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| 1. |
What system of government does India have? |
| A. | one-party system |
| B. | two-party system |
| C. | multi-party system |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. multi-party system | |
| 2. |
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of: |
| A. | united progressive alliance |
| B. | left front |
| C. | national democratic alliance |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. national democratic alliance | |
| 3. |
Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)? |
| A. | jyotiba phule |
| B. | kanshi ram |
| C. | b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | sahu maharaj |
| Answer» B. kanshi ram | |
| 4. |
Which out of the following is a ‘state party’? |
| A. | bsp |
| B. | rashtriya janta dal |
| C. | bjp |
| D. | ncp |
| Answer» B. rashtriya janta dal | |
| 5. |
A recognised political party is |
| A. | a party that is present in only one of the federal units. |
| B. | a party that is present in several and all units of the federation. |
| C. | a party that is based on regional and communal diversities. |
| D. | a party recognised by the ‘election commission’ with all the privileges and |
| Answer» D. a party recognised by the ‘election commission’ with all the privileges and | |
| 6. |
Which party of India has more or less the same symbol as that of Republican Party of USA? |
| A. | samajwadi party |
| B. | bsp |
| C. | jdu |
| D. | ydp |
| Answer» B. bsp | |
| 7. |
Dr. T. M. Nair is related to which of the following? |
| A. | justice party |
| B. | labour party |
| C. | forward party |
| D. | tdp |
| Answer» A. justice party | |
| 8. |
Which among the following regional political parties in India has the Party logo of two leaves? |
| A. | dmk |
| B. | aiadmk |
| C. | mdmk |
| D. | pmk |
| Answer» B. aiadmk | |
| 9. |
Who among the following is a leader of Janata Dal-Secular? |
| A. | lalu prasad yadav |
| B. | sharad yadav |
| C. | h.d deva gouda |
| D. | ajith singh |
| Answer» C. h.d deva gouda | |
| 10. |
Which among the following political parties have supported (In principle) the demand of Harit Pradesh? |
| A. | bjp |
| B. | bsp |
| C. | samajwadi party |
| D. | indian national congress |
| Answer» B. bsp | |
| 11. |
Which among the following was NOT a political party at the time of its foundation? |
| A. | sikkim democratic front |
| B. | mizo national front |
| C. | shiv sen |
| D. | uttarakhand kranti dal |
| Answer» C. shiv sen | |
| 12. |
When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed? |
| A. | 1982, mayawati |
| B. | 1984, kanshi ram |
| C. | 1985, mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | 1986, bhajanlal |
| Answer» B. 1984, kanshi ram | |
| 13. |
When was the Communist party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) Formed? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1964 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» C. 1964 | |
| 14. |
Which of these statements is incorrect about CPI (M)? |
| A. | supports socialism, secularism and democracy |
| B. | opposes imperialism and communalism |
| C. | wants to secure socio-economic justice in india |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 15. |
Who said ‘All Communalism is harmful’? The logic of minority Communalism is separatism, and majority communalism culminates in Fascism? |
| A. | bhikhu parekh |
| B. | t.n. madan |
| C. | bipin chandra |
| D. | ashish nandy |
| Answer» C. bipin chandra | |
| 16. |
Who emphasized the emergence of “a market polity” in India? A. Stanley |
| A. | kochanek |
| B. | james manor |
| C. | morris-jones |
| D. | paul brass |
| Answer» C. morris-jones | |
| 17. |
Who described the nature of Indian State as ‘incremental democratic modernization’? |
| A. | morris john |
| B. | rajni kothari |
| C. | francine frankel |
| D. | susan and lloyd rudolph |
| Answer» B. rajni kothari | |
| 18. |
An alliance of national elites and the entrepreneurial class as a basis of development at the Centre does not preclude re-distributive concessions automatically.’ Who said? |
| A. | partha chatterjee |
| B. | atul kohli |
| C. | yogendra yadav |
| D. | paul brass |
| Answer» B. atul kohli | |
| 19. |
The book ‘The Painful Transition: Bourgeois Democracy in India’ is written by |
| A. | jagdish bhagwati |
| B. | paul brass |
| C. | myron weiner |
| D. | achinvanaik |
| Answer» D. achinvanaik | |
| 20. |
The book ‘Language, Religion and Politics’ is written by |
| A. | paul brass |
| B. | partha chatterjee |
| C. | myron weiner |
| D. | atul kohli |
| Answer» A. paul brass | |
| 21. |
Who tried to period Indian politics in terms of the tussle between a “demand polity” and a “command polity”? |
