1. Match the List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II
A. Uniting for i. 1999 Peace Resolution
B. The Suez Crisis ii. 2002
C. UN Security iii. 1956 Council Resolution on Iraq Weapons
D. UN Mission in iv. 1950 Kosovo
Codes: A B C D

2. Who of the following notes the existence of legislative, executive and federative powers of the state?

3. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the
code: Assertion (A): Systems approach to comparative politics believes in the balance between the input structure and the output structure to maintain the equilibrium. Reason (R): Systems approach is criticised as a 'status quoist' model.
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4. Which of the following have been identified by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission as barriers to citizen-centric administration in India?
A. Inflexible self-perpetuating and inward looking attitude of civil servants.
B. Lack of accountability of civil servants.
C. Absence of well educated political leadership.
D. Low levels of awareness of the rights and duties of citizens. Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
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5. According to K.J. Holsti, which one of the following is not a feature of the contemporary state system?

6. Which of the following is not a technique to exercise National Power?

7. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as 'the Indian model of development'?

8. Assertion (A): In the first three general elections, India produced a 'one party dominance' model, which is different from one party system. Reason (R): Till 1967, the Congress party had exclusive control over governmental power both at the Centre and also in most of the states of India.
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9. Who among the following said 'Federalism is obsolescent, it is essentially negative in its effect. It is not suitable for positive action, it is financially expensive due to duplication of work.'?

10. Rearrange the following works of Karl Marx in sequential order in terms of Publication Year.
(A) Critique of Political Economy
(B) Poverty of Philosophy
(C) Communist Manifesto
(D) The Holy Family
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11. Scholasticism of middle ages sought to establish:
(A) Supremacy of political domain over the spiritual.
(B) The autonomy of intellectual freedom over the political regimes.
(C) The ascendency of theology over the philosophy.
(D) The subordination of rational element to the theological element of the church. Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:

12. Which one of the following is the chief function of the inter-state council?

13. What has mainly accounted for the evolution of the unwritten constitution of Great Britain?

14. On which of the following date, India joined as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council?

15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
codes given below: Assertion (A): American foreign policy supported the democratic regimes. Reason (R): At times the military systems were also supported by America.
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16. Which one of the following is not a major assumption of balance of power?

17. 'The Supreme Court of India is at long last becoming, after thirty two years of the Republic, the Supreme Court for Indians'. Who said this?

18. Match List–I with List–II and identify the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II (Event) (Year)
A. Millennium i. 2010 Development Goals Report
B. National ii. 2006 Commission for Women
C. Ministry of iii. 1992 Women and Child Development
D. National iv. 2011 Mission for Empowerment of Women
Codes: A B C D

19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List-I List-II Commission/ Issues Committee
A. Mahajan i. Maharashtra- Commission Karnataka Boundary Dispute
B. Sri Krishna ii. Muslim Commission Minority
C. Punchi iii. Telengana/ Commission A.P.
D. Sachar iv. Centre-State Committee Relations
Codes: A B C D

20. Which of the following statements is not true?

21. Black Skin, White Masks is written by

22. Who among the following is regarded as the Father of Comparative Politics?

23. Who among the following former British Prime Ministers belonged to the Labour Party?
1. Harold Wilson
2. Edward Heath
3. John Major
4. Tony Blair Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
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24. In which of the following countries judges are elected by the people? Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
i. U.S.A. ii. Switzerland iii. India iv. U.K.
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25. As per United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) states are entitled for Jurisdiction over sea water as under: