CUET PG Political Science Previous Paper (2023 Shift-1)

Which of the following taxes does not come under the Union List?

Which among the following statements are true about the different approaches to the study of comparative politics?
A. Institutional analysis examines the functioning of and relationships between institutions in a given moment.
B. New Institutionalism is a revival of Institutionalism that looks at how institutions shape decisions and define interests.
C. The behavioural approach focuses on the study of constitutions, institutions and organizational charts.
D. Structuralism examines relationships among parts rather than the parts themselves.
E. The rational choice approach explains political action through statistical generalization rather than interest of the actors.
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Theorists of global justice argue that the human beings, and the State, are central to any theory of justice.
Statement II : Thomas Pogge rejected the existence of institutional precondition for justice at the global level.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Who among the following scholars presented Hobbes' ‘State of Nature’ as a society of self-interested competitive individualism?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Reservation of a State bill for the assent of the President is a discretionary power of the Governor.
Reason (R) : This could be achieved through amending Article 156 of the Indian Constitution.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Which of the following are true about representative democracy?
A. Simple majority means more than half of those voting.
B. Blocking minority reflects a situation where a minority is able to prevent a proposal from passing.
C. Absolute majority means more than half of those entitled to vote.
D. Qualified majority demonstrates more than a simple majority which is typically two-third majority.
E. Concurrent majority indicates the largest number of votes but not necessarily a majority.
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Justice as requital refers to

Arrange the following in chronological order according the year of joining the European Council / European Union :
A. Spain
B. Croatia
C. Greece
D. Bulgaria
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Which of the following regional parties does not have a regional-ethnic character?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Gandhi supported Panchayati Raj Institutions for a better administration.
Reason (R) : Ambedkar condemned the panchayats as a repressive and oppressive institution.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :