Thursday, January 24, 2008
NREGA
NREGA
One of the most significant interventions by the government to generate employment has been the launch of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in February 2006 in two hundred most backward districts of the country. Consequently, the scheme was extended to another 130 districts and from April 2008 it would be operative in all districts. For the current financial year, a budget provision of Rs.12, 000 crores was made for implementation of the Act. NREGA being demand driven, so far, nearly 2.12 crore house holds have been provided with employment. Under NREGA, 6.399.55 lakh person days works have been taken up for creating village assets that would in turn enrich rural and women has considerably gone up in this wage employment programme economy. The participation of weaker sections of the society, such as SC/STs
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Public Administration 2007 IAS Mains Paper I
PAPER I
SECTION A
1. Answer any three of the following questions is not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "Public and Private Administrations are two species of the same genus, but they also have special values and techniques of their own." Comment.
(b) "Taylor's scientific management ignored social and psychological factors." Comment.
(c) "The distinction between line and staff is relative rather than absolute." Discuss.
(d) "Delegated legislation is a necessary evil." Examine.
2. Analyze McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y. Do you agree with the view that with every passing year, McGregor's message has become more relevant and more important? Substantiate your answer. 60
3. What is meant by morale? There is a belief that "morale and productivity go hand in hand and higher the morale, higher the productivity." Do you agree? Substantiate. 60
4.'Right to information promotes transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority”. Explain. 60
SECTION B
5. Answer any three of the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "People's participation is crucial to development administration." Comment.
(b) "Training is essential not only for efficiency and effectiveness but also for broadening the vision of the employees." Substantiate.
(c) "Not to be comparative is to be naively parochial" (Riggs). Comment.
(d) "Implementing a public policy is a process of discovering what works and what does not." Examine.
6. Bring out the various techniques of 0 & M adopted in India to improve efficiency in administration. 60
7."The widening gap in the emoluments of government employees versus the public sector corporations and private sector employees has a strong bearing on the motivation and ability to work." Comment. 60
8. What is performance budgeting? Bring out its merits, limitations and difficulties. 60
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Maximum Marks : 300
SECTION A
1. Answer any three of the following questions is not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "Public and Private Administrations are two species of the same genus, but they also have special values and techniques of their own." Comment.
(b) "Taylor's scientific management ignored social and psychological factors." Comment.
(c) "The distinction between line and staff is relative rather than absolute." Discuss.
(d) "Delegated legislation is a necessary evil." Examine.
2. Analyze McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y. Do you agree with the view that with every passing year, McGregor's message has become more relevant and more important? Substantiate your answer. 60
3. What is meant by morale? There is a belief that "morale and productivity go hand in hand and higher the morale, higher the productivity." Do you agree? Substantiate. 60
4.'Right to information promotes transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority”. Explain. 60
SECTION B
5. Answer any three of the following questions in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "People's participation is crucial to development administration." Comment.
(b) "Training is essential not only for efficiency and effectiveness but also for broadening the vision of the employees." Substantiate.
(c) "Not to be comparative is to be naively parochial" (Riggs). Comment.
(d) "Implementing a public policy is a process of discovering what works and what does not." Examine.
6. Bring out the various techniques of 0 & M adopted in India to improve efficiency in administration. 60
7."The widening gap in the emoluments of government employees versus the public sector corporations and private sector employees has a strong bearing on the motivation and ability to work." Comment. 60
8. What is performance budgeting? Bring out its merits, limitations and difficulties. 60
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Public Administration 2007 IAS Mains Paper II
Paper- II
Time Allowed : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 300
SECTION A
1. Answer any three of tile following in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "Kautilya was not only the foremost politico-administrative thinker of ancient India but he was an advocate and preacher of moral values too." Comment.
(b) "Because of several judicial pronouncements, Governors in States are no longer viewed as agents of the 'Party in Power' at the Central level." Evaluate.
(c) "The President of India acts like grandparent in a family. If younger generation does not follow his/her advice, he/she is just unable to do anything." Comment.
(d) "'Memorandum of understanding scheme' between govemment and public enterprise has forced public undertakings to improve the overall performance." Comment.
2. There is a separate Central Ministry or Department on each subject allocated to State List. Does it mean supremacy of the Union Government or an emphasis on development administration? Analyze. 60
3."73rd Constitutional Amendment has provided permanent structural framework to PRI's resulting into silent social revolution." Comment. 60
4.''The dispute between Secretariat and Directorate is the result of Generalist us Specialist controversy." Analyse. 60
SECTION-B
5.Answer any three of the following in not more than 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) "The blame for our poor public sector performance can be laid on the way our bureaucracy is structured." Comment.
(b) ''Parliamentary Departmental Committees have played their role effectively in analyzing the demands for grants." Evaluate.
(c) ''In spite of having Constitutional status the District Planning Committee is not able to implement decentralised planning due to centralized nature of economic planning." Comment.
(d) "A well-designed module-based training for Civil Servants is the best way to achieve the goals of good governance." Analyse.
6.''If information is power, nothing can perhaps empower a citizen more than the secret and developmental information held by various public authorities." Analyse the merits and demerits of RTI Act, 2005 in the light of this statement. 60
7. National Commission to review the working of the Constitution has suggested revolutionary changes in administrative culture. Analyse its major recommendations on Civil Services and Administration. 60
8. (a) Critically analyse the functions and role of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with regard to development of disabled persons in India in not more than 200 words. 40
(b) Define Civil Society. Is it an effective organ to control administrative machinery? Comment.10
(c) "Social (Welfare) Administration in India is witnessing specialization and faster expansion of its administrative agencies." Evaluate. 10
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
IAS Essay Compulsary : Eleven Years Paper
IAS 2007 – ESSAY (Question Paper)
ESSAY (Compulsory)
Time Allowed: Three Hours Max. Marks: 200
Instruction: The Essay must be written in the medium specified in the admission certificate issue to you. The name of medium must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No credit will be given to the essay written in a medium other than that specified in the admission certificate.
(Examiner will pay special attention to the candidate’s grasp of his material, it’s relevant to the subject chosen and to his ability to think constructed and present his ideas concisely, logically and effectively.)
1. Write an Essay on any one of the following topics:
(I). Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood.
(II). Evaluation of Panchayati Raj System in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people.
(III). Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man.
(IV). Is Autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization?
(V). How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets.
(VI). BPO boom in India
2006
1. Women's Reservation Bill Would Usher in Empowerment for Women in India.
2. Protection of Ecology and Environment is Essential for Sustained Economic Development.
3. Importance of Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement
4. "Education for All" Campaign in India: Myth or Reality.
5. Globalization Would Finish Small-Scale Industries in India.
6. Increasing Computerization Would lead to the Creation of a Dehumanized Society.
2005
1. Justice must reach the poor
2. The hand that rocks the cradle
3. If women ruled the world
4. What is real education?
5. Terrorism and world peace
6. Food security for sustainable national development
2004
1. India's Role in Promoting ASEAN Co-operation.
2. Judicial Activism and Indian Democracy.
3. Whither Women's Emancipation?
4. Globalizations and Its Impact on Indian Culture.
5. The Lure of Space.
6. Water Resources Should Be Under the Control of the Central Government.
2003
1. The Masks of New Imperialism.
2. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods?
3. How should a civil servant conduct himself?
4. As civilization advances culture declines.
5. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
6. Spirituality and Scientific temper.
2002
1. Modern technological education and human values.
2. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem.
3. If youth knew, if age could.
4. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
5. Privatization of higher education in India.
6. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
2001
1. What have we gained from our democratic set-up?
2. My vision of an ideal world order.
3. The march of science and the erosion of human values.
4. Irrelevance of the classroom.
5. The pursuit of excellence.
6. Empowerment alone cannot help our women.
2000
1. Why should we be proud of being Indians?
2. The cyberworld: Its charms and challenges.
3. The country's need for a better disaster management system.
4. Indian culture today: A myth or a reality?
5. The implications of globalization for India.
6. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.
