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Examination: 1. Course Code - Ph.D.
2. Field of Study - Law & Governance (CLGH)
SECTION 1 - SECTION 1
Question No.1 (Question Id - 98)
The slogan "Garibi Hatao" was associated with which party ?
(A)
Janata Party
(B)
Indian National Congress (Correct Answer)
(C)
CPI
(D)
CPI(M)
Question No.2 (Question Id - 52)
Which of the following is not a Constitutional office/post ?
(A)
Attorney-General for India
(B)
Solicitor-General of India (Correct Answer)
(C)
Advocate-General for the State
(D)
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
Question No.3 (Question Id - 50)
What is epistemology ?
(A)
The part of philosophy that deals with knowledge (Correct Answer)
(B)
A study of supernatural beings
(C)
The part of philosophy that deals with ethics
(D)
None of the above
Question No.4 (Question Id - 11)
Which of the following is not a valid data collection method ?
(A)
Unstructured Interview
(B)
Survey Questionnaire
(C)
Participant Observation
(D)
Hypothesis (Correct Answer)
Question No.5 (Question Id - 75)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Monetarism
I. JM Keynes
B. Supply Side Economics
II. Milton Friedman
C. Rational Expectation Theory
III. Bruce Barlett
D. Father of Modern Macroeconomics IV. Robert Lucas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(B)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
Question No.6 (Question Id - 83)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Sociology of law is in its infancy in India and there are no common issues that have been
debated and discussed by sociologist of law working in India.
Statement II:
Sociology of law is an established sub-discipline in India and there are common issues
that have been debated and discussed by sociologist of law working in 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.
(B)
Both 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.7 (Question Id - 91)
What are the essential features of `public goods' ?
A. Commonly owned by the people
B. Managed by the public
C. Non- rivalry
D. Non- excludability
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
C and D only (Correct Answer)
(C)
A and C only
(D)
B and D only
Question No.8 (Question Id - 86)
Match the following analytical traditions of State theory List - I with the theorists
List - II.
List - I
List - II
A. Contractarian I. R. Miliband
B. Culturalist
II. R. Dahl
C. Class
III. C. Tilly
D. Neo-Weberian
IV. T. Mitchell
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
(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I
Question No.9 (Question Id - 58)
As per section 2 (oo) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, retrenchment means :
(A)
The termination by the employer of the service of a workman for any
reason otherwise than as a punishment inflicted by way of disciplinary
action.
(Correct Answer)
(B)
The termination of the service of a workman on the expiry of the contract of
employment.
(C)
The termination of the services of workmen as a result of the closure of the
industry.
(D)
None of the above.
Question No.10 (Question Id - 90)
Democracy contributes to development through which of the following mechanisms ?
A. Higher Human Capital Accumulation
B. Lower Political Instability
C. Higher Economic Freedom
D. Social and Political Freedom
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C only
(B)
B, C and D only
(C)
A, C and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
A, B, C and D
Question No.11 (Question Id - 8)
Inductive research is commonly called theory building research because :
(A)
It infers theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data (Correct
Answer)
(B)
Tests concepts and patterns using empirical data
(C)
Uses qualitative method whenever possible
(D)
None of the above
Question No.12 (Question Id - 53)
In Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020), what did the Supreme Court of India
declare ?
(A)
Right to access Internet is a fundamental right.
(B)
Right to access Internet is not a fundamental right.
(C)
Right to freedom of speech and expression and right to practice any
profession or carry on trade, business or occupation over the medium of
internet enjoys Constitutional protection under article 19 (1) (a) and article
19 (1) (g).
(Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.13 (Question Id - 28)
UGC CARE List is :
(A)
A list of books
(B)
A list of reputed journals (Correct Answer)
(C)
A list of Do's and Don'ts for research scholars
(D)
A list of academic websites
Question No.14 (Question Id - 77)
Kinship or social ties that are based neither on consanguineal nor affinal ties are known
as :
(A)
Fictive kinship (Correct Answer)
(B)
Kindred
(C)
Affinal kin
(D)
None of the above
Question No.15 (Question Id - 71)
A seller of Tobacco has the information regarding the hazards of the product, yet
continue to sell it without informing the consumers. This is an example of :
(A)
Moral Hazard
(B)
Asymmetric Information (Correct Answer)
(C)
Hazard Information
(D)
None of the above
Question No.16 (Question Id - 17)
In order to establish cause-effect relationship, which of the following is/are required ?
A. Correlation between two constructs
B. Temporal precedence
C. Rejection of alternative hypothesis
D. One construct should be higher/bigger than the other
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only (Correct Answer)
(C)
A, B, C and D
(D)
A, D and C only
Question No.17 (Question Id - 21)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of ethnographic research ?
(A)
Research phenomenon must be studied in the context of its culture
(B)
Observation and interaction is the way to collect data
(C)
Use of survey method (Correct Answer)
(D)
Holistic understanding of the phenomenon
Question No.18 (Question Id - 93)
What are the reasons behind India's characterization as a quasi-federation ?
A. Unified judicial system
B. The institutions of transversal power sharing
C. The absence of territorial integrity of constituent units
D. The Governor is the appointee of the President of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
C and D only
(B)
A, C and D only
(C)
A and B only
(D)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.19 (Question Id - 4)
`Index to Indian Legal Periodicals' is published by :
(A)
Indian Law Institute (Correct Answer)
(B)
Law Commission of India
(C)
Bar Council of India
(D)
Supreme Court of India
Question No.20 (Question Id - 46)
Which of the following is true for quantitative research ?
A. A belief in a single reality
B. A belief in a constructed multiple realities
C. Formal hypothesis testing
D. Analysis of holistic system
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A and C only (Correct Answer)
(C)
B and C only
(D)
B and D only
Question No.21 (Question Id - 59)
Which class/classes of companies is/are required to appoint at least one woman director
as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment
and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 :
(A)
Listed companies only
(B)
Public companies having paid?up share capital of not less than one hundred
crore rupees only
(C)
Public companies having turnover of not less than three hundred crore rupees
only
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.22 (Question Id - 24)
Which of the following is an advantage of self-completion questionnaire over structured
interview ?
(A)
It is quicker and cheaper to administer
(B)
It does not have the interviewer effect
(C)
They have greater measurement validity due to close ended questions
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.23 (Question Id - 1)
Which of the following is not true with regard to qualitative method of research ?
(A)
It is descriptive in nature
(B)
Relies on non-numerical data
(C)
Applies Inductive reasoning
(D)
Applies Deductive reasoning (Correct Answer)
Question No.24 (Question Id - 92)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
In India, the Idea of Justice has to be social.
Reason R :
In India, historical-cultural developments have shaped unequal social relationships.
Subaltern social groups contest the elite notions of justice on the basis of solidarity.
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.25 (Question Id - 60)
According to the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in which case(s),
an electronic record shall be attributed to the originator ?
A. If it is sent by the originator himself or herself.
B. If it is sent by any other person who was authorized to act on behalf of the originator
in respect of that electronic record.
C. If it is sent by any other person by using the computer system that belongs to the
originator.
D. If it is sent by an information system programmed by or on behalf of the originator to
operate automatically.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
(A)
A, B, C and D
(B)
A, B, and C only
(C)
A, B, and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
A only
Question No.26 (Question Id - 76)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Affinity I. Reckoning relation by male line
II. Kinship traced through both male (father) and female (mother)
B. Agamy
side
C. Agnatic
III. Lack of any marriage rules
D. Bilateral
IV. Relationship by marriage types
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III
(D)
A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
Question No.27 (Question Id - 16)
Which according to you is/are common mistake(s) in research ?
(A)
Insufficiently motivated research question
(B)
Unresearchable problem
(C)
Unstructured Data collection
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.28 (Question Id - 41)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Random
I. Sample is available to researcher by virtue of its accessibility
Sampling
B. Multistage
II. Use of personal contact to build-up a sample of the group to
Sampling
be studied
C. Snowballing
III. Each sample unit has an equal chance of being chosen
D. Convenience
IV. Selecting a sample from another sample
Sample
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(C)
A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III
(D)
A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
Question No.29 (Question Id - 68)
Which of the following is central to Marx's economic theory of labour ?
