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WB SET DECEMBER 2023

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1. "Good Governance" pertains to (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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2. Who characterised Taylorism as a tool of monopoly capital? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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3. Argumentative Turn in Public Policy refers to (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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4. New Public Administration emphasises on (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Relevance

(II) Politics-administration dichotomy

(III) Values

(IV) Equity

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5. Which among the following was not a part of the Washington consensus? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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6. Who among the following has called Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy as unsuitable for developing societies? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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

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8. Which of the following are the advantages of e-governance? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) It makes government more accountable.

(II) It minimises people's participation in government affairs.

(III) It lowers transaction cost.

(IV) It helps building trust between the government and citizens.

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9. State under neoliberal regimes are likely to witness: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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10. What did the discourse of negritude represent? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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11. Arrange the interest groups as given by Gabriel Almond in sequential order using the codes: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(i) Institutional groups

(ii) Non-associational groups

(iii) Associational groups

(iv) Anomic groups

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12. Michels' 'Iron law of oligarchy' was conceptualised on the basis of the study of (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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13. Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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14. Who among the following used the concept of 'Print Capitalisam'? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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15. Which of the following is not considered as a dimension of political culture? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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16. The first political philosopher to have proposed a classification of Constitutions was  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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

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18. Post-Development: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Offers a thoroughgoing critique of modernism

(II) Highlights that development stands like a ruin in the intellectual landscape

(III) Offers a coherent theory and programme of action

(IV) Ignores grassroots movements as complicit in developmentalism

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19. The concept of Civic Culture was developed out of a survey of: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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20. Majoritarianism implies (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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21. Which of the following is not classified as a new social movement? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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22. Which innovative concept was coined by Hamza Alavi? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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23. Robert Putnam's concept of social capital is associated with the following approach to the study of comparative politics: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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24. Which of the following books is not written by Max Weber? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

Select the correct answer from the codes below:

Assertion (A): Presidential System provides for a stable governance model for a full term.

Reason (R): Centralization of power is inherent in presidential system.

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26. Which among the following is not a significant aspect of the genealogical concept of power? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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27. The policy of protective discrimination seeks to promote which of the following? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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28. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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29. Locke's view on 'state of nature' is (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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30. Match the following theorists with their respective theories: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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31. Which of the following is not true?  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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32. Through 'genealogy of power', whose methodological concern is to look at the ways in which people govern themselves and others through the production of knowledge? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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33. Who amongst the following theorists talked about the 'right to rebellion'? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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34. Who among the following is not a significant theorist of nationalism? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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35. Critique of the Gotha Programme was written by (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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36. Who advocated a junction of Vedanta brain and Islam body? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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37. What type of person is described by Agganna Sutta as a paragon of virtue? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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38. Which one among the following is not written by Sri Aurobindo? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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39. Keep the odd one out:  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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

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41. Mary Wollstonecraft was an advocate of (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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42. Who among the following did conceive society as a "Cooperative venture for mutual advantage, more or less self-sufficient, and necessary governed by rules"? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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43. Who among the following is not a proponent of communitarianism? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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44. What is cosmopolitan democracy?  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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45. Which of the following statements is/are true? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

I. Marxism acknowledges the relative autonomy of the State.

II. Marxism considers the State as merely a tool of industrialists.

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46. Which of the following texts is not written by Marx? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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47. "Will, not force, is the basis of the State." Who said this? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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48. The first proponent of representative democracy was (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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49. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A); and the other, Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

Assertion (A): Machiavelli differentiated between private morality and public morality

Reason (R): Machiavelli emphasised on the indispensibility of public morality in statecraft

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50. Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(i) National Commission for Scheduled Castes

(ii) National Commission for Women

(iii) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

(iv) National Human Rights Commission

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51. Who among the following holds her/his office at the pleasure of the President? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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52. Which one of the following is not within the jurisdiction of State High Court in India? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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53. The total number of judges in the Supreme Court of India can be increased by which of the following? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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54. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? List-I indicates the Chief Minister of West Bengal and List II Governors of West Bengal. Choose the right one - (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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55. Under which National Education Policy was 'Operation Blackboard' initiated? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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56. As per the Constitution of India, the appointment of Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court is spelt out in: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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57. Sarkaria Commission reported on:  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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58. The doctrine governing the term of office of the Governor of an Indian State is: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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59. Which of the following is not a peasant movement? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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60. What are the reasons behind India's characterisation as a quasi-federation? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Unified judicial system.

