Question 1: The ideal of internationalism involves

1. Total abandonment of nationalism

2. Partial abandonment of nationalism
3. Adequate recognition of cultural distinctiveness of nations
4. Derecognition of cultural distinctiveness
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 2: Assertion (A) : Systems theory is criticized for its alleged ideological bias in
favour of status quo. Reason (R) : Systems theory stresses upon notions of stability,
equilibrium, steady state and pattern maintenance.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

1. The constitution clearly lays down what its basic structure is

2. The Supreme Court has elaborately defined the basic structure of the Constitution
3. The Law Commission of India with the help of Attorney General of India has defined
the basic structure of the Constitution
4. Neither the Supreme Court nor the Parliament have defined the basic structure of
the Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 4: The name of first woman judge of International Court of Justice is—

1. Rosalyn Higgins
2. Rosa E. Otunbayeva
3. Gestrud Mongella
4. Sadako Ogata
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 5: The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of

1. Feudalism
2. Absolute monarchy
3. Democracy
4. Decolonization
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Which of the following is not part of EOP of USA?

1. Office of management and Budget

2. The white House office
3. Office of personnel management
4. National security council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Which one of the following scholars consider International law as true law ?

1. Grotius
2. Hobbes
3. Holland
4. Austin
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The advocates of deliberative democracy emphasise

1. Parliamentary sovereignty
2. Judicial autonomy
3. Executive supremacy
4. Popular participation
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 9: On which day of the week is the general election traditionally held in Great
Britian?

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
 4. Sunday
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: Who is US's SECRETARY OF STATE appointed by Obama

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Robert Gates
3. Timothy Geithner
4. Janet Napolitano
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 11: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Aristotle : State is a magnified individual

2. Hegel : State is a march of God on Earth
3. Marx : Modern state is an instrument of class exploitation
4. Gandhi : State represents violence in concentrated form
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine belongs to....

1. Fatah Party
2. Baath Party
3. Hamas
4. PKK
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 13: The thinker who based politics on Psychology, Physics and Geometry was

1. Thomas Hobbes
2. Montesquieu
3. Rousseau
4. Bentham
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 14: Who among the following, characterized bureaucracy as ration-legal authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 15: ‘With the causes of exploitation of class by class removed, with the abolition of
classes, the State will therefore, inevitably wither away. To which theory of the origin of State
is the above statement applicable ?

1. Divine Right Theory

2. Social Contract Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
4. Marxist Theory
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 16: Who among the following characterized bureaucracy as a rational-legal

authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 17: Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in

1. Global perspective
2. National perspective
3. Societal perspective
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: S. Finer has designated the interest groups as

 1. Invisible governments
2. Unofficial government
3. Government within the government
4. Anonymous empire
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 19: The idea of the Union giving directions to the states was adopted by the makers
of the Indian Constitution from

1. The Government of India Act, 1935

2. The US Constitution
3. The Soviet Constitution
4. The Australian Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 20: In December 2008, Time magazine named ------- as its Person of the Year

1. Barack Obama
2. McCain
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Joe Biden
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 21: Who was the President of Palestinian National Authority in March 2006?

1. Mahmoud Allawayi
2. Ahmed Rashid
3. Mahmoud Younis
4. Mahmoud Abbas
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: Consider the following statements: 1. Development of comparative approach of

public administration was funded by the American Government. 2. One reason for funding the
development of comparative approach of public administration was political interest to arrest
communication. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
 1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: Which one of the following is NOT correct in respect of China ?

1. The Communist Party of China is organized on the basis of democratic centralism

2. The Chinese constitution provides for a uniform judicial system
3. Mao’s ideas of ‘New Democracy’ have been put into practice
4. The Chinese constitution provides for a bicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Characteristic Features) List-II (Political Ideology) A. Formation of the
natural, harmonious, organic, communities for the free development of the individual and the
abolition of the main source of coercion – State 1. Guild Socialism B. Formation of self-
governing autonomous associations of people that will work on cooperative basis to establish
partnership between groups and State 2. Democratic Socialism C. Combination of human
fellowship, just social system, common ownership and mutual service 3. Syndicalism D. A
system of revolutionary tactics using non-political methods to create an economic federation

1. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 25: The Unitary State is stronger than a Federal one because all powers of
government are concentrated in the hands of one single set of authorities. Hence there is

1. Absence of conflict of authority and responsibility

2. Absence of simplification of governmental organization
3. Overlapping of jurisdiction
4. Duplication of functions
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 26: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

1. Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy

2. Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
3. Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once
did
4. Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th Century
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 27: Bill Clinton was the ----President of the United States

1. 42nd
2. 41st
3. 43rd
4. 44th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

1. F.A. Hayek
2. C.B. Macpherson
3. Michael Oakeshot
4. Gaetano Mosca
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Development Approach) List-II (Features) A. Blue print approach 1.
Utilization of capital resources over human resources B. Learning process approach 2.
Cybernetic process with latitude for change according to needs C. Production centred approach
3. Planning in advance for development D. People centred approach 4. Individual as an actor
who defines the goa

1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
3. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
 4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: ‘Alternative vote and confidence’ is in vogue in one of the democratic political
system. Identify the country

1. Switzerland
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. France
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 31: The Communist manifesto was first published in

1. Russian
2. French
3. German
4. English
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 32: Which one of the following is NOT an input function of political system?

1. Political Communication
2. Political Recruitment
3. Interest Articulation
4. Rule Adjudication
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 33: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Sunderlal Bahuguna : Chipko Movement

2. Sardar Patel : Warli Struggle
3. Narayanaswamy Naidu : Tamiliga Vyvasaigal sangam
4. Ram Manohar Lohia : Kagodu Satyagraha
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 34: Obama was the junior United States Senator from ------in 2004

1. Illinois
2. Texas
3. California
4. Columbia
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 35: In which of the following federal systems decentralization is implemented under
the ‘grass roots’ doctrine ?

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. India
4. U.S.A.
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: “Means are after all everything. As the means, so the end; there is no wall of
separation between means and end.” The above statement is characteristic of

1. M.K. Gandhi
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Mao-Zedong
4. Karl Marx
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 37: Which Prime Minister wrote "The labour Governement: a personal record and
the Governance of Britian"?

1. Hugh Gaitskall
2. Herald Wilson
3. Jo Grimond
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: The International Criminal Court is located at—

 1. Geneva
2. Hague
3. London
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 39: Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal
democracy as the end of history ?

1. Samir Amin
2. David Held
3. Francis Fukuyama
4. Samuel P. Huntington
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 40: The practice adopted by the party in power to reward its members and
supporters through government contracts and jobs is called.

1. Division of powers
2. Implied powers
3. Power politics
4. Spoils system
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 41: In which of the following countries, the judges of the federal constitutional
courts are elected by the federal legislature ?

1. United States
2. Britain
3. Russia
4. Germany
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 42: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the

1. Prime minister of Iran

 2. Defence Minister of Iran
3. Head of Iran's Expediency council
4. Head of Irans Religious council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: Identify the two among these who sought to define underdevelopment in terms
of neocolonial dependency mode : 1. A.G. Frank 2. Celso Furtado 3. E.W. Weidner 4. Gunnar
Myrdal Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: Which one of the following countries has a disciplined multi-party system ?

1. France during Vth Republic

2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: Which one of the following is NOT a Peasant movement ?

1. Telangana Insurrection
2. Tebhaga Movement
3. Naxal Bari Movement
4. Chipko Movement
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 46: Obama was the --- African-American Senator in U.S. history

1. fifth
2. 4th
3. 3rd
 4. 6th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 47: Consider the following statements : The major functions of political parties are
1. Rule making 2. Interest aggregation 3. Political socialization 4. Regulation of the behaviour
of the people

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: In the U.S.A. the filibuster is a method used by

1. The Congress to pressurize the President

2. The President to prevent the introduction of a Bill in the Congress
3. Members of the Senate to obstruct the passage of a Bill
4. Judiciary to prevent Congress from passing Bill
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: The idea of ‘World Systems Theory’ signifying the arrival of international
capitalist order was predicted in the 1970s. identify the scholar who advanced this idea

1. Samuel P. Huntington
2. Andre Gunder Frank
3. George Wallerstein
4. Cardoso
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 50: ‘Government of National Unity’ is a concept developed by which one of the
following third world countries ?

1. Nigeria
2. Tanzania
3. Argentina
 4. South Africa
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was

1. Gopalakrishnan
2. Mujibur Rehman
3. Billahdi Moni
4. Samuel Raj
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 52: “Everything for the state; nothing against the State, nothing outside the State”
sums up the philosophy of

1. Marxism
2. Fascism
3. Fabian Socialism
4. Guild Socialism
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 53: Which Prime Minister lost a vote of no confidence in the house of Commons in
1979 in U.K.?

1. Herald Wilson
2. Ramsay McDonald
3. Edward Heeth
4. James Callaghan
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: Which one of the following is NOT feature of French Constitution of 1958 ?

1. Adoption of Declaration for Rights in 1789

2. Favouring strong Presidency
3. Limited powers of Parliament
4. Unicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: China has moved away from the policy of statism to market economy, which
was propounded by one of the communist leaders of revolution who said “Market in China is
like a bird in cage”. Identify the person

1. Chou En Lai
2. Lio Shao Chi
3. Deng Tsiao Ping
4. Chiang Kai Shek
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 56: Consider the following statements: 1.Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary General is
from Nigeria. 2.Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of
the United Nations staff. 3.Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN
Secretary General. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 3, only
2. 2 and 3, only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 and 2, only
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 57: Assertion (A) : Decision making theory directs attention not to states as
metaphysical abstractions, but instead seeks to highlight the behaviour of decision-makers.
Reason (R) : Decision-making theory identifies a large number of relevant variables and
suggests possible inter-relationships among them.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Which one of the following is NOT correct about ‘Dyarchy’ introduced by the
Government of India Act of 1919 ?

1. It was a system of dual governments at central and provincial levels

 2. Provincial subjects were divided into reserved and transferred
3. Governor appointed ministers from the elected members of the legislative council
4. Governor had the power of overriding the majority decision
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: Which Constitution is called a ‘tailor-made’ Constitution ?

1. Constitution of Fourth Republic of France

2. Constitution of Fifth Republic of France
3. Constitution of United Germany
4. Constitution of U.S.A
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 60: Who among the following has described democracy as “that institutional
arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide
by means of a competitive struggle for the People’s vote” ?

1. Robert Dahl
2. Peter Bachrach
3. C. Wright Mills
4. Joseph Schumpeter
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: The Poona Pact in 1932 upheld

1. Joint electorates
2. Separate electorates
3. Joint electorates with reserved seats for the scheduled castes
4. Joint electorates with reserved seats for caste Hindus
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 62: Non-security issues have taken priority over force, violence, and military might
because of

1. Modernization of the world political and communication systems

2. Modernization of the world political and economic systems
3. Trans nationalization of the world economic and political systems
 4. Decentralization of the world economic and political systems
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Who among the following is an acclaimed analyst on political parties ?

1. Walter Lippman
2. Maurice Duverger
3. H.J. Laski
4. Jame Bryce
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 64: Which one does NOT contributes to the formation of International Government
?

1. Expansion of international trade

2. Establishment of international trade
3. Inter-state rivalry
4. Means of communication
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 65: Who was the prime minister when the John Profumo Christien Keeler scandal
broke out in 1963?

1. Ramsay McDonald
2. Herald Wilson
3. Herald McMillan
4. William Hauge
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 66: National League for Democracy is

1. A ruling party of Indonesia

2. A opposition party of Myanmar
3. A ruling party of Bhuttan
4. An opposition party of Indonesia
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: Chelliah Committee is related to which of the following?

1. Banking reforms
2. Securities Scam
3. Taxation
4. Rajiv Gandhi's murder
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Acts) List-II (Provisions) A. The Government of India Act, 1935 1.
Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British crown B. The Government of
India Act, 1909 2. Envisaged Dominion status to India C. The Government of India Act, 1919
3. Introduction of provincial autonomy D. The Government of India Act, 1858 4. Introduction
of Dyarchy in provinces 5. Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims and others

1. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

2. A-3 B-5 C-4 D-1
3. A-1 B-5 C-4 D-3
4. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 69: In 1990 which former Prime Minister travelled to Iraq to secure the release of
British Hostages?

1. Edward Heeth
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. James Callaghan
4. Jo Grimond
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 70: The concept of sustainable development was popularized by Brundtland Report
and Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
 4. 1994
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 71: ---- is appointed as USA's TREASURY SECRETARY by Obama

1. Timothy Geithner
2. Janet Napolitano
3. Lawrence Summers
4. James Jones
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 72: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Author) List-II (Phrase) A. Hayes 1. “Of all the evils I hate, I think I
hate nationalism most” B. Organsko 2. “AN organized self interest of the whole people” C.
Rabindranath Tagore 3. “As a belief nationalism has been a curse and nothing but a curse” D.
Victor Golancz 4. “To believe that nationalism will vanish because it is dangerous or the
nations will wither away because there are other ways of organizing mankind is false”

1. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

2. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
3. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
4. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 73: Begum Khaleda Zia belongs to which of the following political parties?

1. Muslim League
2. Awami League
3. Jatiya Party
4. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 74: Which of the following is not a principal organ of United Nations Organisation ?

1. Trusteeship Council
2. Economic and Social Council
3. International Court of Justice
 4. Human Rights Commission
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: The relationship between the government and the President in France is a
complex one due to

1. Direct election of the President

2. Centralization of powers
3. A mixed presidential parliamentary form government
4. Parliament’s reduced powers to control the government
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 76: Which one of the following can enforce the judgement of International Court of
Justice ?

1. General Assembly on the recommendations of Security Council

2. Secretary General
3. Security Council on the request of International Court of Justice
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 77: Who among the following were known as physiocrats at the time of the French
Revolution?