| A. | rajni kothari |
| B. | partha chatterjee |
| C. | lloyd and susanne rudolph |
| D. | myron weiner |
| Answer» C. lloyd and susanne rudolph | |
| 22. |
Who is the author of ‘Political Economy of Development in India’? |
| A. | amartya sen |
| B. | subipta kaviraj |
| C. | pranab bardhan |
| D. | hanza allavi |
| Answer» C. pranab bardhan | |
| 23. |
The Sikhs got special electorates in which of the following Acts? |
| A. | indian councils act, 1892 |
| B. | indian councils act, 1909 |
| C. | government of india act, 1919 |
| D. | government of india act, 1935 |
| Answer» C. government of india act, 1919 | |
| 24. |
Who among the following first initiated the study of State Politics in India? |
| A. | iqbal narain |
| B. | paul r. brass |
| C. | stanley kochanak |
| D. | myron weiner |
| Answer» D. myron weiner | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following was the largest Opposition party in the Eighth Lok Sabha (1984)? |
| A. | bhartiya janata party |
| B. | communist party of india |
| C. | telugu desam party |
| D. | national lok dal |
| Answer» C. telugu desam party | |
| 26. |
MNREGA is not associated with which of the following? |
| A. | providing employment |
| B. | opportunities |
| C. | reduction of poverty |
| D. | agrarian crises |
| Answer» D. agrarian crises | |
| 27. |
Who characterized India as “A million mutinies” in 1990? |
| A. | v.s. naipaul |
| B. | m.s.a. rao |
| C. | ghanshyam shah |
| D. | tedd gurr |
| Answer» A. v.s. naipaul | |
| 28. |
Who among the following is Editor/Author of the book “The New Regional Politics of Development”. |
| A. | reinhard bendix |
| B. | arie m.m. kacowiez |
| C. | anthony payne |
| D. | partha chatterjee |
| Answer» C. anthony payne | |
| 29. |
Who among the following has described India as “weak-strong state”? |
| A. | lloyd and susan rudolph |
| B. | gunnar myrdal |
| C. | rajni kothari |
| D. | k.c. wheare |
| Answer» A. lloyd and susan rudolph | |
| 30. |
Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State? |
| A. | paul brass |
| B. | james manor |
| C. | christopher jefferlot |
| D. | atul kohli |
| Answer» B. james manor | |
| 31. |
Who is the editor/author of the book – “Politics and the State in India”? |
| A. | m.n. srinivas |
| B. | dharma kumar |
| C. | zoya hasan |
| D. | atul kohli |
| Answer» C. zoya hasan | |
| 32. |
Which of the following is not Atul Kohli’s definition of the crisis of governability in India as |
| A. | the absence of enduring coalitions. |
| B. | policy ineffectiveness. c. an incapacity to accommodate political conflict without violen |
| D. | growing disjuncture between centralization and development. 36. who pointed out that the western antonym of “secular” is “religious”. but in india, the |
| Answer» D. growing disjuncture between centralization and development. 36. who pointed out that the western antonym of “secular” is “religious”. but in india, the | |
| 33. |
Which one is not an element of the Secular State is India? |
| A. | civil equality. |
| B. | freedom of religion. |
| C. | no religious education by the state. |
| D. | taxation on religious property. 38. who amongst the following provided a link between pre and post independence institutional |
| Answer» D. taxation on religious property. 38. who amongst the following provided a link between pre and post independence institutional | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is not a matter of discussion as crisis of India’s national unity by Paul R. Brass in his book The Politics of India since Independence ? |
| A. | punjab |
| B. | the north east |
| C. | casteism |
| D. | communalism |
| Answer» C. casteism | |
| 35. |
“If Hume and other English liberals hoped to use Congress as a safety-valve, the Congressleaders hoped to use Hume as a lightening-conductor”. Who said this ? |
| A. | s.r. mehrotra |
| B. | sumit sarkar |
| C. | bipan chandra |
| D. | tapan raychaudhuri |
| Answer» C. bipan chandra | |
| 36. |
Who among the following was associated with the Swaraj Party? |
| A. | dr. rajendra prasad |
| B. | sardar patel |
| C. | motilal nehru |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» C. motilal nehru | |
| 37. |
In India a special ministry for women and social welfare was formed at the center in the year? |
| A. | 1983 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1981 |
| Answer» B. 1986 | |
| 38. |
Reservation for scheduled caste is provided in proportion to their |
| A. | social backwardness |
| B. | economic necessities |
| C. | population |
| D. | low ritual positions |
| Answer» A. social backwardness | |
| 39. |
The main provision in the sixth schedule of the constitution deals with |
| A. | reservation in government jobs |
