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UGC NET August 2024 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · Political Science — 61 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

1. Which of the following does deliberative democracy champion? · Ans: C
2. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C
3. The Third Wave of Feminism reflected the influence of · Ans: A
4. Match List I with List II. · Ans: D
5. Which of the following statements are correct regarding conservatism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
6. Who has given the concept of 'Political Decay'? · Ans: B
7. Cosmopolitans argue that citizenship should extend to the: · Ans: C
8. When was the Reserve Bank of India established? · Ans: C
9. What do political parties, pressure groups, public opinion and popular movements have in common? They are · Ans: B
10. Which is/are the group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in government? · Ans: B
11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
12. Which of the following statements are true? · Ans: C
13. Which among the following is a justiciable right? · Ans: D
14. 'Basic Structure' is outcome of: · Ans: D
15. Consider the statements about Constitutional Government and choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
16. When the President of India resigns he/she addresses resignation letter to: · Ans: C
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
18. Arrange the Commissions or Committees for improving Centre-State relations in India in ascending order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
19. According to the Election Commission, for being considered as a national party, a political party should at least have which of the following qualifications? · Ans: B
20. The cornerstone of the ECI's mandate derives from Article 324 of the Constitution. Which of the following statements are correct? · Ans: B
21. Which statement is incorrect with reference to the Election Campaign in India? · Ans: A
22. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? Choose the right answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
23. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
24. Key elements of Machiavelli include: · Ans: B
25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
26. Chronologically arrange the following classical works of western political philosophers. · Ans: C
27. Application of the laws of dialectics in social life is demonstrated through the principle of: · Ans: C
28. Who observed that intellectuals 'are the dominant group's deputies exercising the subaltern functions of social hegemony and political government'? · Ans: B
29. Hannah Arendt analyses the Vita Activa through three categories which correspond to the three fundamental activities of our being in the world. These are: · Ans: C
30. Arrange the following writings of John Rawls in the chronological order which indicates his evolution as a philosopher of eminence. · Ans: C
31. India's diaspora is a strategic asset for the country. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
32. Which of the following do not come under the All India Services? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: D
33. Which one of the following is an advantage of social audit? · Ans: B
34. New provisions under the Consumer Protection Act include which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
35. A person who is in the know of things and is willing to alert the controlling authority by disclosing the corrupt act or practice that takes place is called: · Ans: C
36. Development Administration encompasses which of the following? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
37. Which is the nodal agency to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in India? · Ans: A
38. Which organization provides a robust communication system and effective support for e-governance in India? · Ans: D
39. System Theory focuses on the study of organisation as a: · Ans: B
40. Who contended that we are concerned only with finding a choice mechanism that will lead it to pursue a 'satisficing' path, a path that will permit satisfaction at some specified level of all of its needs? · Ans: D
41. Rational Choice Theory's impact on Public Administration has been strongly felt in areas such as: · Ans: B
42. Who has given the concept of the 'Iron Law of Oligarchy'? · Ans: D
43. Match List I (Author) with List II (Book) and choose the correct option: · Ans: B
44. Which of the following are part of Merton's criticism of bureaucratic theory? · Ans: B
45. Match List I with List II and choose the correct option: · Ans: C
46. Who among the following thinkers said that 'the communication of intangible facts, opinions, suggestions and suspicions that cannot pass through formal channels is communicated through informal channels'? · Ans: D
47. Management by Objectives was the key idea put forward by Peter Drucker in which of the following works? · Ans: D
48. Which of the following are variants of International Liberalism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
49. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
50. Which of the following statements are associated with the theory of international Realism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
51. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
52. Arrange the following international events in ascending chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
53. Choose the correct statements from the following about India and international agreements. · Ans: C
54. The United States of America is still the 'sole superpower' of the world. Which of the following support this statement? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
55. Among the following challenges to Indian democracy, which one is not related to globalization? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
56. Arrange the following international organisations in chronological order of their establishment. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
57. Which one of the following statements related to CBDR (Common But Differentiated Responsibilities) is not correct? · Ans: C
58. Human rights are also criticised for · Ans: C
59. Arrange the following international relations thinkers in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
60. Who wrote 'Hindu Theory of International Relations'? · Ans: C
61. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A

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