1. The Clergy
2. Economists
3. The Nobility
4. Medical professionals
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 78: Which one of the following statements is NOT true with regard to Non-
Government Organizations ? 1. They have come to play increasingly constructive role in the
development process. 2. They have to redefine their role in accordance with the changing
times. 3. The government has to change the bureaucratic attitude towards the Non-
Government Organizations. 4. The government should affiliate Non-Government Organisations
to its respective departments in order to have better control over their functioning. Select the
correct answer using the codes given below :
 1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 79: Who is selected as the national intelligence director in USA

1. Dennis Blair
2. Leon Panetta
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Michael McConnell
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) A. Simon de Beauvoir 1. The Second Sex B.
Betty Friedan 2. Sexual Politics C. Kate Billet 3. Feminine Mystique D. Sheila Rowbothom 4.
Woman’s consciousness Man’s World

1. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

2. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
3. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
4. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 81: Assertion (A) : A social movement is a participation form of collective behaviour
in which the motivation act springs from the attitude of members and the challenges of the
society. Reason (R) : Social Groups and movements of brace interest groups and political
parties to achieve their goals.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 82: Consider the following features of the Civil Service in the USA: 1. Top posts are
filled up by ‘insiders and outers’. 2. Recruitment takes place at various levels of hierarchy. 3.
Partisan political activities are prohibited. 4. Rank classification system is not upheld. Which of
these are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2,3 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: -----will serve on Obama's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

1. Michael McConnell
2. Dennis Blair
3. Leon Panetta
4. Steve Kappes
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 84: The National Parliamentary body of China is known as

1. State Council
2. National People’s Congress
3. People’s Assembly
4. Supreme Soviet
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 85: The author of the American Declaration of Independence was

1. George Washington
2. Jefferson
3. Lafayette
4. Thomas Paine
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: According to Keohane Nye, the internationalization of the world economy had
led the major industrialized nations to a pattern of
 1. Complex interdependence
2. Complex dependence
3. Dependence
4. Interdependence
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 87: Assertion (A) : Development administration signifies action-oriented and target-
oriented programmes suitable for developing countries. Reason (R) : The success of rural
development plans acts as a strong impetus for initiating other developmental plans.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: Gen. Bruno Cuche from France recently visited India. He is the counterpart of
India’s....

1. Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor

2. Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash
3. Chief of Air staff Air chief Marshal Fali Homi Major
4. Defence Minister A.K. Anthony
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: In which year did India become a party to the International Convention on
Biological Diversity ?

1. 1992
2. 1993
3. 1994
4. 1995
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of

 1. North East Region
2. Jharkhand
3. Nagar Division
4. Deccan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: To which part of U.K. does the Plaid Cymrau party belong?

1. Northern Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. London
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 92: Which one of the following is NOT the characteristic of ‘a six point syndrome’ of
totalitarianism propounded by Friedrich and Braezinski ?

1. An official ideology
2. A system of terroristic policy
3. A monopoly of means of communication
4. A divine right to rule
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 93: Who succeeded Nigel Lawson as the chancellor of the Exchequer in 1989?

1. Tony Blair
2. William Hauge
3. John Major
4. Douglas Hurd
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 94: Which aspect of imperialism does the dependency theory emphasize ?

1. Economic
2. Political
3. Cultural
 4. Strategic
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 95: Who is the Defense Secretary of USA

1. Robert Gates.
2. Dennis Blair
3. David Petraeus
4. Andrew D. Lipman
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 96: The constructive no-confidence vote in the Basic Law of Germany means that
the Bundestag can overthrow a Chancellor

1. Only by a special majority vote

2. Only if it is first able to agree on a successor
3. Only with the consent of the President
4. Only with the consent of the Federal Constitutional Court
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 97: In which one of the following countries did women get the right to vote only in
1971 ?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Mexico
4. Switzerland
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 98: Who was the First Woman Prime Minister of any Country?

1. Smt Indira Gandhi

2. Smt Sirimao Bhandaru Naike
3. Smt Shahin
4. Smt Benjir Bhutto
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 99: Environment problems and issues received special attention of the Government
of India from the

1. Third Five-Year Plan

2. Fourth Five-Year Plan
3. Sixth Five-Year Plan
4. Ninth Five-Year Plan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 100: Under Article 243 D, which one of the following categories enjoys reservation
for Panchayat membership in proportion to their population ?

1. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2. Women
3. Backward Classes
4. Physically handicapped persons
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World History)

Question 1: The 1st person to set foot on Moon was?

1. Nil Armstrong
2. Rakesh Sharma
3. Rayan Prince
4. Smith
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 2: What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took the throne at age 13 and
was the grandson of Babar?

1. Delhi Sultanate
2. Humayun
3. Abbas the Great
4. Akbar the Great
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 3: The well-known theorist of New Social Movement is

1. Habermas
2. Karl Marx
3. Foucault
4. Althusser
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 4: The South Sea was renamed the Pacific Ocean in the early 16th century by what
well-known navigator?

1. Hernan Cortes
2. Ferdinand Magellan
3. Hernando de Soto
4. James Cook
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 5: In which year did Bartolomeu Diaz become the first European to sail around the
Cape of Good Hope?

1. 1388
2. 1488
3. 1588
4. 1688
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: English Language have more than ?? words

1. 4,50,000
2. 4,000
3. 25,000
4. 450
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 7: Northern Africa was divided between two Muslim Caliphates at around 1000 AD.
While northwestern Africa (essentially, modern Morocco) and southern Spain were ruled by the
Umayyads, which Caliphate ruled over what is now modern Tunisia, Libya and Egypt?

1. Hafsid
2. Fatimid
3. Idrisid
4. Aghlabid
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 8: Who was first to reach the South Pole?

1. Capt. Amundsen
2. Rear Admiral
3. Capt. R. E. Scett
4. Sir Edmund Hillary
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 9: Who is the First Test Tube Twins Babies in the World?

1. Louise Brown & Vesli Multinder

2. Stephan & Amanda
3. Harsha & Indhira
4. Elizabeth Carr & Carl Wood
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 10: Which company bought Bentley Motors in 1998?

1. Ford
2. Volkswagen
3. Audi
4. Honda
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 11: Who founded the "Young Italy" movement, the anchor organization behind the
unification of Italy in the nineteenth century?
 1. Count Cavour
2. Joseph Mazzini
3. Garibaldi
4. Red Shirts
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 12: Which English/British monarch had the youngest spouse?

1. John
2. Henry VIII
3. Richard II
4. Henry V
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 13: Match List-I (Concepts) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II A. Treating equals equally and unequals
unequally 1. Robert Zozick B. From each as they choose to each as they are chosen 2.
Aristotle C. From each according to his ability, to each according to his need 3. Jeremy
Bentham D. Greatest happiness of the greatest number 4. Karl Marx

1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
4. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 14: Assertion (A) : Kautilya’s realist approach to interstate relations maintains that
the king whose subjects are oppressed should be attacked in preference to one whose
subjects are impoverished and greedy. Reason (R) : Kautilya believes that the oppressive king
would be deprived of the support of his subjects and so, it would be easy to defeat him.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 15: Which was the Napoleon last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St
Helena?

1. Battle of Waterloo
2. Battle of France
3. Battle of Paris
4. Battle of London
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 16: Which country was joined with England by the Act of Union in 1536?

1. Wales
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Iceland
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 17: Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

1. James Madison
2. Benjemin Franklin
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. John Adams
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: Match List-I (Theories) with List-II (Concepts) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II A. Marxian theory 1. Pay off B. Realist
theory 2. Environment C. Decision-making theory 3. Power D. Game theory 4. Class struggle

1. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

2. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
3. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
4. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 19: Around 1000 AD, which of these empires was the predominant power of
mainland southeast Asia?

1. Ayuttha
2. Khmer
3. Pagan
4. Champa
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 20: Which among the following battles was not fought by Napoleon?

1. Battle of Paris
2. Battle of the Jutland
3. Battle of Yugoslavia
4. Battle of Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 21: The first battle of which war was the Battle of Alma?

1. Creek war
2. Crimean war
3. Korean war
4. Chinese war
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 22: Buckingham Palace became the official royal residence during the reign of
which British monarch?

1. Queen Victoria
2. King George III
3. King Henry VIII
4. King George V
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 23: In which year Bangladesh was formed as Separate Country?

1. 1947
 2. 1951
3. 1956
4. 1971
5. 1977
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Portugese after overtaking a group of what
colonists?

1. Spanish
2. French
3. Italian
4. English
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 25: The First Triumvirate was established in 60 B.C. by Julius Caesar, Marcus
Licinius Crassus, and this Roman general and consul. He was one of Caesar's many enemies
and his son-in-law,he became a ruler of Rome. Who was he?

1. Marcus Brutus
2. Augustus Caesar
3. Pompey
4. Marc Antony
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 26: Who were the predecessors of the British in ruling over the island state of
Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) ?

1. Sinhalese
2. Portugese
3. French
4. Dutch
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 27: The longest river in the world is the.

1. Nile
2. Ganga
 3. Brhamputra
4. Yamuna
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:

1. Economics
2. Chemistry
3. Physics
4. (b) and (c)
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 29: Greatly simplifying navigation, what 16th century Cartographer and
Mathematician developed a projection map representing the world in two dimensions using
latitude and longitude?

1. Ptolemy
2. Ferdinand Magellan
3. Gerardus Mercator
4. Galileo Galilei
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: What country's population had reached an estimated 60 million by the 1570's?

1. China
2. Japan
3. India
4. England
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 31: When Alaska and Hawaii joined the US in 1959, it was the first expansion in
nearly half a century. Which state had become the 48th and the last of the contiguous states
to join the Union in 1912?

1. Arizona
2. Utah
3. New Mexico
 4. Oklahoma
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 32: Judicial concept over administration emnates from the concept of

1. Rule of Law
2. Due process of Law
3. Doctrine of separation of power
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 33: The French Revolution

1. Gave France a permanent republican government

2. Was successful in meeting all its goals
3. Awakened republican goals among French commoners
4. Gave women the right to vote
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 34: When was the 1st person to set foot on Moon?

1. 1970
2. 1966
3. 1984
4. 1977
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 35: What was the other name given to the French and Indian War (1756-1763)?

1. Franco-Indi War
2. The Nine Years War
3. Monroes War
4. The Seven Years' War
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 36: Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China?

1. Han
2. Ming
3. Manchu
4. Yuan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 37: Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the
Pacific Ocean?

1. Ferdinand Magelion
2. Jacques Carter
3. William Janszoom
4. Vasco da Gama
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 38: When was the War of American independence fought?

1. 1770
2. 1772
3. 1775
4. 1776
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 39: What leader is responsible for creating the Persian Empire of the 6th century
B.C.?

1. Artaxerxes II
2. Cyrus the Great
3. Darius I
4. Cyrus the Younger
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 40: Euclid was:

 1. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
2. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit Chin
3. Greek mathematician
4. A person poet
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 41: Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes
individually for:

1. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962

2. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
3. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
4. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 42: For a long time Finland?s largest city, what was the country's informal capital
before Helsinki took that role officially in 1812?

1. Vantaa
2. Espoo
3. Turku
4. Oulu
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: The Principle, “Self is prior to its ends” is characteristic of the thought of

1. Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill

2. F.W.G. Hegel and Karl Marx
3. Charles, Taylor and Michael Sandel
4. Immanuel Kant and John Rawls
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: During which war in 1870 was the Battle of Sedan fought?

1. Franco German war

2. Franco Prussian war
 3. Anglo Frech war
4. Frech Anglo war
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: The author of the book Time machine is:

1. Lewis Carroll
2. H.G. Wells
3. Charles Lamb
4. Lewis Carroll
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 46: What destroyed 'The Hanging Gardens of Babylon', 'The Colussus of Rhodes'
and 'The Lighthouse at Alexandria'?

1. Tourists
2. Fire
3. Earthquake
4. Flood
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 47: Who was the British monarch during William Pitt the Younger?s two spells as
Prime Minister?

1. George IV
2. George III
3. Victoria
4. William IV
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:

1. Developed the telescope

2. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter
3. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time
measurement.
 4. All are correct
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 49: Spanish conquistador, Jiminez de Quesada, discovered what rooted vegetable
while exploring the Andes mountains during the 1530's?

1. Beet
2. Potato
3. Onion
4. Carrot
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 50: The second phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1702 to 1713.
What is the name of the second phase?

1. King George's War

2. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)
3. King William's War
4. Queen Anne's War
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The enlightment was

1. Believed in basic goodness of human nature

2. Was incompatible with feminism
3. Was a global movement
4. Unrelated to Scientific Revolution
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 52: The 1513 Battle of Flodden Field was the largest battle (in terms of numbers)
ever fought between which two countries?

1. France and Spain

2. England and France
3. England and Scotland
4. England and Spain
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 53: The chicken model and the prisoners dilemma model are used in the

1. Marxist theory of international relations

2. Realist theory of international politics
3. Systems theory of international politics
4. Game theory of international politics
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: In which state was President George H.W. Bush born?

1. Connecticut
2. Texas
3. Maine
4. Massachusetts
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: On which space craft men reached moon first time?

1. Apolo XI
2. Voyejor
3. Skylab
4. Aryabhatta
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 56: Zimbabwe attained independence in

1. 1980
2. 1981
3. 1979
4. 1978
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 57: Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?
 1. Phillipines
2. Nepal
3. USA
4. Laos
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Crusades were conducted by European Christians to liberate Jerusalem from
the domination of

1. Seljuk Turks
2. Palestinians
3. Libyans
4. Egyptians
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: The national sport of Canada is:

1. Tennis and cricket

2. Lacrosse
3. Judo
4. Rugby and Football
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 60: The Tiahuanaco and Huari empires both collapsed around the same time,
approximately 1000 AD, leaving room for the rise of the Chimú Empire. All of this happened in
which area of the world?

1. Western Africa
2. Arctic North America
3. Oceania
4. Western South America
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: According to political scientist Almond, all systems of governments perform two
basic functions, namely
 1. Import and export functions
2. Input and output functions
3. Information and logistic functions
4. Active and proactive functions
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 62: Who discovered Australia?

1. Sir James Clark

2. William Janszoom
3. Leif Ericsson
4. Eric the Red
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Ponce de Leon, 'discoverer' of Florida (1513), was also Governor of what
Carribean island?

1. Cuba
2. Bahamas
3. Virgin Islands
4. Puerto Rico
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 64: The highest mountain in the world is the.

1. Everest
2. Mt abu
3. Verkoyansk in Siberia
4.
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 65: Karl Marx belonged to?

.

1. Italy
2. Germany
 3. Russia
4. Yugoslavia
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 66: In 1594, Shakespeare became an actor and playwright in what company?

1. The King's Men

2. Lord Chamberlain's Men
3. The Stratford Company
4. Globe Theater
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: This Russian ruler was the first to be crowned Czar(Tsar) when he defeated the
boyars (influential families) in 1547. Who was he?

1. Alexander I
2. Nicholas II
3. Ivan IV (the Terrible)
4. Peter the Great
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: The third phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1744 to 1748. What
is the name of the third phase?

1. King George's War

2. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)
3. King William's War
4. Queen Anne's War
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 69: Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of globalization ?

1. Rapid flow of information, capital and goods

2. Removal of national barriers for the flow of labour
3. Networking of cultural, economic and political relations
4. Global infrastructure of formal and informal institutional arrangements
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 70: What was Gandhi?s first name?

1. Mahatma
2. Nehru
3. Karamchand
4. Mohandas
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 71: All of the following were true concerning absolute monarchs EXCEPT

1. Ultimate state authority resided in them

2. They claimed to rule by divine right
3. They lacked a bureaucracy to assist them
4. They could make laws
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 72: What major battle was a turning point in the Civil War, and prevented any
foreign interferance?

