Kerala SET Unit 4: Comparative Political Analysis Part I

Created by

Dr. S. H. Sarkar

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1. The book which contains the first systematic study of pressure groups: (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Interest Groups in American Society

B) The Governmental Process

C) The Process of Government

D) The Nature of Politics

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2. Who defined behaviouralism as “A protest movement within political science associated with a number of political scientists mainly American”? (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) David Apter

B) David Truman

C) Robert Dahl

D) Graham Wallas

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3. The Cybernetic approach to the study of politics was first applied by: (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Morgenthau

B) Karl Deutseh

C) Arthur Bentley

D) Robert Weiner

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4. Which of the following types of political culture is marked by the absence of a sense of citizenship? (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Civic culture

B) Parochial political culture

C) Subject Political culture

D) Participant political culture

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5. Who defined Political development as ratio of political institutionalization to social mobility? (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Edward Shills

B) Cardoso

C) Samir Amin

D) Huntington

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6. Assertion (A): Political socialisation is the process of transmitting political culture, and in which political parties also act an agent.

Reason (R): All political parties strives to maintain a civic political culture

(Kerala SET July 2024)

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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7. Which one of the following is not related with ‘Intellectual Foundation Stones’ of Behaviouralism? (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Integration

B) Techniques

C) Communication

D) Quantification

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8. In which of the following federations does the second chamber have equal representation from the States? (Kerala SET January 2024)

India
USA
Canada
Australia

A) 1 & 3 only

B) 2 & 4 only

C) 1 & 2 only

D) 2 & 3 only

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9. Assertion (A): According to Luciyan Pye, political development is characterized by equality, capacity and differentiation

Reason (R): A state should attempt to strengthen these aspects of developments

(Kerala SET January 2024)

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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10. The phrase ‘a distillation of maximal image’ relates to: (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) Individualism

B) Structuralism

C) Behaviouralism

D) Post Behavioralism

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11. The term ‘Political Public’ was coined by: (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) Habermas

B) Althusser

C) Paulantzas

D) Nozick

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12. In sociological terms, a spatial or political unit of social organization that gives people a sense of belonging is: (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Democracy

B) Community

C) Political party

D) Religion

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13. Which one of the following is not an agency of political socialization? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Students’ Union

B) Trade Union

C) Self-help groups

D) Modern technology

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14. When a caste group consolidates itself horizontally and asks for special policies or programmes for its development, it begins to act like a (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Political party

B) Pressure group

C) Dominant caste

D) Class – for – itself

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15. Who among the following is a proponent of the Theory of Underdevelopment? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Max Weber

B) David Apter

C) Amartya Sen

D) Samir Amin

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16. The socialist thinkers favour nationalization of natural resources with a view (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) To reduce the cost of production

B) To increase production

C) To avoid exploitation

D) To ensure their full utilisation

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17. The significance given to political economy analysis in comparative politics was presented by: (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) David Easton

B) Roger Chilcott

C) Lucian Pye

D) Samir Amin

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18. Ronald Reagan an actor became the President of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Mexico

B) U S A

C) France

D) U K

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19. Which one of the following approaches or model of International politics does not give importance to the role of State as an actor? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Realist Model

B) Non-Realist Model

C) Pluralist Model

D) Dependency Model

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20. The dependency theory emphasized on close cooperation (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Between the advanced and the Third World countries

B) Among the Third World countries

C) Among countries of a region

D) Among the advanced countries

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21. Central feature of Immanuel Wallenstein’s work is: (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Under development

B) Nation

C) Regional systems

D) World system

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22. Who among the following was not a co-founder of the Arab Ba’ath Party founded in 1947? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Michel Aflaq

B) Salah al-Din Bitar

C) Jamal Abd-al-Nasir

D) Zaki-al-Arsuzi

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23. ‘Feedback’ process is associated with (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Decision–making approach

B) Classical approach

C) Systems Analysis

D) Game theory

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24. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to Republic of South Africa? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Election of President with the system of proportional representation

B) Supremacy of the Constitution

C) Universal adult suffrage

D) Multi-party system

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25. Who said ‘opinion’ rules everything? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Napoleon

B) Burke

C) Lippman

D) Harold J Laski

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26. In which one of the following systems of Government is Bicameralism an essential feature? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Parliamentary system

B) Presidential system

C) Unitary system

D) Federal system

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27. Which one of the following is not a function of Pressure Groups? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Contesting elections to form government

