APSC Prelim Question Papers: Political Science Paper 2016 Solved
APSC CC (Prelim) Exam 2016 – Political Science optional Paper is solved here. This will help aspirants to have a fair idea of the frequently asked areas and will benefit them in their preparation for APSC Prelim Exam 2018.
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Q1. Subject deals with Man in relation to State and govt?
c. Political Science
Q2. Who considered ‘political power’ as centre of study of ‘Political Science’
c. Lasswell
Q3. Who is regarded as Father of Political Science
b. Aristotle
Q4. Historical Theory of the Origin of State was proposed by
a. Henry Maine
Q5. “History without Political Science has no fruit; Political Science without history has no root”. Who said this
d. Seeley
Q6. Theory of social contract of the Origin of the State primarily seeks to
d. bring out a radical transformation of society
Q7. Who said that man surrendered all their rights to the king except the right to selfpreservation
d. Hobbes
Q8. Main propounders of Evolutionary Theory of State were
b. Burgess and Leacock
Q9. According to Hobbes
c. people could not revoke the contract
Q10.Rousseau’s General will means
c. Will of the General Public
Q11. John Locke supported the concept of
b. Limiter Sovereignty
Q12. The theory which holds that the State is the result of slow process of growth is known as
c. Evolutionary Theory
Q13. The state is an ethical institution indispensable for full moral development of men”. This statement is associated with
b. Idealists
Q14. Which one of the following is also known as Laissez Faire theory
a. Individualism
Q15. A welfare state performs
c. Protective function as well as welfare functions
Q16. Who said ‘democracy as govt of the people by the people and for the people’
b. Abraham Lincoln
Q17. Who said “man is born free but everywhere he is in chains”
c. Rousseau
Q18. Who put forth the idea of a Welfare State
c. Laski
Q19. Thinkers associated with elitist theory
d. All of them ( Vilfredo Pareto,Gaetano Mosca,Robert Michels )
Q20. Classical Theory of Democracy can be traced back to the idea of
a. ancient Greek Philosophers
Q21. Modern democracy is known as
c. represented democracy
Q22. Who said “Consent of people is the basis of the State”
d. J Locke
Q23. Not a feature of liberal Democracy
d. Democratic centralism
Q24.term “Liberty” has been drawn from the latin word
c. Liber
Q25. The view that law and liberty are opposed to each other is held by the
b. Anarchists
Q26. who said liberty and equality cannot go together
d. A de Tocquieville
Q27. “Political Liberty without economic equality is a myth”, who said
c. G D H Cole
Q28. Author of LEviathan
a. Hobbes
Q29. NOT a source of law
c. Imagination
Q30. who drew analogy between state and biological organism
a. Herbert Spencer
Q31. who considered Democracy as perverted form of govt
a. Aristotle
Q32. NOT a characteristics of sovereignty
b. Divisibility
Q33. Austin propounded his theory of Sovereignty in the book
b. Lectures on Jurisprudence
Q34. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by the
c. 42nd amendment
Q35. Constitution of India draw authority from
c. People of India
Q36. Fundamental rights are incorporated in the indian constitution in
d. Part III
Q37. Right to equality falls under the Article(s)
a. 14 to 18
Q38. fundamental duties were introduced in the constitution by
b. 42nd Amendment
Q39. right to property was droped from the constitution by which amendment
d. 44th Amendment
Q40. how many members were in drafting committee of Indian Constitution
a. Seven
Q41. Chairman of the drafting committee of Indian Constitution
b. B R Ambedkar
Q42. Indian Constitution borrowed the idea of Directive Principle of State Policy from constitution of
d. Ireland
Q43. “Indian constitution established a unitary state with subsidiary federal feature” who said
c. K C Wheare
Q44. Under the Parliamentary system of Govt adopted in India, the real executive authority rest with
c. Council of Ministers
Q45. total no. of members in rajya sabha is
c. 250
Q46. Lower House of Indian Parliament is called
a. Lok Sabha
Q47. Who predided over the Joint Session of Parliament
a. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q48. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is
c. Vice President
Q49. The term “secular” was added in the preamble of the Constitution by
