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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 Admission Aglasem
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 Bangladesh 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, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand are members of which regional organisation? IORA ECOWAS BIMSTEC IONS Admission Aglasem
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 South Asian Games will be held in New Delhi Islamabad Kathmandu 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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
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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
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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.
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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 Admission Aglasem
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 Admission Aglasem
Sr No. MA South Asian Studies 1 Find the missing term in the series: 3, 20, 63, 144, 275,? Alt1 354 Alt2 468 Alt3 548 Alt4 554
2 Choose word from the given options which bears the same relationship to the third word, as the first two bears: Anaemia: Blood :: Anarchy:?
Alt1 Lawlesness Alt2 Government Alt3 Monarchy Alt4 Disorder
3 Teeth is related to Grit in the same way as Fist is related to………..?...... Alt1 Blow Alt2 Hand Alt3 Open Alt4 Clench
4 Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words: Reproof: Scold Alt1 Respite: Spite Alt2 Romantic: Strong Alt3 Salient: Prominent Alt4 Chastise: Erring
5 Choose the alternative, which is similar to the given words: Bleat : Bray : Grunt Alt1 Bark Alt2 Croak Alt3 Cry Alt4 Scream
6 Spot the defective segment from the following: Alt1 I wish Alt2 I have a car Alt3 to go shopping Alt4 in the rain
7 Choose the meaning of the idiom/phrase from among the options given: Out of sorts Alt1 unwell Alt2 irrelevant Alt3 in disorder Alt4 out of love Admission Aglasem
8 The rowdy was at last done ------. Alt1 over Alt2 off Alt3 away Alt4 away with
9 Choose the option closest in meaning to the given word: BUCOLIC Alt1 rustic Alt2 utopian Alt3 peaceful Alt4 noisy
10 Choose the antonymous option you consider the best: CALLOW Alt1 immature Alt2 green Alt3 clumsy Alt4 veteran
11 If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the month ? Alt1 Sunday Alt2 Monday Alt3 Wednesday Alt4 Friday
12 Water is related to Ocean in the same way as Snow is related to ……… Alt1 Peaks Alt2 Hail Alt3 Glacier Alt4 Mountain
13 A’s father’s brother’s father is D. how is D related to A ? Alt1 Father Alt2 Grandfather Alt3 Uncle Alt4 Son
14 Find the odd man out: Alt1 Squash Alt2 football Alt3 hockey Alt4 Cricket Admission Aglasem
15 In a certain code language, if CRICKET is coded as 3923564, ROCKET is coded as 913564 and KETTLE is coded as 564406, then how is LITTLE coded in that language ? Alt1 024406 Alt2 240406 Alt3 20446 Alt4 200446
16 At what angles are he hands of a clock inclined at 20 minutes past 7 ? Alt1 80 degrees Alt2 90 degrees Alt3 100 degrees Alt4 120 degrees
17 Odd one out: 2,4,6,8 Alt1 2 Alt2 4 Alt3 6 Alt4 8
18 Which is smallest: Alt1 Quarter of 140 Alt2 Double of 4*4 Alt3 7*5 Alt4 Half of 72
19 What is the next alphabet in the following series Z D X H V L T ? Alt1 Q Alt2 N Alt3 P Alt4 O
20 How many times is the abbrevations FB shorter than the word FACEBOOK? Alt1 4times Alt2 3times Alt3 5times Alt4 Many
21 “No society can ever prosper half-liberty and half-chained” whose opinion is this: Alt1 Benazir Bhutto Alt2 Mabub-ul-Haq Alt3 Tasleema Alt4 Sheik Hasina
22 Who among the following promulgated Hudood Ordinance based on Islamic Shariah in Pakistan Alt1 Zia-ul-Haq Alt2 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Admission Aglasem
Alt3 Gen. Musharaf Alt4 Asif Ali Zardari
23 “Earth is my mother, I am her son”. Who made this declaration? Identify the correct answer
Alt1 Mahatma Gandhi Alt2 Vivekananda Alt3 Dalai Lama Alt4 Aurobindo
24 The first democratic presidential election with open Constitutional system was held in Maldives in one of the following years.
