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

Total Questions: 100

31. Which of the following are correctly matched

A. Clash of Civilization - Huntington. S
B. Classical Theory - Gaddis. J
C. The End of History - Fukuyama. F
D. Green Political Theory - Giddens. A

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Clash of civilization book is written by Huntington S.P. The end of History book is written by F. Fukuyama. Green political theory book is written by Robert E Goodin.

32. Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Stages in the Evolution)List-II (Duration)
A. Principles of AdministrationI. 1938-1947
B. Era of ChallengesII. 1948-1970
C. Politics-Administration dichotomyIII. 1887-1926
D. Crisis of IdentityIV. 1927-1937
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IVIIIIII
(c)IIIIVIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution: Correct match are as follow:-
List-I (Stages in the Evolution)List-II (Duration)
A. Principles of AdministrationIV. 1927-1937
B. Era of ChallengesI. 1938-1947
C. Politics-Administration dichotomyIII. 1887-1926
D. Crisis of IdentityII. 1948-1970

33. Verrier Elwin is associated with

Correct Answer: (c) Tribal Studies
Solution:

Harry Verrier Holman Elwin (1902-1964)| was a British born Indian anthropologist, ethnologist and Tribal activist. His Notable work on Tribal studies are The Baiga (1939), The Muria and their Ghotul (1947).

34. What does the idea of "positive liberty" mean?

Correct Answer: (a) The state has the right to intervee in the hope of making people's life more fulfilling
Solution:

Positive Liberty means freedom with certain restrictions which is necessary for the good of the society. Positive liberty is happily accepted by the society and no person is denied to enjoy the opportunity.

35. Who among the following envisaged that liberal democracy as a political apparatus would ensure the accountablity of the governors to the governed?

Correct Answer: (c) Jeremy Bentham
Solution:

Jeremy Bentham is a philosopher who deserves a prominent position in the history of democratic ideas. He is not only through popular rule but also gave a detailed picture of the basic institutions of the form of democratic governance he envisaged.

36. Consider the following

A. Socialism stands for equality
B. Socialism stands for the collection of private property
C. Socialism stands for the elimination of competition
D. Socialism aims at the elimination of capitalism.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Socialism stands for an economic system under which the major instrument of social production are placed under the ownership and control of public authority in order to ensure that they are properly utilized to secure the public interest.

It is based on the view that liberty and equality granted to citizens in the political sphere will remain an empty form unless they are accompanied by reorganisation of the economic life of society so as to convert them into substantive rights for citizens.

37. Give below are two statements

Statement I: Power is an instrument of coercion and has a physical effect.
Statement II: Power could as well be based on consent and yet be more effective.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are truc
Solution:

Power may be regardced as one of the central concept of political science. For realist, Power is important instrument of coercion and has a physical effect. But constructivist approach is that soft power is more effective than hard power.

38. Who among the following coined the term Ecofeminism?

Correct Answer: (a) Francoise d'Eaubonne
Solution:

Ecofeminism is branch of feminism that examines the connections between women and nature. Its name was coined by French feminist Francoise d' Eaubonne in 1974. Ecofeminism emerged in the west as a product of the peace, feminist and ecology movement of late 1970 and early 1980.

39. According to Hegel:

A. War is not to be regarded as an evil but a virtue.
B. War effectively displayes the "irony of hte divine idea."
C. War destroys the selfish egoism of the individual.
D. 'The State of War', "shows the omnipotence of the state in its individuality."
E. Humanity never needed was and the gun is a change in invention.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) D, C, B and A only
Solution:Hegel was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism. According to Hegel "War is not to be regarded as an evil but a virtue".

War destroyes the selfish egoism of the individual. Furthermore, war effectively displays the irony of the divine idea. According to Hegel "Guns and gun power bear the stamp of civilization"

40. India annouced the Act East Policy

Correct Answer: (b) ASEAN Summit, 2014
Solution:

The act east policy announced in ASEAN summit November 2014, is the upgrade of the look east policy. It is a diplomatic initiative to promote economic, strategic and cultural relations with vast Asia pacific region at different levels.

It involves intensive and continuous engagement with South East Asian countries in the field of connectivity, trade, culture, defence and people to people contact at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.