UGC NET/JRF EXAM, DEC.-2024 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

1. Arrange the following constitutional amendments provisions as per their inclusion in the chronological order

(A) Special provisions with respect to Delhi
(B) Promotion of co-operative societies
(C) Privy purses abolished
(D) Representation for women in Legislature
(E) Total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the strength of Lok-Sabha Legislative Assembly

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The Chronological order of the following constitution amendments/provisions as inclusion:
C. Privy purses abolished - 1971 per their
A. Special provision with respect to Delhi - 1991
E. Total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of the strength of Lok Sabha -2003
B. Promotion of Co-operative Societies - 2011
D. Representation for Women in Legislature. - 2023

2. Identify the correct statements:

(A) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar argued that the revolt of 1857 was India's first war of independence.
(B) Jayaprakash Narayan advocated the notion of Sampoorna Kranti or total revolution.
(C) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a protagonist of social justice.
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the moderate leader.
(E) According to Rabindranath Tagore, the idea of hyper nationalism is inalienable with true freedom.

Choose the correct answer form the options given below:

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

The correct statements are as follows:
(A) Vinayak Damodav Savarkar argued that the revolt of 1857 was India's first was of Independence.
(B) Jayprakash Narayan advocated the notion of Sampoorna Kranti or Jotal Revolution.
(C) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a protagonist of social Justice.

3. Identify the incorrect facts about GATT/WTО:

(A) From 1948 to 1994 the GATT provided the rules for much of World Trade
(B) GATT was a provisional agreement and organization
(C) The WTO was created on 1 January 1995
(D) The first ministerial conference of WTO was held in 2009
(E) The WTO's 28th Ministerial conference was held in Delhi in 2024

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Incorrect facts about WTO are :
(D) Incorrect : The first ministerial conference of the WTO was held in 1996 in Singapore, not in 2009.
(E) Incorrect: The 28th ministerial conference of the WTO did not take place in Delhi in 2024. The 13th WTO ministerial conference was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from February 26- March 2, 2024.

4. South Africa held its first non-racial election in-

Correct Answer: (c) 1994
Solution:

In 1994, the first democratic elections were held in south Africa, when all adults, regardless of race, could vote for the government.

5. Which of the following are not the part of the liberal democracy?

(A) Based on one-party system
(B) Based on formal legal rules
(C) Guarantee of civil liberties and individual rights
(D) A system of checks and balances
(E) State monopoly on the means of mass communication

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A and E only
Solution:

The Following are not the part of liberal Democracy: A. Based on one-party system. B. State monopoly on the means of mass communication.

6. Which of the following statements regarding the federal features of the Indian Constitution are correct?

(A) India is a Union of States.
(B) The Constitution is the supreme organic law of the land.
(C) The legislative powers are distributed between the center and the states.
(D) The residuary powers are reserved to the states.
(E) All states have equal representation in the Rajya-Sabha.

Choose the correct answer form the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A, B and C Only
Solution:

The following statements regarding the federal features of the Indian constitutions are correct : (A) India is a Union of states. (B) The constitution is the supreme organic law of the land (C) The legislative powers are distributed between the center and the state.

7. Allahabad High Court was established in-

Correct Answer: (d) 1866
Solution:

The Allahabad High Court was established on March 17, 1866. It has two benches, the principle bench of Prayagraj and Lucknow bench which was established in 1948 to handle the increasing workload.

8. Indian National Congress won how many seats in 2014 Lok-Sabha elections?

Correct Answer: (d) 44
Solution:

In 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Indian National Congress secured 44 Seats, while Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was able to secure 282 seats on its own and up to 336 with its allies.

9. Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

List-I (Incident)List-II (Year) 
A. First Visit by an Indian Prime Minister to ChinaI. 2008
B. Soviet-Indian treaty of Peace, Friendship and CooperationII. 1971
C. Indian Nuclear Test-2IIΙ. 1954
D. 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack/26/11IV. 1998
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIVI
(b)IIIVIIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
List-I (Incident)List-II (Year) 
A. First Visit by an Indian Prime Minister to ChinaIIΙ. 1954
B. Soviet-Indian treaty of Peace, Friendship and CooperationII. 1971
C. Indian Nuclear Test-2IV. 1998
D. 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack/26/11I. 2008

10. Choose the correct pairs of Indian political thinkers and their views/works/ideas

(A) Kautilya : Dharamshastra
(B) Sri Aurobindo : Spiritual Nationalism
(C) Veer savarkar : An Echo from Andaman's
(D) Swami Vivekananda : Preface to RajaYoga
(E) Rabindranath Tagore : Tarana-e-Hind

Choose the correct answer form the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) B, C, D Only
Solution:

The correct pair of Indian political twinkers and their views/works/ideas are as follows :
(B) Sri Aurobindo : Spiritual Nationalism
(C) Veer Savarkar: An Echo from Andamans
(D) Swami Vivekanand : Preface to Raja-Yoga.