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CUET UG Political Science Previous Year Question Paper 2024

1. Who among the following entered into Standstill Agreement with India in November 1947?

1. Maharaja of Manipur

2. Nizam of Hyderabad

3. Nawab of Junagadh

4. Maharaja of Kashmir

Answer - 2. Nizam of Hyderabad

2. Which of the following Princely States were reluctant to sign the Instrument of Accession with India?

1. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab

2. Kerala, Hyderabad, Bombay

3. Assam, Goa, Tripura

4. Hyderabad, Junagadh, Kashmir

Answer - 4. Hyderabad, Junagadh, Kashmir

3. The ‘two-nation theory’ was advanced by which of the following party?

1. Janata Dal

2. Muslim League

3. Socialist Party

4. Swatantra Party

Answer - 2. Muslim League

4. Who was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Sardar Patel

3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

4. Potti Sriramulu

Answer - 3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

5. Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

(2) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer - (1) (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

6. Who was the leader of the anti-caste movement and the founder of Independent Labour Party?

1. Acharya Narendra Dev

2. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

3. A.K. Gopalan

4. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

Answer - 3. A.K. Gopalan

7. Who among the following was known as the “Milkman of India”?

1. Arun Krishna

2. Muljibhai Patel

3. Verghese Kurien

4. M.S. Swaminathan

Answer - 3. Verghese Kurien

8. Statement I: The Second Five Year Plan stressed on heavy industries.

Statement II: A bulk of industries like electricity, railways, steel could be developed by the private sector.

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

3. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect

4. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct

Answer - 3. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect

9. The Second Five Year Plan was drafted under the leadership of ___________.

1. K.N. Raj

2. P.C. Mahalanobis

3. J.C. Kumarappa

4. P.C. Mahapatra

Answer - 2. P.C. Mahalanobis

10. Which of the following treaty was rejected by India as discriminatory as it prevented only non-nuclear countries from acquiring nuclear weapons?

1. Intermediate Range Nuclear Force Treaty

2. Non Proliferation Treaty

3. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

4. Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty

Answer - 2. Non Proliferation Treaty

11. Where was the first summit of the NAM (Non-Alignment Movement) held?

1. Bengaluru

2. Belgrade

3. Belgium

4. Belarus

Answer - 2. Belgrade

12. The Shimla Agreement of 1972 was signed between India and which of the following countries?

1. Nepal

2. Pakistan

3. China

4. Bangladesh

Answer - 3. China

13. Who proposed in 1963 that all senior Congressmen should resign from office to make way for younger party workers?

1. S. Nijalingappa

2. V.V. Giri

3. K. Kamaraj

4. Indira Gandhi

Answer - 3. K. Kamaraj

14. Who gave the strategy of ‘Non-Congressism’?

1. Ram Manohar Lohia

2. C. Natarajan Annadurai

3. K. Kamaraj

4. Karpoori Thakur

Answer -1. Ram Manohar Lohia

15. The Mandal Commission was appointed by ___________ Government at the Centre.

1. Indian National Congress Party

2. Bharatiya Janata Party

3. Janata Party

4. Samajwadi Party

Answer -3. Janata Party

16. In 1974, nationwide strike by all the employees of the Railways was led by which of the following leaders?

1. Jayaprakash Narayan

2. Charu Majumdar

3. George Fernandes

4. Indira Gandhi

Answer -3. George Fernandes

17. Which of the following political party led the movement for the formation of Punjabi Suba?

1. Congress

2. Lok Dal

3. Akali Dal

4. CPI

Answer -3. Akali Dal

18. Who among the following led the Anti-Brahmin movement, worked for the Justice Party, and also founded Dravidar Kazhagam?

1. A.K. Gopalan

2. E.V. Ramasami Naicker

3. K. Kamaraj

4. Potti Sriramulu

Answer - 2. E.V. Ramasami Naicker

19. What does BAMCEF stand for?

1. Backward and Muslim Communities Employees Federation

2. Backward and Minority Communities Education Federation

3. Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

4. Backward and Majority Communities Employees Federation

Answer - 3. Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

20. Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
(2) (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
(3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer - (1) (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

21. Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party?

1. Mayawati

2. B.R. Ambedkar

3. Jagjivan Ram

4. Kanshi Ram

Answer - 4. Kanshi Ram

22. The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia, and East Europe that was influenced by the World Bank and the IMF came to be known as:

1. Current Therapy

2. Shock Therapy

3. Fiscal Therapy

4. Glasnost

Answer - 2. Shock Therapy

23. In which year was Mikhail Gorbachev elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?

1. 1982

2. 1983

3. 1984

4. 1985

Answer - 4. 1985

24. Which of the following countries have not accepted Euro as the common currency?

1. Denmark and Sweden

2. Spain and Portugal

3. Greece and Germany

4. France and Austria

Answer - 1. Denmark and Sweden

25. The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) established in 1994, is the organization that carries out the coordination of:

1. Trade and Finance

2. Friendship and Solidarity

3. Security and Foreign Policy

4. Investment and Labour

Answer - 3. Security and Foreign Policy

26. Which of the following nations adopted an ‘Open Door’ policy and economic reforms in 1978?

1. South Korea

2. China

3. USA

4. Japan

Answer - 2. China

27. In 1966, who made the six-point proposal for the greater autonomy of East Pakistan?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru

2. Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman

3. General Yahya Khan

4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Answer - 2. Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman

28. Which of the following countries joined SAARC in the year 2007?

1. Bhutan

2. Nepal

3. Afghanistan

4. Bangladesh

Answer - 3. Afghanistan

29. Which of the following countries is not included in South Asia?

1. Pakistan

2. China

3. Bangladesh

4. Nepal

Answer - 2. China

30. At the Yalta Conference, the ‘Big Three’ decided to organize a United Nations Conference on the proposed world organisation. The ‘Big Three’ stood for:

1. Roosevelt, Churchill and Krushchev

2. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin

3. Deng Xiaoping, Churchill and Stalin

4. Kennedy, Attlee and Stalin

Answer - 2. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin

31. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in:

1. 1951

2. 1953

3. 1955

4. 1957

Answer - 4. 1957

32. Which of the following organization provides loans and grants to member countries for human development (education and health), agriculture and rural development, infrastructure and environmental protection?

1. WTO

2. World Bank

3. IMF

4. UNO

Answer - 2. World Bank

33. What is the full form of START?

1. Strategic Arms Reduction Toll

2. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

3. Strategic Arms Reduction Tactics

4. Strategic Arms Reduction Tax

Answer - 2. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

34. Which of the following is a threat to Global security?

1. Human Rights

2. Arms Control

3. Terrorism

4. Disarmament

Answer - 3. Terrorism

35. Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(2) (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(3) (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(4) (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer - (2) (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

36. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?

1. 1992

2. 1995

3. 1997

4. 1999

Answer - 3. 1997

37. When was the Energy Conservation Act passed?

1. 1998

2. 1999

3. 2001

4. 2005

Answer - 3. 2001

38. Which of the following global platform brings together Human Rights activists, environmentalists, labour, youth and women activists opposed to neo-liberal globalization?

1. World Economic Forum

2. World Social Forum

3. World Cultural Forum

4. G-20

Answer - 2. World Social Forum

39. Which of the statement is true about globalization?

1. Globalization is purely an economic phenomenon.

2. Globalization is purely a cultural phenomenon.

3. Globalization is a multi-dimensional phenomenon.

4. Globalization has had a universal impact on all states and societies.

Answer - 3. Globalization is a multi-dimensional phenomenon.

40. When is ‘Ambedkar Jayanti’ observed in India?

1. January 14

2. February 14

3. March 14

4. April 14

Answer - 4. April 14

Study the picture given below and answer the five questions that follow:

41. Look at the picture and identify the Logo.

1. EU

2. SAARC

3. UN

4. ASEAN

Answer - 3. UN

42. Who was the second Secretary General of UN?

1. U. Thant

2. Trygve Lie

3. Dag Hammarskjold

4. Kurt Waldheim

Answer - 3. Dag Hammarskjold

43. Which day is celebrated as the UN day?

1. 20th October

2. 22nd October

3. 24th October

4. 26th October

Answer - 3. 24th October

44. The UN was founded as a successor to which of the following?

1. League of Nations

2. Concert of Europe

3. Council of Europe

4. Hague Conference

Answer - 1. League of Nations

45. Write the full form of UNDP.

1. United Nations Development Planning

2. United Nations Development Programme

3. United Nations Design Programme

4. United News Development Programme

Answer - 2. United Nations Development Programme

Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the five questions that follow.

In the North-East, regional aspirations reached a turning point in 1980s. This region now consists of seven States, also referred to as the ‘Seven Sisters’. The region has only 4 percent of the country’s population but about twice as much share of its area. A small corridor of about 22 kilometers connects the region to the rest of the country. Otherwise the region shares boundaries with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh and serves as India’s gateway to South-East Asia.

The region has witnessed a lot of change since 1947. Tripura, Manipur and Khasi Hills of Meghalaya were erstwhile Princely States which merged with India after Independence. The entire region of North-East has undergone considerable political reorganisation. Nagaland State was created in 1963; Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya in 1972, while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh became separate States only in 1987. The Partition of India in 1947 had reduced the North-East to a land-locked region and affected its economy. Cut off from the rest of India, the region suffered neglect in developmental terms. Its politics too remained insulated. At the same time, most States in this region underwent major demographic changes due to influx of migrants from neighbouring States and countries.

The isolation of the region, its complex social character and its backwardness compared to other parts of the country have all resulted in the complicated set of demands from different States of the North-East. The vast international border and weak communication between the North-East and the rest of India have further added to the delicate nature of politics there. Three issues dominate the politics of North-East: demands for autonomy, movements for secession, and opposition to ‘outsiders’. Major initiatives on the first issue in the 1970s set the stage for some dramatic development on the second and the third in the 1980s

46. North-East region consists of seven States called ____________.

1. Seven Sisters

2. Seven Stars

3. Seven Seas

4. Seven Brothers

Answer - 1. Seven Sisters

47. Which of the following countries does the North-East region share its boundaries with?

1. China, Nepal and Bangladesh

2. China, Bhutan and Bangladesh

3. China, Myanmar and Bangladesh

4. China, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Answer - 3. China, Myanmar and Bangladesh

48. In which year was the State of Nagaland created?

1. 1961

2. 1963

3. 1965

4. 1967

Answer - 2. 1963

49. Khasi tribes, an ethnic group, are the inhabitants of which of the following States?

1. Manipur

2. Mizoram

3. Nagaland

4. Meghalaya

Answer - 4. Meghalaya

50. The North-East serves as a gateway to which of the regions mentioned below?

1. South-East Asia

2. South Asia

3. West Asia

4. Europe

Answer - 1. South-East Asia