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Answer Key of WB SET December 2025

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Category: Lokpal

1. Lokpal consists of

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Category: Political Theory

2. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes below:

Assertion (A): Great political theories originated, as Sabine put it, in the interstices of Political and Social crises.

Reason (R): There is no disinterested political theory.

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Category: Non-Aligned Movement NET & SET PYQs

3. Who among the following statesmen supported Nehru in his policy of Non-Alignment?

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Category: Structural-Functional Approach NET & SET PYQs

4. Which of the following is not a function of the political parties?

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Category: New Public Administration

5. The New Public Administration movement of the 1960s and 1970s emphasised

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Category: Muhammad Iqbal

6. Match the pair using the codes given below:

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Category: Political Economy

7. David Ricardo was a proponent of

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Category: Political System of USA

8. Which President of the USA coined the term 'military-industrial complex'? (WB SET December 2025)

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Category: John Stuart Mill

9. The first proponent of representative democracy was

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Category: Neo-Liberalism in IR

10. Democratic Peace Theory is associated with the writings of:

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Category: Writ in Indian Constitution

11. Which of the following Writs is issued by the Supreme Court of India in case of illegal detention of a person?

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Category: Rational Choice theory

12. Rational Choice Theory in public administration assumes that

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Category: John Rawls

13. Rawls arranges the principles of justice in lexical priority in the order given below. Identify the correct one

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Category: India-Pakistan Relations

14. Who was India's Prime Minister at the time of Agra Summit?

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Category: Neorealism

15. In which book John Mearsheimer put forward the theory of Offensive Realism?

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Category: Michel Foucault

16. Which one of the following thinkers stressed the productive dimension of power?

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Category: Budget

17. Gender Budgeting is associated with

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Category: John Locke

18. Who amongst the following theorists defended people's Right to Rebellion?

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Category: Schemes of Government of India

19. Swayam Siddha Scheme is based on empowerment of women through which of the following?

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Category: Elite Theory

20. Who wrote The Comparative Study of Political Elites?

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Category: System Approach in Comparative Politics

21. Which one of the following books was authored by David Easton?

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Category: United Nations

22. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO located?

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Category: Organisational Communication

23. According to Chester Barnard, effective communication in organisations depends on

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Category: Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

24. The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on

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Category: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

25. Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) is associated with:

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Category: United Nations

26. Which of the following statements about the UN Security Council is correct?

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Category: State Legislature

27. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) was formed in 2012 as per the provision of

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Category: Right to Information

28. Match the leaders (List-I) with associated movements (List-II) by identifying the correct code:

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Category: Neorealism

29. Which concept is central to Neo-realism?

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Category: Gujaral Doctrine

30. The Gujral Doctrine in India's Neighbourhood Policy emphasised

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Category: Management by Objectives

31. Management by Objectives as proposed by Peter Drucker, primarily involves

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Category: Vice-President

32. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of

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Category: Good Governance

33. What does the term 'corporate governance' primarily focus on?

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Category: Demand for New States

34. Which among the following is the oldest state in India?

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Category: Multiculturalism

35. Which of the following descriptions does not fit the concept of Multiculturalism?

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Category: G-7

36. Which of the following is not a member of G-7?

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Category: Frantz Fanon

37. Match the following theorists with their respective theories:

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Category: District Collector

38. The District Treasury comes under the control of the

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Category: Elite Theory

39. Robert Putnam's work titled Making Democracy Work is with reference to which country?

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Category: Colonialism and Decolonization

40. The Post-colonial State' is often characterised by

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Category: Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

41. In the two lists given below, List A provides organizations and List B provides names of the leaders. Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

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Category: Political regimes

42. Indicate which of the following statements is true:

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Category: Political Culture

43. According to Almond and Verba 'Civic Culture' in democratic societies is a mixture of which of the following?

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Category: Democracy

44. 'Democratic Governance' refers to

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Category: Realism

45. Which of the following best captures the difference between Neoliberalism and Classical Realism?

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Category: Federalism in India

46. The Constitution of India describes India as a

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Category: WTO

47. Which of the following best describes India's position in WTO negotiations?

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Category: Women Movements

48. When was the Union Ministry of Women and Social Welfare established in India?

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Category: Civil Society Groups

49. Indicate which of the following statements is true.

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Category: Fundamental Duties

50. Fundamental Duties do not enjoy

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Category: Development Administration

51. The prime mover of academic interest in Development Administration was

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Category: Rajni Kothari

52. Who for the first time described the Indian Party System in the post-independence period as one-party dominant system?

