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Exam Date: 08-Oct-2020
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Examination: 1. Course Code - M.Phil.
2. Field of Study - North East India Studeis (NESP)
SECTION 1 - SECTION 1

Question No.1 (Question Id - 73)
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is to...
(A)
create and alternative access route to the North-Eastern Region from the
Eastern Port of India to the Sittew Port of Myanmar

(Correct Answer)
(B)
create accessibility to Manipur through Myanmar
(C)
create an alternative route from Mizoram to Myanmar
(D)
create a route to the North Eastern Region upto the Bay of Bengal Region
Question No.2 (Question Id - 60)
Which of the following Government of India Acts coined the terms `Excluded and
Partially Excluded Territories' ?
(A)
The Government of India Act 1935 (Correct Answer)
(B)
The Government of India Act 1919
(C)
The Government of the Union Territories (Amendment) Act 1971
(D)
The Northeastern Areas (Reorganization) Act 1971
Question No.3 (Question Id - 61)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
The Indian constitution has both feature of unitary and federal structure.
Statement II:
The federal structure of Indian Constitution has certain common features with the
Canadian federal system.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
Question No.4 (Question Id - 81)
Which of the following methods is not part of the field research ?
(A)
Participant observation
(B)
Group discussion
(C)
Analysis of Historical records (Correct Answer)
(D)
Case study and Life history
Question No.5 (Question Id - 75)
Given below are the two statements :
Statement I:
Historical research is a method for discovering from records and accounts about the past
events.
Statement II:

Historical research attempts to systematically recapture the complex
nuances, the people, meanings, events and ideas of the past that have
influenced and shaped the present.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
Question No.6 (Question Id - 15)
Match List - I (terms for cultural change) with List - II (process of cultural changes).
List - I
List - II
(Terms)
(Meaning)
I. A situation in which one group of people accepted another group,
A.
help and work together even though there are differences among
Accomodation them.
II. A condition in which people of a cultural group tend to acquire some
B. Assimilation cultural traits of other cultural group and leaving some of their own.
III. A process of adaptation in which elements of a culture constitute a
C. Integration composite whole.
D.
IV. A process wherein a minority group gradually gives up its own
Acculturation
culture and acquires those of the dominant one.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - I, B - III, C - II, D - IV
(C)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question No.7 (Question Id - 82)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Red panda
I. Nagaland
B. Gayal/Mithun
II. Meghalaya
C. Clouded leopard
III. Sikkim
D. Phayre's Langur
IV. Mizoram
E. Himalayan Serow V. Tripura
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - I, C - II, D - V, E - IV (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV, E - V
(C)
A - V, B - I, C - IV, D - II, E - III
(D)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - V, E - II
Question No.8 (Question Id - 49)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Treaty of Yandaboo
I. 13th August 1947
B. Assam Accord
II. 30th June 1986
C. Mizoram Accord
III. 15th August 1985
D. Instrument of Accession IV. 24th February 1826
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
(C)
A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV

(D)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
Question No.9 (Question Id - 80)
Given below are the two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other
is labelled as Reason R :
Assertion A:
In case of the Stratified Random Sampling, population is stratified into a number of non-
overlapping strata to select sample items from each stratum.
Reason R:
When population, from which sample is drawn, constitutes homogeneous groups, then
Stratified Sampling technique is used to
obtain a representative sample.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)

(B)
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is correct but R is incorrect.
(D)
A is incorrect but R is correct
Question No.10 (Question Id - 53)
Which of the following question(s) is/are investigated in exploratory social science
research design ?
A. Why is it ?
B. What is it ?
C. How is it ?
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below :
(A)
A and C only
(B)
A and B only
(C)
D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
E only
Question No.11 (Question Id - 30)
Kaladan Multi Modal Transport project is aimed at...
(A)
providing an alternate access route to the North-East Region of India
through Myanmar.

