Gujarat SET July 2006 Paper II - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Gujarat SET July 2006 Paper II

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1. Who advocated the theory of Justice? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(C) M. K. Gandhi

(D) Cicero

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2. Whose name from the following is associated with the double standard of morality, one for the ruler and other for the common man? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Hobbes

(B) Jean Bodin

(C) Machiavelli

(D) Voltaire

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3. One of the following thinkers is adjudged as the founder of democracy (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Hobbes

(B) Locke

(C) Rousseau

(D) MacIver

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4. State is the march of good on the Earth. Who said this? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Marx

(B) Fredrick Engels

(C) Hegel

(D) Hugo Grotius

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5. Karl Marx wrote his work against the background of one of the following events (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Industrial Revolution

(B) French Revolution

(C) Russian Revolution

(D) None of the above

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6. Whose name is associated with the behaviouralism? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Lucian Pye

(B) Robert Dahl

(C) G. Almond

(D) S. Huntington

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7. Who said that 'power flows from the barrel of a gun' (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Mao tse-tung.

(B) Chou en lie

(C) Stalin

(D) Gramsci

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8. Which one of the following advocate stateless society (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Individualism

(B) Fascist

(C) Anarchist

(D) Socialist

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9. Who is associated with sarvodaya Philosophy? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Vinoba Bhave

(B) Tilak

(C) Jaiprakash Narain

(D) Savarkar

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10. Who is the pioneer of Hindu nationalism? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Rabindranath Tagor

(B) Arbindo Ghosh

(C) Savarkar

(D) B. R. Ambedkar

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11. Which of the following countries has unitary form of government (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) France

(B) USA

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

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12. Success of Democracy does not require (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Freedom of speech

(B) Freedom of press

(C) Government elected by people

(D) Two party system

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13. Which of the following countries has the most powerful upper chamber (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) U.K.

(B) U.S.A.

(C) India

(D) Switzerland

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14. Which of the following authorities in India is elected by the proportional Representation (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

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15. The agencies for political socialization are (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Family

(B) Press

(C) Political Parties

(D) All the above.

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16. The concept of 'Power Elite" is associated with (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Adam Smith

(B) C. Wright Mills

(C) Mosca

(D) Laski

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17. Pressure Groups differ from political parties in so far as (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Their field of operation is limited

(B) They pursue broader objectives

(C) They have large membership

(D) They contest the elections and want to capture power.

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18. An amendment is subject to referendum in which of the following countries? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) US

(B) Switzerland

(C) UK

(D) India

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19. Which of the following statements about members of the President's Cabinet in the USA is incorrect? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) They are appointed by President

(B) They can be dismissed by President

(C) They continue to be members of congress after they are appointed as members of cabinet by President

(D) They can be members of any political party

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20. When did French Revolution take place? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) 1776

(B) 1789

(D) 1688

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21. The Constituent Assembly of India took how much time in drafting the Constitution of India? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) More than 4 years

(B) Less than 3 years

(C) 3 years

(D) 2 years

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22. The preamble of the constitution does not deal with which of the following? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Declares India sovereign, socialist, secular

(B) Social, economic and political justice in India

(C) Liberty of thought end expression

(D) Friendship and peace between India and other countries

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23. Which of the following powers are provided to Rajya Sabha by the Constitution of India? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) To reject or amend money bill

(B) To decide whether a bill is money bill or not

(C) To delay the money bill for a period not exceeding 14 days

(D) To vote for public expenditure

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24. Which of the following statements regarding 93rd amendment is not correct? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) It was enacted in January 2006

(B) It adds Clause (5) to Article 15 of the Constitution

(C) It says that state can't be prevented from making reservations for OBCs, SCs, STs in educational institutions aided or unaided by state

(D) It provides that state can make provision for reservations in minority educational institutions based on religion

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25. Please find herewith an Assertion (A) and Reason (R). (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) India has a president but not the presidential form of government

(R) The President is only a constitutional head of government

(A) Both (a) and (r) are correct and (r) is the reason for (a)

(B) Both (a) and (r) are correct but (r) is not the reason of (a)

(C) (a) is correct and and (r) is wrong

(D) (a) is wrong and (r) is right.

