Organisation : Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura
Exam : STPGT – Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers
Document Type : Previous Year Question Paper
Subject : Political Science
Code No : AF17—XVIII
Year : 2017
Website : https://trb.tripura.gov.in/
TRB Tripura STPGT Political Science Previous Question Paper
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2. This test is of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and consists of 75 MCQ-type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
3. There is no negative marking for any wrong answer.
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Model Questions
Directions : Answer the following questions by selecting the correct option.
1. “Political Science begins and ends with the State.” Who said this?
(A) Gettell
(B) Wasby
(C) Garner
(D) None of them
2. Who wrote the book, Social Contract?
(A) Locke
(B) Rousseau
(C) Bodin
(D) None of them
3. Who among the following thinkers described that Political Science is a progressive science?
(A) Gilchrist
(B) Maitland
(C) Bryce
(D) None of them
4. “The study of politics is the study of influence and the influential.” Who said this?
(A) Lasswell
(B) Laski
(C) Burns
(D) None of them
5. The Greek word ‘Polis’ means
(A) State
(B) City-State
(C) Town
(D) None of the above
6. Who described Political Science as the study of authoritative allocation of values for society?
(A) David Easton
(B) Robert Dahl
(C) Bernard Crick
(D) None of them
7. The book, A Theory of Justice was written by
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Gandhiji
(C) John Rawls
(D) None of them
8. “Power is the key to Politics.” Who said this?
(A) Kaplan
(B) Robson
(C) Mackenzie
(D) None of them
9. In which year was the book, Human Nature in Politics first published?
(A) 1900 AD
(B) 1908 AD
(C) 1915 AD
(D) None of the above
10. Which one of the following approaches emphasised on ‘self-regulating’ character of the political system?
(A) Historical Approach
(B) Philosophical Approach
(C) Systems Approach
(D) None of the above
11. “Man is a social being, outside the society he is either God or a beast.” Who said this?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Gilchrist
(C) Gandhiji
(D) None of them
12. Who among the following propounded modern concept of sovereignty?
(A) Garner
(B) Bodin
(C) Rousseau
(D) None of them
13. “The state is the march of God on earth.” Who opined this?
(A) Hegel
(B) Marx
(C) Hobbes
(D) None of them
14. The concept of popular sovereignty was first given by
(A) Bodin
(B) Locke
(C) Rousseau
(D) None of them
15. Who wrote the book, A Grammar of Politics?
(A) Tocqueville
(B) Laski
(C) Cole
(D) None of them
16. “Law is the command of the Sovereign.” Who said this?
(A) Barker
(B) Rawls
(C) Austin
(D) None of them
17. Who among the following thinkers is not a pluralist?
(A) MacIver
(B) Lindsay
(C) Austin
(D) None of them
18. ‘‘Sovereignty is supreme power over citizens and subjects, unrestrained by Law.” Who said this?
(A) Bodin
(B) Cohen
(C) Krabbe
(D) None of them
19. The principle of ‘greatest good of the greatest number’ was advocated by
(A) Idealists
(B) Utilitarians
(C) Marxists
(D) None of them
20. Individualism was justified on scientific grounds by
(A) Rousseau
(B) Spencer
(C) Lenin
(D) None of them
21. Liberalism became a definite philosophy during
(A) 17th century
(B) 19th century
(C) 21st century
(D) None of the above
22. Who among the following thinkers is related with the concept of ‘General Will ?
(A) Hobbes
(B) Laski
(C) Rousseau
(D) None of them
23. Who is the author of Prison Notebooks?
(A) Marx
(B) Hegel
(C) Gramsci
(D) None of them
24. Which of the following is not a characteristic of sovereignty?
(A) Absoluteness
(B) Divisibility
(C) Permanence
(D) None of the above
25. Who among the following philosophers is associated with the social contract theory?
(A) Austin
(B) Locke
(C) Marx
(D) None of them
26. The Marxian theory of surplus value is largely influenced by the theory of
(A) Malthus
(B) Ricardo
(C) Smith
(D) None of them
27. Who wrote the treatise, On Liberty?
(A) Green
(B) Laski
(C) Mill
(D) None of them
28. The philosopher who is not associated with the Liberal theory of democracy is
(A) Locke
(B) Hobbes
(C) Marx
(D) None of them
29. According to Hobbes and Locke, rights to life, property and liberty are given by
(A) State
(B) Nature
(C) Society
(D) None of the above
30. Bentham specially supported the theory of
(A) Natural Rights
(B) Ethical Rights
(C) Legal Rights
(D) None of the above
31. “Nationalism is a menace to civilization.” Who said this?
(A) Jennings
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Rabindranath
(D) None of them
32. “The alternative to peaceful co-existence is co-destruction.” Who said this?
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) Rabindranath
(C) Nehru
(D) None of them
33. When was the Constitution of India adopted?
(A) November 26, 1948
(B) November 26, 1949
(C) November 26, 1950
(D) None of the above
34. Who was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
(C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(D) None of them
35. The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on
(A) December 9, 1946
(B) December 20, 1947
(C) December 30, 1948
(D) None of the above
36. Indian Constitution has given the ‘Residuary Powers’ to
(A) the Union Parliament
(B) the President
(C) the States
(D) None of the above
37. When did the Central Government appoint the Sarkaria Commission?
(A) In 1983
(B) In 1984
(C) In 1985
(D) None of the above
38. Right to freedom in India is guaranteed by
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 18
(C) Article 19
(D) None of the above
39. Which Part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(A) Part II
(B) Part III
(C) Part IV
(D) None of the above
40. The Right to Constitutional Remedy in the Indian Constitution is provided for under
(A) Article 19
(B) Article 24
(C) Article 32
(D) None of the above
41. In the Indian Constitution, the Right to Equality is granted by five Articles. They are
(A) Article 16 to Article 20
(B) Article 15 to Article 19
(C) Article 14 to Article 18
(D) None of the above
42. At present, the Right to Property in India belongs to the category of
(A) Natural Rights
(B) Legal Rights
(C) Fundamental Rights
(D) None of the above
43. How many Lists are there in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) None of the above
44. The normal term of the Lok Sabha may be extended by
(A) an Act passed by the Parliament of India
(B) an Order of the Supreme Court of India
(C) an Order of the President of India
(D) None of the above
45. The Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy from the Constitution of
(A) France
(B) Canada
(C) Ireland
(D) None of the above
46. The Right to Equality means
(A) equal pay for equal work
(B) right against discrimination on the ground of race, caste and religion, etc.
(C) equality before the law
(D) All of the above
47. Which one of the following authorities is the custodian of Fundamental Rights in India?
(A) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) The President of India
(C) The Supreme Court of India
(D) None of the above
48. Who can abolish the Legislative Council of a State?
(A) The Governor
(B) The Parliament
(C) The Lok Sabha
(D) None of the above
49. The word ‘Secular’ was added to the Preamble to the Constitution of India by
(A) 41st Amendment
(B) 42nd Amendment
(C) 43rd Amendment
(D) None of the above
50. The Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for a term of
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) None of the above