1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct code  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. The President of India is eligible for fe-election

II. The President of India can be a member of either House of the Parliament

III. The Vice- President of India is elected by the electoral college of both Houses of  Parliament

IV. Vice-President of India acts as the Chairperson of the Council of Stales.

2. Match the following Articles with their explanation in the Indian Constitution  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

3. Identify the theoretician who extended the ecological approach to public administration (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

4. Identify the organization/alliance to which India is not a party  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

5. The following countries are involved in the Daklam issue  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

6. Paris Agreement (2015) is associated with  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

7. Which of the following States have signed a Peace Agreement under the US initiative in  2020?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

8. 'Bandung Conference' of 1955 is also known as  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

9. Which of the following is true about the idea of dharmanirpeksheta?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

10. Which of the following is True about state reorganization bill in India?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

11. Which of the following is true about "double jeopardy" in India"s penal system? (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

12. On 'prorogation' and 'dissolution' of the Parliament consider the following statements  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. The President and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha have the sole power to prorogue and dissolve the Parliament.

II. The Speaker and not the President has the sole power to prorogue and dissolve the Parliament.

III. Bills already introduced and awaiting passage .do not lapse when the Parliament is  prorogued but get lapsed in case of dissolution.

IV. Bills already introduced and awaiting passage get lapsed when the Parliament is prorogued and dissolved.

In light of the above" which of the following is true?

13. On writ jurisdiction of the Courts, which of the following holds true?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

14. 103rd Constitutional Amendment is related to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

15. "Constitution is what the Parliament enacts". This statement is valid in the case of  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

16. Legalism, structuralism and normative analysis are features of  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

17. The 'core, semi-periphery and periphery' characterization of slates is associated with  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

18. Choose the correct option for the matches  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

19. A spoils system means  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. A patronage system in politics

II. Rewarding supporters after victory

III. A system that is spoilt for choice

IV. An adjusted system

20. Choose the correct option for the matches  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

21. Choose the correct option for the matches (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

22. Referendum which is sometimes called as "citizen's veto" is popular in  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

23. Which country upholds disarmament as a constitutional principle?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

24. Arrange the phases in the evolution of Public Administration as a discipline in a  sequential order  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. A science of management

II. he pervasive orientation towards public policy

III. The analytical distinction of politics from administration

IV. The concrete distinction of politics from administration

25. March the author with the title of book  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

26. Who among the following was appointed as WHO's first Chief Scientist?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

27. New Public Management mainly focuses on  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

28. Which of the following is the landmark document with regard to the essential role of  women in securing and maintaining peace as its exclusive focus?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

29. Who was the first woman in the world to be elected Prime Minister of a State?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

30. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act provides the rotation system of reservations in local body elections?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

31. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and National Disaster Management Act, 2005 are  being cited to control  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

32. 'Ethics in Governance' is one of the reports of the  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

33. The 'Reign of Terror' is associated with  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

34. Who authored Reflections all the Revolution in France?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

35. Which of the following figures serves as an exemplar of heroic virtu in Machiavelli's  Prince?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

36. In which ‘Parva' of the Mahahharata does the 'Dice Game' figure?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

37. In which text are the opening phrases "A spectre is haunting Europe .. " found ?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

38. In which text does the ' divided line' analogy occur?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

39. Match the following thinkers and idea (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

40. The term 'samsraya' in Kautilya refers to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

41. Match the following political leaders with the political party they are associated with  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

42. Statement A: The Public Accounts Committee has members only from the Lok Sabha

Statement B: Since 1967, a member of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is appointed as  Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee by the Speaker. (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

43. The Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

44. Who among the following was the temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

45. Statement A: The Election Commission of India is a multi-member commission with a  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two additional Election Commissioners. The  CEC is the pre eminent head of the election machinery.

