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Unit 4: Comparative Political Analysis Mock Test for WB SET December 2024

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1. Kaplan and Dahl have taken politics as the study of the (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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

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3. Arrange the following ideas/concepts in order in which they appeared. Use the code given below: (NET December 2005)

I. Feed-back loop

II. Rule of Law

III. Due Process of Law

IV. Democratic centralism

Code:

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4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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5. The country having the weakest second chamber: (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

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6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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7. Robert Merton’s concept of ‘Political Machine’ in a large city is associated with (NET June 2010 Paper II)

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8. Match List I (concept) with List II (thinker) and give the answer by using the codes given below: (NET December 2004)

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9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET December 2005)

Assertion (A): Behaviouralism is value free:

Reason (R): Behaviouralism is intuitive:

In the context of the two statements which one of the following is correct?

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10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (NET December 2004)

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11. Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): (NET June 2008)

Assertion (A): Elite theory is based on the idea that every society consists of two broad categories.

(i) the selected few and the vast masses of people.

Reason (R): The elite theory first started as a critique of democracy and Socialism.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

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12. Match the books (List II) with their authors (List I) by identifying the correct code: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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13. Choose the correct statements regarding Comparative Politics. (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. In traditional approach, emphasis is on value-laden study of politics.

B. Behavioural approach is one of the important traditional approach.

C. David Easton is one of the leading theorist of Behaviouralism.

D. David Easton's input-output analysis has three main variables in the form of demands, supports and feedbacks.

E. 'Political assasination is one of the important positive indices of political development.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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14. Which one of the following is a function of political parties? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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15. Identify the correct statements- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is an example of a cadre based party.

B. Otto Kirchheimer argues for a category of 'catch-all parties'.

C. O. Kirchheimer puts the US Republican and Democratic parties in the category of catch-all parties.

D. Anthony Downs portray politicians as power-seeking creatures who are willing' to adopt 'whatever' policies are likely to bring them electoral success.

E. Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of UK Declaration of freedom.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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16. A party system with several or many parties, where none approach 50 percent of votes and seats is characterised as: (JMI M.A. 2019)

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17. Medha Patekar was associated with which movement? (WB PSC 2022)

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18. The 'Chipko Movement is mainly associated with: (PUMDET 2024)

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19. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

Assertion (A): A social movement is a particular form of collective behaviour in which the motive to act springs from the attitude of members and the challenges of the society.

Reason (R): Social groups and movements embrace interest groups and political parties to achieve their goals.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

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20. Which of the following functions is not performed by pressure groups? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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21. Which among the following books contains the first systematic study of pressure groups? (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

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

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23. Who of the following has coined the term under-development? (NET December 2012 Paper II)

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24. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (NET December 2012 Paper II)

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25. Dependency theory drew its inspiration from the experience of which continent? (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

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26. Which one of the following statements is false about dependency theory in international relations? (WEST BENGAL SET 2015)

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27. Who of the following advocated the dependency theory of development administration? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER III)

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28. Who among the following is a proponent of the Theory of Underdevelopment? (NET June 2010 Paper II)

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29. Unequal exchange is the formulation of (NET December 2012 Paper II)

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30. Which of the following is incorrect? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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31. Who among the following believes that corruption is inseparable from modernization? (NET December 2004)

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32. Who among the following defines modemization as "a multifaceted process involving changes in all areas of human thought and activity”? (NET December 2006)

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33. Arrange in chronological order, the following constitutions in order of their year of framing (NET November 2021 Shift II)

A. Constitution of Switzerland

B. Constitution of America

C. Constitution of India

D. Constitution of Canada

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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34. Which among the following are elements of Liberalism? (NET December 2021 and June 2022 Shift II)

A. Individual should have the right to develop his own personality.

B. Man is a rational creature.

C. Society should not be plural.

D. It believes in constitutionalism.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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35. In Western political thought who is known as the founder of Constitutionalism? (BHU MA 2015)

