Which of the following statements are correct?
1. According to Article 3 of the charter, the countries that attended the San Francisco conference, June 1945 and those who signed the United Nations Declaration on 1st January 1942 became original members of United Nations.
2. Switzerland became a member of United Nations in 2003.
3. The regular session of General Assembly commences in September and usually goes on till the end of the year.
4. The retiring members of economic and social council are eligible for immediate re-election also.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 4
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Which one of the following is not a base of organization?
A. Function
B. Budgeting
C. Process
D. Clientele
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Amrita Pritam was a prominent poet from:
A. Punjab
B. Gujarat
C. Mumbai
D. Punjab
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The three major objectives of first five year plan were:
I. Agriculture
II. Dams
III. Irrigation
IV. Education
Select the correct answer using the four given above:
A. I, II, III
B. II, III, IV
C. III, II, IV
D. IV, III, I
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Collectivisation of agriculture was done by . . . . . . . . in the USSR.
A. Stalin
B. Lenin
C. Yeltsin
D. Putin
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer.
Assertion (A): F. A. Hayek portrayed state intervention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of Liberty.
Reason (R): He is a supporter of laissez faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state.
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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Which one of the following is not a staff agency in U.S.A.?
A. State Department
B. Office of Budget and Management
C. National Security Council
D. The White House
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Arrange MasLow's perceived human needs in correct chronological order:
A. Self esteem - physiological - security - self actualization - belongingness
B. Self actualization - security - belongingness - physiological - self esteem
C. Security - self actualization - belongingness - physiological - self esteem
D. Physiological - security - belongingness - self esteem - self actualization
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Who of the following said that felicity is "continued success in obtaining those things which a man from time to time desires"?
A. Bentham
B. J. S. Mill
C. Hobbes
D. Rousseau
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Which one of the following Federal Courts has the power to declare laws passed by the state or the constituent unit of the federation invalid but not the federal laws?
A. The Supreme Court of America
B. The Supreme Court of India
C. The Swiss Federal Tribunal
D. The French Superior Courts
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I
List-II
a. Both Houses have equal powers
1. America
b. Upper House is more powerful than Lower House
2. India
c. Lower House is more powerful than Upper House
3. France
d. National Assembly can overthrow the government
4. Switzerland
A. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
B. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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Who condemned Non-alignment as a selfish policy?
A. Morgenthau
B. William Johnstone
C. Schwarzenberger
D. Edward Crankshaw
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I (Regional Organization)
List-II (Year of Origin)
a. Organization of American States (OAS)
1. 1989
b. North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
2. 1948
c. Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
3. 1954
d. South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO)
4. 1994
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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Who was of opinion that, "the end of cold war represented the victory of ideal state", and liberal capitalism?
A. Michael Doyle
B. Thomas Dunne
C. Francis Fukuyama
D. Samuel Huntington
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Consider the following:
1. Pocket Veto
2. President message to federal legislature
3. Caucus system
4. Pigeon hole-a bill
These are the parts of constitutional practice of
A. Indian Political System
B. American Political System
C. The Swiss Political System
D. The British Political System
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The Cuban Missile Crises was a high point of what came to be known as the . . . . . . . .
A. Hot War
B. Cold War
C. World War 1
D. World War 2
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Regarding the liability of holders of public office, when an official fails to perform a legal duty, it is known as
A. Malfeasance
B. Nonfeasance
C. Disfeasance
D. Misfeasance
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) formed on 1st January:
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Match the following and select the correct pairs:
List-I (Authors)
List-II (Books)
a. Arend Lijphart
1. Comparative Federalism
b. Thomas Hueglin
2. Comparing Federal System
c. Giovanni Sartori
3. Patterns of Democracy : Government forms and performance in thirty-six countries
d. Ronald L. Watts
4. Comparative constitutional Engineering : An Inquiry into structures, incentives and outcomes
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
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Who coined the slogan "No control, no co-operation"?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. J. Nehru
C. Aurobindo
D. Subhash Bose
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