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UGC NET Political Science paper II questions are as follows:

1. In Hegel’s notion the highest possible
achievement of Mind as expressed in
social life was in
(A) The Contemporary Prussian State
(B) Rome
(C) Athens
(D) Contemporary Great Britain
2. Machiavelli advised the Prince to
pursue
(A) Moderate behaviour
(B) Extreme generosity
(C) Perfect strictness
(D) Great kindness
3. Which is not a part of Rawls’ well
ordered society ?
(A) Stable
(B) Efficient
(C) Just
(D) Equal
4. Who among the following wrote,
“Laws are the rules of just and unjust;
nothing being reputed unjust that is not
contrary to some law” ?
(A) Bentham
(B) Hegel
(C) Hobbes
(D) Rousseau
5. Arrange the following works of
Rousseau chronologically, using the
codes given below :
a. The Social Contract
b. A Discourse on the Arts and
Sciences
c. Emile
d. A Discourse on the Origin of
Inequality
Codes :
(A) d, c, b, a
(B) a, c, d, b
(C) c, a, b, d
(D) b, d, c, a
6. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
a. On Liberty 1. Amartya Sen
b. Lectures on the
Principles of
Political
Obligation
2. T.H. Green
c. Idea of Justice 3. Robert Nozick
d. Anarchy, State
and Utopia
4. J.S. Mill
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 2 1 3

7. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
a. Justice as one
person, one duty,
one class one
work
1. Plato
b. Justice as fairness 2. Aristotle
c. Justice as
proportionate
equality
3. Rawls
d. Justice as the
interest of the
strong
4. Thrasymachas
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 3 2 4
8. Match List – I with List – II and select
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
List – I List – II
a. Perpetual peace 1. Plato
b. Golden Mean 2. Kant
c. Analogy of the
cave
3. Aristotle
d. Fortune as a
woman
4. Machiavelli
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
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 :
9. Assertion (A) : Marx was a
revolutionary.
Reason (R) : Marx was not concerned
about the processes of history.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct explanation
of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
10. Assertion (A) : Aristotle is justifiably
called the Father of Political
Science.
Reason (R) : His criticism of Plato’s
idealism justifies this claim.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct explanation
of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
11. The operational part of the general
systems theory in social sciences has
been developed first in
(A) Psychology
(B) Sociology
(C) Political Science
(D) Anthropology

12. Who said, “Functionalism can indeed
be interpreted as a conscious
alternative to Marxism” ?
(A) W.G. Runciman
(B) Robert K. Merton
(C) Oran Young
(D) David Easton
13. Who among the following stated that a
developing society in order to reach the
goals of development would have to
pass through the stages of political
unification, industrialization, national
welfare and abundance ?
(A) Rustow
(B) Organski
(C) Lucian Pye
(D) David Apter
14. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ?
(A) Lucian Pye : Modernisation
Theory
(B) Wallerstein : World System
Theory
(C) Theda Skocpol : New
Institutionalism
(D) Karl Deutsch : Communications
Theory
15. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ?
(A) Pareto : The concept of
residues
(B) Michels : The concept of
mass mind
(C) Mills : The concept of
political formula
(D) Gasset : The theory of the
masses
16. The concept of civic culture developed
out of a survey of
(A) Mexico, India, Pakistan, U.S.A.
and U.K.
(B) U.S.A., U.K., Mexico, Germany
and Italy.
(C) U.S.A., U.K., Australia, Pakistan
and India.
(D) Australia, Canada, U.S.A., U.K.
and France.
17. Unequal exchange is the formulation
of
(A) Samir Amin
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Paul Sweezy
(D) Andre Gunder Frank
18. Duverger’s classification of the party
system is derived from the experience
of political parties in
(A) Western Europe
(B) All the democracies of the world
(C) Party system in the developing
world
(D) Political party system in the
communist world
19. Which of the following statements
are correct about the President of
America ?
1. He is the head of the State and
also the head of the Government.
2. All executive powers are vested
in him.
3. He is bound by the advice of his
Cabinet.
4. He has the power to dissolve the
legislature.
Codes :
(A) 1 and 3 are correct.
(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1 and 2 are correct.

20. Which one of the following is not a
feature of F.M. Marx’s guardian
bureaucracy ?
(A) Custodian of Public interest
(B) Competent
(C) Authoritarian
(D) Corrupt
21. Which of the following Committee
was appointed by the Government of
India to Identify the creamy layer
among Backward Classes in India ?
(A) Justice R.N. Mishra Committee
(B) Justice R.N. Madholkar
Committee
(C) Justice Ram Nandan Committee
(D) Justice Rajender Sachar
Committee
22. Who described Indian Politics as
“Politics of Scarcity” ?
(A) Myron Weiner
(B) Paul R. Brass
(C) Atul Kohli
(D) Morris-Jones
23. Which Congress President during
British Raj initiated the idea of a
Planning Commission ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Maulana Azad
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
24. Which of the following statements are
correct about Indian Government ?
(i) Rajya Sabha represents the local
interests of the States.
(ii) A member of Rajya Sabha must
be a resident of the State from
which he is elected.
(iii) Number of seats allotted to a
State has to be proportionate to
its population.
(iv) The term of a member of Rajya
Sabha is same as that of Senator
in the US.
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (i) and (ii)
25. Who of the following was the first
Satyagrahi of the Individual Civil
Disobedience Movement started by
Gandhiji in October 1940 ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) J.B. Kripalani
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
26. Who prefers to characterize the
Indian federalism as “bargaining
federalism” ?
(A) A.K. Chanda
(B) Morris Jones
(C) K.C.Wheare
(D) D.D. Basu