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26. Please find herewith an assertion (a) and reason (r) (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(a) The council of Ministers can't be removed by no confidence motion of Rajya Sabha but can be removed only by Lok Sabha

(r) In Parliamentary democracies Council of Ministers can be responsible only to directly elected members by people

Give your answer by using following codes

(A) Both (a) and (r) are correct and (r) is the reason for (a)

(B) Both (a) and (r) are correct but (r) is not reason for (a)

(C) (a) is correct and (r) is not

(D) (a) is wrong and (r) is correct

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27. Which of the following features of Indian Constitution can be considered as non-federal? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) It establishes two sets of government control and state

(B) There is a division of powers between two sets of government

(C) Central government has more powers than state government

(D) It provides for direct rule by President (Central Government) in case of breakdown of constitutional order in state

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28. Any law which violates fundamental right of constitution can be declared void under (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Art. 253

(B) Art. 254

(C) Art. 13

(D) Art. 131

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29. One of the advantages of Panchayat Raj is (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) to improve education

(B) to create political awareness among villagers

(C) to train villagers in self-government

(D) None of these.

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30. Which one of the following fundamental rights was considered 'heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. Ambedkar? (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Freedom of speech

(B) Right to constitutional remedies

(C) Right to equality

(D) Right to freedom of religion

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31. Match the following: (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d

(B) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e

(C) 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-e

(D) 1-e, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b

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32. The basic features of a prismatic society according to Riggs are (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

i. Formalism

ii. Heterogeneity

iii. Overlapping

iv. Universalism

(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

(C) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) All four are correct

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33. Scientific management approach stresses on (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Rationality, predictability, specialization

(B) Technical competence

(C) Intuition, human behavour and authority

(D) Power, authority and legitimacy

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34. The role "through proper channel" represents the concept of (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Span of control

(B) Hierarchy

(C) Delegation

(D) Co-ordination

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35. In a parliamentary system the real chief executive is (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) The President

(B) The Prime Minister

(C) The Cabinet

(D) The president or the Political Party in power

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36. The Indian Forest Service is an (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) All India Service

(B) Central Service

(C) State Service

(D) None of the above.

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37. Which of the following are not the main source of revenue of the Central Government (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Income-Tax

(B) Custom Duties

(C) Corporate Tax

(D) General Sales Tax

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38. Match the following: (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a

(B) 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c

(C) 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

(D) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c

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39. The technique and approach of performance budgeting is based on (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Cost accounting and scientific management

(B) Committed bureaucracy

(C) Decision-making theory

(D) System approach

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40. The office of Ombudsman is considered independent of the (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(i) Executive

(ii) Legislature

(iii) Judiciary

(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) Only (iii) is correct

(C) Only (i) and (iii) are correct

(D) All three are correct

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41. The first major debate in international relations on the issue of approach to its study was between (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Utopian Liberalism and behaviouralist tradition

(B) Utopian Liberalism and Realism

(C) Traditional approaches and behavourlists approach

(D) Traditional approach and neo- marxist theories

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42. Which one of the following is not a conflict resolution technique (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Mediation

(B) Negotiation

(C) Coercion

(D) Facilitation

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43. Various characteristics of national power that make measurement difficult include (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(i) Power is dynamic

(ii) Power is relative

(iii) Power is situational

(iv) Power is subjective & objective

(A) Only (i) is correct

(B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

(C) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) All are correct

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44. The concept of deterrence is based on (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Peace and order

(B) Capability and credibility

(C) Confidence and trust

(D) War and peace

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45. Nuremberg War crimes trials refers to war crimes committed by (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Serbia

(B) Nazi Germany

(C) Japan

(D) Yogoslavia

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46. Nonalignment essentially means (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Neutralism

(B) Keeping aloof from international politics

(C) Maintaining independence of judgement and action in international politics

(D) Maintaining regional balance of power and apposing arms race between super powers

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47. The main objective of WTO is (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) To promote mercantilism

(B) To promote global free trade

(C) To defend protectionist policies of the Third World

(D) To act as an agency of the IBRD

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48. ASEAN Regional Forum was founded to discuss (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Free trade issues in ASEAN

(B) The creation of a common market in South East Asia

(C) Security Issues

(D) The expansion of ASEAN

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49. The Punchsheel of 1954 was part of the agreement on (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) The border dispute between India and China

(B) Trade agreement about Tibet

(C) The resolution of the 1962 conflict

(D) The establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China.

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50. In the age of globalization the China describe their economic policies a (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Socialist

(B) Mercantilist

(C) Market Socialism

(D) Market Economy

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