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UGC NET June 2015 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

69 previous-year questions from UGC NET June 2015 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.

Which one of the following is not a feature of Easton's intellectual foundation stones of behaviouralism? · Ans: D
Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and system persistence? · Ans: B
Direct democracy is not possible in modern times because · Ans: D
Who among the following has defined power as the relationship in which one person or a group is able to determine the actions of another in the direction of the former's own end? · Ans: D
Which one of the following is not a factor, for Fukuyama, leading to the triumph of liberal democracy? · Ans: D
Match List I with List II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
Identify the incorrect pair (Name of State : Demand for New State). · Ans: B
The study of state politics as an autonomous discipline has been primarily an outcome of · Ans: A
For the first time, the Communist Party of India came into power in the State of · Ans: C
Which of the following committees voiced concern about the 'criminalisation of politics and politicisation of criminals'? · Ans: C
The Constituent Assembly of India comprised · Ans: A
Who was the Chairman of the inaugural session of Constituent Assembly? · Ans: C
In which Part and Article of the Constitution of India have Fundamental Duties been mentioned? · Ans: C
Under which Article/Articles can the High Courts and the Supreme Court issue writs? · Ans: C
Which one of the following rights was recognised by the Supreme Court in the Selvi Case Judgement (2010)? · Ans: A
Which one of the following is a character of 'Cooperative Federalism'? · Ans: C
Which of the following are statutory bodies? · Ans: D
Which one of the following social contract traditions has not been revitalised by John Rawls in his book 'A Theory of Justice'? · Ans: A
Who among the following said of Rousseau, 'Ardent Apostle of Reason, he has done more than most to prepare the way for the age of unreason in which we live'? · Ans: C
Match List I (Thinkers) with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: D
Which one of the following pairs (Author : Book) is not correctly matched? · Ans: B
Who among the following compares the organisations of civil society to a powerful system of 'fortresses and earthworks' standing behind the State? · Ans: D
Functional specialisation in the Indian administrative service was recommended by: · Ans: A
The system of efficiency rating for scientifically assessing the performance of public officials for promotion first originated in: · Ans: C
Performance budgeting was introduced in India on the recommendation of: · Ans: C
Match List I (Citizen's Grievance Redressals) with List II (Countries) and choose the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: B
Ashok Mehta Committee in 1977 recommended for the establishment of: · Ans: D
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
In his 'Principles of Administration', Pfiffner did not include: · Ans: B
Arrange the following phases in the evolution of public administration as a discipline in chronological order using the codes given below: · Ans: D
Which one of the following statements about systems approach to organisation is not correct? · Ans: B
The 'Public Choice Approach' to public administration came into existence in the: · Ans: C
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
Which of the following committees dealt with the political activities of civil servants in Britain? · Ans: A
Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and choose the correct option: · Ans: B
The Civil Service Reform Act, 1978 of the United States of America introduced which of the following? · Ans: B
Who has analysed leadership in terms of 'circular response'? · Ans: D
Which one of the following is not a feature of Barnard's theory of formal organisation? · Ans: A
Who among the following realist thinkers identifies three images of politics? · Ans: B
Who among the following is associated with the concept of 'realistic liberalism'? · Ans: D
Which one of the following books was written by EH Carr? · Ans: B
Frantz Fanon was the first scholar to use the term 'Third World'. To which country he belonged? · Ans: A
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? · Ans: D
Who among the following are supporters of the Realistic Approach in International Politics? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
Which of the following scholars of international politics did not subscribe to the view that no social service can survive without idealistic aspects? · Ans: D
Bachrach and Baratz mentioned three classes of relationship to control the conduct of states. Which of the following are those three classes? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
Which of the following countries was a part of the P5+1 nuclear negotiations? · Ans: D
Which of the following is also called 'Total Disarmament'? · Ans: D
Which member state of ASEAN joined this regional organisation in 1999? · Ans: C
In the Arthashastra, how many departments of the government find mention? · Ans: C
Who among the following said that 'Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul, but in politics, Bhakti or hero worship is a sure road to degradation and eventual dictatorship'? · Ans: C
Who said, 'Therefore, the sword of Brutus is holy; therefore, the Baghnakh of Shivaji is fair fame; therefore, the beheading of Charles I is just a deed; therefore, the arrow of William Tell is divine'? · Ans: D
Who coined the slogan 'No control, No co-operation'? · Ans: C
Since mid-1950s, the major trends in comparative politics have been in the areas of · Ans: D
What is, according to David Easton, the correct sequence of the following regulatory mechanisms? · Ans: B
Which of the following statements is not correct? · Ans: B
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer. · Ans: A
Match List I (Approaches to Study Indian Politics) with List II (Names of Books and Authors) and identify the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
In which of the following countries do the residuary powers rest with the states or units? · Ans: D
Which of the following statements are correct? · Ans: B
Which one of the following practices is employed in the American legislative process in order to delay a particular legislation? · Ans: B
The power that makes the Supreme Court of America the third chamber of the legislature is · Ans: D
Arrange the following books in the order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below. · Ans: A
Who among the following has given the 'Sleeping Dogs Theory' of Democratic Culture? · Ans: D
What is the correct sequence of the following characteristics of political development? · Ans: B
Match List I (Thinkers) with List II (Concepts) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
Who among the following has coined the terms 'The Stick', 'The Deal' and 'The Kiss' for influencing decisions? · Ans: B

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