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Topics covered in UGC NET Political science syllabus:

1     Political Theory
2     Political Thought
3     Indian Political Thought
4     Comparative Political Analysis
5     International Relations
6     Indian Foreign Policy
7     Political Institutions in India
8     Political Processes in India
9     Public Administration
10     Governance & Public Policy in India

UGC NET Political Science Previous Question Paper MCQs
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1. Which of the following are correct features of the modern institution of international law?
(i) Unilateral legislation (ii) Consent and legal obligation (iii) Language and practice of justification (iv) Discourse of institutional antonomy Select the correct answer from the
codes given below:
2. The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because
3. Arrange the following phases in the evolution of public administration as a discipline in chronological order using the
codes given below:
(A) Ecological approach
(B) Principles approach
(C) Politics-Administration dichotomy
(D) Public Policy approach
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4. Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as 'the Indian model of development'?
5. 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): Authority and responsibility are the two sides of the same coin. Reason (R): Authority is divisible, responsibility is not.
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6. In which place of South Africa did Gandhiji for the first time organize mass protest?
7. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II
(A) Pareto (i) Circulation of elites
(B) Mosca (ii) History is a graveyard of aristocracies
(C) Michels (iii) Theory of the masses
(D) Gasset (iv) Iron Law of Oligarchy
Codes: A B C D
8. Which one of the following statements is not true?
9. As part of a regional initiative, India initiated the 2004 Tokyo Agreement. Name the organization which emerged as a result.
10. Which one of the following statements is not true?
11. Consider the following statements with regard to India and ASEAN.
(A) India became Sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992.
(B) Delhi Dialogue is on Politicoeconomic issues between ASEAN and India.
(C) India became Dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1996.
(D) India became summit level partner of ASEAN in 2000. Select the correct answer from the
code given below:
12. Public Service Commissions for the Union and States in India are created under which Article of the Constitution?
13. Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct answer from the
codes: List-I List-II (Thinkers) (Theories)
(A) Mao Tse (i) Proletarian Tung Dictatorship
(B) Lenin (ii) Cultural Revolution
(C) Marx (iii) One Country Socialism
(D) Stalin (iv) Communist Party as the Vanguard of the proletariat
Codes: A B C D
14. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List–I List–II (Committees of (Number of Parliament) Members)
A. Public Accounts i. 45 Committee
B. Estimates Committee ii. 22
C. Department related iii. 15 Parliamentary Standing Committee
D. Rules Committee of iv. 30 Lok Sabha
Codes: A B C D
15. Who among the following used the term 'politicization of caste' in Indian politics for the first time?
16. 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): The ambit of RTI Act needs to be widened. Reason (R): At present, there is trend toward privatisation and outsourcing of many erstwhile government activities.
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17. Which one of the following was not feature of Old Diplomacy?
18. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The transformation of the party system in India has centralized power at tier two of the government, namely at the State level. Reason (R): Regional parties have less willingness to decentralize power.
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19. 'Delegated legislation' is not:
20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the
codes given below: List-I List-II (Reasons of failure) (States)
A. Tribal conflict i. Rwanda
B. Endless violence ii. Somalia for nonpolitical purposes
C. Ethnic genocide iii. Congo
D. Transnational iv. Liberia war
Codes: A B C D
21. Arrange the following in correct chronological order of the hierarchy of human needs given by Maslow:
22. Performance Budgeting was introduced in India on the recommendation of:
23. Chronologically arrange the arms control and disarmament agreements in an ascending order.
1. Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT) – 2002
2. Chemical Weapons Convention – 1993
3. Open Skies Treaty – 1992
4. Ottawa Landmine Convention – 1997
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24. Which of the following Committee voiced concern about 'Criminalization of politics and politicization of criminals'?
25. The Theory of Modernization and decay is formulated by