1999
1. Women empowerment: Challenges and prospects.
2. Youth culture today.
3. Mass media and cultural invasion.
4. Resource management in the Indian context.
5. Value-based science and education.
6. Reservation, politics and empowerment.
1998
1. The composite culture of India.
2. Woman is God's best creation.
3.The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India.
4. India's contribution to world wisdom.
5. The language problem in India: Its past, present and prospects.
6. The world of the twenty-first century.
1997
1. What we have not learnt during fifty years of Independence.
2. Judicial activism.
3. Greater political power alone will not improve women's plight.
4. True religion cannot be misused.
5. The modern doctor and his patients.
6. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
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ESSAY (Compulsory)
Time Allowed: Three Hours Max. Marks: 200
Instruction: The Essay must be written in the medium specified in the admission certificate issue to you. The name of medium must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No credit will be given to the essay written in a medium other than that specified in the admission certificate.
(Examiner will pay special attention to the candidate’s grasp of his material, it’s relevant to the subject chosen and to his ability to think constructed and present his ideas concisely, logically and effectively.)
1. Write an Essay on any one of the following topics:
(I). Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood.
(II). Evaluation of Panchayati Raj System in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people.
(III). Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man.
(IV). Is Autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization?
(V). How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets.
(VI). BPO boom in India
2006
1. Women's Reservation Bill Would Usher in Empowerment for Women in India.
2. Protection of Ecology and Environment is Essential for Sustained Economic Development.
3. Importance of Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement
4. "Education for All" Campaign in India: Myth or Reality.
5. Globalization Would Finish Small-Scale Industries in India.
6. Increasing Computerization Would lead to the Creation of a Dehumanized Society.
2005
1. Justice must reach the poor
2. The hand that rocks the cradle
3. If women ruled the world
4. What is real education?
5. Terrorism and world peace
6. Food security for sustainable national development
2004
1. India's Role in Promoting ASEAN Co-operation.
2. Judicial Activism and Indian Democracy.
3. Whither Women's Emancipation?
4. Globalizations and Its Impact on Indian Culture.
5. The Lure of Space.
6. Water Resources Should Be Under the Control of the Central Government.
2003
1. The Masks of New Imperialism.
2. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods?
3. How should a civil servant conduct himself?
4. As civilization advances culture declines.
5. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
6. Spirituality and Scientific temper.
2002
1. Modern technological education and human values.
2. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem.
3. If youth knew, if age could.
4. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
5. Privatization of higher education in India.
6. Responsibility of media in a democracy.
2001
1. What have we gained from our democratic set-up?
2. My vision of an ideal world order.
3. The march of science and the erosion of human values.
4. Irrelevance of the classroom.
5. The pursuit of excellence.
6. Empowerment alone cannot help our women.
2000
1. Why should we be proud of being Indians?
2. The cyberworld: Its charms and challenges.
3. The country's need for a better disaster management system.
4. Indian culture today: A myth or a reality?
5. The implications of globalization for India.
6. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values.
1999
1. Women empowerment: Challenges and prospects.
2. Youth culture today.
3. Mass media and cultural invasion.
4. Resource management in the Indian context.
5. Value-based science and education.
6. Reservation, politics and empowerment.
1998
1. The composite culture of India.
2. Woman is God's best creation.
3.The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India.
4. India's contribution to world wisdom.
5. The language problem in India: Its past, present and prospects.
6. The world of the twenty-first century.
1997
1. What we have not learnt during fifty years of Independence.
2. Judicial activism.
3. Greater political power alone will not improve women's plight.
4. True religion cannot be misused.
5. The modern doctor and his patients.
6. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
SOCIOLOGY RAS 2007 Prel
SOCIOLOGY
1
In the study of the social strucutre ... we are concerned with actual existing relation." Who made this statement for the study of social strucutre ?
Radcliffe Brown
2
Who of the following differentiated between culture and civilization ?
Alfred Weber
3
American elite system analysed in a book called "The Power Elite" is written by
C. Wright Mills
4
The theory of 'oligarchy' in Politics was given by
Robert Michels
5
Who has formulated the Cyclical Theory of Social Change ?
V. Pareto
6
The civilisations have emerged from
Valleys
7
Sufi Sect developed from which religion ?
Islam
8
The basis of social stratification is
social inequality
9
The small children play the role of a doctor, this is
Playing at a role
10
According to E. Westermark, family strucutre in the beginning was
Patriarchal
11
In the process of analysing the problems of urbanisation in India who studied the rikshawalas to Lucknow ?
Harold Gould
12
Democracy can be safeguard by
Vigilant Citizenry
13
The process by which individuals are transformed from biological to social being is called
Socialisation
14
Which of the following is not a type of Hindu Marriage, according to Manu ?
Child Marriage
15
According to Karl Marx, the main cause of social change is
Class struggle
16
Who, for the first time, used the word 'Adivasi' for addressing the Tribal people in India ?
Thakkar Bapa
17
Of the following which cannot be put in the category of group ?
Marriage Party
18
Which of the following age-group is related to Vanaprastha Ashrama, according to Hindu system ?
50 years to 75 years
19
The physical or material aspect of culture is called
Civilization
20
On which of the following the economic life of the contemporary rural society is dependent ?
Interest of different groups
21
Of the following who used the term Ethnic Group in place of race ?
A. Huxley
22
Who has given the concept of 'Cultural lag' ?
W. Ogburn
23
Where did the Industrial Revolution first take place ?
Great Britain
24
Of the following who predicted the movement of society from simple to complex ?
H. Spencer
25
Whose statement is : "Sociology is the study of social facts" ?
E. Durkheim
26
Sociology is that, which attempts interpretative understanding of social action." - Who said this ?
Max Weber
27
Which of the following is the closest exaple of a community ?
India
28
Point out the primary group
Family
29
According to which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Commission for the Backward Classes has been set up ?
Article 340
30
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Schedulced Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been provided reservation in the State Assemblies ?
Article 332
31
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes legally Untouchability in Indian Society ?
Article 17
32
Who of the following said, "Religion is the unified system of beliefs an practices related of sacred things" ?
E. Durkheim
33
Which of the following books is written by Herbert Spencer ?
Principles of Sociology
34
The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year
1955
35
Who among the following had been elected the President of the International Sociological Association ?
T.K. Oommen
36
Who of the following has elaborated the concept of 'Reference Group' ?
R.K. Merton
37
Who wrote the book 'The Hindus of Himalayas' ?
G.D. Berreman
38
Which of the following is not one of the elements of 'Joint Family' ?
Only husband, wife and minor children
39
Family of Orientation' is that in which an individual
is born
40
Who said, 'Role is dynami aspect of status' ?
Ralph Linton
41
When an individual is trapped in two or more than two paradoxical roles, it is called
Role conflict
42
Of the following which one is the formal institution of social control ?
State
43
Who said, 'Society is Sui generis' ?
E. Durkheim
44
Which of the following Universitis were first and second to start teaching Sociology respectively ?
Lucknow & Bombay
45
Who of the following lived among the tribals while doig research on them and married a tribal woman ?
Verier Elvin
46
Of the following which is not a matrilineal society ?
Naga
47
Which is not an element of caste ?
Exogamy
48
Of the following identify the achieved status
Teacher
49
Give the correct answer : in Jajmano System
Occupation is non-traditional
50
Name of the book written by Yogendra Singh dealing with social change is
Social change in Modern India
51
Sororate is a marriage
of the widower with the deceased wife's sister
52
In the process of personality development who gave the concept of looking Glass-Self ?
C.H. Cooley
53
Who has done a study of Jatavas of Agra ?
O.M. Lynch
54
In Muslim-Marriage the announced amount to be paid by the groom to the bride at the time of marriage is called
Mehar
55
Of the following which is the example of differentiation and not of stratification ?
Gender
56
Who did sociological study among Coorgs of South India ?
M.N. Srinivas
57
Modernisation means
Bringing secular values instead to religious values
58
Which is not a step in the Hindu marriage ?
Vivah hom
59
Urbanisation has resulted in
breaking of joint family
60
Which of the following States in India has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population ?
Punjab
61
Who of the following has tried to understand the role of caste in Indian Politics ?
