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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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