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Examination: 1. Course Code - Ph.D.
2. Field of Study - Russian & Central Asian Studies
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SECTION 1 - SECTION 1
Question No.1 (Question Id - 89)
Match the following Soviet Leaders with their respective doctrines :
A. Joseph Stalin
I. D?tente and Disarmament
B. Nikita Khrushchev II. Collective Security
C. Leonid Brezhnev
III. Peaceful Coexistence
D. Andrei Gromyko
IV. United Front
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(C)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
Question No.2 (Question Id - 14)
The primary purposes of any theory is :
(A)
To explain and predict (Correct Answer)
(B)
To classify and categorise
(C)
To demonstrate and validate
(D)
To demonstrate the method of research
Question No.3 (Question Id - 66)
Which of the following statement is correct about the 'October Manifesto' ?
(A)
The manifesto was issued by Emperor Nicholas II on 30 October 1905.
(B)
The manifesto assured the formation of a national parliament called Duma to be
elected by the general public of Russia.
(C)
The manifesto defined improvements to individual rights and freedom.
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.4 (Question Id - 79)
Which year did the Soviet Union develop the H-bomb ?
(A)
1945
(B)
1949 (Correct Answer)
(C)
1955
(D)
1962
Question No.5 (Question Id - 10)
"Unit of analysis" in research refers to :
(A)
The primary element of a study used for generalisation (Correct Answer)
(B)
The sequence of research process
(C)
Research based on observation
(D)
Hypothesis
Question No.6 (Question Id - 39)
The process of survey involves which of the following ?
(A)
Interview
(B)
Structured or unstructured questionnaire
(C)
Sampling
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.7 (Question Id - 83)
Match the following ethnic groups which are native to that region :
A. Tatar
I. Azerbaijan
B. Komi
II. China
C. Uighur III. Russia
D. Azeri
IV. Siberia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III
(B)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
Question No.8 (Question Id - 48)
The testing of a hypothesis in Social Science can be done by :
(A)
Qualitative data
(B)
Quantitative data
(C)
Both 1 and 2 (Correct Answer)
(D)
Hypothesis is irrelevant to Social Sciences
Question No.9 (Question Id - 8)
The main difference between an opinion and a scientific research is :
(A)
Scientific Research is based on empirical data while opinion can be a
point of view (Correct Answer)
(B)
Opinion is personal, while scientific research is social
(C)
Opinion is objective, while scientific research is subjective
(D)
None of the above
Question No.10 (Question Id - 9)
The quality of research will suffer if :
(A)
The research is based only on secondary sources (Correct Answer)
(B)
The research uses only qualitative method
(C)
The research uses only quantitative method
(D)
The Research uses both qualitative and quantitative method
Question No.11 (Question Id - 74)
Who was the leader of the Mensheviks in the post-Czarist Russia ?
(A)
Vladimir Lenin
(B)
Julius Martov
(C)
Alexander Karensky (Correct Answer)
(D)
Leon Trotsky
Question No.12 (Question Id - 67)
Freedom of speech was granted to Soviet citizens by Gorbachev's following reform :
(A)
Glasnost (Correct Answer)
(B)
New Thinking
(C)
Perestroika
(D)
None of the above
Question No.13 (Question Id - 19)
The goal of scientific research in social science is :
(A)
Description
(B)
Explanation
(C)
Studying associations of variables
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.14 (Question Id - 63)
Whose name is associated with 'socialism in one country' ?
(A)
Lenin
(B)
Trotsky
(C)
Bukharin
(D)
Stalin (Correct Answer)
Question No.15 (Question Id - 37)
Which of the following is a 'nominal' variable ?
