1. Which one of the following statements is not correct in case of Kautilya? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

2. Who among the following said that the Republic pictures a Utopia not because it is a romance but because Plato intended it to be the start of a scientific attack upon the "idea of the good"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

3. Who among the following said that in order of time state is latter than the family or the individual, but in order of nature, prior to them? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

4. For Locke which of the following is not true in case of social contract? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

5. For Rousseau which one of the following is not true? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): For J.S. Mill will is the basis of all institutions including the state.

Reason (R): Will is not only dependent on number, it has a qualitative foundation and the Will which makes the institutions takes on the form of a belief.

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7. Match the List-I (Sources) and List-II (Ideas) which influenced Gandhi and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

8. Who among the following had started two weeklies, the Karmayogin and the Dharma? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): M.N. Roy did not accept Marx's materialistic interpretation of history.

Reason (R): It had an element of determinism and idealism.

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10. Who among the following said in the context of States Reorganisation Commission Report: "The Lambs are shorn of the wool" and "They are feeling the intensity of cold"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

11. Which of the following statements is not correct? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

12. Which one of the following contentions of Isaiah Berlin is not true in the context of resurgence of political theory (political philosophy)? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

13. Who among the following conceived society as a 'Cooperative venture for mutual advantage', more or less self-sufficient, and necessarily governed by rules? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

14. Who among the following has written the article "The Zigzag of Politics"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

15. Who among the following is not a proponent of commuritarianism? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

16. Which of the following are the features of democracy? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Democracy requires political equality.

(B) All citizens must be entitled to stand for election regardless of race, sex, colour or religion.

(C) All citizens must possess a vote (universal adult franchise).

(D) Political equality means 'one person one vote, one vote one value'.

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17. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

18. Which of the following are features of Marx's theory of surplus value? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It is an extension of Ricardo's theory.

(B) Labour power equals the brain, muscle and nerve of the labourer.

(C) The value of every commodity is not proportional to the quantity or labour contained in it.

(D) The worker must be paid a price proportional to the number of Labour hours that entered into its production.

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19. Which of the following are Lenin's contribution to Marxist theory? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

• His theory of the party as 'the vanguard of the proletariat' which guides the masses both before and after the revolution.
• His theory or capitalist imperialism, which he held to constitute the intermediary stage of capitalism.
• His version for the reconstruction of the world's first proletarian state.
• His theory of the strategy and tactics of revolution.

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20. Which one of the following is not a feature of ideology? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

21. Who among the following described comparative politics as primarily concerned with "parties, interests and leadership structure"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

22. Who was the author of the book "The Presidential Republic"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Systems approach to comparative politics believes in the balance between the input structure and the output structure to maintain the equilibrium.

Reason (R): Systems approach is criticised as a 'status quoist' model.

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24. Arrange the interest groups as given by Gabriel Almond in sequential order: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Institutional groups

(B) Non-associational groups

(C) Associational groups

(D) Anomic groups

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25. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Many Afro-Asian nations emerged independent after World War II.

Reason (R): Absence of economic developmental largely tended to make their independence more formal than substantive.

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27. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

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28. Which of the following are true regarding a revolution? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

• Change of Constitution
• One ruling elite is replaced by another
• Transformation in Political Institutions
• Fundamental change in the Socio- economic and political structures

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29. Which of the following are true regarding a Unitary System of Government? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It is most effective in protecting the unity and integrity of the nation.

(B) Power is delegated to the local units for administrative convenience.

(C) There is single law making body.

(D) The local administrative units do not derive their power from the Constitution.

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30. Which of the following amendments of American Constitution laid down "Due process of law" relating to judicial scrutiny of legislative and executive actions: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) 4th Amendment

(B) 5th Amendment

(C) 14th Amendment

(D) 16th Amendment

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31. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

32. Who among the following described political development as "administrative and legal development"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

33. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): The system of democracy recognises the equality of all people and stands for the government of common people.

Reason (R): It is commonly believed that government is largely controlled and managed by 'power elite'.

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34. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It is an iron cage of rule-based rational control.

(B) It is a key part of the "rational- legal authority."

(C) Bureaucracy means "domination through knowledge" in the form of merit.

(D) It enjoys popular acceptability in a democracy.

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35. Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct code: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Presidential system provides for a stable governance model for a full term.

Reason (R): Centralization of power is inherent in presidential system.

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37. Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct answer from code: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

38. Modernization is commonly understood as being analogous to: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Westernization

(B) Europeanization

(C) Rise of Nation State System

(D) Industrialization

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39. Examine the following statements regarding the media: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Print media is witnessing a marginalised role in contemporary democracies.

(B) Electronic media assumes a decisive role.

(C) Media is dispassionate and objective in all political systems.

(D) Instruments of media are controlled by the industrial and corporate groups.

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40. Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct answer from the given code below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

41. Which of the following was not a feature of the Government of India Act, 1919? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

42. Who amongst the following provided a link between pre and post-independence institutional framework to study Indian politics? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

43. Which of the following is true about the fundamental rights under Indian Constitution? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It is protected and enforced by the Constitution.

(B) It can be changed by the common legislative process.

(C) Supreme Court is the guardian of fundamental rights.

(D) All Constitutional rights are fundamental rights.

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44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

45. Which of the following is not true about the amendment of the Constitution under Article 368? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

46. Put the following Presidents of India since 1989 in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

K.R. Narayanan, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, R. Venkatraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Pratibha Patil

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47. Which article of the Indian Constitution empower the Parliament to make provisions for a contingency when the offices of both the President and the Vice-President fall vacant by reasons of death, resignation, removal or otherwise? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

48. "India since 1989 has witnessed fewer abuses of power by Prime Ministers than the United Kingdom experienced under either Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair". Whose statement is this? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

49. Who of the following regard the Supreme Court of India as having a dual personality - a legal institution and a public institution? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

50. Who calls Election Commission of India as an effective 'bulwark of free and fair elections'? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

52. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

53. Who describes Indian federation as a "holding together federation and not a 'coming together federation"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

54. Which committee on Panchayati Raj in India takes of three phases: "The phase of ascendency The phase of stagnation and The phase of decline"? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

55. The grounds on which President's Rule has been imposed on the states in India are: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) If no stable government can be formed.