Alt1 2006 Alt2 2008 Alt3 2010 Alt4 2012
25 The establishment of South Asian University was formally agreed in the year Alt1 2007 Alt2 2005 Alt3 2004 Alt4 2006
26 King Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sangamitra to propagate Buddhism to one of the below mentioned countries
Alt1 Nepal Alt2 China Alt3 Cambodia Alt4 Sri Lanka
27 The South Asian Growth Quadrangle (SAGQ) mooted in 1996. Which one of the four following countries are members : Alt1 India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh Alt2 Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and India Alt3 Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan Alt4 India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
28 What CPEC means? Identify the correct answer from the following Alt1 China Pakistan Energy Cooperation Alt2 China Pakistan Economic Corridor Alt3 China Pakistan Enlargement corridor Alt4 China Pakistan Enterprising Cluster
29 Who among the following is an architect of India’s ‘Act East Policy’ Alt1 P.V. Narasimha Rao Admission Aglasem
Alt2 Atal Behari Vajpayee Alt3 Manmohan Singh Alt4 Narendra Modi
30 Who among the following pioneered Hindu widows remarriage? Alt1 Raja Rammohan Roy Alt2 Dayanand Saraswati Alt3 Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar Alt4 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
31 “Geography lies at the basis of history” who said so: Alt1 Rousseau Alt2 Kant Alt3 Voltaire Alt4 Plutarch
32 Identify the correct year in which Bhutan celebrated the centenary year of ‘Wangchuck Dynasty’.
Alt1 2000 Alt2 2005 Alt3 2008 Alt4 2010
33 Who are the Bhupalis? Write correct answer from the following Alt1 Sons of the soil of the Bhutanese Alt2 The Bhutanese ruling class Alt3 The Bhutanese of Nepali origin Alt4 Tibetans migrated to Bhutan
34 India-Bhutan Trade Treaty signed in 1972 is set to be renewed once in every Alt1 Five Years Alt2 Ten Years Alt3 Fifteen Years Alt4 Twenty Years
35 Indus Water Treaty was first signed between India and Pakistan in the year : Alt1 1950 Alt2 1955 Alt3 1960 Alt4 1965
36 The Civil War (violent ethnic conflict) in Sri Lanka between the State and the Tamil separatist groups lasted during:
Alt1 1982-1999 Alt2 1983-2009 Alt3 1998 – 2005 Admission Aglasem
Alt4 2001-2010
37 Who signed the ‘Instrument of Accession’ of Kashmir to India? Indentify the correct name:
Alt1 Mahabat Khan Hussain Alt2 Gulab Singh Alt3 Shah Nawaj Bhutto Alt4 Hari Singh
38 The Tashkent Declaration of January 1966 was signed by Alt1 Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan Alt2 Indira Gandhi and Z.A. Bhutto Alt3 Indira Gandhi and Zia-ul-Haq Alt4 Atal Behari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharief
39 Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan mainly resolved: Alt1 Indus water Issue Alt2 Prisoners of War of 1971 Alt3 Border issue Alt4 Kashmir Problem
40 Who was the infamous general of Pakistan army when it got defeated in 1971? Alt1 Gen. Pervez Musharaff Alt2 Gen. Tikka Khan Alt3 Gen. Kayam Alt4 Gen. Ayub Khan
41 Identify the religion practiced by the people of Bhutan : Alt1 Hinduism Alt2 Islam Alt3 Hinayana Buddhism Alt4 Mahayana Buddhism
42 The Chakma refugee problem was resolved between one of the following two countries: Alt1 India-Bangladesh Alt2 India-Pakistan Alt3 India-Nepal Alt4 India-Sri Lanka
43 According to which agreement the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was sent to Sri Lanka to disarm the LTTE:
Alt1 Sirimao-Sastri Pact Alt2 Vajpayee-Chandrika Kumara Tunga Agreement Alt3 Indira Gandhi Sirimao Agreement Alt4 Rajiv Gandhi – Jayawardane accord Admission Aglasem
44 Who wrote the Book “Indian Summer: The secret History of the End of an Empire”. Alt1 Percival Spear Alt2 Alex Von Tunzelman Alt3 James Mill Alt4 P.E. Roberts