(A)
Name of the city (Correct Answer)
(B)
Age of the participant
(C)
Income of the participant
(D)
Number of place visited
Question No.16 (Question Id - 84)
Match the following currencies against the country name :
A. Russia
I. Grivnya
B. Ukraine
II. Tenge
C. Kazakhstan III. Dram
D. Armenia
IV. Ruble
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(B)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III (Correct Answer)
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
Question No.17 (Question Id - 31)
Correlational research is based on :
(A)
Classification of data
(B)
Association of variables (Correct Answer)
(C)
Inferential method
(D)
All of the above
Question No.18 (Question Id - 70)
The nature of economic system in USSR, can be characterized as :
(A)
Capitalism
(B)
Command Economy (Correct Answer)
(C)
Mixed Economy
(D)
Mercantilism
Question No.19 (Question Id - 55)
Select the country that was never a part of the Soviet Union :
(A)
Uzbekistan
(B)
Estonia
(C)
Finland (Correct Answer)
(D)
Belarus
Question No.20 (Question Id - 3)
The concept 'The Structure of Scientific Revolution' is associated with which of the
following thinkers ?
(A)
Thomas Kuhn (Correct Answer)
(B)
John Locke
(C)
Homi J. Bhabha
(D)
Aristotle
Question No.21 (Question Id - 49)
Null hypothesis in research implies :
(A)
A hypothesis which has been rejected
(B)
A hypothesis which has been accepted
(C)
A hypothesis which requires no testing
(D)
None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.22 (Question Id - 22)
Omitted variable bias occurs in research when :
(A)
All variables are included in the model
(B)
An important variable is not included in the model (Correct Answer)
(C)
Dependent variable is not included
(D)
Independent variable is not independent
Question No.23 (Question Id - 12)
The research approach which focuses on 'individual case' rather than 'general-law-
making' can be termed as :
(A)
Theoretical approach
(B)
Ideographic approach (Correct Answer)
(C)
Nomothetic approach
(D)
All of the above
Question No.24 (Question Id - 43)
The quantitative data is organised using which of the following methods ?
(A)
Bar chart
(B)
Histogram
(C)
Frequency chart
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.25 (Question Id - 30)
The biggest challenge to 'objective research' in social science is :
(A)
Multiple interpretations of the same subject (Correct Answer)
(B)
Data collection method
(C)
Poor quality of research
(D)
Absence of scientific method
Question No.26 (Question Id - 96)
Who is the author of the book "Bananas, Beaches, and Bases" ?
(A)
J. Ann Tickner
(B)
Immanuel Wallerstein
(C)
Cynthia Enloe (Correct Answer)
(D)
Shirin Rai
Question No.27 (Question Id - 76)
The defeat of Russia by which country resulted in a revolutionary uprising in 1905 ?
(A)
China
(B)
Japan (Correct Answer)
(C)
France
(D)
Germany
Question No.28 (Question Id - 99)
Which among the following country adopted the policy of 'Positive Neutrality' ?
(A)
Turkmenistan (Correct Answer)
(B)
Uzbekistan
(C)
Kazakhstan
(D)
Kyrgyzstan
Question No.29 (Question Id - 4)
The review of literature is necessary to :
(A)
Familiarise with the existing literature on the subject
(B)
To avoid plagiarism
(C)
To avoid conducting an identical research and finding
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.30 (Question Id - 2)
The primary purpose of any research is to :
(A)
Describe and explain the phenomena (Correct Answer)
(B)
Convince the people about research
(C)
Create a social awareness
(D)
None of the above
Question No.31 (Question Id - 42)
In social surveys, the approach to break the population into smaller groups is often
termed as :
(A)
Simple random sampling
(B)
Collective sampling
(C)
Cluster sampling (Correct Answer)
(D)
Snowball sampling
Question No.32 (Question Id - 1)
Which of the following is not a research method ?
(A)
Case study
(B)
Historical Method
(C)
Scientific Method
(D)
Classical Method (Correct Answer)
Question No.33 (Question Id - 58)
When did Soviet Foreign Policy begin ?
(A)
1917 October Revolution (Correct Answer)
(B)
1928 end of NEP
(C)
1939 beginning of the second world war
(D)
1985 beginning of Perestroika
Question No.34 (Question Id - 56)
The first Anglo-Afghan war in 1838 that ushered in the rivalry for supremacy over Central
Asia between the British and the Russian Empires, is known as :
(A)
The British-Russian Game
(B)
The Great Game (Correct Answer)
(C)
British Offensive
(D)
Russian Offensive
Question No.35 (Question Id - 72)
Whose leadership characterized the period of stagnation in the Soviet Union ?