(II) Institution of transversal power sharing.

(III) The absence of territorial integrity of constituent units.

(IV) The governor is the appointee of the President of India.

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61. With respect to Panchayati Raj, which of the following is/are true? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Social inclusion is not a part of the institutional design.

(II) Traditional institutions play a gatekeeping role.

(III) In most states, devolution of funds and functions has been ignored.

(IV) Panchayats have no powers of taxation.

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62. What is the purpose of the writ jurisdiction provided for the higher judiciary in the Constitution of India? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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63. The purpose of employment guarantee schemes such as MGNREGA is (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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64. The focus of the First Five Year Plan was  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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65. Planning Commission was (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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66. Who theorised civil society groups as harbingers of political transformation? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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67. The Basic Structure Doctrine about the Constitution was enunciated by the Supreme Court of India in (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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68. Which of the following is/are characteristic of caste? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Endogamy

(II) Hereditary membership

(III) Exogamy

(IV) Based on concepts of purity and pollution

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69. In Anuradha Bhasin V. Union of India (2020), what did the Supreme Court of India declare? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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70. Who among the following advocated party-less democracy? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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71. The Constituent Assembly that enacted the Constitution of India was set up (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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72. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights was described as 'the heart and soul of the Constitution' by B. R. Ambedkar? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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73. The term 'Sanskritisation' was defined by  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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74. Which one of the following is/are Constitutional bodies? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

(II) National Commission for Minorities.

(III) National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights.

(IV) National Human Rights Commission.

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75. Match the following: (WB SET DECEMBER 2023)

1. Crisis of governability - a. Susanne Rudolph and Lloyd Rudolph

2. Weak-strong State in a rich-poor Economy - b. Achin Vanaik

3. Romance of the State - c. Atul Kohli

4. Bourgeois Democracy - d. Ashis Nandy

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76. The theory of 'development of underdevelopment' was propounded by (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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77. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

Assertion (A): The attempts to collectively enforce human rights at the international level began after 1945.

Reason (R): Earlier the relations between a sovereign state and its people were strictly considered a matter within domestic jurisdiction.

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78. Wallerstein's world system pertains to (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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79. Who among the following was not a part of the Non-aligned movement? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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80. G-20 members are (WB SET DECEMBER 2023)

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81. FIPIC Summit of 2023 signifies (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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82. Which of the following agreement(s) has/ have been concluded between India and the United States? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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83. India became a member of the United Nations in (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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84. Which of the following is not a feature of contemporary globalisation? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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85. Which organ of the UN is responsible for co-ordinating the work of its specialised agencies?  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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86. RMA, for the armed forces implies:  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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87. Which of the following has declared itself a single-state Nuclear Weapons Free Zone? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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88. The 'X-Article' advocating a policy of containment was authored by: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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89. The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) has not been a success because of the following: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(I) Narrow export base of the member-countries

(II) Lack of bilateral free trade agreements among the member-countries

(III) Political hurdles

(IV) India-Pakistan rivalry

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

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91. Match the authors with their works: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(i) S. Jaishankar - (a) India and Asian Geopolitics

(ii) Shivshankar Menon - (b) The India way

(iii) Shyam Saran - (c) Diplomatic Channels

(iv) Krishnan Srinivasan (d) How India Sees the World

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92. Who elaborated the view that there exists a tension between the protector of citizens' security and the State as a threat to its own individuals?  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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93. Identify the book that triggered environmental awareness in the 20th century: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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94. Bretton Woods institutions include:  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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95. What is the full form of START?  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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96. The end of the Cold War did not facilitate  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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97. Summit Diplomacy is the other name of  (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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98. Non-refoulement pertains to - (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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99. Which of the following is not the basic principle of Hans J. Morgenthau's realism? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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100. Game theory in International Relations assumes which of the following? (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

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