(Correct Answer)
(B)
providing access route to North-East Region of India through Bangladesh.
(C)
the re-opening of Stillwell Road.
(D)
providing access route to Arunachal Pradesh through Assam.
Question No.12 (Question Id - 56)
In social science research the use of questionnaire, interviews, life history, documents
and observation are some of the techniques of ...
A. Case-study method
B. Social survey method
C. Ideal type method
D. Exploratory method
E. Historical method

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below :
(A)
A and E only
(B)
B only
(C)
C only (Correct Answer)
(D)
D and E only
Question No.13 (Question Id - 63)
ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement was signed on...
(A)
13th August 2008, at Bali
(B)
13th August 2009, at Bangkok (Correct Answer)
(C)
20th August 2008, at New Delhi
(D)
11th December 2009, at Yangon
Question No.14 (Question Id - 83)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Rabbits
I. Primary produces
B. Cyanobacteria II. Decomposer
C. Protozoans
III. Primary consumer
D. Vultures
IV. Parasites
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
Question No.15 (Question Id - 94)
Which of the following sentences is/are correct ?
A. Pigmy hog is only found in Assam
B. Sangai is only found in Manipur
C. Wild Banana is only found in Assam
D. Wild citrus plants are only found in Meghalaya
Choose the correct answer from the following options :
(A)
A only
(B)
A and B both correct (Correct Answer)
(C)
B is only correct
(D)
B and C both are correct
Question No.16 (Question Id - 22)
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal ruler, was sent into exile in 1857, and breathed his
last in 1862. Identify the place where he was exiled.
(A)
Mandalay
(B)
Rangoon (Correct Answer)
(C)
Tamu
(D)
None of the above
Question No.17 (Question Id - 8)
Match the List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Kalaichara Border Haat I. Arunachal - Myanmar Frontier
B. Srinagar Border Haat
II. Meghalaya - Bangladesh Frontier
C. Pangsau Border Haat
III. Tripura - Bangladesh Frontier

D. Balat Border Haat
IV. Meghalaya - Bangladesh Frontier
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
Question No.18 (Question Id - 72)
The below question has been dropped and full marks are awarded.
Bandung conference was held in...
A. The year 1954 to formulate five principles of peaceful co-existence between India
and China
B. The year 1954 to formulate peace accord between India and Bhutan
C. The year 1954 to formulate five principles of peaceful co-existence between India
and Burma
D. To agree on non-alignment in South Asia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
D only
(B)
C only
(C)
A only
(D)
B only
Question No.19 (Question Id - 84)
Ramsar Convention held in 1971 on wetlands of international importance aimed to halt
the destruction of wetlands, supporting migratory waterfowls and to recognise the
ecological, scientific, economic, cultural and recreational values of wetlands. Several
sites in the world has been identified which are known as Ramsar sites. Of the following
list, which is/are not in the North Eastern Region ?
A. Deepor Beel
B. Rudrasagar Lake
C. Loktak Lake
D. Chilika Lake
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
B and C
(C)
B only
(D)
D only (Correct Answer)
Question No.20 (Question Id - 78)
Given below are the two statements :
Statement I:
Questionnaire studies aim at receiving comparable answers from all
participants. Therefore, the questions as well as data collection situation are designed in
an identical way for all participants.
Statement II:
Questionnaires are appropriate for a study when a researcher wants to test a hypothesis
with empirical work. Also knowledge of the issue allows researcher to formulate a
sufficient number of questions in an unambiguous way, where large number of
participants are involved.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :

(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
Question No.21 (Question Id - 35)
Which Indian state share land border with Bhutan, China and Myanmar ?
(A)
West Bengal
(B)
Sikkim
(C)
Arunachal Pradesh (Correct Answer)
(D)
Assam
Question No.22 (Question Id - 57)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Magico-religious pragmatism
I. Rigid principle
B. Ethics of commonly shared meaning II. Reflexive principles
C. Ethics of individual responsibility
III. Conducting of rites and rituals
D. Rational legal norms
IV. Sanctioned norms
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
(C)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
(D)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
Question No.23 (Question Id - 7)
Which of the following Tribes follow both Matrilineal and Patrilineal descent groups ?
(A)
Khasi
(B)
Dimasa (Correct Answer)
(C)
Apatani
(D)
Mizo
Question No.24 (Question Id - 88)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Although irrigation strengthened centralised authority in early state formation, it was
neither a necessary nor a sufficient cause of state's emergence.
Statement II:
Stratification had been viewed as an essential precondition for the emergence of a state
because of stratified group's involvement in
`intra-group' and `inter-group' conflicts and `elite formation' for socio-political control of
the society.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Question No.25 (Question Id - 40)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Ethical issues in
I. The feeling of a researcher

