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LTM SERIES-1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
IMPORTANT THEORIES
AND THINKERS
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LTM Series-1
1. Who among the following public administration

thinker give “Agraria- transit- indusria” and “Fused-
Prismatic- diffracted” model?
A. Herbert Simon B. Chester Bernard
C. Gullick and Urwick D. F.W. Riggs
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Explanation
Answer-D
Fredrick W. Riggs give ecological approach to the study of
public administration and in his famous book ‘The Ecology of
Public Administration’ gives model of agrarian-transit-
industria and fused-prismatic-difracted.

LTM SERIES-1
2. Who of the following administrative thinkers have

described the classical theory as the ‘machine model
theory’
1. March 2. Elton Mayo
3. Warren Bennis 4. H.A. Simon
Select the correct code:
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 4 D. 2 and 4

Explanation
Answer-C
March and Simon have described the classical theory as the
‘machine model theory’

LTM SERIES-1
3. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Unity of direction- Gulick
B. Co-ordination- Fayol
C. Formal authority- Urwick
D. Decentralisation- Taylor

Explanation
Answer-C
In 1943, Urwick published his most famous book ‘Elements of
Administration’, In this book he identified 29 principle of
adminisation. Authority was one of among that.

LTM Series-1
4. Which era is known as “The crisis of identity in the

study of public administration”?
A. 1938-1847 B. 1887-1926
C. 1927-1937 D. 1948-1970

Explanation
Answer-D
❖ In the era of 1948 to 1970 public administration loses its
unique identity.
❖ The administrative theories become irrelevant in newly
raised countries.
❖ Some public administration thinkers return to political
science and some of them move to administrative science

LTM SERIES-1
5. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from the
codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Span of Attention i) Mooney and Reiley
b) Scalar Process ii) F.W. Taylor
c) Human Relations Theory iii) V.A. Graicunas
d) Functional Foremanship iv) Elton Mayo
a, b, c, d a, b, c, d a, b, c, d a, b, c, d
A. iii, iv, i, ii B. iii, i, iv, ii C. ii, i, iv, iii D. i, iii, ii, iv

Explanation
Answer-B
❖ Span of Attention V.A. Graicunas
❖ Scalar Process Mooney and Reiley
❖ Human Relations Theory Elton Mayo
❖ Functional Foremanship F.W. Taylor

LTM SERIES-1
6. Fayol’s activities of an industrial undertaking are:
A. Planning, Organisation, Command, Coordination and

Control.
B. Division of Work, Discipline, Unity of Command, Order
and Scalar Chain
C. Commercial, Managerial, Technical, Security, Financial
and Accounting
D. Commercial, Managerial, Technical, Planning,
Coordination and Control
Explanation
Answer-C
❖ Activities of Industrial Undertaking:
1. F inancial
2. A ccounting
3. T echnical
4. C ommercial
5. M anagerial
6. S ecurity

LTM Series-1
7. Who among the following has analyzed leadership in

terms of ‘circular response’ ?
A. L.Urwick B. Herbert Simon
C. M.P. Follet D. C.I. Barnard

Explanation
Answer-C
❖ Leader not only influences his/her group but is also
influenced by it.
❖ Follet called this relationship as ‘circular response’ or ‘circular
leadership’.
❖ She defines three types of leadership:
1. Leadership of position
2. Leadership of personality
3. Leadership of function
LTM Series-1
8. Who among the following has provided the theory of

‘contribution-satisfaction Equilibrium ?’
A. L.Urwick B. Herbert Simon
C. F.W. Riggs D. C.I. Barnard

Explanation
Answer-D
❖ According to Barnard, Survival of Organisation depends on
the maintenance of an equilibrium between the contribution
and the satisfactions of its participants.
❖ The contributions are provided by the participants to the
organization, while satisfaction is provided by the
organization to the participants.
Bernard is also known for his zone of indifference theory

LTM Series-1
9. Who among the following has provided the theory of

motivation popularly known as ‘Theory X’ and ‘Theory
Y’?
A. Maslow B. Mc Gregor
C. Herzberg D. Rensis Likert

Explanation
Answer-B
❖ Mc Gregor propounded motivation theory popularly known
as Theory X and Theory Y
❖ in his classical book ‘The human side of enterprise (1960)’.
His basic hypothesis was every managerial act rests on the
theory.

LTM Series-1
10. Assertion (A): Chester Barnard is regarded as the father of the

‘social system school’
Reason (R): The Behavioural Approach was initiated by him
A. Both A and R are individually true and

R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are individually true but
R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

Explanation
❖ Answer- C
❖ Behavioural Approach was initiated by Elton Mayo

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LTM Series-2
1. Who among the following is the originator of the

scientific management theory?
A. Herbert Simon B. F.W. Taylor
C. Henry Fayol D. None of the Above

Explanation
Answer-D
❖ Taylor was not the originator of the scientific management
theory.
❖ Before him, thinkers like Charles Babbage, Towne, F. Halsey
and Henry Metcalf used scientific management techniques.
❖ Because Taylor gave systematic explanation of this theory, he
came to be known as the ‘Father of Scientific Management’
❖ Although the term ‘scientific management’ was coined by Louis
Brandies

LTM SERIES-2
2. Arrange the following books of Taylor in chronological order:

1. Shop Management
2. Principles of Scientific Management
3. Arts of Cutting Metals
4. A Piece Rate System
A. 1, 3, 4, 2 B. 4, 1, 3, 2 C. 3, 2, 4, 1 D. 2, 3, 1, 4

Explanation
Answer-B
1. Piece Rate System (1895)
2. Shop Management (1903)
3. Art of Cutting Metals (1906)
4. Principles of Scientific Management (1911)
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LTM SERIES-2
3. Which of the following are four principles of scientific

management, according to Taylor?
A. Planning, Organisation, Command and Coordination
B. Science, Discipline, division of work and cooperation with

workers.
C. Training, Cooperation with workers, Science and division
of work
D. Technical, Cooperation with workers, Science and
division of work.
Explanation
Answer-C
Four Principles of Management by Taylor
1. Science- Develop a science to find ‘one best way’ of doing
task
2. Training- Scientifically select and then train, teach and
develop workmen
3. Cooperation- Management should cooperate with workers
4. Division of Work- Equal division of work and
responsibility between management and workmen
LTM SERIES-2
4. Which of the following is not one of the ‘functional

foreman’ who sit in the ‘planning room’ as suggested by
F.W. Taylor?
A. Inspector B. Route Clerk
C. Instruction Card Clerk D. Shop Disciplinarian

Explanation
Answer-A

LTM SERIES-2
5. Which of the following are five elements of administrations,

according to Fayol?
A. Organisation, Command, Coordination, Control and
planning
B. Discipline, planning, organization, coordination and
control
C. Planning, Organisation, Cooperation, Command and
Control
D. Commercial, Managerial, Technical, Security, Financial
and Accounting
Explanation
Answer-A
Five Elements of Administrations by Fayol
1. P lanning Six Qualities of Administrators
1. Physical
2. O rganising
2. Mental
3. C ommanding 3. Moral
4. C oordinating 4. General Education
5. C ontrolling 5. Special Knowledge
6. Experience

LTM SERIES-2
6. Which of the following is not one of the fourteen

principles of administration suggested by Fayol?
A. Remuneration B. Decentralisation
C. Equity D. Order

Explanation
Answer-B
❖ Decentralisation was given by Gulick in his ten principles
of administration.
❖ Fayol has given idea of centralization in his fourteen
principles of administration.

LTM SERIES-2
7. Which of the following four bases of departmental

organisation identified by Gulick?
A. Purpose, Planning, Process and Place
B. Purpose, Persons, Planning and Place
C. Process, Purpose, Persons and Place
D. Process, Purpose, Person and Position

Explanation
Answer-C
Gulick’s 4P Formula Gulick’s Seven Elements
1. P- Purpose (Function) (Functions)
P Planning
2. P- Process (Skills) O Organising
3. P- Persons (Clientele) S Staffing
D Directing
4. P- Place (area)
Co Coordinating
R Reporting
B Budgeting

LTM SERIES-2
8. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
List-1 List-2
a) General Principles of Administration i) Max Weber
b) Theory of Soc & Eco Orgnaisation ii) C.I. Barnard
c) Organisation and Management iii) R. Likert
d) The Human Organisation iv) H. Fayol
v) Elton Mayo
A. iii, ii, iv, v B. iv, i, ii, iii C. v, ii, i, iv D. iv, ii, iii, v

Explanation
Answer-B
List-1 List-2
General Principles of Administration- H. Fayol
Theory of Soc and Eco Organisation- Max Weber
Organisation and Management- C.I. Barnard
The Human Organisation- Rensis Likert

LTM SERIES-2
9. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Rensis Likert i) Sensitivity Training
b) Chester Barnard ii) Participative Management
c) Chris Argyris iii) Group Dynamics
d) Kurt Lewin iv) Immaturity-maturity theory
v) Zone of indifference
A. ii, v, i, iii B. iv, v, ii, iii C. ii, v, iv, i D. iv, v, ii, i

Explanation
Answer-A
List-1 List-2
Rensis Likert- Participative Management
Chester Barnard- Zone of Indifference
Chris Argyris- Sensitivity Training
Kurt Lewin- Group Dynamics

LTM SERIES-2
10. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes given
below:
List-1 List-2
a) Simon i) Immaturity-Maturity
b) Herzberg ii) Satisficing
c) McGregor iii) Motivation-Hygiene
d) Argyris iv) Theory X
A. iii, ii, i, iv B. ii, iii, iv, i C. iii, iv, ii, i D. ii, iii, i, iv

Explanation
Answer-B
List-1 List-2
Simon- Satisficing
Herzberg- Motivation-Hygiene
McGregor- Theory X
Argyris- Immaturity-Maturity

LTM Series-2
11. Assertion (A): H.A. Simon felt that the principles of administration are
at best criteria for describing and diagnosing
administrative situations.
Reason (R): He observes that they are not scientifically valid

Explanation
Answer-A
In Assertion, Simon is mocking the classical theorist’s
principles of administration.
He argued that such principles can only describe about
administrative situation
But can’t provide any scientific explanation
Hence they are not scientific valid.