45 The Mahakali Treaty signed in 1996 facilitated to improve trade relations between : Alt1 Bangladesh and Bhutan Alt2 Nepal and Sri Lanka Alt3 Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Alt4 India and Nepal
46 The Treaty of ‘Perpetual Peace and Friendship’ was signed in 1949 between one of the following two countries. Identify:
Alt1 India and Pakistan Alt2 India and Bhutan Alt3 India and Nepal Alt4 India and Sri Lanka
47 The Seventeenth SAARC Summit (2011) was held in which city: Alt1 Bangalore (India) Alt2 Addu City (Maldives) Alt3 (Pakistan) Alt4 Thimphu (Bhutan)
48 Katchathivu was given away to Sri Lanka during the period of : Alt1 Nehru Alt2 Guljarilal Nanda Alt3 Indira Gandhi Alt4 P.V. Narasimha Rao
49 SVJ Chelvanayagam was a leader of Alt1 Federal Party Alt2 LTTE Alt3 Sri Lanka Freedom Party Alt4 UNP
50 The architect of the Panchayat system in Nepal was : Alt1 King Birendra Alt2 King Mahendra Alt3 K.P Bhattari Alt4 Lokendra Bahadur Chand
51 The Republic of Sri Lanka was established in : Alt1 1952 Alt2 1967 Admission Aglasem
Alt3 1972 Alt4 1984
52 Of the Europeans who were the first to set foot in Ceylon? Alt1 Dutch Alt2 British Alt3 French Alt4 Portuguese
53 Who is considered as ‘Father of Democracy’ in Nepal? Alt1 Mathura Prasad Shrestha Alt2 King Birendra Alt3 Ganesh Man Singh Alt4 Professor Kamal Krishna Joshi
54 King Birendra was the son and successor of : Alt1 King Mahendra Alt2 King Tribhuvan Alt3 King Jigma Singghey Wangchuk Alt4 Krishna Prasad Bhattari
55 Janata Vimukthi Perumana (JVP) was Alt1 Terrorist Organisation Alt2 Pro-Tamil Political Party Alt3 Anti-Tamil Political Party Alt4 Party favouring devolution of power
56 Which archaeological site in Bangladesh was declared as SAARC cultural capital? Alt1 Ramgarh Alt2 Devgarh Alt3 Mahasthangarh Alt4 Bogra
57 Which of the following are associated with the Harappan civilization? Alt1 The caste system and Sanskrit language Alt2 City planning and a system of measurement Alt3 City planning and the caste system Alt4 The beginnings of Hinduism
58 Which part of Pakistan is most densely populated? Alt1 The area around Islamabad Alt2 The area around Karachi Alt3 The eastern border area near India Alt4 The far western area
59 Mention two densely populated cities are located near the Ganges Delta. Alt1 Bengaluru and Mumbai Admission Aglasem
Alt2 Islamabad and Karachi Alt3 Kolkata and Dhaka Alt4 Kolkata and Delhi
60 Which country joined SAARC as the 8th member? Alt1 Maldives Alt2 Sri Lanka Alt3 Afghanistan Alt4 Pakistan
61 Where is the headquarters of SAARC located? Alt1 New Delhi Alt2 Kathmandu Alt3 Islamabad Alt4 Colombo
62 Who is Bidya Devi Bhandari? Alt1 Prime Minister of Bangladesh Alt2 President of Sri Lanka Alt3 President of Nepal Alt4 Speaker of Indian Parliament
63 The National anthems of which two South Asian countries were written by the same person? Alt1 India and Bangladesh Alt2 India and Pakistan Alt3 Nepal and Bhutan Alt4 India and Sri Lanka
64 Who is the current President of Afghanistan? Alt1 Muhammad Najibullah Alt2 Hamid Karzai Alt3 Ashraf Ghani Alt4 Burhanuddin Rabbani
65 SAFTA stands for Alt1 South Asian Food Technology Association Alt2 South American Free Trade Association Alt3 South Asian Free Trade Agreement Alt4 South African Film and Television Association
66 United Nations was founded in the year Alt1 1946 Alt2 1947 Alt3 1945 Alt4 1950
67 The opting out of Britain from the European Union is termed as : Admission Aglasem
Alt1 Wexit Alt2 Brexit Alt3 UK exit Alt4 Lexit
68 IORA is an initiative for Alt1 Indian Ocean Alt2 Pacific Ocean Alt3 Antarctic Ocean Alt4 Inland Ocean
69 SAARC was founded in the year Alt1 1984 Alt2 1985 Alt3 1986 Alt4 1990
70 Who is the present President of Maldives? Alt1 Maumoon Abdul Qayoom Alt2 Abdullah Yameen Alt3 Mohamed Nasheed Alt4 Mohammed Waheed Hassan
71 Where is the International Court of Justice located? Alt1 United States of America Alt2 United Kingdom Alt3 Sweden Alt4 Netherlands