Rajni Kothari
62
The statement that, "Indian Civilisation is superior to Western Civilisation" is an example of
Ethnocentricism
63
Tribe is closest to
a community
64
Which of the following statements is true ?
Science is the higher stage of magic
65
Of the following which Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantee Protection of Minorities Rights ?
Articles 29, 30
66
When a lower caste boy marries an upper caste girl, it is
Pratilom marriage
67
Which of the following constitutes social structure ?
Status and role
68
Which of the following is not matched correctly ?
Human group-Max Weber
69
Of the following which statement is associated with the objective of social control ?
Establishing solidarity in the society
70
When competition is unable to follow its rule, it is converted into
conflict
71
Who has written the book 'Homo-Hierarchius' ?
Louis Dumont
72
Gender, age and caste are examples of
ascribed status
73
Process of Sanskritisation is related to
Reference group
74
Who used the concept of 'Culture of Poverty' for the first time ?
Oscar Lewis
75
Who of the following gave the concept of urbanism ?
Louis Wirth
76
Compare the List-I and List-II and find the correct answer : List-I (Sociologists) (A) M.N. Srinivas .... List-II (Studied Village) 1. Dewara
A 4, B 1, C 2, D 3
77
The book 'Rural Sociology in India' is edited by
A. R. Desai
78
Who of the following has differentiated Indian Villages into 'joint' and 'severalty' ?
S.C. Dube
79
In 1832 who said, "The village communities are little republics' ?
Sir Charles Metcalfe
80
The economic system of Todas and Kotas was studied by
D.G. Mandelbaum
81
Who analysed the problem of caste system of a village in the hills of Orissa ?
F.G. Bailey
82
According to whom "Society is not confined only to man" ?
R.M. McIver an C.H. Page
83
According to whom the concept of 'nuclear family' is still not an Indian concept ?
I.P. Desai
84
Of the following who defined community 'as the name of settlement, village, city, tribe or nation' ?
R. M. McIver
85
According to B.S. Guha, Indian population can be divided into how many racial groups ?
?
86
Who edited the book 'India's Villages' in the year 1955 ?
M.N. Srinivas
87
The book 'The Population of India and Pakistan' was written by
K. Davis
88
Which of the following is not a Tribe ?
Hela
89
For Durkheim, the most important dimension of society was
Unity of society
90
Which Article of Indian Constitution prohibits children below 14 years of age to work in the factory of take up any other hazardous job ?
Article 24
91
Identify the Indian Sociologist who has analysed elements of caste found outside India ?
?
92
Who of the following found no difference between modernisation and westernisation ?
Y.B. Damle
93
Identify the book written by Max Weber
The City
94
Which two Sociologists have studied various social processes after being influenced by George Simmel ?
R. E. Park and E.W. Burgess
95
The learned behaviour of human being is called
Culture
96
Sati is a good example of
Altruistic suicide
97
Which of the following statements is wrong ?
Culture is a personal fact
98
Compare the List-I with List-II and find the correct answer : .... List-I (A) B. S. Cohn .... List-II 1. Adilabad
?
99
Family and marriage are supplementary concepts : Marriage is an institution, Family is that association in which institution in included", who said this ?
E. Westermark
100
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Herbert Spencer was the first Sociologist to use the term 'Social Structure'
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1
In the study of the social strucutre ... we are concerned with actual existing relation." Who made this statement for the study of social strucutre ?
Radcliffe Brown
2
Who of the following differentiated between culture and civilization ?
Alfred Weber
3
American elite system analysed in a book called "The Power Elite" is written by
C. Wright Mills
4
The theory of 'oligarchy' in Politics was given by
Robert Michels
5
Who has formulated the Cyclical Theory of Social Change ?
V. Pareto
6
The civilisations have emerged from
Valleys
7
Sufi Sect developed from which religion ?
Islam
8
The basis of social stratification is
social inequality
9
The small children play the role of a doctor, this is
Playing at a role
10
According to E. Westermark, family strucutre in the beginning was
Patriarchal
11
In the process of analysing the problems of urbanisation in India who studied the rikshawalas to Lucknow ?
Harold Gould
12
Democracy can be safeguard by
Vigilant Citizenry
13
The process by which individuals are transformed from biological to social being is called
Socialisation
14
Which of the following is not a type of Hindu Marriage, according to Manu ?
Child Marriage
15
According to Karl Marx, the main cause of social change is
Class struggle
16
Who, for the first time, used the word 'Adivasi' for addressing the Tribal people in India ?
Thakkar Bapa
17
Of the following which cannot be put in the category of group ?
Marriage Party
18
Which of the following age-group is related to Vanaprastha Ashrama, according to Hindu system ?
50 years to 75 years
19
The physical or material aspect of culture is called
Civilization
20
On which of the following the economic life of the contemporary rural society is dependent ?
Interest of different groups
21
Of the following who used the term Ethnic Group in place of race ?
A. Huxley
22
Who has given the concept of 'Cultural lag' ?
W. Ogburn
23
Where did the Industrial Revolution first take place ?
Great Britain
24
Of the following who predicted the movement of society from simple to complex ?
H. Spencer
25
Whose statement is : "Sociology is the study of social facts" ?
E. Durkheim
26
Sociology is that, which attempts interpretative understanding of social action." - Who said this ?
Max Weber
27
Which of the following is the closest exaple of a community ?
India
28
Point out the primary group
Family
29
According to which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Commission for the Backward Classes has been set up ?
Article 340
30
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Schedulced Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been provided reservation in the State Assemblies ?
Article 332
31
Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes legally Untouchability in Indian Society ?
Article 17
32
Who of the following said, "Religion is the unified system of beliefs an practices related of sacred things" ?
E. Durkheim
33
Which of the following books is written by Herbert Spencer ?
Principles of Sociology
34
The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in the year
1955
35
Who among the following had been elected the President of the International Sociological Association ?
T.K. Oommen
36
Who of the following has elaborated the concept of 'Reference Group' ?
R.K. Merton
37
Who wrote the book 'The Hindus of Himalayas' ?
G.D. Berreman
38
Which of the following is not one of the elements of 'Joint Family' ?
Only husband, wife and minor children
39
Family of Orientation' is that in which an individual
is born
40
Who said, 'Role is dynami aspect of status' ?
Ralph Linton
41
When an individual is trapped in two or more than two paradoxical roles, it is called
Role conflict
42
Of the following which one is the formal institution of social control ?
State
43
Who said, 'Society is Sui generis' ?
E. Durkheim
44
Which of the following Universitis were first and second to start teaching Sociology respectively ?
Lucknow & Bombay
45
Who of the following lived among the tribals while doig research on them and married a tribal woman ?
Verier Elvin
46
Of the following which is not a matrilineal society ?
Naga
47
Which is not an element of caste ?
Exogamy
48
Of the following identify the achieved status
Teacher
49
Give the correct answer : in Jajmano System
Occupation is non-traditional
50
Name of the book written by Yogendra Singh dealing with social change is
Social change in Modern India
51
Sororate is a marriage
of the widower with the deceased wife's sister
52
In the process of personality development who gave the concept of looking Glass-Self ?
C.H. Cooley
53
Who has done a study of Jatavas of Agra ?
O.M. Lynch
54
In Muslim-Marriage the announced amount to be paid by the groom to the bride at the time of marriage is called
Mehar
55
Of the following which is the example of differentiation and not of stratification ?
Gender
56
Who did sociological study among Coorgs of South India ?
M.N. Srinivas
57
Modernisation means
Bringing secular values instead to religious values
58
Which is not a step in the Hindu marriage ?
Vivah hom
59
Urbanisation has resulted in
breaking of joint family
60
Which of the following States in India has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population ?
Punjab
61
Who of the following has tried to understand the role of caste in Indian Politics ?
Rajni Kothari
62
The statement that, "Indian Civilisation is superior to Western Civilisation" is an example of
Ethnocentricism
63
Tribe is closest to
a community
64
Which of the following statements is true ?
Science is the higher stage of magic
65
Of the following which Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantee Protection of Minorities Rights ?
Articles 29, 30
66
When a lower caste boy marries an upper caste girl, it is
Pratilom marriage
67
Which of the following constitutes social structure ?
