1. The duties of the ideal ruler has been narrated in: (NET June 2009)

2. Which theory of the State is expounded in Santhi Parva? (NET June 2010 Paper II)

3. In which chapter of Mahabharata are the duties of the king enunciated? (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

4. Which term corresponds most closely to the ancient Indian understanding of dharma? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

5. Atmiya Sabha was established in 1828 by (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

6. Who founded the Atmiya Sabha? (WB PSC 2022)

7. Match between list A and list B: (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

8. Which of the following about Raja Rammohan Roy are true? (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper-II)

A. He was influenced by the Upanishads

B. He was a rationalist and supporter of monotheism

C. He was an atheist

D. He was critical of the principle of trinitarianism advocated by Christianity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

9. Who is the author of "Igniting Minds"? (NET June 2008)

10. The doctrine of 'Sulh-i-Kul' influenced (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

11. The phrase 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' is found in (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

12. Who is the author of Gulamgiri? (JNU MA 2019)

13. In Buddhist literature what is ‘Sutta’? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

14. Arrange the following in chronological order of appearance in terms of the code below: (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

1. Vasishtha Dharmasutra

2. Apastambha Dharmasutra

3. Gautama Dharmasutra

4. Manusmriti

Codes:

15. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)

16. Ramanuja was associated with which among the following? (DU MA 2018)

17. Barani’s book, ‘Tarikh-i-Feroze Shahi’, deals with which subject? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

18. The fundamental thrust of Fatwa-i-Jahandari is on providing the ideal Sultan with a set of advices in guiding his: (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

19. Fatwa-i-Jahandari of Ziauddin Barani is related with (NET June 2020 Paper II)

(A) Advices for Muslim kings in order to earn religious merit and the gratitude of the subject

(B) Advices to all the kings

(C) Description of the origin of state

(D) Tenets of secularism

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

20. Who among the following identified two types of inequality: natural inequality and conventional inequality? (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)

21. Choose the correct statements- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. UN declared 1975 as International Women's Year.

B. B. N. Rau Committee prepared the first draft of the Hindu Code Bill.

C. Kabir was a social reformer in ancient India.

D. Sunderlal Bahuguna became popular in the Chipko-agitation.

E. Subhash Chandra Bose formed Independent Labour Party in 1936.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

22. Which of the following is not related to Kabir? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

23. Read the following in relation to Kabir and choose the correct code: (TELANGANA SET 2023)

A. Kabir was critical of traditional religions of any kind, be it Islam or Hinduism.

B. During his lifetime, Kabir was liked by orthodox forces of both Islam and Hinduism.

C. Sikhism embraced Kabir with great enthusiasm with their holy book Adi Granth comprising more than five hundred sayings of Kabir.

24. Match the following: (DU MA 2019)

25. Pandita Ramabai was accorded the title 'Pandita' for (NET June 2019 Paper II)

26. Which of the following are correct? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)

A.    'The cry of Indian women' was written originally in English by Ramabai

B.     In 1887, Ramabai published 'The High Caste Hindu Women'

C.     Ramabai published newsletter titled 'Mukti Prayer Bill'.

D.    In 1919, Ramabai was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

27. Which of the following books were written by Pandita Ramabai? (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

1. The High Caste Hindu Women

2. Rise and Fall of the Aryan Race

3. History of the Brahmo Samaj

4. Peoples of the United States

Choose the correct option.

28. According to Pandita Ramabai: (TELANGANA SET 2022)

1. The low account of women's nature and character depicted in Manusmriti was, to a large extent, responsible for seclusion and suppression of women.