Statement B: The power of the Election Commissioners are coordinate and co-equal since all decisions, in principle and in practice, are to be taken by consensus or majority  vote.  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

46. Statement A: The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was framed in 1968 by the Election  Commission of India in consultation with political parties and is today an integral part of  conducting free and fair elections.

Statement B: The MCC has the force of law and only the Supreme Court of India  adjudicates disputes and contestations arising from its implementation.  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

47. Bicameralism is an essential characteristic of _____ system of government. (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

48. Statement A: According to An 51A: It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to  protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life,  and to have compassion for living Creatures.

Statement B: The Supreme Court in some judgments has ruled that as the Fundamental  Duties are obligatory on Citizens, the Stare should' also observe them.  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

49. The minimum age for a person to be eligible for appointment as Governor is  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

50. The Sixth Schedule which deals with the administration of tribal areas is applicable to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

51. Statement A: Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths is in List II: State  List of the Seventh Schedule

Statement B: Social security and social insurance, employment and unemployment are in  List III: Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

52. Fabian Socialists are in favour of  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

53. What is the role of 'Karanika' in Arthasastra?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

54. Match the following books with their authors  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

55. John Locke's concept of natural rights includes (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

56. Which political ideology claims that 'greatest happiness of the greatest number is the  measure of right and wrong'?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

57. The viewpoint that "t he Slate is an association of associations' is known as  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

58. The view that 'property is theft' was held by  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

59. From the following, find out the proper sequence in which Lockean State was established  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. Civil society

II. State of Nature

III. Government

IV. Social Contract

60. Which of the following phrase cannot be attributed to Marx?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

61. At what age Plato’s Philosopher King competes education and training to be able to  govern the state?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

62. National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was headed by  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

63. The Parliament of India consists of  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

64. Match List-I (Election slogan) with List-II (party/coalition) and choose the correct   option given below  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

65. What was the major ground on which proclamation of Emergency was made in 1975?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

66. A judge of the Supreme Court of India can be removed from office by  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

67. In which case the Supreme Court of India gave the verdict that the power of the President  10 dismiss a state government is not absolute?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

68. Which of the following would not qualify as a transnational actor?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

69. Which part of the Constitution of India provides for the Directive Principles of State  Policy?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

70. Tories in British politics are supporters of  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

71. Passage 1.  Read the passage and answer the questions No. 71-76

Three decades of politically guided economic development have failed to alleviate rural poverty  in India. This stark fact raises issues which go beyond the o ften discussed one of suitable  development policies. The more fundamental question concerns the political conditions under  which appropriate strategies, aimed at reconciling "growth with distribution," are likely to be  pursued effectively. Given the basic constraints of a democratic polity and a largely capitalist  economy in India, what type of regimes can facilitate economic gains by (he lower classes? This  article suggests an answer to his question by comparatively analyzing some recent and varying  reform experiences in India. As a large federal polity, where states are often ruled by political  parties other than that controlling the center, India provides a considerable variety of  developmental "models" within one country. Especially between 1977 and 1980, when India was  governed by a highly fragmented Janata party, the State governments exercised considerable  autonomy. Since, by the Indian constitution, the agrarian sector is under the jurisdiction of the  stares, this autonomy was especially significant in rural policies. Communist-ruled West Bengal,  Congress-ruled Karnataka, and Janata-ruled Uttar Pradesh, as three of India's more important  states, thus provide interesting comparisons of the significance of regime variations for rural  reform, allowing us to examine how different patterns of political rule, in similar social structural  conditions, affect redistribution policies.

I argue here that, within the general constraints of the democratic-capitalist model of India's  development, certain patterns of leadership, ideology, and organization lend to facilitate  distribution, while others do not. A well-organized, left-of-center regime, such as that of the  communists in West Bengal, could politically penetrate the rural society without being coopted, by the pro pertied groups, enabling the leadership 10 implement a number of redistributive  programs. By contrast, a factionalized government dominated by commercial peasant interests in  Uttar Pradesh had little success in its efforts to alleviate rural poverty. The case of Karnataka lies  in between: here, a government dominated by a populist leader was able to push through limited  reforms. These three cases, then, not only highlight the significance of regime-type in alleviating  rural poverty, but also allow the delineation of the specific regime features underlying success or  failure in redistributive programs.'

