Which of the following are important nomenclatures of states in Kautilya’s Mandala Theory?
A) Ari (Enemy State)
B) Vijigishu (State desirous of world conquest)
C) Udasin (Neutral State)
D) Parsnigraha (Friend in the rear)
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According to Kautilya, what is the primary duty of a king?

The idea of “Sarvodaya” is closest to which political ideology?

Who among the following advocated for a “Bahujan Samaj” in Indian political thought?

What was the key criticism of Gandhi’s Trusteeship Model?

The doctrine of Hindutva was expounded by:

Digha Nikaya is a collection of discourses of:

Which weekly paper was published by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?

Who is the founder of the Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha?

According to Lohia, how many types of injustices and inequalities prevail in the world, against which revolutions were taking place?

Who founded the Independent Labour Party, and in which year?

In which year was Hind Swaraj written by M.K. Gandhi?

In which year was Pandita Ramabai awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind by the British government?

Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission or Ramakrishna Math?

Who was the founder of Brahminical Magazine?

Which of the following institutions was founded by Rabindranath Tagore?

The lectures compiled in The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam were delivered by:

E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was associated with which movement?

The manuscript of Kautilya’s Arthashastra was first discovered and studied by:

Which of the following statements is correct with regard to Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

Which of the following beliefs is associated with Aurobindo’s philosophy?

The idea that the advent of technology and industrialization is the root cause of human misery in modern society is attributed to:

“He is the head of the state but not of the executive. He represents the nation but does not rule the nation.” Who made this comment about the President of India?

Who among the following is considered to have inaugurated the liberal reformist modernization of India?

The philosophy of “Dependent Origination” belongs to which tradition?

M.K. Gandhi wrote editorials for the first time in which of the following journals?

Who among the following said, “Caste system is not merely a division of labour, it is also a division of labourers”?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Ram Manohar Lohia’s concept of Sapta Kranti (Seven Revolutions)?

According to Hind Swaraj, the major obstacle to Indian self-government was:

According to Kautilya, Danda is the symbol of:

The Saptanga Theory of state is described in which of the following texts?

Rajukas were appointed by Ashoka to perform which of the following functions?

The Saptanga Theory of the state was propounded by:

Why is Nehru considered a secular thinker?

Who among the following is credited with discovering the ancient text Arthashastra?

What kind of vision does Kautilya exhibit, according to V.R. Mehta?

Who among the following used the concept of “Oceanic Circle”?

The work Who Were the Shudras? is associated with:

For M.K. Gandhi, Anasakti Stands For

Graded Inequality is Associated With

Assertion (A): Gandhi supported Panchayati Raj Institutions for better administration.
Reason (R): Ambedkar condemned Panchayats as repressive and oppressive institutions.
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Which of the following pacts resulted in a compromise between Ambedkar and Gandhi on the issue of separate electorates?

Which of the following is not included in the list of essential elements (Prakriti) of a state as identified by Kautilya?

Which of the following was not a distinctive feature of the dharmasastra tradition in India

Arrange these thinkers chronologically according to the year of their birth:
A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Ram Mohan Roy
C.Swami Vivekananda
D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
E. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Which of the following are associated with Rammohun Roy?
A) Every man is entitled by law and reason to enjoy the fruits of his honest labour and good management
B) Defended right to property
C) Defended Permanent Settlement in his report to the House of Commons in 1831
D) Derived his income from the zamindari and money‐lending business
E) Pointed out injustices of the revenue system and demanded their rectification
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Who drafted the resolution on ‘Fundamental Rights and Duties’ for the Karachi Congress 1931 in which it was said that ‘The State shall observe neutrality in regards to all religions’?
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Which of the following statements go along with Swami Dayananda Saraswati and his Arya Samaj movement?
A) He was opposed to polytheism
B) He condemned idolatory
C) He argued that that there was no need for an intermediary between God and His devotees
D) Vedas occupy a central position in his philosophy
E) He was in favour of welfare state, not theocracy
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The following statement is associated with which modern Indian political thinker:
‘The distribution of produce among the needy many and the powerful few has to be rearranged in a spirit of equality and fair play.’
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Which of the following statements do reflect Jyotirao Phule’s ideas?
A) British rule was meant by the Creator to rescue the Sudras from slavery
B) Owing to English education, true knowledge was being imparted to Sudras
C) He wanted to re‐orient the whole educational system for the upliftment of the masses
D) He wanted larger state support to higher education
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Who among the following political leaders was instrumental in separating the annual meetings of the Social Conference and the Indian National Congress, which used to meet at the same venue and with several common delegates till 1895?

