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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Political Science (MA Political Science) .
| 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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