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

Total Questions: 100

51. Which statement are incorrect with reference to the Election Campaign in India?

(A) Government Provides resources for the election campaign
(B) No party or candidate can bribe or threaten voters
(C) No party or candidate can use any place of worship for election propaganda
(D) No party or candidate can appeal to voters in the name of caste or religion
(E) Once elections are announced, ministers shall not lay the foundation stone of any project or make any promise to the voters
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A) Only
(b) (A), (B) and (C) Only
(c) (B) and (D) Only
(d) (A), (D) and (E) Only

Correct Answer: (a) (A) Only

Solution:

The following statement is incorrect with reference to the Election Campaign in India:
(A) Government provided resources for the election compaign.

52. System Theory focuses on the study of organisation as a:

(a) Continuous system
(b) Cooperative or Collaborative system
(c) Disorganized system
(d) Constrained mechanism

Correct Answer: (b) Cooperative or Collaborative system

Solution:

System Theory focuses of the study of organization as a cooperative or collaborative system.

53. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I (Concept)	List-II (Proponent/Institution)
A. Cooperative Federalism	(I) NITI Aayog
B. Bargaining Federalism	(IV) Morris Jones (II) K.C. Wheare
C. Competitive Federalism	(III) Graville Austin
D. Quasi-Federal	(IV) Morris Jones

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(b) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(c) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(1)
(d) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer: (b) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Solution:

The correct match is as follows:

List-I		List-II
Cooperative Federalism	-	Granville Austin
Bargaining Federalism	-	Morris Jones
Competitive Federalism	-	NITI Aayog
Quasi-Federal	-	K.C. Wheare

54. Choose the correct statement from the following.

(A) India has signed RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) (B) India has refused to sign NPT because it is a discriminatory treaty
(C) India has signed CTBT (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty)
(D) India has signed PTBT (Partial Test Ban Treaty)
(E) India Supports CBDR (Common But Differentiated Responsibilities) in climate change negotiations
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only
(b) (A), (B) and (C) Only
(c) (B), (D) and (E) Only
(d) (A), (B) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: (c) (B), (D) and (E) Only

Solution:

The following statements are correct:
(B) India has refused to sign NPT because it is а discriminatory Treaty.
(D) India has signed PTBT (Partial Test Ban Treaty)
(E) India supports CBDR (Common But Differentiated Responsibilities) in climate change negotiations.

55. A thinker of anti-colonial struggle and revolutionary action:

(a) Karl Marx
(b) A. Gramsci
(c) Hannah Arendt
(d) Frantz Fanon

Correct Answer: (d) Frantz Fanon

Solution:

Frantz Fanon was a prominent FrenchCaribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker. He was a key figure in the Algerian War of Independence and is known for his influential works on colonialism, decolonization, and the psychology of oppression.
His most famous books include "The Wretched of the Earth' and 'Black Skin White Masks'

56. Who founded the All India Harijan Sangh?

(a) Narayan Guru
(b) M.Gandhi
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh

Correct Answer: (b) M.Gandhi

Solution:

Mahatama Gandhi established the Akhil Bhartiya Harijan Sangh in 1932 as a non-profit organization (Dalit) community.
It aimed to improve the social and economic conditions of Dalits through various initiatives like education, employment and social integration.

57. Who has given the concept of 'Political Decay'?

(a) Lucian W. Pye
(b) Samuel P. Huntington
(c) Sidney Verba
(d) Almond and Powell

Correct Answer: (b) Samuel P. Huntington

Solution:

The concept of political decay was originally described by Samuel P. Huntington in 1965 in his writing 'Political Development and Political Decay'. He defined it as a situation where social modernization outpaces political and institutional modernization, leading to chaos and disorder.

58. Arrange the following events/incidents related to India-Pakistan Relations chronologically.

(A) Kargil War
(B) Shimla Agreement
(C) Pulwama Incident
(D) Indus Water Treaty
(E) Uri Incident
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (D), (B), (C), (A), (E)
(b) (D), (B), (E), (A), (C)
(c) (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)
(d) (D), (B), (A), (E), (C)

Correct Answer: (d) (D), (B), (A), (E), (C)

Solution:

The events of Indo-Pak Relations in chronological order:
(D) Indus Water Treaty (1960)
(B) Shimla Agreement (1972)
(A) The Kargil War (1999)
(E) Uri Attack (2016)
(C) Pulwama Attack (2019)

59. Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
A. First Lok Sabha Election	(I) 1950
B. Adoption of the Constitution	(II) 1949
C. First Republic Day	(III) 1975
D. Promulgation of Emergency	(IV) 1952

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
(b) (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
(c) (А)-(III), (В)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
(d) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer: (a) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Solution:

The correct match is as follows:

List-I	List-II
A. First Lok Sabha Election	(IV) 1952
B. Adoption of the Constitution	(II) 1949
C. First Republic Day	(I) 1950
D. Promulgation of Emergency	(III) 1975