UGC-NET/JRF Political Science Solved 2008 Paper

1. The emoluments all allowances of the President of India are charged on the?
(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Contingency Fund of India
(C) Public Accounts Fund
(D) Treasury
Ans: A

2. Who represents the Government while presenting the budget to Parliament?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) The Finance Minister
(C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans: B

3. Which is the correct sequential order of the following stages in the appointment of Civil Servants?
1. Induction
2. Advertisement
3. Viva-Voice
4. Written Examination
Codes:
(A) 2,4,3,1
(B) 1,2,3,4
(C) 2,3,1,4
(D) 4,1,2,3
Ans: A

4. Motilal Nehru Report was submitted in ?
(A) 1914
(B) 1906
(C) 1916
(D) 1928
Ans: D

5. Emergence of All India Muslim League happened in ?
(A) 1914
(B) 1906
(C) 1916
(D) 1928
Ans: B

6. National Commission to Review the Constitution was formed during the Prime Ministership of?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) V.P.Singh
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(D) Manmohan Singh
Ans: C

7. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Economic Development reduces the significance of parochial ties by the creation of non-parochial economic loyalties. Reason (R): Sectarian strifes have increasingly got aggravated.
(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 false but (R) is true
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false
Ans: B

8. Which of the following terms is not incorporated in the Constitution?
(A) Secular
(B) Federal
(C) Democratic
(D) Socialist
Ans: B

9. Anti-defection law was placed in?
(A) The preamble
(B) The fundamental rights chapter in the constitution
(C) 6th Schedule of the constitution
(D) 10th Schedule of the constitution
Ans: D

10. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Political socialization is the process by which political cultures are maintained and changed. Reason (R) : Family, School Peer groups, experiences during employment, mass media and direct contact with political. system are the main agents of the process of socialization
Codes:
(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 false but (R) is true
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false
Ans: B

11. The behavioural critics of Max-Weber’s model of bureaucracy are?
A. Robert Merton
B. M. Crozier
C.Fred Riggs
D.Karl Deutsch
Ans: A

12. Who among the following talks of pseudo pressure groups?
(A) Duverger
(B) Jean Blondel
(C) Almond
(D) James Jupp
Ans: B

13. Who among the following described elites as ‘speculators’ and ‘rentiers’
(A) Pareto
(B) Mosca
(C) Michels
(D) Gasset
Ans: D

14. Identify the order in which the following occurred—
1. The Russian Revolution
2. The American Revolution
3. The French Revolution
4. The Glorious Revolution
Codes:
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 1,4,2, 3
Ans: B

15. Panchsheel is associated with ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D) Man Mohan Singh
Ans: A

Railway Recruitment Board Hajipur (Group-D) Solved 2008 Paper

1. Who discovered sea route from Europe to India ?
(A) Columbus
(B) Vasco-de-Gama
(C) East India Company
(D) Magelan
Ans : (B)

2. Which of the following works as fuel for human body ?
(A) Protein
(B) Vitamin
(C) Carbohydrate
(D) Water
Ans : (C)

3. How many edges are in a cube ?
(A) 6
(B) 12
(C) 8
(D) 16
Ans : (B)

4. When a beam of sun light is passed through a prism, it is seen in how many colours ?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
Ans : (C)

5. The largest share of electricity produced in India in of—
(A) Thermal power
(B) Hydro electric power
(C) Nuclear power
(D) Wind power
Ans : (A)

6. Deepak walks 40 metre in North direction; then he turns right and walks 50 metre. He again turns right and walks 40 metre. How far he is with respect to his original position ?
(A) 0 metre
(B) 50 metre
(C) 40 metre
(D) 10 metre
Ans : (B)

7. Ice floats on water because—
(A) Ice absorbs some water and floats
(B) It is due to chemical reaction between ice and water
(C) Density of ice is less than the density of water
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. Choose the correct sequence of the following fractions in ascending order—
2/5, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3, 1/4
(A) 1/4, 3/7, 2/5, 1/2, 2/3
(B) 1/4, 2/5, 3/7, 1/2, 2/3
(C) 1/4, 1/2, 2/5, 3/7, 2/3
(D) 2/5, 1/4, 1/2, 3/7, 2/3
Ans : (B)

9. A bus charges 40 paise for the first 1•6 km, 35 paise for the next 1•4 km and thereafter 25 paise for every 3 km. In Rs. 4, a person will travel for—
(A) 42 km
(B) 43 km
(C) 45 km
(D) 39 km
Ans : (A)

10. Constitution of India came into operation with effect from—
(A) 15th August, 1947
(B) 26th January, 1950
(C) 26th January, 1947
(D) 15th August, 1950
Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Rama Charita Manas —Tulsi Das
(B) Kamayani —Jay Shankar Prasad
(C) Madhushala — Sumitra Nandan Pant
(D) My experiment with truth —M.K. Gandhi
Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following cannot convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds ?
(A) Soyabean
(B) Wheat
(C) Peanut
(D) Peas
Ans : (B)

13.Decibel is used in measurement of—
(A) Intensity of sound
(B) Sugar in blood
(C) Density of air
(D) Height of aeroplane during flight
Ans : (A)

14. In order to produce an arrested person before a Court, which type of writ can be issued ?
(A) Mandamus
(B) Habeas Corpus
(C) Quo-Warranto
(D) Certiorari
Ans : (B)

15. Students of a class are sitting in a row during photography session. Shailendra is sitting at the 4th place from one end, but he is at 27th place from the other end. Number of students in the class is—
(A) 32
(B) 29
(C) 31
(D) 30
Ans : (D)