72 NPT is the abbreviation for Alt1 National Police Training Alt2 Non Proliferation Treaty Alt3 National Power Terminal Alt4 North Atlantic Port Treaty
73 ASEAN is the regional organisation of the ...... region Alt1 Southeast African Alt2 Southeast Australian Alt3 Southeast Arctic Alt4 Southeast Asian
74 The Secretary General of United Nations is Alt1 Ban Ki Moon Alt2 Kofi Annan Alt3 Dag Hammarskjold Alt4 Antonio Guterres Admission Aglasem
75 Who is the newly elected French President? Alt1 Francois Mitterand Alt2 Emmanuel Macron Alt3 Nicolas Sarkozy Alt4 Charles De Gaulle
76 Which country became a “constitutional monarchy” in 2008 ? Alt1 Nepal Alt2 United Kingdom Alt3 Spain Alt4 Bhutan
77 Which country has the highest literacy rate in South Asia? Alt1 Bhutan Alt2 Sri Lanka Alt3 Maldives Alt4 India
78 India and Pakistan are Alt1 Nuclear weapon states Alt2 Non nuclear weapon states Alt3 States with nuclear weapons Alt4 States without nuclear weapons
79 Who is the author of the book “Lajja”? Alt1 Kamala Das Alt2 Romila Thapar Alt3 Taslima Nasreen Alt4 Mahasweta Devi
80 UNESCO has declared 2017 as International Year of Alt1 Sustainable Tourism Alt2 Biodiversity Alt3 Forests Alt4 Pulses
81 International Yoga Day is celebrated on Alt1 March 8 Alt2 January 15 Alt3 June 21 Alt4 September 21
82 The 19th SAARC Summit to be held in Islamabad was cancelled due to Alt1 Lahore attack Alt2 Mumbai attacks Alt3 Uri attacks Alt4 Pathankot attacks Admission Aglasem
83 What is the OBOR initiative? Alt1 One Block One Region Alt2 One Ball One Roll Alt3 One Boat one Raft Alt4 One Belt One Road
84 Brahmos is a supersonic missile jointly developed by India and which other country? Alt1 Russia Alt2 USA Alt3 UK Alt4 France
85 Recently, Narendra Modi dedicated the ...... as “Gift to South Asia”. Alt1 Chenani-NashriTunnel Alt2 GSLV 09 satellite Alt3 International Yoga Day Alt4 Sagarmala Project
86 Which South Asian country did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit upon assuming office?
Alt1 Pakistan Alt2 Bangladesh Alt3 Bhutan Alt4 Nepal
87 Which two South Asians shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014? Alt1 Muhammad Yunus and Amarthya Sen Alt2 Rabindranath Tagore and Muhammad Iqbal Alt3 Tasleema Nasreen and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Alt4 Kailash Sathyarthi and Malala Yusufzai
88 Which country plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2025? Alt1 Russia Alt2 China Alt3 India Alt4 USA
89 Who cancelled the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Alt1 Vladimir Putin Alt2 Emmanuel Macron Alt3 Angela Merkel Alt4 Donald Trump
90 Who is the founder of Grameen Bank? Alt1 Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh Alt2 Jahangir Khan of Pakistan Admission Aglasem
Alt3 Bismillah Khan of India Alt4 Abdullah Yamin of Maldives
91 What is meant by the term “extradition”? Alt1 An Extinct tradition Alt2 Exporting Trade Alt3 An Extra Tradition Alt4 Sending a person accused of a crime from one country to another upon request
92 Which among the following is seeking entry into the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) ? Alt1 India Alt2 China Alt3 Russia Alt4 France
93 Who was popularly called “Banga Bandhu” or friend of Bengal? Alt1 Rabindranath Tagore Alt2 Vivekananda Alt3 Sheikh Mujubir Rahman Alt4 Jyothi Basu
94 Which South Asian leader was known as “Quaid-e-Azam”? Alt1 Maulana Abul kalam Azad Alt2 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Alt3 Sheikh Mujubir Rahman Alt4 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
95 What is the official language of Maldives? Alt1 Kharoshti Alt2 Urdu Alt3 Dhivehi Alt4 Prakrit
96 Madhesis are people belonging to Alt1 Maldives Alt2 Nepal Alt3 India Alt4 Bhutan
97 In which South Asian country was the ministerial meeting held underwater to highlight the impact of climate change? Alt1 Bangladesh Alt2 Sri Lanka Alt3 Nepal Alt4 Maldives Admission Aglasem
