the Lok Sabha upon the comple-
Mikhail Gorbachev
tion of each census
(B) If for a period of 60 days a
member of either House is
without permission of the house
absent from all meetings thereof,
the house may declare his seat
vacant
(C) The Rajya Sabha approves
money bill after it has been
passed by the Lok Sabha
(D) The Attorney-General of
India has the right to speak in,
and otherwise to take part in the
proceedings of either House of
Parliament
110. The Autonomous District Council
under the Sixth Schedule of the
Constitution is not operative in
which one of the following states
of North-East India ?
(A) Assam (B) Tripura
(C) Nagaland (D) Meghalaya
111. On the basis of the criterion
issued by the Election Commis-
sion of India, what is the
minimum number of States in
which a political party must be
recognised to be termed as a 117. Which one of the following is the
National Party throughout the
whole of India ?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
112. Consider the following events
1. Lucknow Pact.
2. Promulgation of Vernacular
Press Act.
3. Establishment of Arya
Samaj.
4. Partition of Bengal.
Which one of the following is the
correct chronological sequence of
the events given above ?
(A) 3, 4, 2 and 1 (B) 1, 2, 4 and 3
(C) 3, 2, 4 and 1 (D) 1, 4, 2 and 3
113. Identify the French author who 118. Which one of the following is
coined the term Third World ?
(A) Jean Paul Sartre
(B) Alfred Sauvy
(C) Franz Fanon
(D) Pierre Bourdieu
114. What was/were the most impor-
tant demands of the J.P. Move-
ment of 1970s ?
1. Land Reforms.
2. Representation for women 119. Which of the following pairs are
in the Parliament.
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3. Workers participation in
industry.
4. Accountability of power.
Select the correct answer using
the code given below
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 4 only
115. Which one of the following can
be characterised as a new social
movement ? 120. Consider the following state-
(A) Workers movement
(B) Peasants movement
(C) Peace movement
(D) Anti-colonial movement
116. Who among the following autho-
red one of the major books in
the area of Games Theory : The
Theory of Games and Economic
Behaviour ?
(A) John Nash
(B) von Neumann and Oskar
Morgenstern
(C) Anthony Downs
(D) Jeffrey S. Banks
correct statement ?
The All India Muslim Personal
Law Board
(A) Enjoys a constitutional status
and its head is appointed by the
President of India
(B) Is a voluntary organisation
which brings together all the
sects and shcools of Muslims in
India
(C) Is an official body created
following the Shah Bano contro-
versy
(D) Is a body of Ulema belong-
ing to the Deoband School which
advises the government on
Muslim Personal Law.
known as the Marshal Plan ?
(A) US post-war economic
assistance to Europe
(B) US military intervention in
Vietnam
(C) Marshal Titos advocacy for
Non-alignment
(D) US assistance to post colo-
nial regimes in sub-Saharan
Africa
correctly matched ?
1.
Glasnost
2. Samuel Huntington
Clash of Civilization
3. Henry Kissinger Detente
Select the correct answer using
the code given below
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
ment
1. Dependency theory argues
that poverty in the Third
World (countries in the
periphery) is on account of
their not being integrated
into the world system.
2. Idealist theory in Inter-
national Relations maintains
that self interest cannot be
muted in order to build
national and international
norms of behaviour that
foment peace.
3. Realist theory in Inter-
national Relations is critici-
sed for under-emphasizing
the role of international
organisations.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 and 3 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 3 only
Answers with Hints
1. (A) 2. (C)
3. (D) The Quorum to constitute a
meeting of either House of the
Parliament shall be one-tenth of
the total number of members of
the House. If at any time during
a meeting of a House, there is no
quorum, it shall be the duty of
the Chairman or the Speaker, or
person acting as such, either
to adjourn the House or to
suspend the meeting until there
is a quorum.
4. (B) He has no power to summon
the House even after proroga-
tion. He presides over a jo
int sitting.
5. (D) As per Art. 312 of the Cons-
titution, the Parliament is empo-
wered to make laws providing