b. 42nd Amendment
Q50. National emergency can be declared by the President of India under the
a. Article 352
Q51. The sixth schedule of the constitution of india pertains to the administration of
c. Tribal Areas of North-East India
Q52. Part of the State List
d. All the above
Q53. Residuary Powers in India rests with
b. Parliament
Q54. Indian President is elected by
c. elected members of the Parliament and the State Assemblies
Q55. The impeachment of president of india can be initiated in
a. either House of the Parliament
Q56. The first speaker of free India’s first legislative assembly
a. G V Mavalankar
Q57. Who nominates teh 12 nominated members to the Rajya Sabha
b. President of India
Q58. Which article provides that there shall be a Council of minister to aid and advise the President in discharging him constitutional duties
a. Article 74
Q59. Prime minister of India is appointed by
d. None of the above [President of India]
Q60. Money Bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only with the approval of
a. President
Q61. Who appoint the Governon of a state
b. President
Q62. Total no. of members of Assam Legislative Assembly is
c. 126
Q63. The Real Executive ( Political Exe ) of an Indian State is
a. Chief Minister
Q64. Chairman of the State Public Service Commission is appointed by
b. Governor of the State
Q65. The main features of the 73rd Amendment Act includes
d. All the above
Q66. The lord chancellor of the british House of lord is appointed by
a. The Queen
Q67. Principle of separation of power is practised in
b. the USA
Q68. bill passed by house of common and sent to house of lord cannot be detained for more than
b. 1 month
Q69. The constitution of USA came into force in
b. 1789
Q70. The rule of law is the basic feature of the constitution of
b. Great Britain
Q71. The upper chamber of US congress
a. Senate
Q72. Not a characteristic of the British constitution
d. Federal
Q73. Who described the British Crown as a ‘Convenient working hypothesis’
d. Sir Sidney Low
Q74. The famous Magna Carta was signed in
b. 1215
Q75. which of the following is a convention in the working of the British Cabinet System
d. All of the above
Q76. Which of the following is known as Westminster model
d. None of the above
Q77. Which of the following is not a part of Federal Subjects in the USA
d. Education
Q78. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the political system of the USA
b. Absence of judicial supremacy
Q79. American Senate consist of
a. 100 members
Q80. Which sits as the court of impeachment for investigating the charges against the US President
a. Senate
Q81. Which Article of Indian constitution mentions about the Panchyat Raj
a. Article 40
Q82. Guwahati Minicipal Corporation(GMC) was formed in which year
d. 1974
Q83. The present Panchayat raj act in Assam, incorporating the features of the 73rd Amendment Act, was passed in
b. 1994
Q84. Whic is a committee on panchayati raj institutions
d. None of the above [a,b, and c are actual correct, but the Qs might intend to ask about Balwant Rai Mehta committee ]
Q85. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was a Committee on
b. Panchayati Raj Institutions
Q86. The District planning committee of Assam includes
d. All of them
Q87. The Eleventh schedule of the constitution, listing the matters given to the Panchayats, contains
d. 29 Subjects
Q88. A Gaon panchayat in Assam consist of
b. 10 members
Q89. The 73rd Amendment Act makes provision for
c. Both State Election Commission and State Finance Commission
Q90. Who act as Returnign Officer for election to the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies
d. District collector
Q91. who may extend the area of anchalik panchayat in Assam
d. Govt of Assam
Q92. UNO came into existence in which year
a. 1945
Q93. Who coined the name ‘United Nations’
c. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Q94. Atlantic charter was signed in
a. 14 August, 1941
Q95. The UN Security council consist of
c. 15 members
Q96. Headquarters of UNO is situated in
c. New York
Q97. Who is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
d. Australia
Q98. The term of office of the UN Secretary General is
b. 5 years
Q99. Which chapter of UN Charter embodies provisions relating to the General Assembly
c. Chapter IV
Q100. The International Court of justice is composed of
a. 15 judges