research
B. Values in research
II. Informed consent
III. Set of ideas which provide an explanation
C. Quantitative research
for something
D. Theory
IV. Measurement
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question No.26 (Question Id - 79)
In a conflict prone area, if a researcher aims to collect data on women's accessibility to
safety network, he/she will apply the following sampling method :
(A)
Systematic Random Sampling
(B)
Purposive Sampling (Correct Answer)
(C)
Stratified Random Sampling
(D)
None of the above
Question No.27 (Question Id - 64)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Geology, structure, relief and physiography together with the positional factor provide a
fairly clear-cut division of India.
Statement II:
Great Plains, the Himalayan Mountain Range, the Peninsular Uplands and Indian
Coasts and Islands constitute the four geological and physiographical units of India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.28 (Question Id - 25)
The Chaibagan Time Zone (also known as the Kaziranga Time Zone) is ahead of Indian
Standard Time by...
(A)
10 minutes
(B)
30 minutes
(C)
60 minutes (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.29 (Question Id - 10)
Match the List - I with List - II.
List - I
List - II
(Types of
Social
(Process of Social Change)
Change)
I. A continuous process of differentiation - cum-integration in which it
A. Progress
involves changing adaptation of the objects to its environment.
II. A process by which cultural traits or complexities spread from one
B. Diffusion
part of a society to another.
III. A process in which one moves from simple to complex, from less to
C. Revolution more differentiation and from homogenous to heterogenous forms.
D. Evolution
IV. Complete transformation of a society or maximum unexpected

change that take place in a shortest possible time.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III
(B)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
(C)
A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
Question No.30 (Question Id - 6)
Ecological restoration is aimed to emulate the structure, function, diversity and dynamics
of the specific ecosystem. The approach of replacement of degraded ecosystem with a
few or many productive species is known as :
(A)
Partial restoration
(B)
Rehabilitation (Correct Answer)
(C)
Complete restoration
(D)
None of the above
Question No.31 (Question Id - 50)
The North Eastern Region of India is located between...
(A)
26? N to 32? N Latitudes and between 90? E to 89? E Longitude
(B)
24? N to 29? 30' N Latitudes and between 89? 46' E Longitude (Correct
Answer)

(C)
20? N to 30? N Latitudes and between 89? 45' E to 97? 45' E Longitude
(D)
25? 31' N to 29? 30' N Latitudes and between 89? 46' E to 97? E Longitude
Question No.32 (Question Id - 23)
Which one of the following ASEAN member countries shares maritime land border with
India ?
(A)
Thailand (Correct Answer)
(B)
Vietnam
(C)
Laos
(D)
Cambodia
Question No.33 (Question Id - 97)
Soil is a mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous substances containing both living and non-
living matters. The soil is classified into the following horizons :-
A. A - mineral horizons (A1- dark organic matter, and A2- light organic matter)
B. B - Dark coloured and coarse textured with silica rich clay organic compounds
C. C - Parent , unweathered bed rock
D. R - Parent unweathered bed rock
E. O - Organic horizon, fresh and partially decomposed.
Arrange the horizons listed from (A-E) systematically from the surface :
(A)
A, B, C, D, E
(B)
A, D, C, B, E
(C)
E, A, B, C, D (Correct Answer)
(D)
E, A, B, D, C
Question No.34 (Question Id - 24)
In four states of the North-East Region of India, the tribal people comprise a majority of
the population. Which of the following combination of states has the majority of tribal
people ?
(A)
Assam and Manipur

(B)
Nagaland and Mizoram (Correct Answer)
(C)
Sikkim and Tripura
(D)
None of the above
Question No.35 (Question Id - 100)
Match the following in List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Unrully Hills : A political Ecology of India's Northeast I. Rana P. Behal
B. Empire's Garden : Assam and Making of India
II. Amalendu Guha
C. One Hundred Years of Servitude
III. B.G. Karlsson
D. Planter Raj to Swaraj
IV. Jayeeta Sharma
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II
(B)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
Question No.36 (Question Id - 29)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
(Festivals)
(States)
A. Bihu
I. Manipur
B. Cheraw
II. Meghalaya
C. Rasleela III. Assam
D. Nngrem
IV. Mizoram
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III
(D)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
Question No.37 (Question Id - 13)
Match the List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
(Early Migrants)
(Occupations)
A. Bengali Muslim I. Tea Plantation
B. Bengali Hindu
II. Agriculture
C. Nepali
III. Clerical
D. Adibashi
IV. Railway and Mining
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(C)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II
Question No.38 (Question Id - 59)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A:
Primary function of a family is the procreation, care and nurture of the young and aged
members in the family.
Reason R:
It is universally true that the nurture and care of the children and aged persons are the
basic requirement in society.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)

