UGC NET/JRF EXAM, JUNE-2024 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II) Shift-I

Total Questions: 100

1. Who observed 'The intellectual are the dominant group' deputies' exercising the subaltern functions of social hegemony and political goverment"?

Correct Answer: (b) Antonio Gramsci
Solution:

Antonio Gramsci observed that "the intellectual are the dominant group 'deputies' exercising the subaltern function of social hegemony and political government"

2. Arrange the following states with respect of their year of formation in ascending order.

(A) Bihar
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Nagaland
(D) Gujarat
(E) Himachal Pradesh
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: (e) *
Solution:

(*) This question was dropped by NTA.

3. Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) China has blocked India's membership to NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group)
(B) India has refused to be part of China promoted BRI (Belt and Road Initiative)
(C) Gujral doctrine believes in reciprocity
(D) India and China cooperate with each other in climate change talks
(E) Sino-Indian trade is an example of balanced trade
Choose the correct answer from the options given below::

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

The following statements are correct:
(A) China has blocked India's membership to NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group).
(B) India has refused to be part of China promoted BRI (Belt and Road Initiative).
(D) India and China cooperate with each other in climate change talks.

4. Ambedkar was a multifaceted personality. Which of the facts and opinion are true?

(A) Ambedkar defined social justice as a means for giving equal opportunity to all
(B) Jyotiba Phule was his ideal
(C) He was the first Attorney General of India
(D) He contested election
(E) He was PhD in Econmics
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (b) A, B, D, E, only
Solution:

Ambedkar was a multifaceted personality. The following facts and opinions are true:
(A) Ambedkar defined social justice as means for giving equal opportunity to all.
(B) Jyotiba Phule was his ideal.
(D) He contested election.
(E) He was PhD in Economics.

5. "Basic Structure" is outcome of:

Correct Answer: (d) Judicial Interpretation
Solution:

'Basic Structure' is outcome of Judicial Interpretation'. This doctrine ensures that certain fundamental features of the Constitution cannot be altered, even through a constitutional Amendment.
The doctrine was formally articulated in the case of Keshvanand Bharti vs State of Kerala in 1973. The Supreme Court ruled that while parliament has wide powers to amend the Constitution, it cannot amend or destroy its basic structure.
The decision overruled the earlier stance in Golaknath Case, which held that fundamental rights could not be amended at all.

6. Choose the correct statements given below:

(A) NATO is a security pact created for the defense of US led Western Countries
(B) Warsaw pact was created by Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATО
(C) SAARC was created for the security of South Asia
(D) ASEAN is a Security Organisation
(E) European Union was created for the Security of Europer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The following statements are correct:
(A) NATO is a security pact created for the defence of US led western Countries.
(B) WARSAW pact was created by Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO.

7. A person who is in the know of things and is willing to alert controlling authority by disclosing the corrupt act or practice that takes place.

Correct Answer: (c) Whistle Blower
Solution:

Whistle Blower is a person who is in the know of things and is willing to alert the controlling authority by disclosing the corrupt act or practice that takes place.

8. Who had organized the Abhinava Bharat, a Secret Society of Revolution?

Correct Answer: (b) V. D. Savarkar
Solution:

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar founded the Abhinav Bharat Society, also known as the Young Indian Society, in 1904.
The Society was originally called 'Mitra Mela' and was founded in Nasik while Vinayak was a student at Ferguson College in Pune.

9. Who propounded the concept of 'Total Revolution'?

Correct Answer: (c) Jaya Prakash Narayan
Solution:

The concept of 'Sampoorna Kranti' (Total Revolution) was popularized by Jay Prakash Narayan (JP), an India political leader and social reformer, in the 1970s.
It emerged governance. JP advocated for this revolution as a solution to the widespread corruption, inequality, and authoritarianism prevalent in the country at the time, especially during India Gandhi's era.

10. India's diaspora is a strategic asset for the country.

(A) India receives largest volume of remittances
(B) Illegal Indian migrants have given a bad name to India
(C) Indian Americans played key role in the passing of Indo-US nuclear deal (D) India trained Engineers were instrumental in ushering in IT revolution in the US and then bringing it to India
(E) Indian Diaspora is a source of soft power for India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

India's diaspora is a strategic asset for the country:
(A) India receives largest volume of remittances.
(C) India Americans played key role in the passing of Indo-US nuclear deal.
(D) India trained Engineers were instrumental in ushering in IT revolution in the US and then bringing it to India.
(E) Indian Diaspora is a source of soft power for India