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Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Political Science
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
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Political Science Model Question Paper :
Paper-II :
Time : 1 1/4 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
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Note :
This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
1. For Plato which of the following statements is not true ?
(a) Ideas are substances.
(b) Ideas are essences of all things.
(c) Ideas are reflections of things.
(d) Ideas are universal.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (d)
(3) (b) only
(4) (c) only
2. Who among the following called Machiavelli’s “Prince” the great and true conception of a real political genius with the highest and noblest purpose ?
(1) Bentham
(2) J.S. Mill
(3) Hegel
(4) Karl Marx
3. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I (Authors) List – II (Books)
(a) Quentin Skinner (i) Philosophy and Human Sciences
(b) Michael Sandel (ii) The Foundations of Modern Political Thought
(c) Giovanni Sartori (iii) Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
(d) Charles Taylor (iv) Democratic Theory
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(4) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
4. Who among the following considers Marxism to be an ideology rather than a political theory ?
(1) Germino
(2) David Held
(3) R.A. Dahl
(4) G.H. Sabine
5. Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) Concepts and Categories : Philosophical Essays
(b) Four Essays on Liberty
(c) Vico and Herder : Two Studies in the History of Ideas
(d) Karl Marx : His Life and Environment
Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (c), (b), (a) and (d)
(3) (d), (b), (c) and (a)
(4) (b), (d), (a) and (c)
6. Who among the following conceived the society as ‘a cooperative venture for mutual advantage’ ?
(1) Rawls
(2) Nozick
(3) Hayek
(4) Gramsci
7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : For Rousseau a thinking man is a depraved animal.
Reason (R) : Common emotions give value to life.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
8. Who among the following rejected the idea that caste status was the result of divine reward or punishment ?
(1) Bipin Chandra Pal
(2) M.A. Jinnah
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) M.K. Gandhi
9. Who among the following said : “Research untutored by theory may prove trivial, and theory unsupported by data, futile” ?
(1) B. Crick
(2) Charles Merriam
(3) David Easton
(4) R.A. Dahl
10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : For Fukuyama, liberal democracy may constitute the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution.
Reason (R) : The earlier forms of government were characterised by grave defects and irrationalities that led to their eventual collapse.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
11. Which of the following constitutes the political elite ?
(1) Subalterns and marginalized leaders
(2) Rulers and subjects
(3) Leader and the followers
(4) Oligarchy and Aristocracy
12. Who among the following is associated with the initial stages in the growth of comparative politics ?
(1) Karl Popper
(2) Arthur Bentley
(3) E.H. Carr
(4) Graham Wallas
13. Which branch of comparative politics seeks to examine the formal and informal mechanisms by which political attitudes are inculcated ?
(1) Political socialization
(2) Political communication
(3) Political modernization
(4) Political development
14. Who among the following contended that political development is administrative and legal development ?
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) R.R. Rostow
(b) Talcott Parsons
(c) Sorokin
(d) Max Waber
Codes :
(1) (a) and (d)
(2) (b) and (d)
(3) (a) and (c)
(4) (b) and (c)
15. Who became the first ever Prime Minister in a Parliamentary government ?
(1) William Pitt, the Elder
(2) Henry Pelham
(3) William Putenny
(4) Robert Walpole
16. Who among the following were associated with institutional approach ?
(A) Carew Hunt
(B) Herman Finer
(C) Roy C. Macridis
(D) Carl Friedrich
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (A) and (C)
(2) (B) and (D)
(3) (B) and (C)
(4) (A) and (D)
17. Arrange the following revolutions in the sequence in which they took place :
(a) Chinese Revolution
(b) Cuban Revolution
(c) Bolshevik Revolution
(d) Puritan Revolution
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(2) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(3) (d), (c), (a), (b)
(4) (c), (d), (b), (a)
18. Identify the correct sequence of the following input functions ?
(i) Political communication
(ii) Political socialization and recruitment
(iii) Interest aggregation
(iv) Interest articulation
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (iv), (i), (iii) and (ii)
(3) (ii), (iv), (iii) and (i)
(4) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
19. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Iron law of oligarchy established that ultimate decision-making in all
democratic organizations including the political parties is done by few leaders or a small elite group.
Reason (R) : Decision making is very complex process which necessarily involves the role of few who function on behalf of many.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
20. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Military is predominant in non-western democracies.
Reason (R) : Social fragmentation and cleavages largely contribute to political instability.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.