CUET 2026 Political Science May 20 Shift 1 Question Paper- Download Answer Key and Solution PDF

Arrange the following historical milestones in the evolution of human rights and constitutional order in their correct ascending chronological sequence:

The Bill of Rights (England)
The Magna Carta
The Glorious Revolution
The Petition of Right

• (A) \( 2 \rightarrow 4 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 1 \)
• (B) \( 4 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 1 \rightarrow 3 \)
• (C) \( 2 \rightarrow 1 \rightarrow 4 \rightarrow 3 \)
• (D) \( 1 \rightarrow 3 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 4 \)

Match the historical State Reorganization Acts in India with their respective enactment years:

• (A) \( 1-P,\, 2-Q,\, 3-R,\, 4-S \)
• (B) \( 1-Q,\, 2-P,\, 3-S,\, 4-R \)
• (C) \( 1-Q,\, 2-S,\, 3-P,\, 4-R \)
• (D) \( 1-S,\, 2-P,\, 3-Q,\, 4-R \)

Assertion (A): The declaration of National Emergency in India on June 25, 1975, brought about an extreme centralization of political power.

Reason (R): Under the constitutional provisions of an Emergency, the federal distribution of powers remains fully operational, and state assemblies function independently of central executive directives.

• (A) \( Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). \)
• (B) \( Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). \)
• (C) \( A) is true but (R) is false. \)
• (D) \( A) is false but (R) is true. \)

In which specific year did the People's Republic of China officially conclude multilateral negotiations and gain entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

• (A) \( 1991 \)
• (B) \( 1995 \)
• (C) \( 2001 \)
• (D) \( 2005 \)

The highly influential text titled "On the Subjection of Women", which systematically argues for gender equality and political enfranchisement, was written by which of the following political thinkers?

• (A) Karl Marx
• (B) John Stuart Mill
• (C) Thomas Hobbes
• (D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which of the following environmental concepts or framework models argues that the biosphere acts as a self-regulating, complex singular organism maintaining climate stability through feedback loops?

• (A) The Tragedy of the Commons
• (B) The Gaia Hypothesis
• (C) The Deep Ecology Paradigm
• (D) The Limits to Growth Model

Which of the following political entities is NOT currently recognized as a national political party by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the standard provisions of the Election Symbols Order?

• (A) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
• (B) Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
• (C) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
• (D) Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]

In which specific year did India formally sign and become an original charter member of the United Nations (UN) by ratifying the UN Charter?

• (A) \( 1945 \)
• (B) \( 1947 \)
• (C) \( 1950 \)
• (D) \( 1952 \)

Match the following prominent authors with their corresponding analytical texts focused on Indian politics:

• (A) \( 1-Q,\, 2-P,\, 3-R,\, 4-S \)
• (B) \( 1-P,\, 2-Q,\, 3-S,\, 4-R \)
• (C) \( 1-Q,\, 2-S,\, 3-R,\, 4-P \)
• (D) \( 1-R,\, 2-P,\, 3-Q,\, 4-S \)

In which specific year did India and Pakistan sign a historic bilateral agreement explicitly committing both nations not to target or attack each other's nuclear installations and facilities?

• (A) \( 1972 \)
• (B) \( 1988 \)
• (C) \( 1998 \)
• (D) \( 1999 \)