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

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37. The term 'Fascism' is derived from (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

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38. Which of the following cannot be considered a feature of Nazism and Fascism? (JMI M.A. 2019)

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39. Which among the following is not a feature of fascism? (GUJARAT SET 2023)

a.       Antagonism to freedom of speech

b.      Glorifying the nation

c.       Promotion of a totalitarian politics

d.      Glorifying individual rights

Codes:

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40. What are the four defining elements of a regime? (NET December 2013 Paper II)

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41. Name the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Burma (University of Hyderabad M.A. 2012)

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42. Which leader had to step down following a popular revolt in 2011? (University of Hyderabad M.A. 2011)

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43. The rule by experts is described as: (JMI M.A. 2021-2022)

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44. The arguments regarding the decline of political theory is associated with (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

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45. Given below are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R): (NET December 2011 Paper II)

Assertion (A): The Westphalian state system created in 1648 is not valid in the post-Communist world.

Reason (R): Because the sanctity of territorial sovereignty can be done away with UN sanctions.

Choose the correct answer from the codes below:

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46. 'Rational Legal Authority' is characteristic of: (BHU MA 2015)

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47. Who among the following said that study of politics involves power, rule and authority? (BHU MA 2014)

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48. Consider the following correct statements- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Anthony Smith wrote the book 'The Ethnic Origins of Nations'.

B. Ernest Gellner emphasised his idea of nationalism in book 'Nations and Nationalism."

C. Malcom X argued for rediscovery of Africa as a spiritual and cultural homeland.

D. John Loke's idea of General Will was the seed from which nationalist doctrines sprang during the French Revolution of 1789.

E. Eric Hobsbawn highlighted the idea of 'invented traditions."

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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49. Which of the following statements is not associated with Mahatma Gandhi? (NET DECEMBER 2023)

A. "Non-violence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute".

B. “A nation that is capable of limitless sacrifices is capable of rising to limitless height.

C. The injuction 'love your enemies' is not only the noblest idealism, it is also the most practical politics

D. 'To be same in a world of mad men is itself a form of madness'

E. 'My nationalism is intense internationalism'

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50. The book "Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism is written by? (JMI M.A. 2022)

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51. "Civic Nationalism" means (JMI M.A. 2023)

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52. The notion of "Orientalism" was propounded by (JMI M.A. 2023)

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53. The term 'Fourth World' refers to: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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54. Which of the following was not a settler colony? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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55. A post-colonial critique of the Western enlightenment that uncovered its links to colonialism was developed by (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

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56. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (KERALA SET 2018 FEBRUARY)

Assertion (A): Political Science has always been caught in the tension between the ‘ought’  and the ‘is’.

Reason (R): Empirical methods are not adequately developed in political enquiry to  take stock of all the possible variables.

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57. The traditional approaches to the study of comparative politics reflected the (KARNATAKA SET 2017 PAPER II)

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58. To discover relationships between key variables comparative analysis must (University of Hyderabad MA 2017)

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59. The dominant approach in contemporary politics is (NET June 2011 Paper II)

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60. Elinor Ostrom propounded that (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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61. The two political thinkers who represent the institutional Approach to Comparative Politics: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

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62. Which one of the following components is NOT essential in the political culture? (NET November 2021 Shift II)

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63. Who among the following defines democracy as an ‘elective polyarchy'? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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64. Which one of the following does not figure in Almond and Verba's classification of Political Culture? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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65. Joseph Grieco is known for his views on: (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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66. Who is the author of 'Political Economy of Development in India? (NET June 2012 Paper III)

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67. Which one of the following answers is incorrect regarding neo-liberalism? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

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68. Representational Parliamentary system is found in (DU MA 2022)

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69. Which of the following statement is incorrect with respect to the politics of Brazil? (DU MA 2022)

A. Brazil is a unitary presidential constitutional republic.

B. President of Brazil is both head of state and head of government.

C. Chamber of Deputies is the Upper House of Brazil's Parliament

D. Current constitution of Brazil came into force in 1988.

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70. The members of the second chamber are elected by the people of the constituent units in: (NET June 2009)