(B)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true, but R is false.
(D)
A is false, but R is true.
Question No.39 (Question Id - 96)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Aimol
I. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Jharua II. Manipur
C. Magh
III. Assam
D. Tagin
IV. Tripura
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II
(B)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(D)
A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
Question No.40 (Question Id - 39)
Choose the most important criteria from the following options for the evaluation of social
research.
(A)
Reliability and validity (Correct Answer)
(B)
Replicability and reliability
(C)
Validity and replicability
(D)
All of the above
Question No.41 (Question Id - 16)
Year on year economic growth is calculated through the following formula :
Where GDP = Gross Domestic Product, NNP = Net National Product, p = previous year,
c = current year.
(A)
[GDPp - GDPc/GDPc]*100
(B)
[NNPc - NNPp/NNPc]*100
(C)
[GDPc - GDPp]*100
(D)
[GDPc - GDPp/GDPp]*100 (Correct Answer)
Question No.42 (Question Id - 52)
Which of the following options is true with respect to the Union Territories Act of 1963 ?
(A)
Legislatures and ministries in Manipur and Tripura were created.
(B)
The Act provided for a council of ministers `to aid and advise' the administrator.
(C)
The Act provided for a Legislative Assembly with maximum strength of 32 (30
elected, 2 nominated).
(D)
The Act provided reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes in legislative assembly. (Correct Answer)

Question No.43 (Question Id - 85)
Who is the author of the book, These Hills called Home: Stories from a War Zone ?

(A)
S.K. Chaube
(B)
Temsula Ao (Correct Answer)
(C)
Nandita Haksar
(D)
Kaka Iralu
Question No.44 (Question Id - 34)
The below question has been dropped and full marks are awarded.
The Government of India has signed several agreements with different Naga armed
groups for the resolution of Naga conflict. Arrange the following in chronological order.
A. Seven Point Agreement
B. Nine Point Agreement
C. Framework Agreement
D. Shillong Accord
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
C, A, B, D
(B)
A, B, C, D
(C)
B, A, D, C
(D)
D, A, B, C
Question No.45 (Question Id - 4)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
In the year 1971, the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act was passed to split up
Assam, giving its former districts separate identities as states and union territories.
Statement II:
The year 1971 saw the creation of the North Eastern Council (NEC) to finance only the
road infrastructure of North East India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(B)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. (Correct Answer)
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.46 (Question Id - 62)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A:
India-ASEAN economic engagement was the initiated through the Look East Policy and
was further intensified through Act East Policy.
Reason R:
This is to make the North-Eastern Region of India the most significant
economic and geographical space but not any other engagement.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given
below
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true, but R is false. (Correct Answer)
(D)
A is false, but R is true.

Question No.47 (Question Id - 3)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Khamtis live in the plains of the Arunachal Pradesh, inhabiting the lowlands of the Lohit
district comprising a network of rivers and dense evergreen forests.
Statement II:
The locational advantage of the area inhabited by the Khamtis in Lohit district of
Arunachal Pradesh has provided them with some advantages over the other tribes in the
district in the development of timber industry.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
Question No.48 (Question Id - 71)
What is the full form of BIMSTEC and in which year it was initiated ?
(A)
Bangladesh-India-Myanmar Technical and Economic Cooperation. It was
initiated in the year 1997 through Delhi Declaration
(B)
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation. It was initiated in the year 1997 through Bangkok Declaration

