Name the movement which gave newly independent countries a way staying out of the alliance.
A. NAM
B. NATO
C. CENTO
D. SEATO
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Which of the following is not a technique to exercise National Power?
A. Diplomacy
B. Economic state craft
C. Use of military force
D. To join a world organisation
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Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The convening of Bandung conference, 1955 was suggested by Sri Lanka.
2. The immediate provocation to convene this conference was conclusion of a treaty between Taiwan and the United States, and creation of SEATO and Baghdad Pact.
3. The idea of holding this conference was welcomed by USSR and China.
4. Bandung is a city of Indonesia.
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 of the following statements is not correct?
A. India is a signatory to the UN Convention against corruption
B. India ranked 95th out of 178 countries according to the Transparency International's Index
C. Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill was first introduced in Parliament in 1968
D. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of Santhanam Committee
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A formal organization, according to Chester Bernard, comes into existence when:
A. There are persons who are willing to contribute action
B. There are persons with different goals and purpose
C. There are persons willing to communicate through informal channels only
D. Executive is unwilling to handle the economy of incentives within an organisation
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The International Court of Justice is located at
A. Geneva
B. The Hague
C. Amsterdam
D. Vienna
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Who among the following has defined legitimacy as "conviction on the part of the member that it is right and proper to accept and obey the authorities"?
A. David Easton
B. Seymour Lipset
C. Mark Suchman
D. Karl Friedrich
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How many functional items have been placed within the purview of municipalities by the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution?
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Who among the following was/is the first chairman of NITI Aayog in India?
A. Amitabh Kant
B. Arvind Pangariya
C. Narendra Modi
D. Manmohan Singh
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The present Secretary General of the UN is:
A. Ban Ki-moon
B. Kofi A. Annan
C. Antonio Guterres
D. U. Thant
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Arrange the following in correct chronological order of the hierarchy of human needs given by Maslow:
A. Security - Social - Self-esteem - Biological - Self-actualization
B. Self-esteem - Social - Biological - Self-actualization - Security
C. Self-actualization - Self-esteem - Social - Security - Biological
D. Biological - Security - Social - Self-esteem - Self-actualization
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The Berlin wall was toppled on . . . . . . . .
A. 9th November 1989
B. 8th November 1989
C. 7th November 1989
D. 6th November 1989
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The concept of 'traditional' authority involves:
A. Use of authority by virtue of their inherited status by persons
B. The exercise of power subject to rules and regulations
C. The use of power based on the basis of magical qualities by a person
D. The use of power/authority as per inherited status as well as extraordinary contribution to the history of advanced business organisation
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Operation Enduring Freedom 2001 is related to
A. Eviction of terrorists from Iraq
B. Eviction of Taliban regime from Afghanistan
C. Eviction of Cremean forces from Russia
D. Eviction of Arabs from Gaza strip
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Expand NEFA:
A. North Eastern Far Agency
B. North Eastern Frontier
C. North Eastern Fullest Agency
D. North Eastern Frontier Agency
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What is the correct order in which the following terms are enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?
1. Equality
2. Liberty
3. Justice
4. Fraternity
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 3, 2, 1 and 4
C. 2, 1, 3 and 4
D. 3, 1, 2 and 4
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Machiavelli is regarded as the first modern political thinker because of:
A. Separation of ethics and religion from politics
B. Forerunner of nation state
C. Represented the spirit of renaissance
D. Subordination of Church to state
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Which of the following are the characteristics of a system, according to Almond?
1. Comprehensiveness
2. Inter-dependence
3. Existence of boundaries
4. Availability of resources
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3
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The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is:
A. Three years
B. Four years
C. Five years
D. Six years
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Which one of the following can be regarded as the currency of power?
A. Food
B. Nuclear Weapons
C. Industrial Capacity
D. Military Preparedness
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