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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 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 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 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 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

On which day there is no lecture? Wednesday Tuesday Monday Sunday Admission Aglasem

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 Admission Aglasem

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 Alt2 football Alt3 hockey Alt4 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 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