Polity Miscellaneous (Part-III)

11. The First Law University in India was established in August 1987 in — [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Trivandrum
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Bangalore
(d) New Delhi

Correct Answer: (c) Bangalore

Solution:The First Law University "National Law School of India" was established in August, 1987 in Bangalore.

12. The Law University was established in? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) Kerala
(b) Trivandrum
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bangalore

Correct Answer: (d) Bangalore

Solution:There was not any law university in Kerala and New Delhi at the time when the question was asked. First Law University, known as National Law School of India, is located in Bengaluru. National Law University is in New Delhi; National University of advanced legal studies is situated in Kochi while there is no law university in Trivandrum.

13. Assertion (A) : Castes are being politicized in India. [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]

Reason (R) : Casteism has been increasing in Indian Politics.

(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 a correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).

Solution:Casteism has been increasing in Indian politics. Castes are emerging as pressure groups and being politicized in India. Thus, both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

14. Which state gave the status of OBC to Gurkhas in 2003? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) U.P.
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (d) Uttarakhand

Solution:In 2003, the State of Uttarakhand gave the Status of OBC (Other Backward Class) to the Gurkhas and 2 other communities Ghrit Chahang and Uthalia Vora.

15. Scientific socialism is attributed to - [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Karl Marx
(b) Adam Smith
(c) J. M. Keynes
(d) Thomas Mann

Correct Answer: (a) Karl Marx

Solution:Scientific Socialism is attributed to Karl Marx. Karl Marx provided scientific foundation to the idea of socialism. Karl Marx is also regarded as the father of communism.

16. How many types of Bureaucracy were given by Morstein Marx? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five

Correct Answer: (c) Four

Solution:Morstein Marx given four types Bureaucracy
(1) Guardian Bureaucracy
(2) Caste Bureaucracy
(3) Patronage Bureaucracy
(4) Merit Bureaucracy

17. Who has authored 'Gandhian Constitution for Free India'? [R.A.S.\R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Achyut Patwardhan
(c) Shriman Narayan Agarwal
(d) Humayun Kabir

Correct Answer: (c) Shriman Narayan Agarwal

Solution:The Gandhian Constitution of free India was published in 1946. Unlike the title suggests, M.K Gandhi did not write the document, Shriman Narayan Agarwal, a Gandhian economist, drafted it based on Gandhi's idea.

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from code given below: [R.A.S.\R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

List-I (Authors)	List-II (Books)
(A) Atul Kohli	(i) Divide and Quit
(B) Granville Austin	(ii) The Success of India's Democracy
(C) Penderal Moon	(iii) The Republic of India: Development of its Laws and Constitution
(D) Alan Gledhill	(iv) Working a Democratic: A History of the Indian Experience

	A	B	C	D
(a)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(b)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)	(iii)
(c)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(d)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match is following -

List-I (Authors)	List-II (Books)
Atul Kohli	The Success of India's Democracy
Granville Austin	Working a Democratic: A History of the Indian Experience
Penderal Moon	Divide and Quit
Alan Gledhill	The Republic of India: Development of its Laws and Constitution

19. Who is the author of the book: Democracy and Development in India from Socialism to Pro-Business? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Partha Chatterjee
(b) Atul Kohli
(c) Vishwanath Mishra
(d) Myron Weiner

Correct Answer: (b) Atul Kohli

Solution:Atul Kohli is the author of the book: Democracy and Development in India from Socialism to Pro-Business. It was published in 2009.

20. Where was the 'Festival of India' organized for the first time outside India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

(a) Britain 1982
(b) France 1985
(c) America 1980
(d) Soviet Union 1983

Correct Answer: (a) Britain 1982

Solution:For the first time the 'Festival of India' was organised outside India in Britain in 1982.