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

Total Questions: 100

11. Who among the following has written the book titled Kautilya: The Arthashastra?

Correct Answer: (b) L.N. Rangarajan
Solution:

L.N. Rangrajan has written the book titled Kautilya: The Arthashastra. It analyses how the political world does work but does not vary after state how it ought to work.

12. "The mind, therefore, had to be de-colonized first before it could be made more responsive to freedom". Who among the following made this statement?

Correct Answer: (d) Swami Vivekanand
Solution:

Swami Vevekanand has made this statements. His philosophy emphasized the deep inter connection between spiritual or religious beliefs and material or economic conditions.

13. Who considered democracy as a type of society in which political elites are recruited from different social strata on the basis of individual merit?

Correct Answer: (c) Т.B. Bottomore
Solution:

Elite theory is a state theory that attempts to define and explain power dynamics in modern society. T.B. Bottomore examines the characteristics of particular elites in relation to the upper classes and class structure in advance and developing society.

14. Who among the following supported the 'New Social Movements'?

Correct Answer: (c) New Middle Classes
Solution:

Actors in New Social movements are from a new middle class, rather than the lower class. New Social movements serve as a platform for collective action in civil society or the cultural realm. It is frequently regarded as anti authoritarian.

15. Which one of the following components is NOT essential in the political culture?

Correct Answer: (d) Corruption
Solution:

According to Lucian Pye, polítical culture is the collection of fundamental beliefs, attitudes and knowledge that under pins the political process. The foundation of political culture are the beliefs, views and emotions of citizens toward their type of government.

16. Which one of the following countries has no provision for Judicial Review?

Correct Answer: (b) United Kingdom
Solution:

In the United Kingdom, the idea of parliamentary sovereignty forbids judicial scrutiny of legislation. Marbury V. Madison (1803) was the first case of Judicial review in the USA.

17. Which one of the following is NOT the basic feature of Post-Modernism?

Correct Answer: (b) It is concerned with the concept of feminity
Solution:

Postmodernism denies the existence of objectively rational knowledge. It is an intellectual position or method of discourse that dates back to 17th century and contradicts worldviews connected with Enlightment rationality.

18. Where was the first UN International Conference on Environment held?

Correct Answer: (c) Stockholm
Solution:

United Nations conference on the Human environment was the first international statement on environmental protection held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5-16, 1972. The UNCHE, also known as the Stockholm Conference established a link between environmental Conservation and long-term development.

19. Which one of the following is NOT a proponent of the Systems theory of International Relations?

Correct Answer: (b) C.W. Manning
Solution:

C.W. Manning: He is not primarily associated with the system theory of IR. His work is more aligned with International law and the theory of International society. All other are related with the system theory.

20. Which one of the following is NOT a basic principle of Hans J. Morgenthau's Theory of Realism in International Relations?

Correct Answer: (a) Politics is governed by universal moral values
Solution:

Principle of Morgenthau's Theory of Realism ⇒
• Politics is governed by objective laws that have roots in Human nature
• National interest defines in terms of national power,  interest is always Dynamic.
• Abstract Moral principles cannot be applied to politics, Prudence as the Guide.