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Category: UN Peace Keeping Operations

53. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other, Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes below:

Assertion (A): The UN cannot perform peacekeeping operations

Reason (R): UN has no army, navy or air force of its own

Codes:

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Category: President

54. Put the following Presidents of India since 1989 in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

K. R. Narayanan, APJ Abdul Kalam, R. Venkataraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Pratibha Patil

Codes:

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Category: Liberty

55. Who wrote "Two Concepts of Liberty"?

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Category: Sri Aurobindo

56. There are two Lists given below. List-A and List-B. List-A provides names of authors and List-B provides names of books. Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

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Category: Modernism & Post Modernism

57. The idea of 'Deconstruction' is associated with which philosopher?

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Category: Political Culture

58. Which among the following is not a type of Political Culture discussed by Gabriel Almond?

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Category: Emergency in Indian Constitution

59. Which of the following statements is true?

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Category: National Commission for Human Rights

60. Who amongst the following is not a member of The National Human Rights Commission?

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Category: Party System in Comparative Politics

61. Which of the following is not a type of party system according to Giovanni Sartori's classification?

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Category: Marxism

62. Which among the following books was written jointly by Marx and Engels?

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Category: Behaviouralism & Post-Behaviouralism in Political Theory

63. Which one of the following is the characteristic feature of post-behaviouralism?

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Category: Fundamental Duties

64. Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens were

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Category: Plato

65. The book on the Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the conflict between which ancient states?

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Category: Line and Staff Agency

66. Defending State Policy is the function of

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Category: Francis Fukuyama

67. "The End of History' thesis is associated with

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Category: Rights

68. "A right is a claim recognized by society and enforced by the State." Who said this?

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Category: Underdevelopment

69. The theory of 'development of underdevelopment' was propounded by

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Category: Gramsci

70. By 'Modern Prince' Gramsci would refer to

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Category: Social Movements & New Social Movements

71. Which of the following best distinguishes New Social Movements (NSMs) from traditional ones?

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Category: Conflict and Peace

72. The movement which is regarded as the origin of Israeli-Palestinian conflict is known as

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Category: Fundamental Rights

73. The power to impose reasonable restrictions on the Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens rests with

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Category: NITI Aayog

74. The transition from the Planning Commission to NITI Aayog reflects

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Category: Governor

75. Which of the following Articles under the Constitution of India exempts the President and Governor for answerability to any court of law?

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Category: SAARC

76. SAARC has its secretariat in

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Category: Governor

77. Match the following by identifying the correct code:

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Category: Democracy

78. 'Democratic Consolidation' refers to

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Category: Migration and Refugees

79. Non-Refoulement pertains to:

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Category: Realism

80. The concept of 'Sovereignty in international relations traditionally implies

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Category: System Approach in Comparative Politics

81. Match List-I (Theorists) with List-II (Ideas, Arguments) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Category: Elite Theory

82. The concept of Social Capital means which of the following?

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Category: Gramsci

83. "Hegemony goes beyond ruling through force; but by gaining the consent of the ruled"- is an idea akin to:

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Category: Fundamental Rights

84. Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India prohibits discrimination against any citizen on the grounds of

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Category: Samuel P. Huntington

85. The book Political Order in Changing Societies is written by whom?

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Category: Dharamshastra

86. Which of the following statements is true?

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Category: Fundamental Rights

87. Which of the following is true about the Fundamental Rights under the Indian Constitution?

(I) It is protected and enforced by the Constitution

(II) It can be changed by the common legislative process

(III) Supreme Court is the guardian of Fundamental Rights

(IV) All Constitutional Rights are Fundamental Rights

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Category: Directive Principles of State Policy

88. The idea of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' was borrowed from

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Category: Hannah Arendt

89. "Theory of Action' was given by Hannah Arendt in which of the following texts?

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Category: Colonialism and Decolonization

90. In the context of colonialism, 'Settler Colonialism' refers to

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Category: Migration and Refugees

91. Name the legal regime that modified the geographic and time-based limitations of refugee protection set by 1951 Convention of UNHCR.

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Category: Preamble

92. The Constitution of India was adopted on

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Category: Social Audit

93. Social audits as a tool of accountability are best defined as

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Category: Neo-Liberalism in IR

94. The concept of 'complex interdependence' was introduced in international relations by

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Category: Kautilya

95. In Arthasastra, the State was divided into how many elements?

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Category: Conflict and Peace

96. The 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) principle emerged to

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Category: Lokpal

97. The Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta are examples of

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Category: Electoral Politics: Participation, Contestation, Representation, Emerging trends

98. Which of the following two statements are correct about electoral systems in India?

(II) The list system is used in multi-member constituencies

(III) The State Election Commission is responsible for the election of the State Legislative Assembly

(IV) NOTA was introduced in 2014

Choose the correct option:

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Category: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

99. Rousseau's Emilé is related to

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Category: Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick

100. Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick are associated with the idea of

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