(A)
Both labour and capital are important for the economy
(B)
Labour has no value without capital
(C)
Capital has no relation with labour
(D)
Workers are being exploited by capitalists (Correct Answer)
Question No.30 (Question Id - 33)
Which of the following are a software for survey ?
A. Survey Monkey
B. Survicate
C. Typeform
D. Turnitin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C (Correct Answer)
(B)
A, C and D
(C)
B, C and D
(D)
A, B and D
Question No.31 (Question Id - 6)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
In comparative constitutional research, mere textual analysis of constitutional documents
is generally not acknowledged as satisfying method.
Reason R :
Without the knowledge of contextual backgrounds of the constitutions, case law, political
reality and history, it is not possible to understand the meaning of the constitutional
texts.
In the light of the above statement, 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.32 (Question Id - 25)
An interview schedule for a structured interview is useful because :
A. It allows many interviewers to carry out interviews simultaneously.
B. It allows flexibility to the interviewer.
C. It ensures reliability, as all respondents receive same interview schedule.
D. It increases validity as interview can be adapted for each respondent.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A)
A and C only (Correct Answer)
(B)
A and B only
(C)
A, B and C only
(D)
A and D only
Question No.33 (Question Id - 10)
Scientific method refers to a standardised set of techniques for building knowledge.
Which among the following is not a key characteristic of the scientific method ?
(A)
Objective
(B)
Verifiable
(C)
Unscrutinizable (Correct Answer)
(D)
Replicable
Question No.34 (Question Id - 44)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Primary data are collected by researchers.
Statement II:
Secondary data are collected by some agency and made available in published form.
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.35 (Question Id - 99)
Which of the following is related to development administration ?
A. Government-led
B. Action-oriented
C. Tradition-oriented
D. Problem-oriented
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
B, C and D only
(D)
A, B and D only (Correct Answer)
Question No.36 (Question Id - 94)
What among the following would constitute neoliberalism if understood as a
developmental model ?
A. Technocratic solution to economic problems
B. A prescription for proper role of economic actors like unions, enterprises and the
state
C. A political project of restructuring of the State-Society relationship
D. A technique of control
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
B and C only
(B)
A and D only
(C)
B, C and D only
(D)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.37 (Question Id - 62)
Which among the following is not an essential element of the offence of `sedition' as laid
down by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in Kedar Nath v. State of Bihar
(1962) ?
(A)
There must be an expression in the form of writing, speech, signs etc.
(B)
The expression must create or attempt to create disaffection, contempt or
hatred towards the Government established by law in India.
(C)
It must lead to actual violence. (Correct Answer)
(D)
It must have a tendency of violence.
Question No.38 (Question Id - 66)
The Report on Currency and Finance is published by :
(A)
Ministry of Industry
(B)
Central Statistical Organization
(C)
Reserve Bank of India (Correct Answer)
(D)
Ministry of Finance
Question No.39 (Question Id - 5)
In the Constituent Assembly, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar said : "On the 26th of January 1950, we
are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in
social and economic life we will have inequality. In politics we will be recognizing the
principle of one man one vote and one vote one value. In our social life and economic
life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the
principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of
contradictions ? How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic
life ? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political
democracy in peril. We must remove this contradiction at the earliest possible moment
or else those who suffer from inequality will blow up the structure of political democracy
which this Assembly has so laboriously built up."
What proposition(s) can be inferred from the above ?
A. Our political democracy can be preserved only by securing equality in social and
economic life.
B. Equality in politics is not a sine qua non for preserving our political democracy.
C. Equality in politics alone is not sufficient to preserve our political democracy.
D. Securing equality in social and economic life is also sine qua non for preserving our
political democracy.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
B only
(C)
C and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
C only
Question No.40 (Question Id - 30)
Postmodernist Methodology :
(A)
Uses a single concept
(B)
Is a set of guiding principles (Correct Answer)
(C)
Is a scientific method
(D)
Has an allegiance to a particular paradigm
Question No.41 (Question Id - 9)
Which of the following is/are valid attribute(s) of a research question ?