(Correct Answer)
(C)
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
It was initiated in the year 1998 through Bali Declaration
(D)
Bangladesh-India-Myanmar Technical and Economic Cooperation. It was
initiated in the year 1997 through Bangkok Declaration.
Question No.49 (Question Id - 17)
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
List - II
A. Chakma Autonomous District
I. West Bengal
B. Gorkha Territorial Administration II. Myanmar
C. Jaintia Hills Autonomous District III. Mizoram
D. Naga Self-Administered Zone
IV. Meghalaya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(C)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
Question No.50 (Question Id - 12)
Which one of the following states has the largest number of Schedule Tribes ?
(A)
Assam
(B)
Arunachal Pradesh
(C)
Manipur (Correct Answer)
(D)
Nagaland
Question No.51 (Question Id - 44)
`Society is not simply a collection of individuals, each acting independently in terms of
his or her particular psychology or mental state. Instead members of society are directed

by collective beliefs, values and laws, by social facts which have an existence of their
own.
Which one of the following thinkers gave the above statement ?
(A)
Talcott Parsons
(B)
Robert K. Merton
(C)
George Herbert Mead
(D)
Emile Durkheim (Correct Answer)
Question No.52 (Question Id - 1)
Which of the following was the objective of the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90 ?
(A)
To control the Upper Burma
(B)
To draw the boundary between Chittagong Hills Tracts and Upper Burma
(C)
To annex the Mara and Lakher regions only
(D)
To annex the Lushai Hills from three fronts : Chittagong, Chin Hills and
Cachar (Correct Answer)

Question No.53 (Question Id - 67)
Match List - I and List - II :
List - I
List - II
(Authors)
(Books)
A. Adam Smith I. Das Capital : A Critique of Political Economy
B. T.R. Malthus II. Development as Freedom
C. Karl Marx
III. The Wealth of Nation
D. Amartya Sen IV. Principles of Political Economy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
Question No.54 (Question Id - 19)
Which of the following road networks include part of the North-East Region of India ?
(A)
East-West Corridor (Correct Answer)
(B)
Golden Quadrilateral
(C)
North-South Corridor
(D)
All of the above
Question No.55 (Question Id - 70)
Land Boundary Agreement was signed in the year...
(A)
2015 to resolve territorial disputes and exchange of 117 enclaves between India
and Nepal
(B)
2016 to resolve territorial disputes and exchange of 116 enclaves between India
and Bangladesh
(C)
2015 to resolve the boundary dispute and exchange of 162 enclaves
between India and Bangladesh

(Correct Answer)
(D)
2015 to resolve enclave disputes between India and Myanmar
Question No.56 (Question Id - 37)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :

Do not begin the task of data collection until and unless you have identified the research
questions clearly.
Reason R :
If you begin collection of data before identifying the research questions, there is the risk
that your result will not allow you to illuminate the research questions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)

(B)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is true, but R is false.
(D)
A is false, but R is true.
Question No.57 (Question Id - 66)
Gross National Happiness in Bhutan emphasizes on four pillars, viz. :
A. Good governance and cultural preservation
B. Good governance and gender equality
C. Environmental preservation and economic growth
D. Environmental preservation and sustainable socio-economic development
E. Sustainable socio-economic development and trade
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and E
(B)
B and C
(C)
C and A
(D)
A and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.58 (Question Id - 86)
Under which Government of India's Committee/Commission the North East Frontier
Agency (NEFA) was transferred from the charge of Ministry of External Affairs to that of
Ministry of Home Affairs ?
(A)
Daying Ering Committee (Correct Answer)
(B)
Bordoloi Committee
(C)
Shukla Committee
(D)
Patasha Commission
Question No.59 (Question Id - 90)
Who among the following was one of the pioneers of printing press and newspaper in
nineteenth century Assam ?
(A)
Bholanath Barooah
(B)
Gangaram Sharma
(C)
Manik Chandra Barooah (Correct Answer)
(D)
Hemadhar Barooah
Question No.60 (Question Id - 26)
Which of the following states had witnessed violent protests against the granting of 33
percent reservation for women in urban local bodies in accordance with Article 243(T) of
the constitution ?
(A)
Manipur
(B)
Mizoram
(C)
Meghalaya
(D)
Nagaland (Correct Answer)

