Examination: M.A. South Asian Studies Section 1 - Section 1 Question No.1 4.00 Bookmark The 16th Century political treatise The Prince written by Niccolo Machiavelli reflects which International theory? Realism Constructivism Liberalism Idealism

Question No.2 4.00 Bookmark Which one of the following countries is a member of SCO? Brazil USA Japan India

Question No.3 4.00 Bookmark Which is the smallest country by population in South Asia? Sri Lanka Bhutan Maldives India

Question No.4 4.00 Bookmark Dad often comes home late these days, ______? isn’t it? doesn’t he? does he? is it?

Question No.5 4.00 Bookmark Where is the International Court of Justice located? United States of America United Kingdom Netherlands Sweden Question No.6 4.00 Bookmark Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it:

P, Q, R, S T went on a picnic. P is son of Q but Q is not the father of P. R is the son of S, who is the brother of P. T is the wife of S.

How many males are present in the group? 1 2 3 4

Question No.7 4.00 Bookmark Which is the second largest Nation in South Asia? China Afghanistan Pakistan India

Question No.8 4.00 Bookmark With which country is the Grameen Bank associated? Pakistan Bhutan India

Question No.9 4.00 Bookmark Which South Asian country has the highest literacy rate? Sri Lanka India Maldives Afghanistan

Question No.10 4.00 Bookmark Total Disarmament means Elimination of conventional weapons only Complete Disarmament Partial Disarmament Elimination of WMDs only

Question No.11 4.00 Bookmark India, , Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand are members of which regional organisation? IORA ECOWAS BIMSTEC IONS Question No.12 4.00 Bookmark Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it

Lakshman passes through seven lanes to reach his school. He finds that ‘Truth lane’ is between his house and ‘Lie lane’. The third lane from his school is ‘Karma lane’. ‘Dharma lane’ is immediately before the ‘Yog lane’. He passes ‘Salvation lane’ at the end, ‘Lie lane’ is between ‘Truth lane’ and ‘Dharma lane’, the sixth lane from his house is ‘Devotion lane’.

How many lanes are there between ‘Lie lane’ and ‘Devotion lane’? two five three four

Question No.13 4.00 Bookmark Sir Creek borders India and ------Bhutan Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal

Question No.14 4.00 Bookmark The 2019 will be held in New Delhi Islamabad Guwahati

Question No.15 4.00 Bookmark The export of which commodity from Pakistan has resumed after restrictions have been lifted? Jute Cotton Nylon Flax

Question No.16 4.00 Bookmark What is the official language of Sri Lanka? Malayalam Tamil Sinhala Oriya

Question No.17 4.00 Bookmark The United States of America signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) with which South Asian Nation in 2016? Pakistan India Bangladesh Sri Lanka Question No.18 4.00 Bookmark Male is the capital of which South Asian country? Nepal Maldives Bhutan Sri Lanka

Question No.19 4.00 Bookmark New Development Bank was established under the aegis of EAS ASEAN SCO BRICS

Question No.20 4.00 Bookmark Mehboob ul Haq is associated with which International Studies concept? Military Security Environmental Security Human Security Food Security

Question No.21 4.00 Bookmark Bibliography means Quotations Biography List of books Foot notes

Question No.22 4.00 Bookmark Choose the antonym of the italicized word. The habit of squandering money should not be encouraged. discarding hoarding collecting saving

Question No.23 4.00 Bookmark One day, Ravi walked a distance of 75 metres towards the north. Then he turned left and walked for about 25 metres, he turned left again and walked 80 metres. Finally, he turned to the right at an angle of 45º. In which direction was he moving finally? South-east North-east North-west South-west Question No.24 4.00 Bookmark Which among the following Nations is land-locked? Bangladesh Bhutan Sri Lanka Pakistan

Question No.25 4.00 Bookmark Which is the oldest spoken Language in South Asia? Urdu Tamil Singhalese Hindi

Question No.26 4.00 Bookmark Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 was won by Malala Yusufzai and Kailash Satyarti International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