(A)
Leonid Brezhnev (Correct Answer)
(B)
Nikita Khrushchev
(C)
Mikhail Gorbachev
(D)
Boris Yeltsin
Question No.36 (Question Id - 27)
'Ecological fallacy' in research refers to :
(A)
Incorrectly using aggregate data for inferences about individuals (Correct
Answer)
(B)
Role of climate change on research
(C)
Issues related to environment ignored by the researcher
(D)
Inference from description
Question No.37 (Question Id - 78)
Under whose leadership did India sign the 'Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and
Cooperation ?
(A)
Indira Gandhi and Nikita Khrushchev
(B)
Jawaharlal Nehru and Joseph Stalin
(C)
Indira Gandhi and Leonid Brezhnev (Correct Answer)
(D)
Rajiv Gandhi and Mikhail Gorbachev
Question No.38 (Question Id - 7)
The source of data in historical research includes :
(A)
Epigraphy
(B)
Numismatic
(C)
Archaeology
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.39 (Question Id - 16)
Major components of Research Design are :
(A)
Research Question, Theory, Data and Data Analysis (Correct Answer)
(B)
Hypothesis, Data and Data Analysis
(C)
Research Question, Hypothesis and Conclusion
(D)
None of the above
Question No.40 (Question Id - 18)
Problem of endogeneity in research comes up :
(A)
When independent variables are too many
(B)
When dependent variable is caused by the independent variables
(C)
When Independent variables is partially caused by the dependent variable
(Correct Answer)
(D)
All of the above
Question No.41 (Question Id - 88)
Arrange in chronological ascending order the occurrence of the following events :
A. Great Patriotic War
B. Last Constitution of the Soviet Union
C. Bolshevik Revolution
D. Disintegration of the USSR
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
D, C, B, A
(B)
C, A, B, D (Correct Answer)
(C)
A, B, C, D
(D)
B, D, A, C
Question No.42 (Question Id - 11)
'Knowledge can be derived only from sensory experience' is related to :
(A)
Positivism (Correct Answer)
(B)
Critical realism
(C)
Socialism
(D)
None of the above
Question No.43 (Question Id - 82)
Match the following countries against the political party in their country :
A. Russia
I. Republican Party of Labour and Justice
B. Belarus
II. Fatherland Party
C. Ukraine
III. Democratic Agrarian Party
D. Moldova IV. Yabloko
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
A - IV, B - I, C - II, D - III (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
(C)
A - I, B - III, C - II, D - IV
(D)
A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
Question No.44 (Question Id - 25)
The ancient Indian philosophy of materialism is associated with :
(A)
Charvaka (Correct Answer)
(B)
Mahavir Jain
(C)
Kalidasa
(D)
Ashoka
Question No.45 (Question Id - 13)
Who among the following defined history as "a continuous process of interaction
between the historian and his facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the
past" ?
(A)
E. J. Thompson
(B)
E. H. Carr (Correct Answer)
(C)
Karl Marx
(D)
J. S. Mill
Question No.46 (Question Id - 5)
Plagiarism in academic writing would mean :
(A)
Copying the ideas of a previous author without giving proper citation and
credit (Correct Answer)
(B)
Using the same research method
(C)
Basing arguments on opinions
(D)
All of the above
Question No.47 (Question Id - 87)
Match the following literary works with their respective writers :
A. Rosa Luxembourg I. Imperialism and National Self Determination
B. Freidrich Engels
II. Social reforms or Revolution
C. V. I. Lenin
III. The Revolution Betrayed
D. Leon Trotsky
IV. The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
(B)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I
(D)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II
Question No.48 (Question Id - 85)
Match the following 'Revolutions' against the name of the country where it happened :
A. Tulip
I. Ukraine
B. Rose
II. Latvia
C. Orange
III. Kyrgyzstan
D. Singing IV. Georgia
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
(B)
A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
(D)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
Question No.49 (Question Id - 100)
The abbreviation of op-cit means :
(A)
Same as above
(B)
In the work cited above (Correct Answer)
(C)
As referred in the previous no
(D)
None of the above
Question No.50 (Question Id - 45)
The organisation responsible for designing the rules and research ethics in Social
Science in India is :
(A)
The University Grants Commission (Correct Answer)
(B)
Indian Council of Social Science Research
(C)
Indian Council of Historical Research
(D)
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Question No.51 (Question Id - 57)
