3.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the options given below:
List-I (Leaders) List-II (Political Parties)
a. Ram Vilas Paswan 1. Samajwadi Party
b. H. D. Kumarswamy 2. Nationalist Congress Party
c. Praful Patel 3. Janata Dal (Secular)
d. Akhilesh Yadav 4. Lok Janshakti Party

5.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer.
Assertion (A): Comparative politics is a science of politics.
Reason (R): Comparative politics relies on empirical method of study.

8.
Consider the following statements regarding India's advocacy for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.
1. India is the largest democracy in the world.
2. India is among the top five largest growing economies in the world.
3. India has been the largest contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping forces.
4. India is one of the top ten contributors of the United Nations Budget.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9.
Tick the correct option from the options given below:
The theories of modernisation were criticised by:
1. dependency theories
2. liberal theories
3. under development theories
4. world-systems theories

10.
Match the following:
List-I List-II
a. Modern political thinker 1. Plato
b. Positivist school 2. Machiavelli
c. Normative political theory 3. August Comte
d. Scientific/inductive method 4. Aristotle