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 4th

April 7th

April 22nd

March 7th 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

42nd amendment

26th amendment

44th 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:-

12th President

14th President

13th President

15th 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 21st 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