CUET (HUQP 18) MA Political Science - Question Paper 2024

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 1: 

Who among the following thinkers wrote “Sexual Politics”?

1. Kate Millett

2. Mary Wollstonecraft

3. Carol Pateman

4. J.S. Mill

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 2: 

Who among the following political thinkers established the Atmiya Sabha?

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2. Dayanand Saraswati

3. V.D. Savarkar

4. B.R. Ambedkar

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 3.: 

Chronologically arrange the provisions of the Constitution according to the order of its appearance.

(A) Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment

(B)) Protection of life and personal liberty

(C) Protection against arbitrary arrest

(D) Freedom of speech and expression

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)

2. (A), (D), (B), (C)

3. (B), (A), (D), (C)

4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 4:

Who said that ‘politics is the authoritative allocation of values’ because values are allocated through implementing decisions, not just by making them?

1. Dravid Easton

2. Max Weber

3. Talcott Parsons

4. Almond & Verba

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 5: 

Which among the following political thinkers is the author of the book’ Manoeuvers’?

1. Jean Elshtain

2. Cynthia Enles

3. J. Ann Tickner

4. Susan George

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 6: 

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book)

A. An Unwritten Future Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics

B. Globalization of World Politics

C. Power: A Radical View

D. Regions and Powers :The Structure of International Security

List-II (Author)

I. Jonathan Kirshner

II. Baylis John, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens

III. Steven Lukes

IV. Barry Buzan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 7:

Who among the following is not a Realist thinker?

1. Thomas Hobbes

2. Kenneth Waltz

3. Woodrow Wilson

4. Hans.J. Morgenthau

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 8:

Who among the following linked political development with administrative development?

1. James Coleman

2. Lucian Pye

3. David Easton

4. Max Weber

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 9:

List the following events in a chronological order.

(A) Cuban Missile Crisis

(B) Kargil War

(C) Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka

(D) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, USA

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (D), (A), (C), (B)

2. (A), (B), (C), (D)

3. (B), (A), (D), (C)

4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 10:

T.H Marshall divides citizenship into three parts. What are these?

1. Civil and political

2. Economic, political and cultural

3. Civil, political and social

4. Social, human and cultural

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 11:

Which of the following writs is issued by Supreme Court in case of illegal detention of a person?

1. Habeas Corpus

2. Mandamus

3. Quo-warranto

4. Certiorari

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 12:

Which of the following are the principal organs of United Nations Organizations?

(A). Security Council

(B). Trusteeship Council

(C). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

(D). International Court of Justice

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), (B) and (C) only

3. (A), (B), (C) and (D).

4. (B), (C) and (D) only.

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 13:

Chronologically arrange the events related to the history of United Nations

(A). UN Charter approved in San Francisco by 50 states.

(B). First UN Peacekeeping force sent to Suez Canal

(C). Trygve Lie appointed Secretary General

(D). UNDP was established

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)

2. (A), (D), (B), (C)

3. (B), (A), (D), (C)

4. (A), (C), (B), (D)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 14:

Which among the following was the reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement?

1. Second Round Table Conference

2. Arrest of Gandhiji

3. Chauri-Chaura incident

4. First Round Table Conference

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 15:

Which among the following is NOT covered under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution?

1. Right to livelihood

2. Right against solitary confinement

3. Right to freedom from noise pollution

4. Right to active euthanasia

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 16:

Arrange the following events of Cold War in a chronological manner.

(A), Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

(B). Korean War

(C). Berlin War 

(D). Soviet invasion of Hungary

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (D), (C)

2. (A), (C), (D), (B)

3. (B), (D), (C), (A)

4. (A), (B), (C), (D)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 17:

Which of the following is not a type of party system according to Giovanni Sartori’s classification?

1. single -party system

2. limited or moderate pluralism

3. balanced or affective pluralism

4. extreme or polarized pluralism

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 18:

Who among the following described democracy as the ‘tyranny of the majority’?

