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Q1 :

In Arthashastra, how many departments of the government find mention?

A
  

32

B
  

33

C
  

34

D
  

35

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Q2 :

Who of the following fled Athens for Chalcis, 'in order that the Athenians might not commit a second crime against philosophy'?

A
  

Socrates

B
  

Plato

C
  

Aristotle

D
  

Euclid

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Q3 :

Who among the following said of Rousseau, "Ardent apostle of Reason, he has done more than most to prepare the way for the age of unreason in which he live"?

A
  

Maxey

B
  

Sabine

C
  

Wayper

D
  

Karl Popper

Q4 :

Who among the following compares the organisations of civil society to a powerful system of 'Fortresses and earthworks' standing behind the state?

A
  

McLellan

B
  

Bernstein

C
  

Lenin

D
  

Gramsci

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Q5 :

Which one of the following social contract traditions has not been revitalised by John Rawls in his book 'A Theory of Justice'?

A
  

Hobbes

B
  

John Locke

C
  

J.J. Rousseau

D
  

Immanuel Kant

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Q6 :

Who among the following said that "Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero worship is a sure road to degradation and eventual dictatorship"?

A
  

Jayaprakash Narayan

B
  

M. N. Roy

C
  

B.R. Ambedkar

D
  

Savarkar

Q7 :

Who said, therefore, the sword of Brutus is holy. Therefore the Baghanakha of Shivaji is of fair fame. Therefore, the beheading of Charles I is a just deed. Therefore the arrow of William Tell is divine?

A
  

M. N. Roy

B
  

Subhas Chandra Bose

C
  

Aurobindo Ghose

D
  

V. D. Savarkar

Q8 :

Which one of the following is not a feature of Easton's intellectual foundation stones of behaviouralism?

A
  

Regularities

B
  

Values

C
  

Pure Science

D
  

Stratification

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Q9 :

Which one of the following is not a factor, for Fukuyama, leading to the triumph of liberal democracy?

A
  

The struggle for 'recognition'

B
  

The logic of science's mastery over nature

C
  

The absence of major contradictions in liberal democracy

D
  

The triumph of liberalism is more in terms of economics than ideologies

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Q10 :

Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and system persistence?

A
  

Gabriel Almond

B
  

David Easton

C
  

Lucian Pye

D
  

F. W. Riggs

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Q11 :

Arrange the following concepts in order in which they appeared.
Use the code given below—
1. Democratic Centralism
2. Feed-Back System
3. New Democracy
4. Due Process of Law

A
  

4, 2, 1, 3

B
  

2, 4, 3, 1

C
  

4, 1, 3, 2

D
  

1, 3, 4, 2

Q12 :

"We are under the Constitution, but the constitution is what the Judges say it is". Besides U.S.A. to which one of the following countries can this be applicable?

A
  

Switzerland

B
  

India

C
  

U.K.

D
  

Russia

Q13 :

Who among the following argued that "The belief in the principle of authority is the only reliable means of securing order"?

A
  

Joseph de Maistre

B
  

Max Weber

C
  

Friedrich Nietzsche

D
  

Giovanni Gentile

Q14 :

What was the name of the section which replaced Comparative Administration Group of the American Society of Public Administration?

A
  

Section of American Public Administration (SAP)

B
  

Section on Comparative Administration (SCA)

C
  

Section on International Public Administration (SIP)

D
  

Section on International and Comparative Public Administration (SICA)

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Q15 :

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

Q16 :

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

Q17 :

Which one of the following is not included in the elements of Public Policy by Austin Rammey?

A
  

A set of objectives

B
  

A selected line of action

C
  

An implementation of intent

D
  

Reconsideration of objectives

Q18 :

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

Q19 :

Which one among the following is the correct ascending order of Commission / Committees appointed in the USA?

A
  

Hoover Commission, Taft Commission, The Grace Commission, Brownlow Committee

B
  

The Grace Commission, Hoover Commission, Taft Commission, Brownlow Committee

C
  

Taft Commission, Brownlow Committee, Hoover Commission, The Grace Commission

D
  

Brownlow Committee, Taft Commission, The Grace Commission, Hoover Commission

Q20 :

Who called bureaucrats as 'Ruling servants'?

A
  

F.M. Marx

B
  

Martin Krygier

C
  

Robert K. Merton

D
  

Joseph La Palombara