1. Antietam
2. Manassas
3. Gettysburg
4. Vicksburg
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 73: The Last Supper is an immortal paintings of

1. Michael Angelo
2. Leonardo Da Vinci
3. Raphael
4. Andrea del sarto
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 74: The Uruguay Round of Talks led to the establishment of the
 1. Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
2. N.A.F.T.A
3. Group of 77
4. World Trade Organisation
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?

1. 1 lakh
2. 2 million
3. 45 thousand
4. 1 billion
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 76: At the end of the 18th century, 80% of slaves traded by Britain came through
which port?

1. Liverpool
2. Southampton
3. Bristol
4. London
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 77: Kerensky was associated with the

1. French Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Russian Revolution
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 78: After 53 years of relative political chaos China was restored to imperial order in
960 AD...but by which new dynasty that was firmly in control of China proper by the year
1000?

1. Song
 2. Ming
3. Tang
4. Qing
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 79: The dominant civilization in the central valley of Mexico was which of the
following by 1000 AD?

1. Toltec
2. Aztec
3. Zapotec
4. Olmec
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: When was the War of American independence fought?

1. 1775
2. 1778
3. 1768
4. 1765
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 81: The traditional approaches to the study of comparative politics neglected the

1. Study of governments
2. Description of institutions
3. Comparison of constitutions
4. Empirical investigations
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 82: Since 1700, the Spanish monarchy has come from which royal house?

1. Braganza
2. Bourbon/Borban
3. Valois
4. Nassau
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: Kerensky was associated with the

1. French Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Russian Revolution
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 84: Which is the biggest toy retail chain in the world?

1. Toys R US
2. Toys R UK
3. Toys R VK
4. Toys R RS
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 85: Why did Pakistan leave the Commonwealth in 1971?

1. Due to Russian interference in Afghanistan

2. Due to recognition of Bangladesh
3. Due to Indo-Pak war
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: What did the case of Marbury vs. Madison establish

1. Supremecy of federal government

2. Judicial Review
3. Outlawed monopolies
4. Outlawed segregation
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 87: Hanging Gardens of Babylon was Built in the Year ?

 1. 306 B.C
2. 603 B.C
3. 906 A.D
4. 609 A.D
5. None Of The Above
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which Egyptian ruler?

1. Ramses II
2. King Tut
3. Cheops
4. Hepshetsut
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 89: The first king of modern Greece, Otto I, was the son of King Ludwig I of which
state?

1. Prussia
2. Bavaria
3. Austria-Hungary
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 90: In 1517 Martin Luther nailed "The 95 Theses" on the door of the main church in
a German university city. Which?

1. Munich
2. Erfurt
3. Mecklenberg
4. Wittenberg
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 91: Which of the following countries was not a member of the League of nations?

1. Britain
2. USA
 3. Germany
4. Japan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 92: Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the recipient of Padma Vibhushan award, 2006 is
associated with which one of the following fields?

1. Civil Services
2. Art
3. Literature and Education
4. Social Work
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 93: What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

1. Gain of Florida
2. Oregon Territory
3. Northern border at 49th Parallel
4. Gain of Alaska
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 94: World War I commenced in

1. 1904
2. 1908
3. 1910
4. 1914
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 95: Name the person who built Fort Necessity.

1. Edward Braddock
2. James Wolfe
3. Jeffrey Amherst
4. George Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 96: Bhumibol Adulyadej is the longest-reigning monarch in which country's history?

1. Nepal
2. Jordan
3. Thailand
4. Tonga
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 97: Who among the following formulated the notion of power/knowledge ?

1. Michel Foucault
2. Roger Bacon
3. Socrates
4. Niccolo Machiavelli
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 98: In which country was Pol Pot dictator?

1. Nepal
2. Vietnam
3. Cambodia
4. Malawi
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 99: Scientific Socialism is connected with .

1. Bismarck
2. Roosevelt
3. Rousseau
4. Karl Marx
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 100: The African National Congress

 1. Was accused of Communist leanings by the South African government
2. Decreased its activism after Sharpeville Massacre
3. Was formed after the age of new imperialism
4. Had less support from other nations
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Politics)

Question 1: The ideal of internationalism involves

1. Total abandonment of nationalism

2. Partial abandonment of nationalism
3. Adequate recognition of cultural distinctiveness of nations
4. Derecognition of cultural distinctiveness
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 2: Assertion (A) : Systems theory is criticized for its alleged ideological bias in
favour of status quo. Reason (R) : Systems theory stresses upon notions of stability,
equilibrium, steady state and pattern maintenance.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

1. The constitution clearly lays down what its basic structure is

2. The Supreme Court has elaborately defined the basic structure of the Constitution
3. The Law Commission of India with the help of Attorney General of India has defined
the basic structure of the Constitution
4. Neither the Supreme Court nor the Parliament have defined the basic structure of
the Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 4: The name of first woman judge of International Court of Justice is—
 1. Rosalyn Higgins
2. Rosa E. Otunbayeva
3. Gestrud Mongella
4. Sadako Ogata
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 5: The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of

1. Feudalism
2. Absolute monarchy
3. Democracy
4. Decolonization
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Which of the following is not part of EOP of USA?

1. Office of management and Budget

2. The white House office
3. Office of personnel management
4. National security council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Which one of the following scholars consider International law as true law ?

1. Grotius
2. Hobbes
3. Holland
4. Austin
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The advocates of deliberative democracy emphasise

1. Parliamentary sovereignty
2. Judicial autonomy
3. Executive supremacy
 4. Popular participation
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 9: On which day of the week is the general election traditionally held in Great
Britian?

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Sunday
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: Who is US's SECRETARY OF STATE appointed by Obama

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Robert Gates
3. Timothy Geithner
4. Janet Napolitano
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 11: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Aristotle : State is a magnified individual

2. Hegel : State is a march of God on Earth
3. Marx : Modern state is an instrument of class exploitation
4. Gandhi : State represents violence in concentrated form
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine belongs to....

1. Fatah Party
2. Baath Party
3. Hamas
4. PKK
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 13: The thinker who based politics on Psychology, Physics and Geometry was

1. Thomas Hobbes
2. Montesquieu
3. Rousseau
4. Bentham
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 14: Who among the following, characterized bureaucracy as ration-legal authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 15: ‘With the causes of exploitation of class by class removed, with the abolition of
classes, the State will therefore, inevitably wither away. To which theory of the origin of State
is the above statement applicable ?

1. Divine Right Theory

2. Social Contract Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
4. Marxist Theory
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 16: Who among the following characterized bureaucracy as a rational-legal

authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 17: Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in
 1. Global perspective
2. National perspective
3. Societal perspective
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: S. Finer has designated the interest groups as

1. Invisible governments
2. Unofficial government
3. Government within the government
4. Anonymous empire
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 19: The idea of the Union giving directions to the states was adopted by the makers
of the Indian Constitution from

1. The Government of India Act, 1935

2. The US Constitution
3. The Soviet Constitution
4. The Australian Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 20: In December 2008, Time magazine named ------- as its Person of the Year

1. Barack Obama
2. McCain
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Joe Biden
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 21: Who was the President of Palestinian National Authority in March 2006?

1. Mahmoud Allawayi
2. Ahmed Rashid
3. Mahmoud Younis
 4. Mahmoud Abbas
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: Consider the following statements: 1. Development of comparative approach of

public administration was funded by the American Government. 2. One reason for funding the
development of comparative approach of public administration was political interest to arrest
communication. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: Which one of the following is NOT correct in respect of China ?

1. The Communist Party of China is organized on the basis of democratic centralism

2. The Chinese constitution provides for a uniform judicial system
3. Mao’s ideas of ‘New Democracy’ have been put into practice
4. The Chinese constitution provides for a bicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Characteristic Features) List-II (Political Ideology) A. Formation of the
natural, harmonious, organic, communities for the free development of the individual and the
abolition of the main source of coercion – State 1. Guild Socialism B. Formation of self-
governing autonomous associations of people that will work on cooperative basis to establish
partnership between groups and State 2. Democratic Socialism C. Combination of human
fellowship, just social system, common ownership and mutual service 3. Syndicalism D. A
system of revolutionary tactics using non-political methods to create an economic federation

1. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 25: The Unitary State is stronger than a Federal one because all powers of
government are concentrated in the hands of one single set of authorities. Hence there is

1. Absence of conflict of authority and responsibility

2. Absence of simplification of governmental organization
3. Overlapping of jurisdiction
4. Duplication of functions
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 26: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

1. Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy

2. Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
3. Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once
did
4. Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th Century
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 27: Bill Clinton was the ----President of the United States

1. 42nd
2. 41st
3. 43rd
4. 44th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

1. F.A. Hayek
2. C.B. Macpherson
3. Michael Oakeshot
4. Gaetano Mosca
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Development Approach) List-II (Features) A. Blue print approach 1.
Utilization of capital resources over human resources B. Learning process approach 2.
Cybernetic process with latitude for change according to needs C. Production centred approach
3. Planning in advance for development D. People centred approach 4. Individual as an actor
who defines the goa

1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
3. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: ‘Alternative vote and confidence’ is in vogue in one of the democratic political
system. Identify the country

1. Switzerland
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. France
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 31: The Communist manifesto was first published in

1. Russian
2. French
3. German
4. English
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 32: Which one of the following is NOT an input function of political system?

1. Political Communication
2. Political Recruitment
3. Interest Articulation
4. Rule Adjudication
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 33: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

 1. Sunderlal Bahuguna : Chipko Movement
2. Sardar Patel : Warli Struggle
3. Narayanaswamy Naidu : Tamiliga Vyvasaigal sangam
4. Ram Manohar Lohia : Kagodu Satyagraha
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 34: Obama was the junior United States Senator from ------in 2004

1. Illinois
2. Texas
3. California
4. Columbia
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 35: In which of the following federal systems decentralization is implemented under
the ‘grass roots’ doctrine ?

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. India
4. U.S.A.
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: “Means are after all everything. As the means, so the end; there is no wall of
separation between means and end.” The above statement is characteristic of

1. M.K. Gandhi
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Mao-Zedong
4. Karl Marx
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 37: Which Prime Minister wrote "The labour Governement: a personal record and
the Governance of Britian"?

1. Hugh Gaitskall
 2. Herald Wilson
3. Jo Grimond
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: The International Criminal Court is located at—

1. Geneva
2. Hague
3. London
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 39: Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal
democracy as the end of history ?

1. Samir Amin
2. David Held
3. Francis Fukuyama
4. Samuel P. Huntington
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 40: The practice adopted by the party in power to reward its members and
supporters through government contracts and jobs is called.

1. Division of powers
2. Implied powers
3. Power politics
4. Spoils system
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 41: In which of the following countries, the judges of the federal constitutional
courts are elected by the federal legislature ?

1. United States
2. Britain
3. Russia
 4. Germany
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 42: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the

1. Prime minister of Iran

2. Defence Minister of Iran
3. Head of Iran's Expediency council
4. Head of Irans Religious council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: Identify the two among these who sought to define underdevelopment in terms
of neocolonial dependency mode : 1. A.G. Frank 2. Celso Furtado 3. E.W. Weidner 4. Gunnar
Myrdal Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: Which one of the following countries has a disciplined multi-party system ?

1. France during Vth Republic

2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: Which one of the following is NOT a Peasant movement ?

1. Telangana Insurrection
2. Tebhaga Movement
3. Naxal Bari Movement
4. Chipko Movement
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 46: Obama was the --- African-American Senator in U.S. history

1. fifth
2. 4th
3. 3rd
4. 6th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 47: Consider the following statements : The major functions of political parties are
1. Rule making 2. Interest aggregation 3. Political socialization 4. Regulation of the behaviour
of the people

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: In the U.S.A. the filibuster is a method used by

1. The Congress to pressurize the President

2. The President to prevent the introduction of a Bill in the Congress
3. Members of the Senate to obstruct the passage of a Bill
4. Judiciary to prevent Congress from passing Bill
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: The idea of ‘World Systems Theory’ signifying the arrival of international
capitalist order was predicted in the 1970s. identify the scholar who advanced this idea

1. Samuel P. Huntington
2. Andre Gunder Frank
3. George Wallerstein
4. Cardoso
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 50: ‘Government of National Unity’ is a concept developed by which one of the
following third world countries ?

1. Nigeria
2. Tanzania
3. Argentina
4. South Africa
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was

1. Gopalakrishnan
2. Mujibur Rehman
3. Billahdi Moni
4. Samuel Raj
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 52: “Everything for the state; nothing against the State, nothing outside the State”
sums up the philosophy of

1. Marxism
2. Fascism
3. Fabian Socialism
4. Guild Socialism
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 53: Which Prime Minister lost a vote of no confidence in the house of Commons in
1979 in U.K.?

1. Herald Wilson
2. Ramsay McDonald
3. Edward Heeth
4. James Callaghan
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: Which one of the following is NOT feature of French Constitution of 1958 ?
 1. Adoption of Declaration for Rights in 1789
2. Favouring strong Presidency
3. Limited powers of Parliament
4. Unicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: China has moved away from the policy of statism to market economy, which
was propounded by one of the communist leaders of revolution who said “Market in China is
like a bird in cage”. Identify the person

1. Chou En Lai
2. Lio Shao Chi
3. Deng Tsiao Ping
4. Chiang Kai Shek
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 56: Consider the following statements: 1.Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary General is
from Nigeria. 2.Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of
the United Nations staff. 3.Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN
Secretary General. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 3, only
2. 2 and 3, only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 and 2, only
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 57: Assertion (A) : Decision making theory directs attention not to states as
metaphysical abstractions, but instead seeks to highlight the behaviour of decision-makers.
Reason (R) : Decision-making theory identifies a large number of relevant variables and
suggests possible inter-relationships among them.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Which one of the following is NOT correct about ‘Dyarchy’ introduced by the
Government of India Act of 1919 ?

1. It was a system of dual governments at central and provincial levels

2. Provincial subjects were divided into reserved and transferred
3. Governor appointed ministers from the elected members of the legislative council
4. Governor had the power of overriding the majority decision
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: Which Constitution is called a ‘tailor-made’ Constitution ?

1. Constitution of Fourth Republic of France

2. Constitution of Fifth Republic of France
3. Constitution of United Germany
4. Constitution of U.S.A
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 60: Who among the following has described democracy as “that institutional
arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide
by means of a competitive struggle for the People’s vote” ?

1. Robert Dahl
2. Peter Bachrach
3. C. Wright Mills
4. Joseph Schumpeter
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: The Poona Pact in 1932 upheld

1. Joint electorates
2. Separate electorates
3. Joint electorates with reserved seats for the scheduled castes
4. Joint electorates with reserved seats for caste Hindus
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 62: Non-security issues have taken priority over force, violence, and military might
because of

1. Modernization of the world political and communication systems

2. Modernization of the world political and economic systems
3. Trans nationalization of the world economic and political systems
4. Decentralization of the world economic and political systems
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Who among the following is an acclaimed analyst on political parties ?

