Political Science Papers 2008
 

[CENTER][B]POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER 1, 2008[/B]
[B]TIME: 30 MINS FOR PART 1[/B]
[B][COLOR=white].........................[/COLOR]2 HOURS & 30 MINS FOR PART 2[/B]


[B]Attempt only four questions from part 2 selecting atleast two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks[/B]
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[B][CENTER]PART-1(MCQ)[/CENTER] [/B][CENTER][B](Compulsory)[/B][/CENTER]
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[/SIZE][/FONT][B]Q.1 Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.[/B]

[B](1) “Justice as treating equals equally and unequals unequally” who said this:[/B]
(A) Aristotle
(B) J.S.Mill
(C) T.H.Green
(D) None of these

[B](2) Which of the following are elements of Marxism?[/B]
(A) Concept of surplus value
(B) Dialectical Materialism
(C) Doctrine of class struggle
(D) none of these

[B](3) The concept of ‘legal sovereignty’ was for the first time given by:[/B]
(A) Hobbes (B) Locke
(C) Bentham (D) None of these

[B](4) The natural rights of the people according to Locke are:[/B]
(A) Right to life, liberty and property
(B) Right to self-preservation and right to property
(C) Right to life and equality and right to property
(D) None of these.

[B](5) The welfare theory believes that the state is:[/B]
(A) Means
(B) An end
(C) An organism
(D) None of these

[B](6) Which of the following is incorrect about Plato’s views on Communism of Wives?[/B]
(A) Plato considers family as a stumbling block
(B) Abortion was strictly prohibited
(C) There should be a state controlled to get a nation perfect in body and mind
(D) None of these

[B](7) Aristotle was famous student of:[/B]
(A) Anaxagoras
(B) Hermes
(C) Socrates
(D) None of these

[B](8) Plato wrote the famous book:[/B]
(A) Leviathan
(B) The Republic
(C) The clouds
(D) None of these

[B](9) “The end of Politics is not knowledge but action” who said it:[/B]
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle
(C) Montesquieu
(D) None of these

[B](10) When did Machiavelli die?[/B]
(A) 1469 AD
(B) 1527 AD
(C) 1523 AD
(D) None of these

[B](11) Machiavelli was by birth?[/B]
(A) French
(B) German
(C) Spanish
(D) None of these

[B](12) The concept of justice in the sense of greatest happiness of the greatest number was postulated by:[/B]
(A) Mark
(B) James Mill
(C) Spencer
(D) None of these

[B](13) Liberal Democracy means:[/B]
(A) Government by majority
(B) Government by people
(C) Limited majority rule
(D) None of these

[B](14) The doctrine of proportionate equality was pronounced by:[/B]
(A) Aristotle
(B) Rousseau
(C) Marx
(D) None of these

[B](15) The distinction between Real Will and Actual Will was made by:[/B]
(A) Green
(B) Bosanquet
(C) Rousseau
(D) None of these

[B](16) “Two treatise on civil Government” was written by:[/B]
(A) Thomas Hobbes
(B) Montesquieu
(C) John Locke
(D) None of these

[B](17) Who belongs to Shafite school of Fiqha:[/B]
(A) Al-Mawardi
(B) AL-Ghazali
(C) Al-Farabi
(D) None of these

[B](18) Nizam-ul-mulk Tusi served as Prime Minister of the:[/B]
(A) Seljuk empire
(B) Roman empire
(C) Turkish empire
(D) None of these

[B](19) Ahya-ul-uloom is the work of:[/B]
(A) AL-Ghazali
(B) Al-Mawardi
(C) Ibn-Khaldun
(D) None of these

[B](20) Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Allahbad address in:[/B]
(A) 1930
(B) 1929
(C) 1928
(D) None of these

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[B]Part 2[/B][/CENTER]
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[B]SECTION-1[/B]

Q.2. " Plato intended to build an institution for scientific study of politics and training of statesman" elaborate

Q.3. Explain the following.
(1) "Life in state of nature was nasty,poor,brutish and short." (Hobbes)
(2) "The natural rights of men are right to live,liberty and paoperty".(Locke)

Q.4. How far is it true to say that Ibn-e-Khaldun perhaps was the first philosopher to realize the relevant importance of economics to politics? Argue.

Q.5. State the grounds on which Mill advocated the freedom of individual's conduct.what limitations did he apply to this freedom?

[B]SECTION-2[/B]

Q.6."Liberty is described as power to do or enjoy something that is worth doing or enjoying in common with others." In the light of the above statement discuss the significance of liberty in the contemporary societies.

Q.7. Examine in detail the principal advantages and disadvantages of parliamentary over presidentail form of government.