B) Helping candidates favourable to them in getting elected

C) Influencing public opinion to secure its support

D) Articulating specific demands before the government

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28. Which one of the following governments operates on the principle of ‘Çollective Responsibility’? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Parliamentary

B) Presidential

C) Unitary

D) Federal

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29. An unwritten constitution usually consists of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Customs and usage

B) Judicial decisions

C) Statues enacted at different times

D) All the above

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30. The method of amending the constitution by popular will is found in (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Britain

B) Switzerland

C) Russia

D) India

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31. ‘Westminster Model’ stands for a particular type of (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) State

B) Constitution

C) Government

D) Administration

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32. Who has called political parties ‘broker of ideas’? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Bryce

B) Lowell

C) MacIver

D) Mitchel

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33. Who said that, “State is an organ of class rule, an organ for the oppression of one class by another …”? (KERALA SET 2013 DECEMBER)

A) Marx

B) Lenin

C) Gramsci

D) Mao

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34. Who declared “nothing against the state, nothing above it”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Mussolini

B) Stalin

C) Hitler

D) Hobbes

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35. Which of the following is NOT correct about positivism? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Logic of science

B) Empirical observations of individual behaviour

C) Value based research

D) Sociological Method

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36. Which of the following is NOT related to interest articulation? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) SNDP

B) NSS

C) MES

D) RSP

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37. Who is known as the Father of Political Sociology? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Max Weber

B) Charles Merriam

C) David Easton

D) Lord Bryce

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38. Which one of the following works does not contribute to the study of political development? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. Paul A. Baran - The Political Economy of Growth

2. Myron Weiner - Social Mobilization and Political Development

3. Gabriel A. Almond and James S. Coleman - The Politics of the Developing Areas

4. H. Silvert - Expectant Peoples: Nationalism and Development

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) 3 only

D) 4 only

E) All of the above contributes to the Study of Political Development

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39. Who defined political socialisation as 'those developing processes through which persons acquire political orientations and patterns of behaviour’? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Easton and Dennis

B) Rush and Althoff

C) Almond and Verba

D) Almond and Powell

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40. Which of the following statement is correct about post-behaviouralism? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) The need to study social change

B) Seeking scientific precision by quantification

C) Political behaviour of individuals and groups

D) Emphasizes the collection of observable data and the use of statistical analysis

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41. Where was the tradition of neutrality of public services developed? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) U.K.

B) U.S.A.

C) India

D) Canada

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42. The term of office of French President is: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Four years

B) Five years

C) Six years

D) Seven years

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43. Which of the following is NOT a feature of American Federalism? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Local governments are managed by states

B) Dual-sovereignty between two levels of government

C) States regulate trade within states

D) Central government provides for public health and safety

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44. Which of the following is the first process of political socialisation? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Family

B) Peer groups

C) School

D) None of the above

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45. Which of the following is NOT an example of modernised political system? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Canada

B) Egypt

C) U.S.A.

D) France

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46. According to Karl Deutsch, there are four factors of analysis in communication theory. Which one of the following is NOT a factor? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Load

B) Lag

C) Goal

D) Lead

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47. Who said, “Political culture consists of empirical beliefs, expressive symbols and values which define the situation in which political action takes place”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Sidney Verba

B) G. Almond

C) L. W. Pye

D) David Easton

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48. Which of the following statements are correct about Vilferdo Pareto’s views on political elite? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. Real power of the elite is because of their organisational capacity

2. The elite group depends on organisational activity

3. There is always a circulation between different categories of governing elite It self and between the elite and population

4. Each individual in social life can broadly be divided into two categories namely logical and non-logical.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1, 2 and 3 only

C) 3 and 4 only

D) 2, 3 and 4 only

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49. Which of the following was NOT written by Henry Morgan? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Australian Kinship

B) Ideology and Discontent

C) Ancient Society

D) An Essay on the Constitutional Government of the Six Nations of Indians

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50. The notion of ‘sub-imperialism’ was introduced in development theory by: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Walter Rodney

B) Malcolm Caldwell

C) A. F. K. Organski

D) Ruy Mauro Marini

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51. Who among the following has connected cultures with civilizations? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Almond and Verba

B) Huntington

C) Lucian Pye

D) Edward Shils

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52. Which one of the following emphasises the objective relationships between social groups, including social classes and state? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Functional approach