1. J.Rousseau

2. John Dunning

3. James Madison

4. De Tocqueville

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 19:

According to Locke, following are the natural rights of the people-

1. Right to equality, self preservation and right to property

2. Right to self preservation and right to property

3. Right to life, equality and right to property

4. Right to life, liberty and property

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 20:

Which of the following book has not been written by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

1. Thoughts on Pakistan

2. Annihilation of Caste

3. Gandhi, Nehru and Tagore

4. The Problem of Rupee: Origin and Solution

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 21:

Chronologically arrange the writings of Karl Marx according to the year of publication

(A) The Communist Manifesto

(B) Critique of Gotha Programme

(C) The German Ideology

(D) The eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)

2. (C), (A), (D), (B)

3. (B), (C), (A), (D)

4. (B), (C), (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 22:

Which of the following committees recommended for Panchayati Raj system in India?

1. Sarkaria Committee

2. Balwant Rai Committee

3. Singhvi Committee

4. Administrative Reform Committee

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 23:

In the 1971 India-Pakistan war, USA sent which of its aircraft carrier to the Bay of Bengal in support of Pakistan?

1. George Blink 19

2. 5th fleet

3. 7th fleet

4. Washington 12

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 24:

The ‘Pahal Scheme’ started by the Government of India is related with:

1. Direct transfer of LPG Subsidy

2. Women Education

3. Child Education

4. Agricultural Loan

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 25:

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT regarding the basic assumptions of realism?

(A) Realism explains power politics in terms of egoism

(B) Dependency theory is a key aspect of Realism

(C) Statecraft and national interest are key aspects of Realism

(D) Balance of power is essential to preserve the liberty of states

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), (C) and (D) only

3. (A), (B), (C) and (D).

4. (B), (C) and (D) only.

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 26:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Author/Thinker

A. Thomas Pogge

B. Charles Beitz

C. Thomas Nagel

D. David Miller

List-II (Books)

I. Principles of Social Justice

II. The Possibility of Altruism

III. The Idea of Human Rights

IV. World Poverty and Human Rights

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 27:

Thucydides’ text on the Peloponnesian War is a story between which ancient states?

1. Greek and Roman

2. Austria and Hungary

3. Athens and Sparta

4. Tibat and Tiwan

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 28:

Who among the following thinkers wrote the book, “The Spirit of Laws”?

1. Montesquieu

2. David Easton

3. Carl J. Friedrich

4. James Bryce

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 29:

Consider the following statements:

(A) The President cannot send back a Constitutional amendment bill for recommendation to the Parliament.

(B) The Judiciary also have the power to amend the Constitution.

(C) The State legislatures cannot initiate any Bill for amendment of the Constitution.

(D) The Parliament cannot amend the ‘basic features’ of the Constitution.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), (C) and (D) only

3. (A), (B), (C) and (D)

4. (B), (C) and (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 30:

Who among the following were not exponents of Positive Liberty?

1. Rousseau

2. T.H. Green

3. Harold Laski

4. Robert Nozick

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 36:

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Statesman’?

1. Thomas Hobbes

2. Aristotle

3. Plato

4. Montesquieu

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 37:

Which of the following events are matching with their year of occurrence (NA)

(A) Mumbai Terror Attack by Kashab in 2007

(B) Terror Attack on Indian Parliament in 2013

(C) Pulwama Terror Attack in 2016

(D) Uri Terror Attack in 2016

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), and (C) only

3. (B), and (D) only

4. (B), (C) and (A) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 38:

Which among the following country is not a member of SAARC?

1. Afghanistan

2. Myanmar

3. India

4. Sri Lanka

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 39:

In the context of Savarkar’s idea of Hindutva, identify the incorrect statement.

1. Savarkar did not identify India in terms of territorial or political nationalism.

2. His definition of Hindutva included the faiths that had an origin outside the territorial geography of India.

3. An essential of Hindutva is the existence of a common culture.

4. He identified India in religio-cultural terms, with a distinct civilizational boundary.

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 40:

Who conceptualised the idea of ‘bounded rationality’?

1. A. Etzioni

2. Herbert Simon

3. Max Weber

4. F.W. Riggs

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 41:

Latin America-the region of the world where presidential institutions have dominated since the nineteenth century, is also the region with-

1. Highest numbers of Women as Presidents

2. Highest numbers of elections take place.

3. The highest level of regime instability.

4. Highest level of economic development has take place.

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 42:

Which of the following country is an example of ‘coming together federation’?

1. Spain

2. Belgium

3. Switzerland

4. Nepal

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 43:

Who among the following political thinkers said-’Equal should be treated as equals and unequal should be treated as unequals’?

1. J.S.Mill

2. Aristotle

3. John Locke

4. Plato

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 44:

The Marxian Theory of surplus value is largely derived from the theory of

1. Adam Smith

2. Thomas Malthus

3. David Ricardo

4. J.S.Mill

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 45:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book)

A. The Republic

B. Leviathan

C. Florentine History

D. Two Treatises of Government

List-II (Author)

I.Machiavelli

II.Hobbes

III. Plato

IV. Locke

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 46:

What were the main reasons for the collapse of communism and end of Cold War?

(A) The structural weaknesses of Soviet-style communism

(B) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

(C) The impact of Gorbachev’s reform process

(D) Economic and Cultural Globalization

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) and (B) only

2. (A), (B) and (C) only

3. (A), (C) and (D) only

4. (C) and (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 47:

 Which Water Treaty between India and Pakistan is one of the bone of contention between two neighbours?

1. The Ganga Water Treaty

2. The Indus Water Treaty

3. The Indus and Ganga Water Treaty

4. The Satluj Water Treaty

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 48:

Match List-I with List-II

Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of Indian Constitution:

List-I (Leaders)

A. Sarojini Naidu

B. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

C. Rajendra Prasad

D. Motilal Nehru

List-II - Role in Constitution Making

I. President of Constituent Assembly

II. Member of Constituent Assembly

III. Chairman of the Drafting Committee

IV. Prepared a Constitution for India in 1928

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

2. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

3. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

4. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 49:

Among the following statements, which are true regarding United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals or 2030 Agenda?

(A) The Agenda is a broad Intergovernmental agreement that acts post 2015 Developmental Agenda.

(B) It does not distinguish between developed and developing nations

(C) It is based on the United Nations resolution entitled” the future we want”.

(D) The role of global civil society is significantly restricted in this Agenda

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. C and D only

3. A, B and C only

4. B and D only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 50:

The constitution of Local Body Ombudsman was recommended by which of the following bodies?

1. Niti Ayog

2. Second Administrative Reform Commission

3. L.M.Singhvi Committee

4. Sarkaria Commission

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 51:

Which of the following statements is/are NOT CORRECT?

(A) First past the post system is followed for all the elections in India

(B) Election Commission of India does not supervise Panchayat and municipal elections

(C) President of India cannot remove the Election Commissioner

(D) Appointment of more than one Election Commissioners in the Election Commission is mandatory.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. (A) and (C) only

2. (A), (B) and (C) only

3. (A), (B), (C) and (D).

4. (B), (C) and (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 52:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Book)

A. Making Democracy Work

B. Towards a New Public Administration: Minnow Brook Perspective

C. Administration: The Art and Science of Organization and Management

D. Public Administration and Public Management

List-II (Author)

I. Frank Marini

II. Jan-Erick Lane

III. Albert Lepawsky

IV. Robert D.Putnam

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 53:

Latin America provides the best instances of the technocratic culture. The ‘techno-boys’ were a cohort of European-or American-trained graduates (mainly in economics or engineering) who influenced economic policymaking in much of the continent, notably Chile, in the final decades of which century?

1. eighteenth and nineteenth century

2. eighteenth century

3. nineteenth century

4. twentieth century

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 54:

The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on-

1. the recommendation of Chief Justice of India

2. the recommendation of Rajya Sabha

3. the recommendation of the Council of Ministers

4. the recommendation of the Lok Sabha

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 55:

Legal theory of sovereignty in modern times was first propounded by

1. John Austin

2. Harold J Laski

3. T H Green

4. Jean Bodin

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 56:

Match List I with List II

List-I (Author)

A. Almond & Sidney Verba

B. Gabriel Almond & Powell

C. Andre Gundre Frank

D. Walter Rodney

List-II (Book)

I.Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach

II. Capitalism and Under Development in Latin America

III. How Europe underdeveloped Africa

IV. The Civic Culture

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(II)

3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 57:

Who among the following political thinkers was the author of “The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and Happiness”?

1. Ram Mohan Roy

2. M.K. Gandhi

3. B.R.Ambedkar

4. V.D. Savarkar

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 58:

Who among the following advocated the concept of relative autonomy of state?