Q.8.In what circumstances might a democratic country turn to military dictatorship or totalitarian rule.?
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[CENTER][SIZE=4][SIZE=2][B]Political Science Paper 2, 2008[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][SIZE=2][B]Time Allowed: Part-1 - 30 mins[/B]
[B][COLOR=white]....................................[/COLOR]Part-2 - 2 Hours & 30 Mins[/B][/CENTER]
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[SIZE=4][SIZE=2][CENTER][B]Note: Attempt only four questions from Part 2. Selecting at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][B][SIZE=2]PART-1(MCQ)[/SIZE][/B]
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[LEFT][B]Q.1 Select the best option/Answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer sheet. [/B][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][B](1) Legislative powers of House of Lords in Britain were curtailed by:[/B]
(A) Bill of Rights of 1689
(B) Magna carta of 1215
(C) The Parliament Act of 1911
(D) None of these

[B](2) The first Prime Minister of Britain was:[/B]
(A) Baldwin
(B) Chamberlain
(C) Robert Walpole
(D) None of these

[B](3) The position of the king was subordinated to Parliament by:[/B]
(A) The Parliament Act of 1949
(B) The Glorious Revolution of 1688
(C) The statute of West Minister
(D) None of these

[B](4) British House of Lords as Highest Court of Appeal Consists of :[/B]
(A) 26 members
(B) 16 members
(C) 9 members
(D) None of these

[B](5) Vice-President is the presiding Officer of upper house of Legislature in:[/B]
(A) United states of America
(B) India
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of these

[B](6) Filibustering is a device practiced in :[/B]
(A) British Parliament
(B) French Parliament
(C) American Congress
(D) None of these

[B](7) Kangroo Closure is a procedure followed by the Law-making body of:[/B]
(A) Britain
(B) USSR
(C) America
(D) None of these

[B](8) System of “Administrative Law” is provided in the constitution of:[/B]
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) None of these

[B](9) State of France is:[/B]
(A) Unitary
(B) Federation
(C) Confederation
(D) None of these

[B](10) Tenure of French Senate is:[/B]
(A) 5 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 9 years
(D) None of these

[B](11) The constitution of India was promulgated on:[/B]
(A) 26th November, 1949
(B) 21st February, 1948
(C) 26th January, 1950
(D) None of these

[B](12) Official name of China which emerged on world map on 1st October, 1949 is:[/B]
(A) Nationalist Republic of China
(B) People’s Republic of China
(C) Communist Republic of China
(D) None of these

[B](13) The President of China is elected by:[/B]
(A) The National Peoples Congress
(B) Citizens of China
(C) The state council
(D) None of these

[B](14) Majlis-e-shura in Iran consists of:[/B]
(A) 270 members
(B) 250 members
(C) 200 members
(D) None of these

[B](15) Turkey was declared Republic on:[/B]
(A) 1st November, 1922
(B) 29th October, 1923
(C) 3rd March, 1924
(D) None of these

[B](16) Upper House of Indian Parliament is commonly known as:[/B]
(A) Lok sabha
(B) Rajya sabha
(C) Vidhan Parishad
(D) None of these

[B](17) How many Indian’s were members of Simon Commission:[/B]
(A) Two
(B) Four
(C) Seven
(D) None of these

[B](18) Lahore resolution of 23rd March 1940 was moved by:[/B]
(A) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
(B) Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq
(C) Chaudhry Khaliq-uz-zaman

[B](19) Stanley Wolpert is the author of:[/B]
(A) Jinnah of Pakistan
(B) Emergence of Pakistan
(C) India Wins Freedom
(D) None of these

[B](20) Number of lists of subjects for law making in 1973 constitution is:[/B]
(A) Three
(B) Two
(C) One
(D) None of these

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[B]Part - 2[/B][/CENTER]
[LEFT][B]SECTION-1[/B]

Q.2.How was George.W.Bush elected as president of U.S.A in 2004? Explain the role of the U.S President as executive head of the state.

Q.3. Do you agree that sovereignty of the parliament is the dominant characteristic of British Political System? Explain in detail the role of British parliament.

Q.4.Describe the salient features of the judicial system in France.How it differs from that of britain?

[B]SECTION-2[/B]

Q.5. Analyse the role of Mustafa Kamal Ata-Turk as the first President of Turkish Republic with special reference to "six principles of kamalism" to modernize turkey on western pattern.

Q.6.Explain the sailent features of indian political system.

Q.7.Discuss the organization and the role of the communist part in the chinese political system.

Q.8. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allam Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah were forced by historical events to shift from their view of Hindu-Muslim Unity to Muslim Nationalism. Elaborate[/LEFT]
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