Madhya Pradesh P.S.C.(Pre.) Exam.,2008 (Held on 11-1-2009) Political Science Solved Paper

Madhya Pradesh P.S.C.(Pre.) Exam.,2008

(Held on 11-1-2009)

Political Science : Solved Paper

61. The Simon Commission was sent to India to—

• study the communal problem
• negotiate with Gandhiji about representation of backward classes
• review the progress of Montford reforms
• report on Home Rule to the British Parliament

62. The leaders of the Khilafat movement were—

• Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
• Gandhi and Annie Beasant
• Maulana Azad and Sarojini Naidu
• Ali Brothers

63. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched ?

• Fascism—Mussolini
• Anarchism—Bakunin
• Socialism—Thomas Moore
• Pluralism—Kropotkin

64. The importance of Bureaucracy has greatly increased in present times on account of—

• the emergence of democratic state
• the emergence of welfare state
• the emergence of police state
• the emergence of liberal economic system

65. Freedom of Press in India is—

• specifically provided in the Constitution
• implied in the right to freedom of expression
• available under the Acts of Parliament
• available under executive orders

66. Universal Adult Franchise in India was granted by—

• The Act of 1919
• The Act of 1935
• The Constitution of India
• Constitutional Amendment in 1971

67. Representative Institutions in India were introduced for the first time by the—

• Charter Act of 1853
• Government of India Act 1858
• Indian Council Act 1861
• Indian Council Act 1892

68. Who is the legal sovereign in India ?

• President of India
• President and Parliament
• Constitution of India
• People of India

69. Idealist theory of Rights lays emphasis on man’s—

• social development
• economic development
• civil development
• moral development

70. The slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright’ was given by—

• Mahatma Gandhi
• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Lokmanya Tilak
• Bipin Chandra Pal

71. The partition of Bengal was annulled in—

• 1907
• 1908
• 1910
• 1911

72. Who, among the following, was the founder of Ghadar Party ?

• Lala Har Dayal
• Ram Chandra
• Bikaji Cama
• Chandra Shekhar Azad

73. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started in—

• Champaran
• Bardoli
• Dandi
• Baroda

74. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of—

• Arya Samaj
• Brahmo Samaj
• Ram Krishna Mission
• Prarthana Samaj

75. The Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of ‘Complete Independence’ in its session held at—

• Lahore
• Calcutta
• Madras
• Bombay

76. Which what the April 13, 1919 is associated in the history of freedom struggle of India ?

• Start of Civil Disobedience Movement
• Countrywide Non-cooperation Movement
• Adoption of pledge for complete freedom of the country
• Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

77. Why did Gandhiji abruptly stop the Non-cooperation Movement of 1922 ?

• For the harsh attitude of British
• Because of pact between Congress and British
• Because of violence broke at Chauri-Chaura
• Because of unanimous decision of Congress

78. Which of the following is not matched properly ?

• Mahatma Gandhi—Noncooperation Movement
• Vinoba Bhave—Bhoodan
• M.N. Roy—Partyless Democracy
• J.L. Nehru—Democratic Socialism

79. Which Constitutional Amendment is related to Panchayati Raj ?

• 52nd
• 62nd
• 72nd
• 73rd

80. In which year Madhya Pradesh State has made Panchayati Raj Act after 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act ?

• 1992
• 1993
• 1995
• 1998

81. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ? The President of India can—

• summon each House of Parliament
• address both the Houses of Parliament
• prorogue either House of Parliament
• dissolve both the Houses of Parliament

82. The Presiding Officer of the Upper House of Indian Parliament is—

• President of India
• Vice-President of India
• Chief Justice of India
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha

83. The Act of 1919 provided for—

• Annulment of Veto power of the Governor General
• Bicameral legislature at the center
• End of communal representation
• Introduction of dyarchy at the center

84. The Communal Electorate System was introduced by the British in India for the first time through—

• Indian Councils Act, 1861
• Indian Councils Act, 1892
• Government of India Act, 1909
• Government of India Act, 1919

85. The Political Party commands absolute majority in Lok Sabha. It means—

• membership is more than 50%
• majority in membership
• majority support
• 50% membership

86. Parliament of India consists of—

• Legislative Assembly, Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
• President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
• Speaker, Lok Sabha, Council of State

87. The State, which elects the largest members of Lok Sabha, is—

• Madhya Pradesh
• Bihar
• Tamil Nadu
• Uttar Pradesh

88. The ‘Trusteeship Theory’ signifies—

• property as theft
• state ownership of means of production
• abolition of private property
• owners consider wealth ‘for society’

