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| 1. |
Which one of the South-East Asiancountries was suspected to go nuclear? |
| A. | Vietnam |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Cambodia |
| D. | Thailand |
| Answer» C. Cambodia | |
| 2. |
Which are the contending parties inEast China sea territorial claims? |
| A. | Japan and Russia |
| B. | China and Japan |
| C. | USA and China |
| D. | USA and North Korea |
| Answer» C. USA and China | |
| 3. |
Arrange the following events in a ascending chronological order by using the correct code:I. American Withdrawal fromVietnamII. Vietnam withdrawal fromCambodiaIII. China invasion of VietnamIV. Vietnam invasion of CambodiaCodes: |
| A. | IV, II, III, I |
| B. | III, I, IV, II |
| C. | II, IV, III, I |
| D. | I, IV, III, II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Match the following List-I (Country) with List-II (Colonial Power) by using the correct code:List - I (Country) a. Vietnam b. Philippines c. Myanmar d. Indonesia List - II(Colonial Power)i. Dutch Netherlandsii. Franceiii. Englandiv. SpainCodes: a b c d |
| A. | iv iii ii i |
| B. | iii i iv ii |
| C. | ii iv iii i |
| D. | i iii iv ii |
| Answer» D. i iii iv ii | |
| 5. |
Name the prime minister ofPalestinian Authority (PA) who recently resigned? |
| A. | Salam Fayyad |
| B. | Mahmoud Abbas |
| C. | Khaled Meshal |
| D. | Behnam Khodadadi |
| Answer» B. Mahmoud Abbas | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following was the root cause of the Gulf war-II? |
| A. | Verification of the so-called weapons of Mass Destruction Programme in Iraq under Saddam Hussain |
| B. | Liquidation of Saddam Hussain's rule in Iraq |
| C. | Capture of Iraq |
| D. | Conversion of Iraq in to boilingcauldron of world politics |
| Answer» C. Capture of Iraq | |
| 7. |
In which of the following wars, 'Preemptive Air Strike' was successfully launched by Israel? |
| A. | Arab-Israel war of 1967. |
| B. | Arab-Israel war of 1973. |
| C. | Arab-Israel war of 1947. |
| D. | Israel-Lebanon war. |
| Answer» B. Arab-Israel war of 1973. | |
| 8. |
Identify the correct code forAssertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: In 2012 East Asiansummit in Phnom Penh, Cambodiaopposed to adopt a unanimousresolution on the code of conductover South China sea.Reason R: China promptedCambodia to prevent a unanimousresolution to be adopted at thesummit.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true, butR is not the correct explanationof A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, butR is the correct explanationof A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false. | |
| 9. |
The straits of Dardanelles andBosporuspass through which one of the following country? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | Yemen |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» D. Iran | |
| 10. |
Match the countries mentioned in List-I with their legislature mentioned in List-II with the help of the code given below:List - I a. Bahrain b. Kuwait c. Oman d. Yemen List - IIi. Majlis al shuraii. Majlis al Muwaabiii. Majlis al Wataniiv. Majlis al UmmaCodes: a b c d |
| A. | iii iv i ii |
| B. | i iii iv ii |
| C. | ii iv i iii |
| D. | iv iii ii i |
| Answer» B. i iii iv ii | |
| 11. |
Match the following events in List-Iwith their years in List-II with the help of a given code:List - I (Events) a. British withdrawalfrom East of Suez. b. Mostly the US forcesunder UN umbrellaforced Iraq to withdrawfrom Kuwait. c. July Revolution inEgypt d. Camp David record List - II (Years)i. 1952ii. 1978iii. 1990iv. 1968Codes: a b c d |
| A. | iv iii i ii |
| B. | iii ii iv i |
| C. | ii i iii iv |
| D. | i iv ii iii |
| Answer» B. iii ii iv i | |
| 12. |
Identify the correct code forAssertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: Security in its over-allperspective must be viewedholistically and linkages betweendifferent elements are emphasized.Reason R: For people, States andglobal community there will be nopredictable peace without justice, no justice without security and nopermanent security without peace.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are correct, and R is the correctexplanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are wrong. |
| C. | A is correct, but R is notcorrect. |
| D. | A is not correct, but R iscorrect. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are wrong. | |
| 13. |
Who was not a part of Sharm-al-sheikh summit of 2005? |
| A. | King Abdullah II |
| B. | Mahmud Abbas |
| C. | Hosni Mubarak |
| D. | Ehud Barak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Identify the correct code forAssertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: Shatter belts and theirboundaries are fluid.Reason R: West Asia remains aShatter belt, its fragmentationreinforced by the Arab-Israeliconflict, the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Hornof Africa, and the rise of Iran as apowerful intrusive force.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true, but R isnot the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true and R isthe correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true and R isthe correct explanation of A. | |
| 15. |
Who among the following propoundedthe concept of 'Structural Violence'? |
| A. | K. Booth |
| B. | J. Galtung |
