JKPSC 10+2 political science question paper
Written test held on 9 nov 2025
1. Who of the following declared that "the gradual progress of equality is something fated"?
A) Aristotle
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) J. J. Rousseau
D) Alexis de Tocqueville
2. The idea 'the divine, the absolute, exists within all human beings regardless of social status' was propagated by _______?
A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Gautama Buddha
D) M. Gandhi
3. Match the following:
Authors Books
1. G. D. H. Cole i. Socialism for a Sceptical Age
2. L. Huberman & P. Sweezy ii. Socialist Thought: The Forerunners, 1789–1850
3. R. Miliband iii. Socialisms: Theories and Practices
4. A. Wright iv. Introduction to Socialism
Match the correct option:
A) 1–i, 2–ii, 3–iii, 4–iv
B) 1–ii, 2–iv, 3–i, 4–iii
C) 1–iii, 2–i, 3–iv, 4–ii
D) 1–iv, 2–iii, 3–ii, 4–i
4. In Gramsci’s analysis, what is a ‘war of position’?
A) A direct military conflict
B) An immediate seizure of state power
C) A gradual, protracted struggle aimed at undermining the ruling class hegemony by building alternative institutions and ideologies within civil society.
D) Economic sabotage
5. Justice that was to be meted out by a judge in matters like contracts or criminal cases, was defined by Aristotle as:
A) Distributive justice
B) Procedural justice
C) Rectificatory justice
D) Substantive justice
6. Match the events (List - I) with the year (List - II)
List - I
Fall of Berlin Wall
Soviet Invasion of Hungary
Apollo 11 Lands on Moon
Islamic Revolution in Iran
List - II
i. 1969
ii. 1979
iii. 1989
iv. 1956
Choose the correct match:
A) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i
B) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv
C) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
D) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i
7. Who among the following proposes an ascetic communism, the purpose of which is to remove objects of desire, not to distribute them more equitably?
A) Plato
B) Karl Marx
C) Frederic Angels
D) Vladimir Lenin
8. John Stuart Mill’s masterpiece “On Liberty”
I. was published in 1806.
II. has become the classic liberal statement in defence of freedom of expression.
III. makes a general argument against governmental interference in the lives of individuals.
IV. states that liberty of opinion is the precondition for human development.
Find the correct option:
A) Only I, II & III are correct
B) Only II, III & IV are correct
C) Only I, III & IV are correct
D) All are correct
9. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Machiavelli proposes to describe and explain the "logic of power."
Reasoning (R): Machiavelli views power as something uniquely amenable to logical analysis.
Choose the correct option:
A) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
D) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect
10. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): M. N. Roy was known for his concept of radical humanism.
Reasoning (R): The philosophical underpinnings of the quest for freedom are the cornerstone of M. N. Roy's concept of radical humanism.
Choose the correct option:
A) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
D) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect
11. Realism:
I. is the dominant theory of international relations.
II. provides the most powerful explanations for the state of war, which is the regular condition of life in the international system
III. was pioneered by E. H. Carr, Hans J. Morgenthau, and Reinhold Niebuhr.
IV. prevailed after World War II.
Choose the correct option:
A) Only I, II & III are correct
B) Only II, III & IV are correct
C) Only I, III & IV are correct
D) All are correct
12. According to Immanuel Wallerstein:
I. History has been marked by the rise and demise of a series of world-systems.
II. The modern world-system emerged in Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century.
III. The semi-peripheral zone has an intermediate role within the world-system.
IV. Capitalism is a system of production for sale in a market for profit and appropriation of this profit on the basis of individual or collective ownership.
Choose the correct option:
A) Only I, II & III are correct
B) Only II, III & IV are correct
C) Only I, III & IV are correct
D) All are correct
13. Who has explained the evolution of the discipline of International relations into different stages?
A) Kenneth Thompson
B) Kaler
C) Lawson
D) Morgenthau
14. How many official languages does the United Nations have?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 5
D) 4
15. Sir Ian's statement that 'If big men are overwhelmed with detail, it is always their own fault' hints at the importance of which principle of organisation?
A) Delegation
B) Span of Control
C) Unity of Command
D) Decentralization
16. In which phase of the budget cycle are Demands for Grants discussed?
A) Execution
B) Formulation
C) Legislative approval
D) Audit
17. Urwick's core focus in his theory of organization was:
A) Human motivation and conflict resolution
B) Formal structure and principles of administration
C) Technological innovation in organizations
D) Collective bargaining and unionism
18. The term ‘Charged Expenditure’ in the Indian Constitution refers to:
A) Expenditure that can be voted upon by the Parliament.
B) Expenditure not subject to the vote of the Parliament.
C) Emergency expenditure
D) Expenditure on defence only
19. Match the following:
List - I
Constitutive theory
De Facto Recognition
De Jure Recognition
Declaratory Theory
List - II
i. State or government exists as such prior to and independently of recognition
ii. Can establish diplomatic relations and entitled to get membership of UN
iii. Provisional recognition of the State
iv. Recognition is defined as a process whereby a State is constituted
Choose the correct option:
A) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i
B) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iv
C) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
D) 1-i, 2-iv, 3-iii, 4-ii
20. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was approved by the UN General Assembly in the year:
A) 1966
B) 1946
C) 1948
D) 1961
21. Identify the correct statements about the scientific nature of comparative politics:
I. It uses controlled experimentation in laboratory settings.
II. It relies on case studies, cross-national surveys, and statistical techniques.
III. Variables such as political culture and legitimacy are quantifiable and testable.
IV. It avoids value judgments entirely in its analysis.
Choose the correct code:
A) I and IV
B) II and III
C) I, II and III
D) II, III and IV