| B. | reservation of tribal lands |
| C. | autonomy in administration in the tribal areas of north –east india |
| D. | reservation in educational institutions |
| Answer» C. autonomy in administration in the tribal areas of north –east india | |
| 40. |
Among the simple societies, agriculture is the |
| A. | first level of development |
| B. | second level of development |
| C. | third level of development |
| D. | fourth level of development |
| Answer» D. fourth level of development | |
| 41. |
In India , party less democracy was first advocated by |
| A. | jayaprakash narayanan |
| B. | m.n roy |
| C. | vinoba bave |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» A. jayaprakash narayanan | |
| 42. |
Who described social movements as ‘ nonparty political formation’? |
| A. | ramachandra guha |
| B. | rajani kothari |
| C. | partha chtterjee |
| D. | t. k oommen |
| Answer» B. rajani kothari | |
| 43. |
Endogamy means |
| A. | marriage is solemnized within one’s own caste |
| B. | marriage from other caste |
| C. | having more than one wife or husband at the same time |
| D. | being married to one person at a time |
| Answer» A. marriage is solemnized within one’s own caste | |
| 44. |
Who preferred notion of secularism was that of dharma nirapekshata? |
| A. | jayaprakash narayanan |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | vinoba bave |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» B. nehru | |
| 45. |
The term ‘religion’has defined by the Supreme Court of India in |
| A. | Commissioner,H.R.E. Vs L.T.Swammi |
| B. | bijoe emmanuel v. state of kerala |
| C. | kesavananda bharati v. state of kerala |
| D. | sastri yagnapurushadji’ case |
| Answer» A. Commissioner,H.R.E. Vs L.T.Swammi | |
| 46. |
Secularism is added in constitution by the amendment of :- A. 42nd B. 62nd C. 47th D. 73rd 53. The Central Untouchability (Offences) Act was passed in the year? |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1955 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» A. 1950 | |
| 47. |
What specific event led to the rise of communalism in India in the late 19th century? |
| A. | the revolt of 1857 |
| B. | the founding of islam |
| C. | british colonization |
| D. | the birth of american politics |
| Answer» A. the revolt of 1857 | |
| 48. |
Name the online platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to support women entrepreneurs? |
| A. | digital india |
| B. | mahila e-haat |
| C. | one stop centre scheme |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. mahila e-haat | |
| 49. |
Idea of Sanskritisation was first of all promoted by |
| A. | g.s. churey |
| B. | prof. m. n. srinivas |
| C. | p. v. young |
| D. | sankaracharya |
| Answer» B. prof. m. n. srinivas | |
| 50. |
After examining the impact of industrialisation on social stratification in India, who remarked “Caste has been the Alpha and Omega of Hindu life” |
| A. | m n srinivas |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | lipset and bendix |
| D. | mayer and buckley |
| Answer» A. m n srinivas | |
| 51. |
To L. Dumont which one of the following helps to maintain the structural distance between castes? |
| A. | land ownership |
| B. | economic status |
| C. | purity and pollution |
| D. | political power |
| Answer» C. purity and pollution | |
| 52. |
Who said that the social stratification in India is based on ‘purity and pollution’? |
| A. | m.n. srinivas |
| B. | a.r. desai |
| C. | louis dumont |
| D. | yogendra singh |
| Answer» C. louis dumont | |
| 53. |
Mark out the correct sequence of perspectives on gender and development in India: |
| A. | welfare, empowerment, development. |
| B. | empowerment, development, welfare. |
| C. | development, welfare, empowerment. |
| D. | welfare, development, empowerment |
| Answer» D. welfare, development, empowerment | |
| 54. |
Which one of the following is not an indicator of cultural diversity in India? |
| A. | race |
| B. | caste |
| C. | class |
| D. | religion |
| Answer» C. class | |
| 55. |
Who among the following has used the dialectical approach to the study of Indian Society? |
| A. | m.n. srinivas |
| B. | d.p. mukherjee |
| C. | beteille |
| D. | y.b. damle |
| Answer» B. d.p. mukherjee | |
| 56. |
Who held the view that Indian tribals were backward Hindus? |
| A. | g.s. ghurye b. y. |
| B. | damle |
| C. | a.r. desai |
| D. | n.k. bose |
| Answer» A. g.s. ghurye b. y. | |
| 57. |
Who authored the book, “Annihilation of Caste”? A. |
| A. | r. desai |
| B. | david hardiman |
| C. | b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | n.k. bose |
| Answer» C. b.r. ambedkar | |
| 58. |
Munda Uprising/Rebellion took place in which region? |
