1. Who among the following thinkers has used term 'Elected Kings with the name of the Presidents' for Latin American Presidents? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

2. Consider the following statements about United States of America's 38th President Gerald Rudolph Ford: (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(i) Gerald Rudolph Ford is the only nominated President of the United States of America so far.

(ii) He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives when he was nominated Vice President.

3. Which of the following thinkers argued that "The separation of Powers is really just the convenience of the legislature not the immutable dogma. It can never be practical in the harsh sense'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

4. Which of following scholar criticized Presidential system and stated that 'dual democratic legitimacies' confuses voters and inhibits accountability? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

5. Which of the following country is not an example of Parliamentary system of Government? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

6. Who among the following termed Federal System as "self rule plus shared rule"? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

7. In which of the following countries does the Unitary government system exist? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(A) Sweden

(C) Finland

(B) Norway

(D) Germany

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8. Who among the following is the author of the book "Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

9. Who among the following thinkers coined term 'Sultanism' to define authoritarian regime? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

10. Who among the following has given the concept of 'Stationary Bandit' to define 'autocrat'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

11. Assertion (A): According to Francis Fukuyama the strength of liberal democracy in comparision to its rivals Communism and Fascism becomes apparent because it has created a better mechanism for proper recognition of ordinary people.

Reason (R): Democracy today has become as much a necessity for economics as it has been for politics and that implies issues of development, economic equality, civil and political rights have to be guaranteed by  any government. (Rajasthan SET 2020)

12. Consider the following statements about Joseph Allious Schumpeter. (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(i) Joseph Allious Schumpeter draws an analogy between Political behavior and market behavior where leaders compete for people's vote, the vote having the same importance as money in the market.

(ii) He perceives a division between political activists and passive electorate as a key to strong, efficient government and defense of liberty.

13. According to Pennock and Smith which of the following are the essential elements of Constitutionalism? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(A) The Constitution as an embodiment of essential institutions.

(B) The Constitution as restraint upon Political Power.

(C) The Constitution as the director of development.

(D) the Constitution as an organizer of Political authority.

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14. Consider the following statements of Albert Venn Dicey about British Constitution : (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(i) No person is above the law and it is the law that rules all.

(ii) Sovereignty and of Parliament the supremacy of common law were the two pillars of the British Constitution and a society organized on these principles made it possible to preserve political freedom and ensure the harmonious functioning of the democracy.

15. Who among the following thinkers asserted that if Politician are allowed to use their judgement they will use this advantage to pursue their own self interest. Government without Constitution is power without right'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

16. Which of the following are the purpose of the Constitution? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(A) To empower states

(B) To establish unifying values and goals.

(C) To legitimize regimes.

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17. In which of its National Congress the Chinese Communist Party announced that the objective of China's economic system was to establish a Socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

18. Who among the following is the author of the book "The Revolt of the masses'? (Rajasthan SET 2020)