(A)
Predicting an outcome
(B)
Examining a hypothesis
(C)
Exploring meanings of social action
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.42 (Question Id - 29)
Who introduced case study method in social sciences ?
(A)
Frederic Le Play (Correct Answer)
(B)
Herbert Spencer
(C)
William Healy
(D)
H.A. Murray
Question No.43 (Question Id - 85)
Who has conceived cities as `spaces for collective consumption' ?
(A)
Manuel Castells (Correct Answer)
(B)
Louis Althusser
(C)
Nicos Poulantzas
(D)
Georg Simmel
Question No.44 (Question Id - 65)
The Supreme Court of India has imposed partial ban on fire crackers on religious
festivals on the ground of :
(A)
Polluter pays principle
(B)
Absolute liability principle
(C)
Strict liability principle
(D)
Precautionary principle (Correct Answer)
Question No.45 (Question Id - 63)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
A company can be liable under law.
Reason R :
Company is a person in the eye of law.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A. (Correct
Answer)
(B)
Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A.
(C)
A is correct but R is not correct.
(D)
A is not correct but R is correct.
Question No.46 (Question Id - 54)
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A :
Contract between two persons, one of whom is a minor, is not enforceable in law unless
it is for the purpose of purchase of necessities for the minor.
Reason R :
Under the law of contract, minors do not have the capacity to enter into contract.
In the light of the above statement, 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.47 (Question Id - 73)
Which of the following is a normative measure of inequality ?
(A)
Gini Ratio
(B)
Lorenz Curve
(C)
Sen Index (Correct Answer)
(D)
All of the above
Question No.48 (Question Id - 13)
Which of the following is the epistemological position of a positivist researcher ?
(A)
Society can be understood through in-depth hermeneutics
(B)
Society can be understood through value free empirical research (Correct
Answer)
(C)
Knowledge about society is never possible
(D)
None of the above
Question No.49 (Question Id - 15)
What does an empiricist believe ?
(A)
Social Science Researchers should not borrow methods from natural science
(B)
Research has to be conducted to interpretatively understand human actions
(C)
Knowledge should be gained through sensory experience (Correct
Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.50 (Question Id - 48)
The quantitative approach to data collection method includes :
A. Participant observations
B. Group discussions
C. Survey
D. Laboratory observations
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A and C only
(C)
C and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
B and D only
Question No.51 (Question Id - 26)
What is research ?
A. Discovering or creating new knowledge
B. A systematic enquiry
C. Contribution to action and change
D. Intellectual exercise guided by ideas about how things work
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
A, B and D only
(D)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.52 (Question Id - 70)
What is a yield curve ?
(A)
A visual representation of the term structure of interest rates (Correct
Answer)
(B)
The difference in the promised yields-to-maturity of two bonds
(C)
The set of yields-to-maturity among bonds differing in terms of attributes that
include term-to-maturity, coupon rate, call provisions, tax status, marketability
and likelihood of default
(D)
All of the above
Question No.53 (Question Id - 78)
Who has conceived `anomie' in terms of `acute disjunction between the cultural norms
and goals and the socially structured capacities of members of the group to act in accord
with them' ?
(A)
R.K. Merton (Correct Answer)
(B)
Emile Durkheim
(C)
Edwin Sutherland
(D)
Leslie Wilkins
Question No.54 (Question Id - 27)
A research using a shared conceptual framework drawing together discipline-specific
theories is :
(A)
Interdisciplinary research
(B)
Transdisciplinary research (Correct Answer)
(C)
Multidisciplinary research
(D)
None of the above
Question No.55 (Question Id - 40)
The technique of beginning "from a core of known elements and then increase by adding
new elements given by members of the original sample", is known as :
(A)
Snowballing technique (Correct Answer)
(B)
Random sample technique
(C)
Both (1) and (2)
(D)
Neither (1) nor (2)
Question No.56 (Question Id - 38)
"A form of group interview in which, there are several participants (in addition to the
moderator/facilitator); there is an emphasis in the questioning on a particular defined
topic; and the accent is on interaction within the group and then joint construction of
meaning", is known as :
(A)
Narrative analysis
(B)
Content analysis
(C)
Focus group discussion (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.57 (Question Id - 12)
What is the purpose of the literature review in a research ?