Tehran conference of 28 November - 1 December 1943 was held between Stalin,
Roosevelt and Churchill to discuss :
(A)
Post-war Europe
(B)
Organization of the UN
(C)
Future of Germany
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.52 (Question Id - 29)
The goal of the scientific method is to conduct 'objective' research. This would imply :
(A)
Value does not play any role in research
(B)
Value does play a role in research, but this must be decided and specified
by the researcher (Correct Answer)
(C)
Researches are made public
(D)
Research can never be objective
Question No.53 (Question Id - 73)
The last Czar of the Russian Empire was :
(A)
Nicholas I
(B)
Nicholas II (Correct Answer)
(C)
Alexander I
(D)
Alexander II
Question No.54 (Question Id - 92)
Match the following literary works with their respective writers :
A. Pushkin
I. Lady with Lap Dog
B. Gogol
II. Bezhin Meadow
C. Ivan Turgenev
III. The Overcoat
D. Anton Chekhov IV. The Queen of spades
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - I, B - III, C - IV, D - II
(B)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
(C)
A - III, B - II, C - I, D - IV
(D)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
Question No.55 (Question Id - 26)
Which of the following ancient Indian texts uses numismatic as a source of
historical writing ?
(A)
Purana
(B)
Veda
(C)
Rajatarangini (Correct Answer)
(D)
Manu-smriti
Question No.56 (Question Id - 15)
The quality of data would depend upon :
(A)
Validity of measurement
(B)
Reliability of procedure
(C)
Elimination of biases
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.57 (Question Id - 97)
Select the correct sequence of the Central Asian Countries according to HDI ranking
(2018)
(A)
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (Correct Answer)
(B)
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
(C)
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
(D)
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Question No.58 (Question Id - 77)
The military pact of the socialist countries established to counter the NATO during the
Cold War was :
(A)
Warsaw Pact (Correct Answer)
(B)
Non-Aligned Movement
(C)
Central Treaty Organisation
(D)
South East Asian Treaty Organization
Question No.59 (Question Id - 90)
Match the following seas with their respective countries :
A. Caspian Sea I. Latvia
B. Baltic Sea
II. Uzbekistan
C. Black Sea
III. Russia
D. Aral Sea
IV. Turkey
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 - I, C - IV, D - III
Question No.60 (Question Id - 46)
Which of the following disciplines uses the archival resources the most ?
(A)
History (Correct Answer)
(B)
English
(C)
Economics
(D)
Chemistry
Question No.61 (Question Id - 52)
When was the Soviet Union formed ?
(A)
December 26, 1991
(B)
December 30, 1922 (Correct Answer)
(C)
December 17, 1917
(D)
October 12, 1917
Question No.62 (Question Id - 98)
The only Persian speaking country in Central Asia is :
(A)
Uzbekistan
(B)
Kazakhstan
(C)
Kyrgyzstan
(D)
Tajikistan (Correct Answer)
Question No.63 (Question Id - 21)
In research process, hypothesis is often derived from :
(A)
Theory (Correct Answer)
(B)
Research Method
(C)
Conclusion
(D)
Surveys
Question No.64 (Question Id - 71)
The political and economic ideas of which political thinker shaped the ideology of the
Soviet state ?
(A)
John Locke
(B)
Karl Marx (Correct Answer)
(C)
Montesquieu
(D)
Mao Tse Tung
Question No.65 (Question Id - 53)
The capital of Russia in 1917 was :
(A)
Moscow
(B)
Kaliningrad
(C)
St. Petersburg (Correct Answer)
(D)
Ekaterinburg
Question No.66 (Question Id - 38)
A random error in quantitative research implies :
(A)
Error in measurement due to chance factors (Correct Answer)
(B)
Lack of knowledge of the subject
(C)
Absence of conceptual clarity
(D)
Error in computer data storage
Question No.67 (Question Id - 17)
"Unit homogeneity" refers to which of the following :
(A)
All units with the same value of the explanatory variables have the same
expected value of the dependent variable (Correct Answer)
(B)
All units with same value of the explanatory variables have different expected
value of the dependent variable
(C)
All units have the subject and an object
(D)
Both 1 and 2
Question No.68 (Question Id - 35)
Explanation of an event in social science is based on :
(A)
Specifying the relationship between independent and dependent variables
(Correct Answer)
(B)
Inductive method
(C)
Deductive method
(D)
None of the above
Question No.69 (Question Id - 69)
What type of economic system encourages private ownership ?
