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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (POLITICAL SCIENCE) ' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '040/2023/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Question44:-Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct about International law 7
i, States have legal responsibilities in their conduct with each other.
ii. International law also regulates the global commons, such as the environment and
sustainable development.
iii. States have legal responsibilities in their treatment of individuals within State boundaries.
A--All the three
B:-Only (i and ii)
C:-Only i
D:-Only ii
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-Which among the following factors have not led to unipolarity in International politics ?
i. End of cold war
ii, Disintegration of the USSR
iii. Super power status of USSR
iv. Disintegration of USA
A:-Only (iv)
B:-Only (iii and iv)
C:-Only (iii)
D:-Only (ii, iii, iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-According to George Schwarzenegger collective security is
A:-"One for all and all for one is the watchword of collective security."
B:-"It clearly implies collective measure for dealing with threat to peace"
-"Collective security as machinery for joint action in order to prevent or counter any attack against an established
International order".
D:-"Collective security is basically a mutual insurance plan against aggression anywhere and everywhere".
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct about determinants of foreign policy ?
i. Geography, history, culture, traditions are more or less permanent markers.
ii, Degree of economic development, personality of top leadership, as well as ideological
orientations are changing Markers.
iii, All the determinants of a country's foreign policy are in the nature of given variables that
can be changed at the wish of the country.
A:-Only (i and ii)
B:-Only (iii)
C:-Only (i and iii)
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-Which of the following statement/statements about dependency theory is/are wrong ?
i. Dependency theory seeks to explain the causes of economic development and
underdevelopment.
ii. It evolved in Latin America during the 1960s.
iii, Dependency writers treat social and economic development of underdeveloped countries as
conditioned by external forces.
A:-Only (ii)
B:-Only (i and iii)
C:-None of the above
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-Which among the following statement/statements is/are correct according to Rajaram Mohan Roy's thought ?
i, Social reform was intimately connected with political reform.
ii. He advocated a blend of western science with Indian traditional values.
iii, He was against all the ancient practices of Hindu tradition.
A:-Only (iii)
:-Only (i and ii)
C:-Only (ii)
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-Which among the following categorizations is/are correct ?
i, Bala Gangadhara Thilak - Total Revolution.
ii. Gopalakrishna Gokhale - Liberal Nationalism.
ili. Jay Prakash Narayan - Extreme Nationalism
iv. Ram Manohar Lohia - Socialism