B) Communication approach

C) Decision-making approach

D) Structural approach

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53. The central focus of behavouralism is: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Institutions

B) Man

C) Political Parties

D) Power

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54. Public choice approach opposes: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Public administration dichotomy

B) Maximum functions of the government should be transferred to the private sector

C) Market forces are allowed to operate freely

D) Social Choice Theory

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55. Which of the following statements on rational choice approach are correct? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. It says decision-making process should be democratic

2. It believes in institutional pluralism.

3. It represents preferences with a utility function

4. It involves assumptions about the environment in which choices are made

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A) 1, 2 and 3 only

B) 2, 3 and 4 only

C) 3 and 4 only

D) 1 and 2 only

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56. Which of the following party is an example of a dominant party system? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) BJP

B) African National Congress

C) British Conservative party

D) American Republican party

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57. Which of the following is NOT a special function of a political system mentioned by Almond? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Goal attainment

B) Integration

C) Feedback

D) Adaptation

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58. Who among the following thinkers gave the concept of “lions” and “foxes”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Robert Michaels

B) C. Wright Mill

C) Vilfredo Pareto

D) Burham

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59. Which of the following is an indirect method of pressure groups? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Lobbying

B) Petitions

C) Boycotts

D) Violence

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60. Empirical studies of communication and socialisation were related to: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Culture theory

B) Class theory

C) Modernisation theory

D) Elite theory

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61. Find the mismatch(es) in the works and their authors (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

1. Karl Duestch - Nationalism and Social Communication

2. F. Organski - The Stages of Political Development

3. Talcott Parsons - The Structure of Social Action

4. David Apter - The Politics of Modernization

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 and 4 only

C) 1 only

D) None of the above

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62. Who among the following opposed Marxism? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Miliband

B) Levi-Strauus

C) Althusser

D) Mosca

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63. Which of the following is written by Nicos Poulantzas? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Class, Crisis and State

B) Political Power and Social Classes

C) The State in Capitalist Society

D) The Ruling Class

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64. Which one of the following is NOT the role of pressure groups? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Help the candidates favourable to them to get elected

B) Patronise legislators to secure their help in furthering their cause

C) Contest in elections to promote their interests

D) Try to influence public opinion and enlist its support

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65. The Concept of ‘rule of law’ is a special feature of the constitutional system of: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Britain

B) Switzerland

C) USA

D) France

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66. In the USA, residuary powers are: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Given to the Federal Government

B) Given to the States

C) Given to the Local Governments

D) Not defined properly

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67. Which one of the following is written by Morton Kaplan? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Systems and Process in International Politics

B) The Nature of Human Conflict

C) Action and Reaction in World Politics

D) Theory and International System

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68. Chipko movement was launched in north India for protecting the: (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Adivasis

B) Labour class

C) Himalayan forests

D) North Indian peasants

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69. ‘Federal Capital Territory’ (FCT) is the name of special unit of federation in (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Nigeria

B) Canada

C) Russia

D) Brazil

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70. Which of the following Constitutions does not contain a Concurrent list? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) USA

B) Russia

C) Canada

D) Australia

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71. With regard to formation of federal system, arrange the following in ascending order. (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

1. Australia

2. Canada

3. Nigeria

4. U S A

A) 4, 2, 1, 3

B) 4, 2, 3, 1

C) 4, 3, 2, 1

D) 2, 4, 1, 3

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72. Who said that ‘Parties are brokers of ideas’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Lasswell

B) Burke

C) Lowell

D) Duverger

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73. The total membership of Constitutional Council in France is (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 9

B) 15

C) 18

D) 21

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74. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below. (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A)

B)

C)

D)

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75. Which of the following types of Political Culture is marked by the absence of a sense of citizenship? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Participant Political Culture

B) Subject Political Culture

C) Parochial Political Culture

D) Civic culture

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76. In USA, disagreement between House of Representatives and Senate is resolved by (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Joint sitting of two Houses

B) Conference Committee

C) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

D) General House Committee

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77. “Political culture consists of a system of empirical beliefs, expressive symbols and values which defines the situation in which political action takes place”- Whose definition is this? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Talcott Parsons

B) Sydney Verba

C) Lucian Pye

D) Alan Ball

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78. “Political Socialisation may be defined as those development processes through which persons acquire political orientations and patterns of behaviour” - Whose view is this? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) David Easton