LTM SERIES-2
12. According to M.P. Follet, which of the following is the

best way to solve conflict in organisation?
A. Mutual Understanding B. Integration
C. Cooperation D. Compromise

Explanation
Answer-B
Three ways of solving conflict by Follet
1. Domination- Victory of the one side over the other
2. Compromise- Both sides surrendering some part of what
they want
3. Integration- Finding a new solution which satisfies the ‘real
needs’ of both sides and neither side sacrifices anything.
Out of three, she considered integration as the best was of
resolving conflict
LTM SERIES-2
13. Who among the following published a book ‘The

Principle of Organisation’ in 1939?
A. Guilck and Urwick B. Henry Fayol
C. Mooney and Reiley D. None of the Above

Explanation
Answer-C
❖ Mooney and Reiley were the first in USA to formulate the
classical theory in 1931
❖ When their book ‘Onward Industry’ was published.
❖ Later, in 1939, they published the same book under a new
title ‘The Principles of Organisation’

LTM SERIES-2
14. Who among the following define four management

systems as: Exploitative-Authoritative, Benevolent
Authoritative, Consultive and Participative Group?
A. Chris Argyris B. McGregor
C. H. Emerson D. None of the Above

Explanation
Answer-D
Four Management Systems by Rensis Likert
1. Exploitative-Authoritative
2. Benevolent Authoritative
3. Consultative
4. Participative Group (He preferred)

LTM SERIES-2
15. Which of the following types of rationality in an

organization has not been defined by H.Simon?
1. Objective Rationality
2. Administrative Rationality
3. Personally Rational
4. Calculated Rationality

Explanation
Answer-D
1. Objectively Rational: If in fact it is the correct behavior for maximizing given
values in a given situation
2. Subjectively Rational: If it maximises attainment relative to the actual
knowledge of the subject
3. Consciously Rational: to the degree that adjustment of means to ends is a
conscious process
4. Deliberately Rational: to the degree that adjustment of means to ends has
been deliberately brought about (by the individual or org)
5. Organisationally Rational: If it is oriented to the organizational goals
6. Personally Rational: If it is oriented to the individual’s goals

International Relations
Top Thinkers & Theories
All New MCQs

LTM Series-3

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LTM SERIES-3
1. Which Among the following author is not associated

with idealist school?
A. J.A. Hobson B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Norman Angel D. None of the above

Explanation
Answer: D
J.A. Hobson, Woodrow Wilson and Norman Angel are all
associated with idealist school of thought.

LTM SERIES-3
2. Which of the following is not the basic principle of Ann

Tickner’s reformulated principles of Hans J. Morgenthau ?
A) National Interests in Dynamic
B) Power can’t be defined universal
C) International Relations ignores women’s interests
D) Morality and Politics can’t be separated

Explanation
Answer C
International Relations ignores women’s interests. There is no such
principle was reformulated by Ann Tickner.
She reformulated six principles as follows:
1. Dynamic objectivity
2. National Interests is Dynamic
3. Power can’t be defined universally
4. Morality & Politics can’t be separated
5. Discover common moral principles for human
6. Rejects autonomy of politics

LTM SERIES-3
3. Who said the following “theory is always for someone

and for some purpose”?
A. Robert Cox B. Kenneth Waltz
C. Andrew Linklater D. John Mearshemier

Explanation
Answer A
❖ In Cox’s much-quoted phrase, ‘theories are ‘always for
someone and for some purpose’
❖ He criticized realist theory for preserving the existing
system and serving the politics of great powers.

LTM SERIES-3
4. Who among the following envisages ‘triple transformation’

of the political community?
A. Herbert Marcuse B. Kenneth Booth
C. Karl Deutsch D. Andrew Linklater

Explanation
Answer D
❖ In his book ‘The Transformation Of Political Community
(1998)’, Linklater envisages triple transformation of
political community.
❖ This tripe transformation involves:
1. more universal,
2. less unequal, and
3. more sensitive to differences

LTM SERIES-3
5. Which of the following pairs correctly match. Choose your

answer from the codes given below:
(A) Political Community and North Atlantic - Karl Deutsch
(B) World Society- John Burton
(C) The Study of Global Interdependence- Joseph Nye
(D) The Functional Theory of Politics- David Mitrany
A. A, B, C B. B, C, A C. D, C, A D. B, D, A

Explanation
Answer D
❖ The Study of Global Interdependence (1980) is written by
James Rosenau

LTM SERIES-3
codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Genealogy i) Judith Butler
b) Intertextuality ii) Foucault
c) Identity as Performative iii) R.B.J Walker
d) Inside and outside distinction iv) Julia Kristeva
A. ii, iii, i, iv B. ii, iv, i, iii C. i, iv, iii, ii D. i, iv, ii, iii
Explanation
Answer B
List-1 List-2
❖ Genealogy Foucault
❖ Intertextuality Julia Kristeva
❖ Identity as Performative Judith Butler
❖ Inside and outside distinction R.B.J Walker

LTM SERIES-3
7. Which of the following pairs is mismatched
A) Combined and Uneven Development- A.G. Frank
B) The Accumulation of Capital- Luxemburg
C) Implosion of Capitalism- Samir Amin
D) Modern World System- Immanuel Wallerstein

Explanation
Answer A
❖ Combined and Uneven Development idea was given by
Leon Trotsky

LTM SERIES-3
8. Statement 1: Alexander Wendt criticized neorealists that anarchy compels

states to take certain action
Statement 2: Anarchy does not depend on the interaction between states.
A) Both Statement 1 and 2 is correct
B) Neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct
C) Statement 1 is correct but 2 is incorrect
D) Statement 1 is incorrect but 2 is correct

Explanation
Answer C
❖ Alexander Wendt criticized neorealists that anarchy
compels states to take certain action; Ex: self-help
❖ Anarchy depends on the interaction between states. Ex: If
US and USSR decide they are no longer enemies, ‘the cold
war is over’

LTM SERIES-3
9. Assertion (A): Structural Realism is another form of defensive realism

Reason (R): Structure compels the states to take certain actions


Explanation
Answer B
Reason does not explain why structural realism is an another
from of defensive realism

LTM SERIES-3
10. Which of the following statements are correct about the

critical theory?
1. Critical Theory focus on both base and superstructure
2. It criticizes existing system of domination
3. It promotes the idea of cosmopolitan identity
4. Critical theory was developed after Second World War
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 1 and 4 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 2 and 3

Explanation
Answer D
❖ Critical Theory focus on superstructure – culture,
bureaucracy, media, family etc.
❖ Critical theory was started developing after the
establishment of Institute of Social Research in Frankfurt in
1923

LTM SERIES-3
11. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from
the codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Women and War i) Grant and Newland
b) Gender in IR ii) Cynthia Enloe
c) Gender and IR iii) Ann Tickner
d) Banana, Beaches and Bases iv) Jean Bethe Alsatian
A. ii, iii, i, iv B. ii, iv, i, iii C. i, iv, iii, ii D. iv, iii, i, ii
Explanation
Answer D
List-1 List-2
❖ Women and War (1987) Jean Bethe Alsatian
❖ Gender in IR (1992) Ann Tickner
❖ Gender and IR (1991) Grant and Newland
❖ Banana, Beaches and Bases (1990) Cynthia Enloe

LTM SERIES-3
12. Hans J. Morgathau talks about ‘animus dominandi’,

what it means?
A) Selfish nature of human being
B) Animal instinct in human being
C) Human lust for power
D) Human is a political animal

Explanation
Answer C
❖ He Speaks of ‘animus dominandi’ i.e. Lust of Power
❖ Humans wants to enjoy the power and don’t want to
dominate by others
❖ This is why they want to secure a territory for them

LTM SERIES-3
13. Which of the following is correct conditions out of four

conditions of security community propagated by Karl Deutsch?
1. Increased social communication
2. Stronger political ties
3. Greater mobility
4. Mutual human transactions
A. 1, 2, 3, B. 2, 3, 4 C. 1, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 4

Explanation
Answer C
❖ In his major work ‘political Community and North Atlantic’
(1957)
❖ Karl Deutsch propagates four conditions of security
community:
1. increased social communication,
2. greater mobility,
3. stronger economic ties and
4. mutual human transactions
LTM SERIES-3
14. Assertion (A): Acc to Nye, The ‘low politics’ of economics and social
affairs has priority over the ‘high politics’ of security and survival
Reason (R): Military force is less useful; negotiating skill is more
important

Explanation
Answer B
Reason does not explain why low politics is being preferred
over high politics. Low politics is being preferred over high
politics not because military is less useful, it is because
interdependence between countries has increased.

