Entrance Examinations - 2016

Ph.D. Political Science

M-74
Maximum marks: 75 Time: 2 hours

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your Hall Ticket Number in the OMR answer sheet and the separate answer
book given to you. Also write the Hall Ticket Number in the space provided above.
This question paper consists of three parts-Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A
consists of 50 objective type questions of one mark each for a total of 50 marks.

J. Answers for Part A must be marked on the OMR sheet following the instructions
provided thereupon.
4. There is negative marking for a wrong answer in Part A. Each wrong answer
carries - 0.33 mark.

5. Part B and Part C consists of descriptive type questions for 25 marks and should be

answered in a separate answer book provided.

Hand over the OMR answer sheet and the answer book of Part B and Part C at the
end of the examination to the invigilator.

7. No additional sheets will be provided. Rough work can be done in the question
paper itself.

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 Part A
(objective Type)
Answer all questions.
1,. In Hegel's Philosophy of Righf civil society
a. is a structure between family and the State
b. is an embodiment of universality
c. is beyond the public and the private
d. transcends the individual and the collective

2. 'Politics of Presence' means

a. advocating return to direct democracy
b. advocatingparticipatory democracy
c. advocatingrepresentative democracy
d. advocating identity between the represented and the
representatives

3. Dialectic of Enlightenment was written by

a. Herbert Marcuse
b. Adorno and Horkheimer
c. Juergen Habermas
d. Erich Fromm

4. Who among the following is well-known for the 'ethics of care' perspective?
a. Seyla Benhabib
b. Iris Young
c. Anne Philips
d. Carol Gilligan

5. John Rawls's 'original position' refers to

a. conditions at birth
b. state of nature
c. historical circumstances
d. an imaginary theoretical construct

6. The concept of Ideal Speech Situation was proposed by

a. Ordinary language philosophers
b. Juergen Habermas
. c. Ludwig Wittgenstein
d. Noam Chomsky

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 7. Karl Popper reconunends'open society, on the ground that
a. freedom of thought and expression is good in itself
b. open societies are more stable
c. open societies are more hospitable to problem solving and error
elimination
d. no one knows the full truth

8. c.B. Macpherson's concept of 'possessive individualism' includes

a. free and equal individuals as proprietors of their capacities
b. free and equal individuals exchanging whatever they have acquired
by the exercise of their capacities
c. the State as a protector of relations of exchange between individuals
as proprietors
d. All of the above

9. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by

a. M. G. Ranade
b. B. G. Tilak
c. Jotirao Phule
d. Dadabhai Naoroji

L0. According to Marx the exchange value of a commodity is determined by

a. its ability to satisfy a human want
b. its ability to enter into an exchange
c. the socially necessary labour time required to produce it
d. the actual labour time spent on producing it

11.. A continuous variable is one

a. where a subject or observation can be categorized in analytical
containers
b. where a subject or observation takes a value from real numbers
c. where a subject or observation takes a neutral position
d' where a subject or observation does not have a political value

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12, Read the following statements about the distinction between tradition and
modemity and find out which of them are true.
I. In tradition status is ascriptive, while in modernity it is achievemental
II. In tradition roles are specific, while in moderniV they are diffuse
III.In tradition values are particularistic, while in modemity they are
universalistic
IV. In tradition orientation is self-centred, while in modernity it is collective

a. I and IV
b. I and III
c. II and IV
d. II, III and IV

13. The term'consociational democracy' is associated with politics of societies

a. with economic security
b. with social intermingling
c. with strong social bonds
d. with deep social cleavages

14. 'Ecocentricisrr/ poses radical challenges to

a. deep seated anthropocentricism
b. deep seated belief in sustainable development
c. Eco-feminist thought and ideas
d. a welfare's states contribution to conservation and plurality

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15. Match the following and choose the right answer from the code.
A. Personalist dictatorship 1. some degree of competition
among the elites, but mass
participation in political activities
is discouraged