(A)
To gather information about existing knowledge on the topic
(B)
To gather theoretical framework applied on the research theme
(C)
To identify gaps in knowledge in that research area
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.58 (Question Id - 82)
Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of caste ?
A. Endogamy
B. Hereditary membership
C. Exogamy
D. Based on the concepts of purity and pollution
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
A, B and D only (Correct Answer)
(C)
A and C only
(D)
A, B, C and D
Question No.59 (Question Id - 36)
Which of the following believe that feminist knowledge can only come from examining
the unique experiences of women in societies as male and female experience social
life differently ?
(A)
Modern epistemology
(B)
Feminist standpoint epistemology (Correct Answer)
(C)
Postmodern epistemology
(D)
All of the above
Question No.60 (Question Id - 35)
The study of lived human experiences within everyday social contexts in which they
occur from the perspectives of those who experience them is known as :
(A)
Ethnomethodology
(B)
Phenomenology (Correct Answer)
(C)
Functionalism
(D)
Symbolic Interactionism
Question No.61 (Question Id - 74)
Recessionary gap in an economy can be eliminated by the following policies :
A. Cut in taxation
B. Increase in government spending
C. Increase in interest rate
D. Decrease in government spending
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only (Correct Answer)
(B)
A and C only
(C)
B and C only
(D)
C and D only
Question No.62 (Question Id - 88)
Who said "Unless a nation stops tinkering with the Constitution, it will be very difficult for
it to concentrate on the administration" ?
(A)
Max Weber
(B)
Fred W. Riggs
(C)
Woodrow Wilson (Correct Answer)
(D)
Mary Parker Follett
Question No.63 (Question Id - 47)
Which of the following is true for qualitative research ?
A. A belief in a single reality
B. A belief in a constructed multiple realities
C. Formal hypothesis testing
D. Analysis of holistic system
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A and C only
(C)
B and C only
(D)
B and D only (Correct Answer)
Question No.64 (Question Id - 22)
Which among the following is an example of an ordinal scale ?
(A)
Gender
(B)
Grade Point Average (Correct Answer)
(C)
Celsius
(D)
Kilometre
Question No.65 (Question Id - 57)
As per the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public
Safety) Rules, 2017, who is the competent authority to order suspension of internet
services ?
(A)
Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs
(B)
Secretary to the State Government in-charge of Home Department
(C)
Neither (1) nor (2)
(D)
Both (1) and (2) (Correct Answer)
Question No.66 (Question Id - 23)
If we want to gather representative information on household consumption from
geographically dispersed population, which is the most appropriate sampling method ?
(A)
Simple Random Sampling
(B)
Multi-stage Cluster Sampling (Correct Answer)
(C)
Quota Sampling
(D)
Snowball Sampling
Question No.67 (Question Id - 18)
What are the attributes of a good theory ?
A. Logical Consistency
B. Explanatory Power
C. Falsifiability
D. Parsimony
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
(D)
A, D and C only
Question No.68 (Question Id - 19)
When using resources downloaded from the internet, which of these are essential ?
(A)
Noting the full URL
(B)
Noting the access date
(C)
Downloading the material to be referenced
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.69 (Question Id - 56)
The National Green Tribunal has the jurisdiction to entertain cases if it involves
substantial question relating to environment and arising out of the implementation of :
(A)
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
(B)
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
(C)
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
(D)
All the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.70 (Question Id - 45)
Match List - I with List - II :
List - I
List - II
A. Nominal Scale I. Temperature
B. Ordinal Scale
II. Salary
C. Interval Scale
III. Gender
D. Ratio Scale
IV. Cumulative grade point average
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II
(C)
A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III
(D)
A - II, B - I, C - III, D - IV
Question No.71 (Question Id - 67)
What are dual economies ?
(A)
Economies with both public sector and private sector
(B)
Economies with both foreign and domestic firms
(C)
Economies with both modern manufacturing and traditional agricultural
sector (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.72 (Question Id - 51)
As regards enactment of law with respect to the acquisition and termination of
citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship, which of the following
statement(s) is/are
true ?