B) Almond and PowellC) Almond and Verba

C) Almond and Verba

D) Alan R. Ball

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79. Which amendment of American Constitution laid the principle of ‘Due Process of Law’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Third amendment

B) Fourth amendment

C) Fifth amendment

D) Sixth Amendment

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80. The Concept of ‘gradualness as the midwife of social change’ was accepted by (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Marxists

B) Democratic Socialists

C) Syndicalists

D) Anarchists

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81. Identify the theorists who proposed the following classification (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

1. Pseudo-Pressure Groups

2. Community Interest Groups

3. Anomic Interest Groups

A) Duverger, Jean Blondel, Almond

B) Jean Blondel , La Palambora, Almond

C) Almond, Duverger, Bentley

D) Duverger, Almond, Robert Dahl

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82. The present Constitution of China was adopted in (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 1975

B) 1978

C) 1982

D) 1988

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83. The term of office of the President of France is (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) 4 Years

B) 5 Years

C) 6 Years

D) 7 Years

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84. Robert Michels propounded his ‘Iron Law of Oligarchy’ in his work (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Political Parties: A Sociological study of the oligarchial tendencies of Modern Democracy

B) The Mind and Society

C) Power Elite

D) Democratic Theory: Essays in Retrieval.

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85. Who identified Political Development with multi-dimensional social change? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Edward Shils

B) Harold Lasswell

C) Barbara Ward

D) Daniel Leaner

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86. Which of the following terms relates to Huntington? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Circuit of Capitals

B) New Age

C) Managed Democracy

D) West and Rest

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87. Which one among the following is correctly matched? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Theory of Centre-Periphery - Rosa Luxumberg

B) Theory of Hegemony - V.I. Lenin

C) Theory of Neo-Colonialism - K Nkrumah

D) Theory of Underdevelopment- Robert Cox

Neo-colonialism refers to the indirect control or influence exerted by powerful nations over former colonies or less-developed nations, often through economic, political, or cultural means. While traditional colonialism involved direct rule over a territory, neo-colonialism operates through more subtle means, such as economic dependency, international aid, multinational corporations, and political interference. Several scholars and thinkers have been prominent in developing and supporting the theory of neo-colonialism. Some of the key proponents include:

1. Kwame Nkrumah:

Contribution: One of the most prominent advocates of the theory of neo-colonialism, Nkrumah was the first president of Ghana and a leading figure in the African independence movement. In his book Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965), Nkrumah argued that even after political independence, African countries remained economically and politically dependent on their former colonizers through foreign aid, trade relationships, and multinational corporations.
Key Idea: Nkrumah believed that economic control and exploitation continued under neo-colonialism, preventing true independence for former colonies.

2. Frantz Fanon:

Contribution: A revolutionary philosopher and psychiatrist from Martinique, Fanon is known for his works Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961), where he discussed the psychological and cultural impacts of colonialism. Fanon argued that the global capitalist system, dominated by former colonial powers, perpetuated economic exploitation and racial inequalities in post-colonial societies.
Key Idea: Fanon believed neo-colonialism perpetuated the exploitation and oppression of formerly colonized peoples, both economically and culturally.

3. Walter Rodney:

Contribution: A Guyanese historian, Rodney authored How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972), in which he explained how European colonial powers systematically underdeveloped Africa, leaving it economically dependent even after decolonization. He expanded on the idea that neo-colonialism was a continuation of this underdevelopment, with Western countries and corporations continuing to exploit African resources and labor.
Key Idea: Rodney argued that neo-colonialism maintained the economic and structural conditions necessary for the continued exploitation of Africa by the West.

4. Samir Amin:

Contribution: An Egyptian-French economist, Amin is known for his dependency theory and works like Accumulation on a World Scale (1970). He argued that the global economic system keeps developing countries dependent on wealthy, industrialized nations. Amin saw the continued economic exploitation of developing nations by global capitalist powers as a form of neo-colonialism.
Key Idea: Amin's theory emphasized how global capitalism perpetuates inequalities, keeping peripheral nations (developing countries) in a state of dependency on core nations (industrialized powers).

5. Immanuel Wallerstein:

Contribution: Wallerstein developed the world-systems theory, which explains how wealthy nations maintain dominance over poorer ones through the global capitalist economy. He argued that the world is divided into a "core" (developed countries) and "periphery" (developing countries), with the core nations exploiting the resources and labor of the periphery.
Key Idea: Neo-colonialism manifests through economic domination by core countries, where developing nations are trapped in a cycle of dependency and underdevelopment.