2. All sacred books in Sanskrit literature share hateful sentiments about women.

29. “They (Moderates) lick the dust of the feet that kick” – Who said this? (NET December 2009 Paper II)

30. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (BHU MA 2014)

31. Who among the following advocated National Movement through strong cultural and religious revivalism? (KARNATAKA SET 2020 PAPER II)

32. The Congress Session in which the split between the moderates and the extremists took place in 1907 was held at: (GUJARAT SET 2011)

33. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Swami Vivekanand? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

A. He was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhans

B. In 1893, he proceeded to participate in the Chicago Parliament of Religions

C. He never visited U.S.A.

D. He said that Man is not higher than all animals

E. He was the founder member of the Arya Samaj

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

34. In which year, Government of India decided to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as the National Youth Day? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

35. Who wrote Bartaman Bharat? (WB PSC 2022)

36. Who wrote Bartaman Bharat? (WB PSC 2022)

37. "It is freedom alone that is desirable .... It is not law that we want but ability to break law. We want to be outlaws. If you are bound by laws, you will be a lump of clay." Who said this? (GUJARAT SET 2022)

38. Nehru's idea of nationalism was based on: (NET November 2021 Shift II)

A. Militant nationalism

B. Strong faith in cultural pluralism

C. Right to self‐determination

D. Synthetic universalism propounded by Rabindranath Tagore

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

39. In which year, Visvabharti was established by Rabindranath Tagore? (NET August 2024 Shift II)

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (GUJARAT SET 2019 DEC)

41. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore surrender the knighthood as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

42. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi's 'Swaraj' is a form of participatory democracy that empowers the masses.

Reason (R): He believed that under it, the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest.

Codes:

43. Gandhian concept of Satyagraha is a: (NET December 2004)

44. Who among the following can be put in the category of 'Anarchist'? (NET December 2006)

45. Match the List-I with the List-II: (NET December 2008)

46. Arrange these life events of Aurobindo" in a chronological order (NET DECEMBER 2023)

A. Attended the Banaras session of the Congress.

B. Became the vice-principal of Baroda college

C. Moved to England

D. Arrested for the Alipore bomb case

E. Cleared the ICS exam

47. Which one among the following is not written by Aurobindo? (NET June 2013 Paper III)

48. Whom did Lord Minto describe as the most 'dangerous man'? (NET December 2013 Paper II)

49. Who among the following is not considered as the extremist in the Indian Freedom Movement? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

50. Who stated- 'Sri Aurobindo has appropriated Hegel's notion of an Absolute Spirit and employed it to radically restructure the architectonic framework of the ancient Hindu Vedanta system in contemporary terms? (NET August 2024 Shift II)

51. Who among the following has started the self-respect movement as part of social reform? (NET DECEMBER 2023)

52. Which incident made Periyar an Atheist? (NET December 2019 Paper II)

53. Which one of the following party firstly joined by E.V. Ramasami Periyar? (NET June 2020 Paper II)

54. When and Who launched ‘Self-Respect movement’: (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)

55. "People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting man into animals." Who said this? (GUJARAT SET 2023)

56. Mohammed Iqbal’s ideas can be summarized as: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(a)   Quest for idealized theocratic but modern state

(b)   Viewing man at the centre of the scheme of things

(c)   Believed man to be in charge of dynamism and action

(d)   Believed in God’s suzerainty as the provider, the benefactor, the judge, the guide and the beautiful

Codes:

57. In which address' Iqbal raised the issue of a confederation for the Indian Muslims? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

58. Which scholar's lectures are compiled in The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam'? (DU MA 2020)

59. During the Radical Humanist Phase M.N. Roy advocated (NET December 2010 Paper II)

60. Which one among the following is not written by M.N. Roy? (NET December 2012 Paper III)

61. Who said: "Human nature is an ensemble of social relations"? (NET June 2012 Paper III)

62. Who founded the 'Mexican Socialist Workers' Party' which was later named as 'Mexican Communist Party'? (NET December 2013 Paper II)

63. Who called 1857 revolt as the First War of Independence? (NET June 2020 Paper II)

64. Who said, therefore, the sword of Brutus is holy. Therefore, the Baghanakha of Shivaji is of fair fame. Therefore, the beheading of Charles I is a just deed. Therefore, the arrow of William Tell is divine? (NET June 2015 Paper II)

65. Who among the following personalities established the organisation ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

66. Who wrote the book “The Indian War of Independence of 1857”? (NET June 2024 Paper II)

67. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s paper ‘Small Holding in India and their Remedies’ is related to: (NET 2022 Paper II October Shift I)

68. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had addressed the ______as the most important officer under the Constitution of India, as the guardian of the public purse, and it is his duty to ensure that funds from the Consolidated Fund of India or of a State are not spent without the authority of the appropriate legislature. (KERALA SET JULY 2023)

69. Which Weekly Paper published by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? (DU MA 2020)

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

71. Which of the following Committees of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru? (NET December 2013 Paper III)

72. Which among the following statements is true about rise of alternative perspectives on Indian foreign policy? (NET 2023 JUNE Shift II)

A. In the mid-1960s, the Swatantra party presented a classical conservative perspective on foreign policy.

B. It was led by I.K. Gujral.

C. The supporters were drawn from former bureaucrats, business community and members of princely families.

D. They united in their opposition to Nehru's Fabian economics.

E. They believed in the forces of the market and private enterprises.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the questions given below:

73. Glimpses of World History is a book written by? (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

74. Nehru wrote Whither India? in support of (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

75. Who among the following called Jayaprakash Narain, Ram Manohar Lohia and other Socialists as Japanese agents during 1942 movement? (NET December 2013 Paper III)

76. What is true about the following statement related to Ram Manohar Lohia? (NET DECEMBER 2023)

A. He discusses seven types of revolution.

B. He talks about 'Partyless Democracy'

C. He is an author of the 'Aspects of socialist policy'

D. he did not give the concept of 'Four-Pillar State'

E. He said that the history of the growth of freedom is the history of the perfection of human relationship'

77. Which of the following is not related to Ram Manohar Lohia?  (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

78. Which of the following is not related to Ram Manohar Lohia? (KERALA SET JANUARY 2023)

79. According to Ram Manohar Lohiya which of the followings are lacking in European Socialism? (Rajasthan SET 2020)

(A) Ethos

(B) Elan

(C) Boldness

Correct answer is:

80. Which of the following is not a feature of Jayaprakash Narayan's partyless democracy? (NET December 2014 Paper II)

81. Who wrote the biography of Jayaprakash Narayan? (NET June 2019 Paper II)

82. Jaya Prakash Narayan formed which of the following parties? (NET June 2020 Paper II)

(A) Congress Socialist Party

(B) Bhoodan Aandolan Party

(C) Praja Socialist Party

(D) Democratic Praja Socialist Party

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

83. Which of the following statements are incorrect ? Choose your answer from the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

(a) Sri Aurobindo was a liberal thinker

(b) M. N. Roy enunciated Radical Humanism

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru was a crusader against imperialism

(d) J. P. Narayan promoted Marxist revolution

Codes:

84. Which of the following programme is associated with the 'development of the last man in the row'? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

85. The monthly magazine Rashtra Dharma was started by (WEST BENGAL SET 2020)

86. Identify the incorrect statements- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Jacques Derrida wrote the book 'Specters of Marx'.

B. Deendayal Upadhyay opposed the idea of Integral Humanism.

C. Federalism was borrowed by the framers of Indian Constitution from British Constitution.

D. Asif Ali Zardari is the President of Pakistan,

E. Panchayati Raj system in India provided 45% reservation for women.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

87. According to Deendayal Upadhyayawhich are four elements of nation ? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

88. Who believed that the aggregate of the four, body, mind, heart and soul is the individual ? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2020 PAPER II)

89. Select the incorrect statement from the following statements: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2021 PAPER II)

90. Who among the following has written the book titled Kautilya: The Arthashastra? (NET November 2021 Shift II)

91. Which one of the following is not a feature of Kautilyan state? (SLET 2023)

92. How many elements of the state are there in Kautilya's Theory? (NET December 2005)

93. Which of the following is not an organ of Kautilyas state? (NET December 2015 Paper II)

94. Arthashastra is known as (NET December 2019 Paper II)

95. A key aspect of the Kautilyan theory of state is considered to be the: (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

96. According to Kautilyan the original state of nature was marked by the existence of: (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

97. Who believed in the divine origin of State? (BHU MA 2016)

98. Which of the following statements is incorrect? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2023)

99. Who wrote the Manavadharmashastra? (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

100. Ancient Indian polity was conditioned by (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)