(Source: Atul Kohli (1983): "Regime types and poverty reform in India," Pacific Affairs, 56(4),  pp.649-50)

Which of the following. according to the author, accountS for differential redistribution  policies in Karnataka, UP and West Bengal?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

72. From your reading of the passage, what can you infer from different parties ruling the  Centre and States?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

73. What explains the failure of UP unlike West Bengal to effectively alleviate rural poverty?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

74. What explains the success of West Bengal to effectively bring about redistributive  policies?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

75. Which of the following best characterized the period between 1977 and 1980 in Indian  politics?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

76. What is the policy implication of having populist leadership on poverty reforms?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

77. Passage 2. Read the passage and answer the questions No. 77-82

Social reproductive work wilh in the household is still largely perceived as women's work. This  preconception influences not just women's labour market participation (supply side) but also labour recruitment (demand-side) decisions; markers are after all gendered institutions (Fraser,  2014). Therefore. even within the framework of a monetized economy, which privileges  economic growth, prevailing gendercd norms of the labour market mean not just a loss of  realizing human capital worth but also the neglect of social reproductive work. Social  reproduction was traditionally used as a descriptive category and set against production as a way  of designating the known world and all the activities within it. Since the emphasis on production  as the chtral productive activity, social reproduction has become a ·second-level · activity :lIld is  either undervalued or not valued at all (Hoskyns & Rai, 2016, pp. 304; Warin g, 1988). Our working definition of social reproduction includes the following: a) it includes biological  reproduction, which includes the reproduction of labour, the provision of sexual, emotional and  affective services that arc required to maintain households; b) production in the horne, of both  goods and services as well as social provisioning and voluntary work (Hoskyns & Rai, 2016, pp.  394; ) [...] c) reproduction of culture and ideology. which stabilises and (sometimes challenges)  dominam social relations (Laslett & Brenner, 1989). As Bhattacharya (2017) has noted, social  reproduction allows for a more commodious approach to what constitutes the economy and treats  questions of gender inequality as structurally reproduced through capitalist social relations. Such  outlining of social reproduction has led feminist economists to view the home not just  for altruism andlor consumption but for multiple gcndercd transfers between individuals, the  market and the state (Folbre, 2001). What is deal is that both paid and unpaid social  reproductive work are deeply gendered and underpin both formal and informal labour markets.  Unpaid social reproductive work remains outside the GDP production boundary.

Feminists, [...]  have long pointed to the analytical links and transmission channels between paid  and unpaid work. gendered outcomes in the labour market and how an emphasis on economic  growth. was undervalued, disregarding women's multiple roles within the productive and  reproducti vt! spheres. Across the world, the division of labour tends to be structured according to  prevailing patriarchal norms, Wilh the workplace operating as a sile where gender is 'enforced,  performed, and recreated . (Weeks, 2011, pp 9) [...]. While feminist scholars embracing  the varieties of capitalism argument note how the same institutions have differen tial effecl'; on  men and women and acknowledge that gender inequality is multi-faceted (Estevez-Abe, 2009),  they also acknowledge that "the link between gender regimes and certain features of the pol itical  economy is likely to require a household-based model of policy reference" (ibid: 189).

