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

Total Questions: 80

61. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Political culture is a set of beliefs and sentiments about politics as embodied in the verbal and non-verbal behaviour of the people.
Reason (R) : The typological and morphological models of political culture denote that there can be as many political cultures as the dynamics of political development in political systems.
In the 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:

The statement, political culture is set of beliefs and sentiments about politics as embodied in verbal and non verbal behaviour of people is correct.
The reason, the typological and morphological models of political culture denote that there can be as many political culture as the dynamics of political development in political system is also correct. but R is not correct explanation of A.

62. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Robert Dahl has suggested for cross cultural studies in Public Administration.
Reason (R) : He believed that the Public Administration can escape the effects of political cultural and environmental system in which it develops.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below:

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

Robert Dahl has suggested for cross cultural studies in public administration because it will help to improve our understanding of general principles beyond the national boundries.
Robert Dahl did not believe that the public administration can escape the effects of political, cultural and environmental system in which it develops.

63. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I) : Rights essentially belong to the sphere of conflicting claims between individual and the state.
Statement (II) : Any political theory which holds that an individual cannot have certain rights 'against the state' is no theory of rights.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both statement (I) and statement (II) are true
Solution:

Rights essentially belongs to the sphere of conflicting claims between individual and states.
Rights are those claims which must be recognized by the state and recognition of those rights and protection of those rights are considered as essential for the individuals to develop fully.
In every political theory, Theory of Rights hold that an individual have certain rights against the state. So statement II is also true.

64. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I) : Problems of global environmental change could not have existed without modern technologies and population densities.
Statement (II) : Problems of climate change are difficult to address, because they involve both intra and inter-generational collective action problems.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (a) Both statement (I) and statement (II) are true
Solution:

Statement, problems of Global environmental change could not have existed without modern technologies and population density, is true.
Statement Problems of climate change are difficult to address, because they involve both intra and inter generational collective action problems is also true.

65. Given below are two statement :

Statement (I) : Nehru favoured a socialistic pattern of society.
Statement (II) : Nehru's commitment to civil liberties prevented him from accepting the idea of 'dictatorship of the proletariat'.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both statement (I) and statement (II) are true
Solution:

Statement, Nehru favored a socialistic pattern of socially, is true.
Nehru was a socialist thinker. He was attracted towards Marxism but he did not follow blindly.
Statement, Nehru is Commitment to civil liberties prevented him from accepting the idea of dictatorship of proletariat is also true.

66. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I) : Party system provides normal means of fighting political battles.
Statement (II) : One of the aims of the party system is to replace the traditional elites with new elites.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

Statement, Party system provides normal means of fighting political battles is true.
Statement, one of the aims of the party system is to replace the traditional elites with new elites.
Political party try to accumulate the interest of everyone present in the socially.
The basic objective of a political party is to gain power or form the government.

67. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I) : Exit poll is post-election poll which is conducted when an elector walks out after casting his/her vote.
Statement (II) : Opinion poll, is a kind of research survey which is conducted to find out the public opinion after elections.
In the 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, exit poll is a post election poll which is conducted when an elector walks out after casting his/her vote is true.
Exit polls provide early indications of election results before official results are announced.
The election commission is responsible for regulating the use of exit polls.
ECI has the power to notify the period during which exit polls can not be published under section 126A of RPA 1951.
Opinion polls are pre election surveys that gather the mood or views of voter before election.

68. Statement, exit poll is a post election poll which is conducted when an elector walks out after casting his/her vote is true. Exit polls provide early indications of election results before official results are announced. The election commission is responsible for regulating the use of exit polls. ECI has the power to notify the period during which exit polls can not be published under section 126A of RPA 1951. Opinion polls are pre election surveys that gather the mood or views of voter before election.

Statement (I) : He serves for a five year term. But can continue to be in office, irrespective of the expiry of the term, until the successor assumes office.
Statement (II) : The constitution is silent on who performs the duties of the Vice-President, when a vacancy occurs in the office before expiry of his term.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) Both statement (I) and statement (II) are correct
Solution:

Statement, Vice president serve for five term, but can continue to be in office, irrespective of the expiry of the until successor assumes office is true.
Statement, Constitution is silent on who performs the duties of the vice president, when a vacancy occurs in the office of the Indian Vice president is modeled on the liner of the American Vice president.
He acts as the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha.

69. Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : The policy agenda is the sum of all political demands that a number of individuals or groups have tried to get onto policy agenda.
Statement (II) : The policy agenda is composed of the demands that policy makers have agreed to consider.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) Statement (I) is incorrect but statement (II) is correct
Solution:

Statement, The policy agenda is the sum of all political demand that a number of individuals or groups have tried to get in to policy agenda is incorrect.
Statement, The policy agenda is composed of the demand that policy makers have agreed consider is correct.
The policy agenda is the range of salient issues that the government concentrate at any one point in time the policy agenda is intended to reflect the set of problems a society faces at a particular moment and reveals how government take action.

70. Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : Both IMF and IBRD have headquarters in Washington.
Statement (II) : India's vote share in IMF is 10%.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) Statement (I) is correct but statement (II) is incorrect
Solution:

The IMF is a global organisation that works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its member countries. The IMF is conceived at UN Conference in Bretton woods in July 1944 and it come in to operation on 27th December 1945. It's headquarter is in Washington, DC.
India's vote share in IMF is around 2.75%
IBRD was founded on Bretton woods Conference at 1944 and it's headquarter is at Washington DC.