B. Military oligarchy 2. system has relatively higher levels

of inter -elite competition, albeit
within the confines of a single
party, but also seeks to mobilize
mass support for the regime

c. Plebiscitary one party system 3. relatively low elite competition,

but the regime encourages mass
participation in politics
D. Competitive one - party system 4. low levels of elite competition and
low levels of mass participation

ABCD
a.3142
b.2431
c.341.2
d.4123

16. Which of the following political blocks would most likely favor nationalization
of large industrial enterprises?
a. Liberals
b. Islamists
c. Socialists
d. Conservatives

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 17. Match the following Wes of cises with releuant desciptions. Choose the right
answer
from the code.

A. Identity crisis 1. uprooting of old institutions and the tearing away

of the quasi-religious basis of authority that existed
in traditional agrarian societies
B. Legitimacy crisis 2. deals with the problem of creating new institutions
to link the rulers with the governed
C. Participation crisis 3. process by which traditional social ties are broken
under the weight of social and economic
transformation that results from economic
modernization
D. Penetration crisis 4. the generation of new demands, thus putting
considerable pressure on existing institutions

Code:

A B C D
a.4 3 '1,
2
b.3 1 4 2
c. 1 4 2 3
d.2 3 1, 4

18' Match the following political economists with the concepts and choose the right
answer from the code.

A. Andr6 Gunder Frank L. New Dependency

B. Immanuel Wallerstein 2. Monopoly Capital
C. Theotonio dos Santos 3. Development of Underdevelopment
D. Paul Baran 4. World System

Code:

A B c D
a. 3 1 4 2
b. J 4 2 1
c. J 't
4 2
d. 2 3 4 1

19. New DeaI was the public policy introduced in the US by Franklin J, Roosevelt
during the inter-war years to deal with
a, The Axis Powers
b. Great Depression
c. decolonization
. d. environmental crisis

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 20. A way of organizing public policy making involving the close cooperation of
major economic interests within a formal goverrrment apparatus that is capable
of concerting the main economic groups so that they can jointly formulate and
implement binding policies - is known as
a. Clientelism
b. Corporatism
c. Market Socialism
d. Mercantilism

21. Caste and gender inequalities have reduced because discrimination based on
caste and gender no longer have --------*- backing in India.
a. social and economic
b. individual
c. legal
d. moral

22' Match the followin g ideas with authors and choose the right answer from the
code.

A. Reforms by Stealth 1. Susanne H. Rudolph and Lloyd L Rudolph

B. Bullock Capitalists 2. Kanchan Chandra
C. Post-Clientelism 3. Rob Jenkins
D. Ethnic Parties 4. James Manor
Code:
A B C D
a. 1 4 3 2
b. 2 3 4 1
c. 3 1 4 2
'1,
d. 3 2 4

23. Which one of the following Indian political scientists has argued that there
has been a majoritarian shift to the right in brdian politics since the 2000s?
a. Suhas Palshikar
b. ZoyaHasan
c. Rajni Kothari
d. Ashutosh Varshney

24. Which of these factors is not likety determine whether a policy becomes an
issue of mass politics in India?
a. Number of people affected
b. Or ganizalton potential
c. Impact potential
' d. Transformative potential

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 25. Match the followingbooks wlth authors and choose the right answer from the
code.

A. India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, 1. paranjoy Guha Thakurta and

and Industry in a Modern Nation Shankar Raghuraman
B. Divided we Govern: Coalition Politics in z. Harish Damodaran
Modern India
C. Divided We Stand: India in a Time of 3. Edward Luce
Coalitions
D. In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern 4. Sanjay Ruparelia
India

Code:
ABCD
a.4'1.32
b.2413
c.3247
d.4'1.23

26. Which of the following statement/ s is/ are integral to the Bommai Judgement
(lee4)?

I. The Proclamation under Article 356 lapses at the end of the two-
month period if not approved by both houses of parliament.
II. The power conferred by Article 356 upon the president is a
conditioned power and not an absolute power.
III. The Court has the power to restore the dismissed Government to
office and revive and reactivate the Legislative Assembly if it strikes
down the Proclamation.
rv. secularism is one of the basic features of the constitution.