Status and role
68
Which of the following is not matched correctly ?
Human group-Max Weber
69
Of the following which statement is associated with the objective of social control ?
Establishing solidarity in the society
70
When competition is unable to follow its rule, it is converted into
conflict
71
Who has written the book 'Homo-Hierarchius' ?
Louis Dumont
72
Gender, age and caste are examples of
ascribed status
73
Process of Sanskritisation is related to
Reference group
74
Who used the concept of 'Culture of Poverty' for the first time ?
Oscar Lewis
75
Who of the following gave the concept of urbanism ?
Louis Wirth
76
Compare the List-I and List-II and find the correct answer : List-I (Sociologists) (A) M.N. Srinivas .... List-II (Studied Village) 1. Dewara
A 4, B 1, C 2, D 3
77
The book 'Rural Sociology in India' is edited by
A. R. Desai
78
Who of the following has differentiated Indian Villages into 'joint' and 'severalty' ?
S.C. Dube
79
In 1832 who said, "The village communities are little republics' ?
Sir Charles Metcalfe
80
The economic system of Todas and Kotas was studied by
D.G. Mandelbaum
81
Who analysed the problem of caste system of a village in the hills of Orissa ?
F.G. Bailey
82
According to whom "Society is not confined only to man" ?
R.M. McIver an C.H. Page
83
According to whom the concept of 'nuclear family' is still not an Indian concept ?
I.P. Desai
84
Of the following who defined community 'as the name of settlement, village, city, tribe or nation' ?
R. M. McIver
85
According to B.S. Guha, Indian population can be divided into how many racial groups ?
?
86
Who edited the book 'India's Villages' in the year 1955 ?
M.N. Srinivas
87
The book 'The Population of India and Pakistan' was written by
K. Davis
88
Which of the following is not a Tribe ?
Hela
89
For Durkheim, the most important dimension of society was
Unity of society
90
Which Article of Indian Constitution prohibits children below 14 years of age to work in the factory of take up any other hazardous job ?
Article 24
91
Identify the Indian Sociologist who has analysed elements of caste found outside India ?
?
92
Who of the following found no difference between modernisation and westernisation ?
Y.B. Damle
93
Identify the book written by Max Weber
The City
94
Which two Sociologists have studied various social processes after being influenced by George Simmel ?
R. E. Park and E.W. Burgess
95
The learned behaviour of human being is called
Culture
96
Sati is a good example of
Altruistic suicide
97
Which of the following statements is wrong ?
Culture is a personal fact
98
Compare the List-I with List-II and find the correct answer : .... List-I (A) B. S. Cohn .... List-II 1. Adilabad
?
99
Family and marriage are supplementary concepts : Marriage is an institution, Family is that association in which institution in included", who said this ?
E. Westermark
100
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Herbert Spencer was the first Sociologist to use the term 'Social Structure'
(these are only probable answers)
Zoology RAS 2007Prel
ZOOLOGY
1
Interlocking of food chains results into
Food web
2
Pseudomonas is an important component of
nitrogen cycle
P. denitrificans
3
Population dispersion is
Spatial distribution of individuals
4
Lotic ecosystem refers to
Flowing water ecosystem
5
Logistic growth occurs when there is
a fixed carrying capacity
ex:- human population growth
6
A pollutant is any substance, chemical or factor that bring
Undesirable change in the environment that is hazardous to health
7
Natality refers to
Birth rate
8
Symbiois means interdependence of two organisms which is
none of these
9
Above which level sound becomes noise pollutant ?
above 60 db
at 80 db- Annoyance occurs
10
Biological magnification of pollutants means
enhanced accumulation along the food chain
11
First National Park of the World was
Yellowstone National Park
1872
12
Emu bird is found in
Australian region
in New zealand
13
Gila Monster Lizard is
a poisonous lizard
14
The largest rodent of the world is
capybara
Avg wt- 100 pounds
15
Sloths are characteristics of
neotropical region
16
Hippopotamus is found in
ethiopian region
17
Tropism is a
?
18
Modification of behaviour as a result of experience is called
Learning
19
Instinctive behaviour is controlled by
Genes
fixed in species memory
20
Digger wasp after emergence mates, then makes nests, provisions it, lays eggs and closes the nest. This behaviour is
Instinct
21
Who wrote 'King Solomon's Ring's book ?
K. lorenz
22
Innate behaviour is also called
Stereo type behaviour
23
Courtship is a/an
Instinct
24
Pavloc received Nobel Prize in
1904
25
Chemicals used for communication are called
Pheromones
26
Long distance seasonal migration are most common in
Birds
27
Fish used to eat mosquitoes for control of malaria is
Gambusia
28
Honeybee used for beekeeping world over is
Apis mellifera
29
Mumps is a disease caused by
Virus
30
Common round worm infecting human being is
Ascaris lumbricoides
31
Amoebiasis is caused by
Entamoeba histolytica
32
Burnner's glands are present in sub-mucosa of
Intestine
33
Bowman's capsule is formed of
Sqamous epithelium
34
Sertoli cells are found in
Seminiferous tubules
35
Meissner's corpuscles occur in
Skin
36
Peyer's patches produce
Lymphocytes
37
Kupffer's cells occur in
Liver
38
Organs of Ruffini are receptors of
touch
mechanoreceptor for deep sensation
39
Third ventricle of brain is also called
Diacoel
40
Second cranial nerve supplies
Retina only
sensory
41
Arrector pili are
Involuntary muscles
smooth muscle
42
Sea horse is a/an
Fish
43
Sea fan is a
Coelenterate
44
Jelly fish is a
Coelenterate
45
Sand piper is a
Birds
46
Sand hopper is a/an
crustacean
47
Brachymeiosis is
?
48
Lyon's hypothesis deals with
Number of Barr bodies
49
What is the function of Centrosome ?
Formation of spindle fibre
50
Mutual exchange of segments between two chromosomes is called
Translocation
51
Glycosylation of protein is done by
Endoplasmic reticulum
52
Nucleolous is formed of
RNA, DNA & protein
53
Perinuclear space is
Space between outer and inner membrane of nuclear envelop
54
Chromatin fibres are found in nucleus during
interphase
55
Reverse transcriptase is also called
RNA dependent DNA polymerase
56
Balbiani rings occur in
Polytene chromosomes
57
The gene suppressed by epistatic gene is called
Hypostatic gene
58
Down's syndrome is man is caused by
Trisomy of chrosome No. 21
59
Sex determination in honeybees is called
Haplo-diploidy
60
Genic Balance Theory' was propsed by
Bridges
C. Bridge
61
One gene one enzyme hypothesis' was proposed by
Beadle and Tatum
62
According to Nei-Darwinism, which one of these is responsible for evolution of organisms ?
Mutation and Natural selection
63
Mendel formulated the law of purity of gametes on the basis of
Monohybrid cross
64
If a haemophilic man marries a normal woman, the offspring will be
All normal
considering female as XX
65
Which of the following pairs represent homologous organs ?
Wing of bird and wing of bat
66
Atavism is man means
Apperance of ancestral characters
67
Mammalian eggs have
little yolk
microlecithal (Alecithal is a misnomer)
68
The fusion of male and female pro-nuclei is called
Amphimixis
Fertilisation includes both penetration & amphimixis
69
Gastrulation involved the differentiation of
Ectoderm, Mesoderm and Endoderm
70
The egg of frog is
Telolecithal
71
Blastopore is found in
Gastrula
72
During metamorphosis, the disappearance of larval organs is called
Histolysis
73
The Eustachian tube develops from
endoderm
from pharyngeal pouch
74
Placenta in mammalian embryo is formed from
All of these
75
Termination of gastrulation is marked by
Closure of blastopore
76
Third cleavage in frog is
Latitudinal
77
Which of the following hormone is a modified amino acid ?
Epinephrine
tyrosine derivative
78
Which endocrine gland become inactive during old age ?
Thymus
79
Which hormone plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism ?
Insulin
80
How many of the 20 amino acids are essential for an adult human ?