27. Who was the Chairman of Mandal
Commission ?
(A) B.N. Mandal
(B) B.P. Mandal
(C) D.L. Mandal
(D) R.N. Mandal
28. When was the Inter-State Council set
up in India ?
(A) 1987
(B) 1989
(C) 1990
(D) 1992
29. When were the Lok Sabha rules
amended to provide for Department
Related Parliamentary Standing
Committees ?
(A) 1988
(B) 1989
(C) 1991
(D) 1995
30. Which one of the following
Acts/Reports created the Federal Court
in India ?
(A) Government of India Act, 1909.
(B) Government of India Act, 1919.
(C) Montague-Chelmsford Report
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
31. The Book ‘Introduction to Public
Administration’ was authored by
(A) W.F. Willoughby
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) M.P. Follet
(D) Leonard D. White
32. The concept of ‘Informal Organisation’
was profounded by
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Herbert Simon
(C) Elton Mayo
(D) F.M. Marx
33. ‘Clect’ is the sub-system of Riggs’
Prismatic society
(A) Social system
(B) Administrative system
(C) Economic system
(D) Political system
34. ‘Jacksonian Theory’ is also called
(A) Merit system
(B) Outsource theory
(C) Spoils system
(D) Contract system
35. Which of the four major issues of
Public Administration were debated in
the Minnowbrooke Conference, 1968 ?
(A) Relevance, values, equity and
change.
(B) History, qualities, values and
development.
(C) Text, context, relevance and
status.
(D) Norms, values, context and
progress.
36. Who said, ‘Successful Management
involves Management by Objectives” ?
(A) F.W. Taylor
(B) Peter F. Drucker
(C) Kothari Committee
(D) Edwin B. Flippo

37. In which book of the following, Robert
Dahl explained the Theory of Decision
Making ?
(A) Democracy, Liberty and Equality
(B) Democracy at Cross Roads
(C) Who Governs ?
(D) Modern Political Analysis
38. Which Committee recommended
“Unified Grading Structure” for the
British Civil Service ?
(A) Masterman
(B) Fulton
(C) Asheton
(D) McGraw
39. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R). Find the correct
answer using the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Adequate measures
must be taken by the Government
to ensure the stoppage of the
practice of corruption.
Reason (R) : Corruption leads to
decline of democratic process.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not correct explanation of
(A).
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
is correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
40. Match the following :
The Office of Ombudsman was set up
in these countries in the following
years :
(Countries) (Years)
a. Sweden 1. 1967
b. Finland 2. 1809
c. New Zealand 3. 1978
d. United Kingdom 4. 1919
5. 1962
Select the correct answer :
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 1 5 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 5
(D) 4 3 5 1
41. In the post Soviet era Russia’s outlook
at global level is marked by
(A) Rigid Ideological positions
(B) Enhanced role for Soviet era
legacies.
(C) Pragmatic de-ideologised worldview.
(D) Rigidities of cold war era.
42. Who of the following has coined the
term under-development ?
(A) Antonio Gramsci
(B) Rosa Luxemburg
(C) Emmanual Wallerstein
(D) Kenneth Waltz
43. The policy of containment formulated
by the U.S. aimed at
(A) Checking globally the influence
of the Soviet Union.
(B) Checking the nuclear
proliferation of Iran.
(C) Containing defiant North Korea.
(D) Countering the expansionist
policies of People’s Republic of
China.

44. The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 adopted
the programme for
(A) ending global poverty
(B) the democratisation of U.N.
system
(C) broadening the participation
within I.M.F. and World Bank.
(D) reducing greenhouse emissions.
45. Match List – I with List – II and select
correct answer from the codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Morton Kaplan 1. Perestroika
and Glasnost
b. Andre Gunder
Frank
2. Theory of
Realism
c. Hans J. Morgenthau 3. Systems
Theory
d. Mikhail
Gorbachev
4. Dependency
Theory
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
46. The principle of reciprocity within
WTO framework envisages
(A) lowering of trade barriers by a
State to be matched in return.
(B) creation of trade barriers on
uniform basis.
(C) protection of intellectual property
rights.
(D) enhanced role for State controls
on trade.
47. What is the correct chronological order
of the events listed below ?
i. U.S. Policy of Containment of
the Soviet Union.
ii. Dissolution of the former Soviet
Union.
iii. Iran-Iraq War.
iv. US War on terrorism in
Afghanistan.
Choose the right answer from the
codes given below :
Codes :
(A) iv, ii, iii, i
(B) ii, iv, i, iii
(C) iii, ii, iv, i
(D) i, iii, ii, iv
48. The dictum, ‘Imperialism is the highest
stage of Capitalism’ was propounded
by
(A) Karl Marx
(B) V.I. Lenin
(C) Andre Gunder Frank
(D) Emmanual Wallerstein
49. Hans Blix was head of U.N. body for
(A) Peace-keeping operations in
Somalia.
(B) Inspecting places in Iraq for
verification of Weapons of Mass
Destruction.
(C) Working modalities for the
creation of NIEO.
(D) Rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan
50. Nagorno Karabakh is a disputed
territory between
(A) Armenia and Azerbaizan
(B) Georgia and Ukraine
(C) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
(D) Russian Federation and China

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