(B) If the Cabinet has lost majority and no other ministry commanding a majority in the Assembly can be formed at once.

(C) If the state government does not obey the directives given by the Union government or breakdown of federal structure.

(D) Corruption

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56. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

57. Which of the following have been discussed as crisis of India's national unity by Paul R. Brass in his book The Politics of India since Independence? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Punjab

(B) The North East

(C) Casteism

(D) Kashmir

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58. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Lant Pritchett Calls India a "flailing state."

Reason (R): The state in India appears to undertake highly complex takes with relative efficiency - such as running atomic weapons programme or regulating monetary policy - while struggling to perform more ordinary governance tasks such as delivering basic health and education.

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59. Which one of the following Commissions was not related to Backward Classes? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

60. "If Hume and other English liberals hoped to use Congress as a safety-valve, the Congress leaders hoped to use Hume as a lightening- conductor". Who said this? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

61. Who among the following was the first to advance the idea of worker's participation in management? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

62. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

63. Which of the following are the features of New Public Management? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Contracting out

(B) Devolution of authority

(C) Focus on performance appraisal

(D) Focus on management

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64. Who among the following has criticized classical theory as 'homely proverbs, myths, slogans and pompous identities'? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

65. Who among the following said that behaviour in administration should be studied through psycho- analysis? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

66. The Hawthorne experiments belong to the era of: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

67. Who among the following described bureaucracy as "The continental nuisance"?(NET July 2018 Paper II)

68. 'Unity of Command' means: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

69. The Governor of a state in his capacity as Administrator of an adjoining Union Territory discharges his functions independently of: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

70. Which of the following are the factors determining the length of span of control? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Age of the organisation

(B) Personality of the supervisor

(C) Calibre of the subordinates

(D) Organisational structure

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71. Which of the following are the benefits of E-governance? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It makes government more accountable.

(B) It minimises people's participation in government affairs.

(C) It encourages bureaucratic tendencies.

(D) It lowers transaction costs.

(E) It helps in building trust between government and citizen.

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72. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): According to Gleen Stahl, unless the recruitment is sound, there is very little hope for recruiting a first-rate staff.

Reason (R): He considers recruitment as the cornerstone of the whole public personnel structure.

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73. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Classical theory views organisation as a formal structure of authority based on Universal principles.

Reason (R): Classical theory views human beings who run an organisation as mere cogs in the machine.

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74. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

75. The 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts have resulted in: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Transparency in the governance

(B) Accountability in governance

(C) Gender empowerment

(D) Deepening of democracy

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76. After independence, the role of the District Magistrate has undergone a substantial change mainly due to: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

77. The report 'Right to Information: Master key to Good Governance' was submitted by: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

78. Which one of the following Commissions/Committees/Thinkers has identified 27 modes of corruption? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

79. The Joint Consultative Machinery in India was established on the recommendation of: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

80. Which of the following Commissions/Committees has identified 'weak governance' as the main reason for corruption in India? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

81. Which one of the following is the sequential order of the following states becoming acknowledged nuclear powers? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

82. Which Chapter of the United Nations deals with the 'Pacific Settlement of Disputes'? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

83. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): The Cold War and decolonisation process had discouraged more active involvement by United Nations within state.

Reason (R): States have national interest as its prime interest.

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84. India has signed strategic partner- ship agreements with: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

85. Consider the following statements with regard to India and ASEAN. (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) India became Sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992.

(B) Delhi Dialogue is on Politico- economic issues between ASEAN and India.

(C) India became Dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1996.

(D) India became summit level partner of ASEAN in 2000.

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86. Which of the following statements are true about SAARC? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) Australia, America, Japan and Russia are observers.

(B) Promote and strengthen collective defense among member states.

(C) Indian become Secretary General of SAARC twice.

(D) The Second Summit of SAARC was held in India.

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87. Who have argued that far from an objective reality, international politics is a 'World of our making'? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

88. Consider the following statements: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) India's 'Link West Policy' is an attempt to reconnect to the Western World.

(B) 'Project Mausam' is an Indian initiative for maritime cooperation in Indian ocean region.

(C) 'Operation Rahat' was conducted by India to rescue Indians from Libya.

(D) India has become member of Shanghai' cooperation organisation.

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89. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

Assertion (A): Security is a Contested Concept.

Reason (R): Security is multidimensional in it's realization.

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90. Consider the following statements: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) OPEC was created at Riyadh conference in 1960.

(B) The charter of OAS was signed in 1948.

(C) Indonesia is a member of OPEC.

(D) Cuba is a member of OAS.

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91. Neo Liberals, from their Lockean Universe Seek to create international regimes that optimize the: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

92. Democratic peace theory has been largely associated with the writings of: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

93. Which one of the following is not part of the four main criteria set out by 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of the state? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

95. Which one of the following statement is incorrect? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

96. Morgenthau's classification of ideologies doesn't include: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

97. Which one of the following is not part of five global commons? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

98. Consider the following statements about arms control: (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) It's meant to build the security dilemma.

(B) It's a defensive strategy in principle.

(C) It does take a peace without weapons stance.

(D) It aims at mutual security between partners and over stability.

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99. Which one of the pairs is not correctly matched? (NET July 2018 Paper II)

100. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched? (NET July 2018 Paper II)