Choose the right answer from below.

a. I and II
b. I, u, III,IV
c. II, ru,IV
d. III only
27. wfuch of the Acts were not passed in a Joint Sitting of parliament?
a. Dowry Prohibition Act, (1961)
b. The Unlawful Activities (Prevenfior) Act, (196n
' c. The Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, (1978)
d. The Prevention of Terrorism Act, (2002)

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 28. Which of the following statement/s is/are true about Indian federalism?
I. The creation of linguistic states helped unification of the country.
II' The creation of linguistic states has encouraged. disintegrative
tendencies.
III. Each state in Lrdia has its own official language.
IV. Hindi is the national language of hrdia.

Choose the right answer from below.

a. IV only
b. II and IV
c. I and III
d. I, il and [V
29. Read thefollowing two statements related to the political changes after the
withdrawal of National Emergency (1975-72)in India.

I. The electoral defeat of the Congress was absolute in areas that had
been most exposed to both the sterilisation campaign and excessive
detentions under MISA.
II' The Congress Party's survival in the south indicated that in these
states it had been able to distance itself from the worst influence of
arbitrary central government.

Which of the following is the correct answer?

a. I is true, II is false
b. I is false, II is true
c. I and II are true
d. I and II are false

30. Read the following two statements about coalition politics in Lrdia.

I' Coalition politics has constrained the majoritarian instincts of leading

national parties.
II. Coalition politics has led to policy paralysis and has red.uced policy
output.
Which of the following is the correct answer?

a. I is true, II is false
b. I is false, II is true
c. I and II are true
d. I and II are false

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31. Match the followin g authors with the books and choose the right answer from
the code.

A. Elinar Ostrom 1. Public Governance

B. Mark Bevir 2. Goveming as Govemance
C. Guy B. Peters 3. Goveming the Commons
D. Jan Kooiman 4. The Future of Governing: Four Emerging Models

Code:

ABCD
a.41.32
b.3142
c.234'J.
d.4't.23
32, rn the liberalizing economy of Lrdia, the major objective of the state to
establish Independent Regulatory Institution (IRI) is to
a. discourage competition and ensure a level playing field
b. correct the market failures and ensure a level playing field
c. step up public spending for Public Sector Undertakings
d. to advise private firms on labour policy
33. Representatiue Bureaucracy refers to the type of bureaucracy, which is
a. fully autonomous from political control
b. under the constant supervision of elected representative
government
c. representing the social diversity of public
d. bound by the majority's opinion in decision making

34. In spite of facing the challenges from economic liberalization, civil servants in
India are still playing an actiae role in
a. dictating rules to private business
b. import substitution
c. pricing of petroleum
d. poverty alleviation

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' 35. Among the various suggestions for police reforms in hrdia, C-ommunity
Policing aims at
a. effective moral policing of the communities to uphold ethical values
b. police functioning as a community
' c' collaboration between police and citizens' community groups in
prevention and detection of crimes
d. transfer of responsibilities of law and order from police to certain
martial communities

36. Which one of following statements about New Public Management is/are
true?

I. New Public Management raises objection to the way of parting upheld

by conventional public administration theories between private sector
and public sector.
II. Even though the New Public Management (NPM) aimed at encouraging
bottom-up approach in the administration of public sector, the decision
of the Government of UK to enforce change from the above was confrary
to the very principle of NPM.
III. New Public Management mostly encourages the transfer of
management principles from public sector to private sector.

Choose the right answer from the following.

a. I and II
b. I,II and III
c. I and III
d. None

37 'Ir- ftrdia's federal polity, direct transfer of funds for development activities
from central government to local self-governments bypassing the state
goverrunents would give rise to
a. corruption
b. diversion of funds by the state governments
c. decentralization
d. centralization

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 38' Which of the following statement/s is/are true about the Mahatrna Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREG A),2005?

