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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) .
| 201. |
Which article deals free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen year |
| A. | Arti 22A |
| B. | Arti 21A |
| C. | Article 20 A |
| D. | Article 20 A |
| Answer» B. Arti 21A | |
| 202. |
Child labor Act was enacted in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» A. 1986 | |
| 203. |
The minimum age for marriage is that the boy must be ---------- and the girl---------- |
| A. | 21 yrs and 18yrs |
| B. | 20yrs and 14 yrs |
| C. | 21yrs, 18yrs |
| D. | 22 yrs and 18 years |
| Answer» A. 21 yrs and 18yrs | |
| 204. |
Borstel schools are established for offenders below the age of |
| A. | 17 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 205. |
International Day for the Elimination of violence against women is observed on |
| A. | 25th November |
| B. | 26th December |
| C. | 24th March |
| D. | 24th November |
| Answer» A. 25th November | |
| 206. |
The self Employed women’s Association of India (SEWA) was formed by |
| A. | Medha Padkar |
| B. | Menaka Gandhi |
| C. | Dr. Ela Bhatt |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dr. Ela Bhatt | |
| 207. |
The first National Commission for Scheduled Caste was constituted on |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2000` |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» B. 2004 | |
| 208. |
National Commission of Scheduled Tribes has been under Article |
| A. | 31A |
| B. | 33A |
| C. | 32A |
| D. | 30A |
| Answer» B. 33A | |
| 209. |
Reservation for seats for SC and ST in Loksabha comes under |
| A. | Art 330 |
| B. | Art 110 |
| C. | Art 370 |
| D. | Art 315 |
| Answer» A. Art 330 | |
| 210. |
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was formed in |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2007 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2009 |
| Answer» B. 2007 | |
| 211. |
Women helpline number is |
| A. | 1091 |
| B. | 1001 |
| C. | 1081 |
| D. | 1010 |
| Answer» A. 1091 | |
| 212. |
The chairperson and members of the Kerala State Commission for Women (KWC) hold office for a period of |
| A. | 3 years |
| B. | 5 years |
| C. | 1years |
| D. | 4 years |
| Answer» B. 5 years | |
| 213. |
Under which Act. it was provided that women doing similar work to men, would qualify for equal pay |
| A. | Equal protection Act 1980 |
| B. | Equal remuneration Act 1976 |
| C. | Equal representation Act 1976 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Equal remuneration Act 1976 | |
| 214. |
Who was the founder of Muslim League? |
| A. | M.A. Jinnah |
| B. | Liaqat Alikhan |
| C. | Agha Khan |
| D. | Muhammed Iqbal |
| Answer» B. Liaqat Alikhan | |
| 215. |
Which of the following was started in 1973 to save the evergreen tropical forest in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India from being flooded by a hydroelectric project? |
| A. | Chipko Movement |
| B. | Jungle Bachao Andola |
| C. | Appiko Movement |
| D. | Silent Valley Movement |
| Answer» D. Silent Valley Movement | |
| 216. |
An act in violation of the penal laws of a state |
| A. | Deponent |
| B. | Crime |
| C. | Conviction |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Crime | |
| 217. |
Name the first Malayalee women Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. |
| A. | Fathima Beevi |
| B. | Anna Chandy |
| C. | K K Usha |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. K K Usha | |
| 218. |
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities ( prevention ) Act was passed by parliament in |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» A. 1985 | |
| 219. |
Who was the president of Indian National Congress when it launched quit India movement? |
| A. | Subash Bose |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | J B Kripalin |
| D. | Abdul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» D. Abdul Kalam Azad | |
| 220. |
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 | |
| 221. |
In which five year plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society |
| A. | 6th |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | 4th |
| D. | 3rd |
| Answer» B. 5th | |
| 222. |
Where are juvenile delinquents sent to? |
| A. | Jail |
| B. | Children Homes |
| C. | Borstal schools |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Borstal schools | |
| 223. |
Who among the following has listed nine main features of the caste system? |
| A. | Ambedkar |
| B. | M N Srinivas |
| C. | Gandhi |
| D. | (a) and (b) |
| Answer» B. M N Srinivas | |
| 224. |
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 | |
| 225. |
Who among the following jointly written ‘Communist Manifesto’? |
| A. | Gandhi and Nehru |
| B. | M N Roy and Gandhi |
| C. | Marx and Engels |
| D. | None to these |
| Answer» B. M N Roy and Gandhi | |
| 226. |
Marxian Analysis sees power as being derived from – position. c. |
| A. | Caste |
| B. | Clan |
| C. | Class. |
