kset.uni-mysore.ac.in Law & Public Administration Model Question Paper : Karnataka State Eligibility Test
Organisation : University of Mysore
Exam : Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) Center for Lecturership
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Law & Public Administration
Year : 2015
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Law & Public Administration Model Question Paper :
Subject : Law
Subject Code : K-1815
Time : 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks : 100
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1. Which is the correct order ?
(A) Liberty of thought, belief, expression, faith and worship
(B) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship
(C) Liberty of expression, belief, thought, worship and faith
(D) Liberty of belief, thought, expression, faith and worship
2. The protection and improvement of environment including forests and wild- life of the country is
(A) Directive Principles of State policy
(B) Fundamental National Policy
(C) Fundamental Duty of a Citizen
(D) Both Directive Principle of State Policy and Fundamental Duty of a Citizen
3. After which one of the following Supreme Courts decision was the special provision for socially and educationally backward classes introduced by an Amendment to the Constitution ?
(A) Balaji v. State of Mysore
(B) State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan
(C) Devadasan v. Union of India
(D) Periakaruppan v. State of Tamil Nadu
4. Which of the following Writs is directly related to the protection of right to personal liberty ?
(A) Mandamus
(B) Habeas corpus
(C) Quo warranto
(D) Certiorari
5. Match the following :
a) National i) Article 316 Emergency
b) President’s ii) Article 360 Rule
c) Financial iii) Article 356 Emergency
d) Public Service iv) Article 352 Commission for Union
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) i ii iv iii
6. A judge of the Supreme Court or High Court may be removed from his service by
(A) The President of India
(B) Parliament through Impeachment motion
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) National Judicial Academy
7. Schedule IX was inserted in the Constitution of India by
(A) 1st Amendment, 1951
(B) 42nd Amendment, 1976
(C) 44th Amendment, 1978
(D) 52nd Amendment, 1985
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Conventional custom : Usage
(B) Legal custom : Binding force of law
(C) Valid custom : Reasonableness
(D) Usage : Common Law
9. Examine carefully the two statements given below and select answers from the answer code : Assertion (A) : Once decision is overruled it loses its binding authority.
Reason (R) : Precedent is a source of Law.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation to (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not correct explanation to (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
10. Consider the following statements with respect to analytical school of jurisprudence and identify the correct statement.
1) Law is posterior to state
2) Law is what the ruler decides it to be
3) Custom has no place in law
4) Law should always confirm to the popular consciousness
Answer Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
11. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Deterrent theory : to show futility of crime to the society at large
(B) Preventive theory : to eliminate the offender
(C) Retributive theory : pure vengeance
(D) Reformative theory : change the personality of the offender
12. Right to ownership of a partner in a firm is
(A) Sole ownership
(B) Co-ownership
(C) Limited ownership
(D) Corporeal ownership
13. Who considers international law is true law ?
(A) Grotius
(B) Hobbes
(C) Holland
(D) Austin
14. Consider the following sources of International law in the correct order in which they are mentioned in the ICJ statute
1) Judicial decisions
2) International customs
3) General principles of law recognised
by civilised nations
4) International conventions
Codes :
(A) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
(B) 3 – 2 – 4 – 1
(C) 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
(D) 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
Paper : II
Subject : Public Administration
Subject Code : K-2315
Time : 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Maximum Marks : 100
1. The Citizen Charter launched by Mr. John Major in UK in 1991 aims at 1. Making administration accountable and citizen friendly.
2. Ensuring transparency.
3. Adopting a stakeholder approach.
4. Giving rights to citizens.
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 2, 3, 4
(C) 1, 2, 4
(D) 1, 3, 4
2. Riggs classification of societies into fused, prismatic and diffracted is built around the context of
(A) Delegation
(B) Differentiation
(C) Division of work
(D) Decentralization
3. Span of Attention is associated with
(A) Luther Gullick
(B) Graicunous
(C) Lyndall Urwick
(D) Henry Fayol
4. The major criticism on Minnowbrook – II was that it failed to identify the
(A) Privatization of Administration
(B) Corporatization of Administration
(C) New Public Management Movement
(D) Public – Private Partnerships
5. Consider the following :
1. The estimates committee is constantly supported by the Comptroller and Auditor Generals.
2. The reports of the estimates committee are advisory.
3. The C and AG is an ex-officio member of the estimates committee.
4. The reports of the estimates committee educate the public on the functioning and performance of Government.
The correct answer is :
(A) 1, 4
(B) 2, 4
(C) 1, 3
(D) 1, 2
6. The concept of “Zone of Acceptance” given by Simon is closely related to
(A) Zone of indifference : Chester Bernard
(B) Theory ‘X’ : McGregor
(C) Fusion Process : F.W. Blake
(D) System – IV : Rensis Likert
7. According to the two factor theory which of the following would motivate the workers ?
1. Salary and benefits
2. Responsibility
3. Working conditions
4. Achievement and recognition
(A) 1, 2
(B) 2, 3
(C) 1, 3
(D) 2, 4
8. The Book “Administrative State”, is authored by
(A) F. M. Marx
(B) Max Weber
(C) L. D. White
(D) F. W. Willoughby
9. “Administration like most things is, in the final analysis, a human problem to deal with human beings, not with some statistical data.” : this statement is attributed to
(A) Paul Appleby
(B) Elton Mayo
(C) Mary Parker Follett
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
10. The ‘First Enquiry’ of Mayo refers to
(A) Bank Wiring Study
(B) Relay Assembly Room Experiment
(C) Illustration Experiment
(D) Textile Mill Experiment