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What does Ambedkar suggest as a real remedy to the caste system in his famous essay Annihilation of Caste?
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‘Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellowmen.’
Which of the following modern indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

Which of the following are associated with Swami Vivekananda’s philosophy?
A) If one religion is true, then all the others also must be true.
B) He addressed the delegates of the World’s Parliament of Religions as ‘Sisters and Brothers’
C) He started a movement against the philosophy of Vedanta
D) He critiqued the modern reform movements of his time by suggesting that most of them were inconsiderate imitations of Western means and methods of work
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‘Freedom was the soul of the Home Rule Movement. The divine instinct of freedom never aged….Freedom is the very life of the individual soul which Vedanta declares to be not separate from God but identical with him. This freedom was a principle that could never perish.’
Which of the following modern Indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

Which of the ideas are associated with V. D. Savarkar?
A) Blunt the edge of the demands made by the Depressed classes
B) Prevent further atomization of the Hindu community
C) Cultural concept of nationalism
D) Negate the territorial concept of nationhood propagated by Congress
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‘The Prime Minister is more concerned about his power than about the welfare of Parliament. His energy is concentrated upon securing the success of his party. His care is not always that Parliament shall do right. Prime Ministers are known to have made Parliament do things merely for party advantage. All this is worth thinking over.’
Which of the following modern indian political thinker is associated with the statement given above?

Ranajit Guha’s book, A Rule of Property for Bengal is about which historical development of India?

When Lord Bentinck was about to set sail for India to assume the Governor‐Generalship, which school of philosophy did he refer to when he said “I am going to British India, but I shall not be governor general. It is you who will be governor general”.

Which of the following is true about the idea of dharmanirpeksheta?

In which -Parva’ of the Mahahharata does the ‘Dice Game ‘ figure?

The term ‘samsraya ‘ in kautilya refers to

What is the role of ‘Karanika’ in Arthasastra?

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Who among the following had started two weeklies, the Karma-yogin and the Dharma?

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): M.N. Roy did not accept Marx’s materialistic interpretation of history.
Reason (R): It had an element of determinism and idealism.
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Identify the correct sequence of M.N. Roy’s activities/events in ascending order:
(i) Formed “The League of Radical Congressman’.
(ii) Founded “The Indian Renaissance Movement”.
(iii) Expelled from “Comintern”
(iv) Founded a weekly, “The Independent India”.
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A key aspect of kautilyan theory of status considered to be the

According to Kautilyan the original state of nature was marked by the existence of

The author of Tarikh-i- Firozshahi

The Fundamental thrust of Fatwa I Jahandari is on providing the ideal Sultan with a set of advices is guiding his

Anushilan according to Bakim Chandra Chattopadhyay implies duty that is the performance of an act for which

Which 19^th century social reformer believed that the Vedas contained Hindu beliefs in their most ancient and pure form showing God to be just an infinite creator?

The play Tritya Ratna was authored by?

Annihilation of Caste is a monograph written by?

Which former Prime Minister of India made a distinction between scientific method and scientific approach?

The core of the radical humanism of MN Roy lies in

The notion of constructive militancy and militant construction are associated with which Indian socialist

Glimpses of World History is a book written by?

Which Indian thinker is associated with the political pamphlet Bhawani Mandir, written during the partition of Bengal?

Which of the following statements about Savarkar’s political philosophy are correct?
A) He differentiated between Hindutva and Hinduism, arguing that unlike Hinduism, Hindutva was a civilizational and political-cultural category.
B) He referred to the Rebellion of 1857 as the Indian War of Independence.
C) In his work Hindu Pad Padshahi, he discussed the rule of Shivaji as the last Hindu Empire and also praised the sense of solidarity among Muslims.
D) He believed that Hindu consolidation was impossible due to the practice of untouchability and, hence, called for its annihilation.
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Which of the following arguments were used by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the memorial submitted to King George regarding the freedom of the press?
A) A free press strengthens the bond between the governed and the governor.
B) A free press helps in better and more efficient administration.
C) A free press is a fundamental right conferred upon all Indians.
D) A free press allows for nonviolent religious confrontations through deliberative mechanisms.
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Who among the following discussed the concept of the Chaukhamba Model of decentralization in the book Aspects of Socialist Policy?

Identify the correct sequence of Mahatma Gandhi’s major movements:
(i) Organized the industrial workers in Ahmedabad for higher wages.
(ii) Protest against the Indigo planters at Champaran.
(iii) Satyagraha movement in Kaira against the collection of land revenue.
(iv) Protest against the Asiatic Registration Act.
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Why is Sri Aurobindo primarily famous?

Who said: “Human nature is an ensemble of social relations”?

Who adapted communism to suit the Asiatic context?

How did Gandhi describe himself politically?

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Who among the following advocated “Radical Democracy”?

The “Directive Principles of State Policy” were inspired by:

What was Periyar’s primary focus in his social and political activism?

Who argued that India should have a “decentralized polity” based on village governance?

Which Indian political thinker emphasized the “Four Pillars of Democracy”?

Which of the following best defines Ambedkar’s idea of “State Socialism”?

Who among the following first used the term “Hindutva”?

In his theory of “Partyless Democracy,” Jayaprakash Narayan proposed:

Who among the following believed that political independence without social reform is meaningless?