8
81
A person exclusively on a diet of milk, egg and bread will suffer from
Scurvy
82
A temporary endocrine gland forme in ovary after ovulation is
Corpus luteum
83
Keratin is a protein having larger amount of
Sulphur
84
Glycolysis leads to conversion of
Glucose into Pyruvic acid
85
The most stable RNA in the cell is
r-RNA
86
Enzyme which forms the peptide bond is
Peptidyl transferase
87
The protein part o enzyme is
Apoenzyme
88
RNA with enzyme activity is called
Ribozyme
89
The organism used for preparing alcohol is
Saccharomyces
90
Renin used in cheee industry is a/an
Enzyme
91
The term antibiotic was coined by
selman waksman
92
Monoclonal antibody is produced from
Hybridoma
93
Humulin is a/an
Protein
human insulin
94
ELISA is used to detect viruses where key reagent is
alkaline phosphatase
alkaline P. & HRP are used.
95
Milk is converted into curd by
Lacto bacillus
96
Which of the following is secreted by yeast, responsible for fermentation ?
Invertase
97
Major cause of declining biodiversit is
Destruction of habitat
98
Agro-ecosystem has low
biodiversity
as it intend to grow some special crop
99
Two or more species occupying same/overlapping areas are called
Sympatric species
100
The term 'ecosystem' was coined by
A. G. Tansley
Read More
1
Interlocking of food chains results into
Food web
2
Pseudomonas is an important component of
nitrogen cycle
P. denitrificans
3
Population dispersion is
Spatial distribution of individuals
4
Lotic ecosystem refers to
Flowing water ecosystem
5
Logistic growth occurs when there is
a fixed carrying capacity
ex:- human population growth
6
A pollutant is any substance, chemical or factor that bring
Undesirable change in the environment that is hazardous to health
7
Natality refers to
Birth rate
8
Symbiois means interdependence of two organisms which is
none of these
9
Above which level sound becomes noise pollutant ?
above 60 db
at 80 db- Annoyance occurs
10
Biological magnification of pollutants means
enhanced accumulation along the food chain
11
First National Park of the World was
Yellowstone National Park
1872
12
Emu bird is found in
Australian region
in New zealand
13
Gila Monster Lizard is
a poisonous lizard
14
The largest rodent of the world is
capybara
Avg wt- 100 pounds
15
Sloths are characteristics of
neotropical region
16
Hippopotamus is found in
ethiopian region
17
Tropism is a
?
18
Modification of behaviour as a result of experience is called
Learning
19
Instinctive behaviour is controlled by
Genes
fixed in species memory
20
Digger wasp after emergence mates, then makes nests, provisions it, lays eggs and closes the nest. This behaviour is
Instinct
21
Who wrote 'King Solomon's Ring's book ?
K. lorenz
22
Innate behaviour is also called
Stereo type behaviour
23
Courtship is a/an
Instinct
24
Pavloc received Nobel Prize in
1904
25
Chemicals used for communication are called
Pheromones
26
Long distance seasonal migration are most common in
Birds
27
Fish used to eat mosquitoes for control of malaria is
Gambusia
28
Honeybee used for beekeeping world over is
Apis mellifera
29
Mumps is a disease caused by
Virus
30
Common round worm infecting human being is
Ascaris lumbricoides
31
Amoebiasis is caused by
Entamoeba histolytica
32
Burnner's glands are present in sub-mucosa of
Intestine
33
Bowman's capsule is formed of
Sqamous epithelium
34
Sertoli cells are found in
Seminiferous tubules
35
Meissner's corpuscles occur in
Skin
36
Peyer's patches produce
Lymphocytes
37
Kupffer's cells occur in
Liver
38
Organs of Ruffini are receptors of
touch
mechanoreceptor for deep sensation
39
Third ventricle of brain is also called
Diacoel
40
Second cranial nerve supplies
Retina only
sensory
41
Arrector pili are
Involuntary muscles
smooth muscle
42
Sea horse is a/an
Fish
43
Sea fan is a
Coelenterate
44
Jelly fish is a
Coelenterate
45
Sand piper is a
Birds
46
Sand hopper is a/an
crustacean
47
Brachymeiosis is
?
48
Lyon's hypothesis deals with
Number of Barr bodies
49
What is the function of Centrosome ?
Formation of spindle fibre
50
Mutual exchange of segments between two chromosomes is called
Translocation
51
Glycosylation of protein is done by
Endoplasmic reticulum
52
Nucleolous is formed of
RNA, DNA & protein
53
Perinuclear space is
Space between outer and inner membrane of nuclear envelop
54
Chromatin fibres are found in nucleus during
interphase
55
Reverse transcriptase is also called
RNA dependent DNA polymerase
56
Balbiani rings occur in
Polytene chromosomes
57
The gene suppressed by epistatic gene is called
Hypostatic gene
58
Down's syndrome is man is caused by
Trisomy of chrosome No. 21
59
Sex determination in honeybees is called
Haplo-diploidy
60
Genic Balance Theory' was propsed by
Bridges
C. Bridge
61
One gene one enzyme hypothesis' was proposed by
Beadle and Tatum
62
According to Nei-Darwinism, which one of these is responsible for evolution of organisms ?
Mutation and Natural selection
63
Mendel formulated the law of purity of gametes on the basis of
Monohybrid cross
64
If a haemophilic man marries a normal woman, the offspring will be
All normal
considering female as XX
65
Which of the following pairs represent homologous organs ?
Wing of bird and wing of bat
66
Atavism is man means
Apperance of ancestral characters
67
Mammalian eggs have
little yolk
microlecithal (Alecithal is a misnomer)
68
The fusion of male and female pro-nuclei is called
Amphimixis
Fertilisation includes both penetration & amphimixis
69
Gastrulation involved the differentiation of
Ectoderm, Mesoderm and Endoderm
70
The egg of frog is
Telolecithal
71
Blastopore is found in
Gastrula
72
During metamorphosis, the disappearance of larval organs is called
Histolysis
73
The Eustachian tube develops from
endoderm
from pharyngeal pouch
74
Placenta in mammalian embryo is formed from
All of these
75
Termination of gastrulation is marked by
Closure of blastopore
76
Third cleavage in frog is
Latitudinal
77
Which of the following hormone is a modified amino acid ?
Epinephrine
tyrosine derivative
78
Which endocrine gland become inactive during old age ?
Thymus
79
Which hormone plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism ?
Insulin
80
How many of the 20 amino acids are essential for an adult human ?
8
81
A person exclusively on a diet of milk, egg and bread will suffer from
Scurvy
82
A temporary endocrine gland forme in ovary after ovulation is
Corpus luteum
83
Keratin is a protein having larger amount of
Sulphur
84
Glycolysis leads to conversion of
Glucose into Pyruvic acid
85
The most stable RNA in the cell is
r-RNA
86
Enzyme which forms the peptide bond is
Peptidyl transferase
87
The protein part o enzyme is
Apoenzyme
88
RNA with enzyme activity is called
Ribozyme
89
The organism used for preparing alcohol is
Saccharomyces
90
Renin used in cheee industry is a/an
Enzyme
91
The term antibiotic was coined by
selman waksman
92
Monoclonal antibody is produced from
Hybridoma
93
Humulin is a/an
Protein
human insulin
94
ELISA is used to detect viruses where key reagent is
alkaline phosphatase
alkaline P. & HRP are used.
95
Milk is converted into curd by
Lacto bacillus
96
Which of the following is secreted by yeast, responsible for fermentation ?
Invertase
97
Major cause of declining biodiversit is
Destruction of habitat
98
Agro-ecosystem has low
biodiversity
as it intend to grow some special crop
99
Two or more species occupying same/overlapping areas are called
Sympatric species
100
The term 'ecosystem' was coined by
A. G. Tansley
HISTORY RAS Prel 2007
INDIAN HISTORY
1
The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in
1849
2
The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in
Chota Nagpur
3
Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
Bakht Khan
4
Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 declared himself to be the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
Nana Sahib
5
The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in
1881
6
Which of the following was not a consequence of the British Land Revenue Policy in India ?
The ruin of artisan industries
7
The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of
Lord Curzon
8
Who was known as 'The Grand Old Man of India' ?
