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UGC NET October 2020 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

86 previous-year questions from UGC NET October 2020 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. Consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above are correct? · Ans: D
2. 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
3. 'Making someone better off without making others worse off' is associated with which one of the following? · Ans: A
4. The ideology of 'Democratic Socialism' lays emphasis on · Ans: A
5. The two primary economic systems used to understand the world and the way economies work are · Ans: B
6. Who introduced the terms 'Essentialism' and 'Strategic Essentialism'? · Ans: A
7. Consider the following statements about feminism. Which of the above is/are correct? · Ans: C
8. Match List I with List II. · Ans: B
9. The Mahalanobis Model mainly emphasis on · Ans: B
10. The developments during the developmental impact phase were, · Ans: A
11. Which amongst the following is/are correct? · Ans: B
12. Consider the following about the Munda uprising of the late 19th century. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? · Ans: D
13. Consider the statements in the light of the Indigo Riots, Bengal. Which of the statements given above is correct? · Ans: C
14. Which of the following is the feature of a social movement? · Ans: A
15. Which of the following statements is incorrect about a social movement? · Ans: D
16. A social movement is oriented towards · Ans: D
17. Which of the following statements is correct about a social movement? · Ans: B
18. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? · Ans: B
19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
20. For the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution of Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? · Ans: B
21. The Preventive Detention Act has a restraining effect on · Ans: B
22. Which one of the following features of the Fundamental Rights under Indian Constitution is not correct? · Ans: B
23. Consider the following provisions under the Directive Principles of State Policy. Which of these are the Gandhian Principles reflected in the Directive Principles of State Policy? · Ans: B
24. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
25. Which of the following is also called 'the house of elders'? · Ans: A
26. Which of the following funds is not included in the Constitution of India? · Ans: C
27. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
28. Arrange the following as per their place in the Table of Precedence. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
29. Which statements are true about an Election Commissioner? · Ans: D
30. Which among the following provisions guides the electoral process? · Ans: D
31. The Inter-State Council consists of the following members. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? · Ans: C
32. 73rd Amendment of the Constitution seeks to provide which of the following of the Panchayati Raj Institutions? · Ans: A
33. Consider the following statements. Which of the statements given below is/are correct? · Ans: C
34. Aristotle justified the institution of slavery on what grounds? · Ans: D
35. Consider the following statements regarding Machiavelli. Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? · Ans: D
36. Hobbes argued that the only protection for the rights of the weak in a polity was a/the · Ans: C
37. Consider the following statements about Hobbes' Social Contract. Which among the above is/are correct? · Ans: C
38. Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government (1689) set out the theory of · Ans: A
39. Match List I (Books) with List II (Thinkers) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
40. Who said, 'Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains'? · Ans: D
41. 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
42. Who is credited for providing the general theory of socialism? · Ans: A
43. According to Gramsci, power is based on two moments of power relations that include: · Ans: C
44. Arrange the following Acts in ascending chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
45. Which of the following states does not have a Panchayati Raj institution at all? · Ans: D
46. What were the recommendations of the GVK Rao Committee? Select the correct answer using the codes given below: · Ans: C
47. Who heads the NITI Aayog as its Chairperson? · Ans: B
48. 'Workers are not isolated, unrelated individuals, they are social animals and should not be treated as such.' The above statement is attributed to: · Ans: A
49. Consider the following statements regarding Fayol. Which of the statements given below is/are correct? · Ans: C
50. Match List I with List II and choose the correct option: · Ans: C
51. Who is known as the Father of Scientific Management? · Ans: B
52. Which is a principle of 'organisation' according to Taylor? · Ans: A
53. In Expectancy Theory, employees are motivated when: · Ans: B
54. The disadvantages of hierarchy are: · Ans: D
55. Arrange the following administrative thinkers in the correct chronological order: · Ans: A
56. Which of the following two statements are correct regarding the Chinese policy of 'Theory of Palm and the five fingers'? Choose the correct option from given below. · Ans: C
57. The 'United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' was established in · Ans: B
58. Who among the following was appointed as a Judge in the International Court of Justice for a second term? · Ans: C
59. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
60. The Non-Aligned Movement held its first conference at · Ans: C
61. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
62. Arrange these international events in the correct chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: A
63. The Paris Agreement was adopted on · Ans: A
64. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: C
65. Which of the following are the results of global warming? Select the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
66. Which one of the following is not part of the five global commons? · Ans: D
67. The equator passes through which among the following countries of Africa? Select the correct answer using the codes given below. · Ans: B
68. According to the 'Shantiparva', consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below. · Ans: D
69. What is the most significant function of the Amatyas? Select the correct answer using the codes given below. · Ans: B
70. Match List I (Terminologies of the six-fold policy of Kautilya) with List II (Meanings) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below. · Ans: B
71. Arrange the following in chronological order. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. · Ans: A
72. Who propagated the idea of scientific humanism? · Ans: D
73. Savarkar offered the minorities some degree of freedom and rights if they: · Ans: B
74. As per the passage, from which place did Aurobindo Ghosh return to India in 1893? · Ans: D
75. As per the passage, the Ashram that was extended by Aurobindo after his return to India was located at which place? · Ans: A
76. As per the passage, which of the following newspapers was edited by Aurobindo Ghosh? · Ans: C
77. As per the passage, which of the following texts influenced Aurobindo Ghosh? · Ans: D
78. As per the passage, what was the occupation of Aurobindo Ghosh after politics? · Ans: A
79. Who gave the statement that 'India is profoundly convinced that power politics at any time meant misery to mankind in a shrinking world, with disaster to humanity'? · Ans: B
80. Gandhi described himself as a: · Ans: D
81. Robert Merton's concept of 'Political Machine in a Large City' is associated with · Ans: C
82. Consider the following statements regarding political development. Which of the statements given below are correct? · Ans: D
83. In a Parliamentary Constitution, the head of the executive branch of the government is the · Ans: A
84. The developments during the developmental impact phase were · Ans: A
85. The single transferable vote system is a method that can be used when · Ans: A
86. Which one of the following election systems does not ensure representation to minorities? · Ans: D

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