LTM SERIES-3
15. Who among the following differentiate between

Foreign Policy with capital ‘F’ and foreign policy with
small ‘f’?
A. R.B.J. Walker B. David Campbell
C. Robert Cox D. Judith Butler

Explanation
Answer B
❖ David Campbell talks about two kind of FP: Foreign policy
(the policies undertaken by states in international arena)
and
❖ foreign policy (practices that constitute something as
foreign in relation to self)

MAJOR INDIAN SCHOLARS
CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
LTM Series-4
R. Kothari J. Manor P. Brass Atul Kohli
Rudolphs P. Chatterjee

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LTM Series-4
1. What is the meaning of ‘Command Polity’?
A) States have a commanding authority to bring changes
B) Centralisation of authority
C) Long-term people oriented goals
D) Short-term policies of government

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Lloyd Rudolph & Susanne Rudolph in their work ‘In Pursuit
of Economy’ (1987), coined the term ‘demand polity’ and
‘command polity’.
❖ The demand polity refers to the situation when the
government’s policies and programmes are for the short-
term benefits of people. (keeping elections in mind)
❖ The model of command polity refers to that political set-up
in which allocations and distributions are oriented to the
long-term goals and sustainable benefits to people.
LTM Series-4
2. Who among the following has provided ‘Revisionist Theory of

Modernity?’
A) Paul Brass
B) Sudipta Kaviraj
C) Partha Chatterjee
D) Atul Kohli

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Kaviraj in his famous essay ‘An Outline of a Revisionist
Theory of Modernity’ (2005), argue that theory of modernity
demanded revision
❖ Modernity is viewed as a process that expands from the west
to other part of the world.
❖ It should be revised because non-Europen societies has
‘plurality of pasts’
❖ that there could be different conditions and different
institutions in non-European societies than the Europe.
LTM Series-4
3. Who among the following made a distinction between public

institution and political institution?
A) Frankel and Rao
B) Rudolph and Rudolph
C) Rajni Kothari
D) Achin Vanaik

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Frankel and Rao’s work ‘Dominance and State Power in
India: Decline of Social Order’ (1990), made a distinction
between public institution and political institution.
❖ Public Institution such as bureaucracy and organized
industry
❖ Political Institutions such as legislature and political parties.

LTM Series-4
4. Who among the following identified three dominant classes in India

i.e. capitalists, rich farmer and the bureaucracy?
A) Ashutosh Varshney
B) Pranab Bardhan
C) Atul Kohli
D) M.N. Srinavasna

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Pranab Bardhan’s ‘Political economy of development in
India’ (1984),
❖ identified ‘capitalists, rich farmers and bureaucracy’ as three
dominant classes

LTM Series-4
5. Morris Jones has identified three idioms of Indian Politics, which

among the following are those?
A) Advanced, Conventional and Saintly
B) New, Old and Saintly
C) Modern, Traditional and Saintly
D) None of the Above

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ W.H. Morris-Jones, has identified three distinctive idioms or
languages of Indian Politics which he has termed as modern,
traditional and saintly.
❖ The modern idiom can be noticed in the languages of the
constitution and of the law courts and the higher
administration,
❖ the traditional idiom is the language of the villages, of the
castes and of the tribes and communities
❖ whereas the idiom of saintly politics refers to the politics
LTM Series-4
6. Who among the following differentiate between ‘civil society’ and

‘political society’ in case of India?
A) Rajni Kothari
B) Partha Chatterjee
C) Paul Brass
D) Myron Weiner

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Partha Chatterjee in his work, ‘The Politics of Governed:
Reflections on Political Society in Most of the World’ (2004),
❖ Argues that India has a civil society consists of largely by the
urban middle class and represents the domain of capitalist
hegemony
❖ While political society includes large sections of the rural
population and urban poor, where people are not regarded as
proper citizen by state.
❖ The bulk of democratic politics in India is represented by political
society
LTM Series-4
7. Who among the following writes ‘A Critique of Passive Revolution’?
A) Myron Weiner
B) Atul Kohli
C) Sudipta Kaviraj
D) Partha Chatterjee

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Kaviraj in his essay, ‘A Critique of Passive Revolution (1989)’,
used Antonio Gramsci’s idea of the ‘Passive Revolution’
❖ He argued that in India, power had to be shared between
the dominant classes because no one class had the ability to
exercise hegemony on its own.
❖ This power sharing had endless pull and push. If one class
gained power other would lose it.

LTM Series-4
8. Who among the following endorsed the dominant coalition model

while arguing for bourgeois democracy in India?
A) Achin Vanaik
B) Paul Brass
C) Frankel and Rao
D) Pranab Bardhan

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Achin Vanaik in his work, ‘The Painful Transition: Bourgeois
Democracy in India (1990)’ endorsed the dominant coalition
model.
❖ He emphasized in particular relative strength of the
agrarian bourgeoisie have ability to mobilize rural electoral
support.
❖ He argued that Indian bourgeois democracy not only
enjoyed considerable legitimacy with the dominant classes,
but also with the mass of the people.
LTM Series-4
given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Language, Religion and Politics i) Jagdish Bhagwati
b) Party Building in a New Nation ii) Paul Brass
c) The Painful Transition iii) Myron Weiner
d) India in Transition iv) Achin Vanaik
A. ii, iii, iv, i B. iii, ii, iv, i C. i, iii, iv, ii D. i, ii, iv, iii
EXPLANATION
Answer-A
Language, Religion and Politics- Paul Brass
Party Building in a New Nation- Myron Weiner
The Painful Transition Achin Vanaik
India in Transition Jagdish Bhagwati

LTM Series-4
given below:
List-1 List-2
a) ‘Seeing’ the State in India i) Ashutosh Varshney
b) The Government and politics in India ii) Neera Chandhoke
c) Democracy, Development and the Countryside iii) Atul Kohli
d) Democracy and Discontent iv) Morris Jones
A. ii, iv, iii, i B. iv, ii, iii, i C. ii, iv, i, iii D. iv, ii, i, iii
EXPLANATION
Answer-C
a) ‘Seeing’ the State in India- Neera Chandhoke
b) The Government and politics in India- Morris Jones
c) Democracy, Development and the Countryside Ashutosh Varshney
d) Democracy and Discontent Atul Kohli

LTM Series-4
codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) Norman D. Palmer i) The Success of India’s Democracy
b) Rajni Kothari ii) Elections and Political Development
c) Myron Weiner iii) The State Against Democracy
d) Atul Kohli iv) Politics of Scarcity
A. ii, i, iv, iii B. i, ii, iv, iii C. i, iii, iv, ii D. ii, iii, iv, i
EXPLANATION
Answer-D
a) Norman D. Palmer - The Election and Political Development
b) Rajni Kothari - The State Against Democracy
c) Myron Weiner - The politics of Scarcity
d) Atul Kohli - The Success of India’s Democracy

LTM Series-4
12. Match List-1 with List-2 and choose the correct answer from the codes given
below:
List-1 List-2
a) The Child and State in India i) Atul Kohli
b) The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics ii) Pranab Bardhan
c) The Political Economy of Development in India iii) Christopher Jaferlot
d) Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India iv) Myron Weiner
A. iv, ii, i, iii B. iv, iii, ii, i C. iv, i, iii, ii D. iv, ii, iv, iii
EXPLANATION
Answer-B
The Child and State in India Myron Weiner
The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics Christopher Jaferlot
The Political Economy of Development in India Pranab Bardhan
Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India Atul Kohli

LTM Series-4
13. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Rajni Kothari – Congress System
B) Yogendra Yadav – Third Electoral System
C) Paul Brass – Disintegration of Congress organisation
D) James Manor – Post-Congress polity

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ Electoral Politics in Post-Congress Polity is written by Yogendra Yadav not
by James Manor.

LTM Series-4
14. Statement 1: According to Morris Jones, outcome of elections in India
indicated the emergence of ‘Market Polity’.
Statement 2: Alliance are reached by a process of bargaining.

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Like in Market, we do bargaining in favor of interest. Similarly in election
Indian political parties bargain with each other to create alliance.

LTM Series-4
15. Statement 1: According to Pranab Bardhan, green revolution dramatically
improved the yields in particular crops
Statement 2: It has led to acceleration in the overall rate of growth in agriculture

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Green revolution only led to growth of particular crops like wheat and it has
not contributed in overall growth of agriculture

COMPARATIVE POLITICS
LTM Series-5
Watch Video of this Session: https://youtu.be/3JDfQ2cGkQA

LTM SERIES-5
1. Who among the following were associated with institutional approach?