Dadabhai Naoroji
9
The most important Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisation was
The Indian Association of Calcutta
10
Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
R.G. Bhandarkar
11
All India Women's Conference was founded in
1927
12
Who among the following opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
13
The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in
1876-78
14
The first mill was started in Bombay in the year
1853
15
Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was
a secret society of revolutionary activists
16
A newspaperAl Hilal was brought out in 1912 by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
17
The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in
1911
18
Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
Vivekananda
19
All India Harijan Sangh was founded by
Mahatma Gandhi
20
Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationaism ?
Rajnarayan bose
21
Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
Sahajanand Saraswati
22
Who became the Vice-Presidnet of the Viceroy's Council in the Interim Govt. of 1946-47 ?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
23
Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandita' ?
Ramabhai
24
Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants organised in 1928 ?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
25
The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in
1931
26
An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in
1931 (11 july)
27
Samhita is
Collection of hymns
28
Which of the following statements is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
They did not know gambling
29
Early Vedic society was organized in
Janas
30
Who was the author of Astadhyayi ?
Panini
31
Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
Iron
32
Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gujarat ?
Surkotada
33
The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was
Yajna
34
Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
Pandyas
35
What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
Tamil
36
Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
Pitru
37
The highest goal in Buddhism is
Nirvana
38
The Third Buddhist Council was convened at
Pataliputra
39
Who among the following scholars wrote 'History of Dharam Sastra' ?
P.V. kane
40
Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
Brandensein
41
According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
Three
42
Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
Nigama
43
Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
Bhaga
44
Which of the following officers according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue ?
Samahartta
45
Megasthenes divided Indian society into
Seven groups
46
The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of
Takshasila
47
Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha ?
Jaina
48
Which of the following is regarded as the early Jaina Text ?
?
49
Which of the following is a Harappan port ?
Lothal
50
The commnest term for peasatry in early medieval North India is
Kutumbin
51
By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was
Tamralipti
52
Which of the following is not an Antyaja ?
Yavana
53
Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from
?
54
Which of the following statements is not true of Ashoka's Dhamma ?
Capital punishment was discontinued
55
Which of the following commodities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period ?
Cotton textiles
56
Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas ?
Sarthavaha
57
Alberuni's account of India is
Kitab-ul-Hind
58
Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was
Provincial Governor
59
Amir Khusro describes the military campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work
Mifta-ul-Futuh
60
The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were
The Gurjara Pratiharas
61
Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
Megasthenes
62
The view that the Rajputs were descendents of the Vedic Aryans is expressed by
CV Vaidhya
63
Which Sultan replaced the system of measurement of land by crop sharing in the Khalisa areas ?
Ghiya-ud-din Tughlaq
64
Who among the following Vijayanagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ?
Deva Raya II
65
Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
Bukka I
66
The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
67
The first Madrasa at Delhi namely "Madrasea Muizz" was established by
Iltutmish
68
Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated
Wakil-i-dar
69
The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was
Gesy Daraz
70
Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
Shankardev
71
Bhramar Geet were composed by
Surdas
72
Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara ?
Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
73
The largest administrative division in Vijayanagara was
Rajyam
74
Pushit Marg was founded by
Vallabhacharya
75
Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahangir ?
?
76
Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
Dara Shikoh
77
Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary ?
Aurangzeb
78
The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year
1582
79
Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
Shahjahan
80
Cultivation of tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of
Jahangir
81
In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to
Lahore
82
Nasaq during the Mughal Period was
A system of land revenue assessment
83
Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ?
Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort
84
Who among the following is the first comprehensive historian of the Marathas ?
James Cunningham grant duff
85
Who among the following rulers patronized musician Lal Khan Gun Samudra ?
Shahjahan
86
Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illustrated during the reign of
Akbar
87
The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in
1639
88
Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?
Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
89
In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bassein to
The Marathas
90
Lohgarh Fort was build by
Banda Bahadur
91
In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was
Raja Man Singh
92
Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
Murshid Kuli Khan
93
Which one of the following according to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
The King
94
Haidar Ali established his authority over the State of Mysore in
1761
95
In 1751 the Nawab of Bengal ceded Orissa to
The Marathas
96
Which Peshwa started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira ?
Baji Rao I
97
Who was the founde of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
Vishnu Shastri Pandit
98
Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of
Farukh Siyar
99
Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by
The Sayyed Brothes
100
The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
Read More
1
The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in
1849
2
The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in
Chota Nagpur
3
Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?
Bakht Khan
4
Who among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 declared himself to be the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
Nana Sahib
5
The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in
1881
6
Which of the following was not a consequence of the British Land Revenue Policy in India ?
The ruin of artisan industries
7
The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of
Lord Curzon
8
Who was known as 'The Grand Old Man of India' ?
Dadabhai Naoroji
9
The most important Pre-Congress Nationalist Organisation was
The Indian Association of Calcutta
10
Who among the following was a leader of Prarthana Samaj ?
R.G. Bhandarkar
11
All India Women's Conference was founded in
1927
12
Who among the following opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
13
The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in
1876-78
14
The first mill was started in Bombay in the year
1853
15
Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was
a secret society of revolutionary activists
16
A newspaperAl Hilal was brought out in 1912 by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
17
The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in
1911
18
Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with the rest of the World ?
Vivekananda
19
All India Harijan Sangh was founded by
Mahatma Gandhi
20
Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationaism ?
Rajnarayan bose
21
Who among the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha ?
Sahajanand Saraswati
22
Who became the Vice-Presidnet of the Viceroy's Council in the Interim Govt. of 1946-47 ?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
23
Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandita' ?
Ramabhai
24
Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants organised in 1928 ?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
25
The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in
1931
26
An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in
1931 (11 july)
27
Samhita is
Collection of hymns
28
Which of the following statements is not true about Rigvedic Aryans ?
They did not know gambling
29
Early Vedic society was organized in
Janas
30
Who was the author of Astadhyayi ?
Panini
31
Which of the following metal was not used by the people of the Indus Civilization ?
Iron
32
Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gujarat ?
Surkotada
33
The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was
Yajna
34
Under whose patronage was the Sangam literature composed ?
Pandyas
35
What is the language of the Sangam literature ?
Tamil
36
Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?
Pitru
37
The highest goal in Buddhism is
Nirvana
38
The Third Buddhist Council was convened at
Pataliputra
39
Who among the following scholars wrote 'History of Dharam Sastra' ?
P.V. kane
40
Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?
Brandensein
41
According to tradition, how many Sangam were held ?
Three
42
Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?
Nigama
43
Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?
Bhaga
44
Which of the following officers according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue ?
Samahartta
45
Megasthenes divided Indian society into
Seven groups
46
The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of
Takshasila
47
Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha ?
Jaina
48
Which of the following is regarded as the early Jaina Text ?
?
49
Which of the following is a Harappan port ?
Lothal
50
The commnest term for peasatry in early medieval North India is
Kutumbin
51
By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was
Tamralipti
52
Which of the following is not an Antyaja ?
Yavana
53
Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from
?
54
Which of the following statements is not true of Ashoka's Dhamma ?
Capital punishment was discontinued
55
Which of the following commodities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period ?
Cotton textiles
56
Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas ?
Sarthavaha
57
Alberuni's account of India is
Kitab-ul-Hind
58
Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was
Provincial Governor
59
Amir Khusro describes the military campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work
Mifta-ul-Futuh
60
The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were
The Gurjara Pratiharas
61
Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?
Megasthenes
62
The view that the Rajputs were descendents of the Vedic Aryans is expressed by
CV Vaidhya
63
Which Sultan replaced the system of measurement of land by crop sharing in the Khalisa areas ?
Ghiya-ud-din Tughlaq
64
Who among the following Vijayanagara rulers bore the title of Gajabentakara ?
Deva Raya II
65
Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?
Bukka I
66
The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
67
The first Madrasa at Delhi namely "Madrasea Muizz" was established by
Iltutmish
68
Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated
Wakil-i-dar
69
The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was
Gesy Daraz
70
Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?
Shankardev
71
Bhramar Geet were composed by
Surdas
72
Select the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagara ?
Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
73
The largest administrative division in Vijayanagara was
Rajyam
74
Pushit Marg was founded by
Vallabhacharya
75
Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahangir ?
?
76
Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?