1. Walter Lippman
2. Maurice Duverger
3. H.J. Laski
4. Jame Bryce
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 64: Which one does NOT contributes to the formation of International Government
?

1. Expansion of international trade

2. Establishment of international trade
3. Inter-state rivalry
4. Means of communication
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 65: Who was the prime minister when the John Profumo Christien Keeler scandal
broke out in 1963?

1. Ramsay McDonald
2. Herald Wilson
3. Herald McMillan
4. William Hauge
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 66: National League for Democracy is

 1. A ruling party of Indonesia
2. A opposition party of Myanmar
3. A ruling party of Bhuttan
4. An opposition party of Indonesia
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: Chelliah Committee is related to which of the following?

1. Banking reforms
2. Securities Scam
3. Taxation
4. Rajiv Gandhi's murder
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Acts) List-II (Provisions) A. The Government of India Act, 1935 1.
Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British crown B. The Government of
India Act, 1909 2. Envisaged Dominion status to India C. The Government of India Act, 1919
3. Introduction of provincial autonomy D. The Government of India Act, 1858 4. Introduction
of Dyarchy in provinces 5. Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims and others

1. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

2. A-3 B-5 C-4 D-1
3. A-1 B-5 C-4 D-3
4. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 69: In 1990 which former Prime Minister travelled to Iraq to secure the release of
British Hostages?

1. Edward Heeth
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. James Callaghan
4. Jo Grimond
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 70: The concept of sustainable development was popularized by Brundtland Report
and Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 71: ---- is appointed as USA's TREASURY SECRETARY by Obama

1. Timothy Geithner
2. Janet Napolitano
3. Lawrence Summers
4. James Jones
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 72: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Author) List-II (Phrase) A. Hayes 1. “Of all the evils I hate, I think I
hate nationalism most” B. Organsko 2. “AN organized self interest of the whole people” C.
Rabindranath Tagore 3. “As a belief nationalism has been a curse and nothing but a curse” D.
Victor Golancz 4. “To believe that nationalism will vanish because it is dangerous or the
nations will wither away because there are other ways of organizing mankind is false”

1. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

2. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
3. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
4. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 73: Begum Khaleda Zia belongs to which of the following political parties?

1. Muslim League
2. Awami League
3. Jatiya Party
4. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 74: Which of the following is not a principal organ of United Nations Organisation ?

1. Trusteeship Council
2. Economic and Social Council
3. International Court of Justice
4. Human Rights Commission
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: The relationship between the government and the President in France is a
complex one due to

1. Direct election of the President

2. Centralization of powers
3. A mixed presidential parliamentary form government
4. Parliament’s reduced powers to control the government
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 76: Which one of the following can enforce the judgement of International Court of
Justice ?

1. General Assembly on the recommendations of Security Council

2. Secretary General
3. Security Council on the request of International Court of Justice
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 77: Who among the following were known as physiocrats at the time of the French
Revolution?

1. The Clergy
2. Economists
3. The Nobility
4. Medical professionals
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 78: Which one of the following statements is NOT true with regard to Non-
Government Organizations ? 1. They have come to play increasingly constructive role in the
development process. 2. They have to redefine their role in accordance with the changing
times. 3. The government has to change the bureaucratic attitude towards the Non-
Government Organizations. 4. The government should affiliate Non-Government Organisations
to its respective departments in order to have better control over their functioning. Select the
correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 79: Who is selected as the national intelligence director in USA

1. Dennis Blair
2. Leon Panetta
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Michael McConnell
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) A. Simon de Beauvoir 1. The Second Sex B.
Betty Friedan 2. Sexual Politics C. Kate Billet 3. Feminine Mystique D. Sheila Rowbothom 4.
Woman’s consciousness Man’s World

1. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

2. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
3. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
4. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 81: Assertion (A) : A social movement is a participation form of collective behaviour
in which the motivation act springs from the attitude of members and the challenges of the
society. Reason (R) : Social Groups and movements of brace interest groups and political
parties to achieve their goals.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
 3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 82: Consider the following features of the Civil Service in the USA: 1. Top posts are
filled up by ‘insiders and outers’. 2. Recruitment takes place at various levels of hierarchy. 3.
Partisan political activities are prohibited. 4. Rank classification system is not upheld. Which of
these are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2,3 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: -----will serve on Obama's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

1. Michael McConnell
2. Dennis Blair
3. Leon Panetta
4. Steve Kappes
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 84: The National Parliamentary body of China is known as

1. State Council
2. National People’s Congress
3. People’s Assembly
4. Supreme Soviet
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 85: The author of the American Declaration of Independence was

1. George Washington
2. Jefferson
3. Lafayette
 4. Thomas Paine
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: According to Keohane Nye, the internationalization of the world economy had
led the major industrialized nations to a pattern of

1. Complex interdependence
2. Complex dependence
3. Dependence
4. Interdependence
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 87: Assertion (A) : Development administration signifies action-oriented and target-
oriented programmes suitable for developing countries. Reason (R) : The success of rural
development plans acts as a strong impetus for initiating other developmental plans.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: Gen. Bruno Cuche from France recently visited India. He is the counterpart of
India’s....

1. Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor

2. Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash
3. Chief of Air staff Air chief Marshal Fali Homi Major
4. Defence Minister A.K. Anthony
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: In which year did India become a party to the International Convention on
Biological Diversity ?

1. 1992
2. 1993
3. 1994
 4. 1995
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of

1. North East Region

2. Jharkhand
3. Nagar Division
4. Deccan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: To which part of U.K. does the Plaid Cymrau party belong?

1. Northern Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. London
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 92: Which one of the following is NOT the characteristic of ‘a six point syndrome’ of
totalitarianism propounded by Friedrich and Braezinski ?

1. An official ideology
2. A system of terroristic policy
3. A monopoly of means of communication
4. A divine right to rule
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 93: Who succeeded Nigel Lawson as the chancellor of the Exchequer in 1989?

1. Tony Blair
2. William Hauge
3. John Major
4. Douglas Hurd
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 94: Which aspect of imperialism does the dependency theory emphasize ?

1. Economic
2. Political
3. Cultural
4. Strategic
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 95: Who is the Defense Secretary of USA

1. Robert Gates.
2. Dennis Blair
3. David Petraeus
4. Andrew D. Lipman
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 96: The constructive no-confidence vote in the Basic Law of Germany means that
the Bundestag can overthrow a Chancellor

1. Only by a special majority vote

2. Only if it is first able to agree on a successor
3. Only with the consent of the President
4. Only with the consent of the Federal Constitutional Court
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 97: In which one of the following countries did women get the right to vote only in
1971 ?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Mexico
4. Switzerland
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 98: Who was the First Woman Prime Minister of any Country?
 1. Smt Indira Gandhi
2. Smt Sirimao Bhandaru Naike
3. Smt Shahin
4. Smt Benjir Bhutto
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 99: Environment problems and issues received special attention of the Government
of India from the

1. Third Five-Year Plan

2. Fourth Five-Year Plan
3. Sixth Five-Year Plan
4. Ninth Five-Year Plan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 100: Under Article 243 D, which one of the following categories enjoys reservation
for Panchayat membership in proportion to their population ?

1. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2. Women
3. Backward Classes
4. Physically handicapped persons
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Geography)

Question 1: Identify the climatic type which has cool summer (10 ° C
to 15 ° C) and cold winter (0 ° C to 5 ° C) and rainfall throughout the
year with no dry season

1. Df
2. Cw
3. Cs
4. Cf
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 2: Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle?

 1. 0 degree
2. 23-1/2 degree
3. 66-1/2 degree
4. 90 degree
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Which of the following statements is/are correct? (1) The Russian platform is an
extensive natural lowland. (2) The scandinavian Mountains were formed during the cambrian
period. (3) Columbia-Snake plateau consists mainly of volcanic formations. (4) The Atlas
Mountains are of Alpine orogeny.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 1, 2, 3
3. 1, 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 4: Large areas in India are subjected to considerable rainfall variability. Rainfall
variability is likely to be the greates in areas of

1. Very high rainfall

2. High rainfall
3. Medium rainfall
4. Very low rainfall
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 5: Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

1. Folkland Current - East coast of South America

2. Renell Current - Bay of Biscay
3. Irminger current - East coast of Greenland
4. Cayenne Current - East coast of Africa
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 6: The Pacific Ocean was named so by

 1. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Magellan
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Columbus
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of news print?

1. Evergreen forest
2. Deciduous forest
3. Coniferous forest
4. Mediterranean forest
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 8: Harvard Medical School is located in

1. Houston
2. Boston
3. New York
4. Texas
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 9: The hunting and gathering economy can support only

1. 1 person per sq. km

2. 3 persons per sq. km
3. 5 persons per sq. km
4. 7 persons per sq. km
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 10: The tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

1. Hurricanes
2. Typhoons
3. Depression
 4. Tornadoes
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 11: Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclones?

1. Tornado
2. Typhoons
3. Hurricanes
4. Northwesters
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 12: The first research project programme which focused on the El Nino – Southern
Oscillation and its predictability was called

1. Climate Variability and Perdictability (CLIVAR)

2. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)
3. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem (GCTE)
4. Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 13: Where is the headquarters of WTO located

1. Hague
2. New Delhi
3. Geneva
4. New York
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 14: The Suez Canal shortened the distance between India and Europe by:

1. 4000 km
2. 5000 km
3. 6000 km
4. 7000 km
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 15: The shift of aluminium industry from the Dneiper region to Siberia was made
possible because of

1. Exploration of new bauxite sources

2. Development of hydroelectricity
3. New favourable market location
4. Development of efficient transportation
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 16: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

1. Szechwan Basin : Petroleum

2. Hainan region : Iron ore
3. Shansi region : Coal
4. Shensi region : Tin
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 17: Which country ranks top in the mining of gold?

1. India
2. South Africa
3. U.S.A.
4. Canada
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 18: The behavioural environment is meant by

1. Reality as it exists in nature

2. The decision based on reasoned thought
3. Man’s behaviour as a function of the environment
4. Reality as is perceived by individuals
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 19: Which place in the world is called as "Land of mid-night Sun"?

1. Bangladesh
 2. Norway
3. South Africa
4. Japan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 20: Which sea has been called the incubator of western civilization?

1. Black Sea
2. Mediterranean Sea
3. North Sea
4. Red Sea
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 21: what is the largest ocean in the world?

1. Atlantic
2. pacific
3. Arctic
4. Indian ocean
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 22: Mecca is located in

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Baharin
3. UAE
4. Qatar
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 23: Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves
by UNESCO?

1. Kinnaur Region
2. Spiti Valley
3. Nallamalai Hills
4. Sundererbans
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Peru is the -------country in South America.

1. third largest
2. largest
3. 2nd largest
4. 4th largest
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 25: Which one of the following statements is not correct about Netherlands?

1. It is the most densely populated country in Western Europe

2. It is an efficient dairy – producer in the European Community
3. It depends heavily on the imports of livestock feed
4. It is the largest exporter of butter in the world
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 26: Which City is Known as "City of Canals"?

1. Mexico
2. Venece
3. Damascus
4. Detroit
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 27: The layer of atmosphere which provides ideal flying conditions for largest jet
aeroplane is

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Exosphere
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 28: Which city once known as "Forbidden City"?

 1. Nippon
2. Greenland
3. Peking
4. Detroit
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 29: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

1. Rotameter : used for measuring distances on maps

2. Planimeter : used for measuring areas on maps
3. Pantograph : used for reduction of maps
4. Ediograph : used for measuring volumes
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 30: Who is the Managing Director IMF?

1. Rodrigo Rato
2. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
3. Daniel Vasella
4. Alberto Foutana
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 31: What is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Caneberra
4. Perth
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 32: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Tribe) List-II
(Country) A. Chukchi 1. Indonesia B. Dayak 2. Mexico C. Lacandon 3. Russia D. Lese 4. Zaire

1. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

2. A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
3. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
 4. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 33: Tarim Basin of Sinkiang experience strong heat wave causing discomfort during
early spring. The wind is popularly known as

1. Karaburan
2. Katabatic
3. Chinook
4. Fohn
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 34: who was the youngest president of USA

1. Bill Clinton
2. Theodore Roosewelt
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Barak Obama
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 35: George Mason University is located in

1. Virginia
2. Illinois
3. Texas
4. New York
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 36: Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?

1. Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar

2. Taraknath Das and G. D. Kumar
3. Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
4. Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 37: Capital of Qatar is

1. Doha
2. Riyadh
3. Abu Dhabi
4. Tel Aviv
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 38: Peru is the -------country in South America.

1. third largest
2. largest
3. 2nd largest
4. 4th largest
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 39: Which one of the following natural regions is not correctly matched with its
economic base?

1. Canadian Prairies : Spring wheat cultivation

2. Argentine Pampas : Beef cattle ranching
3. Australian Downs : Normadic herding
4. South African Veld : Maize growing
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 40: Baylor College of Medicine is located in

1. Houston
2. Boston
3. Illinois
4. Texas
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 41: On July 6, 2003, UNESCO designated ------ as "World Heritage Site"

1. Tel Aviv
 2. Doha
3. Dubai
4. Abu Dhabi
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 42: Who are Red Indians?

1. The old tribals of South India

2. Tribal inhabitants of Africa
3. Original inhabitants of America
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: The maximum length of a day on the poles is?

1. 12 hours
2. 24 hours
3. 3 months
4. 6 months
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 44: A place having an average annual temperature of 27 Degree centigrade and an
annual rainfall of over 200 cms,could be

1. Moscow
2. Singapore
3. Nagpur
4. Teheran
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: The transition zone between two Ecosystem is called

1. Biome
2. Biotope
3. Ecotone
4. Sere
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 46: The climatic region with high temperature ,high relative humidity and low range
of temperature is

1. Mediterranean
2. Monsoon
3. Savanna
4. Equatorial
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 47: Which is the lowest waterbody on earth?

1. Black sea
2. Dead sea
3. Aral sea
4. Red sea
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: Johns Hopkins University is located at

1. Baltimore
2. Texas
3. Illinois
4. Boston
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 49: Match List I with List II and select the correct code given below: List- I List- II
(Waterfall) (Mode of Formation) (A) Kaieteur Falls (1) Hanging Valley Fall: (B) Living stone
Falls (2) Caprock Fall (C) Yosemite Falls (3) Plateau Fall (D) Victoria Falls (4) Fault Line Scarp
Fall
Code A B C D

1. 4 1 2 3
2. 4 2 1 3
3. 3 2 1 4
4. 3 1 2 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 50: Greenwich Mean Time is the local time of

1. 180 degree longitude

2. 80 degree west longitude
3. 0 degree longitude
4. 80 degree East longitude
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 51: Ratzel’s work was based on the concept

1. There is a dichotomy between physical and cultural aspects of geography

2. Geography is a scientific discipline
3. Physical environment controlled human activities
4. Geography is necessarily descriptive
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 52: Peru is a country located in

1. Western South America

2. Eastern South America
3. Southern South America
4. North part of South America
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 53: For his model of industrial location, Weber makes use of

1. Isogons
2. Isophenes
3. Isodapanes
4. Isotachs
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 54: The natural region which holds the Indian sub-continent is
 1. Equatorial Climate Region
2. Mediterranean
3. Monsoon
4. Hot region
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 55: Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall :

1. Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation

2. Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation
3. Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation
4. Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 56: Which is highest waterfall in the world?