Question No.61 (Question Id - 32)
Match List - I and List - II :
List - I
List - II
(Authors)
(Name of the Books)
A. S. K. Chaube
I. Imperiled Frontiers : India's Northeastern Borderland
B. Nari Rustomji
II. Hill Politics in Northeast India
C. Myron Weiner
III. The Bengal Borderland : Beyond State and Nation in India
D. Willem van Schendel IV. Sons of the Soil : Migration and Ethnic Conflicts in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(B)
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
Question No.62 (Question Id - 18)
In the wake of the signing of Peace Accords with the central government, some of the
former insurgent leaders had become Chief Ministers/Chief Executive Members. Identify
the odd one from the following :
(A)
Laldenga
(B)
Zoramthanga
(C)
Hagrama Mohilary
(D)
S.S. Khaplang (Correct Answer)
Question No.63 (Question Id - 77)
Given below follwing statements:
A. The Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed in 1950.
B. India?Nepal signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1956.
C.The Treaty of peace and frienship was signed between India and Nepal
D. The Treaty of Peace and Friendship Treaty was signed between India and Butan.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
B and C only
(C)
B and D only
(D)
A and C only (Correct Answer)
Question No.64 (Question Id - 33)
The Bengal Boundary Commission was constituted in 1947. Identify from the options
given below the main purpose of this Commission.
(A)
the separation of Burma from India
(B)
the division of Bengal region (Correct Answer)
(C)
the separation of Arunachal Pradesh from Assam
(D)
None of the above
Question No.65 (Question Id - 54)
Any fact is not social in nature and function. According Emile Durkheim, a fact becomes
social only when it is/has ....
A. distinctive social characteristics and determination, which are not amenable
to explanation at the psychological and biological levels
B. external to the individual
C. major factor of social control
D. coercive in nature e.g. exercises constraints on the individual

E. socially and culturally determined
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below :
(A)
A, C and D only
(B)
B and D only
(C)
A, B and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
D and E only
Question No.66 (Question Id - 31)
Various multinational organisations such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency
have been involved in financing infrastructure projects in North-East India. Identify the
state where there is no financing on infrastructure projects from these organisations.
(A)
Assam
(B)
Meghalaya
(C)
Arunachal Pradesh (Correct Answer)
(D)
Manipur
Question No.67 (Question Id - 28)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
(Traditional Institutions)
(States)
A. Dzumsa
I. Manipur
B. Dorbar Snong
II. Sikkim
C. Morung
III. Nagaland
D. Chiefship of the Kukis IV. Meghalaya
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II
(B)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III
(D)
A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I (Correct Answer)
Question No.68 (Question Id - 95)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Arsenic
I. Drinking water
B. Petroleum hydrocarbon II. Food and drinking water
C. Lead and Cobalt
III. Air
D. Asbestos
IV. Sea
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
(D)
A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II
Question No.69 (Question Id - 41)
Special category status is granted on the criteria :
A. Hilly and difficult terrain
B. Low population density and/or sizable share of tribal population.
C. Strategic location along bonders with neighbouring countries; and economic and
infrastructural backwardness.
D. Non-visible nature of states of finances.
E. All of the above

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C
(B)
A and C
(C)
E only (Correct Answer)
(D)
D, C and B
Question No.70 (Question Id - 55)
Mrs. K. Olinda is a school teacher; she is the daughter of K. Ebenu, wife S. K. Singh,
mother of K. Reena and K. Nongyai, and member of local Meira Paibi association, etc.
This is the example of ...
A. Multiple role
B. Role set
C. Status sequence
D. Status set
E. Role sequence
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below :
(A)
B only
(B)
C and D only
(C)
B and E only
(D)
C only (Correct Answer)
Question No.71 (Question Id - 92)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Charles Tilly
I. Second States
B. Barbara J. Price II. Asiatic Mode of Production
C. Karl Wittfogel
III. Internal Warfare
D. James Scott
IV. Control over Irrigation
Choose the correct matching between List - I and List - II from the option given below :
(A)
A - I
(B)
D - III
(C)
C - IV (Correct Answer)
(D)
B - II
Question No.72 (Question Id - 68)
Which of the following is not a developing nation ?
(A)
Bhutan
(B)
India
(C)
Canada (Correct Answer)
(D)
Armenia
Question No.73 (Question Id - 27)
Around two thousand Nagas were recruited as part of Naga Labour Corps to assist
the Allied Forces during the First World War. Identify the country in which they were
deployed.
(A)
Japan
(B)
Canada
(C)
United States of America
(D)
France (Correct Answer)
Question No.74 (Question Id - 9)
Given below are the two statements :

