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UGC NET December 2019 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

94 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2019 Political Science (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

1. Match List I (Schools of Modernisation) with List II (Thinkers). · Ans: A
2. Which of the following freedoms was not mentioned by Roosevelt? · Ans: D
3. 'Distributive Justice is mainly concerned with distribution of honors or wealth.' Who said it? · Ans: B
4. Who said, 'Every state is known by the rights that it maintains'? · Ans: A
5. Arrange the following books as per the year of their publication in chronological order. · Ans: B
6. The best propounder of Pluralist Theory of Citizenship was · Ans: C
7. Who is not a supporter of Libertarianism? · Ans: C
8. Which of the following statements about the definition of Welfare State are correct? · Ans: C
9. Who is the author of the book 'Escape from Freedom'? · Ans: B
10. Vandana Shiva is known as · Ans: C
11. Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
12. Which of the following is a Post-Modernist thinker? · Ans: A
13. Who among the following is not a Post-Modernist thinker? · Ans: D
14. According to Post-Modernist thinkers, which attribute of knowledge does not exist? · Ans: D
15. Which of the following terms is not preferred by Post-Modernist thinkers? · Ans: C
16. Which one of the following statements is incorrect according to Post-Modernist thinkers? · Ans: B
17. The positive impact of Liberalization are · Ans: A
18. The term 'Sanskritisation' was coined by · Ans: A
19. Arrange the formation of the following states in chronological order. · Ans: D
20. Which of the following are the arguments for women's equality? · Ans: C
21. Arrange the following in their chronological order. · Ans: A
22. Which of the following two statements are correct regarding Preamble of Indian Constitution? · Ans: D
23. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides power to the President to promulgate ordinances? · Ans: A
24. Which of the following statements about the powers of the President is correct? · Ans: C
25. Who among the following suggested the abolition of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India? · Ans: A
26. Which of the following statements are true regarding the composition of Rajya Sabha? · Ans: D
27. On which of the following grounds can the Writ of Certiorari be issued by the Judiciary? · Ans: D
28. Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from the codes given below. · Ans: A
29. Which one of the following is not a classified category of political parties as defined by the Election Commission of India? · Ans: C
30. Which of the following Commissions/Committees has recommended the creation of a District Council in every district with representatives from both urban and rural areas? · Ans: D
31. Under which constitutional provision are elections to Panchayati Raj Bodies conducted in India? · Ans: B
32. Which constitutional provision provides for the formation of a Gram Sabha? · Ans: A
33. Theory of form and allegory of caves is related with: · Ans: A
34. Which of the following two are correct? · Ans: A
35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
37. Which of the following two are correct regarding the adoption of inductive method? · Ans: C
38. Who had differentiated between natural and conventional inequality? · Ans: C
39. Arrange these works in chronological order. · Ans: A
40. Which among the following is the full title of the book written by Mary Wollstonecraft? · Ans: B
41. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? · Ans: A
42. Match List I (Thinkers) with List II (Works) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
43. The idea of justice as fairness in Rawlsian theory flows from the: · Ans: A
44. Who had condemned utilitarianism in his 'A Theory of Justice'? · Ans: C
45. The author of the book 'Nations and Nationalism' is: · Ans: A
46. Arrange the following four reports of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission in their sequential order. Choose the correct option from given below: · Ans: A
47. Arrange the introduction of the following development programmes in ascending order. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
48. Which of the following statements about the significance of public policy are correct? Choose the correct option from the options given below: · Ans: C
49. Which of the following are the salient features of the Draft National Water Policy, 2017? Choose the correct option from the options given below: · Ans: B
50. Who defined Public Administration as 'the art and science of management applied to the affairs of the state'? · Ans: C
51. Name the editor of the book 'Towards a New Public Administration: The Minnowbrook Perspective': · Ans: B
52. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books) and choose the correct option: · Ans: B
53. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: · Ans: A
54. Make a sequence of the decision-making approach using the codes given below: · Ans: D
55. Which are the themes of New Public Management? · Ans: B
56. Who defined leadership as 'the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with zeal and confidence'? · Ans: A
57. Match List I (Theory) with List II (Thinker) and choose the correct option: · Ans: D
58. The correct sequence of the communication process in an organization is: · Ans: C
59. Which of the following is the full title of the book written by Hans J Morgenthau? · Ans: C
60. Match List I with List II regarding terrorism and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
61. When did the International Labour Organisation become a specialised agency of the United Nations? · Ans: B
62. In which year was UNESCO set up? · Ans: A
63. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
64. Which one of the following is an incorrect statement about globalization? · Ans: D
65. Based on the passage, globalization has benefited the countries of · Ans: A
66. Based on the passage, globalization has induced greater · Ans: A
67. Based on the passage, which one of the following has not limited state sovereignty? · Ans: D
68. Based on the passage, globalization has increased the demand for a · Ans: A
69. Based on the passage, which one of the following is incorrect? The state has become weak in shaping the · Ans: D
70. Which of the following statements regarding the World Trade Organisation are correct? Choose the correct option from below. · Ans: B
71. Arrange the following bodies of the World Bank Group in their chronological order. Choose the correct option from below. · Ans: B
72. Arrange the following institutions/organisations in chronological order. Choose the correct option from below. · Ans: A
73. Match List I (Organisations) with List II (Number of Member States) and select the correct option from below. · Ans: A
74. The Kyoto Protocol was enforced in · Ans: C
75. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Right to Development? Choose the correct option from below. · Ans: A
76. The Agganna Sutta deals with which of the following? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
77. Match List I (Thinkers) with List II (Works) and choose the correct option from those given below. · Ans: A
78. Which of the following is NOT related to Kabir? · Ans: A
79. The Arthashastra is also known as: · Ans: D
80. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore surrender his knighthood as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? · Ans: A
81. In which year did the Government of India decide to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day? · Ans: A
82. Which incident made Periyar an atheist? · Ans: B
83. Ram Manohar Lohia was opposed to which of the following? Select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
84. When was Jayaprakash Narayan awarded the Bharat Ratna? · Ans: A
85. Who had formed the 'Society for the Right to Die with Dignity'? · Ans: B
86. Arrange the following Ashrams/Institutions founded by Gandhi in chronological order. Select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
87. Which of the following is not correct? · Ans: D
88. The book 'Political Order in Changing Societies' is written by · Ans: D
89. Riggs' Fused model is based on · Ans: A
90. From a legal point of view, which of the following is called a 'soft law'? · Ans: B
91. The book 'Aspects of Political Development' is written by · Ans: A
92. According to G.A. Almond, a comparatively 'homogeneous culture' is found in · Ans: A
93. Which of the following writers are from Italy? · Ans: A
94. Which one of the following is not a function of political parties? · Ans: D

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