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Jawaharlal Nehru University

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Political Science

Entrance Exam

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CONTENTS

Previous Paper (Solved), 2020 ................................................................................ 1-8

Previous Paper (Solved), 2019 ................................................................................ 1-4

STUDY MATERIAL

Social and Political Thought of Modern India ......................... 3-33

B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956); V.D. Savarkar (1883-1966); M.N. Roy (1887-1954); M.K. Gandhi (1869-1948); Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898); Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1950); Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964); Multiple Choice Questions.

Western Political Thought ........................................................ 34-78

Classical Greek Philosophy; Aristotle (384-322 BC); Machiavelli (1469-1527); Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679); John Locke (1632-1704); J.J. Rousseau (1712-1778); Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832); John Stuart Mill (1806-1873); G.W.F. Hegel (1770-1831); Karl Marx (1818-1883); Multiple Choice Questions.

Concepts and Approaches in Political Theory ..................... 79-162

Political Theory; Positivism, Scientific Method and its Critique, Contemporary Approaches to Research in Social Sciences; Theories of StateClassical, Social Contract; Theories of State : Elite, Pluralist, Neo-Pluralist, Marxist and Neo-Marxist; Power and Authority; Legitimacy and Political Obligation; Law, Liberty and Rights; Justice, Equality and Civil Society; Contemporary Debates in Democracy; Political Ideology and Liberalism; Marxism and Socialism; Fascism, Communitarianism; Environment and Multiculturalism; Multiple Choice Questions.

Constitution and Political Institutions of India .................. 163-239

Indian Political System and Constitution; Fundamental Rights in India; Legal Dispute; Writ; Fundamental Duties; Centre State Relations; NITI Aayog; Parliament of India; President of India; Vice-president of India; Constitutional Bodies (Powers, Functions and Responsibilities); Prime Minister of India; Multiple Choice Questions.

State and Politics in India .................................................... 240-282

Dynamics of State Politics; Local Governments; Genesis and Evaluation of Political Parties in India; Pressure Groups; Elections in India; Electoral Reforms; Role of Caste in Indian Politics; Role of Gender in Indian Politics; Dalits and Indian Politics; Regionalism : Its Dimensions, Meaning and Issues; Problems of Nation Building and National Integration; Multiple Choice Questions.

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Political Processes and Public Policies in India ............... 283-302

Caste; Class; Public Policies in India; Multiple Choice Questions.

Comparative Government and Politics ............................... 303-350

Comparative Politics : Nature and Major Approaches; Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice; Forms of Government : Unitary and Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential; Parliamentary and Presidential Government; Political System of the United Kingdom; The United Kingdom Government; UK Parliament; Political System of the United States; President; United States Congressional Committee; Judiciary of the United States; Political System of Switzerland; Switzerlands President; Party System; Electoral System; Political Development and Modernization; Political Culture; Civic Culture; Political Socialisation; Political Elite; Multiple Choice Questions.

International Relations .......................................................... 351-428

Ideology : Meaning, Types and Role; Nation-State System; Arms Control and Disarmament; Cold War, Globalisation and Political Economy of International Relations in the Contemporary World; Determinants and Compulsions of Indias Foreign Policy; Indias Role in United Nations; India and SAARC; India and ASEAN; India and Indian Ocean; Multiple Choice Questions.

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Previous Paper (Solved)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

MAPolitical Science

Entrance Exam 2020*

W ho enu nciated In tern atio nal so ciety th eo ry as a W hat is the correct sequ ence of Mo rton Kaplans combination of three schools of thought Realism, models of systems analysis?

Rationalism and Revolutionism?

( a) Balance of Power

A. Martin Wight

B. Kenneth Waltz

( b) Loose Bipolarity

C. Hedley Bull

D. Raymond Aron

( c) Tight Bipolarity

Who is National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister ( d) Universal International System

of India?

Choose the correct answer from the options given A. J.N. Dixit

B. A.K. Dobhal

below:

C. Brajesh Mishra

D. M.K. Naraynan

A. ( d), ( c), ( b), ( a) B. ( c), ( d), ( b), ( a) C. ( d), ( b), ( c), ( a) D. ( a), ( b), ( c), ( d) Aristotles theory of the origin of the state is basically: A. Divine Theory

B. Force Theory

W hich of the following are parts of Morganthaus C. Social contract theory D. Historical theory realist principle?

Match List-I with List-II and choose your answer from ( a) Politics is rooted in a permanent and unchanging the Codes given below:

human nature.

List-I

List-II

( b) Self-interest is a basic fact of the human condition.

( Author)

( Idea/Concept)

( c) Coercion is only part of foreign policy.

( a) Morris Jones

I. Sanskritization

( d) National interest defined in terms of power.

( b) Rajni Kothari

II. One Party dominant system

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: ( c) M.N. Srinivas

III. Crisis of Governability

A. All are correct.

( d) Atul Kohli

IV. Congress System

B. ( a), ( b) and ( d) are correct.

Codes:

C. ( a), ( c) and (