HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q61
Who said that, “The Constituent Assembly was a one party body in The Assembly was the Congress and the Congress was India”?
(A) Morris Jones
(B) Paul R. Brass
(C) Granville Austin
(D) Richard Sisson
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q62
Match List-I (Books) and List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer from the codes given below. (I. The Child and the State in India, II. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics, III. The Political Economy of Development in India, IV. Poverty Amid Plenty in the New India)
(A) (I)-iii, (II)-iv, (III)-i, (IV)-ii
(B) (I)-iv, (II)-iii, (III)-ii, (IV)-i
(C) (I)-ii, (II)-i, (III)-iii, (IV)-iv
(D) (I)-i, (II)-ii, (III)-iv, (IV)-iii
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q63
In which case did The Supreme Court give the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution?
(A) Keshavanand Bharti case
(B) Golak Nath case
(C) Indira Sawhney case
(D) Sankari Prasad case
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q64
Which states/union territories are involved in the Cauvery river dispute?
(A) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
(C) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
(D) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q65
Supreme Court’s judgment in Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India case deals with:
(A) Reservations for OBCS
(B) Reservations for SCs and STs
(C) Reservations in Promotion
(D) Reservations for Muslims
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q66
Match List-I (Panchayati Raj Committees: I. H. Hanumantha Rao, II. G.V.K. Rao, III. Ashok Mehta, IV. L.M. Singhvi) and List-II (Year: i. 1978, ii. 1983, iii. 1986, iv. 1985)
(A) (I)-iv, (II)-ii, (III)-i, (IV)-iii
(B) (I)-ii, (II)-iv, (III)-i, (IV)-iii
(C) (I)-i, (II)-iii, (III)-ii, (IV)-iv
(D) (I)-iii, (II)-i, (III)-iv, (IV)-ii
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q67
Which of the following is not associated with electoral reforms in India?
(A) Tarkunde Committee
(B) Dinesh Goswami Committee
(C) N. N. Vohra committee
(D) Indrajit Gupta Committee
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q70
Which of the following are statutory bodies? (i. University Grants Commission, ii. Official Language Commission, iii. Railway Board, iv. Atomic Energy Commission)
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q71
Who said, Indian federalism is “a new kind of federation to meet India’s peculiar need’s?
(A) Granville Austin
(B) Ivor Jennings
(C) Alexanderowicz
(D) Ronald Wats
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2018 Prelims Question Paper – Q74
Who described the critical and creative role of politics in India as “the Indian model of development”?
(A) Rajni Kothari
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Jagdish Bhagwati
(D) James Manor
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Answer: A
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