The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in:
A. September 1916
B. September 1960
C. September 1963
D. September 1961
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Which one of the following is not a kind of power mentioned by Alvin Tofler in his book Powershift?
A. Violence
B. Social structure
C. Wealth
D. Knowledge
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The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution and the writings of John Locke all contributed to the strengthening of Great Britain:
A. Absolute Monarchy
B. Ethnic Rivalaries
C. Parliamentary Democracy
D. Imperialist Policies
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In which of the following countries Narendranath Bhattacharya settled under the name of Manabendra Nath Roy?
A. Java
B. United States of America
C. Germany
D. Mexico
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Which among the following countries have no written constitution?
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. Spain
D. France
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What is the correct chronological sequence of the following reports?
1. A. D. Gorwala Report
2. Paul H. Appleby Report
3. Santhanam Committee Report
4. First Administrative Reforms Commission Report
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2, 1, 4, 3
C. 1, 3, 2, 4
D. 1, 3, 4, 2
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The United Nations Conference well known as Copenhagen, COP 15 dealt with the issue of
A. Global Warming
B. Climate Change
C. Environment
D. Population Explosion
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer using the options given below:
Assertion (A): Ordinances provide minority governments with a useful device, but one that is now increasingly difficult to convert into legislation once parliament has covered.
Reason (R): Recent coalition governments have used ordinances to avoid debating legislation with their partners as much as with the opposition.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, 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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Which of the following is not a principle of jus ad bellum (just recourse to war)?
A. just cause
B. legitimate authority
C. proportionality
D. humanity
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Who of the following is of the view that it is not Gandhi who made Satyagraha but it is Satyagraha which made Gandhi the Mahatma?
A. R. R. Diwakar
B. C. F. Andrews
C. G. N. Dhawan
D. Louis Fisher
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The system of Efficiency Rating for scientifically assessing the performance of public officials for promotion first originated in:
A. China
B. Japan
C. U.S.A.
D. U.K.
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Which among the following is not a principle of India's Nuclear Doctrine today?
A. Not first use
B. Credible Minimum deterrent
C. Civilian Control
D. First Use
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Which one of the following types of leaders does not figure in Mooney and Reiley's classification of leaders?
A. Formal leaders
B. Titular leaders
C. Controllers
D. True organizers
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Soviet political system was based on . . . . . . . . ideology.
A. Mixed economy
B. Socialism and communism
C. Capitalism
D. Private sector
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Who has a right to vote in the UN?
A. Each member nation of UN
B. Only five permanent member countries
C. Only non-permanent member countries
D. None of these
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The International Court of Justice popularly known as the
A. Supreme Court
B. World Court
C. Criminal Court
D. Subordinate Courts
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Which one of the following answers is incorrect regarding neo-liberalism?
A. Neo-liberal vision largely evolved during the governments of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
B. It attacked the Keynesian notion of the international economic order
C. It emerged as a total negation of Laissez-faire economics
D. Its emphasis is on free markets and liberal reforms
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In his 'Principles of administration', Pfiffner did not include:
A. Material and supply
B. Functions and powers of local authorities
C. Methods and procedure
D. Administrative accountability
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Which of the following indicates the nature of planning in India in Contemporary times?
A. Annual Planning
B. Centralised Planning
C. Perspective Planning
D. Five year Planning
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Comparative Politics is the study of
A. institutions and functions
B. all forms of political activity-governmental as well as non-governmental and all political phenomena
C. political processes
D. techniques and tools of comparative inquiry
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