1. Carew Hunt
2. Herman Finer
3. Roy C. Macridis
4. Carl Friedrich
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Explanation
Answer-B
❖The institutional approach to comparative political analysis,
simply put, is a comparative study of institutions.
❖The nature (comparative) and subject matter (institutions) of
study are thus quite evident.
❖A significant component of these studies was the concern to study
‘practice’ through an analysis of ‘facts’ about the working of
governments.
❖This effort was sustained by later comparativists like Herman
Finer (Theory and Practice Institutional Approach of Modern
Government, 1932) and Carl Friedrich (Constitutional
Government and Democracy, 1932).
LTM SERIES-5
2. Who among the following were associated with New Institutional

approach?
1. James March
2. C.F. Strong
3. James Bryce
4. John P. Olsen

Explanation
Answer-D
❖‘New Institutionalism’ approach assumes that individuals do not
act as atomistic individuals, but more on the basis of their
connections of institutions and organizations.
❖This approach provides four alternative conceptions of
institutions: Normative Institutions, rational Choice, Historical
and empirical institutionalism.
❖Normative institutionalism, associated with James March and
Johan P. Olsen, conceptualizes institutions as composed of norms
and rules that shape individual behaviour through developing a
‘logic of appropriateness’.
LTM SERIES-5
3. Which of the following measure was not defined by S. Huntington to

check the level of institutionalization:
1. Flexibility
2. Authority
3. Coherence
4. Complexity

Explanation
Answer-A
❖Samuel P. Huntington in his book ‘Political Development and
Political Decay’ (1965)
❖Writes that the level of institutionalization can be defined at four
measure:
1. Adaptability
2. Autonomy
3. Complexity
4. Coherence

LTM SERIES-5
4. Who among the following paid special attention

to the role of military while studying political
culture?
A. Lijphart B. G. Almond
D. Lucian Pye
C. S.E. Finer

Explanation
Answer-C
❖S.E. Finer in his book ‘Comparative Government’ (1970) paid
special attention to the role of military in political life of country.
He suggests of political culture: Three variables
1. Mature Political Culture
2. Developed Political Culture
3. Low Political Culture

LTM SERIES-5
5. According to Almond and Powell which among the following

challenges may lead to Political Development:
1. Problems of State Building
2. Problems of Governance
3. Problems of Nation Building
4. Problems of Distribution
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2, 3, 4 C. 1, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 4

Explanation
Answer-C
❖G. Almond and G.B. Powell, in their work ‘Comparative Politics:
A Developmental Approaches’ (1966)
❖Define four challenges that may lead to Political Development:
1. Problems of State Building
2. Problems of Participation
3. Problems of Nation Building
4. Problems of Distribution

LTM SERIES-5
6. Who among the following described four kind of political

system: Traditional Aristocratic Totalitarian, Aristocratic
totalitarian, Intellectualistic totalitarian, Democracy?
A. David Apter B. John F. Kautsky
C. Edward Shills D. Colin Leys

Explanation
Answer-B
❖John H. Kautsky in his book ‘Political Change in the
Underdeveloped countries’ (1962), defined four kind of political
system.
1. Traditional Aristocratic Totalitarian,
2. Aristocratic totalitarian,
3. Intellectualistic totalitarian,
4. Democracy

LTM SERIES-5
7. Which of the following, according to Edward Shills is the

worst form of political system?
A. Tutelar Democracy
B. Modernizing Oligarchy
C. Totalitarian Oligarchy
D. Traditional Oligarchy

Explanation
Answer-D
❖Edward Shills in his book ‘Political Development in New States’
(1962), described five classification of Political System:
1. Political Democracy: U.K., U.S.A (Best)
2. Tutelar Democracy: Executive is real centre of power
3. Modernising Democracy: either civilians or military rules
4. Totalitarian Oligarchy: Fascism or Nazism
5. Traditional oligarchy: Monarchy (Worst)

LTM SERIES-5
8. Chronologically arrange the following stages of modernization

described by David Apter?
1. Stage of Contact & Control
2. Stage of Search for new generative solution
3. Stage of Reaction & Counter Action
4. Stage of Contradiction & Emancipation
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2, 1, 3, 4 C. 3, 1, 2, 4 D. 1, 3, 4, 2

Explanation
Answer-D
❖David Apter in his work, ‘The Politics of Modernisation’
(1965), described the four stage of modernistation:
1. Stage of Contact & Control: Establishing Colonies
2. Stage of Reaction & Counter Action: Revolt against colonial
rules
3. Stage of Contradiction & Emancipation: National
movement widened
4. Stage of Search for new generative solution: Situation after
independence
LTM SERIES-5
9. Who among the following divided the non-competitive

party system into one-party authoritarian, one-party
pluralistic, and one-party totalitarian?
A. Alan Ball
B. Palombara & Weiner
C. Sadquist & Bunham
D. G. Sartori
Explanation
Answer-B
❖ Joseph La Palombara and Myron Weiner in their work
‘Political Parties and Political Development’ (1966),
❖divided the non-competitive party system into
1. one-party authoritarian,
2. one-party pluralistic, and
3. one-party totalitarian

LTM SERIES-5
10. Which of the following kinds of party system have been described by
Arendt Lijphart?
1. Consensual Party System
2. Responsive Party System
3. Conflictual Party System
4. Accommodation Party System
A. 2, 3, 1 B. 3, 1, 4 C. 4, 2, 1 D. 3, 2, 4

Explanation
Answer-B
❖Arendt Lijphart in his work ‘Democracy in Plural Societies’
(1977) described three kind of party-system
1. Consensual Party System- Political parties commanding
most of the legislative seats. Bargaining is intense.
2. Conflictual Party System- Parties highly antagonistic to
each other.
3. Accommodative Party System- Mixture of above two

LTM SERIES-5
11. Which of the following parties have been classified by G. Sartori?

1. Witnessed Parties
2. Responsive Parties
3. Pragmatic Parties
4. Purely Demagogic Parties
5. Bargaining Parties
A. 2, 3, 1, 4 B. 4, 5, 2, 3 C. 4, 2, 1 D. 2, 1, 3

Explanation
Answer-C
❖G. Sartori in his work ‘Parties & Party System: A Framework
for Analysis’ (1976), classified five kind of parties:
1. Witnessed Parties: not interested in maximizing votes
2. Ideological Parties: interested in votes primarily via
introduction.
3. Responsible Parties: which do not submit policies to
maximize votes
4. Responsive Parties: winning election or maximizing votes
take priority
5. Purely Demagogic: irresponsible, only vote maximise
LTM SERIES-5
12. Assertion (A): In Power Elite, C. Wright Mills notes that in U.S.A. The
corporation, the military, the federal government are three institutions
constitute three elites
Reason (R): For Mills, Elite rules because of their superior traits

Explanation
Answer-C
❖C. Wright Mills does not believe that elites rules because of
their superior traits.

LTM SERIES-5
13. Statement 1: According to Paul Brass, rise of identities are inevitable,

which later transform into nationalism
Statement 2: He argues, ethnic identities are created and manipulated by
Political Elites
A. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true
B. Both Statement 1 and statement 2 are false
C. Statement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is false
D. Statement 1 is incorrect, but statement 2 is true

Explanation
Answer-D
❖Statement one and two are contradictory to each other.
Because Brass believes that rise of identities is not the reason
for nationalism. Beacuse dentities can be created and
manipulated by elites.

LTM SERIES-5
List-1 List-2
a) Comparative Government i) Easton & Dennis
b) Children in Political System ii) C.Wright Mills
c) Patterns of Government iii) S.E. Finer
d) Sociological Imagination iv) Beer and Ulam
A. iii, iv, ii, i B. iv, i, ii, iii C. iv, iii, ii, i D. iii, i, iv, ii
Explanation
Answer-D
❖Comparative Government (1970) S.E. Finer
❖Children in Political System (1969) Easton and Dennis
❖Patterns of Government (1962) Beer and Ulam
❖Sociological Imagination (1959) C.Wright Mills

LTM SERIES-5
List-1 List-2
a) Aspects of Political Development i) R.D. Putnam
b) Modern Politics & Govt ii) David Apter
c) Introduction to Pol Analysis iii) Lucian Pye
d) Beliefs of Politicians iv) A.R. Ball
A. iii, iv, i, ii B. iii, iv, ii, i C. iii, ii, iv, i D. iii, i, iv, ii
Explanation
Answer-A
❖Aspects of Political Development (1966) Lucian Pye
❖Modern Politics & Govt (1971) A.R. Ball
❖Introduction to Pol Analysis (1978) David Apter
❖Beliefs of Politicians (1973) R.D. Putnam

WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
WELCOME TO THE SESSION
LTM Series
6

Session: https://youtu.be/2vK0Jsgn0jk
LTM Series-6
1. Confucius’s philosophical teachings were collected in:-

1. Classical Chinese Philosophy
2. Analects
3. Chinese Mythology
4. Lunyu
5. Letters from Stoic

Explanation
Answer-B
❖Confucius teachings, preserved in the Lunyu or Analects

LTM Series-6
2. According to Hannah Arendt what is/are system(s) have emerged as the

result of terror and violence:-
1. Stalinism
2. Marxism
3. Nazism
4. Fascism
A. 1, 3 B. 3, 4 C. 1, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 3, 4

Explanation
Answer-A
❖Hannah Arendt wrote in her book “The Origins of
Totalitarianism” (1951), totalitarian forms of government,
❖such as Nazism and Stalinism, have emerged as a result of the
institutionalization of terror and violence.
❖It is the age where history as a “natural process” has replaced
history as a fabric of actions and events,
❖where homogeneity and conformity have replaced plurality
and freedom, and
❖where isolation and loneliness have eroded human solidarity.