Statement I:
Any consideration of the Centre-Periphery theme involves applications of the territorial
approach to politics. This is essential for an understanding of the political processes
operating in a specific geographical locale.
Statement II:
Centre-Periphery has been frequently used either to mean a territory or a population
group (or a sub-group), although its impact and operation varies with distance and
accessibility factors.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below.
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.75 (Question Id - 76)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Convenience sample is referred to as an accidental or availability sample; and it relies
on available and easily accessible subjects.
Statement II:
Under certain circumstances convenience sample is an excellent means of obtaining
preliminary information about some research questions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
Question No.76 (Question Id - 45)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Nagaland
I. 1972
B. Meghalaya
II. 1987
C. Mizoram
III. 1963
D. Arunachal Pradesh IV. 1987
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(B)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question No.77 (Question Id - 42)
`The market forces which are seen to control production are not impersonal mechanisms
beyond the control of men, they are man-made. Alienation is therefore the result of
human activity rather than external forces independent of man.'
Which of the following sociological thinkers gave the above view ?
(A)
Robert K. Merton
(B)
Talcott Parsons
(C)
Karl Marx (Correct Answer)
(D)
Auguste Comte

Question No.78 (Question Id - 99)
The below question has been dropped and full marks are awarded.
Which of the following was listed by UNESCO as the Natural World Heritage Site
in danger 1992, but was removed from the list in the 2011 ?
A. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
B. Hoolongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
C. Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary , Tripura
D. Manash National Park, Assam
E. Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
A and B only
(C)
D and E only
(D)
C only
Question No.79 (Question Id - 36)
Which of the following is not the data source of oral history ?
(A)
Traditional stories
(B)
Traditional songs
(C)
Customs
(D)
Personal diaries (Correct Answer)
Question No.80 (Question Id - 74)
India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is...
(A)
1700 km long to create rail route from Moreh to Mae Sot
(B)
1360 km long to create an economic corridor between India and ASEAN
(C)
1350 km long to connect India, Myanmar and Thailand
(D)
1360 km long to connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar
(Correct Answer)
Question No.81 (Question Id - 87)
Which of the following areas in Arunachal Pradesh is associated with saw mills
and plywood industries ?
(A)
Namsai-Chowkham area (Correct Answer)
(B)
Sunpura
(C)
Itanagar
(D)
Pasighat
Question No.82 (Question Id - 14)
In which of the following tribal languages the Bible was first translated ?
(A)
Khasi (Correct Answer)
(B)
Mizo
(C)
Boro
(D)
Adi
Question No.83 (Question Id - 51)
Match the community based conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity listed
in Column - I and the state/region listed in Column - II
Column - I
Column - II
A. Chipko movement
I. Bisnoi Community
B. Annapurna Area
II. Soliga tribes of Biligur Rangaswamy Hills
C. Black Bug
III. Nepal
D. Phyllanthus emblica IV. Uttaranchal /Uttarakhand

Choose the correct answer(s) from the options given below :
(A)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(D)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
Question No.84 (Question Id - 93)
Mace and Lande (1991) proposed three levels of probability of extinction of a
species. According to them, if a species is having probability of extinction within 20 years
or 10 generations is known as...
(A)
Critical species
(B)
Endangered species (Correct Answer)
(C)
Vulnerable species
(D)
Critically vulnerable species
Question No.85 (Question Id - 21)
Which of the following country is considered as the potential land bridge between South
Asia and South East Asia ?
(A)
China
(B)
Bangladesh
(C)
Myanmar (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.86 (Question Id - 43)
Which of the following options is true with regard to the method of `scientific polling' ?
(A)
A valid sample of the population to be canvassed
(B)
An appropriate sample size
(C)
A proper regard for the principle of random selection for representative sample
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.87 (Question Id - 47)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A:
There has been growing trend of out migration of people from North-East India to the
metropolitan cities of India since the decade 2000.
Reason R:
The out migration from North-East India is primarily due to higher education and for
seeking better employment opportunities and livelihood.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (Correct
Answer)

