CUET Unit 3: Indian Political Thought - Political Science Coaching Centre

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CUET Unit 3: Indian Political Thought

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1. Who gave the strategy of 'non-Congressism'? (CUET UG 2024)

(1) Ram Manohar Lohia

(2) C. Natarajan Annadurai

(3) K. Kamaraj

(4) Karpoori Thakur

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2. Who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi'? (CUET UG 2024)

(1) Mahatma Gandhi

(2) Sardar Patel

(3) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(4) Potti Sriramulu

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3. When is 'Ambedkar Jayanti' observed in India? (CUET UG 2024)

(1) January 14

(2) February 14

(3) March 14

(4) April 14

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4. Who among the following political thinkers was the author of "The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and Happiness"? (CUET PG 2024)

1. Ram Mohan Roy

2. M.K. Gandhi

3. B.R. Ambedkar

4. V.D. Savarkar

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5. Who among the following political thinkers established the Atmiya Sabha? (CUET PG 2024)

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2. Dayanand Saraswati

3. V.D. Savarkar

4. B.R. Ambedkar

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6. In the context of Savarkar's idea of Hindutva, identify the incorrect statement. (CUET PG 2024)

1. Savarkar did not identify India in terms of territorial or political nationalism.

2. His definition of Hindutva included the faiths that had an origin outside the territorial geography of India.

3. An Sential of Hindutva is the existence of a common culture.

4. He identified India in religio-cultural terms, with a distinct civilizational boundary.

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7. Which among the following was the reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement? (CUET PG 2024)

1. Second Round Table Conference

2. Arrest of Gandhiji

3. Chauri-Chaura incident

4. First Round Table Conference

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8. Which of the following book has not been written by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? (CUET PG 2024)

1. Thoughts on Pakistan

2. Annihilation of Caste

3. Gandhi, Nehru and Tagore

4. The Problem of Rupee:Origin and Solution

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9. Chronologically arrange the books of Mahatma Gandhi according to the year of publication. (CUET PG 2024)

(A). The Story of My Experiments With Truth

(B). Hind Swaraj

(C). India of My Dreams

(D). Satyagraha in South Africa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (D), (C)

2. (B), (A), (D), (C)

3. (A), (B), (C), (D)

4. (B), (C), (D), (A)

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10. "Hindutva : Who is a Hindu" was written by (CUET PG 2022)

(1) Savarkar

(2) Golwalkar

(3) Lala Lajpat Rai

(4) Bipin Chandra Pal

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11. 'The Saptang Theory of State' is associated with (CUET PG 2022)

(1) Kautilya

(2) R.S. Sharma

(3) J.P. Narayan

(4) M.N. Roy

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12. The work 'Who were the Shudras' is associated with (CUET PG 2022)

(1) Periyar

(2) Ambedkar

(3) John Dewey

(4) Mahatma Gandhi

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13. Who among the following used the concept of 'Oceanic Circle'? (CUET PG 2022)

(1) J. L. Nehru

(2) B. R. Ambedkar

(3) Mahatma Gandhi

(4) Jayprakash Narayan

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14. Arrange the following statements by Mahatma Gandhi on civilization in right order: (CUET PG 2023)

This civilization takes note neither of morality nor religion.
Civilization is not an incurable disease.
The people of Europe today live in better-built houses than they did a hundred years ago. This is considered emblem of civilization.
This civilization is such that one has only to be patient and it will be destroyed.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. C, A, B, D

2. D, A, C, B

3. C, A, D, B

4. D, A, B, C

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15. Who said the following? (CUET PG 2023)

"Can you have economic reform without first bringing about a reform of the social order?"

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. Jyotiba Phule

3. Pandita Ramabai

4. M. K. Gandhi

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16. Which among the following was a magazine started by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa? (CUET PG 2023)

1. Young India

2. Harijan

3. Indian Opinion

4. Hind Swaraj

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17. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): (CUET PG 2023)

Assertion (A): Gandhi supported Panchayati Raj Institutions for a better administration.

Reason (R): Ambedkar condemned the panchayats as a repressive and oppressive institution.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

3. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

4. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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18. Arrange the following statements by Rabindranath Tagore on Indian nationalism in order: (CUET PG 2023)

Politics in the West have dominated western ideals, and we in India are trying to initiate you.
Our real problem in India is not political. It is social.
Each nation must be conscious of its mission.
From the very beginning, India has a problem of race.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. B, A, C, D

2. B, A, D, C

3. A, C, B, D

4. A, C, D, B

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19. Which two among the following did B. R. Ambedkar identify as critics of social reform in India? (CUET PG 2023)

1. Radicals and Anarchists

2. Anarchists and Socialists

3. Political Reformers and Socialists

4. Political Reformers and Anarchists

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20. John Dewey has influenced (CUET PG 2021)

1. M. K. Gandhi

2. B. R. Ambedkar

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Rammanohar Lohia

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21. Graded inequality is theorised by (CUET PG 2021)

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. Periyar

3. Jotirao Phule

4. Karl Marx

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22. Which among the following is influenced by Unto This Last? (CUET PG 2021)

1. Trusteeship

2. Nai Talim

3. Sarvodaya

4. Satyagraha

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23. In Oceanic circle, "there will be ever-widening, never-ascending circles". Whose statement is this? (CUET PG 2021)

1. M. K. Gandhi

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Subhash Chandra Bose

4. B. R. Ambedkar

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24. For M. K. Gandhi, 'anasakti' stands for (CUET PG 2021)

1. truth

2. poverty

3. welfare of all

4. non-attachment

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25. Who was the Chairman of Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India? (CUET PG 2021)

1. B. R. Ambedkar

2. Rajendra Prasad

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Vallabhbhai Patel

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26. E. V. Ramasami Naicker, also popularly known as Periyavar is primarily known for his ideas on: (CUET UG 2023)

1. Anti-casteism and rediscovery of The Dravidian identity

2. Women suffrage

3. Support for ancient Indian language like Sanskrit

4. Support for religious minority groups in India

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27. "Tomorrow we shall be free from the slavery of the British domination, but at midnight India will be partitioned. Tomorrow will thus be day of rejoicing as well as of mourning". Who made the above statement? (CUET UG 2023)

1. Mahatma Gandhi (14 August 1947)

2. Jawahar Lal Nehru (2 August 1942)

3. Saadat Hasan Manto (18 June 1947)

4. D. K. Barooah (15 July 1945)

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2. His definition of Hindutva included the faiths that had an origin outside the territorial geography of India.

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2. His definition of Hindutva included the faiths that had an origin outside the territorial geography of India.

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