[Source: Shirin M. Rai, Benjamin D. Brown, Kanchana N. Ruwanpura. 2019. "SDG 8: Decent  work and economic growth - A gendered anal ysis", World Deveiopmelll, Volume 113, 2019, pp.  368-380]

feminists conceptualizing social reproduction also include biological reproduction in their  understanding. Which of the following is not a pan of that specific endeavour?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

78. In understanding it as 'second level' activity, social reproductive work is? (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

79. According to feminists, understanding the universe of different human activities has  generally resulted in which of the following classifications?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

80. Which of the following is an important acknowledged referent for policy-making, according  to feminists who otherwise embrace capitalism?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

81. Which of the following IS not a parameter of analysing the market as a 'gendered  institution'?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

82. Which of the following is not included In the author's working definition of social  reproduction in the passage?  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

83. Passage 3. Read the passage and answer the questions No. 83-88

The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a smashing majority (308 out of 480 seats) in the  2009 Lower House election. This historic election marked the first time that the Liberal  Democratic Party (LDP) did not win a plurality (at 119 seats). In 2012. the Japanese voters  reversed the parties 'fortunes, awarding the LDP a huge majority (296) and humbling the DP]  (57 scats). Over their three-and- a-half-year reign, the DPJ would suffer numerous defections,  finishing with only 230 seats when the election was called. The DPJ also managed to lose the  confidence of the Japanese public. The main culprits were the mishandling of the US- Japan  alliance (by the first DP] PM, Yukio Hatoyama); ineffective response to the triple disasters of 11  March 2011 (by his successor Naoto Kan); controversy over the raising of the consumption tax  (the third DP] PM, Yoshihiko Noda); and criticism over the handling of a territorial dispute with  China (the Senkaku lslands-Diaoyutai to China and Tiaoyuta to Taiwan). Several new parties  emerged in this three year period, and a total of a dozen parties contested the election. Most  notably, the rise of the Japan Restoration Party meant that the DPJ maintained its lead as Japan's  second party over this newcomer by a mere two seats (57- 55) in the House of Representatives  (HR).

The 2009 election marked the first time that the LDP did not win a plurality of seats in the HR  election and only the second time that it was forced to the opposition bench. The DP]  administration was greeted with high hopes. A Yomiuri poll found 68 percent of respondents  were pleased with the result (2 September 2009, web). When asked why the DP] has won such  an overwhelming victory, however, the answer was clearly not support for DP] policy proposals.  The Asahi poll found that 81 percent of respondents explained the DP] victory as voters wanting  a change from the LDP administration as opposed to only 38 percent crediting support for DPJ  policies (2 September 2009). Similarly, the Yomiuri poll found that 46 percent explained the  result as a rejection of the Asou administration, 37 percent as the desire for alternation in power,  and only 10 percent as support for DPJ policies. The Hatoyama administration was given the  chance to prove itself, starting with 71 percent in the Asahi poll (Asahi, 17 September 2009).  Having run on a slogan of politicians exercising greater leadership over the bureaucracy, the new  DP] administration quickly initiated a series of moves to reduce the power of the bureaucracy.

[Source: Pekkanen, Robert and Steven R. Reed. 2012. 'Japanese Politics Between the 2009 and  2012 Elections', Japan Decides, pp.8-19]

The 2009 Lower House e1e-ction was historic because  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

84. A few reasons for the kind of electoral performance in 2012 that the DP J had was  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

I. Several defections

II. Losing the confidence of the Japanese public

III. Mishandling of relations with other countries

IV. Rise of new parties

85. In 2012, voters in Japan  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

86. In 2009, the people had  ______ in the DPJ administration  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

87. The Asahi poll found that a majority of the respondents  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

88. The OPTs ejection slogan was  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

89. Passage 4. Read the passage and answer the questions No. 89-94

Question: When all other nations believe in violence, can one nation alone remain non-violent?  Answer: Even alone, a non-violent nation is protected by the invincible armour of universal  sympathy.