| A. | assam |
| B. | chhotangapur region ranchi |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» B. chhotangapur region ranchi | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is not tribal movement? |
| A. | tebhaga movement |
| B. | chuars movement |
| C. | bhils movement |
| D. | kolis movement |
| Answer» A. tebhaga movement | |
| 60. |
What is the main focus of gender budget initiatives in India? |
| A. | women component plan |
| B. | complimentary role for effective convergence |
| C. | proper utilization and monitoring of funds from various development sectors. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 61. |
Which of the following Reform Movements supported the education of girls? |
| A. | brahmo samaj |
| B. | arya samaj |
| C. | prarthana samaj |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 62. |
Who led the suffrage movement for women in India? |
| A. | ushaben mehta |
| B. | radha kumar |
| C. | sucheta kriplani |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» D. sarojini naidu | |
| 63. |
Among the following women who was not associated with ‘Women’s India Association’ which was formed in 1917. |
| A. | annie besant |
| B. | dorothy jinarjadasa |
| C. | margaret cousine |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» D. sarojini naidu | |
| 64. |
Children labour prevention act was amended by the government in :- |
| A. | september 2007 |
| B. | october2006 |
| C. | january 2002 |
| D. | october 2005) |
| Answer» B. october2006 | |
| 65. |
The Child Labour (prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 is an example of |
| A. | regulative labour legislation |
| B. | protective labour legislation |
| C. | social security legislation |
| D. | welfare legislation |
| Answer» B. protective labour legislation | |
| 66. |
By which Constitutional amendment was the voting age brought down from 21 to 18? |
| A. | 37st constitutional amendment of 1985 |
| B. | 61st constitutional amendment of 1988 |
| C. | 56st constitutional amendment of 1993 |
| D. | 46st constitutional amendment of 1985 |
| Answer» B. 61st constitutional amendment of 1988 | |
| 67. |
When was the order for the compulsory disclosure of a candidate's criminal record issued? |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» D. 2003 | |
| 68. |
When was the Act that provided for the Anti-Defection law passed? |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» C. 1985 | |
| 69. |
…………………………….committee constituted to study about Criminalisation of Politics |
| A. | vohra committee |
| B. | goswami committee |
| C. | law commission |
| D. | balwant rai mehta committee |
| Answer» A. vohra committee | |
| 70. |
The National Commission for Schedule Caste was established under........of Indian Constitution. |
| A. | article 338 |
| B. | article 250 |
| C. | article 180 |
| D. | article 142 |
| Answer» A. article 338 | |
| 71. |
Which of the following is not matched correctly? |
| A. | national commission for women: 1992 |
| B. | national minorities commission: 1993 |
| C. | national backward classes commission: 2002 |
| D. | national child rights protection commission: 2007 |
| Answer» C. national backward classes commission: 2002 | |
| 72. |
Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggles of |
| A. | north east region |
| B. | jharkhand |
| C. | nagar division |
| D. | deccan |
| Answer» B. jharkhand | |
| 73. |
Tribals in a scheduled area demanded special care for education of their children under their constitutional right. They demanded such care under |
| A. | article 21 |
| B. | article 46 |
| C. | article 52 |
| D. | article 73 |
| Answer» B. article 46 | |
| 74. |
The concept ‘political secularism’ propounded by |
| A. | ramachandra guha |
| B. | rajeev bhargava |
| C. | ashis nandy |
| D. | triloki nath madan |
| Answer» B. rajeev bhargava | |
| 75. |
Which of the following committee investigate the nexus between criminals, bureaucracy and politicians? |
| A. | ashok mehta committee |
| B. | rao committee |
| C. | vohra committee |
| D. | singhvi committee |
| Answer» B. rao committee | |
| 76. |
Who among the following established All India Depressed Class in 1942? |
| A. | ambedkar |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | m.n.roy |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» A. ambedkar | |
| 77. |
Who founded Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to eradicate untouchability? |
| A. | b r ambedkar |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | m n roy |
| D. | rajaram mohan roy |
| Answer» B. gandhiji | |
| 78. |
In which five year plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society |