| C. | R.F. Kennedy |
| D. | Barry Buzan |
| Answer» C. R.F. Kennedy | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following is not acomponent of State-Centric concept of National Security? |
| A. | Territorial integrity |
| B. | National Sovereignty |
| C. | Core values |
| D. | Form of government |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who among the following visualizedNational Security in relative domain bydefining it as 'relative freedom from harmful threats'? |
| A. | B. Buzan |
| B. | K. Waltz |
| C. | J. Mroz |
| D. | Walter Lipmann |
| Answer» D. Walter Lipmann | |
| 18. |
Which one of the following is notcategorized as threat to Non-Traditional Security? |
| A. | Disasters |
| B. | Terrorism |
| C. | Environmental and Climatechange |
| D. | Ethnicity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who among the following is theauthor of the book 'Armament and History'? |
| A. | Carl Von clauzewitz |
| B. | J.F.C. Fuller |
| C. | M. Howard |
| D. | R.W. Jones |
| Answer» C. M. Howard | |
| 20. |
Match the following Books/Writingsin Table-I with their Authors inTable-II by using the correct code given below:Table - I (Books/Writings) a. 'Cosmopedia: Tomorrow's world of learning' b. 'The Global Village' c. 'The Information Society' d. 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' Table - II(Authors)1. W.J. Martin2. D. Bell3. P. Rossman4. M. Mc Luhanand B.R.PowersCodes: a b c d |
| A. | 3 4 1 2 |
| B. | 1 2 3 4 |
| C. | 2 3 4 1 |
| D. | 4 3 1 2 |
| Answer» B. 1 2 3 4 | |
| 21. |
Identify the correct code for Assertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: If security is to bedefined on an existential basis, thenit is clearly legitimate to understand economic security in terms of basic human needs.Reason R: An individual's survival and development is clearly dependent upon the provision of certain basic needs for sustaining life, such as adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, education and health care, etc.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are not correct. |
| B. | Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| D. | A is not correct, but R is correct. |
| Answer» C. A is correct, but R is not correct. | |
| 22. |
Chronologically arrange the following books in the ascending order by their date of publication:1. Andrew Linklater-Beyond Realism and Marxism2. Joseph Nye-The Paradox of American power3. Hans. J. Morganthau-Politics among Nations: The struggle for power and peace4. James N. Rosenau-The study of global interdependence |
| A. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| D. | 4, 1, 2, 3 |
| Answer» B. 2, 3, 4, 1 | |
| 23. |
Who said, 'The power to hurt is nothing new in warfare, but modern technology enhances the importance of war and threats of war as techniques of influence of bargaining and intimidation'? |
| A. | Bernard Brodie |
| B. | Michael Hoffmann |
| C. | Ashley Tellis |
| D. | Thomas Schelling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Match the following Missiles in Table-I with their respective Countries listed in Table-II by using the correct code given below:Table - I (Missiles) a. Pershing-II b. M-11 c. Scud d. Brahmos Table - II(Countries)1. Iraq2. United States3. China4. IndiaCodes: a b c d |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 2 3 1 4 |
| C. | 3 4 2 1 |
| D. | 4 1 3 2 |
| Answer» C. 3 4 2 1 | |
| 25. |
Identify the correct code for Assertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: Development benefits from a sensible mix of state and market, autonomy and integration.Reason R: Governments are always able to regulate the economy in an optimum fashion.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true. | |
| 26. |
The case of humanitarian responsibility in war explicitly justified by the responsibility to protect doctrine in the 2011 intervention in Libya by NATO Air Forces was authorized by: |
| A. | UN Security Council Resolution 1973. |
| B. | UN Security Council Resolution 1993. |
| C. | UN Security Council Resolution 1972. |
| D. | UN Security Council Resolution 1992. |
| Answer» B. UN Security Council Resolution 1993. | |
| 27. |
Michael Doyle's democratic peace is based on three pillars: |
| A. | Conflict management, universal values and economic cooperation. |
| B. | Peaceful conflict resolution, common values, economic cooperation. |
| C. | Conflict resolution, consensus on values and free trade. |
| D. | Conflict management, hegemony on values, and economic cooperation. |
| Answer» C. Conflict resolution, consensus on values and free trade. | |
| 28. |
Gateway States play a novel role in: |
| A. | Acting as entry points for travel. |
| B. | They have built huge gates at their ports. |
| C. | Linking different parts of the world by facilitating the exchange of peoples, goods and ideas. |
| D. | Territories that link two great powers. |
| Answer» D. Territories that link two great powers. | |
| 29. |
Assertion A: Edward Said observed countries that emerged from colonialism, that there is need for a re-conquest of space through a new, decolonized identity.Reason R: Political control of their own territories permits the nations of the former colonial world to be selective in what they accept or reject of western culture.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A. | |
| 30. |