1. Niagara
2. Angels
3. Jog FAlls
4. Thrimbika falls
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 57: Which one of the following concepts is associated with Vidal de La Blache?

1. Determinism
2. Possibilism
3. Environmentalism
4. Probabilism
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as

1. Fohn
2. Chinooh
3. Mistral
 4. Northwesters
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 59: Hawaiion islands are located in

1. North Altantic Ocean

2. South Atlantic Ocean
3. North Pacific Ocean
4. South Pacific Ocean
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 60: Which country is an international leader in fishing, producing nearly 10 percent
of the world's fish catch?

1. Peru
2. Holland
3. NewZealand
4. Australia
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 61: An approach of reasoning from particular to general is known as

1. Positivist
2. Normative
3. Inductive
4. Deductive
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 62: Which country's highest peak is Mt Ararat?

1. China
2. Turkey
3. Singapore
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 63: Huntington is noted for describing

1. Man as a product of the earth’s surface

2. The evolution of landforms
3. The effects of climate on human life
4. The historical-ecological study of the cultural landscape
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 64: The contrast in economic development between Israel and the other South-
West Asian countries is due to

1. Desertic conditions of other countries

2. Mineral wealth of Israel
3. Irrigation facilities available in Israel
4. High-technology revolution in Israel
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 65: Which one of the following sites of the Indus valley Civilization had an ancient
dockyard?

1. Kalibangan
2. LothaI
3. Rangpur
4. Harappa
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 66: Which one of the following creature did come to the earth first?

1. Man
2. Ape Man
3. Fish
4. Monkey
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 67: Who reached the North Pole first ?

Who reached the North Pole first ?
 1. captain Ronald Amundson
2. captain Ronald Amriego
3. Captain Rossario
4. None
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 68: Which one is the largest island of world?

1. England
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. New Guinea
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 69: Which one of the following statements explains that mining is “an increasing
cost” economic activity?

1. Mine workers enhance their wages

2. Best and most easily available mineral deposits are mined first
3. Mining techniques becomes expensive
4. Mining royalties increase
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 70: What man made construction on earth visible from the moon with naked eye?

1. China Wall
2. Egypt Pyramids
3. Statue of Liberty
4. Eifle Tower
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 71: An early statement of Geography as Chorology was provided by

1. Kant
2. Humboldt
3. Ritter
 4. Varenius
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 72: Which one of the following scholars was the first to divide the world landmass
into three continents : Europe, Asia and Libya (Africa)?

1. Anaximander
2. Hecataeus
3. Herodotus
4. Eratoshenes
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 73: The exposed batholithic domes that have suffered intense fracture because of
removal of the super incumbent load, resulting into massive joint are termed as-

1. Cuesta
2. Tors
3. Hogbacks
4. Mesa
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 74: The correct sequence of the natural regions of Brazil from north to south is

1. Amazon Basin, Mato Grosso Plateau, Brazilian Highlands, Campos

2. Amazon Basin, Brazilian Highlands, Campos, Mato Grosso Plateau
3. Brazilian Highlands, Mato Grosso Plateau, Amazon Basin, Campos
4. Mato Grosso Plateau, Campos, Brazilian Highlands, Amazon Basin
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 75: In the Northern hemisphere,the wind blowing from the Horse Latitudes to the
Doldrums is called?

1. Westerly Wind
2. Trade Wind
3. Polar Easterly
4. Jet Stream
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 76: Kathiawar Peninsula is an example of

1. Emerged shoreline
2. Submerged shoreline
3. Ria shoreline
4. Dalmatian shoreline
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 77: Which one of the following is located in Russia?

1. Donetsk
2. Krivoirog
3. Zhitomir
4. Pechora
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 78: How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on September
equinox?

1. 8 hours
2. 9 hours
3. 10 hours
4. 12 hours
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 79: The Mobility Transition Model of Migration was propounded by

1. Clark, W.A.V.
2. Lee, E.
3. Ravenstein, E. G.
4. Zelinsky, W.
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 80: The percentage of radiant energy, reflected back by a surface is called
 1. Albedo
2. Greenhouse effect
3. Insolation
4. Refraction
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 81: Which was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?

1. Antarctica
2. Greenland
3. Oceania/Australia
4. South America
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 82: Which among the following is a land locked sea?

1. Timor sea
2. Arafura Sea
3. Greenland Sea
4. Aral Sea
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 83: "The Inverse Distance Law" of migration of Population was propounded by:

1. D. J. Bouge.
2. S. Stouffer
3. G. K. Ziph
4. E. G. Ravenstein
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 84: Which is the world’s smallest ocean?

1. Atlantic
2. Antarctic
3. Arctic
 4. Indian
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 85: In the Newling model on urban population density distribution, the term
‘Density Crater’ is applied to

1. Central Business District

2. High income residential area
3. Suburb
4. Zone in Transition
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 86: In A.D.the eruption of which volcano destroyed Pompeii?

1. Mt Vesuvius
2. Mt Etna
3. Stramboli Island
4. Mt Kilimanjaro
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 87: Lava cools down is fissures and solidifies to give

1. Locolith
2. Sill
3. Dyke
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 88: In which one of the following areas of South – East Asia, is there the largest
concentration of peasant population ?

1. In areas of shifting cultivation

2. On island areas where grain farming is carried on
3. On highland areas where the climate is cooler and healthier
4. On cleared lowland forest areas
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 89: The International Date line is located in the

1. Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: The layer of the water in the oceans that separates the warmer surface layer
from the deeper cold layer is called.

1. Hypotherm
2. Thermocline
3. Epiliminion
4. Hypsotherm
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: Which of the following deltas is the biggest in the world?

1. The delta of Missisipi river

2. The delta of Kaveri river
3. The Sundarbans
4. The Danuble Delta
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 92: A person moving from Chile to Brazil along the coast has to cross

1. Bass Strait
2. Cook Strait
3. Magellan Strait
4. Torres strait
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 93: The Colby hypothesis offers a dynamic explanation of

 1. Urban development
2. Landuse development
3. Sustainable development
4. Rural development
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Politics)

Question 1: The ideal of internationalism involves

1. Total abandonment of nationalism

2. Partial abandonment of nationalism
3. Adequate recognition of cultural distinctiveness of nations
4. Derecognition of cultural distinctiveness
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 2: Assertion (A) : Systems theory is criticized for its alleged ideological bias in
favour of status quo. Reason (R) : Systems theory stresses upon notions of stability,
equilibrium, steady state and pattern maintenance.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

1. The constitution clearly lays down what its basic structure is

2. The Supreme Court has elaborately defined the basic structure of the Constitution
3. The Law Commission of India with the help of Attorney General of India has defined
the basic structure of the Constitution
4. Neither the Supreme Court nor the Parliament have defined the basic structure of
the Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 4: The name of first woman judge of International Court of Justice is—
 1. Rosalyn Higgins
2. Rosa E. Otunbayeva
3. Gestrud Mongella
4. Sadako Ogata
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 5: The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of

1. Feudalism
2. Absolute monarchy
3. Democracy
4. Decolonization
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Which of the following is not part of EOP of USA?

1. Office of management and Budget

2. The white House office
3. Office of personnel management
4. National security council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Which one of the following scholars consider International law as true law ?

1. Grotius
2. Hobbes
3. Holland
4. Austin
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The advocates of deliberative democracy emphasise

1. Parliamentary sovereignty
2. Judicial autonomy
3. Executive supremacy
 4. Popular participation
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 9: On which day of the week is the general election traditionally held in Great
Britian?

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Sunday
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: Who is US's SECRETARY OF STATE appointed by Obama

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Robert Gates
3. Timothy Geithner
4. Janet Napolitano
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 11: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Aristotle : State is a magnified individual

2. Hegel : State is a march of God on Earth
3. Marx : Modern state is an instrument of class exploitation
4. Gandhi : State represents violence in concentrated form
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine belongs to....

1. Fatah Party
2. Baath Party
3. Hamas
4. PKK
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 13: The thinker who based politics on Psychology, Physics and Geometry was

1. Thomas Hobbes
2. Montesquieu
3. Rousseau
4. Bentham
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 14: Who among the following, characterized bureaucracy as ration-legal authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 15: ‘With the causes of exploitation of class by class removed, with the abolition of
classes, the State will therefore, inevitably wither away. To which theory of the origin of State
is the above statement applicable ?

1. Divine Right Theory

2. Social Contract Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
4. Marxist Theory
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 16: Who among the following characterized bureaucracy as a rational-legal

authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 17: Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in
 1. Global perspective
2. National perspective
3. Societal perspective
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: S. Finer has designated the interest groups as

1. Invisible governments
2. Unofficial government
3. Government within the government
4. Anonymous empire
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 19: The idea of the Union giving directions to the states was adopted by the makers
of the Indian Constitution from

1. The Government of India Act, 1935

2. The US Constitution
3. The Soviet Constitution
4. The Australian Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 20: In December 2008, Time magazine named ------- as its Person of the Year

1. Barack Obama
2. McCain
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Joe Biden
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 21: Who was the President of Palestinian National Authority in March 2006?

1. Mahmoud Allawayi
2. Ahmed Rashid
3. Mahmoud Younis
 4. Mahmoud Abbas
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: Consider the following statements: 1. Development of comparative approach of

public administration was funded by the American Government. 2. One reason for funding the
development of comparative approach of public administration was political interest to arrest
communication. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: Which one of the following is NOT correct in respect of China ?

1. The Communist Party of China is organized on the basis of democratic centralism

2. The Chinese constitution provides for a uniform judicial system
3. Mao’s ideas of ‘New Democracy’ have been put into practice
4. The Chinese constitution provides for a bicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Characteristic Features) List-II (Political Ideology) A. Formation of the
natural, harmonious, organic, communities for the free development of the individual and the
abolition of the main source of coercion – State 1. Guild Socialism B. Formation of self-
governing autonomous associations of people that will work on cooperative basis to establish
partnership between groups and State 2. Democratic Socialism C. Combination of human
fellowship, just social system, common ownership and mutual service 3. Syndicalism D. A
system of revolutionary tactics using non-political methods to create an economic federation

1. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 25: The Unitary State is stronger than a Federal one because all powers of
government are concentrated in the hands of one single set of authorities. Hence there is

1. Absence of conflict of authority and responsibility

2. Absence of simplification of governmental organization
3. Overlapping of jurisdiction
4. Duplication of functions
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 26: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

1. Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy

2. Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
3. Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once
did
4. Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th Century
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 27: Bill Clinton was the ----President of the United States

1. 42nd
2. 41st
3. 43rd
4. 44th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

1. F.A. Hayek
2. C.B. Macpherson
3. Michael Oakeshot
4. Gaetano Mosca
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Development Approach) List-II (Features) A. Blue print approach 1.
Utilization of capital resources over human resources B. Learning process approach 2.
Cybernetic process with latitude for change according to needs C. Production centred approach
3. Planning in advance for development D. People centred approach 4. Individual as an actor
who defines the goa

1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
3. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: ‘Alternative vote and confidence’ is in vogue in one of the democratic political
system. Identify the country

1. Switzerland
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. France
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 31: The Communist manifesto was first published in

1. Russian
2. French
3. German
4. English
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 32: Which one of the following is NOT an input function of political system?

1. Political Communication
2. Political Recruitment
3. Interest Articulation
4. Rule Adjudication
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 33: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

 1. Sunderlal Bahuguna : Chipko Movement
2. Sardar Patel : Warli Struggle
3. Narayanaswamy Naidu : Tamiliga Vyvasaigal sangam
4. Ram Manohar Lohia : Kagodu Satyagraha
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 34: Obama was the junior United States Senator from ------in 2004

1. Illinois
2. Texas
3. California
4. Columbia
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 35: In which of the following federal systems decentralization is implemented under
the ‘grass roots’ doctrine ?

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. India
4. U.S.A.
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: “Means are after all everything. As the means, so the end; there is no wall of
separation between means and end.” The above statement is characteristic of

1. M.K. Gandhi
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Mao-Zedong
4. Karl Marx
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 37: Which Prime Minister wrote "The labour Governement: a personal record and
the Governance of Britian"?

1. Hugh Gaitskall
 2. Herald Wilson
3. Jo Grimond
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: The International Criminal Court is located at—

1. Geneva
2. Hague
3. London
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 39: Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal
democracy as the end of history ?

1. Samir Amin
2. David Held
3. Francis Fukuyama
4. Samuel P. Huntington
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 40: The practice adopted by the party in power to reward its members and
supporters through government contracts and jobs is called.

1. Division of powers
2. Implied powers
3. Power politics
4. Spoils system
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 41: In which of the following countries, the judges of the federal constitutional
courts are elected by the federal legislature ?

1. United States
2. Britain
3. Russia
 4. Germany
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 42: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the

1. Prime minister of Iran

2. Defence Minister of Iran
3. Head of Iran's Expediency council
4. Head of Irans Religious council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: Identify the two among these who sought to define underdevelopment in terms
of neocolonial dependency mode : 1. A.G. Frank 2. Celso Furtado 3. E.W. Weidner 4. Gunnar
Myrdal Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: Which one of the following countries has a disciplined multi-party system ?

1. France during Vth Republic

2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: Which one of the following is NOT a Peasant movement ?

1. Telangana Insurrection
2. Tebhaga Movement
3. Naxal Bari Movement
4. Chipko Movement
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 46: Obama was the --- African-American Senator in U.S. history

1. fifth
2. 4th
3. 3rd
4. 6th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 47: Consider the following statements : The major functions of political parties are
1. Rule making 2. Interest aggregation 3. Political socialization 4. Regulation of the behaviour
of the people

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: In the U.S.A. the filibuster is a method used by

1. The Congress to pressurize the President

2. The President to prevent the introduction of a Bill in the Congress
3. Members of the Senate to obstruct the passage of a Bill
4. Judiciary to prevent Congress from passing Bill
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: The idea of ‘World Systems Theory’ signifying the arrival of international
capitalist order was predicted in the 1970s. identify the scholar who advanced this idea

1. Samuel P. Huntington
2. Andre Gunder Frank
3. George Wallerstein
4. Cardoso
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 50: ‘Government of National Unity’ is a concept developed by which one of the
following third world countries ?