A. Only the Parliament has the exclusive power to enact law relating to citizenship.
B. Both the Parliament and the State legislatures have the legislative competence to
enact law on different aspects of citizenship.
C. The power to enact law on citizenship is subject to both Part ? II and Part ? III of the
Constitution of India.
D. The power to enact law on citizenship is subject to Part ? III of the Constitution of
India.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
A and D only (Correct Answer)
(C)
B only
(D)
B and C only
Question No.73 (Question Id - 81)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
`Sex' refers to socially constructed aspects of differences between women and men.
Statement II:
`Gender' refers to biological division into male and female.
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.
(B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. (Correct Answer)
(C)
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
(D)
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Question No.74 (Question Id - 89)
Which among the following conditions was not a part of the Washington Consensus
espoused in 1989 ?
(A)
Low Fiscal Deficit
(B)
Privatisation of State Enterprise
(C)
Adoption of Free trade policies
(D)
Narrow Tax Base and Moderate Tax rate (Correct Answer)
Question No.75 (Question Id - 87)
The concept of Governance implies/incorporates the following ideas :
A. Accountability
B. Collective Decision
C. Policy Implementation
D. Steering
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
D only
(D)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.76 (Question Id - 20)
Which of these methods lack informed consent of subjects ?
(A)
Indepth Interview
(B)
Survey Questionnaire
(C)
Participant Observation
(D)
Covert Observation (Correct Answer)
Question No.77 (Question Id - 14)
What is a meta-narrative ?
(A)
A theory of everything
(B)
A middle range theory that explains observations
(C)
A highly abstract and broad generalisation about social world (Correct
Answer)
(D)
The narratives proposed by post-modernist thinkers
Question No.78 (Question Id - 69)
When there is a change in taste in favour of a given commodity, the following things will
happen :
(A)
There will be rightward shift of demand curve (Correct Answer)
(B)
There will be inward shift of demand curve
(C)
There is upward movement along the demand curve
(D)
There is downward movement along the demand curve
Question No.79 (Question Id - 96)
Development is an essentially contested concept with multiple meanings. Which of the
following meanings do you think constitute development ?
A. Investments in physical capital and infrastructure
B. Opportunities for improved Health, Education and Income
C. Ensuring Basic necessities like clean water
D. Improving economic management and market forces
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and D only
(B)
B and C only
(C)
A, B and D only
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.80 (Question Id - 97)
Feminist interventions in the debates on development have expanded our understanding
of the practical needs of women and men, theoretical debates and development policy
making structures. Which among the following constitute feminist interventions in
development discourses ?
A. Women's status varies with the nature of productive activity and development
interventions can reinforce gender gaps
B. Socially constructed and maintained relationships between women and men
subordinate women which need to be considered in development
C. Inclusion of women in the development process and decision making leads to loss of
resources
D. The uncritical application of science and technology is often associated with
patriarchy and abrogation of knowledge to state
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and B only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
A, B and D only (Correct Answer)
(D)
A, B, C and D
Question No.81 (Question Id - 72)
The risk associated with investing in foreign security are :
(A)
Political risk which refers to uncertainty related to the ability of investors to
convert the foreign currency to domestic currency
(B)
Currency risk which refers uncertainty related to the rate at which a foreign
currency can be converted for the investors domestic currency in the future
(C)
Both (1) and (2) (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.82 (Question Id - 31)
A satisfactory statistical unit should possess :
A. Comparability
B. Spontaneity
C. Clarity
D. Measurability
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C
(B)
A, C and D (Correct Answer)
(C)
B, C and D
(D)
A, B and D
Question No.83 (Question Id - 64)
Under the amended Information Technology Act, 2000, Cyber Terrorism is expressly :
(A)
Made punishable by death
(B)
Made punishable with imprisonment for life (Correct Answer)
(C)
Not made punishable
(D)
Not defined
Question No.84 (Question Id - 32)
Unstructured interview has the limitation of :
A. Being interpretative in nature
B. Being subjective in nature
C. Interview bias
D. Lacking validity of reply
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C
(B)
A, C and D
(C)
B, C and D (Correct Answer)
(D)
A, B and D
Question No.85 (Question Id - 42)
Wikipedia is a not a trustworthy source for researchers because :
(A)
It is a non-government agency
(B)
It is not recognized by UGC CARE list
(C)
The content can be edited by anyone (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.86 (Question Id - 7)
Given below are two statements :
Statement I:
Social Science research attempts to discover laws and postulate theories that can
explain social phenomena and build scientific knowledge.
