1. Who among the following said that "Political theory is, quite simply, man's attempt to consciously understand and solve the problems of his group life and organization"? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

2. Who of the following lamented the 'death' of political philosophy? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

3. Which one of the following answers is incorrect regarding neo-liberalism? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

4. Which one of the following answers is correct regarding Post-Marxism? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

6. Which one of the following state- ments is incorrect regarding political ideology? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

7. Who of the following said "Lenin's party was designed to be an elite, a minority chosen for intellectual and moral superiority, the most advanced part of the working class and so its vanguard".? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

8. Nocturnal Council finds a mention in Plato's (NET December 2014 Paper III)

9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET December 2014 Paper III)

Assertion (A): For Aristotle the authority of a constitutional ruler over his subjects is quite different from that of a master over his slaves.

Reason (R): Because the slave is inferior from birth and incapable of ruling himself.

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10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

11. For whom of the following, science is the fruit of idle curiosity; philosophy is mere intellectual frippery; the amenities of polite life is tinsel? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

12. Which one of the following is not correct regarding Marx's theory of alienation? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

13. Who of the following is of the view that it is not Gandhi who made Satyagraha but it is Satyagraha which made Gandhi the Mahatma? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

14. In which of the following countries Narendranath Bhattacharya settled under the name of Manabendra Nath Roy? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

15. Who of the following said that God had appeared to him in prison, placed the Gita in his hands and made him realize the simple truths of the Sanatana Dharma? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

16. Comparative Politics is the study of (NET December 2014 Paper III)

17. What is the correct sequence in which the following approaches to the study of 'Comparative Politics' emerged? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Philosophical Approach
2. Systems Approach
3. New Institutional Approach

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18. Identify the correct sequence of the following input functions and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Interest-aggregation
2. Interest-articulation
3. Political communication
4. Political socialization and recruitment

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19. The sociologists who influenced Gabriel Almond in his structural functionalism were (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Max Weber
2. Talcott Parsons
3. David Truman
4. Karl Deutsch

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20. Which of the following statements about the Vice-President of India and Vice-President of America are true? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Both the Vice-Presidents are elected.
2. Both of them are the presiding officers of their respective upper Houses.
3. Both the Vice-Presidents are not the members of their respective Houses.
4. Both of them do not have a casting vote in case of a tie.

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21. Which one of the following governmental systems is considered to be the off-spring and successor of the theory of separation of powers? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

22. According to Riggs, lack of balance between equality and capacity is (NET December 2014 Paper III)

23. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Political Order in Changing Societies
2. The Politics of Modernization
3. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
4. Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America

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24. Which one of the following articles of the US Constitution vests the executive powers in the President? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

26. Consider the following: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Pocket Veto
2. President message to federal legislature
3. Caucus system
4. Pigeon hole-a bill

These are the parts of constitutional practice of

27. Who among the following former British Prime Ministers belonged to the Labour Party? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Harold Wilson
2. Edward Heath
3. John Major
4. Tony Blair

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28. The Judges of the US Supreme Court hold office (NET December 2014 Paper III)

29. Which one of the following Federal Courts has the power to declare laws passed by the state or the constituent unit of the federation invalid but not the federal laws? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

Assertion (A): The British Parliament is sovereign.

Reason (R): The Queen in England is a nominal head of the State.

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31. "Since Indians wish to unite and develop a common culture, it is the bounden duty of all Indians to own up Hindi as their language... Any Indian who does not accept this proposal..., has no right to be Indian." Who among the following said this? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

32. Who has described Indian society as 'Apolitical Society'? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

35. In which of the following Acts the provincial subjects were divided into transferred and reserved subjects? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

36. Who of the following gave the idea of 'Saintly Idiom' in Indian politics? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

37. Arrange the following in chronological order: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

i. Navnirvan Movement in Gujarat

ii. Formation of Maharashtra as a State

iii. Split of the Communist Party of India

iv. Formation of Janata Party

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38. Who describes social movements as 'non-party political formations'? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

39. Arrange the following in chronological sequence: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

i. Naxalite Movement

ii. Sarvodaya Movement

iii. Narmada Bachao Andolan

iv. Chipko Movement

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40. Who among the following was a member of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee constituted following Nirbhaya case? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

41. Which one of the following is not the function of the Election Commission of India? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

42. On which date National Integration Day is celebrated in India? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

43. Which one of the following principles did not emerge out of Bommai case in relation to Article 356? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (NET December 2014 Paper III)

Assertion (A): The Courts follow the principle of natural justice while deciding cases.

