Centre of Examination.
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QUESTION PAPER
SERIES CODE Nane of Caldidate :
SAU
Entrance Test for MA {Internartional Relations}
[ 2013 ]
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
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PART_A
( Objective-tYPe Questions I
1. Which of the following South Asian Countries does not have the position of thq Prime
Minister?
(a) Sri Lanka
{b) Maldives
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
2. Who is the author of the treatise Arthashastr&
(a) KautilYa
(b) Banabhatta -
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Bhavabhuti
3. Which international agencY leads the International Security Assistance F.orce ln
Afghanistan?
(a) EU
(b) oEcD
(c) NATO
(d) UNAMA
4. Who was the founder of the Grameen Bank that won the Nobel Peace Ptize in2Op6?
(a) Muhammad Yunus
(b) Fazle Flasar Abed
(c) Mahbub-ul Haq
(d) Amartya Sen
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5. Buddhism is the State religion of which country?
(a) NePal
(b) Sri l,anka
(c) Bhutan
(d) Maldives
ReporL
6. Identi$ the person most closely associated with thle Human Deuelopmer\t
(a) Gowher Rizvi
(b) Paul Samuelson
(c) JosePh Stiglitz
(d) Mahbub-ul Haq
7. Who is the author of Midnight's Childrerfl
(a) Dominique LaPierre
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) I'arrY Collins
(d) Nirad Chaudhuri
E. When was the Constitution of Bhutan adopted?
(a) 2006
(b) 2oo7
(c) 2008
(d) 2ooe
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9. Besides India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan, which of the following Qountries
co-sponsored the 1955 Bandung Conference?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) Maldives
(d) Sri Lanka
10. Which of the following countries was part of Souttr East Asia Treaty Organtzalign during
the Cold War?
(a) India
(b) Pakistart
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
11. In which year was the Indo-Bangladesh Treat5r of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
signed?
(a) I97o
{b) reTL
(c) 1972
(d) re73
12. Dhivehi is the official language of which country listed below?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Maldives
(d) Afghanistan
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13. Who is the author of the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalis?
(a) Moharnmed Hanif
(b) Nadeem Aslam
(c) Kamila Shamsie
(d) Moshin Hamid
14. From which country does the current SAARC Secretar5r General come ffom?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Maldives
(d) Nepal
15. The Thimphu Statement adopted at the SAARC Summit in 2010 pertai[ed to which
issue area?
(a) Migration
(b) Terrorjsm
(c) Climate change
(d) Trade
15- WhicLr of the following countries has the highest life expectancy at birth?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan
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Yousufzai belQng to?
L7. Which country of south Asia does the young activist Malala
(a) Afghanistan
F) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
1g. In which year did both India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests?
(a) 199s
(b) ree6
(c) 1997
(d) 1ee8
Mg ExPeiments with Truth is the autobiography of which
prominent Indiqn leader?
19.
(a) e. R. emUedkar
(b) M. K. Gandhi
(c) S. C. Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
2A. Which of the following countries is associated most closely with a Grops National
Happiness index?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) trndia
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan
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PART-B
( SubJective/Short Note'type Questions I
Answer anY flve questions
l.PromotionoftradeinSouthAsiaislikelytodiminishconflict.Discrrssthestatementin
the light of South Asian regional cooperation'
The decision-making in the united Nations
is dominated by the permanent members of
2. willh reference to the functioning of the UN
the Security Council Discuss this statement
in the Post-Cold War world'
War'
3. Write an essay on military alliances during ttre Cold
or recession affected south Asia? what
4. How has the recent global economic downturn
measures are being taken to limit its impact?
different waYs in which our
5. How would you conceptualize power? What are the
social sciences has undergone a
understanding of the concept of power in the
transformation?
6. What,accordingtoyou,weretheprincipalcausesofWorldWarll?Explain.
In your view' is this still a
7. what do you understand by the concept of 'balance of power?
relevant concept to study world politics? Elucidate'
can environmental threats be treated as part of the concept of security?
Elaborate'
8.
Goals? In what ways are
9. what do you understand by the term Millennium Development
they crucial to global well-being?
Elaborate'
What are the defining features of a democracy?
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( Subjective/Espay-type Questions I
Answer afiA oDle question
1. Critically evaluate the role of principal non-state actors in shaping conteinpo{ar5r world
politics.
2. What are the key principles of political realism as enunciated by Hans Mo{'genthau?
Elaborate.
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