According to the non-violent way of thinking, human society is one, and in it separate nations are  conceived of merely for the sake of convenience. If a particular nation has the good sense to  adopt non-violence, it will not regard itself as separate from and opposed to the others. It will be  anxious of safeguard the legitimate interests of neighbouring nations as those of its own.  Certainly, whole nations do not become violent and even if they adopt violence, rather it must be  said that they adopt violence only because of mutual rivalry. People do not like violence for its own sake. So if a nation appears, which entertains the desire to conduct its affairs in accordance  with non-violence, and therefore strives to relate itself to the rest of the world on the basis of  non-opposition, it will awaken the conscience of neighbouring nations, make their conscience  operate, and to that extent put those nations on the way of non-violence.

A non-violent nation will not dump its goods on another nation by force. In a non-violent nation,  every village will be devoted to labour and be self-dependent. Therefore, there will be no scope  in it for the greed of other nations. If another nation considers the non-violent nation to be  opposed to its own interests, then the non-violent nation will in a friendly manner assist that  nation to find a way out and give it entire satisfaction. If famine or other calamities befall other  nations, it will help them as far as it is able, without thought of any reward for itself. It will be  ready to submit controversial matters to arbilration. If another nation does not agree to having  justice meted out by arbitrators, or if after agreeing it does not accept their verdict but invades  the non-violent country, the laner will resist such a nation non-violently. A nation which  maintains such an attitude towards other nations will nor remain alone. It will gain an armour of  sympathy for itself throughout the world. Why is it difficult to imagine such a nation?

[Vinoba Bhave, Swaraj Slwstm, p. 75]

According to this aut hor, violence is generally preferred  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

90. The purpose of this passage is to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

91. In Vinoba's vision, separate nations are  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

92. A non-violent nation will safeguard  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

93. When the author says the armour of sympathy is invincible', he means  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

94. Which of the following policy aspects of a non-violent nation are spelt out here  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

95. Passage 5. Read the passage and answer the questions No. 95-100

Why India's federalism should work at all? Despite having come to the brink of collapse time  and again, India's federal struet has pulled back to continue as before. Where does this  resilience of the federal idea come from? The fortuitous combination of structure and agency  best explains the coping mechanism that leads to the relative success of federalism in India. India's political geography provides the countervailing pressures of regional autonomy and  interregional bonds that are essential for a robust federal system.

The centralizing tendencies of the early, post-Independence decades and the contestation of  central power by opposition parties once they assumed office in the States from the late 1960s  have merged over the years into a distinct pattern of cooperation between the centre and the  States. This federal tradition has been shaped by a number of centripetal tendencies, thanks to the  financial power of the central government and centrifugal forces at the heart of the Indi an  political system, such as the rise of language movements in the 19505 and the assertion of ethnic  identity in the last two decades.

Many demands for a separate state begin as very high-intensity movements, led by a handful of  activists. The central government reacts with a double strategy of accommodation and  repression. The secessionist movements promote their cause with a combination of protest and  participation. Typically, such movements go through a transformation as they gain in strength. The average intensity of the movement comes down as numbers grow, and the leadership seeks  to exercise its authority over the followers. Such movements eventually lead to the creation of  new federal States where the leaders of the separatist movement become the new rulers.

Freed from the tutelage of central dominance because of the decline of the 'one-dominant-party  system' of the Congress party, and liberalization of the economy since 1991, Indian federalism  has become more robust in recent years. Regional political parties and their leaders have now  become key components of both the ruling and opposition coalitions at the centre. Through an  adroit use of their room to manoeuvre, regional parties have now acquired great prominence and  leverage in national politics. With the 'big bang liberalization' of the Indian economy centre

State. conflicts have been at least partially displaced by interstate competition for investment  from home and foreign capital markets.

[Source: Subrata K. Mitra. 2017. Politics il/ India: Structure, Process ami Policy, New Delhi:  Routledge]

The intensity of separatist movements go down (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

96. The term centrifugal forces refers to tbe elements that lend to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

97. The author argues that the liberalization policies lead to  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

98. This essay is about (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

99. The term resilience in the passage signifies  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

100. According to the author of this passage, Indian federalism in recent years has become  more  (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)