European Union Red Cross

Question No.27 4.00 Bookmark In the SAARC logo, the seven original members are represented by seven ...... Doves Olive branches Lamps Lions

Question No.28 4.00 Bookmark Former American President Woodrow Wilson is associated which international relations theory ? Liberalism Constructivism Realism Idealism

Question No.29 4.00 Bookmark The regional organisation of the European region is EU UN EAS ECOWAS Question No.30 4.00 Bookmark How many member states does SAARC have? 8 6 7 9

Question No.31 4.00 Bookmark Social Constructivism theory is advocated by which prominent political thinker. Thomas Hobbes Immanuel Kant Cynthia Enloe Alexander Wendt

Question No.32 4.00 Bookmark Katchathivu is an island that has been ceded to ______Maldives India Bangladesh Sri Lanka

Question No.33 4.00 Bookmark Find the odd one out? Chair : Arm Cover : Page Flower : Petal Circle : Arc

Question No.34 4.00 Bookmark BRI is also referred to as OOBR ROBO OBRO OBOR

Question No.35 4.00 Bookmark The Dawn media group belongs to which South Asian country? India Sri Lanka Pakistan Bangladesh Question No.36 4.00 Bookmark Which South Asian has not won the Nobel Prize? Rabindranath Tagore Muhammad Yunus Malala Yusufzai Mahatma Gandhi

Question No.37 4.00 Bookmark The regional organisation of the African region is EU AU UN ASEAN

Question No.38 4.00 Bookmark Which is the most populated country in South Asia? India China Pakistan Bangladesh

Question No.39 4.00 Bookmark Which international organization is made up of coastal states bordering the IndianOcean? IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) Seabed Treaty CSCAP (Council For Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific) ReCaap

Question No.40 4.00 Bookmark Choose the best synonym of the italicized word. Nobody knew that Sunil had a sinister design in marrying her. evil selfish sinful murderous

Question No.41 4.00 Bookmark Which country maintains a naval base in the Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean ? United States of America China United Kingdom Japan Question No.42 4.00 Bookmark Who was popularly called “Frontier Gandhi” ? A P J Abdul Kalam Gulam Nabi Azad Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Question No.43 4.00 Bookmark India undertook the world’s largest civilian evacuation in history when it airlifted 170,000 Indians during Isolation of Qatar Kuwait invasion 1990 Yemen civil war Lebanon War

Question No.44 4.00 Bookmark Which among the following neighboring nations of India is not a member state of SAARC? Nepal Myanmar Bhutan Maldives

Question No.45 4.00 Bookmark The Chabahar Port was developed by India in which country? Indonesia Afghanistan Iran Yemen

Question No.46 4.00 Bookmark ISA is the abbreviation of which recently formed Intergovernmental organisation? International Solar Alliance Intergovernmental Super Association International Subsidiary Alliance International Strategic Association

Question No.47 4.00 Bookmark FMCT is the abbreviation for Fissile Material Control Regime Fission Material Control Regime Foreign Materials Control Regime Fuel Mix Changing Technology Question No.48 4.00 Bookmark Where in India was the Defence Expo held in April this year? New Delhi Chennai Kolkata Mumbai

Question No.49 4.00 Bookmark The Dalai Lama is revered as the religious head of Rohingyas Madhesis Tibetans Gurkhas

Question No.50 4.00 Bookmark South Asian University is situated in Islamabad Thimphu New Delhi Dhaka

Question No.51 4.00 Bookmark Kaladan Multimodal project connects India’s Northeast through. Waterways only Land only Air only Both land and waterways

Question No.52 4.00 Bookmark Statements: Stories are True, All true incidents are rumours. Conclusion: I. Stories are rumours. II. Rumours are stories If only conclusion I follows If only conclusion II follows If either I or II follows If neither I nor II follows

Question No.53 4.00 Bookmark Which was the only South Asian member of the Cold War Collective Defence organization SEATO ? Nepal Maldives Pakistan Sri lanka Question No.54 4.00 Bookmark In the format of a thesis, Appendix is placed at the Beginning Anywhere Middle End

Question No.55 4.00 Bookmark In which South Asian country is the Salma Dam, a Hydel Power and irrigation project built by India located? Afghanistan Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka

Question No.56 4.00 Bookmark Choose the correct meaning of the italicized idiom. Raju has a very nice manner, but you would better take what he says with a grain of salt. To talk sensibly To complement To listen to something with considerable doubt To criticize

Question No.57 4.00 Bookmark Which country pulled out of the SAARC summit in Islamabad in Nov 2016? Bangladesh Bhutan India All of the above

Question No.58 4.00 Bookmark The supersonic missile BRAHMOS has been jointly developed by India with which country? Israel USA France Russia

Question No.59 4.00 Bookmark Who is the author of “Wealth of Nations”? Hans Morgenthau Paul Kennedy Woodrow Wilson Adam Smith Question No.60 4.00 Bookmark In which country was emergency proclaimed in the SAARC neighbourhood? Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka India

Question No.61 4.00 Bookmark When is International Yoga Day observed? 1-Jun 22-Jun 21-Jun 20-Jun

Question No.62 4.00 Bookmark The India and Pakistan Indus Water Treaty was signed in which year 1959 1960 1966 1973

Question No.63 4.00 Bookmark Statement: Opening a Library in Achupatti will be a wastage. Assumptions: I. Inhabitants of Achupatti are illiterate. II. Inhabitants of Achupatti are not interested in reading If neither I nor II is implicit If only assumption I is implicit If both I and II are implicit If only assumption II is implicit

Question No.64 4.00 Bookmark Which South Asian country has been declared malaria-free? Sri Lanka India Pakistan Bhutan

Question No.65 4.00 Bookmark The “One Belt One Road” and the “Maritime Silk Road” Programme has caused distrust and suspicion between which two Nations . Pakistan and China Indian and China India and Bangladesh China and Sri Lanka Question No.66 4.00 Bookmark What is NSG ? Nuclear Security Group Nuclear Supplier’s Group Non nuclear Security Group New Security Group

Question No.67 4.00 Bookmark Which is the South-Asia’s oldest-known philosophical system? Confucius Hinduism Hongaku Buddhism

Question No.68 4.00 Bookmark Which nation acceded to SAARC in 2005 becoming its eighth member? Sri Lanka Bhutan Afghanistan Maldives

Question No.69 4.00 Bookmark Which International theory supports open borders, globalizationand international institutions? Neo Realism Constructivism Liberalism Realism

Question No.70 4.00 Bookmark Choose the correct meaning of the italicized idiom. When Peter left he was extremely disappointed. I think he has gone for good. Permanently To a good place To a foreign country To seek good fortune

Question No.71 4.00 Bookmark CTBT is the abbreviation for Comprehensive Treaty Banning Tea Counter Trade barter Trade Counter Terrorism Ban Treaty Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Question No.72 4.00 Bookmark SAARC was established in which year ? 1993 1974 1981 1985

Question No.73 4.00 Bookmark Choose the correct meaning of the italicized idiom. The party in power came down on the side of a flexible and early economic policy to help the weaker sections. Decide to go to the corner Decide to rebuke severely Decide to speak secretly Decide to support

Question No.74 4.00 Bookmark book : ______: : comb : tooth Title Knowledge Page Cover

Question No.75 4.00 Bookmark The state is the most important actor of international politics, sovereignty is its distinguishing trait and the state will always seek to ensure its survival in a perilous international environment. Liberalism Constructivism Realism Structuralism

Question No.76 4.00 Bookmark Who is the sole posthumous recipient of SAARC Award? Zia ur Rahman Benazir Bhutto Rajiv Gandhi Mahmoom Abdul Qayyom

Question No.77 4.00 Bookmark New Moore Island was a dispute between India and ------Maldives Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan Question No.78 4.00 Bookmark Who is associated with the concept of Human Security? MehboobulHaq Sirimavo Bandaranaike Abdullah Yameen Sheikh Mujibir Rahman

Question No.79 4.00 Bookmark India’s military operation to restore Maldives Presidency in 1988 was Operation Sukoon Operation Cactus Operation Rahat Operation Rhino

