UGC NET/JRF EXAM, June-2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

61. Who among the following is NOT a post modern thinker?

Correct Answer: (d) Herbert Marcuse
Solution:Among the following Herbert Marcuse is not a post modern thinker. Postmodernism is a late 20th century movement in philosophy and literary theory that generally questions the basic assumptions of western philosophy in the modern period, roughly, the 17th century through the 19th century. Some famous thinkers associated with postmodernism are Jean Baudrillard, Gills Deleuze, Jacques, Derrida, Michal, Foucault, Pierre, Felix Guattari, Fredric, Jameson Emmareal, levinas, Jean, Francois Lyotard, Richard Rorty and Slavoj Zizek.

62. Match List I with List-II

List-IList-II
A Security ComplexI Karl Deutsch
B Common SecurityII Robert Jervis
C Security CommunityIII Barry Buzan
D Security RegimesIV Palme Report, 1992

Choose the correct answer from options give below:

Correct Answer: (d) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
Solution:The correct matches:
List-IList-II
A Security ComplexBarry Buzan
B Common SecurityPalme Report, 1992
C Security CommunityKarl Deutsch
D Security RegimesRobert Jervis

63. Match List I with List-II

List-IList-II
A Bipolarity is the most stable distribution of powerI Kenneth Waltz
B Interests are defined as powerII John Mearsheimer
C States seek to maximize their relative power positionIII Hans Morgenthau
D Justice, law and society have no place or are circumscribed in international politicsIV Thucydides

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
Solution:The correct matches:
List-IList-II
A Bipolarity is the most stable distribution of powerKenneth Waltz
B Interests are defined as powerHans Morgenthau
C States seek to maximize their relative power positionJohn Mearsheimer
D Justice, law and society have no place or are circumscribed in international politicsThucydides

64. Which of the following characterise International Criminal Court (ICC)?

(A) The Rome statute established ICC as ‘Court of last resort’
(B) ICC can exercise jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to investigate or prosecute
(C) It can not prosecute acts of war crimes
(D) ICC is not located in the Hague

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (A) and (B) only
Solution:The Rome statute establishes ICC as ‘Court of last resort’. According to the Rome Statute, it is the duty of every state to exercise its criminal Jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes.
• ICC can exercise jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to investigate or prosecute.
• The Rome statute established three separate bodies the assembly of states parties, the international criminal court, which comprise four separate organ and the trust fund for victims.
• ICC looks into cases of the most serious crimes of concern to the world community, including genocide, war crime, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression, and brings individuals to trial when necessary.

65. Which of the following characterise shallow or reformist ecology?

(A) Reformist ecology seeks to reconcile ecology with capitalist modernity
(B) It recognises 'limits to growth'
(C) It rejects all forms of anthropocentrism, embracing ecocentrism
(D) It considers damage to environment as an externality of 'social cost'

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (B) and (D) only
Solution:Shallow ecology is an environmental perspective that focuses on protecting the environment for the benefit of humans. Shallow ecology is ananthropocentric form of ecologies, that is, human needs are still at the centre of shallow ecology, unlike deep ecology.
• The primary principal of shallow ecology are weak sustainability, limits to growth and intergenerational equity.
• Reformist ecology, also known as moderate or shallow ecology, is a green political philosophy that seeks to balance anthropocentrism and nature without challenging the core features of capitalism.
• Reformist ecology is practiced by many environmental pressure groups and some mainstream political parties. Some key principles of reformist
ecology include-
  1. Limits to growth.
  2. Sustainable development.
  3. Weak sustainability.
  4. Intergenerational equity.
    Reformist ecology is often compatible with the political
    traditions of liberalism and conservation.

66. Which of the following statement is true about International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

(A) The IMF is not created by the Bretton Woods Agreement
(B) Its functions is to ensure exchange rate stability
(C) Critics see IMF as political arm of neoliberal globalization
(D) The IMF is not a specialized agency of the UN

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (5) *
Solution:

The international monetary fund (IMF) is an international financial institution that works to promote global economic growth and prosperity.
Mission:

  1. Promote financial stability and monetary cooperation.
  2. Encourage international trade and economic growth.
  3. Discourage policies that harm prosperity.
  4. Reduce poverty.

67. Match List I with List-II

List-IList-II
A Hannah ArendtI Little Red Book
B Frantz FanenII The Wretched of the Earth
C Mao Tse TungIII Affluent society
D John K. GalbraithIV The Haman Condition

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Solution:
List-IList-II
(A) Hannah ArendtThe human Condition
(B) Frantz FanesThe wretched of the earth
(C) Mao Tse TungLittle Red Book
(D) John K. GalbraithAffluent society

68. Match List-I with List-I

List-IList-II
A GeetanjaliI The realization of life
B GoraII Devotion of God
C SadhanaIII Deeper meaning of life in the backdrop of Swadeshi movement
D Ghare-Baire (The home and world)IV Analysis of the multifarious social life in colonial India

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Solution:
List-IList-II
(A) GeetanjaliDevotion of God
(B) GoraAnalysis of the multifarious social life in colonial India
(C) SadhanaThe realization of life
(D) Ghare-Baire (The home and world)Deeper meaning of life in the backdrop of Swadeshi movement

69. Match List I with List-II

List-IList-II
A Shimla AccordI Rajiv Gandhi
B Act East PolicyII Indira Gandhi
C India's Peace keeping in Sri LankaIII Atal Behari Vajpayee
D Lahore DeclarationIV Narendra Modi

Choose the correct answer from options give below:

Correct Answer: (b) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Solution:
Landmarks in Indian foreign policyPrime ministers
(A) Shimla AccordIndira Gandhi
(B) Act East policyNarendra Modi
(C) India space keeping in srilankaRajiv Gandhi
(D) Lahore declarationAtal Bihari Vajpayee

70. Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
A Shankar Dayal SharmaI 2012-2017
B R. VenkataramanII 2007-2012
C Pratibha PatelIII 1992-1997
D Pranab MukherjeeIV 1987-1992

Choose the correct answer from options give below:

Correct Answer: (b) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Solution:
List-I (President)List-II (Term of office)
(A) Shankar Dayal Sharma1992-1997
(B) R. Venkataraman1987-1992
(C) Pratibha Patel2007-2012
(D) Pranab Mukherjee2012-2017