) Conservatives

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The view that there is a close relationship between justice and equality is attributed to whom? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) Multiculturalists

(B) Liberals

(C) Socialists

(D) Conservatives

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