6. Noam Chomsky:

Contribution: As a political activist, linguist, and critic of U.S. foreign policy, Chomsky has consistently argued that the United States exerts neo-colonial control over other nations through military interventions, economic policies, and support for authoritarian regimes in the developing world. He sees this as a form of neo-imperialism and corporate-led global dominance.
Key Idea: Chomsky’s analysis emphasizes how powerful countries, especially the U.S., maintain influence over weaker nations through economic pressure and military dominance, constituting modern forms of neo-colonialism.

7. Eduardo Galeano:

Contribution: A Uruguayan journalist and writer, Galeano authored The Open Veins of Latin America (1971), a critical work that explores how Latin America has been exploited by Western powers through colonialism and neo-colonialism. He argued that foreign corporations and global financial institutions have kept Latin American nations economically subservient and exploited.
Key Idea: Galeano criticized how imperialist powers and corporations maintained control over Latin America’s resources, perpetuating its underdevelopment through neo-colonial economic structures.

Common Themes in Neo-Colonialism:

Economic Dependency: Post-colonial states remain economically dependent on former colonial powers or international financial institutions (e.g., IMF, World Bank).
Political Influence: Powerful nations use political influence, international aid, or military intervention to maintain control over weaker states.
Exploitation by Multinational Corporations: Global corporations continue to exploit resources and labor in former colonies, maintaining an economic hierarchy.
Cultural Hegemony: Neo-colonialism also includes cultural imperialism, where Western values, media, and education dominate post-colonial societies.

These thinkers have provided critical frameworks for understanding how former colonial powers maintain control over developing nations through economic, political, and cultural means, despite the formal end of colonialism.

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88. Who among the following developed the view that “political process is essentially a decision making process and all factors relevant to the making of decisions can be subjected to systematic empirical examination”? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Harold Lasswell

B) Richard Snyder

C) Gabriel Almond

D) James Coleman

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89. Who conceived the International system as ‘Analytical Entity’? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Zimmerin

B) Morton Kaplan

C) Weiner

D) Woodrow Wilson

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90. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R). (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

Assertion (A): According to Lucian Pye, political development is characterized by equality, capacity and differentiation.

Reason (R): A state should attempt to strengthen these aspects of development

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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91. According to Huntington, which of the following countries /regions can be considered as coming under the ‘third wave’ of democratization? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Japan and Germany

B) India and Israel

C) Britain, France and USA

D) Southern and Eastern Europe

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92. Which one of the following has not been advanced by Gabriel Almond as a category of Interest Group? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Institutional Interest Groups

B) Associational Interest Groups

C) Non-Associational Interest Groups

D) Attitudinal Interest Groups

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93. The term ‘inauguration day’ in USA is associated with (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Beginning of the Presidents term

B) Anniversary of declaration of independence

C) Anniversary of Civil War victory

D) Beginning of Congress session

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94. Which among the following are the ingredients of inputs in the System Approach to public administration by David Easton? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

1. Demand

2. Policies

3. Laws

4. Resource

A) Both 1&2

B) Both 1&4

C) Both 2&4

D) Both 1&3

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95. The idea of ‘credo of relevance’ is related to… (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Eurocommunism

B) System Theory

C) Behaviouralism

D) Post-Behaviouralism

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96. Which among the following are the characteristics associated with political modernization? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

1. Differentiation

2. Ideology

3. Equality

4. Capacity

A) 2, 3, 4

B) 1, 3, 4

C) 1, 2, 3

D) All the above

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97. Who among the following is related with the concept of ‘derivation’ and ‘residues’? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) C Wright Mills

B) Vilfredo Pareto

C) Joseph A Schumpeter

D) Gaetano Mosca

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98. Which among the following country gives absolute veto power to the Chief Executive of the country? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) USA

B) France

C) Canada

D) None of the above

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99. How many members are there in the Constitutional Council of France? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Twelve

B) Nine

C) Six

D) Fifteen

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100. Which among the following is a right statement about post-behaviouralism? (KERALA SET 2018 JULY)

A) Science has to be evaluatively neutral

B) Abstraction and analysis is a part of discipline

C) Quasi-extra-territorial protection from the onslaughts of society is a must for academics

D) It is better to be vague than to be non-relevantly precise

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