Comparative Politics and South Asia

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Political Science) · Political Science · 54 practice questions with answers and explanations: 8 Easy, 44 Medium, 2 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Japanese legislature is called the:

  1. Duma
  2. Diet
  3. Knesset
  4. Bundestag
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Answer: B. It has two houses.

Sample Easy question 2

Which country has the oldest written constitution still in use?

  1. France
  2. United States
  3. United Kingdom
  4. India
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Answer: B. Adopted in 1787.

Sample Easy question 3

Nepal abolished its monarchy and became a republic in:

  1. 2008
  2. 1990
  3. 1951
  4. 2015
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Answer: A. The Constituent Assembly voted for a republic in May 2008.

Sample Medium question 4

'The Civic Culture' was written by:

  1. Lasswell
  2. Easton
  3. Dahl and Lindblom
  4. Almond and Verba
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Answer: D. It compared five countries.

Sample Medium question 5

Almond and Verba classed political cultures as parochial, subject and:

  1. Participant
  2. Democratic
  3. Passive
  4. Active
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Answer: A. The civic culture mixes the three.

Sample Medium question 6

New institutionalism emphasises the role of:

  1. Institutions in shaping political outcomes
  2. Class alone
  3. Geography alone
  4. Individual psychology
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Answer: A. It includes historical and rational-choice versions.

Sample Hard question 7

The Durand Line separates Afghanistan from:

  1. Iran
  2. India
  3. Tajikistan
  4. Pakistan
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Answer: D. It dates from 1893.

Sample Hard question 8

The concept of 'human security' was popularised by the:

  1. UNESCO report of 1990
  2. UNDP Human Development Report of 1994
  3. World Bank report of 1994
  4. WTO ministerial of 1995
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Answer: B. It shifted the focus from state security to people's security.

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