Madhya Pradesh P.S.C. (Pre.) Exam.

, 2008
(Held on 11-1-2009)

Political Science : Solved Paper

1. Which one is not the principle of Parliamentary government in a democracy ? (A) Collective responsibility of Executive (B) Fixed Tenure (C) Prime Minister as Primes inter pares (D) Judicial guarantee of Fundamental Rights Ans : (B) 2. The Executive in Presidential form of government is powerful because (A) the Legislature is weak (B) judges are appointed by the President (C) it enjoys the fixity of tenure (D) the procedure of impeachment is cumbersome Ans : (C) 3. Presidential form of government is based on the principle of (A) accountability of Executive to Judiciary (B) independence of the Executive (C) separation of powers (D) sovereignty of the Legislature Ans : (B) 4. Politics is struggle for power, was said by (A) Morgenthau (B) Quincy Wright (C) Sprout (D) Thomson Ans : (A) 5. Politics is concerned with the authoritative allocation of values for a society. This definition of politics has been given by (A) David Easton (B) Harold Lasswell (C) Robert Dahl (D) Charles Merriam Ans : (A) 6. According to Structural-Functional approach which of the following does not constitute input functions of a political system ? (A) Political socialisation (B) Political development (C) Interest aggregation

(D) Political communication Ans : (B) 7. Who of the following is regarded as an exponent of empty liberty ? (A) Bentham (B) J.S. Mill (C) Hegel (D) Green Ans : (B) 8. Which one of the following books is not written by Machiavelli ? (A) The Prince (B) The Discourses (C) The Art of War (D) Behemoth Ans : (D) 9. The view that the State is a necessary evil, is associated with (A) Individualists (B) Anarchists (C) Marxists (D) Sophists Ans : (A) 10. The philosophy that stands diametrically opposite to liberalism is (A) Individualism (B) Capitalism (C) Marxism (D) Fascism Ans : (C) 11. Who of the following first propounded the organic theory of State ? (A) Machiavelli (B) Plato (C) Marx (D) Herbert Spencer Ans : (B) 12. Social Contract theory is based on (A) Nationalism (B) Constitutionalism (C) Individualism (D) Socialism Ans : (C) 13. Who of the following first used the term Socialism ?

(A) Kropotkin (B) Robert Owen (C) Marx (D) Bentham Ans : (B) 14. Which one of the following is not an agency of public opinion ? (A) Press (B) Judiciary (C) Political Party (D) T.V. and Radio Ans : (B) 15. The first systematic classification of government was given by (A) Plato (B) Aristotle (C) Machiavelli (D) Montesquieu Ans : (B) 16. Which one of the following functions is performed by political parties ? (A) To render help to poor people (B) To run hospitals (C) To manage newspapers (D) To assist candidates in contesting elections Ans : (D) 17. The concept of liberty includes (A) absence of unjust restraints (B) maximum justice (C) national liberation (D) absence of restraints Ans : (A) 18. The best explanation of Equality is (A) identity of treatment (B) parity of remuneration (C) fulfilment of minimum needs (D) abiding by rules Ans : (C) 19. Marxian socialism is called scientific socialism, because Marx (A) considered personal experiences as his laboratory (B) opposed religion and metaphysical issues (C) rejected idealistic, vague and utopian assumptions (D) accepted dictatorship of the proletariat

Ans : (C) 20. The Retributive Theory of Justice is based on (A) the principle of deterrent punishment (B) the principle of revenge (C) the principle that punishment should aim at reforming the criminals (D) the principle of hate the sin and not the sinner Ans : (B) 21. Classless society according to Marx denotes (A) a tribal society (B) a casteless society (C) a society where there is only one classthe working class (D) a society in which all classes are in equal proportion Ans : (C) 22. Rousseaus General Will means (A) Will of the sovereign (B) Will of the general public (C) Will of majority (D) Collective good of the people Ans : (D) 23. The Deterrent Theory of Justice is based upon the principle of (A) Tit for tat (B) Severe and exemplary punishment to prevent the reoccurrence of crime (C) That criminals should be reformed (D) That criminals should be treated leniently Ans : (B) 24. Theory of Political Development means (A) Development of the whole state (B) Development of the consciousness amongst the people (C) Development of the whole society through the instrumentality of the State (D) Development of political elite Ans : (C) 25. Divine Origin theory of the State holds that (A) State was created by a saint named Divine (B) State was created by Pope (C) State was created by God (D) State was created by majority vote Ans : (C) 26. Oligarchy is a system where (A) representatives of the common people dominate