98 Which country recently suffered drinking water shortage aided by ships laden with water from India?
Alt1 Pakistan Alt2 Nepal Alt3 Maldives Alt4 Bhutan
99 Which country doesnot have the “observer status” in SAARC? Alt1 Japan Alt2 United Kingdom Alt3 China Alt4 United States
100 Who is the only Indian to be honoured with the Nishan-e-Pakistan? Alt1 Jawaharlal Nehru Alt2 Morarji Desai Alt3 Shiekh Abdullah Alt4 Indira Gandhi PU M A South Asian Studies
1 of 100 112 PU_2015_385 The most essential principle of liberalism is:-
Social Justice
Freedom
Democracy
Equality
2 of 100 183 PU_2015_385 The Israel legislature is called as:-
Knesset
Diet
Congress
Parliament
3 of 100 147 PU_2015_385 India is yet to demarcate its maritime border with one of the following countries:-
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Maldives
4 of 100 168 PU_2015_385 The government of Sri Lanka declared that Tamil shall also be an official language through the amendment act of:-
Sixteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment Act
5 of 100 104 PU_2015_385 Who among the following argued that justice is the first virtue of social institution?
John Rawls
Karl Marx
Charles Taylor G.W.F.Hegal
6 of 100 185 PU_2015_385 Which of the following is a natural polymer?
Plastic
Rubber
Cellulose
Silk
7 of 100 144 PU_2015_385 India conducted the Pokhran II nuclear tests in:-
1998
1980
1974
1985
8 of 100 150 PU_2015_385 Agama Sastra term closely associated with ______.
Diplomacy
House Architecture
Temple Architecture
Fort Architecture
9 of 100 203 PU_2015_385 ______is the federal and supreme legislative body of Pakistan.
Knesst
Parliament
Congress
Majlis-e-Shoora
10 of 100 162 PU_2015_385 Who was called as the Father of Political Science?
Hugo Grotius
Plato
Samuel Huntington Aristotle
11 of 100 151 PU_2015_385 World bank established in ______.
1944
1985
2010
1995
12 of 100 109 PU_2015_385 Which one of the following statement is not correct?
For Jeremy Bentham, state exists to promote the social and economic welfare of its citizens
For Aristotle, state exists to ensure good life for its members
For Thomas Hobbes, the primary task of the state is to ensure law and order
For John Locke, the state exists to protect the inalienable rights of its citizens
13 of 100 102 PU_2015_385 "Over himself, over his mind and body, the individual is sovereign." Who among the following made this statement?
G.W.F.Hegal
Immanuel Kant
J.S.Mill
H.J.Laski
14 of 100 125 PU_2015_385 One of the following is not a land locked country?
India
Bhutan
Nepal
Afghanistan
15 of 100 138 PU_2015_385 The Head Quarters of SAARC is located in:-
New Delhi
Colombo Kathmandu
Islamabad
16 of 100 173 PU_2015_385 Who was the first Lok Sabha speaker in India?
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Hukam Singh
Bal Ramjakhar
Rabi Ray
17 of 100 140 PU_2015_385 Where was the first Asian Relations Conference held?