LTM Series-6
3. According to Plato, who among the following gave the

pragmatic theory of justice?
A. Thrasymachus B. Glaucon
C. Cephalus D. Socrates

Explanation
Answer-B
❖Plato divided the justice theory which was relevant in
contemporary society:
1. The traditional theory of justice (given by Cephalus)
2. Radical theory of justice (given by Thrasymachus)
3. Pragmatist theory of justice (given by Glaucon).

LTM Series-6
4. Assertion (A): For Aristotle, the good of community was clearly

greater than the good of individual.
Reason (R): Individual could be made to sacrifice private for the
public

Explanation
Answer-C
❖For Aristotle, the good of a community was clearly the
greater, the perfect thing to attain and preserve, than the
good of a single individual.
❖This did not mean that an individual could be made to
sacrifice the private for the public.
❖Rather, being poor judges of their own interests, individuals
could be educated in virtue to achieve their own happiness
and excellence, in congruence with common good.

LTM Series-6
5. Statement 1: Machiavelli referred to the human nature’s love for power,

reputation, keenness to establish superiority, dominate & control others
Statement 2: He argues, such traits are found in all individuals in society

Explanation
Answer-C
❖Machiavelli referred to the human nature’s love for power,
reputation, keenness to establish superiority, dominate &
control others
❖However, Machiavelli confined these traits to the elite.
❖Machiavelli, like Hobbes, does not see the desire of power
and domination as a universal aspiration.

LTM Series-6
6. In which point of social contract , Hobbes and Locke presents

same feature?
A. People have to scarify all of their rights towards state
B. Social Contract is irrevocable
D. Individual rights are given to community

Explanation
Answer-B
❖For Hobbes and Locke, Social contract is irrevocable.
❖Because revoking social contract would mean going back to
state of nature.

LTM Series-6
7. Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Men

in 1790 in response to:-
A. Reflections on the Revolution in France
B. Educational rights for women
C. Oppressive System
D. Patriarchy

Explanation
Answer-A
❖A Vindication of the Rights of Men, Occasioned by Edmund
Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790),
❖written by the 18th-century British liberal feminist Mary
Wollstonecraft, which attacks aristocracy and advocates
republicanism.
❖Wollstonecraft attacked not only hereditary privilege, but
also the rhetoric that Burke used to defend it.

LTM Series-6
8. Assertion (A): Gramsci saw the capitalist state as being made up of

two spheres.
Reason (R): One is political sphere (which rules through consent) and
other is military sphere (which rules through force).

Explanation
Answer-C
❖According to Gramsci capitalist states as being made of two
spheres
❖one is a ‘political society’ (which rules through force)
❖Second is ‘civil society’ (which rules through consent).

LTM Series-6
9. Which among the following is incorrect regarding Marx’s historical

materialism:
1. Mode of production and exchange is the final cause of all social changes.
2. Matter as being passive, uncapable to change from within.
3. With change in thought and mind, society would change.
4. Social class antagonism was the motive power for change
5. Once productive forces are developed, can’t be changed by new
generation.
A. 5, 4, 3, 1 B. 3, 2, 5 C. 4, 1, 3, 2 D. 2, 4, 3
Explanation
Answer-B
❖Matter as being active, capable to change from within.
❖For change in thought and mind, society would have to
change.
❖New generation can modified productive forces.

LTM Series-6
10. Arrange the following works of J.S. Mill in chronological order:

1. On Liberty
2. System of Logic
3. The Subjection of Women
4. Consideration on Representative Government
5. Utilitarianism
A. 5, 3, 4, 2, 1 B. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 C. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1 D. 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

Explanation
Answer-D
❖System of Logic (1843)
❖On Liberty (1859)
❖Consideration on Representative Government (1961)
❖Utilitarianism (1863)
❖The Subjection of Women (1869)

LTM Series-6
11. According to Mao, during the cultural revolution, the

‘stinking ninth category’ was composed of?
A. Landlords B. Traitors
C. Intellectuals D. Bureaucrats

Explanation
Answer-C
❖During the Cultural Revolution the "Nine Black Categories"
were:
❖Landlords, rich farmers, anti-revolutionaries, bad
influences, right-wingers, traitors, spies, capitalist roaders
and (ninth) intellectuals.

LTM Series-6
12. Assertion (A): For Rosseau, solution to human’s problems lie in

his/her capacity to reason.
Reason (R): Humans were less rational in state of nature.


Explanation
Answer-D
❖Rousseau famously said, “ thinking animal as a depraved
animal”
❖He did not see reason as an innate quality of individual
❖The moment human reasoned, the range of desires
increased.
❖And due to unfulfillment of desires, human remained
miserable.

LTM Series-6
13. Which among the following is correct regarding Fanon’s colonialism?

1. He divided colonial world into colonist and colonized
2. The colonist maintains this hierarchy through violence by police and
soldiers
3. It is only the colonizer who developed post-traumatic disorders
4. Only Violence can end colonialism
5. The act of colonization is accompanied by apathy and uncaring.
A. 4, 1, 2 B. 4, 2, 5, 3 C. 5, 4, 1 D. 2, 3, 4
Explanation
Answer-A
❖It is both the colonizer and colonists who developed post-
traumatic disorders
❖The act of colonization is accompanied by knives and guns

LTM Series-6
14. Match List-1 with List-2:

List-1 List-2
a) John Rawls i) Discourse on Political Economy
b) Rousseau ii) Principles of Political Economy
c) Hannah Arendt iii) The Laws of People
d) J.S. Mill iv) The Human Condition
A. iv, i, iii, ii B. iii, ii, iv, i C. iii, i, iv, ii D. ii, i, iv, iii
Explanation
Answer-C
❖John Rawls The Laws of People
❖Rousseau Discourse on Political Economy
❖Hannah Arendt The Human Condition
❖J.S. Mill Principles of Political Economy

INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Welcome to The Session
7 LTM Series

Session: https://youtu.be/A1f97ZMID14
LTM Series-7
1. How many sources of the Dharma have been

defined in Dharmashastra?
A. Three B. Four
C. Five D. Six

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EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Sources of Dharma: Five
1. Veda
2. Samriti
3. Sajjano Ka Acharan (behaviour of gentlemen)
4. Anta: Karan (mind)
5. Rajagya (order of King)

LTM Series-7
2. How many Kings have been mentioned in

Kautilya’s Mandal Theory
A. Ten B. Twelve
C. Fourteen D. Fifteen

Answer-B

LTM Series-7
3. Aggannasutta is 27th Sutta of 34 Sutta of ‘Digha

Niakaya’, and Digh Nikaya is part of which of the
following text?
A. Sutta Pitaka B. Vinaya Pitaka
C. Abhidhamma Pitak D. Tripitaka

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Aggannasutta is 27th Sutta of 34 Sutta of ‘Digha
Nikaya’
❖ There are mainly three scriptures of Buddhism known
as ‘Tripitak’ (three baskets)
❖ The three pitakas are Sutta Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka
and Abhidhamma Pitaka.
❖ ’Digha Nikaya’ is part of Sutta Pitaka of Buddhist
Scripture
❖ It is known as Digha (long) because these Sutta have
long dialouges, Thus it is known as ’Digha Nikaya

LTM Series-7
4. Which of the following statements are correct regrading

Barani?
1. Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Tarikh-i-Dindari are works of
Barani.
2. Sultan is an agent of God on earth.
3. Zawabit law is above the Shariat Law
4. He divided army into four parts
5. King was assisted by Sadr-us-Sadur in secular cases
Choose Correct Codes:
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 B. 1, 2, 4 C. 1, 2, 4, 5 D. 2, 4
EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Fatwa-i-Dindari are the
works of Barani
❖ Shairat meant teaching and practices of Prophet
and Caliphs and Zawabit were state laws
❖ Zwabit must be in in spirit of the Shariat Law
❖ King was assisted by Qazi-ul-Quzat in secular
cases.

LTM Series-7
5. In which of the following texts, Kabir’s work has been

compiled in:
1. Adi Granth
2. Panchvani
3. Sarvangi
4. Bijak
5. Granthavali
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 B. 1, 3, 5 C. 2, 4, 5 D. 1, 2, 4, 5

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
1. Adi Granth
2. Panchvani
3. Sarvangi
4. Bijak (1660-1670, during the time of
Aurangzeb. It consist of three parts:
Ramaini, Sabda and Sakhi)
5. Granthavali (1900-1915)

LTM Series-7
6. Arrange the following events of life of pandita ramabai in

chronological order.
1. She founded sharda sadan
2. She founded Arya mahila samaj.
3. She wrote stri dharma niti
4. She converted to Christianity
Choose the correct order.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 3, 4, 2, 1 C. 4, 3, 2, 1 D. 2, 1, 3, 4

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ She wrote stri dharma niti in 1882.
❖ She converted to Christianity in 1883.
❖ She founded Arya mahila samaj in 1887.
❖ She founded sharda sadan in 1889.