1. Nigeria
2. Tanzania
3. Argentina
4. South Africa
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was

1. Gopalakrishnan
2. Mujibur Rehman
3. Billahdi Moni
4. Samuel Raj
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 52: “Everything for the state; nothing against the State, nothing outside the State”
sums up the philosophy of

1. Marxism
2. Fascism
3. Fabian Socialism
4. Guild Socialism
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 53: Which Prime Minister lost a vote of no confidence in the house of Commons in
1979 in U.K.?

1. Herald Wilson
2. Ramsay McDonald
3. Edward Heeth
4. James Callaghan
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: Which one of the following is NOT feature of French Constitution of 1958 ?
 1. Adoption of Declaration for Rights in 1789
2. Favouring strong Presidency
3. Limited powers of Parliament
4. Unicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: China has moved away from the policy of statism to market economy, which
was propounded by one of the communist leaders of revolution who said “Market in China is
like a bird in cage”. Identify the person

1. Chou En Lai
2. Lio Shao Chi
3. Deng Tsiao Ping
4. Chiang Kai Shek
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 56: Consider the following statements: 1.Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary General is
from Nigeria. 2.Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of
the United Nations staff. 3.Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN
Secretary General. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 3, only
2. 2 and 3, only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 and 2, only
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 57: Assertion (A) : Decision making theory directs attention not to states as
metaphysical abstractions, but instead seeks to highlight the behaviour of decision-makers.
Reason (R) : Decision-making theory identifies a large number of relevant variables and
suggests possible inter-relationships among them.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Which one of the following is NOT correct about ‘Dyarchy’ introduced by the
Government of India Act of 1919 ?

1. It was a system of dual governments at central and provincial levels

2. Provincial subjects were divided into reserved and transferred
3. Governor appointed ministers from the elected members of the legislative council
4. Governor had the power of overriding the majority decision
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: Which Constitution is called a ‘tailor-made’ Constitution ?

1. Constitution of Fourth Republic of France

2. Constitution of Fifth Republic of France
3. Constitution of United Germany
4. Constitution of U.S.A
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 60: Who among the following has described democracy as “that institutional
arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide
by means of a competitive struggle for the People’s vote” ?

1. Robert Dahl
2. Peter Bachrach
3. C. Wright Mills
4. Joseph Schumpeter
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: The Poona Pact in 1932 upheld

1. Joint electorates
2. Separate electorates
3. Joint electorates with reserved seats for the scheduled castes
4. Joint electorates with reserved seats for caste Hindus
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 62: Non-security issues have taken priority over force, violence, and military might
because of

1. Modernization of the world political and communication systems

2. Modernization of the world political and economic systems
3. Trans nationalization of the world economic and political systems
4. Decentralization of the world economic and political systems
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Who among the following is an acclaimed analyst on political parties ?

1. Walter Lippman
2. Maurice Duverger
3. H.J. Laski
4. Jame Bryce
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 64: Which one does NOT contributes to the formation of International Government
?

1. Expansion of international trade

2. Establishment of international trade
3. Inter-state rivalry
4. Means of communication
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 65: Who was the prime minister when the John Profumo Christien Keeler scandal
broke out in 1963?

1. Ramsay McDonald
2. Herald Wilson
3. Herald McMillan
4. William Hauge
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 66: National League for Democracy is

 1. A ruling party of Indonesia
2. A opposition party of Myanmar
3. A ruling party of Bhuttan
4. An opposition party of Indonesia
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: Chelliah Committee is related to which of the following?

1. Banking reforms
2. Securities Scam
3. Taxation
4. Rajiv Gandhi's murder
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Acts) List-II (Provisions) A. The Government of India Act, 1935 1.
Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British crown B. The Government of
India Act, 1909 2. Envisaged Dominion status to India C. The Government of India Act, 1919
3. Introduction of provincial autonomy D. The Government of India Act, 1858 4. Introduction
of Dyarchy in provinces 5. Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims and others

1. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

2. A-3 B-5 C-4 D-1
3. A-1 B-5 C-4 D-3
4. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 69: In 1990 which former Prime Minister travelled to Iraq to secure the release of
British Hostages?

1. Edward Heeth
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. James Callaghan
4. Jo Grimond
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 70: The concept of sustainable development was popularized by Brundtland Report
and Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 71: ---- is appointed as USA's TREASURY SECRETARY by Obama

1. Timothy Geithner
2. Janet Napolitano
3. Lawrence Summers
4. James Jones
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 72: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Author) List-II (Phrase) A. Hayes 1. “Of all the evils I hate, I think I
hate nationalism most” B. Organsko 2. “AN organized self interest of the whole people” C.
Rabindranath Tagore 3. “As a belief nationalism has been a curse and nothing but a curse” D.
Victor Golancz 4. “To believe that nationalism will vanish because it is dangerous or the
nations will wither away because there are other ways of organizing mankind is false”

1. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

2. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
3. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
4. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 73: Begum Khaleda Zia belongs to which of the following political parties?

1. Muslim League
2. Awami League
3. Jatiya Party
4. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 74: Which of the following is not a principal organ of United Nations Organisation ?

1. Trusteeship Council
2. Economic and Social Council
3. International Court of Justice
4. Human Rights Commission
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: The relationship between the government and the President in France is a
complex one due to

1. Direct election of the President

2. Centralization of powers
3. A mixed presidential parliamentary form government
4. Parliament’s reduced powers to control the government
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 76: Which one of the following can enforce the judgement of International Court of
Justice ?

1. General Assembly on the recommendations of Security Council

2. Secretary General
3. Security Council on the request of International Court of Justice
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 77: Who among the following were known as physiocrats at the time of the French
Revolution?

1. The Clergy
2. Economists
3. The Nobility
4. Medical professionals
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 78: Which one of the following statements is NOT true with regard to Non-
Government Organizations ? 1. They have come to play increasingly constructive role in the
development process. 2. They have to redefine their role in accordance with the changing
times. 3. The government has to change the bureaucratic attitude towards the Non-
Government Organizations. 4. The government should affiliate Non-Government Organisations
to its respective departments in order to have better control over their functioning. Select the
correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 79: Who is selected as the national intelligence director in USA

1. Dennis Blair
2. Leon Panetta
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Michael McConnell
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) A. Simon de Beauvoir 1. The Second Sex B.
Betty Friedan 2. Sexual Politics C. Kate Billet 3. Feminine Mystique D. Sheila Rowbothom 4.
Woman’s consciousness Man’s World

1. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

2. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
3. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
4. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 81: Assertion (A) : A social movement is a participation form of collective behaviour
in which the motivation act springs from the attitude of members and the challenges of the
society. Reason (R) : Social Groups and movements of brace interest groups and political
parties to achieve their goals.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
 3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 82: Consider the following features of the Civil Service in the USA: 1. Top posts are
filled up by ‘insiders and outers’. 2. Recruitment takes place at various levels of hierarchy. 3.
Partisan political activities are prohibited. 4. Rank classification system is not upheld. Which of
these are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2,3 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: -----will serve on Obama's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

1. Michael McConnell
2. Dennis Blair
3. Leon Panetta
4. Steve Kappes
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 84: The National Parliamentary body of China is known as

1. State Council
2. National People’s Congress
3. People’s Assembly
4. Supreme Soviet
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 85: The author of the American Declaration of Independence was

1. George Washington
2. Jefferson
3. Lafayette
 4. Thomas Paine
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: According to Keohane Nye, the internationalization of the world economy had
led the major industrialized nations to a pattern of

1. Complex interdependence
2. Complex dependence
3. Dependence
4. Interdependence
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 87: Assertion (A) : Development administration signifies action-oriented and target-
oriented programmes suitable for developing countries. Reason (R) : The success of rural
development plans acts as a strong impetus for initiating other developmental plans.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: Gen. Bruno Cuche from France recently visited India. He is the counterpart of
India’s....

1. Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor

2. Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash
3. Chief of Air staff Air chief Marshal Fali Homi Major
4. Defence Minister A.K. Anthony
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: In which year did India become a party to the International Convention on
Biological Diversity ?

1. 1992
2. 1993
3. 1994
 4. 1995
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of

1. North East Region

2. Jharkhand
3. Nagar Division
4. Deccan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: To which part of U.K. does the Plaid Cymrau party belong?

1. Northern Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. London
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 92: Which one of the following is NOT the characteristic of ‘a six point syndrome’ of
totalitarianism propounded by Friedrich and Braezinski ?

1. An official ideology
2. A system of terroristic policy
3. A monopoly of means of communication
4. A divine right to rule
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 93: Who succeeded Nigel Lawson as the chancellor of the Exchequer in 1989?

1. Tony Blair
2. William Hauge
3. John Major
4. Douglas Hurd
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 94: Which aspect of imperialism does the dependency theory emphasize ?

1. Economic
2. Political
3. Cultural
4. Strategic
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 95: Who is the Defense Secretary of USA

1. Robert Gates.
2. Dennis Blair
3. David Petraeus
4. Andrew D. Lipman
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 96: The constructive no-confidence vote in the Basic Law of Germany means that
the Bundestag can overthrow a Chancellor

1. Only by a special majority vote

2. Only if it is first able to agree on a successor
3. Only with the consent of the President
4. Only with the consent of the Federal Constitutional Court
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 97: In which one of the following countries did women get the right to vote only in
1971 ?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Mexico
4. Switzerland
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 98: Who was the First Woman Prime Minister of any Country?
 1. Smt Indira Gandhi
2. Smt Sirimao Bhandaru Naike
3. Smt Shahin
4. Smt Benjir Bhutto
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 99: Environment problems and issues received special attention of the Government
of India from the

1. Third Five-Year Plan

2. Fourth Five-Year Plan
3. Sixth Five-Year Plan
4. Ninth Five-Year Plan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 100: Under Article 243 D, which one of the following categories enjoys reservation
for Panchayat membership in proportion to their population ?

1. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2. Women
3. Backward Classes
4. Physically handicapped persons
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Geography)

Question 1: The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of
the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?

1. John Christopher Ballantyne

2. Joseph Cyril Bamford
3. John Christopher Baxter
4. Jack Croxford Baker
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 2: The world Economic forum was held recendly in -

1. Malaysia
 2. Kuwait
3. Iran
4. Brazil
5. Indonesia
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Great Barrier Reef is a

1. Hill range .
2. Man-made wall .
3. Tidal bore .
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 4: How many years the South African president Nelson Mandela was in prison?

1. 20
2. 18
3. 19
4. 17
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 5: In India tertiary sector includes I.Trade & Transport II.Finance & Real estate
III.Forestry & Fishing Choose the correct answer:

1. I only
2. I and II only
3. II and III only
4. III only
5. Fishing and Forestry fall under primary sector
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I List-II A. Dictatorship of the proletariat 1. liberalism B. Avowal of rights
2. Communism C. Glorification of State 3. Anarchism D. Opposition of State in general 4.
Fascism

1. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

2. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
 3. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
4. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Assertion (A) : It is not merely equality under law that determines the stats of
women in Society. Reason (R) : Traditions and customs are involved in everyday social
interactions.

1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The nutrient that not stored in human body is

1. Protein
2. Fat
3. Vitamin
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 9: How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State
(Union Territories not included)?

1. 4
2. 9
3. 3
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?

1. Fire safely code in buildings

2. Earthquake-resistant building code
3. Bar code
 4. Against adulteration in eatables
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 11: What is the currency of afghanistan?

1. Afghani
2. Lek
3. Dinar
4. Australian dollar
5. Schilling
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: 33rd National games in 2007 were held in

1. Ludhiana
2. Guwathi
3. Patiala
4. Shimla
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 13: Greenland is part of

1. Canada
2. USA
3. Denmark
4. An independent country
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 14: China’s first homegrown regional jet is

1. ARJ21 – 700
2. ARJ71 – 200
3. ARJ51 – 700
4. ARJ71 – 500
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 15: Which literary award did Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter Of Maladies win?

1. Gyanpeeth Award
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature
3. The Pulitzer
4. No Award was Won
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 16: Which ocean is deepest ocean-

1. pacific
2. atlantic
3. indian
4. arctic
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 17: Consider the following statements - According to the Liberals, rights 1. Curtail
the power of the state. 2. Enable indiviudals to attain their best selves. 3. Empoer individuals
against the collective. 4. From the basis of a vibrant civil society. Which of the satatements
given above are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 4 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 18: Assertion (A) : Judicial Activism in the form of Public Interest Litigation has
assumed greater significance in Indian judiciary in recent years. Reason (R) : A National
Judicial Commission is mooted to bring about transparency in judicial appointments.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 19: Who rendered the English translation of India Wins Freedom?

1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Humayun Kabir
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 20: What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

1. Bottle warmer
2. Baby monitor
3. Disposable diaper
4. Infant carrier
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 21: Why does government collect taxes?

1. To spend on administration
2. To spend on welfare programmes
3. To spend on defence
4. All of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: The term BT stands for

1. Bachelor of Teacher Training

2. Bachelor of Teaching
3. Bachelor of Training
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: The term ‘Gheto’ refers to a slum in a city, consisting of members belonging to
the same ethnic community. It was originally applied to which one of the following ethnic
settlements ?
 1. A settlement of Asians in London
2. A settlement of Jews in Europe
3. A settlement of Chinese in Los Angeles
4. A settlement of Italians in the U.S.A
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 24: 'God bless Africa' is national anthem of which country ?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Tanzania
3. China
4. Cyprus
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 25: The Rules of Residence where a couple upon being married, go to live with the
brother of the groom’s mother, are known as

1. Patrilocal
2. Matrilocal
3. Avunculocal
4. Neolocal
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 26: The ruler who introduced the Salivahana Saka era, now being followed by the
Indian Government was _________

1. Kanishka
2. Salivahana
3. Ashoka
4. Sathavahana
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 27: Who among the following has used the concept of locus and focus in reviewing
the intellectual development of the discipline of public administration?

1. Woodrow Wilson
 2. Frank J. Goodnow
3. Nicholas Henry
4. Leonard D. White
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 28: Who among the following transformed the Shivaji and Ganapati festival into a
national festival ?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai

2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Veer Savarkar
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: In the 1990s, a spacecraft was designed to protect Earth from meteors,
asteroids and comets. What was its name?

1. Buster I
2. Maybelle I
3. Defender II
4. Clementine II
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 30: Bismillah Khan is a maestro of which of the following instruments?

1. Violin
2. Tabala
3. Flute
4. Shehanai
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 31: Antigua Barbuda is located in which time standard ?

Antigua Barbuda is located in which time standard ?

1. GMT - 4.
2. GMT + 4.
3. GMT - 5.
 4. GMT + 5.
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 32: Who was the discoverer of ‘America’?

1. Christopher Columbus
2. John Cabot
3. Robert Peary
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 33: The World Trade Center was attacked by Terrorists on

1. 9th September 2001

2. 10th September 2001
3. 11th September 2001
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 34: Where was held the WTO (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference in
July 2008 ?