New Delhi
Manila
Tokyo
Colombo
18 of 100 161 PU_2015_385 "The Dass Capital was written by:-
Aristotle
Karl Marx
Plato
Kautilya
19 of 100 219 PU_2015_385 The Indian National Army was formed by:-
Rashbihari Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose
General Mohan Singh
Shahnawaz Khan
20 of 100 111 PU_2015_385 The countries belonging to the Third World are seen as peripheral countries whose resources are continuously transferred to the capitalist metropolis/centers, according to the:
Behaviouralists Dependency theorists'
Narodniks
Marxists
21 of 100 182 PU_2015_385 Who said, "Sovereignty is the supreme will of the state"?
Pollock
Plato
Willoughby
Bodin
22 of 100 190 PU_2015_385 The World Health Day is celebrated on ______.
February 4 th
April 7 th
April 22 nd
March 7 th
23 of 100 115 PU_2015_385 Everything within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing above the state. This tenet has been propounded by:-
Totalitarianism
Liberalism
Socialism
Communism
24 of 100 131 PU_2015_385 The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was:-
Sweden
Finland
Norway
USA
25 of 100 163 PU_2015_385 To the study of influence of one system is related and associated with another system is called as:- System Theory
Game Theory
Idealist theory
Decision Making Theory
26 of 100 153 PU_2015_385 The SAARC Secretariat is located at ______.
Nepal
India
Bangaladesh
Pakistan
27 of 100 164 PU_2015_385 The Millennium Development Goal term is associated with ______.
SAARC
UNO
ASEAN
GCC
28 of 100 145 PU_2015_385 How many countries were initially joined the SAARC in 1985?
8
7
5
6
29 of 100 169 PU_2015_385 Playing time of the full version of the Indian national anthems is approximately:-
56 Seconds
57 Seconds
54 Seconds
52 Seconds
30 of 100 149 PU_2015_385 India involved in a war with one of the following countries in 1962? Pakistan
Bangladesh
China
Sri Lanka
31 of 100 127 PU_2015_385 Regional devolution in Britain falls short of federalism because of the supremacy of which one of the following?
British Supreme Court
British Parliament
European Commission
British Constitution
32 of 100 174 PU_2015_385 In Mahabhratham, among the Pandavas one who was famous in Astrology:-
Arjuna
Sagadeven
Nagulan
Bhima
33 of 100 209 PU_2015_385 Who is the present chairman of SAARC?
Chandrikakumarasinhe
Renilwikrasimge
Mohammed Waheed
Mahinda Rajapaksa
34 of 100 155 PU_2015_385 The Magna Carta was signed in:-
1689
1776
1222
1215
35 of 100 100 PU_2015_385 According to Marx, which one of the following is the principle of distribution in the Socialistic State?
From each according to his ability to each according to his needs
That property should be equally distributed among all
That merit alone should be the basis of the distribution
From each according to his ability to each according to his work
36 of 100 128 PU_2015_385 According to the Cabinet Mission plan, which one of the following was the method of electing the Constituent Assembly?
Universal Adult Franchise
Nominated by the Princely States
Partly elected by the Provincial Assemblies and partly nominated by the Governor-General
Partly elected by the Provincial Assemblies and partly nominated by the Princes
37 of 100 198 PU_2015_385 The Mahabharata War was held for ______days.
18 days
20 days
16 days
25 days
38 of 100 179 PU_2015_385 Who among the following propagated the idea of cultural revolution under socialism?
Mao-Tse-Tung
J. Stalin
Karl Marx
V.I. Lenin
39 of 100 159 PU_2015_385 Father of International Law was:-
Hugogrotious
Plato
Jeremy Bentham
J.S.Mill
40 of 100 143 PU_2015_385 One of the following countries is not a signatory to Nuclear non Proliferation Treaty (NPT):-
US
India
China
UK
41 of 100 136 PU_2015_385 The headquarters of the UN located in:-
Geneva
New York
paris
Madrid
42 of 100 207 PU_2015_385 Who is the author of the book 'Kashmiriyat'?
Manmohan sing
Madanjeet sing
Manisankaraaiyar
M.K.Prabhakaran
43 of 100 165 PU_2015_385 Who said, "Sovereignty is the supreme will of the state"?
Marx
Bodin
Pollock
Willoughby
44 of 100 106 PU_2015_385 Who among the following held the view that the, "States comes into existence for the sake of life and it continues for the sake of good life"?
