UGC NET/JRF EXAM, Dec.-2019 (Paper-II) POLITICAL SCIENCE

Total Questions: 100

71. Match List-I with List-II :

List-I (Organization)List-II (Number of member states)
A. Economic Community of West African States1.6
B. South African Development Community2.12
C. Economic Community of Central African States3.16
D. Eastern African Community4.15

Choose the correct options :

OptionABCD
(a)1234
(b)4321
(c)1432
(d)3421
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a continental association of nations founded in May 1975 as a result of the Lagos Treaty to advance economic cooperation, Commerce and independence.

72. Match the following :

AB
A. Absolute Veto1. When a bill is returned for reconsideration
B. Qualified Veto2. President cannot withhold assent if Bill is adopted again by the Houses
C. Suspensive Veto3. President may either assert or refuse to give assent without any time limit
D. Pocket Veto4. Power to say "no" to a bill passed by both Houses

Select the right code :

OptionABCD
(a)2134
(b)4321
(c)4213
(d)3241
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:

Article 111 in India's constitution governs the Veto powers of President.
Absolute Veto – Withholding of assent to the Bill passed by the legislature.
Qualified Veto – Which can be overridden by the legislature with higher majority. (It's in the US).
Suspensive Veto – Which can be overridden by the legislature with an ordinary majority.
Pocket Veto – Taking no action on the Bill passed by the legislature.

73. Match List-I with List-II :

List-I (Author)List-II (Book)
A. Paul H Apple by1. Principles of Public Administration
B. John M Gaus, L.D. White and M.E. Dimock2. Ideas and Issues in Public Administration
C. W.F. Willoughby3. Morality and Administration in Democratic Government
D. Dwight Waldo4. The Frontiers of Public Administration

Choose the correct option from below:

OptionABCD
(a)1234
(b)3412
(c)4231
(d)2143
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:

Paul H Appleby published Morality and Administration in Democratic govt. in the year 1952.
• The Frontiers of public Administration was written by John M. Gaus, L.D. White and M.E. Dimock.
• Principles of public administration by W.F. Willoughby.
• Ideas and Issues in Public Administration by Dwight Waldo in 1970.

74. Match the following:

AB
A. Two Factor Theory1. McClelland
B. Hierarchy of needs theory2. McGregor
C. Theory of needs3. Maslos
D. Theory X and Y4. Herzberg

Choose the correct option from below:

OptionABCD
(a)2431
(b)3421
(c)4132
(d)4312
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:

The two Factor Theory – Herzberg
Hierarchy of needs theory – Maslow
Theory of needs – David McClelland
Theory X and Y – Douglas McGregor

75. Match the following:

AB
A. Common High Court for two or more states1. Art. 229
B. Transfer of certain cases to High Court2. Art. 233
C. Appointment of District Judges3. Art. 231
D. Administrative expenses of High Courts4. Art. 228

Choose the correct option from below:

OptionABCD
(a)3421
(b)2413
(c)4213
(d)3241
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

• Officers, staff and high Court expenses are covered by Article 229.
• Article 233 lays down the procedure for District Judge Nomination.
• Article 231 mandates the creation of a joint high court for two or more states.
• Article 228 Transfer of certain cases to High Court.

76. Arrange these in a chronological order :

(a) Benn and RS Peters' Social Principles and Democratic State
(b) John Rawls' A Theory of Justice
(c) Susan Mollerokin's Justice Gender and Family
(d) Rousseau's Social Contract
Choose the correct options from below :

Correct Answer: (a) (d), (b), (a), (c)
Solution:

• Benn and RS Peters - 1959 book social principles and democratic state.
• John Rawls - A theory of Justice (1971)
• In Justice, Gender and the Family, Susan Okin 1989
• Man is born free, but he is imprisoned everywhere - The Social Contract (1762).

77. Arrange the following Ashrams/Institutions founded by Gandhi in chronological order :

(a) Phoenix Settlement
(b) Kochrab Ashram
(c) Sevagram Ashram
(d) Tolstoy Farm
Choose the correct answer from the options as given below :

Correct Answer: (b) (a), (d), (b), (c)
Solution:

(i) Phoenix Settlement 1904
(ii) Tolstoy Farm 1910
(iii) Kocharb Ashram 1915
(iv) Sevagram Ashram 1936

78. Arrange the following books as per the year of their publication in chronological order :

(a) Modern Democracies
(b) Constitutional Government and Democracy
(c) Public Opinion and Popular Government
(d) The American Commonwealth
Choose the correct option from below :

Correct Answer: (b) (d), (c), (a) and (b)
Solution:

• Modern Democracies – By Viscount James Bryce (1921)
• The American Commonwealth (1888)
• Public opinion and popular Government – Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1913)
• Constitutional Government and Democracy – Carl J. Friedrich (1941).

79. Arrange the following of UN system in their chronological order :

(i) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(ii) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(iii) International Finance Corporation
(iv) International Development Association
Choose the correct option :

Correct Answer: (b) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Solution:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development were established in 1944.
• United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference – 1944
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – 1988
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) – 1956
• International Development Association (IDA) – 1960.

80. Arrange the following Institutions/Organizations in chronological order :

(i) BRICS Development Bank
(ii) IBSA
(iii) G-7
(iv) G-20
Choose the correct option :

Correct Answer: (a) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Solution:

BRICS Development Bank → 15 July 2014
IBSA → India, Brazil and South Africa → 6 June 2003
G-7 → France, Germany, Italy & United Kingdom, Japan, USA and Canada → 1973
G-20 → 1999 (In India)