1. (a) New Delhi

2. (b) Jakarta
3. (c) Beijing
4. (d) Jeneva
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 35: Who painted "The Scream"?

1. Otto Meuller
2. Wassily Kandinsky
3. Vincent Van Gogh
4. Edward Munch
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 36: Which of the following statements are correct? (1) Epeirogenic movement is
continent building movement. (2) Epeirogenic movement is very slow movement. (3)
Epeirogenic movements took place during Mesozoic era. (4) Epeirogenic movements cause
upliftment and subsidence of continental masses.

1. 1, 2, 3
2. 1, 2, 4
3. 1, 3, 4
4. 1, 2, 3, 4.
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 37: In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?

1. 1854
2. 1879
3. 1904
4. 1888
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: Head Quarters of World Bank:

1. New York
2. London
3. Mexico
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 39: Consider the following statements: 1. The Us Civil Service Commission was
established by the Pendleton Act. 2. The Hatch Act was responsible for replacing the patronage
system for appointing civil servants in the United States of America, by the merit system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 40: India’s first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently.
Which company is the promoter behind this venture?

1. The Times of India

2. Mid-Day
3. Star India
4. Zee
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 41: Hindalco, one of India’s largest aluminum manufacturers, belongs to which
corporate group?

1. Sterlite
2. A V Birla
3. Gujarat Ambuja
4. Essar
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 42: Vaccination against which disease was developed by Edward Jenner in 1799?

1. Chicken Pox
2. Small Pox
3. Ruebella
4.
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 43: What is ‘Zero Base Budgeting’ ?

1. Infinite deficit financing

2. No curtailment in unproductive expenditure
3. Preparation of new budget every time
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 44: Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?

1. 1220 A.D
2. 1001 A.D
3. 1348 A.D
4. 1196 A.D
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: The Headquarter of RBI is in—

1. Delhi
2. Kanpur
3. Mumbai
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 46: Who among the following scholars propounded the concept of "Zusammen-
hang" i.e. hanging together?
.

1. Carl Ritter
2. Alexander von Humboldt
3. Bernard Varenius
4. Emmanuel Kant
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 47: The Kingdom of Belgium was established in the year

The Kingdom of Belgium was established the year

1. 1830
2. 1803
3. 1903
4. 1980
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 48: Fawazil was:

 1. Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
2. Extra payment made to the nobles
3. Excess amount paid to the nobles
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: . The capital of Norway is …

. The capital of Norway is …

1. Warsaw
2. Madirid
3. Oslo
4. Vienna
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 50: Who is the first test tube baby?

1. Louise joy brown

2. Thomas
3. James
4. Antony
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 51: In India Central Excise Day is on

In India Central Excise Day is on

1. February 24
2. February 25
3. February 23
4. February 22
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 52: Consider the following statements : Authoritarian individuals 1. are dynamic
and flexible 2. have weakly structural ego 3. possess rigid character 4. think in stereotypes
Which of the statements given above are correct?
 1. 1 and 4
2. 1 and 2
3. 1,2 and 3
4. 2,3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 53: As per 2001 Census the State having highest urban population among the
following is—

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 54: Who among the following has not been the Union Cabinet Secretary?

1. T.N. Seshan
2. M.S. Gill
3. Naresh Chandra
4. Zafar Saifulla
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 55: What is Giant Panda's favourite food ?

1. Fruits
2. Leaves
3. Honey
4. Bamboo
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 56: Which day was observed as Independence day all over the country from 1930
onwards till Independence?

1. 26th January
2. 30th January
 3. 1st August
4. 15th August
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 57: Which one of the following Indian banks is not nationalized bank?

1. Corporation Bank
2. Dena Bank
3. Federal Bank
4. Vijaya Bank
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 58: A fluorescent tube is preferred to an electric bulb because

1. it has larger light emitting surface

2. voltage fluctuations do not affect it
3. in a tube electrical energy is almost fully converted into light energy
4. its light is not harmful to the eyes
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 59: Consider the following statements : Marriage is an important social institution
because 1. it is a sacred & permanent bond between husband & wife 2. it aims at procreation
and maintenance of children 3. it is conducive to sex discipline and social harmony Which of
the statements given above are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 1 and 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 2 and 3
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 60: When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?

1. 1900
2. 1902
3. 1904
 4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 61: In which one of the following institutes is the exhibition of Scientific research
material done?

1. State Museum-Lucknow
2. State Hygiene Institute-Lucknow
3. Bharat-Kala-Bhawan-Varanasi
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 62: Consider the following Statements: (1) Among the major oceans, indian ocean
is wormer than the Atlantic and pacific oceans in both the hemispheres. (2) The average
surface temperature of pacific ocean is higher than that of the Atlantic ocean in the southern
hemisphere. (3) Among the major oceans, the Atlantic ocean is the coldest in the equitorial
region. Which of these statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3.
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Social stratum refers to a number of individuals having a relatively similar

1. Status, role or other culturally relevant set of characteristics

2. Role, position or other economically relevant set of characteristics
3. Position, status or other politically relevant set of characteristics
4. Status, rank or other socially relevant set of characteristics
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 64: Infant mortality rate is

1. the number of children who live past their first year of life
2. the number of infants who do not live past their first year of life
3. rapidly increasing in the United States
 4.
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 65: Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs ?
Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs ?

1. Guru Gobind Singh Ji

2. Guru Nanak Sahib Ji
3. Guru Arjan Sahib Ji
4. None
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 66: Bharat Kala Bhawan is situated at

1. Varanasi
2. Chennai
3. Kolkata
4. New Delhi
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 67: According to 2001 census what is the percentage of Literacy in Haryana ?

1. 62.40%
2. 55.85%
3. 65.72%
4. 67.9%
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 68: The character 'Hori' is from Prem Chand's which novel?

1. Pratigya
2. Godan
3. Gaban
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 69: United Nations University is located at ….

1. New York
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 70: Day and night are the result of

1. Earth's rotation around its axis

2. Earth's revolution
3. Earth's rotation accompanied with its revolution
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 71: The gas whose aqueous solution is strongly acidic in nature is—

1. Ammonia
2. Phosphine
3. Sulphur dioxide
4. Hydrogen sulphide
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 72: The highest mountain peak is in

1. Nepal
2. India
3. China
4. none of these
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 73: Which State of India has abolished beauty Contest?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
 3. Tamilnadu
4. Kerala
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 74: Which bird lays the largest egg?

1. Pigeon
2. Hen
3. Mute Swan
4. Eagle
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 75: What is earth's polar diameter ?

1. 40066 km
2. 39992 km
3. 12753 km
4. 12710 km
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 76: Who invented dynamite?

1. Mac millan
2. Dr. Paul muller
3. Alfred nobel
4. Gottileb daimler
5. Rudolf diesel
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 77: World Tourism Day is on

World Tourism Day is on

1. September 27
2. September 2
3. September 7
4. September 1
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 78: Who wrote 'Panchatantra' ?

1. Bhavabhuti
2. Narayan Sharma
3. Vishnu Sharma
4. Sriharsha
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 79: Which one of the following statements describes a unitary system ?

1. Where the territorial divisions are subordinate agencies of the Central Government
2. Where the territorial divisions have coordinate status with the Central Government
3. A device to reconcile national unity with rights of the units
4. Where the functions of the government are vested in a single individual
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Which country's flag is green with a panel of three vertical bands of red, black
and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag?
Which country's flag is green with a panel of three vertical bands of red, black and orange
below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag?

1. Zambia
2. Zaire
3. Zimbabwe
4. Zululand
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 81: The present Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is...

1. Pradeep Baijal
2. Justice Sodhi
3. Nripendra Mishra
4. M. S.Verma
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 82: Consider the following statements: 1. The Twelfth Finance Commission has not
recommended the continuation of Fiscal Reforms Facility. 2. In the Twelfth Finance
Commission Report for the period 2005-10, the grants-in-aid recommended for maintaining
public buildings is five times more than that for maintaining forests. Which of the statements
given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 83: Who is the chairman of Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare India Ltd?

1. Bob Williams
2. B V Patel
3. Rajesh Sinha
4. Kevin Parker
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 84: Consider the following statements about cultural relativism : 1. It is the
tendency to evaluate other cultures in terms of our own culture 2. Each society is evaluated in
terms of its own circumstances and values 3. The contemporary society is evaluated in
relation to its past 4. Actions that are moral in some societies might be immoral in others
Which of these statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 4
3. 2 and 3
4. 2 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 85: A national council is proposed for developing Creative and cultural Industries
which of the following is the part of three industries

1. Cottage Industries
2. Handloom of Handicraft
3. Product design fashion
 4. All of the Above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 86: In the year 2006, Muhammad Yusuf, a Pakistani batsman has broken the
record of highest aggregate runs in test cricket in a calender year which up till now stood in
whose name.

1. Don Bradman
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Barry Richards
4. Vivian Richards
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 87: "Boxer Rebellion" is associated with which of the following countries?

1. USA
2. Argentina
3. France
4. China
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 88: Where is the world's highest ground -based telescope situated?

1. Ladakh
2. Tibet
3. Kashmir
4. Kulu
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: The first person to reach South Pole was

1. Ann Bancroft
2. Robert Peary
3. Amundsen
4. Nawang Gombu
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Which of the following is an objective method of measuring personality?

1. Interview
2. Questionnaire
3. Observation
4. All of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: At which place does the Ganga enter the plains area?

1. Haridwar
2. Dehradun
3. Moradabad
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 92: How many soldiers and warriors is Bhishma said to have killed each day of the
war?
How many soldiers and warriors is Bhishma said to have killed each day of the war?

1. 500
2. 1,000
3. 10,000
4. 5,000
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 93: The International court of Justice is in

1. America
2. England
3. France
4. Netherlands
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 94: Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?

1. Zinc and sulphur

2. Potassium and mercury
3. Strontium and barium
4. Chromium and nickel
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 95: Which of the following is not correctly matched? (a) River columbia : Coulee
Dam (b) River colorado : Hoover Dam (c) River Zambezi : Aughrabies Dam (d) River Volta :
Akosombo Dam.

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 96: Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan given away
recently ?

1. Anu Malik
2. Shan
3. Asha Bhosle
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 97: Baljit Saini’s name is associated with:

1. Badminton
2. Athletics
3. Cricket
4. Hockey
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 98: High performance delivered is punch line of which company?

 1. ABN AMRO
2. Reliance communication
3. Acer
4. Accenture
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 99: Which Poland born scientist's biography did Lal Bahadur shastri translate to
Hindi?

1. Marie Curie
2. Copernicus
3. Ciolkowski
4. Wroblewski
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 100: Where was the session of Muslim League held when the resolution demanding
the creation of Pakistan was passed ?

1. Bombay
2. Calcutta
3. Lahore
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Politics)

Question 1: The ideal of internationalism involves

1. Total abandonment of nationalism

2. Partial abandonment of nationalism
3. Adequate recognition of cultural distinctiveness of nations
4. Derecognition of cultural distinctiveness
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 2: Assertion (A) : Systems theory is criticized for its alleged ideological bias in
favour of status quo. Reason (R) : Systems theory stresses upon notions of stability,
equilibrium, steady state and pattern maintenance.
 1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

1. The constitution clearly lays down what its basic structure is

2. The Supreme Court has elaborately defined the basic structure of the Constitution
3. The Law Commission of India with the help of Attorney General of India has defined
the basic structure of the Constitution
4. Neither the Supreme Court nor the Parliament have defined the basic structure of
the Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 4: The name of first woman judge of International Court of Justice is—

1. Rosalyn Higgins
2. Rosa E. Otunbayeva
3. Gestrud Mongella
4. Sadako Ogata
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 5: The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of

1. Feudalism
2. Absolute monarchy
3. Democracy
4. Decolonization
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Which of the following is not part of EOP of USA?

1. Office of management and Budget

2. The white House office
 3. Office of personnel management
4. National security council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Which one of the following scholars consider International law as true law ?

1. Grotius
2. Hobbes
3. Holland
4. Austin
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The advocates of deliberative democracy emphasise

1. Parliamentary sovereignty
2. Judicial autonomy
3. Executive supremacy
4. Popular participation
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 9: On which day of the week is the general election traditionally held in Great
Britian?

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Sunday
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: Who is US's SECRETARY OF STATE appointed by Obama

1. Hillary Clinton
2. Robert Gates
3. Timothy Geithner
4. Janet Napolitano
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 11: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Aristotle : State is a magnified individual

2. Hegel : State is a march of God on Earth
3. Marx : Modern state is an instrument of class exploitation
4. Gandhi : State represents violence in concentrated form
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine belongs to....

1. Fatah Party
2. Baath Party
3. Hamas
4. PKK
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 13: The thinker who based politics on Psychology, Physics and Geometry was

1. Thomas Hobbes
2. Montesquieu
3. Rousseau
4. Bentham
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 14: Who among the following, characterized bureaucracy as ration-legal authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 15: ‘With the causes of exploitation of class by class removed, with the abolition of
classes, the State will therefore, inevitably wither away. To which theory of the origin of State
is the above statement applicable ?

1. Divine Right Theory

2. Social Contract Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
4. Marxist Theory
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 16: Who among the following characterized bureaucracy as a rational-legal

authority ?

1. F.M. Marx
2. Vilfredo Pareto
3. Max Weber
4. Herbert A. Simon
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 17: Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in

1. Global perspective
2. National perspective
3. Societal perspective
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 18: S. Finer has designated the interest groups as

1. Invisible governments
2. Unofficial government
3. Government within the government
4. Anonymous empire
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 19: The idea of the Union giving directions to the states was adopted by the makers
of the Indian Constitution from
 1. The Government of India Act, 1935
2. The US Constitution
3. The Soviet Constitution
4. The Australian Constitution
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 20: In December 2008, Time magazine named ------- as its Person of the Year

1. Barack Obama
2. McCain
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Joe Biden
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 21: Who was the President of Palestinian National Authority in March 2006?

1. Mahmoud Allawayi
2. Ahmed Rashid
3. Mahmoud Younis
4. Mahmoud Abbas
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: Consider the following statements: 1. Development of comparative approach of

public administration was funded by the American Government. 2. One reason for funding the
development of comparative approach of public administration was political interest to arrest
communication. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: Which one of the following is NOT correct in respect of China ?