89. Cripps proposals is a ‘post-dated cheque’ on a failing bank. This is the view of—

• Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Rajgopalachari
• Sardar Patel

90. The Prime Minister of India is—

• appointed
• elected
• nominated
• selected

91. In India, the Money Bill is first introduced in—

• the Rajya Sabha
• the Lok Sabha
• simultaneously in both the Houses of Parliament
• the Finance Commission

92. Which of the following writs literally means : ‘We command’ ?

• Habeas Corpus
• Mandamus
• Quo warranto
• Certiorari

93. Where is the International Court of Justice situated ?

• The Hague
• New York
• Geneva
• Paris

94. When was SAARC formally established ?

• December 1980
• August 1983
• December 1985
• July 1987

95. Who of the following gave the idea of partyless democracy ?

• J. L. Nehru
• Lenin
• Jayaprakash Narayana
• M. K. Gandhi

96. The number of Judges in International Court of Justice is—

• 15
• 10
• 11
• 14

97. India began NAM in—

• 1961
• 1954
• 1973
• 1978

98. Sino-Indian war occurred in—

• 1961
• 1962
• 1948
• 1947

99. According to the Constitution, the Lok Sabha must meet at least—

• thrice each year with an interval of not more than two months between the two sessions
• twice each year with an interval of not more than three months between the two sessions
• twice each year with an interval of not more than four months between the two sessions
• twice each year with an interval of not more than six months between the two sessions

100. Which one the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

• Simon Commission, 1927
• Namak Satyagrah, 1930
• Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931
• Wavell Plan, 1944

101. “Law is the command of the sovereign.” It was said by—

• H. J. Laski
• W. Austin
• J. Bentham
• T. Acquinas

102. Hobbes has been called an individualist because—

• he permits Natural Rights to the individual
• he allows Right to Revolt against the sovereign
• his Monarch has been given absolute powers by the people
• his entire philosophy focuses on the security of the individual in the state

103. According to Rousseau the State of Nature has to be terminated because—

• Human nature was wicked
• Natural rights were in danger
• Art and culture were to be preserved
• Inequality created the institution of property

104. According to Karl Marx, State—

• is a result of surplus value
• is a permanent agency of exploitation of the poor
• is a class organization which was to wither away
• is a product of social contract between rich and powerful

105. Which one of the following is a Liberal thinker ?

• J. S. Mill
• Thomas Moore
• George Sorel
• A. R. Orage

106. A welfare state is a/an—

• democratic state
• socialist state
• secular state
• administrative state

107. “Socialism is like a hat which has lost its shape because everybody wears it.” Who said this ?

• Charles Fourier
• Proudhoun
• C.E.M. Joad
• Alexander Gray

108. Guild Socialism is a half way house between—

• Democracy and Socialism
• Socialism and Marxism
• Collectivism and Syndicalism
• Marxism and State Socialism

109. A socialist state believes in giving—

• maximum functions to the State
• minimum functions to the State
• negative functions to the State
• no functions to the State

110. Proportional representation is also called as—

• MacDonald method
• Hare plan
• Single voting
• List system

111. Who was the author of ‘Arthashastra’ ?

• Kautilya
• Adam Smith
• Patanjali
• Malthus

112. Socialism as a political philosophy is not opposed to—

• Capitalism
• Feudalism
• Social engineering
• Competition

113. Fabian socialists believe in—

• inevitability of gradualness
• non-violence for social status quo
• revolutionary reforms
• minimum consumption

114. A democratic form of government can be contrasted from a totalitarian form of government on the basis of—

• Constitutionalism
• Electoral system
• Rule of Law
• Opposition parties

115. Minorities and special interests can be best represented on democratic bodies by a system of—

• plural voting
• professional representation
• proportional representation
• Separate electorates

116. The book entitled ‘Grammar of Politics’ was written by—

• E. Barker
• H. Laski
• H. Lasswell
• A. Appodari

117. Mr. H. G. Sorel was a—

• Guild socialist
• Syndicalist
• Fabian socialist
• Utopian socialist

118. “Nothing against the state, nothing beyond the state, everything within the state” was the political philosophy of—

• Hegel
• Marx
• Mussolini
• Mao

119. Marxism and Fascism agree about—

• the nature of state
• the role of religion
• the utility of wars
• the totalitarian character of government

120. The socialists consider the state as—

• a necessary evil
• an unnecessary evil
• a divine institution
• a positive good

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