Statement II:
Scientific Knowledge is often imperfect and rather an equilibrium of multiple truths.
Choose the correct 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.87 (Question Id - 43)
If a researcher wants to study the approach of the Supreme Court in awarding death
sentences based on the judgments, such a research would be :
(A)
An empirical research only
(B)
A doctrinal research only (Correct Answer)
(C)
Both (1) and (2)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.88 (Question Id - 2)
Which of the following test/method for determining the ratio in a judicial decision is
known as `inversion' test ?
(A)
Wambaugh (Correct Answer)
(B)
Goodhard
(C)
Bamberg
(D)
Railing
Question No.89 (Question Id - 79)
Which of the following statement(s) about `hegemony' is/are true ?
(A)
It can be located within the role of the private or non-state levels of
superstructure
(B)
It is about manufacturing of consent
(C)
Both (1) and (2) (Correct Answer)
(D)
Neither (1) nor (2)
Question No.90 (Question Id - 61)
Presumption of innocence is neutralized when an accused person is :
(A)
Proved guilty
(B)
Proved guilty beyond all doubts
(C)
Proved guilty beyond reasonable doubts (Correct Answer)
(D)
Accused is arrested
Question No.91 (Question Id - 84)
New social movements has the following characteristic(s) :
(A)
Mobilize people cutting across class, caste and regional lines
(B)
Take up emerging issues
(C)
Both (1) and (2) (Correct Answer)
(D)
Neither (1) nor (2)
Question No.92 (Question Id - 55)
What is the India's global ranking in the World Justice Project's "Rule of Law Index ?
2019" ?
(A)
66
(B)
68 (Correct Answer)
(C)
53
(D)
55
Question No.93 (Question Id - 39)
"The use of at least three, but preferably multiple studies, methods, theoretical
perspectives, investigators, and data-sets for research on one issue", is known as :
(A)
Qualitative method
(B)
Quantitative method
(C)
Triangulation (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.94 (Question Id - 37)
Critical social research has following main feature(s) :
A. Use abstract concepts and try to overcome dominant ideology
B. It is not just a theoretical activity, it is also a form of praxis
C. Proceeds through the process of deconstruction and reconstruction
D. Emphasis on viewing social phenomena as interrelated and forming a total whole
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A only
(B)
A, B and C only
(C)
A, C only
(D)
A, B, C and D (Correct Answer)
Question No.95 (Question Id - 95)
Which is the highest decision making body in the World Trade Organisation ?
(A)
Director General
(B)
General Council
(C)
Ministerial Conference (Correct Answer)
(D)
Dispute Settlement Board
Question No.96 (Question Id - 80)
Through `genealogy of power', whose methodological concern is to look at the ways in
which people govern themselves and others through the production of knowledge ?
(A)
Michel Foucault (Correct Answer)
(B)
Pierre Bourdieu
(C)
Karl Marx
(D)
Antonio Gramsci
Question No.97 (Question Id - 3)
Deductive reasoning proceeds from :
(A)
Particular to particular
(B)
Particular to General
(C)
General to Particular (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.98 (Question Id - 100)
New Public Administration emphasizes on :
A. Relevance
B. Politics-administration dichotomy
C. Values
D. Equity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A, B and C
(B)
B, C and D
(C)
A, C and D (Correct Answer)
(D)
A, B and D
Question No.99 (Question Id - 49)
Which of the following is/are methods of random sampling ?
(A)
Simple random sampling
(B)
Cluster sampling
(C)
Systematic sampling
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.100 (Question Id - 34)
Searching the world wide web for literature is :
A. Insufficient for literature review
B. Sufficient for literature review
C. One of the method of literature search
D. Materials from marginalised groups may not be available
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A and D only
(B)
A and C only
(C)
B and C only
(D)
A, C and D only (Correct Answer)
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