Question No.80 4.00 Bookmark Psychologist : Neurosis Dermatologist: Sprain Opthamologist : Catract Oncologist: Measles Kids : Pediatrician

Question No.81 4.00 Bookmark Which South Asian country dropped out of the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement ? Nepal India Bangladesh Bhutan

Question No.82 4.00 Bookmark Which South Asian country has the world’s only non quadrilateral flag? Nepal India Bhutan Sri Lanka

Question No.83 4.00 Bookmark Which country has inducted the FM-90 Surface to Air missiles? Maldives Pakistan India Bangladesh Question No.84 4.00 Bookmark

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Question No.85 4.00 Bookmark It is important to realize that the ties that bind us together in common activity are so ______that they can disappear at any moment. tentative tenuous restrictive tenacious

Question No.86 4.00 Bookmark Where is the headquarters of SAARC situated? Dhaka Kathmandu Islamabad New Delhi

Question No.87 4.00 Bookmark The SAARC Summit which was boycotted by all SAARC members was to be held in Kathmandu New Delhi Islamabad Male

Question No.88 4.00 Bookmark Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it

The Director of an MBA college has decided that six guest lectures on the topics of Motivation, Decision Making, Quality Circle, Assessment Centre, Leadership and Group Discussion are to be organised on each day from Monday to Sunday. (i) One day there will be no lecture (Saturday is not that day), just before that day Group Discussion will be organised. (ii) Motivation should be organised immediately after Assessment Centre. (iii) Quality Circle should be organised on Wednesday and should not be followed by Group Discussion (iv) Decision Making should be organised on Friday and there should be a gap of two days between Leadership and Group Discussion

On which day there is no lecture? Wednesday Tuesday Monday Sunday Question No.89 4.00 Bookmark ______she had been lied to, Sally got really angry. If Sally discovered Sally discovered Sally when discovered Having discovered

Question No.90 4.00 Bookmark A ------are Nepalese people known for their valour and were recruited to the British Indian Army Kukris Madhesis Gurkhas Lamas

Question No.91 4.00 Bookmark In 2015, Narendra Modi referred to ------countries as “Suryaputra”. Countries on the Equator Arctic Countries Countries that were ruled by Hindu kings Countries between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic Capricorn

Question No.92 4.00 Bookmark In a thesis, End Notes are placed At the end of the whole text At the bottom of every page In the content page At the beginning of every chapter

Question No.93 4.00 Bookmark Based on the information given answer the following question. 1. In a family of six persons, there are people from three generations. Each has separate professions and they like different colours. There are two couples. 2. Shyam is an Engineer and his wife is not a doctor and she does not like Red colour. 3. Chartered Accountant likes green colour and his wife is a teacher. 4. Manisha is the mother-in-law of Sunita and she likes orange colour. 5. Vimal is the grand father of Tarun and tarun is the Principal and likes black colour. 6. Nyna is the grand daughter of Manisha and she likes blue colour. Nyna's Mother likes white colour.

Who is the Chartered Accountant? Manisha Vimal Nyna None of these Question No.94 4.00 Bookmark What is the political ideology that focuses on the interests and cooperation of States within a geographic region? Groupism Globalization Nationalism Regionalism

Question No.95 4.00 Bookmark Empirical Research means Historical Research Time based research Archival Research Observation based research

Question No.96 4.00 Bookmark The Indian Ocean was declared as the „Zone of Peace.by which South Asian Nations. Maldives Bangladesh India Sri Lanka

Question No.97 4.00 Bookmark MILAN is a joint ------exercise Naval Air Force Paramilitary Army

Question No.98 4.00 Bookmark Where is the SAARC Secretariat located? Kathmandu Colombo New Delhi Islamabad

Question No.99 4.00 Bookmark Who is the current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? RanilWickramasinghe Mahinda Rajapaksa Maitripala Sirisena Chandrika Kumaratunga Question No.100 4.00 Bookmark Select the Pair that best respresents the relationship that is given in the question: Professor : Erudite Inventor : Imaginative Carpenter : Furniture Entrepreneur : Hardwork Mason : Architecure