| D. | a and b |
| Answer» C. Class. | |
| 227. |
The Dravida Muneetra Kazhagam (DMK) movement against the imposition of Hindi language in a good example of d. |
| A. | Revolutionary movements |
| B. | Resistance movements |
| C. | Utopian movements |
| D. | Reform movements |
| Answer» B. Resistance movements | |
| 228. |
The oldest women’s organization formed in 1927 is |
| A. | Self employed women’s Association |
| B. | working women’s conference |
| C. | All India women’s conference |
| D. | national federation of Indian women |
| Answer» C. All India women’s conference | |
| 229. |
The trade Union movement in India is highly dominated by |
| A. | The workers |
| B. | the trade union leaders |
| C. | the political parties |
| D. | the industrialists |
| Answer» C. the political parties | |
| 230. |
In India the majority of the working-class came from. |
| A. | The rural areas |
| B. | The urban areas |
| C. | From slums |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. The rural areas | |
| 231. |
Female infanticide and dowry system are the major concerns of |
| A. | Environmental movement |
| B. | peasant movement |
| C. | feminist movement |
| D. | The workers movement |
| Answer» C. feminist movement | |
| 232. |
In 1917 the Women of ------------------ formed the Women’s Indian Association |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Culcutta |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Madras | |
| 233. |
In the first decade following independence, which of the following legislations transformed the legal status of women? |
| A. | The Hindu Marriage Act 1955 |
| B. | The succession |
| C. | The adoption Act ,1956 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 234. |
Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of |
| A. | North East region |
| B. | Jharkahand |
| C. | Nagar division |
| D. | Deccan |
| Answer» B. Jharkahand | |
| 235. |
The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is assertion of the principle of |
| A. | Political equality |
| B. | civil equality |
| C. | Natural equality |
| D. | Social equality |
| Answer» A. Political equality | |
| 236. |
When did Muslim League adopt self government as one of its objectives? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1912 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» C. 1912 | |
| 237. |
Who among the following communists of India played a notable role in the world communist movement ? |
| A. | A K Gopalan |
| B. | S A Dange |
| C. | M N Roy |
| D. | EMS Namboodiripad |
| Answer» C. M N Roy | |
| 238. |
How many times Nehru became the president of INC |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 239. |
Political parities 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 b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 240. |
Who among the following made the famous statement England does not love coalitions’? |
| A. | R.C Wheare |
| B. | Bertnad Reussell |
| C. | Disraeli |
| D. | Churchill |
| Answer» C. Disraeli | |
| 241. |
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 | |
| 242. |
The Ezhavas’ and Velamos’ are socially dominate caste groups in |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | None of there |
| Answer» B. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively | |
| 243. |
Socially dominant castes of Bihar are: |
| A. | Bhumihars and Koayasthas |
| B. | Yadavas and Kurmis |
| C. | Rajputs and Koerls |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Yadavas and Kurmis | |
| 244. |
As socially dominant caste- groups the Rajputs, Kayasthas and Marwari’s are dominant in |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Rajasthan | |
| 245. |
Which among the following Indian states have the largest number of poor in absolute terms? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 246. |
As a political strategy, communalism is apposed to |
| A. | Nationalism |
| B. | Regionalism |
| C. | Localism |
| D. | Internationalism |
| Answer» A. Nationalism | |
| 247. |
If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Scheduled Tribes, who has the power for such exclusion? |
| A. | President |
| B. | parliment |
| C. | Union council of ministers |
| D. | National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| Answer» B. parliment | |
| 248. |
Communalism in India was born, nurtured and promoted by |
| A. | Muslim League |
| B. | British imperialism |
| C. | Congress politics |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. British imperialism | |
| 249. |
Economically, Muslims in India have failed to produce: |
| A. | Surplus capital |
| B. | industrial growth |
| C. | Adequate precipitant income |
| D. | A viable capitalist class |
| Answer» D. A viable capitalist class | |
| 250. |
Which of the following problems most fostered regionalism in India. |
| A. | Social |
| B. | Economic |
| C. | Relegious |
| D. | Both A and B |
| Answer» D. Both A and B | |
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