Theory of political development means
A. development of society
B. development of state
C. development of the whole society through the instrumentality of the state
D. development of political elite
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Authoritarian regimes have been mostly established in the developing states of:
A. Latin America, the Middle East Africa and South East Asia
B. Developed states of the West like Spain, Portugal and Greece
C. Neither A nor B
D. Both A and B
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Pluralist democracy in the United States
1. Brown
b. New direction in comparative politics
2. Dahl
c. The government of the modern state
3. Lasswell
d. Power and society
4. Willoughtly
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer using the options given below the lists:
List-I
List-II
a. Kaplan
1. Comparative Politics
b. Freeman
2. Political Science and Government
c. Garner
3. Power and Society
d. Gilchrist
4. Principles of Political Science
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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Many democracies use . . . . . . . ., also known as vertical separation of powers.
A. federalism
B. monarchy
C. democracy
D. republic
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Ludwig
1. Comparative politics movement
b. Marx
2. Common analytical categories
c. Macridis
3. To be sought in political economy
d. Coleman
4. System is a set of elements
A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
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Who discussed the causes of a revolution from the standpoint of psycho-analysis?
A. Lohan
B. Friedrich
C. Schwartz
D. Gurr
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Assertion (A): A federal system is a poor device as far as harmonization of national unity with local autonomy is concerned.
Reason (R): In the federal system, there is always the danger of secession of units from the federal government. As the units enjoy autonomy, there can develop a spirit of defiance and independence and that can ultimately result in a revolt against the federal government.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Who doveloped a model of the democratic process and described it as 'polyarchy'?
A. Giovanni Sartori
B. S. M. Lipset
C. Robert Dahl
D. None of the above
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In the book The Spirit of the Laws who attempted to move beyond the constitutional procedures of a country to examine its true culture and spirit.
A. Montesquieu
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Rousseau
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The 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' took place in,
A. Venezuela
B. China
C. Japan
D. India
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A . . . . . . . . has been defined as a body of rules established to regulate the system of government within a state.
A. Republic
B. Constitution
C. Democratic
D. Fascism
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Who is the chief exponent of Communication Theory Approach?
A. Almond
B. Karl Deutsch
C. Marx
D. Coleman
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The cabinet under a Presidential system is:
A. Part of the legislature
B. Controls the lower judiciary
C. A tool of the President
D. Both B and C
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In the US Federal System a new state within a state can be created by the
1. Two houses of the Congress
2. Senate
3. Congress with the convert of the concerned state
4. President
A. 3 and 4
B. 1 and 2
C. Only 3
D. None of these
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The concept of bureaucratic authoritarianism arose from the,
A. Japan
B. China
C. South America
D. North America
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'Federalism' also known as,
A. vertical separation of power
B. horizontal separation of power
C. legal rights
D. proper values
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Who found institutional participation of the elites much more relevant and calls them as 'consociational democracy'?
A. D. Kavanagh
B. Almond
C. Arendt Lipzart
D. Powell
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Match the following.
List-I (Writers)
List-II (Concepts)
a. Samuel Huntington
1. Political decay
b. F. W. Riggs
2. Political breakdown
c. Lucian Pye
3. Development trap
d. S. F. Eisenstadt
4. Development syndrome
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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Consider the following statements regarding political development.
1. This approach is very close to political modernisation.
2. Apter calls political development or develop mentalism as another systematic approach to the study of comparative politics.
3. It implies a progression toward a goal by means of economic growth.
4. It reflects the period of change.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. All of the above
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