(B) aristocratic class dominates (C) working class dominates (D) peasantry dominates Ans : (B) 27. A Totalitarian State is one in which (A) total power of the state is vested in one person (B) state has total power over its subjects (C) state caters to the total needs of its subjects (D) state has complete control over its resources Ans : (B) 28. The characteristic which is of the List System but not of Single Transferable Vote System is (A) it is proportional representation (B) the constituency must be multiple-member (C) quota is calculated (D) votes are cast to the party and not the candidate Ans : (D) 29. The scholar who first propounded the single transferable vote system is (A) Thomas Paine (B) J.S. Mill (C) Thomas Hare (D) Rousseau Ans : (C) 30. The ideology of Democratic Socialism lays emphasis on (A) basis of society is not competition, but cooperation (B) state is a necessary evil (C) violent revolution (D) class-struggle theory Ans : (A) 31. Which of the following statements is not applicable to Hobbes ? (A) Men entered into a single contract (B) Sovereign enjoyed absolute powers (C) Men can appoint their ruler (D) The contract was one-sided Ans : (C) 32. Which of the following contains the elements of the historical theory of the origin of the State ? (A) Kinship, religion, war, political consciousness (B) War, customs, kingship, dictates of natural law (C) Kingship, force, mutual agreements, political leadership

(D) Blood-relations, contractual agreements, religion, anarchy Ans : (A) 33. The basic principle of liberalism is (A) social justice (B) equality (C) individual freedom (D) nationalism Ans : (C) 34. Modern Individualism demands freedom for (A) Group (B) Individual (C) People (D) Working class Ans : (A) 35. The concept of constitutional government was first elaborated by (A) Plato (B) Aristotle (C) Bodin (D) Machiavelli Ans : (B) 36. Who propagated the greatest happiness to the greatest number ? (A) Marxists (B) Utilitarians (C) Liberals (D) Pluralists Ans : (B) 37. Input-output model is chiefly attributed to (A) Peter Merkl (B) Robert Dahl (C) David Easton (D) David Apter Ans : (C) 38. What are the essential elements of the State ? (A) Population, territory, constitution, power (B) Population, territory, government, sovereignty (C) Population, territory, political party, sovereignty (D) Population, power, authority, sovereignty Ans : (B) 39. Which of the following theories of origin of State is more appropriate and reliable as it is

based on scientific base ? (A) Divine theory of origin of state (B) Force theory (C) Evolutionary theory (D) Social contract theory Ans : (C) 40. The concept of Rule of Law was given by (A) A.V. Dicey (B) Laski (C) Austin (D) MacIver Ans : (A) 41. Mrs. Annie Besant was associated with (A) Servants of India Society (B) Home Rule Movement (C) Civil Disobedience Movement (D) Quit India Movement Ans : (B) 42. Who presides over the joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament ? (A) President of India (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha (C) Prime Minister (D) Leader of Ruling Party Ans : (B) 43. In the Indian Constitution the word secularism means (A) State has a religion of its own (B) State has nothing to do with religion (C) State has irreligious (D) State tolerates religions without professing any particular religion Ans : (D) 44. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly ? (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (C) J. L. Nehru (D) B. N. Rao Ans : (B) 45. Through which Amendment was the word Socialism added to the Constitution ? (A) 42nd Amendment (B) 43rd Amendment (C) 44th Amendment