1. Ralph Miliband

2. Nicos Poulantzas

3. Louis Althusser

4. Antonio Gramsci

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 59:

Chronologically arrange the SAARC Specialised bodies according to the year of its establishment.

(A) SAARC Development Fund

(B) SAARC Arbitration Council

(C) South Asian Regional Standards Organisations

(D) SAARC Agriculture Centre

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)

2. (A), (C), (B), (D)

3. (D), (A), (B), (C)

4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 60:

How many members are nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President of India?

1. 14

2. 12

3. 16

4. 20

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 61:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I

A. Communist Party

B. Hegemony

C. Dictatorship of proletariat

D. Polycentrism

List-II

I. Gramsci

II. Lenin

III. Marx

IV. Togliatti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

2. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 62:

In which of Marx’s writings is it said, “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”?

1. The Communist Manifesto

2. Social Reform or Revolution?

3. The State in Capitalist Society

4. Socialism for a sceptical Age

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 63:

Which among the following political thinkers argued that ‘man is by nature a political animal’?

1. Socrates

2. Plato

3. Thucydides

4. Aristotle

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 64:

Which of the following statements are CORRECT about theories on global justice?

(A) Thomas Pogge in his work “The Law of Peoples” has addressed some of the issues of global justice

(B) In his eight principles, John Rawls seeks respect for human rights and duty.

(C) Rawls distinguishes between domestic and global society.

(D) Thomas Pogge argues that there is a gap between global poor and rich due to the global institutional order.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), (B) and (C) only

3. (A), (B) (C) and (D)

4. (B), (C) and (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 65:

The earlier known example of direct democracy is found in:

1. Syracuse

2. Sparta

3. Athens

4. Rome

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 66:

Chronologically arrange the books of Mahatma Gandhi according to the year of publication.

(A) The Story of My Experiments With Truth

(B) Hind Swaraj

(C) India of My Dreams

(D) Satyagraha in South Africa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (D), (C)

2. (B), (A), (D), (C)

3. (A), (B), (C), (D)

4. (B), (C), (D), (A)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 67:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Agreements)

A. Tashkent Agreement

B. Shimla Accord

C. Indo-US Nuclear Deal

D. Ganga Water Sharing Agreement

List-II (Year)

I. 1971

II. 1966

III. 1996

IV. 2005

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

2. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

4. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 68:

Chronologically arrange the tenure of the following Presidents:

(A). Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(C) Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(D) Pranab Mukherjee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)

2. (B), (A), (C), (D)

3. (B), (A), (D), (C)

4. (C),(B), (A), (D)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 69:

‘Command Capitalism’ was introduced with which five-year plan in India?

1. The First Five-Year Plan

2. The Second Five-Year Plan

3. The Third Five-Year Plan

4. The Fifth Five-Year Plan

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 70:

In which year was the ‘Make in India’ policy adopted by the Government of India?

1. 2016

2. 2014

3. 2020

4. 2018

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 71:

Whose regime in Indian politics is popularly known as one-party-dominant system?

1. Indira Gandhi

2. Manmohan Singh

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 72:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Author)

A. John Rawls

B. Robert Nozick

C. Adam Smith

D. Francis Fukuyama

List-II (Books)

I. Wealth of Nations

II. A Theory of Justice

III. The End of History

IV. State and Utopia

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

2. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 73:

Who described India as a ‘soft state’ lacking the capacity to act against the vested interests?

1. Gunnar Myrdal

2. Atul Kohli

3. Rajni Kothari

4. Paul Brass

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 74:

Which of the following statements are CORRECT about Marx’s concept of historical materialism?

(A) The term historical materialism refers to the materialist conception of history.

(B) Engels credited Marx with being the originator of historical materialism.

(C) Marx contends that the political structure of society, constituted by its relations of production is the real foundation of society.

(D) The society’s relations of production ‘corresponds to a definite stage of development of material productive forces’.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (B) and (D) only

2. (A), (B) and (C) only

3. (A), (B), (C) and (D)

4. (B), (C) and (D) only

CUET PG 2024 Political Science (HUQP 18) Question Number 75:

Arrange the following organizations chronologically according to their year of establishment:

(A) ASEAN

(B) NAM

(C) UNO

(D) SAARC

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (C), (B), (D)

2. (B), (A), (C), (D)

3. (C), (B), (A), (D)

4. (C), (B), (A), (D)