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UGC NET Political Science Quiz 2021

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Question 1

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List – I (Electoral system)

(a) First-Past-the-Post System

(b) Second Ballot System

(c) Alternative Vote System

(d) Additional Member System

List – II (Countries)

(i) France

(ii) Germany

(iii) USA

(iv) Australia

Question 2

Easton described his drastic revision in political science in 1969 as:

Question 3

Given below are those statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): The theories of development of the 1950’s like behaviouralism, could never develop a universally accepted paradigm because they were locally dated.

Reason (R): They originated during the Cold War period and consequently biased.

Question 4

The Supreme Court’s right to judicial review was first established in:

Question 5

In which country the practice of ‘once a speaker always a speaker’ is followed?

Question 6

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the code :

Assertion (A): Systems approach to comparative politics believes in the balance between the input structure and the output structure to maintain the equilibrium.

Reason (R): Systems approach is criticised as a ‘status quoist’ model.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of Aristotle’s contribution to comparative method?

(a) To study the then existing political systems

(b) To develop an empirical science of politics

(c) To arrive at the Ideal type

(d) To apply abstract ideas in practice

Question 8

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List – I (Idea/Concept)

List – II (Person Associated)

(a) Soft state

(i) Atul Kohli

(b) Politics of Scarcity

(ii) Subrata K Mitra

(c) Crisis of Governability

(iii) Gunnar Myrdal

(d) Contentious Democracy

(iv) Myron Weiner

Question 9

Match the items of List - I with items of List - II by selecting the correct answer from the given code below :

List - I (Writers)

List – II (Concepts)

(a) Dicey

(i) Anomic interest groups

(b) S.P. Huntington

(ii) Judicial Review

(c) Almond

(iii) Political decay

(d) Marbury Vs Madison

(iv) Rule of law

Question 10

Match the items of List - I with items of List - II by selecting the correct answer from code :

List – I

List – II

(a) Islamic Revolution

(i) Led by Bolshevik Party

(b) Russian Revolution

(ii) Anti-Modernization Movement in Iran

(c) Glorious Revolution

(iii) 1649 Revolution to limit the arbitrary power of Charles II

(d) Puritan Revolution

(iv) Establishing Constitutional government in England

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Oct 19UGC NET & SET