(i) India

(ii) USA

(iii) Switzerland

(iv) UK

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

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71. Which of the following is not true about Swiss Federal Tribunal? (BHU MA 2019)

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72. Which among the following is an incorrect statement? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

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73. Which of the following countries has adopted the method of amending the constitution by a popular vote? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

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74. The German Chancellor is elected (Bihar PGT 2023)

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75. Who is the current (2024) Prime Minister of Russia: (Jadavpur University B.A 2010)

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76. Who was the first head of the state of the Soviet Union? (Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test 2019)

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77. The steep decline in population due to underinvestments in healthcare and education known as 'demographic disaster' refers to (CUET PG 2023)

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78. Which is the Supreme organ of the Communist Party of China? (BHU MA 2019)

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79. Which one of the following leaders was associated with economic reforms in China known as 'Four Modernizations'? (University of Hyderabad MA 2016)

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80. Which country is developing stealth military drones to evade anti-aircraft weapons? (JMI M.A. 2017)

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81. Which one of the following Constitution provides for "Constitutional Council"? (BHU MA 2014)

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82. ‘The Fifth French Republic was a tailor-made Constitution by Charles de Gaulle.’ The above comment was made by (NET June 2011 Paper II)

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

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84. Which one of the following countries has presidential form of government? (WB SET 2015 Paper III)

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85. How did William H. Riker characterise American Federalism in the 20th Century? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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86. Consider the following statements regarding judicial system and choose the correct answer- (NET August 2024 Shift II)

A. Supreme Court of Canada has three judges from the province of Quebec to ensure ethnic and religious balance.

B. Some judges of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany are elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat.

C. In United States, the judges are nominated by the House of Lords and ratified by the Senate.

D. US Constitution of 1787 did not explicitly provide for judicial review.

E. The power of judicial review originated in India in the leading case of Marbury Vs. Madison.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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87. Which one of the following about American system of 'Judicial Review' is not correct? (WB SET 2017 Paper III)

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88. Identify the order in which the following occurred: (NET December 2008)

(i) The Russian Revolution

(ii) The American Revolution

(iii) The French Revolution

(iv) The Glorious Revolution

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89. Identify the correct sequence of the following input functions and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET December 2014 Paper III)

  1. Interest-aggregation
  2. Interest-articulation
  3. Political communication
  4. Political socialization and recruitment

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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90. Political Socialization deals with: (NET November 2017 Paper III)

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91. Which one of the following statements is correct? (NET December 2007)

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92. The general systems theory in social sciences was first developed in: (NET December 2006)

(i) Psychology

(ii) Anthropology

(iii) Political Science

(iv) Sociology

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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93. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the code given below: (NET December 2005)

I. ‘The Politics of Developing Area'

II. ‘Modern Politics of Government’

III. 'The Political Process’

IV. ‘Aspect of Political Development’

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94. According to David Easton, which of the following are the regulatory mechanisms in a political system? (NET June 2008)

(A) Socio-cultural norms

(B) Communication channels

(C) Extractive capabilities

(D) Distributive capabilities

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Code:

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95. According to Almond and Powell, the capabilities of a political system are: (NET December 2004)

  1. Administrative
  2. Regulative
  3. Extractive
  4. Distributive

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96. According to Almond, the input functions of a political system are: (NET December 2006)

(i) Interest-articulation

(ii) Interest-aggregation

(iii) Rule-making

(iv) Rule-application

Which of these are correct?

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97. The characteristics of Almond's political system mostly resemble those of the political system(s) of (NET June 2012 Paper III)

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98. After the break-up of USSR, some of its Republics have constituted themselves into (NET December 2011 Paper II)

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99. The universal actor in Kaplan's Systems approach is: (NET December 2006)

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100. One party system is followed in which one of the following countries? (BHU MA 2014)

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