Which one of the following Reports cites the unjust global trade regime as primary cause in increasing global inequality?
A. Doha Round (of GATT) Resolution, 2003
B. Development Assistance Committee Report, 2003
C. Human Development Report (HDR) of 2005
D. World Bank Report of 1989
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The states created in 1960 were:
A. Maharashtra and Gujarat
B. Odisha and West Bengal
C. Rajasthan and Gujarat
D. Punjab and Haryana
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The state which has achieved nearly total literacy in India is:
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Manipur
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Who said "A state is human activity that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory"?
A. David Easton
B. G. A. Almond
C. Karl Marx
D. Max Weber
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the options given below:
Assertion (A): "Henri Fayol identified five elements as the primary functions of management activity."
Reason (R): According to Henri Fayol, "knowledge of administration is needed at higher levels of an organisation, rather than technical knowledge."
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 the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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The post 1970 phase in the development of Public Administration was characterized by
A. Status-quoism
B. Stability
C. Development theory
D. Value orientation
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"Since Indians wish to unite and develop a common culture, it is the bounden duty of all Indians to own up Hindi as their language. Any Indian who does not accept this proposal, has no right to be Indian." Who among the following said this?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Bala Saheb Deoras
C. Dr. K. M. Munshi
D. Seth Govind Das
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In which country did Saudi Arabia militarily intervene in March, 2015?
A. United Arab Emirates
B. Yemen
C. Egypt
D. Kuwait
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Which one of the following is not included in the well known sayings of Mao?
A. Weapons are an important factor in war but not the decisive one
B. Politics is war without bloodshed
C. The party commands the gun and the gun must never be allowed to command the party
D. Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend
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Assheton committee (1944) did not include one of the following in the objects of training of civil servants:
A. To produce reliable work-skill
B. Flexibility
C. To broaden the mind of the trainee
D. To develop leadership qualities
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Which of the following statement is correct regarding J. S. Mill?
1. State is justified in confirming itself to limited functions.
2. Welfare policies are more important.
3. State intervention into 'self-regarding' action.
4. State intervention into 'other regarding action' is justified.
Choose the correct answer:
A. 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 only
D. 4 only
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Which of the following is also called as Total Disarmament?
A. Qualitative Disarmament
B. Quantitative Disarmament
C. General Disarmament
D. Comprehensive Disarmament
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer with the help of the options given below:
List-I (Acts/Agencies)
List-II (Year)
a. All-India Services (Conduct) Rules
1. 1941
b. Central Bureau of Investigation
2. 1860
c. Indian Penal Code
3. 1963
d. Special Police Establishment
4. 1954
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
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Which of the following is not a condition for Parliament to legislate on the subjects mentioned in the State List?
A. If Lok Sabha decides that a subject mentioned in state list is of national importances
B. If two or more states assemblies pass a resolution to such an effect
C. If a state of Emergency is declared
D. If a treaty with a foreign country has to be put into effect
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Who among the following has argued that the electoral system determines the nature of the party system?
A. Duverger
B. Mitchels
C. Schumpeter
D. Weber
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When Mikhail Gorbachev became General secretary of the communist party of Soviet Union?
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Who gave the idea of 'the New Northern Concert of Power' (NNCP) to analyse the relevance of non-aligned movement in post-cold war era?
A. M. S. Rajan
B. S. D. Muni
C. A. P. Rana
D. Muchkund Dubey
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Arrange the following in their chronological sequence:
i. Cripps Mission
ii. Montague Chelmsford Report
iii.Simon Commission
iv. Morley-Minto Reforms
A. ii, iii, i, iv
B. iv, ii, iii, i
C. iii, i, ii, iv
D. i, iv, iii, ii
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The USSR group was also known as the . . . . . . . . bloc.
A. Capitalist bloc
B. Socialist bloc
C. Democratic bloc
D. Developed bloc
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India has developed self-sufficiency in . . . . . . . . technology.
A. Atomic
B. Nuclear
C. Electricity
D. Scientific
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