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HSST - POLITICAL SCIENCE 
Kerala Higher Secondary Education
PSC Exam held on : 14-12-2015
Kerala PSC Previous Year Fully Solved Question Paper  | Year - 2015
SET - 4 | Questions : 61-80
61] The scope of public administration
[a] Depends on the values of the political framework
[b] Depends on the goals of the framework
[c] Depends on the values and goals of the framework
[d] Remains narrow

62] The emergence of 'New Public Administration' is associated with
[a] Minnow Brook Conference
[b] American Society of Public Administration
[c] Comparative Administration Group
[d] Scientific Management Association

63] Development Administration is related to
[a] Goal-oriented administrative system
[b] Action oriented administrative system
[c] Both (1) and (2)
[d] System oriented administrative system

64] The first coherent theory of organization is known as
[a] Bureaucratic Theory
[b] Scientific Management
[c] Human Relations Theory
[d] Classical Theory

65] The term scientific management was used for the first time by
[a] F.W. Taylor
[b] Max Weber
[c] Louis Brandies
[d] Elton Mayo

66] The term 'Representative Bureaucracy' has been coined by
[a] Martin Albraw
[b] Max Webber
[c] Karl Marx
[d] Donald Kingsley

67] Perspective planning refers to the formulation of
[a] Long term plans
[b] Short term plans
[c] Five Year Plans
[d] Medium range plans

68] The reforms in the monetary and banking policies of the country are called
[a] Budgetary Reforms
[b] Administrative Reforms
[c] Banking Reforms
[d] Financial Reforms

69] Herbert Simon's Model of decision-making is known as
[a] Disjointed Incrementalism
[b] Mixed Scanning
[c] Behavior Alternative
[d] Policy Science

70] Big Democracy is the work of
[a] P.H. Appleby
[b] D. Waldo
[c] H.A. Simon
[d] Elton Mayo

71] Who among the following theorists is associated with neo-realism in international politics?
[a] Hans Morgenthau
[b] Kenneth Waltz
[c] John Ruggie
[d] Barry Buzan

72] The 'authoritative allocation of values' was a concept given by
[a] Almond and Powell
[b] Lass Well
[c] David Easton
[d] Talcott Parson

73] The most important factor responsible for the globalization taking place is
[a] Economic Liberalization
[b] Political Liberalization
[c] Trade Liberalization
[d] Technological change brought about by relentless economic competition

74] The military alliances are formed on the basic concept of
[a] Co-operative security
[b] Collective security
[c] Comprehensive security
[d] Collective defense

75] Which one of the following non-governmental organizations is exclusively involved in human rights advocacy?
[a] Oxfam
[b] Caritas
[c] Ford Foundation
[d] Amnesty International

76] Which one of the following statement is not correct?
[a] Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th century
[b] Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy
[c] Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once did
[d] Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers

77] 'Agenda for peace' proposal is associated with
[a] Commonwealth of Nations
[b] League of Nations
[c] United Nations
[d] India

78] Which one of the following factors influenced the foreign policy of India?
[a] Geographical location of the country
[b] Plural character of the Indian society
[c] International environments
[d] All the above

79] Which one of the following has been main irritant in the relations between India and Pakistan in recent years?
[a] Kashmir Issue
[b] Growing intimacy between USA and Pakistan
[c] Growing intimacy between China and Pakistan
[d] Cross border terrorism

80] Which one of the following is the easiest method for the peaceful settlement of disputes between two states?
[a] Negotiations
[b] Good Offices
[c] Mediation
[d] Enquiry