(B)
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C)
A is true, but R is false
(D)
A is false, but R is true
Question No.88 (Question Id - 2)
Which of the following is true about the Abhor Expedition of October 1911 ?
(A)
The expedition resulted the fall of the Adi village of Kebang (Correct
Answer)


(B)
The Kuki porters were employed
(C)
The Subhansiri Basin was taken over after the expedition
(D)
The British stopped the Chinese expansion into the Adi territory permanently
after the expedition
Question No.89 (Question Id - 65)
Arrange the following in chronological order in terms of receiving full statehood from the
Status of Union Territory.
A. Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa
B. Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa
C. Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
D. Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
C only
(C)
B only (Correct Answer)
(D)
D only
Question No.90 (Question Id - 91)
Who wrote the book, Kirata-Jana-Kriti : The Indo-Mongoloids and their Contribution to
the History and Culture of India
?
(A)
Verrier Elwin
(B)
G.S. Ghurye
(C)
E.A. Gait
(D)
Suniti Kumar Chatterjee (Correct Answer)
Question No.91 (Question Id - 38)
The student made initial contact with a small group of people who are relevant to his/her
research and took help from them to establish contacts with others. Identify the sampling
strategy from the given non-probability sample.
(A)
quota sampling
(B)
convenience sampling
(C)
Snowball sampling (Correct Answer)
(D)
All of the above
Question No.92 (Question Id - 89)
Arrange the following in the correct chronological order from the earliest to the
most recent.
A. Assam Hills People's Conference
B. The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act
C. North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act
D. The Garo Hills Act
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
A, B, C, D
(B)
B, C, D, A
(C)
D, B, C, A
(D)
D, A, B, C (Correct Answer)
Question No.93 (Question Id - 5)
Which of the following is not the recognised tribe of Arunachal Pradesh ?
(A)
Kuki (Correct Answer)
(B)
Naga

(C)
Apatani
(D)
Adi
Question No.94 (Question Id - 98)
The atmospheric CO2 is increasing day by day leading to global warming. Which of the
following reasons listed is/are not contributing to increase of CO2 ?
A. Burning of fossil fuels like coal and wood
B. Destruction of trees and other vegetations
C. Net primary production exceeding community respiration
D. Respiration by plant and animal populations contributing to carbon cycle
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
B only
(C)
C only (Correct Answer)
(D)
B and D only
Question No.95 (Question Id - 58)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Culture is commonly shared by the members of a given society or community. Therefore,
it refers not to individual beliefs and activities but to the beliefs and practices of those
groups of people who belong to a community.
Statement II:
Culture is learnt and acquired by human being in the interaction with other people.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are correct. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.96 (Question Id - 20)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Research design is not just a work plan. The work plan has to flow from the research
design.
Statement II:
Research design deals with the logical problem, and not the logistical problem.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below :
(A)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are correct. (Correct Answer)
(B)
Both the Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.97 (Question Id - 46)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
In the pre-colonial times most of the hill tribes in North-East India maintained some
degree of autonomy and isolation. It helped most of the tribal groups to establish a

socio-linguistic uniqueness among them.
Reason R :
Inter-tribal war known as `head hunting' and belief in witchcraft were widely practiced
among many tribal communities in North-East India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B)
Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A (Correct
Answer)

(C)
A is true, but R is false
(D)
A is false, but R is true
Question No.98 (Question Id - 11)
Which of the following states has the longest International border ?
(A)
Arunachal Pradesh (Correct Answer)
(B)
Tripura
(C)
Manipur
(D)
Nagaland
Question No.99 (Question Id - 69)
Development of North-Eastern Region became a full-fledged Ministry in the year...
(A)
2002 and created its Vision Document for the NER in the year 2008
(B)
2004 and created its Vision Document for the NER in the year 2009
(C)
2004 and created its Vision Document for the NER in the year 2008
(Correct Answer)

(D)
2003 and created its Vision Document for the NER in the year 2007
Question No.100 (Question Id - 48)
Which of the following characteristics is/are not associated with the Meira Paibi
Movement in Manipur ?
A. Gender equality
B. Socio-political reforms
C. Equal property Rights
D. Anti-alcohol and anti-drug abuse
E. Human right movements
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and C only (Correct Answer)
(B)
A, B, D only
(C)
D only
(D)
C and E only
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