Dara Shikoh
77
Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary ?
Aurangzeb
78
The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year
1582
79
Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?
Shahjahan
80
Cultivation of tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of
Jahangir
81
In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to
Lahore
82
Nasaq during the Mughal Period was
A system of land revenue assessment
83
Which of the following mosques is entirely made of marble ?
Moti Masjid in the Agra Fort
84
Who among the following is the first comprehensive historian of the Marathas ?
James Cunningham grant duff
85
Who among the following rulers patronized musician Lal Khan Gun Samudra ?
Shahjahan
86
Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illustrated during the reign of
Akbar
87
The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in
1639
88
Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?
Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
89
In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bassein to
The Marathas
90
Lohgarh Fort was build by
Banda Bahadur
91
In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was
Raja Man Singh
92
Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?
Murshid Kuli Khan
93
Which one of the following according to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?
The King
94
Haidar Ali established his authority over the State of Mysore in
1761
95
In 1751 the Nawab of Bengal ceded Orissa to
The Marathas
96
Which Peshwa started a long campaign against the sidis of Janjira ?
Baji Rao I
97
Who was the founde of the Widow Remarriage Association in the 19th century ?
Vishnu Shastri Pandit
98
Shahu was granted the Chauth and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan during the reign of
Farukh Siyar
99
Farrukh Siyar was deposed and killed by
The Sayyed Brothes
100
The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was
Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
(note : these are only probable answer)
POLITICAL SCIENCE RAS 2007 Prel
POLITICAL SCIENCE
1
According to Kautilya, 'Trivarg' includes
Arth-Kama-Dharma
2
The chief proponent of the Theory of Natural Right are
John Locke and Thomas Paine
3
Who is the author of "Two Concept of Liberty" ?
Isciah Berlin
4
"Pain and Pressure are the two sovereign matter", is said by
Bentham
5
Who defined democracy as "a Govt. in which everyone has a share" ?
Seeley
6
Who wrote the book "Social Principles and the Democratic State" ?
?
7
Who propagated "The greatest happiness to the greatest number" ?
Utilitarians
8
Who said "A strong middle-class is the backbone of democracy" ?
?
9
Who stated that pressure group have acquired the name of the "Third House" ?
Finer
10
Which Article of the Constitution defines the duties of Chief Minister ?
Article 167
11
Regarding the re-election of the Vice-President our
Constitution is absolutely silent
12
The philosophical basis of negative liberlism is
Individualism
13
Which one of the following are the devices of democracy which are commonly practised in modern times ? �. 1. Widening of the Electorate �. Select correct answers from the following
I, II and III
14
Input-output model is chiefly attributed to
David Easton
15
Indian Administration is influenced by which of the following factors ?
All of the above
16
Treaty of Versailles is related to
First World Crisis
17
Who heads the Meeting of Committee of Secretaries ?
cabinet secretary
18
NATO was set up in the yea
1948
19
At which place Churchill give his speech regarding Cold War ?
Fulton
20
Who observed that universal adult franchise is not really universal ?
Gilchrist
21
The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in
None of the above
22
In which part of the Constitution proclaims India to be a welfare State ?
Part IV
23
Which of the following included in the State list in the Constitution of India ? �. 1. Police �. Choose correct answers from the code given below
I, II and III
24
Which of the following are not matched properly ?
M.N. Roy-Partyless Democracy
25
National Development Council was established in
Aug-52
26
Which U.S. Resolution proposed the 'STAR-WARS' programme ?
Reagan
27
Which of the following Newspaper is not associated with Gandhiji ?
The Statesman
28
When a Governore reserves a bill passed by the State Legislature ?
He sends it to the President
29
Match the following features of Indian Constitution and their sources �. 1. (A) Bill of Right and Judicial Review : England
A-c, B-a, C-b, D-d
30
A uniform civil code has been recommended in the Directive Principles to ensure
National integration
31
Indian Institute of Public Administration is situated at
Delhi
32
In India the power of Judicial review is enjoyed by the
Supreme Court only
33
The Bureaucratic model set-up in India by the British Govt. are based on the theory given by
Weber
34
Which article of Indian Constitution guarantees constitutional protection to our civil servants ?
311
35
Which Constitutional Amendment is related to Panchayati-Raj ?
73rd
36
In which year, the National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe was created ?
1990
37
Who was the author of 'Arthasastra' ?
Kautilya
38
Who burnt Hobbs' book 'Leviathan' ?
Clarenden
39
The minimum age for becoming President of India is
35 years
40
What are the essential elements of the State ?
Population, Territory, Govt., Sovereignty
41
Which of the following Theories of Origin of State is more appropriate and reliable as it is based on scientific base ?
Evolutionary Theory
42
Marxism believes that the Stateis
an instrument of exploitation
43
In the Indian Constitution the word secularism means
State tolerates religion without professing any particular religion
44
Who presides over the Joint Session of the two Houses of the Parliament ?
Speaker of Lok-Sabha
45
Which one of the following welfare ideals is not found in the list of Directive Principles ?
Compulsory Employment
46
Who was the Chairman of the "Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly" ?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
47
Through which Amendment was the word "Socialism" added to the Constitution ?
42nd Amendment
48
Which of the following technique is not adopted by the Pressure Groups ?
Directly Contesting Election
49
The United Nations is financed by
The contribution from the Member-States
50
Article 21 deals with which Fundamental Right ?
Right to Life and Personal Liberty
51
Presently how many members are in 'NATO' ?
26
52
The mediatorin Aceh Peace Accord in 2005 was
?
53
13th SAARC-Summit was organized in
Bangladesh
54
The Corruption Treaty of U.N.O. is effected from
dec. 2005
55
Which Amendment was passed for Private Reservation Bill on Dec. 2005 ?
?
56
The 6th Schedule of Constitution is not applied on the State
Manipur
57
The number of Judges in International Court of Justice are
15
58
Presently how many members are in U.N.O. ?
193
59
Why did Gandhiji abruptly stop the Non-cooperation Movement of 1922 ?
Because of violence broke at Chauri-Chaura
60
Which Five Year Plan's main aim was "Removal of Poverty" ?
6th Five Year Plan
61
"Politics is struggle for power" is said by
Marganthau
62
In India the work of Budget forming is performed by
Finance Minister
63
Which one of the following Commission was constituted to examine the Centre-State relations ?
Sarkaria Commission
64
The first State where the Panchayati-Raj System was implemented ?
Rajasthan
65
Who was U.N. Secretary-General in 2006 ?
Kofi Annan
66
The centre-point of Inernational Relations is
National Interest
67
Khilafat Movement subsided because of
The accession of Kamal Pasha to the throne of Turkey
68
The slogan 'Swaraj is my Birth Right' was given by
Lokmanya Tilak
69
The concept of 'Rule of Law' was given by
A. V. Dicey
70
Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right ?
Right to Property
71
The name of revolutionary leader, who killed General O' Dyer, responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy was
Udham Singh
72
Who is known as a "Prophet of empty liberty' ?
Mill
73
Indian system is
Federal with unitary bias
74
India began NAM in
1961
75
Sino-Indian War ocurred in
1962
76
The major irritant in Indo-Pak relations is
Kashmir Issue
77
The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement is related to
Civil-Nuclear Co-operation
78
"Panchayat-Raj" Amendment Act is known as
73rd Amendment
79
Who said "Politics is both Science and Art" ?
Laswell
80
Which is not a key feature of State ?
The State is not a territorial association
81
"The State is both the Child and Parent of Law." Whose statement is this ?
Maciver
82
Who made the statement "State is prior to individual" ?
Aristotle
83
Who among the following is the first modern Thinker ?
Machiavelli
84
The most powerful advocate of Absolute Sovereignty was
Hobbes
85
Who said Politics as the "authoritative allocation of values" ?
Easton
86
Who wrote the book "Local and Regional Government" ?
G. D. H. Cole
87
Who said "If liberty and law do not quarrel, liberty many quarrel with itself" ?
Barker
88
In the view of Green, the three obstacles to freedom are
Religion, Ignorance and Poverty
89
Who among the following regarded as Medieaval Aristotle ?
St. Thomas Acquinas
90
Which among the following is not a natural right according to Locke ?