LTM Series-7
7. Arrange the following works of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

1. The Orion
2. Geeta Rahsaya
3. Arctic Home In Vedas
4. Vedic Chronology And Vedanga Jyotisha
Choose the correct code
A. 2, 3, 1, 4 B. 1, 3, 2, 4 C. 4, 3, 2, 1 D. 2, 1, 3, 4

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ The orean-1893
❖ Arctic home in vedas- 1903
❖ Geeta rahasya- 1915
❖ Vedic chronology and Vedang jyotisha- 1925

LTM Series-7
8.If you want to know India, study vivekanand. In him

everything is positive and nothing negative. Who said this?
A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Tagore
C. Aurobindo D. Ambedkar

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Rabindranath Tagore Said that if you want
to know India, study Vivekananda.

LTM Series-7
9. Which of the following books is not related to

Rabindranath Tagore?
A. The Post Office B. Stray Birds
C. The Secret of Self D. Ghar Aur Bahar

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ The secrets of self is related to Muhammad
Iqbal. The post office, Stray birds and Ghar
aur Bahar are related to Tagore.

LTM Series-7
10. Assertion: Gandhi’s Satyagraha is the vindication of truth

through self inflicted suffering.
Reason: The Purpose of Satyagraha is to show moral superiority
of the Satyagrahi

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ The Purpose of Satyagraha was not to show
moral superiority.

LTM Series-7
11. Which of the following statements are correct regrading M.N.

Roy’s New Humanism?
1. He believed that the crisis of modern civilization is due to lack
of integrated view of nature.
2. Three elements of New Humanism are: Rationality, Morality
and Humanity
3. He believes in spiritualistic aspect of freedom.
4. According to him, Man must be taken as moral entity and not a
merely a biological one.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 1, 2, 3 C. 1, 4 D. 2, 4
EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Three elements of New Humanism are:
Rationality, Morality and Freedom.
❖ He believes Materialistic aspect of freedom.

JUNE, 2012
12. Match list 1 with list 2 and select the correct answer from
codes given below:
List-1 List-2
A. Jayaprakash Narayan 1. Parliamentary Democracy
B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 2. Stateless Democracy
C. Mahatma Gandhi 3. Radical Democracy
D. M.N. Roy 4. Partyless Democracy
A B C D A B CD AB CD A B CD
A. 4, 2, 1, 3 B. 3, 2, 1, 4 C. 4, 1, 2, 3 D. 3, 1, 2, 4

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Jayaprakash Narayan Partyless Democracy
❖ B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Parliamentary Democracy
❖ C. Mahatma Gandhi Stateless Democracy
❖ D. M.N. Roy Radical Democracy

LTM Series-7
13 . Which is not the part of Ram Manohar Lohia‘s

Chaukhambha rajya siddhant Or four pillar state theory
A. The Village B. The Province
C. The Centre D. The City

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
Lohia framed four pillar of state as follows:
❖ The Village
❖ The District
❖ The Province
❖ The Centre

LTM Series-7
14 . Who was awarded by Magsaysay award for public

service in 1965?
A. Deen Dayal Upadhaya B. Ram Manohar Lohia
C. Jayaprakash Narayana D. Moraji Desai

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Jayaprakash Narayan was awarded by Magsaysay award
for public service in 1965.

LTM Series-7
15. Which of the following is true about Savarkar’s Hindutva.

1. According to Savarkar Hindutva arrested on three pillars
geographical unity racial feature and common culture.
2. According to Savarkar every person is Hindu who regarded this
land as his father land as well as his holy land.
3. Savarkar defined Hindutva as not only spiritual or religious
history of Hindus but history of entire civilization.
4. Hinduism is only a Derivative, a fraction, a part of Hindutva.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2, 1, 3 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 2, 3
EXPLANATION
Answer-A
All are correct statements

POLITICAL
THEORY
LTM Series-8
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LTM Series-8
1. Assertion (A): Mill allowed absolute freedom in realm of self-

regarding action
Reason (R): Mill would not tolerate any form of censorship upon
the use of dangerous drugs
R is not the correct explanation of A

Explanation
Answer B
❖Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
❖because it does not explain why Mill allowed
absolute freedom in realm of self-regarding action.

LTM Series-8
2. ‘no citizen shall be rich enough to buy another and none so

poor as to be forced to sell himself’. In this statement, Rosseau
proposing:
A. Formal Equality
B. Equality of Opportunity
C. Equality of Outcomes
D. Social Equality
Explanation
Answer C
❖J.J. Rousseau is often seen as a spokesperson of
‘equality of outcomes’ school of thought
❖In this principles he argue for redistribution of
wealth from rich to poor,
❖which has more to do with reducing social
inequalities than with achieving any abstract goal of
social equality.

LTM Series-8
3. Nozick argued that any attempt to set “patterns” of

distribution of wealth must necessarily __________.
A. Help the disadvantaged members of society
B. Incorporate the idea of ‘justice as fairness’
C. Follow Entitlement Theory
D. Result in the violation of the people’s rights

Explanation
Answer D
❖Nozick was completely against any redistribution of
wealth’s principles.
❖This is why he said that any attempt to set
“patterns” of distribution of wealth must necessarily
result in the violation of the people’s rights

LTM Series-8
4. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Social

Democracy? Choose the correct code:
1. In its early form, Social Democracy was associated with reformist
rather than a revolutionary road to socialism.
2. It wants to abandon the capitalism gradually.
3. It tries to find a balance between the individual and community.
4. Social democracy is rooted in the socialism.
5. Bernstein, Tawney, Crosland and Giddens are its main advocates
A. 3, 2, 1, 5 B. 3, 1, 5 C. 4, 2, 1, 5 D. 4, 2, 1
Explanation
Answer B
❖The democratic socialist parties had to abandon the goal of
abolishing capitalism.
❖Social democracy stands for a balance between the market
and the state.
❖social democracy lacks the theoretical coherence of Marxism
and may, anyway, not be firmly or exclusively rooted in
socialism.
❖In particular, social democrats have drawn so heavily upon
modern liberal ideas such as positive freedom and equality
of opportunity
LTM Series-8
5. Statement 1: Deliberative Democracy prefers popular rule over personal

freedom.
Statement 2: It encourages open public deliberation on issues.

Explanation
Answer D
❖Deliberative Democracy requires that democratic
decision making should strike between personal and
popular rule.

LTM Series-8
6. Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding Foucault’s

idea of power? Choose the correct code:
1. Power regulates or conduct the behaviour of people.
2. Power comes from single source: i.e. state, institution or individual
3. Power is a network of relationship
4. Power is conceptualized by him as cells in body flowing through all
system.
5. Power is exercised through mechanism of ‘governmentality’

Explanation
Answer C
❖Power does not come from single source i.e. state or
institution or individual
❖Power is conceptualized by him as capillary- flowing
throughout the system like blood in capillaries of our
body

LTM Series-8
7. ‘Action and relevance’ and ‘better to be vague than non-

relevantly precise’ refers to
A. Behaviouralism
B. Post Behvaiouralism
C. Positivism
D. Post positivism

Explanation
Answer B
❖Action and relevance means, Post-behaviouralism criticizes
those theories of behaviouralism which is less action oriented
and are irrelevant to solve society problems.
❖The post-behaviourist finds it better to be vague than non-
relevantly precise.
❖A vague result might result in more meaningful application
to the problems of society than a precise answer that is
completely irrelevant to the problems that must be solved
in a society

LTM Series-8
codes given below:
List-1 List-2
a) A Green History of the world i) Rene Dubos
b) Silent Spring ii) Paul Enrlich
c) Only One Earth iii) Clive Ponting
d) The Population Bomb iv) Rachel Carson
A. ii, iii, i, iv B. iii, iv, i, ii C. i, iv, iii, ii D. iv, iii, i, ii
Explanation
Answer B
❖A Green History of the world Clive Ponting
❖Silent Spring Rachel Carson
❖Only One Earth Rene Dubos
❖The Population Bomb Paul Ehrlich

LTM Series-8
9. Which of the following ideas conservatism is based on:

1. Conservatism emphasizes the value of traditional institutions and
practice.
2. Conservatives believes society is not merely collection of individuals but
a living organism.
3. Government responsibility is to be servant, not the master of existing
ways of life.
4. Conservatives criticized radical form of political thought and liberalism
as well
A. 1 & 2 only B. 1, 2, & 3 only C. 1 only D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Explanation
Answer D
❖All are ideas of conservatism

LTM Series-8
10. Who used the term ‘Patriarchal Government’?
A. Kate Millett
B. Carole Pateman
C. Betty Friedman
D. S. Firestone

Explanation
Answer A
❖Kate Millet dubbed those institution as ‘Patriarchal
Government’
❖“Where half of the population which is female is
controlled by that half which is male”

LTM Series-8
11. Which of the following statements are correct regarding ‘Thin’ &
‘Thick’ Multiculturalism?. Choose correct codes
1. ‘Thin’ Multiculturalism provides solution when there is a cultural
conflict.
2. ‘Thick’ Multiculturalism recommends modus vivendi
3. ‘Thin’ Multiculturalism focuses on liberal values.
4. ‘Thick’ Multiculturalism does not recognize conflict between liberal
and non-liberal values.

