POLITICAL SCIENCE

PAPER II
M.M = 80
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (1×20= 21)
1. Who wrote the book “The Republic “?
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle
D. David Hume
2. Who is the father of the Indian constitution?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Tagore
D. Ambedkar
3. When was the Indian constitution Ratified?
A. 26 January 1950
B. 24 January 1948
C. 18 September 1945
D. 26 November 1949
4. Who is the final arbiter of the constitution?
A. Democracy
B. Legislature
C. Judiciary
D. Supreme court
5. How many fundamental rights are there in the Indian constitution?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 21
6. How many fundamental duties are there in the Indian constitution?
A. 5
B. 45
C. 5
D. 11
7. “The freedoms guaranteed by the constitution which can’t be taken away from a citizen.” Is a
___.
A. Fundamental Right
B. Fundamental Duty
C. Aim of constitution
D. Demand of constitution
8. “Right to move the courts to issue directions/orders/writs for enforcement of rights” comes
under which Fundamental rights?
A. Right to Freedom of Religion
B. Cultural and Educational Rights
C. Right to Constitutional Remedies
D. Right against Exploitation
9. “Abolition of titles” comes under which fundamental rights?
A. Right to Equality
B. Cultural and Educational Rights
C. Right to Freedom
D. Cultural and Educational Rights
10. Which country follows the FPTP electoral system?
A. The UK
B. USA
C. Argentina
D. India
11. What does FPTP stand for?
A. First Past The Post
B. First present the Post
C. Follow principle of the post
D. First past the position
12. CEC stands for?
A. Chief executive for Consecutive
B. Consecutive body of elective course
C. Chief Election Commissioner
D. Chief executive of commissioner
13. Who is the father of political science?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Rousseau
D. Ambedkar
14. Who first used the word state?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Thales
D. Nicholo Machiavelli
15. The word “polis” to make the term politics is derived from?
A. German
B. Greek
C. Sanskrit
D. Latin
16. Who wrote the book “on liberty”?
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Gandhi
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. Charles Cruse
17. What is the full form of UNDP?
A. United Nation Development Programme
B. Unified Neon Developer Progress
C. Unified Nation Development Programme
D. Unification Of Developing Propaganda
18. Which of the following is a political doctrine of equal rights for women and men?
A. Feminism
B. Communism
C. Child Act
D. Focal Act
19. Which article in the constitution of India provides equality before the law?
A. Article 14
B. Article 15
C. Article 24
D. Article 16
20. Who gave the theory of veil of ignorance?
A. Edwin
B. Aristotle
C. John Rawls
D. Plato
21. Which of the following promote social justice?
A. Economic opportunity
B. Educational opportunity
C. Workplace opportunity
D. All of the above
II. REASON /ASSERTION (1×5=5)
Given below are two statements:

1. ASSERTION: The Constitution of India has made the President the Supreme Commander
of Armed Forces.
REASON: Democracy maintains civilian supremacy over the military force.
In the light of the above statements. choose the most appropriate answer from the options
given below:
A. Both A and R are correct
B. Both A and R are incorrect
C. A Is correct but R is incorrect
D. A is incorrect but R is correct
2. ASSERTION (A): The judiciary in India is independent.
REASON (R): India is a secular country.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true.
3. ASSERTION (A) : The Indian Constitution is the bulkiest Constitution in the world, about
five times the size of the Constitution of U.S.A.
REASON (R) : The fathers of the Constitution wanted to include all good elements from
about four score Constitutions of the free world at that time and special clauses have
been provided for laying down the Fundamental Right, Directive Principles, rules for
elections, a list of national languages and details about the conduct of the government.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B. A is true but R is false
C. A is false but R is true.
4. ASSERTION (A) – India has a parliamentary system of government.
REASON (R) – Indian Parliament is bicameral.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B. A is true but R is false
C. A is false but R is true
5. ASSERTION- (A)Politics is considered as a clean profession in India.
REASON ®- Politics is essential for the administration of the nation.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
 B. A is true but R is false
C. A is false but R is true.
III. PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS (4×2= 8)
1. The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the national legislature. The legislature of the States is
described as State legislature. The Parliament in India has two houses. When there are
two houses of the Legislature, it is called a bicameral legislature. The two Houses of the
Indian Parliament are the Council of States or the Rajya Sabha and the House of the
People or the Lok Sabha. The Constitution has given the States the option of establishing
either a unicameral or bicameral legislature. At present only six States have a bicameral
legislature. Countries with large size and much diversity usually prefer to have two
houses of the national legislature to give representation to all sections in the society and
to give representation to all geographical regions or parts of the country. A bicameral
legislature has one more advantage. A bicameral legislature makes it possible to have
every decision reconsidered. Every decision taken by one house goes to the other house
for its decision. This means that every bill and policy would be discussed twice.
A. Why did India prefer bicameral legislature? (2m)
B. What is the representation system followed for the Upper House in India? (1m)
C. What is the demerit of following symmetrical representation? (1m)
2. The individual to develop his or her capability must get the benefit of enabling positive
conditions. In material, political and social domains. That is, the person must not be
constrained by poverty and Unemployment; they must have adequate material
resources to pursue their wants and needs. They Must have the opportunity to
participate in the decision making process so that the laws made Reflect their choices, or
at least take those preferences into account. Above all, to develop their Mind and
intellect, individuals must have access to education and other associated opportunities
necessary to lead a reasonable good life.”
A. How did individuals develop his/her capabilities? (2m)
B. What do you understand by positive conditions of political domains? (2m)
C. On which type of liberty the above paragraph is based? (1)
IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING (1×3=3)
1. works within the particular state in which recruited.
2. Works in any central government office located either at the national capital or
elsewhere in the country.
3. Works in a particular state to which allotted; can also be sent on deputation to
the center.
a. Central services
b. Indian Foreign services
c. State Civil services
 V. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2×5=10)
4. What was the concept of justice in ancient Indian society?
5. Define “affirmative action “.
6. Define “Swaraj” In Gandhian philosophy.
7. Explain the concept of “integrated judiciary “.
8. Explain Article 143 of the Indian Constitution .
VI. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4×5=20)
1. How will you explain justice as one’s due?
2. Is it necessary to have a strong center in Indian federal structure? Give reasons to
support your answer.
3. “Politics is more than what politicians do”. Do you agree with the statement? Give
reasons to support your answer.
4. “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it “.
Explain the statement in your own words.
5. “Rights and duties are interrelated with each other”. Justify.
VII. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS. (6×2= 12)
1. How does Rawls use the idea of a veil of ignorance to argue that fair and just
distribution can be defended on rational grounds.
2. What is the importance of Judicial Review of the Supreme Court of India?