Reason (R): Justice should not only be done but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.

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46. The post 1970 phase in the development of Public Administration was characterized by (NET December 2014 Paper III)

47. What was he referring to when Mooney said 'conferring of specified authority by a higher authority'? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

48. Which one of the following was not in the list of functional requisites for any society, given by Fred W. Riggs? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

49. Which one of the following is not a stage in decision-making process given by Herbert Simon? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

50. Which one of the following is not one of the styles of leadership given by Likert? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

51. Choose the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

Assertion (A): To be valid and part of a science of public administration, hypothesis developed in the American cultural context should be tested in cross-cultural settings.

Reason (R): Comparative study has brought Politics and Public Administration closer to each other.

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52. What is the name of the Committee in Britain that takes up voting of demands and of taxes (revenue part)? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

53. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

54. 'Rule of Lapse' is essential for the effective financial control by the (NET December 2014 Paper III)

55. Desk Officer System in the ministries of government of India had the following advantages: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. Speedy disposal of cases
2. Dual records were available Reduced expenditure
3. Reduced expenditure
4. Qualitative improvement

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56. Which one of the following institutions was established in India on the recommendations of Paul A. Appleby? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

57. Arrange the following in correct chronological sequence in the stages of performance budgeting: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

58. Public Service Commissions for the Union and States in India are created under which Article of the Constitution? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

59. Which one of the following was not recommended for Panchayatiraj by Thungon Committee? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

60. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

61. Match List-I with List-II and select the answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

62. Arrange the following in their chronological sequence and choose your answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

i. Churchill's Fulton Speech

ii. Launching of the African Union

iii. A treaty to create South East Asian Nuclear weapon free zone

iv. Recognition of South Sudan as a sovereign State and 193rd member of the U.N.

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63. Which one of the following statements regarding realism are true? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

i. Thucydides is called the first classical realist.

ii. Power is the key to international politics.

iii. The main goal of states is survival.

iv. All states do not posses power to inflict some harm on its neighbour.

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64. Who defined Non-alignment as a "Policy of keeping out of alliances"?(NET December 2014 Paper III)

65. The North American Free Trade Agreement 1994 (NAFTA) includes: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

66. Who among the following realist thinkers identifies 'three images of politics'? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

67. Read the following statements about South-South Co-operation: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. South-South Co-operation is an alternative to North-South Aid.
2. It refers to co-operative mutually beneficial activities in the field of trade, service and technology.
3. UN General Assembly declared 19 December the annual UN Day for South-South Co-operation.
4. W.T.O. came into existence for facilitating South-South Co-operation.

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68. Operation Enduring Freedom 2001 is related to (NET December 2014 Paper III)

69. Which one of the following countries is not a member of BIMSTEC that started in 1997? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

70. What is not true about ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

71. Which one of the following is the report that triggered the process of U.N. reform? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

72. Which one of the following Reports cites the unjust global trade regime as primary cause in increasing global inequality? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

73. Read the following statements and choose your answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

1. "While all politics is necessarily pursuit of power, ideologies render involvement in that contest for power, psychologically and morally acceptable to the actors and their audience".
2. The Ideals of Peace and of International law are eminently qualified to serve as ideologies for a policy of status quo.
3. The Ideology of Peace has a tremendous role in attaining the objectives of the U.N.
4. Ideology has always an edge over National Interest.

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74. Match List-I with List-II and choose your answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

75. Which one of the following is not an IGO (Intergovernmental Organization)? (NET December 2014 Paper III)