(D) 45th Amendment Ans : (A) 46. Indian Institute of Public Administration is situated at (A) Delhi (B) Chennai (C) Kolkata (D) Mumbai Ans : (A) 47. In India the power of judicial review is enjoyed by the (A) High Court only (B) Supreme Court only (C) Supreme Court and High Court only (D) Parliament Ans : (C) 48. In which part of the Indian Constitution proclaims India to be a welfare state ? (A) Part III (B) Part IV (C) Part IX (D) Part VI Ans : (B) 49. The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in (A) Part I of the Constitution (B) Part III of the Constitution (C) Part IV of the Constitution (D) None of the above Ans : (D) 50. Which one of the following commissions was constituted to examine the Centre-State relations ? (A) Sarkaria Commission (B) Shah Commission (C) Bachhavat Commission (D) Jain Commission Ans : (A) 51. In India the work of Budget forming is performed by (A) Planning Commission (B) Public Service Commission (C) Finance Minister (D) Finance Commission Ans : (C)

52. Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right ? (A) Right to Life (B) Right to Liberty (C) Right to Property (D) Right to Freedom of Expression Ans : (C) 53. Indian system is (A) Federal (B) Quasi-federal (C) Unitary (D) Federal with unitary bias Ans : (D) 54. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission of 1945 ? (A) Sir Stafford Cripps (B) A.V. Alexander (C) Lord Pathik Lawrence (D) C. Atlee Ans : (D) 55. The partition of India was first hinted (A) at the II Round Table Conference (B) in the Cripps Proposals (C) in the Cabinet Mission Plan (D) in the Mountbatten formula Ans : (D) 56. The demand of the Swarajist Party was (A) Poorna Swaraj (B) Parliamentary Institutions (C) Dominion Status (D) Communal Electorates Ans : (C) 57. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Vice-President (D) Union Planning Minister Ans : (B) 58. Mohd. Ali Jinnah propounded the Two-Nation theory in the year (A) 1920 (B) 1928 (C) 1940

(D) 1946 Ans : (C) 59. Who among the following was not a moderate ? (A) B.G. Tilak (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Feroz Shah Mehta (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Ans : (A) 60. Dyarchy was introduced in India under (A) Morley-Minto Reforms (B) Montford Reforms (C) Simon Commission Plan (D) Government of India Act, 1935 Ans : (B) 61. The Simon Commission was sent to India to (A) study the communal problem (B) negotiate with Gandhiji about representation of backward classes (C) review the progress of Montford reforms (D) report on Home Rule to the British Parliament Ans : (C) 62. The leaders of the Khilafat movement were (A) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das (B) Gandhi and Annie Beasant (C) Maulana Azad and Sarojini Naidu (D) Ali Brothers Ans : (D) 63. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched ? (A) FascismMussolini (B) AnarchismBakunin (C) SocialismThomas Moore (D) PluralismKropotkin Ans : (D) 64. The importance of Bureaucracy has greatly increased in present times on account of (A) the emergence of democratic state (B) the emergence of welfare state (C) the emergence of police state (D) the emergence of liberal economic system Ans : (B) 65. Freedom of Press in India is

(A) specifically provided in the Constitution (B) implied in the right to freedom of expression (C) available under the Acts of Parliament (D) available under executive orders Ans : (B) 66. Universal Adult Franchise in India was granted by (A) The Act of 1919 (B) The Act of 1935 (C) The Constitution of India (D) Constitutional Amendment in 1971 Ans : (C) 67. Representative Institutions in India were introduced for the first time by the (A) Charter Act of 1853 (B) Government of India Act 1858 (C) Indian Council Act 1861 (D) Indian Council Act 1892 Ans : (D) 68. Who is the legal sovereign in India ? (A) President of India (B) President and Parliament (C) Constitution of India (D) People of India Ans : (B) 69. Idealist theory of Rights lays emphasis on mans (A) social development (B) economic development (C) civil development (D) moral development Ans : (D) 70. The slogan Swaraj is my birthright was given by (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Lokmanya Tilak (D) Bipin Chandra Pal Ans : (C) 71. The partition of Bengal was annulled in (A) 1907 (B) 1908 (C) 1910 (D) 1911

