UGC NET/JRF EXAM, JUNE-2025 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Paper-II)

Total Questions: 100

71. In which year, PM Atal Bihari Vajypaee visited Lahore and inked 'Lahore Declaration' with Pakistan PM?

Correct Answer: (b) 1999
Solution:

In February 1999, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Pakistan, signed the Lahore Agreement with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and inaugurated the Delhi-Lahore bus service.

72. Match the List-I with List-II.

List-I (High Court)List-II (Year of Establishment)
A. AllahabadI. 1916
B. Andhra PradeshII. 1862
C. BombayIIΙ. 1866
D. PatnaIV. 1954
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match is :
List-I (High Court)List-II (Year of Establishment)
A. AllahabadIIΙ. 1866
B. Andhra PradeshIV. 1954
C. BombayII. 1862
D. PatnaI. 1916

73. Giorgia Meloni is the Prime Minister of :

Correct Answer: (d) Italy
Solution:

Giorgia Meloni is the Prime Minister of Italy. She assumed this office in 2022. Her party's name is 'Brothers of Italy'.

74. Choose the correct names of those who occupied the office of Comptroller and Auditor General(s) of India :

A. V. Narhari Rao
B. Ranjan Gogoi
C. Vinod Rai
D. J.M. Lyngdoh
E. Girish Chandra Murmu

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (c) A, C, E only
Solution:

The provision for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is made under Article 148. Among the options given, B. Narahari Rao, Vinod Rai, and Girish Chandra Murmu have served as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. K. Sanjay Murthy is the current Comptroller and Auditor General of India. (This information is incorrect; the current CAG is Girish Chandra Murmu.)

75. Who argued that "property rights should be strictly upheld, provided that wealth has been justly acquired in the first place, or has been justly transferred from one person to another?"

Correct Answer: (c) Robert Nozick
Solution:

Modern political theorist Robert Nozick wrote in his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) that "holdings ought to be considered as a right if they are justly acquired and if their transfer has been done from one person to another". Nozick argued this while [presenting the Entitlement Theory of Justice.

76. Choose the correct statements about the role/functions of the Parliament in India.

A. To Legislate. A.
B. To monitor the expenditure of public funds.
C. To hold the government accountable for its actions.
D. To keep a check on the opposition.
E. To be a forum for the expression of grievrances.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (d) A, B, C, E only
Solution:

The role of the Parliament of India is as follows:
• Parliament makes new laws for the country. Bills are discussed in both houses, and after the President's approval, they become laws.
• Monitoring the expenditure of public funds.
• Monitoring the work of the government to ensure it is functioning correctly. Parliament reviews the government's work through Question Hour, discussions, and special sessions.
• Providing a platform for expressing grievances Parliament is the platform where Members of Parliament raise the problems of the public and compel the government to resolve them.

77. Who wrote the book 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money'?

Correct Answer: (a) John Maynard Keynes
Solution:

The British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote the book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' in 1936, which helped Europe recover from the Great Depression of the 1930s.

78. Match the List-I with List-II

List-I (Author)List-II (Concepts)
A. Woodrow WilsonI. Principles of Scientific Management
B. Frederick TaylorII. Importance of Study of Administration as Science
C. Luther GulickIIΙ. Hierarchy of Needs
D. Abraham MaslowIV. Structure based Principles of Organisation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IVIIIIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match is:
List-I (Author)List-II (Concepts)
A. Woodrow WilsonII. Importance of Study of Administration as Science
B. Frederick TaylorI. Principles of Scientific Management
C. Luther GulickIV. Structure based Principles of Organisation
D. Abraham MaslowIIΙ. Hierarchy of Needs

79. Match the List-I with List-II

List-I (States)List-II (Number of Lok Sabha Seates)
A. AssamI. 28
B. KarnatakaII. 14
C. OdishaIIΙ. 7
D. DelhiIV. 21
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(a)IIIIIIIV
(b)IIIIVIII
(c)IIIIVIII
(d)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correct match is :
List-I (States)List-II (Number of Lok Sabha Seates)
A. AssamII. 14
B. KarnatakaI. 28
C. OdishaIV. 21
D. DelhiIIΙ. 7

80. Which of the following books are written by Noam Chomsky?

A. Syntactic Structures
B. American Power and the New Mandarins
C. New Military Humanism
D. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
E. The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (a) A, B, C only
Solution:Noam Chomsky has been an American linguist, philosopher, scientist, social critic, and political activist. Chomsky's important books:
• Syntactic Structures
• American Power and the
• New Mandarins New Military Humanism
• The book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics is by Mearsheimer.