Match the following geopolitical thinkers in List-I with their theories in List-II on the basis of the code given below:List - I (Thinkers) a. Friedrich Retzel b. Halford Mackinder c. Alfred Mahan d. Karl Haushofer List - II(Theories)i. Heartlandii. Lebensraumiii. Space and location of Statesiv. Blue water strategyCodes: a b c d |
| A. | i ii iii iv |
| B. | iii i iv ii |
| C. | ii iv i iii |
| D. | iv iii ii i |
| Answer» C. ii iv i iii | |
| 31. |
Which American President mentioned in his farewell address of corporations influencing governments as 'military industrial complex'? |
| A. | Dwight Eisenhower |
| B. | Harry S. Truman |
| C. | John F. Kennedy |
| D. | L.B. Johnson |
| Answer» B. Harry S. Truman | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following sampling techniques is most suitable for selection of representative villages of an area with diversified geographical features? |
| A. | Systematic |
| B. | Stratified - random |
| C. | Random |
| D. | Clustered |
| Answer» C. Random | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following Rn values shows the random pattern of point distribution? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1.0 |
| C. | 1.35 |
| D. | 2.14 |
| Answer» C. 1.35 | |
| 34. |
In which of the following Decades, India experienced highest percentage of decadal growth? |
| A. | 1951-61 |
| B. | 1961-71 |
| C. | 1971-81 |
| D. | 1981-91 |
| Answer» D. 1981-91 | |
| 35. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:List - I (Mineral) a. Copper b. Iron ore c. Manganese d. Mica List - II (Mines) 1. Kudremukh 2. Balaghat 3. Kodarma 4. KhetriCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | 1243 |
| B. | 3214 |
| C. | 4132 |
| D. | 4123 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Between 2001 and 2011, the sex-ratio (Females per thousand males) has |
| A. | increased by 5 to 10 |
| B. | decreased by 5 to 10 |
| C. | remained constant |
| D. | increased by less than 5 |
| Answer» B. decreased by 5 to 10 | |
| 37. |
Which one of the following is a 'Formal' Region? |
| A. | Delhi metropolitan region |
| B. | Hyderabad - Secunderabad region |
| C. | Delhi - Jaipur - Agra Triangle |
| D. | Assam - Valley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following is commonly used for computing the average value of river discharge? |
| A. | Arithmetic mean |
| B. | Geometric mean |
| C. | Harmonic mean |
| D. | Weighted mean |
| Answer» C. Harmonic mean | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following is most appropriate for showing frequency distribution? |
| A. | Bar graph |
| B. | Histogram |
| C. | Pie diagram |
| D. | Line graph |
| Answer» C. Pie diagram | |
| 40. |
In India, mangrove is the most important tree of |
| A. | Tropical moist deciduous forests |
| B. | Tidal forests |
| C. | Tropical dry deciduous forests |
| D. | Sub-tropical moist forests |
| Answer» C. Tropical dry deciduous forests | |
| 41. |
Which one of the following indicators is most commonly used to measure the economic development of a country? |
| A. | Infant mortality rate |
| B. | Availability of potable water |
| C. | Female literacy |
| D. | Gross National Product per capita |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following languages does not belong to the Dravidian family? |
| A. | Sinhalese |
| B. | Brahui |
| C. | Kannada |
| D. | Malayalam |
| Answer» B. Brahui | |
| 43. |
Which of the following statements is not true about a State? |
| A. | It has a territorial base. |
| B. | It always has a social or cultural base. |
| C. | It claims internal sovereignty. |
| D. | It claims sovereignty in external relations. |
| Answer» C. It claims internal sovereignty. | |
| 44. |
Which of the following sequences of the stages of economic growth according to Rostow's model is correct? |
| A. | Traditional society, drive to maturity, take off, high mass consumption |
| B. | Traditional society, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption |
| C. | Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity |
| D. | Traditional society, drive to maturity, high mass consumption, take off |
| Answer» C. Traditional society, take off, high mass consumption, drive to maturity | |
| 45. |
Who among the following formalized the concept that there exists relationship between the spatial organisation and national development? |
| A. | Luten |
| B. | Dickens |
| C. | Kuklinski |
| D. | Friedmann |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Which of the following matches is not correct? |
| A. | Myrdal : Cumulative causation model |
| B. | Friedmann : Core- periphery model |
| C. | Boudville : Transport model |
| D. | Frank |
| Answer» D. Frank | |
| 47. |
The habitat of the Toda tribe is |
| A. | Aravalli range |
| B. | Siwalik range |
| C. | Kaimur range |
| D. | Nilgiri hills |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races? |
| A. | Eye |
| B. | Nose |
| C. | Ear |
| D. | Hair |
| Answer» D. Hair | |
| 49. |
The intensive cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flowers in the periphery of cities in USA is called |
| A. | Truck farming |
| B. | Factory farming |
| C. | Market gardening |
| D. | Agri - farming |
| Answer» B. Factory farming | |
| 50. |
The theory of least cost location was proposed by |
| A. | Losch |
| B. | Isard |
| C. | Dicey |
| D. | Weber |
| Answer» E. | |