UGC NET/JRF EXAM, Dec. 2020/June-2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II) (SHIFT-I)

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the signing of the following agreements by India appearance:

A. Land Boundary Agreement
B. Tashkent Agreement
C. Moscow Test Ban Treaty
D. India-Russia Friendship Treaty

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) C, B, D, A
Solution:
List-I List-II 
Moscow Test Ban Treaty5 August, 1963
Tashkent Agreement1966
India-Russia Friendship TreatyAugust, 1971
Land Boundary Agreement16 May, 1974

82. Arrange the following in a chronological order

A. Communal award
B. Simon Commission
C. First Round Table Conference
D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (b) B, C, D, A
Solution:

Simon Commission → Simon Commission a group appointed in November 1927.

First Round Table Conference → The First Round Table Conference took place from 1930 to 1931.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact → 5 March, 1931

Communal award  → The Communal award is also known as McDonald Award on 16 August, 1932.

83. Arrange the following labour unions according to the year of their formation in descending order

A. INTUC
B. Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association
C. Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
D. Bombay Mill Hands Association

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) C, A, B, D
Solution:

Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh → It is a trade union founded on 23 July 1955.

INTUC → Indian National Trade Union Congress in a national trade union in India. It was founded on 3 May 1947.

Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association → It was founded by Motaben Anasuya Sarabhai on 25th Feb., 1920.

Bombay Mill Hands Association → It was founded in 1884 Narayan Meghaji Lokhande founded this association.

84. Rensis Likert has identified four systems of management on the basis of nature of authority and control of organization. Arrange in ascending order of efficiency

A. Benevolent-Authority
B. Consultative Leadership
C. Participative
D. Exploitative Authoritative

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (b) D, A, В, С
Solution:

Exploitative Authoritative System → Benevolent-Authority System → Consultative System → Participative System.

85. Arrange the following books according to the years of their publication

A. Dror, Yehezkel. Public Policy Making Re-examined
B. Dye, Thomas R. Understanding Public Policy
C. Bhattacharya, Mohit. New Horizons of Public Administration
D. Anderson, James
E. Public Policy Marking

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (*)
Solution:

Dror, Yehezkel. Public Policy Making Re-examined → 1968, In the field of public policy studies, public Policy Making Reexamined is now regarded as a fundamental tent.

Dye, Thomas R. Understanding Public Policy → 1972, In addition to providing an introduction to the subject of public policy.

Anderson, James E. Public Policy Making → 1979, this bestselling book emphasizes the legislative process to illustrate the principle of public policy.

Bhattacharya, Mohit. New Horizons of Public Administration → 2018, some of the new terms being used to describe the current and changing state of public management as "New Public Management."

86. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: B. R. Ambedkar was critical of the existing federal structure
Reason R: The local self-governments neither have legislative power nor executive power in the real sense of the term, according to Ambedkar

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Ambedkar was in the favour of giving the state a greater amount of independence and had thus createda model of the United State of India.

Reason- The center can subsume the legislative power of the state in several instances during emergency, even the president has the right to withhold certain Legislative bills passed by the state government

87. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: John Locke was portrayed as possessive individualist.
Reason R: John Locke was not in favour of merely maximising interest.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
Solution:

Locke is described as a possessive individualist, possessive individualizer including the Right to property.

He emphasizes three rights.
→ Right to life
→ Right to Liberty
→ Right to Property

Reason → Locke was not in favour of merely maximizing interest .... he also imposer same limits on property right.

88. Given below are two statements

Statement I: Issues of peace and security are decided by 2/3 majority, including five permanent members, by the UN Security.
Statement II: UN Security Council represents all regions of the world in adequate manner.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution:

Statement I:- It was agreed by the drafters that if any one of five permanent members security council., 2/3 majority needed in UNSC while passing any resolution.

Statement II:- The security council consists of 15 members including five permanent members who do not represent all regions, Statement II is incorrect.

89. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: India supports global nuclear disarmament, but wishes to retain the option of "credible minimum deterrencе".
Reason R: Indian nuclear policy is rooted to meet, both its global and regional concerns.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution:

India has not been a party to the NonProliferation of Nuclear weapons treaty of 1968. Reason:- The Indian Policy is that of No First use as it believes in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Thus, both the Statements are correct in their own conlerct, the Reason does hold valid for the stated assertion.

90. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: India is illustrative of 'holding together' federation due to circumstances in which centre agreed to 'devolve' power for holding the federal units together
Reason R: This asymmetry of power division, along with era of coalitions and weaker governments at centre, let to assertion for demand of autonomy by states.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of А
Solution:

India is a federal country. In holding together federations, the central governments tends to be more powerful than the state government.

Reason :- There is an asymmetry between the state and the center in terms of power relations. Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.