Aristotle
Plato
J.Bentham
T.H.Green
45 of 100 116 PU_2015_385 Terms such as 'Purna Swaraj', 'Ramarajya', 'Sarvodaya' and 'Panchayati Raj' were used by M.K.Gandhi to indicate:-
An ideal political order
Political obligation
A blissful state in the past
Citizenship
46 of 100 175 PU_2015_385 The Grantham is the text associated with ______.
Hinduism
Bhuddhism
Sikihism
Islam
47 of 100 110 PU_2015_385 The concept of center-periphery is propounded by:-
Samuel Huntigton
Robert Nozick
Mao-Tse-Tung
Andre Gunder Frank
48 of 100 216 PU_2015_385 Which one of the following terrorist organisations is not active in India?
IM
ULFA
JEM
Hamas
49 of 100 180 PU_2015_385 The application of mathematical models to the study of political phenomena is called as:-
Behaviorism
Game Theory
System Theory
Decision Making Theory
50 of 100 197 PU_2015_385 The term Arthanarisvar denote ______.
Siva
Siva and Sakti
Ganesh
Sakti
51 of 100 139 PU_2015_385 Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Maldives
Pakistan
52 of 100 101 PU_2015_385 In Marxist thought, the concept of hegemony is closely associated with whom among the following?
Mao-Tse-Tung
F.Engels
Rosa Luxemburg
A.Gramsci
53 of 100 215 PU_2015_385 Match the following:-
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
54 of 100 166 PU_2015_385 The Japan legislature is called as:-
Duma
Diet
Parliament
Congress
55 of 100 123 PU_2015_385 According to political scientist Almond, all systems of government perform two basic functions, namely:-
Information and logistic functions
Import and export functions
Input and output functions
Active and proactive functions
56 of 100 119 PU_2015_385 Who among the following has/have identified rule-making, rule application and rule adjudication as three authoritative governmental functions?
David Easton
Robert Dohl
Almond and Coleman
Harold J.Laswell
57 of 100 186 PU_2015_385 Raja Rammohan Roy was responsible for which of the following reforms?
Abolition of Press act
Abolition of Article 370
Abolition of foreign goods
Abolition of Sati
58 of 100 105 PU_2015_385 Which political thinker advocated 'Plural Voting' to the higher educated citizens?
J.Bentham
T.H.Green J.S. Mill
J.J. Rousseau
59 of 100 208 PU_2015_385 Majlis is the legislature of ______.
Afghanistan
Nepal
Pakistan
Maldives
60 of 100 157 PU_2015_385 World bank located at:-
Washington
The Netherlands
Paris
Manila
61 of 100 254 PU_2015_385 The first ever General election took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent?
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh
62 of 100 233 PU_2015_385 Thesimla agreement was signed between Zulfikkarali Bhutto and:-
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
charan sing
Nehru
63 of 100 231 PU_2015_385 Which is feedback in the newspaper communication?
letters to the editorial
articles news
editorials
64 of 100 243 PU_2015_385 Where is "Banana Republic" located?
North America
Latin America
Australia
Africa
65 of 100 248 PU_2015_385 The theory of "Development of underdevelopment" connected with whom:-
Francis Fukuyama
M.K. Gandhi
Samir Amin
Jawaharlal Nehru
66 of 100 228 PU_2015_385
Match the following:-
a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
67 of 100 224 PU_2015_385 The architect of Perestroika and Glasnost was:- Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
68 of 100 225 PU_2015_385 Who of the following is the author of the Book : The world is Flat?
Abraham Lincoln
Benazir Bhutto
Samuel Huntington
Thomas Friedman
69 of 100 241 PU_2015_385 Which union territories have legislative assemblies?
Pondicherry, Delhi
Delhi, Andaman
Andaman, Lakshadeep
Pondicherry, Chandigarh
70 of 100 259 PU_2015_385 Which among the following is not the official language of the UNO?
