UGC NET/JRF EXAM, Dec. 2021/June-2022 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II) (SHIFT-II)

Total Questions: 100

11. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Swami Vivekand?

A. He was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhans
B. In 1893, he proceeded to participate in the Chicago Parliament of Religions
C. He never visited U.S.A.
D. He said that Man is not higher than all animals
E. He was the founder member of the Arya Samaj

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Swami Vivekand (1863-1902) is best known in the united states for his ground breaking speech to the 1893 worl's parliament of religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand at 1875 in Bombay.

12. Arrange the following books written by B.R. Ambedkar in an ascending order:

A. Castes in India: Their Machanism, Genesis and Development
B. The Annihilation of Caste
C. The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and its Solution
D. Thoughts on Pakistan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Books of Dr. Ambedkar written are as follow:
Caste in India: Their mechanism, genesis and development (May 1917).
The problem of the rupees: Its origin and its solution (1923)
The Annihilation of caste (1936)
Thoughts on Pakistan. (1945)

13. Which among the following is NOT a type of orientation in a political culture in Robert Dahl's view?

Correct Answer: (b) Orientation to public managment
Solution:

A political culture is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of society that relates to the political system and to a political issues. Robert A. Dahl has singled out political culture as a factor explaining different patterns of political opposition whose salient elements are as-

(1) Orientation to problem solving.
(2) Orientation to collective action.
(3) Orientation to the political system.
(4) Orientation to other people.

14. Which theory of Rights claims that Rights are inalienable and cannot be separated or taken away from the individual as they are inherent and prior to society and state

Correct Answer: (a) Theory of Natural Rights
Solution:

Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable, they can not be repealed by human laws.

Thomas hobbes, John Locke and J.J. Rousseau were among the philosophers who developed a theory of natural rights and Later expanded by Jefferson to pursuit of happiness.

15. Eco feminism was a special feature of

Correct Answer: (c) Chipko movement
Solution:

Ecofeminism is a branch of feminism and political ecology. This concept is drawn to analyse the relationships b/w Humans and the natural world. The Chipko movement was a nonviolent ecological movement by rural women during 1970. Green Belt movement in Kenya is also an example of ecofeminism.

16. Consider the following about Post-Modernism?

A. Post-Modernism is a reaction against traditionalism
B. Post-Modernism reconises pluralism
C. Post-Modernism criticises Meta-Narratives
D. Post-Modernism criticies Local-Narratives

Correct Answer: (b) B and C only
Solution:Post modernism is a late 20th century movement in philosophy and literary theory that generally questions the basic assumption of western philosophy in the modern period.

 Past modernists hold the following views:

(1) There is no objective reality.
(2) There is no scientific or Historical truth.
(3) Science and technology are not vehicle of human progress.
(4) Reason and logic are not universally valid.
(5) There is no certain knowledge.

17. Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was initiated by

Correct Answer: (d) A.B. Vajpayee
Solution:

The Mekong-Ganga co-operation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries. India (A.B. Vajpayee, The Prime minister of India) and Five ASEAN Countries, Namely Combodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam for co-operation in tourism, culture, education as well as Transport and Communication. It was launched in 2000 at Vientiane, Lao PDR.

18. Who among the following brought logical positivism in the study of policy making and the relation of means and ends?

Correct Answer: (c) Hebert Simon
Solution:

Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) was an American economist and political scientist who won the Noble prize in economic science in 1978 for his contribution to modern business economics and administrative research. He is widely associated with the theory of bounded rationality.

19. Local Bodies' Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies. This was the veiw of the

Correct Answer: (d) Second Administrative Reforms Commission
Solution:

The second ARC was setup by the government of India on 31 August 2005 under chairmanship of Shri Veerappa Moily with the mandate to suggest measures to achieve a proactive, responsive, accountable, sustainable and efficient administration for the country at all levels of the government.

20. Which of the following are correct?

A. Hannah Arendt-The post-Modern Conditions
B. Jacquest Derrida - The post Card
C. Frantz Fanon - The Wreteched of the Earth
D. Antonio Gramsci - The Human Condition

Choose the correct asnwer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) B and C only
Solution:

The post modern condition was written by J.F. Lyotard. The past card from Socrates to Freud and beyond is a 1980 book by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. The Wretched of the earth is a 1961 book by the philosopher Frantz fanon.

The Human condition is Hannah arendt's account of how human activities should be and have been understood throughout western History.