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

Total Questions: 100

61. Which of the following are the seminal works of Frederick W. Taylor?

A. Piece-Rate System
B. On the Art of Cutting Metals
C. Constructive conflict
D. Shop Management

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, B and Donly
Solution:

Frederick Winslow Taylor, an American engineer, suggested scientific approaches to boost the efficiency of shop floors at major factories.

Major works of Fredrick W. Taylor are ⇒
• A piece Rate system 1895
• Shop management 1903
• Art of cutting metals 1906
• Time and Motion study 1911
• The principles of scientific management 1911

62. The essence of the "Hawthorne Experiments" conducted by Elton Mayo, lies in which of the following?

A. Great Illumination Experiment
B. Art of Cutting Metals
C. Human Attitudes and Sentiments
D. Bank Wiring Experiment

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, C and D only
Solution:

Hawthorne experiments are classified into 4 stages. These four stage are illumination experiments, Relay Assembly Test Room experiments, Mass interviewing programme and Bank wiring observation Room experiment.

63. According to Nicolas Henry which of the following are the fundamental A's of New Public Management?

A. Agility
B. Alertness, Accountability
C. Alignment, Adaptability
D. Authority

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) A, B and C only
Solution:

Nicolas Henry in his book entitled Public Administration and Public Affairs given the fundamental 5A's of New Public Management which are:-
• Alertness
• Alignment
• Agility
• Accountability
• Adaptability

64. Which of the following institutes and bodies have an important role to play in policу planning?

A. Indian Statistical Institute
B. National Council of Applied Economic Research
C. Comptroller and Auditor General
D. Council of Scientific and Indurtrial Research

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B and D only
Solution:

The Indian Statistical, National Council of Applied Economic Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research are the institutes and bodies that have an important role to play in policy planning.

65. MGNREGA 2009 aimed at improving the purchasing power of rural people. The 'focus of the scheme' is enumerated in which of the following areas?

A. Water conservation; Water harvesting
B. Renovation of the traditional water bodies
C. Land development; Flood control
D. Rural connectivity to provide all-weather access

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) A, B and C only
Solution:

The Indian employment scheme was launched in 2005 and renamed MGNREGA in 2009. The Policy's focuses on ⇒

Social protection, the creation of long-term assets. through manual labour performed by worker. Employment of disadvantaged worker such as women, SC and ST, Include growth in rural India.

66. Match List I with List II

List-I (Author)List-II (Books)
A. E.F. SchumacherI. The Silent spring
B. James LovelockII. The Turning Point
C. F. CapraIIΙ. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
D. Rachel CarsonIV. Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
List-I (Author)List-II (Books)
A. E.F. SchumacherIV. Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
B. James LovelockIIΙ. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
C. F. CapraII. The Turning Point
D. Rachel CarsonI. The Silent spring

67. Match List I with List II

List-I List-II 
A. Howard WarrenderI. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects
B. Edmund BurkeII. The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke
C. Mary WollstonecraftIIΙ. Reflections on the Revolution in France
D. C. B. MacphersonIV. The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: His Theory of Obligation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIIIIV
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:
List-I List-II 
A. Howard WarrenderIV. The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: His Theory of Obligation
B. Edmund BurkeIIΙ. Reflections on the Revolution in France
C. Mary WollstonecraftI. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects
D. C. B. MacphersonII. The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke

68. Match List I with List II

List-I List-II 
A. Gail OmvedtI. Periyar: The Social Scientist
B. K. VeermaniII. Periyar: Father of the Tamil Race
C. N. VelusamyIIΙ. Periyar and his Ideologies
D. M.D. GopalakrishnanIV. Dalit visions: The Anti Caste Movement and the Conduction of an Indian Identity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
List-I List-II 
Gail OmvedtGail Omvedt has writter Dalit Visions: The Anti Caste Movement and the Conduction of an Indian identity.
K. VeermaniPeriyar and his Ideologies is written by K. Veermani
N. VelusamyPeriyar: The Social Scientist
M.D. GopalakrishnanPeriyar: Father of the Tamil Race highlight different views of Periyar about women's rights, socialism and service through agitation.

69. Match List I with List II

List-I (Conferences/Movements)List-II (Year)
A. Lake Success conferenceI. 1992
B. Stockholm conferenceII. 1972
C. Chipko movementIIΙ. 1949
D. Rio-Earth conferenceIV. 1973
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIIIVI
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
AuthorBooks
Lake Success conferenceLake Success conference was organized in 1949. It was related to the environment UNESCO organized it.
Stockholm conferenceIt was held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972. It was related to environment protection.
Chipko movementIt was a nonviolent agitation that began in the Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh in 1973. It was related to protection of trees in Himalayan region.
Rio-Earth conferenceRio-Earth conference was organized in 1992 it was organized and 172 countries were represented 116 sending their leaders of state or government.

70. Match List I with List II

List-I List-II 
A. A.G. FrankI. Glasnost
B. Karl W. DeutschII. Systems Theory
C. Mikhail GorbachevIIΙ. Communication Theory
D. Morton KaplanIV. Dependency Theory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIIIIV
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

A.G. Frank - Dependency is a set of ideas or frameworks for studying persistent economic dependency and underdevelopment in some countries a radical or Marxist-Leninist version dependency led by Andre Gundes Frank.

Karl W. Deutsch - In his book "The Nerves of Government", Karl Deutsch draws a tight parallel between communications engineering and power engineering the later dealing with the transmission of power and the former with the transmission of information.

Mikhail Gorbachev - Gorbachev implemented the principles of glasnost (openness) and perestroilce (restructing)

Morton Kalpan - Scholars such as Kaplan, Easton, Almond, Apter and Deutsch have proposed the system approach as one of the modern methodologies in political science.