(A)
Capitalism (Correct Answer)
(B)
Command economy
(C)
Mixed economy
(D)
Mercantilism
Question No.70 (Question Id - 6)
What connects qualitative and quantitative method ?
(A)
The logic of inference is same in both the methods (Correct Answer)
(B)
The subject of inquiry is same in both the methods
(C)
The tools used are same in both the methods
(D)
All of the above
Question No.71 (Question Id - 94)
The theory of Geopolitics was propounded by :
(A)
Hans J. Morgenthau
(B)
Alfred T. Mahan (Correct Answer)
(C)
Stephen Blank
(D)
Morton Kaplan
Question No.72 (Question Id - 34)
There are theories in which variables cannot be measured or in which variables are so
vague that they cannot falsify a theory. This problem is referred to as :
(A)
Tautology (Correct Answer)
(B)
Epistemology
(C)
Ontology
(D)
All of the above
Question No.73 (Question Id - 47)
Statistical tools to analyse the quantitative data require an understanding of :
(A)
Variables
(B)
Standard Deviation
(C)
Correlation and Regression
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.74 (Question Id - 50)
Challenges of constructing theories in Social Science in India include :
(A)
Inadequate training in research method
(B)
Absence of required pool of data
(C)
West dominated pedagogy
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.75 (Question Id - 59)
Mark the mountain ranges against the respective countries :
A. Kyrgystan I. Mount Garmo
B. Belarus
II. Tien Shan
C. Russia
III. Dzyarzhynskaya
D. Tajikistan
IV. Mount Elbrus
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A)
A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I (Correct Answer)
(B)
A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
(C)
A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
(D)
A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
Question No.76 (Question Id - 20)
What is meant by the phrase 'correlation is not causation' ?
(A)
Association between two variables does not mean one is causing the
other (Correct Answer)
(B)
Correlations is a statistical concept, not useful in social science
(C)
Causation is not the goal of research
(D)
Causation is a scientific concept
Question No.77 (Question Id - 86)
Match the following capital against the country :
A. Georgia
I. Tallinn
B. Kazakhstan II. Chisinau
C. Moldova
III. Nur Sultan
D. Estonia
IV. Tbilisi
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
(A)
A - II, B - IV, C - I, D - III
(B)
A - III, B - I, C - IV, D - II
(C)
A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
(D)
A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I (Correct Answer)
Question No.78 (Question Id - 93)
Select the sequence of the countries of Central Asia according to their geographical size
or area :
(A)
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
(B)
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan (Correct
Answer)
(C)
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
(D)
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Question No.79 (Question Id - 24)
The "problem of induction" is associated with which of the following philosophers ?
(A)
Thomas Kuhn
(B)
Imre Lakatos
(C)
David Hume (Correct Answer)
(D)
Milton Friedman
Question No.80 (Question Id - 36)
An ethical research would involve :
(A)
Consent from the research participants prior to observation
(B)
Informing the participants about the procedure involved
(C)
Both 1 and 2 (Correct Answer)
(D)
None of the above
Question No.81 (Question Id - 40)
Simple random sampling in survey would imply :
(A)
Every person in population has an equal chance of being selected for the
sample (Correct Answer)
(B)
No person in population has a chance of being selected
(C)
Each person must be selected in the survey
(D)
All of the above
Question No.82 (Question Id - 68)
The primary objectives of Gorbachev's reforms in the late 1980s were :
(A)
To help develop the Soviet Nuclear and Missile programme.
(B)
To strengthen the collective farms.
(C)
To stimulate political discussions and restructuring of the economy.
(Correct Answer)
(D)
To initiate the process of the expansion of the Warsaw Pact.