| A. | 6th |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | 4th |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» B. 5th | |
| 79. |
Where are juvenile delinquents sent to? |
| A. | jail |
| B. | children homes |
| C. | borstal schools |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. borstal schools | |
| 80. |
Who among the following has listed nine main features of the caste system? |
| A. | ambedkar |
| B. | m n srinivas |
| C. | gandhi |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» B. m n srinivas | |
| 81. |
Who wrote that Caste as been politicized but in the process it has provided to Indian political process and symbols of political articulation’? |
| A. | m.n. srinivas |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | rajini kothari |
| D. | gandhi |
| Answer» C. rajini kothari | |
| 82. |
Sub nationalism in India is most readily associated with |
| A. | language |
| B. | caste |
| C. | region |
| D. | class |
| Answer» A. language | |
| 83. |
Which of the following is one of the salient features of the coalition governments? |
| A. | lack of polarization |
| B. | political opportunism |
| C. | political defections |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 84. |
Who among the following advocated party less democracy in India? |
| A. | m. n roy |
| B. | jayaprakash narayan |
| C. | acharya narendra dev |
| D. | ram manohar lohia |
| Answer» B. jayaprakash narayan | |
| 85. |
Who was the pioneer of the widow Remarriage movement |
| A. | lala hansraj |
| B. | debendrath tagore |
| C. | m.g. ranade |
| D. | jyothiba phule |
| Answer» D. jyothiba phule | |
| 86. |
84th constitution Amendment Act gives reservation for? |
| A. | higher caste |
| B. | obc |
| C. | anglo indians,sc, and stc |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. anglo indians,sc, and stc | |
| 87. |
Which article deals free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen year |
| A. | article 22a |
| B. | article 21a |
| C. | article 20 a |
| D. | article 20 a |
| Answer» B. article 21a | |
| 88. |
Child labor Act was enacted in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» A. 1986 | |
| 89. |
Rainbow coalition is a term derived from the politics and polices of |
| A. | barack obama |
| B. | manmohan singh |
| C. | a.b vajpayee |
| D. | morarji desai |
| Answer» C. a.b vajpayee | |
| 90. |
The term ‘coalition’ is derived from the Latin word coalition which means |
| A. | To merge |
| B. | to support |
| C. | to grow together |
| D. | to complement |
| Answer» A. To merge | |
| 91. |
Coalition governments continue to be |
| A. | Stable |
| B. | undemocratic |
| C. | unstable |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. unstable | |
| 92. |
In coalition government the bureaucracy becomes |
| A. | Efficient |
| B. | all powerful |
| C. | fair and just |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. all powerful | |
| 93. |
The term ‘floor crossing’ is associated with- |
| A. | Political Violence |
| B. | Political Alliance |
| C. | Political Centralization |
| D. | Political Defection |
| Answer» D. Political Defection | |
| 94. |
The emergence of political parties has accompanied with |
| A. | Grow of parliament as an institution |
| B. | Diversification of political systems |
| C. | Growth of modern electorate |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Growth of modern electorate | |
| 95. |
Party is under stood as a ‘doctrine by |
| A. | Guid-socialism |
| B. | Anarchism |
| C. | Marxism |
| D. | Liberalism |
| Answer» D. Liberalism | |
| 96. |
Political parties are responsible for maintaining a continuous connection between |
| A. | People and the government |
| B. | President and the Prime Minister |
| C. | people and the opposition |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| Answer» D. Both (a) and (c) | |
| 97. |
The first All India Women’s Organization was formed in |
| A. | 1918 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1916 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» B. 1917 | |
| 98. |
Belong to a distinct category of social movements with the ideology of class conflict as their basis. |
| A. | Peasant Movements |
| B. | Women’s movements |
| C. | Tribal Movements |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 99. |
Rajni Kothari prefers to call the Indian party system as |
| A. | Congress system |
| B. | one party dominance system |
| C. | Multi-party systems |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 100. |
What does DMK stand for |
| A. | Delhi Munnetra Kazhagam |
| B. | Dravida Munnetra Kahzakam |
| C. | Dravida Manipur Kazhagam |
| D. | Dravida Megha Kerala |
| Answer» B. Dravida Munnetra Kahzakam | |
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