Explanation
Answer A
❖‘Thin’ Multiculturalism provides solution when there
is no cultural conflict exist.
❖No matter how much culturally groups are different,
as long as they are committed to liberal values, this
multiculturalism has no problem
❖‘Thick’ Multiculturalism recognizes conflict between
liberal and non-liberal values.

LTM Series-8
12. Which of the following statements are correct about Postmodernism.

Choose correct codes
1. Postmodernism’s ideas emerged in Anglo-American world.
2. Postmodernism talks about fragmented and ‘pluralistic’ societies.
3. Postmodernism is against the meta-narratives theory
4. Postmodernism is a unified body of ideas which has critical attitude
towards truth claims.
5. It rejects the science as reliable source to distinguish between truth
and falsehood
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2, 3, 4, 5 C. 1, 4, 5 D. 2, 3, 5
Explanation
Answer D
❖Postmodernism’s ideas emerged in continental
Europe, especially France.
❖Postmodernism is not a unified body of ideas

LTM Series-8
13. Which of the following statement is incorrect about neo-

Marxism?
A. It re-examines class analysis
B. It does not focus on Hegelian ideas
C. Its theories are free from rigid base/superstructure
D. It does not treat class struggle as beginning of social analysis

Explanation
Answer B
❖Neo-Marxism took greater interest in Hegelian ideas

LTM Series-8
14. Statement 1: Modern liberalism abandoned individualism and

embraced collectivism.
Statement 2: Modern liberalism passionately follow individuality

Explanation
Answer A
❖Modern liberals, have advanced the developmental
form of individualism that prioritizes human
flourishing over the quest for interest satisfaction.
❖It wants individuals to develop, to gain, talents,
skills and knowledge.
❖Thus, we can say modern liberalism follows
individuality.

Home Work
15. Isaiah Berlin argued that:
A. The State can and should do more to reduce economic

inequalities.
B. The criminal justice system is an unacceptable infringement

to freedom.
C. Irrational people do not deserve freedom.
D. Positive conceptions of liberty represented a serious threat to

freedom. For More Political Science Courses, Test Series, Notes Visit:
Explanation
❖Answer D
❖Berlin advocates negative liberty and he argues
against positive liberty. He believes that positive
liberty can become threat against freedom, because
positive freedom allows state intervention.

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LTM Series-9
1. Consider the following statements about United Nations Security

Council (UNSC):
1. The UNSC consists of 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent members.
2. Five non-permanent members are elected every year by the Security
Council for a two-year term.
3. India has entered as a non-permanent member of UNSC for the first
time during 1949-50.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 only C. 3 only D. 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ Five non-permanent members are elected every year by
the General Assembly for a two-year term.
❖ India has entered as a non-permanent member of UNSC for
the first time during 1950-51.

LTM Series-9
2. Consider the following pairs:

Military Exercise Country
1. Ex Desert Knight-21 India and France
2. Varuna India and Russia
3. Mitra Shakti India-Sri Lanka
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A. 1 only B. 1 and 3 C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2, 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ The Indian and French Navies have been conducting
bilateral maritime exercises since 1993. Since 2001, these
exercises have been called ‘VARUNA’.
❖ In 2021, This is the first time that the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) is participating in the Varuna maritime exercise.

LTM Series-9
3. As a part of Mission - Sagar, India delivered foods and

medicines to which countries?
1. Maldives
2. Sudan
3. Madagascar
4. Eritrea
A. 1, 2, 4 B. 2, 3 C. 1 only D. 1 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ The Mission Sagar is aligned with Prime Minister’s vision of
SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region)
❖ Mission SAGAR is related with ‘COVID Relief Mission’ and
made port calls at Male (Maldives), Port Louis (Mauritius),
Antsiranana (Madagascar), Moroni (Comoros Islands) and
Port Victoria (Seychelles) for delivery of 580 tons of food
aid and essential medical stores to local authorities.

LTM Series-9
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh on 26th

March 2021 to participate in:-
A) Golden jubilee of the independence of Bangladesh.
B) Oath taking ceremony of Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena.
C) Annual meeting of SAARC.
D) 12th Summit of BIMSTEC

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ PM Narendra Modi arrived in Dhaka for a two-day visit on
26 March 2021, Bangladesh's Independence Day.
❖ It also coincided with the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman, the country's founder and father of the current
Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina.

LTM Series-9
5. Assertion (A) : Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), consists of

Executive and Political Council
Reason (R) : PM, as a head of Executive Council, issue command
to Strategic Forces Command

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ PM is a head of Political Council while Executive Council is
headed by National Security Advisor.

LTM Series-9
6. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct to the India’s relation

with IMF?
1. India is the founder member of IMF.
2. India was among the first five nations having the highest quota with
IMF .
3. India was allotted a permanent place in Executive Board of Directors.
4. India has taken loans in foreign currencies from IMF.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 1 only C. 3 and 4 D. 1, 3, 4

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ All Statements are correct

LTM Series-9
7. Consider the following statements about Quad Grouping:

1. Quad Group is a closed group consisting of India, Australia, Japan &
USA.
2. Japan pioneered the initiative in 2007 as a coalition of maritime
democracies.
3. First Quad talks were held in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 only C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ First Quad talks held in 2015 Manila, Philippines.

LTM Series-9
8. Statement 1: The 2+2 dialogue is an official meeting between foreign and

defence ministers of India and USA.
Statement 2: The first dialogue was held in 2018 in New Delhi.

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Both statements are correct
❖ India holds 2+2 dialogue with all quad members

LTM Series-9
9. Consider the following statements Look East Policy:

1. It focus on historical ties with Eastern countries.
2. It emphasis on defence cooperation.
3. It aims towards developing infrastructure in other countries
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 only C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
❖ Answer-D
❖ All the statements are focused in Act East Policy

LTM Series-9
10. Where will be BRICS 2021 Summmit held?
A) Russia B) India
C) Brazil D) China

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ India will host 13th Summit in 2021.
❖ Theme of 13th Summit: ‘BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS
Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.’
❖ The discussion in the BRICS Summit 2021 is around three
pillars:
1. Political and Security
2. Economic and Financial
3. Cultural and people to people
LTM Series-9
11. Consider the following statements regarding the ASEAN:

1. Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are known as the founding fathers of
the ASEAN.
2. The ASEAN declaration is also known as the Jakarta declaration.
3. First ASEAN- India Summit was held in 2002, at Bali, Indonesia.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
A. 1 only B. 2 only C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ ASEAN declaration is known as Bangkok declaration
❖ In 2002, First ASEAN-India summit was held in Phnom
Penh (Cambodia)

LTM Series-9
12. With reference to ‘BIMSTEC’, consider the following, choose correct

statement:
1. It is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the
littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous
regional unity.
2. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia,
including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from
Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Indonesia.
3. Sri Lanka to host 5th BIMSTEC Summit
A. 1 only B. 1 and 3 C. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ BIMSTEC does not have Indonesia as a member.

LTM Series-9
13. Consider the following statements:

1. Switzerland is a member of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
2. The Bandung Conference of 1955 is an antecedent to the
formation of the Non-Aligned Movement.
3. The United Nations has recognized 12th December as an
International Day of Neutrality.
Which the statement given above is/are correct?

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Switzerland is not a member of NAM

LTM Series-9
14. With reference to the Regional Comprehensive Economic

Partnership (RCEP), consider the following statements:
1. Members of the RCEP make up nearly two-third of the world’s
population.
2. RCEP will be the largest free trade agreement (FTA) in the world.
3. India is a member of RCEP.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Members of the RCEP does not make up nearly two-third of
the world’s population.
❖ India is not member of RCEP.

LTM Series-9
15. With reference Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

(SCO), consider the following statements:
1. SCO was formed in 2001 in Shanghai.
2. Currently SCO comprises of 8 member states.
3. India is not a member of SCO
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
A. 2 only B. 1 and 2 C. 3 only D. 1 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) formed in
2001 in Shanghai, China by Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
❖ Currently, the SCO comprises 8 member states, namely
India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
❖ India and Pakistan were inducted into SCO in 2017.
❖ 19th Summit was held in India on Nov, 2020. (First Summit
in India)
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Welcome to the Session
INDIAN
POLITY
10 LTM SERIES
LTM Series-10
1. ‘Justice BN Srikrishna Committee’, often seen in the

news is related to:
A) Review of revenue shortfall of GST
B) Data Protection
C) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
D) Lokpal
EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Recently ‘The Personal Data Protection Bill 2018’ has been
submitted by
❖ the Justice BN Srikrishna Committee on Data Protection to
the Government.
Other Committee:
❖ Review of revenue shortfall of GST: Sushil Modi Panel
❖ Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management: NK Singh
Panel
❖ Lokpal Search Committee: Justice Ranjana Desai.