Ans : (D) 72. Who, among the following, was the founder of Ghadar Party ? (A) Lala Har Dayal (B) Ram Chandra (C) Bikaji Cama (D) Chandra Shekhar Azad Ans : (A) 73. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started in (A) Champaran (B) Bardoli (C) Dandi (D) Baroda Ans : (A) 74. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of (A) Arya Samaj (B) Brahmo Samaj (C) Ram Krishna Mission (D) Prarthana Samaj Ans : (B) 75. The Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of Complete Independence in its session held at (A) Lahore (B) Calcutta (C) Madras (D) Bombay Ans : (A) 76. Which what the April 13, 1919 is associated in the history of freedom struggle of India ? (A) Start of Civil Disobedience Movement (B) Countrywide Non-cooperation Movement (C) Adoption of pledge for complete freedom of the country (D) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh Ans : (D) 77. Why did Gandhiji abruptly stop the Non-cooperation Movement of 1922 ? (A) For the harsh attitude of British (B) Because of pact between Congress and British (C) Because of violence broke at Chauri-Chaura (D) Because of unanimous decision of Congress Ans : (C) 78. Which of the following is not matched properly ?

(A) Mahatma GandhiNoncooperation Movement (B) Vinoba BhaveBhoodan (C) M.N. RoyPartyless Democracy (D) J.L. NehruDemocratic Socialism Ans : (C) 79. Which Constitutional Amendment is related to Panchayati Raj ? (A) 52nd (B) 62nd (C) 72nd (D) 73rd Ans : (D) 80. In which year Madhya Pradesh State has made Panchayati Raj Act after 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act ? (A) 1992 (B) 1993 (C) 1995 (D) 1998 Ans : (C) 81. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ? The President of India can (A) summon each House of Parliament (B) address both the Houses of Parliament (C) prorogue either House of Parliament (D) dissolve both the Houses of Parliament Ans : (D) 82. The Presiding Officer of the Upper House of Indian Parliament is (A) President of India (B) Vice-President of India (C) Chief Justice of India (D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ans : (B) 83. The Act of 1919 provided for (A) Annulment of Veto power of the Governor General (B) Bicameral legislature at the centre (C) End of communal representation (D) Introduction of dyarchy at the centre Ans : (B) 84. The Communal Electorate System was introduced by the British in India for the first time through (A) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (B) Indian Councils Act, 1892

(C) Government of India Act, 1909 (D) Government of India Act, 1919 Ans : (C) 85. The Political Party commands absolute majority in Lok Sabha. It means (A) membership is more than 50% (B) majority in membership (C) majority support (D) 50% membership Ans : (A) 86. Parliament of India consists of (A) Legislative Assembly, Rajya Sabha (B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha (C) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha (D) Speaker, Lok Sabha, Council of State Ans : (C) 87. The State, which elects the largest members of Lok Sabha, is (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Uttar Pradesh Ans : (D) 88. The Trusteeship Theory signifies (A) property as theft (B) state ownership of means of production (C) abolition of private property (D) owners consider wealth for society Ans : (D) 89. Cripps proposals is a post-dated cheque on a failing bank. This is the view of (A) Jawahar Lal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Rajgopalachari (D) Sardar Patel Ans : (B) 90. The Prime Minister of India is (A) appointed (B) elected (C) nominated (D) selected Ans : (A)

91. In India, the Money Bill is first introduced in (A) the Rajya Sabha (B) the Lok Sabha (C) simultaneously in both the Houses of Parliament (D) the Finance Commission Ans : (B) 92. Which of the following writs literally means : We command ? (A) Habeas Corpus (B) Mandamus (C) Quo warranto (D) Certiorari Ans : (B) 93. Where is the International Court of Justice situated ? (A) The Hague (B) New York (C) Geneva (D) Paris Ans : (A) 94. When was SAARC formally established ? (A) December 1980 (B) August 1983 (C) December 1985 (D) July 1987 Ans : (C) 95. Who of the following gave the idea of partyless democracy ? (A) J. L. Nehru (B) Lenin (C) Jayaprakash Narayana (D) M. K. Gandhi Ans : (C) 96. The number of Judges in International Court of Justice is (A) 15 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 14 Ans : (A) 97. India began NAM in (A) 1961 (B) 1954 (C) 1973