I. MGNREGA assures right to work as a constitutional right.

II. Social audit is mandatory under the MGNREGA.
III. MGNREGA assures right to work as a legal right.
Choose the right answer from the following.

a. I and II
b. II only
c. II and III
d. III only

39. The principle of subsidiaity emphasized by the Second Administrative

Reforms Commission of Lrdia stipulates:
a. subsidy cuts
b. universal public distribution system instead of targeted pDS
c. a bottom-up approach to governance
d. the establishment of a pecking order
40. How does Michel Foucault describe goaernmentality?

a. The exercise of economic, political, and administrative authority to

manage a country's affairs at all levels. It comprises mechanisms,
processes, and institutions through which citizens and groups
articulate their interests, exetcise their legal rights, meet their
obligations, and mediate their differences.
b. The ensemble formed by the institutions, procedures, analyses and
reflections, the calculations and tactics that allow the exercise of this
very specific albeit complex form of power.
c. The role of public authorities in establishing the environment in
which economic operators function and in determining the
distribution of benefits as well as the relationship between the ruler
and the ruled.
d. The specific outcomes in a sense of assuring that everyone,
irrespective of social or economic stafus, has a voice in governing
and receives just, fair, equitable treatment.

41.. Non-alignment in essence meant

. a. a peaceful policy
b. a friendly policy
c. an independent policy
d. an Anti-Western policy
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42. English School of Realism emphasizes
a. rule of the UN
b. a greater potential for cooperation among states
c. an increased role for non-state actors
d. the end of state system

43. D6tente refers to

a. relaxation of tensions
b. agreement on arrrs reduction
c. willingness to mediate
d. economic cooperation

44. One of the following about terrorism is not true

a. It is the weapon of the weak
b. It seeks to create fear and panic
c. It has no political motives
d. It cannot be countered by force alone

45. Feminist critique of Realism underlines

a. economic empowerment of women
b. masculinity
c. gender neutrality
d. class consciousness

46. 'International regimes' refer to

a. powerful rulers and their policies
b. big states and their policies
c. international laws and conventions
d. informal guidelines, rules and norms

47 . ln Intemational Relations,'capabilities' refer to

a. economic strength of a country
b. size of a country's population
c. military strength of a country
d. All of the above

48. The notion of complex interdependence is associated with

a. Robert Gilpin and Stephen Gill
b. Nye and Stephen Gill
' c. Joseph
Robert Keohane and Robert Gilpin
d. Joseph Nye and Robert Keohane

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 49.Tl'rc 'agent-strucfure debate' is associated with one of the following theorists
a. Robert Keohane
b. J.Ann Tickner
c. Kerureth Waltz
d. Alexander Wendt

50. Neo-realism explains state behavior at the level of

a. individual
b. state
c. region
d. system
Part B

Write an essay on any ONE of the following in two or three pages in the booklet
provided. Each question carries 12.5 marks.

1. Analyse the central ideas of Liberal Intemationalism as a theoretical perspective in

International Relations and evaluate its significance in a globalizing world.
2. Give major definitions of Public Policy and explain various stages in the formulation
of public policy.
3. Why do interest groups form in modern democracies? Discuss the role of any two
interest groups in contemporary India. -:
4. Critically examine the statement: "The Indian Constitution has succeeded in providing
material advantages and positional goods to marginalized groups, but failed to bring
cultural goods like dignity and respect".
5. \A/hat is Ambedkar's critique of the caste system in the Annihilation of Caste? What are
the philosophical in-fluences at work in this critique?

Part C
Answer any ONE of the following in two or three pages in the booklet provided.
Each question carries 12.5 marks.

1.. "Hermeneutic method involves understanding rather than explaining a given

occurrence". Discuss this statement focusing on the differences between explanation
and understanding and highlight key features of hermeneutic method.
2. What is sampling and why it is important in social research? Explain the various types
of probability sampling methods and their advantages and limitatioru. State the
situations in which each of these sampling methods is appropriate?

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