Question No.83 (Question Id - 44)
The statistical software used to analyse quantitative data in Social Science is :
(A)
SPSS (Correct Answer)
(B)
Netflix
(C)
C++
(D)
Windows 10
Question No.84 (Question Id - 61)
The objectives of NEP were :
(A)
Free Market
(B)
Limited Market (Correct Answer)
(C)
Complete state control
(D)
Encourage foreign investment
Question No.85 (Question Id - 80)
Which country is not a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ?
(A)
Russia
(B)
Armenia
(C)
Belarus
(D)
Azerbaijan (Correct Answer)
Question No.86 (Question Id - 51)
What is a research design ?
(A)
A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory
(B)
The choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods
(C)
The style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph
(D)
A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data (Correct
Answer)
Question No.87 (Question Id - 33)
In research method, general principles applicable to all situations are known as :
(A)
Law (Correct Answer)
(B)
Correlation
(C)
Causation
(D)
Case Study
Question No.88 (Question Id - 28)
The fact that intuitions and our beliefs can lead us to wrong results in research is best
illustrated by which of the following statements ?
(A)
Correlation is not causation (Correct Answer)
(B)
We often believe in both- "Opposites attract" and "Birds of a feather flock
together".
(C)
History is the study of a historian
(D)
None of the above
Question No.89 (Question Id - 81)
Find the incorrect option among the capitals :
(A)
Tajikistan-Dushanbe
(B)
Armenia-Yerevan
(C)
Georgia-Minsk (Correct Answer)
(D)
Uzbekistan-Tashkent
Question No.90 (Question Id - 65)
What is the expanded form of NEP introduced by Lenin ?
(A)
New Education Policy
(B)
New Entrepreneurial Policy
(C)
New Economic Programme
(D)
New Economic Policy (Correct Answer)
Question No.91 (Question Id - 60)
What was the left opposition in the industrialization debate ?
(A)
Squeeze surplus from agriculture
(B)
Taxing the industrial sector
(C)
Allowing foreign investment
(D)
Giving incentives to rich farmers (Correct Answer)
Question No.92 (Question Id - 41)
A representative sample in social survey implies :
(A)
It represents the population approximately in every important respect
(Correct Answer)
(B)
Some leaders of the community are selected for sample
(C)
It is a method used for classification of data
(D)
All of the above
Question No.93 (Question Id - 62)
What is 'collectivization' ?
(A)
State owned farms (Correct Answer)
(B)
Private farms
(C)
Common ownership by village community
(D)
Private-State joint farms
Question No.94 (Question Id - 23)
Karl Popper's 'falsifiability' of a scientific theory would mean :
(A)
A theory is not scientific if it is not falsifiable (Correct Answer)
(B)
A theory is false
(C)
A theory cannot be falsified
(D)
All theories are true
Question No.95 (Question Id - 32)
Experimental research in science or social science involves :
(A)
Creative observation of subjects or individuals in a controlled
environment (Correct Answer)
(B)
Research based on open field survey
(C)
Social research using secondary data
(D)
Research based on primary data
Question No.96 (Question Id - 95)
Which among the following international relations theories emphasizes on the centrality
of the state ?
(A)
Liberalism
(B)
Realism
(C)
English School
(D)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.97 (Question Id - 54)
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was between :
(A)
France and Germany
(B)
Soviet Union and Germany (Correct Answer)
(C)
Soviet Russia and France
(D)
None of the above
Question No.98 (Question Id - 75)
What was War Communism ?
(A)
Political and Economic system during the Russian Civil War (Correct
Answer)
(B)
War funding during the Second World War
(C)
Wars waged by communists against the Czars
(D)
None of the above
Question No.99 (Question Id - 91)
'Great Patriotic War' took place between :
(A)
1939-1941
(B)
1931-1945
(C)
1941-1945 (Correct Answer)
(D)
1941-1944
Question No.100 (Question Id - 64)
Which of the following ended the Tsarist rule in Russia ?
(A)
1905 Revolution
(B)
February 1917 Revolution (Correct Answer)
(C)
Bolshevik Revolution
(D)
Decembrist Uprising
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