(D) 1978 Ans : (A) 98. Sino-Indian war occurred in (A) 1961 (B) 1962 (C) 1948 (D) 1947 Ans : (B) 99. According to the Constitution, the Lok Sabha must meet at least (A) thrice each year with an interval of not more than two months between the two sessions (B) twice each year with an interval of not more than three months between the two sessions (C) twice each year with an interval of not more than four months between the two sessions (D) twice each year with an interval of not more than six months between the two sessions Ans : (D) 100. Which one the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (A) Simon Commission, 1927 (B) Namak Satyagrah, 1930 (C) Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931 (D) Wavell Plan, 1944 Ans : (D) 101. Law is the command of the sovereign. It was said by (A) H. J. Laski (B) W. Austin (C) J. Bentham (D) T. Acquinas Ans : (B) 102. Hobbes has been called an individualist because (A) he permits Natural Rights to the individual (B) he allows Right to Revolt against the sovereign (C) his Monarch has been given absolute powers by the people (D) his entire philosophy focuses on the security of the individual in the state Ans : (D) 103. According to Rousseau the State of Nature has to be terminated because (A) Human nature was wicked (B) Natural rights were in danger (C) Art and culture were to be preserved (D) Inequality created the institution of property Ans : (D) 104. According to Karl Marx, State

(A) is a result of surplus value (B) is a permanent agency of exploitation of the poor (C) is a class organisation which was to wither away (D) is a product of social contract between rich and powerful Ans : (C) 105. Which one of the following is a Liberal thinker ? (A) J. S. Mill (B) Thomas Moore (C) George Sorel (D) A. R. Orage Ans : (A) 106. A welfare state is a/an (A) democratic state (B) socialist state (C) secular state (D) administrative state Ans : (A) 107. Socialism is like a hat which has lost its shape because everybody wears it. Who said this ? (A) Charles Fourier (B) Proudhoun (C) C.E.M. Joad (D) Alexander Gray Ans : (C) 108. Guild Socialism is a half way house between (A) Democracy and Socialism (B) Socialism and Marxism (C) Collectivism and Syndicalism (D) Marxism and State Socialism Ans : (C) 109. A socialist state believes in giving (A) maximum functions to the State (B) minimum functions to the State (C) negative functions to the State (D) no functions to the State Ans : (A) 110. Proportional representation is also called as (A) MacDonald method (B) Hare plan (C) Single voting

(D) List system Ans : (B) 111. Who was the author of Arthashastra ? (A) Kautilya (B) Adam Smith (C) Patanjali (D) Malthus Ans : (A) 112. Socialism as a political philosophy is not opposed to (A) Capitalism (B) Feudalism (C) Social engineering (D) Competition Ans : (C) 113. Fabian socialists believe in (A) inevitability of gradualness (B) non-violence for social status quo (C) revolutionary reforms (D) minimum consumption Ans : (A) 114. A democratic form of government can be contrasted from a totalitarian form of government on the basis of (A) Constitutionalism (B) Electoral system (C) Rule of Law (D) Opposition parties Ans : (C) 115. Minorities and special interests can be best represented on democratic bodies by a system of (A) plural voting (B) professional representation (C) proportional representation (D) separate electorates Ans : (C) 116. The book entitled Grammar of Politics was written by (A) E. Barker (B) H. Laski (C) H. Lasswell (D) A. Appodari Ans : (B)

117. Mr. H. G. Sorel was a (A) Guild socialist (B) Syndicalist (C) Fabian socialist (D) Utopian socialist Ans : (B) 118. Nothing against the state, nothing beyond the state, everything within the state was the political philosophy of (A) Hegel (B) Marx (C) Mussolini (D) Mao Ans : (A) 119. Marxism and Fascism agree about (A) the nature of state (B) the role of religion (C) the utility of wars (D) the totalitarian character of government Ans : (D) 120. The socialists consider the state as (A) a necessary evil (B) an unnecessary evil (C) a divine institution (D) a positive good Ans : (D)