LTM Series-10
2. Consider the following statements about ‘National Commission on

Backward Classes (NCBC)’:
1. It is a constitutional body.
2. It has the power to examine complaints regarding inclusion or
exclusion of groups within the list of backward classes, and advise the
central government in this regard.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 & 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ 102nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2018 provides
constitutional status to the National Commission for
Backward Classes (NCBC).
❖ It has the authority to examine complaints and welfare
measures regarding socially and educationally backward
classes.
❖ Previously NCBC was a statutory body under the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment.

LTM Series-10
3. Which of the following Directive Principle was not added

by 42nd Amendment Act of 1976?
A) To secure opportunities for healthy development of children
(Art 39).
B) To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the
poor (Art 39A)
C) To take steps to secure the participation of workers in the
management of industries (Art 43 A)
D) State to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities
and opportunities (Art 38)
EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added four new Directive Principles
to the original list. They require the State:
1. To secure opportunities for healthy development of children (Article
39).
2. To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the poor
(Article39 A).
3. To take steps to secure the participation of workers in the
management of industries (Article 43 A).
4. To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests
and wildlife (Article 48 A).
❖ The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 added one more Directive Principle,
which requires the State to minimize inequalities in income, status,
facilities and opportunities (Article 38).
LTM Series-10
4. Match List-1 with List-2 and Choose Correct Code:

List-1 List-2
a) Indra Sawhney Case i) Power of Parliament to amend
PartIII of the Constitution upheld
b) Minerva Mills Case ii) Procedure Established by Law
c) Gopalan Case iii) Reservation of Backward Classes
d) Shankari Prasad Case iv) Review of Judicial Review
A. iii, i, ii, iv B. ii, iv, iii, i C. iii, iv, ii, i D. ii, i, iii, iv
EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Shankari Prasad Case- Power of Parliament to amend
PartIII of the Constitution upheld
❖ Gopalan Case- Procedure Established by Law
❖ Indira Sawhney Case- Reservation of Backward Classes
❖ Minerva Mill Case- Review of Judicial Review

LTM Series-10
5. Statement 1: After 1990, System of Coalition government has started in

Indian Politics.
Statement 2: Three Lok Sabha Elections were held continuously in three
years (1996-1999)

EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ General election held in India in April–May 1996 to elect the
members of the 11th Lok Sabha.
❖ The result of the election was a hung parliament .when Lalu
Prasad Yadav left Janta Dal and formed his own party,
❖ 11th Lok Sabha was dissolved to get a fresh mandate from the
voters for 12th general election in 1998.
❖ The need for 13th Lok Sabha election in 1999 was triggered by
AIADMK withdrawing support to the government under Atal
Bihar Vajpayee at the time.
LTM Series-10
6. Which constitutional amendment act provide right to Delhi

and Pondicherry legislative assembly to participate in
President’s election?
A) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
B) 70th Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 86th Constitutional Amendment Act
D) 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ 70th constitutional amendment act,1992 The amendment
provides for the inclusion of members of the legislature of
Pondicherry and Delhi.

LTM Series-10
7. Consider the following statements related to Article 368 of the

Constitution, Which of these are correct?
1. A Constitutional Amendment Bill can be passed at a joint session of
Parliament in case of deadlock between the two Houses.
2. It is obligatory for the President of India to give his assent to a
Constitutional Amendment Bill passed under Article 368.
3. To amend 7th Schedule of the Constitution, ratifcation of more than half
of the State legislatures is essential.
4. A proposal to amend the Constitution can only be introduced in the
House of the People.
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 3 C. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ For a Constitutional Amendment, joint sitting of parliament
can’t be summon.
❖ A proposal to amend the Constitution can be introduced in
either of the house

LTM Series-10
8. Assertion (A):In a parliamentary democracy like India the Government goes out of
power if the Lower House passes a no-confidence motion against the Government.
Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides for the removal of the Prime Minister
through a no-confidence motion passed in the Lok Sabha.


LTM Series-10
9. Consider the following statements are correct:

Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India:
1. Requires written communication of the Union Cabinet to the President to that
effect.
2. Can be issued for the whole of India or part thereof.
3. Lapses, if not approved by both Houses of Parliament within a month.
4. Requires a resolution, approving the proclamation passed by both Houses of
Parliament only by a majority of the total membership of each House, and not less
than 2/3rd members present and voting.
5. Once approved by Parliament can last for six months.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 B. 2, 3 and 4 C. 1, 4 and 5 D. 1, 2, 3 and5

LTM Series-10
10. In which one of the following cases, is the President of India not
bound by the aid and advice of the Union Council of Ministers?
A) In deciding the question of removal of a Governor
B) In deciding the question whether a member of Lok Sabha

has become disqualified to continue as a member
C) While exercising power to grant pardon
D) In dismissing a civil servant without any enquiry and

hearing on the ground of security of state
THANK YOU
Answer-B
❖ Even for using pardoning power, President has to act on aid
and advice of council of ministers.

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LTM Series-11
1. Assertion (A): Lokpal is a multi member body that consists of one

chairperson and eight members.
Reason(R): Half will be judicial members and 50% of the members will
be women.

EXPLANATION
Answer-C
❖ Lokpal is a multi-member body, that consists of one
chairperson and a maximum of 8 members.
❖ Out of the maximum eight members, half will be judicial
members and minimum 50% of the Members will be from
SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minorities and women.

LTM Series-11
2. What is/are the feature(s) of good governance, according to World

Bank
1. Participatory
2. Transparency
3. Check and balance
4. Rule of law
5. Judicial review
A. 1, 3, 4, 5 B. 1, 2, 4 C. 3, 4, 5 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ World Bank defined Good Governance as “the manner in
which power is exercised in the management of a country’s
economic and social resources for development”.
❖ Good governance has 8 major characteristics.
❖ ‘It is participatory, consensus-oriented, accountable,
transparent, responsive, effective and efficient, equitable
and inclusive and follows the rule of law.

LTM Series-11
3. Arrange these committees in the chronological order according to

their formation:-
1. Paul Appleby committee
2. 2nd administrative reform committee
3. Gorwala committee
4. 1st administrative reform committee
A. 4, 3, 2, 1 B. 3, 1, 4, 2 C. 1, 2, 3, 4 D. 1, 3, 4, 2

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Gorwala committee – 1951 ,
❖ Paul Appleby committee – 1953,
❖ 1st administrative reform committee – 1966,
❖ 2nd administrative reform committee – 2006.

LTM Series-11
4. 74th constitution amendment act provides which institution to

consolidate the plan prepared by panchayat and municipalities?
A) Finance Commission
B) State Election Commission
C) Zila Parishad
D) District Planning Commission

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ 74th constitution amendment make provision for the
establishment of District Planning Committee(article
243ZD) to consolidate the plan prepared by panchayat
and municipalities.

LTM Series-11
5. Which of the following national programme is launched for civil

servants capacity building?
A) Mission Karmyogi
B) SAMARTH Scheme
C) UMANG
D) SWAMITVA Mission
EXPLANATION
Answer-A
❖ Mission Karyogi (Launched on Sept 2, 2020)a new
capacity-building scheme for civil servants aimed at
upgrading the post-recruitment training mechanism of the
officers and employees at all levels.

LTM Series-11
6. Consumer protection act, 2019 made provision for the

establishment of:-
1. Consumer protection Commission
2. National Consumer Tribunal
3. Central Consumer Protection Authority
4. State Consumer Protection Authority
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. 2 only C. 3, 4 D. 3 only

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ Consumer protection act, 2019 made provision for the
establishment of “Central Consumer Protection Authority”
(CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of
consumers.

LTM Series-11
7. Main goal of Pradhan mantri awas yojna is to provide 20 million

housing units to the homeless by the year:-
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2024
D) 2030
EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Main goal of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna is to provide 20
million housing units to the homeless by the year 2022.

LTM Series-11
8. How many seats have been instructed to reserve in private school

for the underprivileged children in right to education act?
A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 15%
D) 30%
EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ 25% seats have been instructed to reserve in private school
for the underprivileged children in right to education act.

LTM Series-11
9. Which scheme is described as “stellar example of rural

development” by World Bank?
A) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
B) MNREGA
C) PM-KISAN Scheme
D) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

EXPLANATION
Answer-B
❖ Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(MGNREGA) is described as “stellar example of rural
development “by World Bank.
❖ It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by
providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a
financial year to every household whose adult members
volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

LTM Series-11
10. The RTI (amendment) Act, 2019 fixed the term of the office of
Chief Central information commissioner:-
A) 5 years
B) 6 years
C) 4 years
D) None of the above

EXPLANATION
Answer-D
❖ According to the RTI (amendment) bill, 2019 term of the
central Chief Information Commissioner and Information
Commissioners:
❖ appointment will be “for such term as may be prescribed by
the Central Government”.

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