Equality
91
Who said that imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism ?
Lenin
92
The term Socialism was first used by
Robert Owen
93
Who said Sovereignty was the fullness of State ?
The English
94
Greek Philosopher gave supreme importance to
State
95
An Estimate Committee is
Permanent
96
Who is considered as the Founder of Welfare State on the moral basis ?
Kant
97
Which Political Scientist gave a new dimension to the concept of Justice, Liberalism and Equality ?
John Rawls
98
Who wrote Parliament ?
?
99
Who said that "State is Particular portion of mankind viewed as an organised" ?
Bluntshelli
100
The most clear exposition of the "rule of law" was provided by
A. V. Dicey
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1
According to Kautilya, 'Trivarg' includes
Arth-Kama-Dharma
2
The chief proponent of the Theory of Natural Right are
John Locke and Thomas Paine
3
Who is the author of "Two Concept of Liberty" ?
Isciah Berlin
4
"Pain and Pressure are the two sovereign matter", is said by
Bentham
5
Who defined democracy as "a Govt. in which everyone has a share" ?
Seeley
6
Who wrote the book "Social Principles and the Democratic State" ?
?
7
Who propagated "The greatest happiness to the greatest number" ?
Utilitarians
8
Who said "A strong middle-class is the backbone of democracy" ?
?
9
Who stated that pressure group have acquired the name of the "Third House" ?
Finer
10
Which Article of the Constitution defines the duties of Chief Minister ?
Article 167
11
Regarding the re-election of the Vice-President our
Constitution is absolutely silent
12
The philosophical basis of negative liberlism is
Individualism
13
Which one of the following are the devices of democracy which are commonly practised in modern times ? �. 1. Widening of the Electorate �. Select correct answers from the following
I, II and III
14
Input-output model is chiefly attributed to
David Easton
15
Indian Administration is influenced by which of the following factors ?
All of the above
16
Treaty of Versailles is related to
First World Crisis
17
Who heads the Meeting of Committee of Secretaries ?
cabinet secretary
18
NATO was set up in the yea
1948
19
At which place Churchill give his speech regarding Cold War ?
Fulton
20
Who observed that universal adult franchise is not really universal ?
Gilchrist
21
The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens are contained in
None of the above
22
In which part of the Constitution proclaims India to be a welfare State ?
Part IV
23
Which of the following included in the State list in the Constitution of India ? �. 1. Police �. Choose correct answers from the code given below
I, II and III
24
Which of the following are not matched properly ?
M.N. Roy-Partyless Democracy
25
National Development Council was established in
Aug-52
26
Which U.S. Resolution proposed the 'STAR-WARS' programme ?
Reagan
27
Which of the following Newspaper is not associated with Gandhiji ?
The Statesman
28
When a Governore reserves a bill passed by the State Legislature ?
He sends it to the President
29
Match the following features of Indian Constitution and their sources �. 1. (A) Bill of Right and Judicial Review : England
A-c, B-a, C-b, D-d
30
A uniform civil code has been recommended in the Directive Principles to ensure
National integration
31
Indian Institute of Public Administration is situated at
Delhi
32
In India the power of Judicial review is enjoyed by the
Supreme Court only
33
The Bureaucratic model set-up in India by the British Govt. are based on the theory given by
Weber
34
Which article of Indian Constitution guarantees constitutional protection to our civil servants ?
311
35
Which Constitutional Amendment is related to Panchayati-Raj ?
73rd
36
In which year, the National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe was created ?
1990
37
Who was the author of 'Arthasastra' ?
Kautilya
38
Who burnt Hobbs' book 'Leviathan' ?
Clarenden
39
The minimum age for becoming President of India is
35 years
40
What are the essential elements of the State ?
Population, Territory, Govt., Sovereignty
41
Which of the following Theories of Origin of State is more appropriate and reliable as it is based on scientific base ?
Evolutionary Theory
42
Marxism believes that the Stateis
an instrument of exploitation
43
In the Indian Constitution the word secularism means
State tolerates religion without professing any particular religion
44
Who presides over the Joint Session of the two Houses of the Parliament ?
Speaker of Lok-Sabha
45
Which one of the following welfare ideals is not found in the list of Directive Principles ?
Compulsory Employment
46
Who was the Chairman of the "Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly" ?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
47
Through which Amendment was the word "Socialism" added to the Constitution ?
42nd Amendment
48
Which of the following technique is not adopted by the Pressure Groups ?
Directly Contesting Election
49
The United Nations is financed by
The contribution from the Member-States
50
Article 21 deals with which Fundamental Right ?
Right to Life and Personal Liberty
51
Presently how many members are in 'NATO' ?
26
52
The mediatorin Aceh Peace Accord in 2005 was
?
53
13th SAARC-Summit was organized in
Bangladesh
54
The Corruption Treaty of U.N.O. is effected from
dec. 2005
55
Which Amendment was passed for Private Reservation Bill on Dec. 2005 ?
?
56
The 6th Schedule of Constitution is not applied on the State
Manipur
57
The number of Judges in International Court of Justice are
15
58
Presently how many members are in U.N.O. ?
193
59
Why did Gandhiji abruptly stop the Non-cooperation Movement of 1922 ?
Because of violence broke at Chauri-Chaura
60
Which Five Year Plan's main aim was "Removal of Poverty" ?
6th Five Year Plan
61
"Politics is struggle for power" is said by
Marganthau
62
In India the work of Budget forming is performed by
Finance Minister
63
Which one of the following Commission was constituted to examine the Centre-State relations ?
Sarkaria Commission
64
The first State where the Panchayati-Raj System was implemented ?
Rajasthan
65
Who was U.N. Secretary-General in 2006 ?
Kofi Annan
66
The centre-point of Inernational Relations is
National Interest
67
Khilafat Movement subsided because of
The accession of Kamal Pasha to the throne of Turkey
68
The slogan 'Swaraj is my Birth Right' was given by
Lokmanya Tilak
69
The concept of 'Rule of Law' was given by
A. V. Dicey
70
Which one of the following is not a Fundamental Right ?
Right to Property
71
The name of revolutionary leader, who killed General O' Dyer, responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy was
Udham Singh
72
Who is known as a "Prophet of empty liberty' ?
Mill
73
Indian system is
Federal with unitary bias
74
India began NAM in
1961
75
Sino-Indian War ocurred in
1962
76
The major irritant in Indo-Pak relations is
Kashmir Issue
77
The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement is related to
Civil-Nuclear Co-operation
78
"Panchayat-Raj" Amendment Act is known as
73rd Amendment
79
Who said "Politics is both Science and Art" ?
Laswell
80
Which is not a key feature of State ?
The State is not a territorial association
81
"The State is both the Child and Parent of Law." Whose statement is this ?
Maciver
82
Who made the statement "State is prior to individual" ?
Aristotle
83
Who among the following is the first modern Thinker ?
Machiavelli
84
The most powerful advocate of Absolute Sovereignty was
Hobbes
85
Who said Politics as the "authoritative allocation of values" ?
Easton
86
Who wrote the book "Local and Regional Government" ?
G. D. H. Cole
87
Who said "If liberty and law do not quarrel, liberty many quarrel with itself" ?
Barker
88
In the view of Green, the three obstacles to freedom are
Religion, Ignorance and Poverty
89
Who among the following regarded as Medieaval Aristotle ?
St. Thomas Acquinas
90
Which among the following is not a natural right according to Locke ?
Equality
91
Who said that imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism ?
Lenin
92
The term Socialism was first used by
Robert Owen
93
Who said Sovereignty was the fullness of State ?
The English
94
Greek Philosopher gave supreme importance to
State
95
An Estimate Committee is
Permanent
96
Who is considered as the Founder of Welfare State on the moral basis ?
Kant
97
Which Political Scientist gave a new dimension to the concept of Justice, Liberalism and Equality ?
John Rawls
98
Who wrote Parliament ?
?
99
Who said that "State is Particular portion of mankind viewed as an organised" ?
Bluntshelli
100
The most clear exposition of the "rule of law" was provided by
A. V. Dicey
(this are only probable answers)
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