1. Which of the following statements relating to Maos theory of contradictions are true?
(A) Contradictions are universal in all times and in all societies.
(B) Antagonistic contradictions exist among the hostile classes in terms of ownership of productive forces.
(C) Non-antagonistic contradictions could exist among people which could be resolved without resorting to violence.
(D) Contradictions have no place in a socialist system. Choose the correct answer from the below:

2. Who among the following argued that 'The belief in the principle of authority is the only reliable means of securing order'.

3. Which one of the following is not a principle of organisation?

4. Which one of the following was not a substitute of Merit System found earlier?

5. Which of the following two statements are true regarding Indo- Pak relations on Kashmir? (1) The Security Council first discussed the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in 1948 (2) A summit meeting took place in 2004 in Islamabad between A.B. Vajpayee and Pervez Musharraf (3) A bus service across the ceasefire line was inaugurated in 2006 (4) Terrorist attack on Samjhauta Express was made in 2007 Choose the correct options:

6. Which of the following have emphasis in India's nuclear deterrent:

7. Who said, 'Power in International Politics is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but few understand it'?

8. When were the rules regarding Department Related Parliamentary standing committees made in India?

9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List-I
(A) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act
(B) 61st Constitutional Amendment Act
(C) 97th Constitutional Amendment Act
(D) 99th Constitutional Amendment Act List-II
(i) Transparency in judicial appointments (ii) Declaration of Sikkim as a full fledged state (iii) Lowering of voting age from 21 to 18 years (iv) Formation and functioning of co-operative societies
Codes: A B C D

10. Find out the incorrect statement/s about Johan Galtung's models of conflict, violence and peace:
(A) He suggested that conflict could be viewed as triangle with contradiction, attitude and behaviour
(B) He talked of structural, cultural, direct and indirect violence
(C) He discussed about peace building, peace making and peace keeping
(D) He explained about direct war, proxy war and Intrastate
Code:

11. Since mid – 1950s, the major trends in comparative politics have been in the areas of:
(A) systems theories
(B) culture theories
(C) development theories
(D) class theories Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
Codes:

12. What was the name of the section which replaced Comparative Administration Group of the American Society of Public Administration?

13. On which date National Integration Day is celebrated in India?

14. Which of the following are true regarding a revolution?
(A) Change of Constitution
(B) One ruling elite is replaced by another
(C) Transformation in Political Institutions
(D) Fundamental change in the Socioeconomic and political structures
Code:

15. Make a sequence of Decisionmaking approach: (1) Search for information (2) Problem recognition (3) Selection of alternative (4) Definition of alternative Select the right option:

16. Who among the following termed the four different bases of organization as four Ps?

17. Who among the following conceived the society as 'a cooperative venture for mutual advantage'?

18. Which countries were the basis of the study of Almond and Verba's 'Civic Culture'?

19. Who among the following has specified six qualities of an administrator/manager – physical, mental, moral, general education, special knowledge and experience?

20. Which of the following thinkers held the view that the probable mischiefs of obedience are less than the probable mischiefs of resistence.

21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
codes given below: Assertion (A): Lenin produced a new theory of the revolutionary function of the intellectuals. Reason (R): The ideas and not the material conditions of production are the effective causes of revolution.
Codes:

22. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II (Deputy Prime (Government) Ministers)
A. Morarji Desai i. Janata Party
B. Jagjivan Ram ii. Congress
C. Devilal iii. National Democratic Alliance
D. L.K. Advani iv. United Front
Codes: A B C D

23. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II
(A) Second summit (i) Colombo of Nonalignment
(B) Third summit (ii) Algiers of Nonalignment
(C) Fourth summit (iii) Lusaka of Nonalignment
(D) Fifth summit (iv) Cairo of Nonalignment
Codes: A B C D

24. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following reports?
1. A.D. Gorwala Report
2. Paul H. Appleby Report
3. Santhanam Committee Report
4. First Administrative Reforms Commission Report. Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:

25. C. Wright Mills' The Power Elite (1956) offered a general analysis of elites in