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UGC NET January 2026 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · Political Science — 45 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

  1. Which of the following figures are related to normative Theory? · Ans: D
  2. Match List I (Author) with List II (Book). · Ans: A
  3. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
  4. When Simone de Beauvoir claims 'one is not born but rather becomes a woman', she identifies gender as · Ans: A
  5. Bhikhu Parekh produced an in-depth study of multiculturalism in his noted work: · Ans: D
  6. The concept of 'Deconstruction' is associated with · Ans: D
  7. Who proposed 'truth' as an 'incredulity towards metanarratives'? · Ans: A
  8. The view that the physical world and natural resources should be treated as subservient to human needs and interests refers to the idea of: · Ans: B
  9. The National Democratic Alliance under Narendra Modi came to power for the second time in 2019. Few important events of NDA's second term under Modi were. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
  10. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments empower women in India? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
  11. Arrange the following subjects as inserted in the Constitution of India through amendments in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
  12. Arrange the following Constitutional Amendments in ascending order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
  13. Narasimha Rao fought and won elections from · Ans: A
  14. Arrange the following Vice-Presidents of India in descending order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
  15. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
  16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
  17. Who is the final authority to determine a Bill as 'Money Bill'? · Ans: C
  18. Arrange the Speakers of the Lok Sabha in ascending order. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
  19. Identify the Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha who were known as Deputy Presidents of the Central Legislative Assembly before independence. · Ans: A
  20. Identify the characteristics of the Parliamentary form of government. · Ans: B
  21. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  22. Arrange the following High Courts according to their year of establishment in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
  23. In which year did the Supreme Court of the United States of America assert the power of Judicial Review? · Ans: A
  24. Arrange the following Chief Justices of India in ascending order as per their tenure. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  25. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  26. Who was the first Non-Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka? · Ans: B
  27. Indira Gandhi broke the cycle of simultaneous polls of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies by holding mid-term Lok Sabha elections in · Ans: D
  28. Arrange the following Chief Election Commissioners of India in ascending order as per their tenure. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  29. The G.V.K. Rao Committee was appointed by the Planning Commission to review the existing administrative arrangements for rural development in - · Ans: A
  30. On 2nd October 1959, who inaugurated Panchayat at Nagaur? · Ans: C
  31. Match the LIST-I with LIST-II and select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  32. Match the LIST-I with LIST-II and select the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  33. The government set up a third committee on police reforms under the stewardship of a former Union Home Secretary, K. Padmanabhaiah in the year- · Ans: A
  34. Arrange the correct sequence of Attorney Generals of India in the descending order of their tenure. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
  35. Arrange the following Chairmans of the Finance Commission, appointed in descending order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
  36. Who wrote that 'Women should acquire human virtues by the same means as men, instead of being educated like a fanciful kind of half being'? · Ans: B
  37. John Stuart Mill was a member of Parliament (Britain) during the period of · Ans: D
  38. The first Administrative Reforms Commission was established in: · Ans: B
  39. Match List I (States) with List II (Year of enactment of the Lokayukta) and choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
  40. As per the passage, the Balwant Rai Mehta committee proposed the establishment of: · Ans: D
  41. As per the passage, when was the Balwant Rai Mehta committee appointed? · Ans: C
  42. As per the passage, the Balwant Rai Mehta committee recommended which body for the district level? · Ans: A
  43. As per the passage, the Balwant Rai Mehta committee recommended the establishment of the scheme of: · Ans: B
  44. As per the passage, the Balwant Rai Mehta committee was appointed to examine the working of the: · Ans: A
  45. A special committee under the chairmanship of H.N. Sanyal was appointed in 1961 to examine: · Ans: B

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