1. The Communist Party of China is organized on the basis of democratic centralism

 2. The Chinese constitution provides for a uniform judicial system
3. Mao’s ideas of ‘New Democracy’ have been put into practice
4. The Chinese constitution provides for a bicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 24: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Characteristic Features) List-II (Political Ideology) A. Formation of the
natural, harmonious, organic, communities for the free development of the individual and the
abolition of the main source of coercion – State 1. Guild Socialism B. Formation of self-
governing autonomous associations of people that will work on cooperative basis to establish
partnership between groups and State 2. Democratic Socialism C. Combination of human
fellowship, just social system, common ownership and mutual service 3. Syndicalism D. A
system of revolutionary tactics using non-political methods to create an economic federation

1. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
3. A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 25: The Unitary State is stronger than a Federal one because all powers of
government are concentrated in the hands of one single set of authorities. Hence there is

1. Absence of conflict of authority and responsibility

2. Absence of simplification of governmental organization
3. Overlapping of jurisdiction
4. Duplication of functions
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 26: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

1. Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy

2. Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers
3. Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once
did
4. Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th Century
5.
Correct Answer: 4.
Question 27: Bill Clinton was the ----President of the United States

1. 42nd
2. 41st
3. 43rd
4. 44th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 28: Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

1. F.A. Hayek
2. C.B. Macpherson
3. Michael Oakeshot
4. Gaetano Mosca
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Development Approach) List-II (Features) A. Blue print approach 1.
Utilization of capital resources over human resources B. Learning process approach 2.
Cybernetic process with latitude for change according to needs C. Production centred approach
3. Planning in advance for development D. People centred approach 4. Individual as an actor
who defines the goa

1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
3. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
4. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 30: ‘Alternative vote and confidence’ is in vogue in one of the democratic political
system. Identify the country

1. Switzerland
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. France
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 31: The Communist manifesto was first published in

1. Russian
2. French
3. German
4. English
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 32: Which one of the following is NOT an input function of political system?

1. Political Communication
2. Political Recruitment
3. Interest Articulation
4. Rule Adjudication
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 33: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

1. Sunderlal Bahuguna : Chipko Movement

2. Sardar Patel : Warli Struggle
3. Narayanaswamy Naidu : Tamiliga Vyvasaigal sangam
4. Ram Manohar Lohia : Kagodu Satyagraha
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 34: Obama was the junior United States Senator from ------in 2004

1. Illinois
2. Texas
3. California
4. Columbia
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 35: In which of the following federal systems decentralization is implemented under
the ‘grass roots’ doctrine ?
 1. Canada
2. Australia
3. India
4. U.S.A.
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: “Means are after all everything. As the means, so the end; there is no wall of
separation between means and end.” The above statement is characteristic of

1. M.K. Gandhi
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Mao-Zedong
4. Karl Marx
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 37: Which Prime Minister wrote "The labour Governement: a personal record and
the Governance of Britian"?

1. Hugh Gaitskall
2. Herald Wilson
3. Jo Grimond
4. None of these
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: The International Criminal Court is located at—

1. Geneva
2. Hague
3. London
4. Washington
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 39: Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal
democracy as the end of history ?

1. Samir Amin
 2. David Held
3. Francis Fukuyama
4. Samuel P. Huntington
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 40: The practice adopted by the party in power to reward its members and
supporters through government contracts and jobs is called.

1. Division of powers
2. Implied powers
3. Power politics
4. Spoils system
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 41: In which of the following countries, the judges of the federal constitutional
courts are elected by the federal legislature ?

1. United States
2. Britain
3. Russia
4. Germany
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 42: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the

1. Prime minister of Iran

2. Defence Minister of Iran
3. Head of Iran's Expediency council
4. Head of Irans Religious council
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 43: Identify the two among these who sought to define underdevelopment in terms
of neocolonial dependency mode : 1. A.G. Frank 2. Celso Furtado 3. E.W. Weidner 4. Gunnar
Myrdal Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
 3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 44: Which one of the following countries has a disciplined multi-party system ?

1. France during Vth Republic

2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Italy
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: Which one of the following is NOT a Peasant movement ?

1. Telangana Insurrection
2. Tebhaga Movement
3. Naxal Bari Movement
4. Chipko Movement
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 46: Obama was the --- African-American Senator in U.S. history

1. fifth
2. 4th
3. 3rd
4. 6th
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 47: Consider the following statements : The major functions of political parties are
1. Rule making 2. Interest aggregation 3. Political socialization 4. Regulation of the behaviour
of the people

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 48: In the U.S.A. the filibuster is a method used by

1. The Congress to pressurize the President

2. The President to prevent the introduction of a Bill in the Congress
3. Members of the Senate to obstruct the passage of a Bill
4. Judiciary to prevent Congress from passing Bill
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: The idea of ‘World Systems Theory’ signifying the arrival of international
capitalist order was predicted in the 1970s. identify the scholar who advanced this idea

1. Samuel P. Huntington
2. Andre Gunder Frank
3. George Wallerstein
4. Cardoso
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 50: ‘Government of National Unity’ is a concept developed by which one of the
following third world countries ?

1. Nigeria
2. Tanzania
3. Argentina
4. South Africa
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 51: The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was

1. Gopalakrishnan
2. Mujibur Rehman
3. Billahdi Moni
4. Samuel Raj
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 52: “Everything for the state; nothing against the State, nothing outside the State”
sums up the philosophy of

1. Marxism
2. Fascism
3. Fabian Socialism
4. Guild Socialism
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 53: Which Prime Minister lost a vote of no confidence in the house of Commons in
1979 in U.K.?

1. Herald Wilson
2. Ramsay McDonald
3. Edward Heeth
4. James Callaghan
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 54: Which one of the following is NOT feature of French Constitution of 1958 ?

1. Adoption of Declaration for Rights in 1789

2. Favouring strong Presidency
3. Limited powers of Parliament
4. Unicameral legislature
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 55: China has moved away from the policy of statism to market economy, which
was propounded by one of the communist leaders of revolution who said “Market in China is
like a bird in cage”. Identify the person

1. Chou En Lai
2. Lio Shao Chi
3. Deng Tsiao Ping
4. Chiang Kai Shek
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 56: Consider the following statements: 1.Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary General is
from Nigeria. 2.Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of
the United Nations staff. 3.Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN
Secretary General. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 3, only
2. 2 and 3, only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 1 and 2, only
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 57: Assertion (A) : Decision making theory directs attention not to states as
metaphysical abstractions, but instead seeks to highlight the behaviour of decision-makers.
Reason (R) : Decision-making theory identifies a large number of relevant variables and
suggests possible inter-relationships among them.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 58: Which one of the following is NOT correct about ‘Dyarchy’ introduced by the
Government of India Act of 1919 ?

1. It was a system of dual governments at central and provincial levels

2. Provincial subjects were divided into reserved and transferred
3. Governor appointed ministers from the elected members of the legislative council
4. Governor had the power of overriding the majority decision
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 59: Which Constitution is called a ‘tailor-made’ Constitution ?

1. Constitution of Fourth Republic of France

2. Constitution of Fifth Republic of France
3. Constitution of United Germany
4. Constitution of U.S.A
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 60: Who among the following has described democracy as “that institutional
arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide
by means of a competitive struggle for the People’s vote” ?

1. Robert Dahl
2. Peter Bachrach
3. C. Wright Mills
4. Joseph Schumpeter
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 61: The Poona Pact in 1932 upheld

1. Joint electorates
2. Separate electorates
3. Joint electorates with reserved seats for the scheduled castes
4. Joint electorates with reserved seats for caste Hindus
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 62: Non-security issues have taken priority over force, violence, and military might
because of

1. Modernization of the world political and communication systems

2. Modernization of the world political and economic systems
3. Trans nationalization of the world economic and political systems
4. Decentralization of the world economic and political systems
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Who among the following is an acclaimed analyst on political parties ?

1. Walter Lippman
2. Maurice Duverger
3. H.J. Laski
4. Jame Bryce
5.
Correct Answer: 2.
Question 64: Which one does NOT contributes to the formation of International Government
?

1. Expansion of international trade

2. Establishment of international trade
3. Inter-state rivalry
4. Means of communication
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 65: Who was the prime minister when the John Profumo Christien Keeler scandal
broke out in 1963?

1. Ramsay McDonald
2. Herald Wilson
3. Herald McMillan
4. William Hauge
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 66: National League for Democracy is

1. A ruling party of Indonesia

2. A opposition party of Myanmar
3. A ruling party of Bhuttan
4. An opposition party of Indonesia
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 67: Chelliah Committee is related to which of the following?

1. Banking reforms
2. Securities Scam
3. Taxation
4. Rajiv Gandhi's murder
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 68: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Acts) List-II (Provisions) A. The Government of India Act, 1935 1.
Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British crown B. The Government of
India Act, 1909 2. Envisaged Dominion status to India C. The Government of India Act, 1919
3. Introduction of provincial autonomy D. The Government of India Act, 1858 4. Introduction
of Dyarchy in provinces 5. Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims and others

1. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

2. A-3 B-5 C-4 D-1
3. A-1 B-5 C-4 D-3
4. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 69: In 1990 which former Prime Minister travelled to Iraq to secure the release of
British Hostages?

1. Edward Heeth
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. James Callaghan
4. Jo Grimond
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 70: The concept of sustainable development was popularized by Brundtland Report
and Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 71: ---- is appointed as USA's TREASURY SECRETARY by Obama

1. Timothy Geithner
2. Janet Napolitano
3. Lawrence Summers
4. James Jones
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 72: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Author) List-II (Phrase) A. Hayes 1. “Of all the evils I hate, I think I
hate nationalism most” B. Organsko 2. “AN organized self interest of the whole people” C.
Rabindranath Tagore 3. “As a belief nationalism has been a curse and nothing but a curse” D.
Victor Golancz 4. “To believe that nationalism will vanish because it is dangerous or the
nations will wither away because there are other ways of organizing mankind is false”

1. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3

2. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1
3. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
4. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 73: Begum Khaleda Zia belongs to which of the following political parties?

1. Muslim League
2. Awami League
3. Jatiya Party
4. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 74: Which of the following is not a principal organ of United Nations Organisation ?

1. Trusteeship Council
2. Economic and Social Council
3. International Court of Justice
4. Human Rights Commission
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 75: The relationship between the government and the President in France is a
complex one due to

1. Direct election of the President

2. Centralization of powers
3. A mixed presidential parliamentary form government
4. Parliament’s reduced powers to control the government
5.
Correct Answer: 3.
Question 76: Which one of the following can enforce the judgement of International Court of
Justice ?

1. General Assembly on the recommendations of Security Council

2. Secretary General
3. Security Council on the request of International Court of Justice
4. None of the above
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 77: Who among the following were known as physiocrats at the time of the French
Revolution?

1. The Clergy
2. Economists
3. The Nobility
4. Medical professionals
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 78: Which one of the following statements is NOT true with regard to Non-
Government Organizations ? 1. They have come to play increasingly constructive role in the
development process. 2. They have to redefine their role in accordance with the changing
times. 3. The government has to change the bureaucratic attitude towards the Non-
Government Organizations. 4. The government should affiliate Non-Government Organisations
to its respective departments in order to have better control over their functioning. Select the
correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 1 and 3
4. 3 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 79: Who is selected as the national intelligence director in USA

1. Dennis Blair
2. Leon Panetta
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Michael McConnell
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists : List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) A. Simon de Beauvoir 1. The Second Sex B.
Betty Friedan 2. Sexual Politics C. Kate Billet 3. Feminine Mystique D. Sheila Rowbothom 4.
Woman’s consciousness Man’s World

1. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

2. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
3. A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
4. A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 81: Assertion (A) : A social movement is a participation form of collective behaviour
in which the motivation act springs from the attitude of members and the challenges of the
society. Reason (R) : Social Groups and movements of brace interest groups and political
parties to achieve their goals.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 82: Consider the following features of the Civil Service in the USA: 1. Top posts are
filled up by ‘insiders and outers’. 2. Recruitment takes place at various levels of hierarchy. 3.
Partisan political activities are prohibited. 4. Rank classification system is not upheld. Which of
these are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 2,3 and 4
3. 1,3 and 4
4. 1,2 and 4
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 83: -----will serve on Obama's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

1. Michael McConnell
 2. Dennis Blair
3. Leon Panetta
4. Steve Kappes
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 84: The National Parliamentary body of China is known as

1. State Council
2. National People’s Congress
3. People’s Assembly
4. Supreme Soviet
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 85: The author of the American Declaration of Independence was

1. George Washington
2. Jefferson
3. Lafayette
4. Thomas Paine
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 86: According to Keohane Nye, the internationalization of the world economy had
led the major industrialized nations to a pattern of

1. Complex interdependence
2. Complex dependence
3. Dependence
4. Interdependence
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 87: Assertion (A) : Development administration signifies action-oriented and target-
oriented programmes suitable for developing countries. Reason (R) : The success of rural
development plans acts as a strong impetus for initiating other developmental plans.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
 4. A is false, but R is true
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 88: Gen. Bruno Cuche from France recently visited India. He is the counterpart of
India’s....

1. Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor

2. Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash
3. Chief of Air staff Air chief Marshal Fali Homi Major
4. Defence Minister A.K. Anthony
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: In which year did India become a party to the International Convention on
Biological Diversity ?

1. 1992
2. 1993
3. 1994
4. 1995
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Birsa Munda was associated with tribal struggle of

1. North East Region

2. Jharkhand
3. Nagar Division
4. Deccan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: To which part of U.K. does the Plaid Cymrau party belong?

1. Northern Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. London
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 92: Which one of the following is NOT the characteristic of ‘a six point syndrome’ of
totalitarianism propounded by Friedrich and Braezinski ?

1. An official ideology
2. A system of terroristic policy
3. A monopoly of means of communication
4. A divine right to rule
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 93: Who succeeded Nigel Lawson as the chancellor of the Exchequer in 1989?

1. Tony Blair
2. William Hauge
3. John Major
4. Douglas Hurd
5.
Correct Answer: 3.

Question 94: Which aspect of imperialism does the dependency theory emphasize ?

1. Economic
2. Political
3. Cultural
4. Strategic
5.
Correct Answer: 1.

Question 95: Who is the Defense Secretary of USA

1. Robert Gates.
2. Dennis Blair
3. David Petraeus
4. Andrew D. Lipman
5.
Correct Answer: 1.
Question 96: The constructive no-confidence vote in the Basic Law of Germany means that
the Bundestag can overthrow a Chancellor

1. Only by a special majority vote

2. Only if it is first able to agree on a successor
3. Only with the consent of the President
4. Only with the consent of the Federal Constitutional Court
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 97: In which one of the following countries did women get the right to vote only in
1971 ?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Mexico
4. Switzerland
5.
Correct Answer: 4.

Question 98: Who was the First Woman Prime Minister of any Country?

1. Smt Indira Gandhi

2. Smt Sirimao Bhandaru Naike
3. Smt Shahin
4. Smt Benjir Bhutto
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 99: Environment problems and issues received special attention of the Government
of India from the

1. Third Five-Year Plan

2. Fourth Five-Year Plan
3. Sixth Five-Year Plan
4. Ninth Five-Year Plan
5.
Correct Answer: 2.

Question 100: Under Article 243 D, which one of the following categories enjoys reservation
for Panchayat membership in proportion to their population ?
 1. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
2. Women
3. Backward Classes
4. Physically handicapped persons
5.
Correct Answer: 1.