French
Spanish
Japanese
Arabic
71 of 100 222 PU_2015_385 Panchsheel Agreement was signed Between:-
India and China
Russia and India
Japan and China
Nepal and India
72 of 100 229 PU_2015_385 Match the following:-
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
73 of 100 257 PU_2015_385 Brahma Samaj was founded by:-
Swami Vivekanand
Swami Dayanand
Keshab Chandra Sen
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
74 of 100 255 PU_2015_385 Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got Independence?
Lloyd George
Clement Atlee
Chamberlain
Harold Wilson
75 of 100 230 PU_2015_385 Who adopted communism to Asiatic form?
Trotsky
M.N. Roy
Mao - Tse - Tung
Lenin
76 of 100 239 PU_2015_385 Which amendment to the constitutions called mini constitution?
first amendment
42 nd amendment
26 th amendment
44 th amenmend
77 of 100 245 PU_2015_385 Old name of Iraq:-
harappa
mohenjedaro
Persia
messapotomia
78 of 100 235 PU_2015_385 The notorious Guantanamo Bay is located in:-
Haiti
USA
Canada
Cuba
79 of 100 258 PU_2015_385 When was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
1915
1945
1939
80 of 100 220 PU_2015_385 'Look East Policy' was formulated by which one of the following Prime Ministers?
P.V. Narasimha Rao
Rajiv Gandhi
I.K. Gujral
Manmohan Singh
81 of 100 262 PU_2015_385 The main aim of SAARC is:-
Internal Affairs
Non-Alignment
Regional Cooperation
Peaceful Coexistence
82 of 100 275 PU_2015_385 The Constitution of India is republican because it:-
provides for an elected Parliament
provides for adult franchise
contains a bill of rights
has no hereditary elements
83 of 100 289 PU_2015_385 Laissez - faire is a feature of:-
Mixed Economy
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
84 of 100 273 PU_2015_385 Which one of the following is not a Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations?
Promote gender equality
Reduce birth rate and death rate
Improve maternal rate
Eradicate extreme poverty
85 of 100 291 PU_2015_385 The first Woman General Secretary of SAARC, elected in January 2011, comes from:-
Bangladesh
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
86 of 100 267 PU_2015_385 Which among the following is also known as "world's most translated document"?
United Nations Millennium Declaration
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Kyoto protocol
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
87 of 100 299 PU_2015_385 Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?
Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
Right to Freedom of Religion
Right to life of liberty
Right to Equality
88 of 100 271 PU_2015_385 Which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?
USA
Russia
France
Germany
89 of 100 265 PU_2015_385 The oldest Veda is:-
Yajur Veda
Sama Veda
Rig Veda
Atharva Veda
90 of 100 285 PU_2015_385 What is the world's most spoken primary language?
Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
English
Japanese
91 of 100 298 PU_2015_385 The MAI stands for:-
Multinationals, Agriculture, and Investment
Multilateral Association for Investment
Multilateral Agreement on Investment
Multinational Agreement on Investment
92 of 100 296 PU_2015_385 Who described bureaucracy as 'a continental nuisance'?
R. K. Merton
Thomas Carlyle
Max Weber
M. Crozier
93 of 100 280 PU_2015_385 Who among the following is the chief election commissioner of India at present?
Shri Vinod Rai
Shri S. V. Quraishi
Shri V. S. Sampath
Shri Nasim Zaidi
94 of 100 277 PU_2015_385 Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
Brazil
Singapore
Vietnam
Myanmar
95 of 100 286 PU_2015_385 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has not yet been signed by:-
China
India
Canada
USA
96 of 100 290 PU_2015_385 Pranab Mukharjee is elected India's:-
12 th President
14 th President
13 th President
15 th President
97 of 100 278 PU_2015_385 'Kyoto Protocol', an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with the field of:-
Deep sea mining and oil exploration
Clean environment and climate change
International trade
Currency swap
98 of 100 260 PU_2015_385 Which of the following is anti-corruption watchdog?
Transparency International
WTO
UN Security Council
INTERPOL
99 of 100 292 PU_2015_385 Who among the following argues that fault lines of civilization are the breeding grounds of conflict in 21 st century?
Samuel Huntington
Sanjay Subramaniyam
Henry Kissinger
Francis Fukuyama
100 of 100 269 PU_2015_385 The line demarcating the boundary between India and China is:-
Stratford line
Radcliffe line
Mac Mohan line Durand line