DUET Question Paper 2019 for Ph.D East Asian Studies

DU PhD in East Asian Studies

Topic:- DU_J19_PHD_EAS

1) The famous playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon is related to [Question ID = 1434]

1. Kabuki [Option ID = 5733]
2. tszinsi [Option ID = 5736]
3. Pansori [Option ID = 5735]
4. Talchum [Option ID = 5734]

Kabuki [Option ID = 5733]

2) There is no NATO like structure in Asia because [Question ID = 1468]

1. There is no precedence of NATO in Asian politics [Option ID = 5869]
2. Asian countries did not have any experience in multilateralism [Option ID = 5870]
3. Asian countries were divided into American and Soviet sphere of influences in the post-War era [Option ID
= 5871]
4. The absence of NATO is the result of normative forces shaping post-War Asian regional interactions that
challenged the Americans [Option ID = 5872]

There is no precedence of NATO in Asian politics [Option ID = 5869]

3) Who was the founder of Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) in Korea? [Question ID = 1419]

1. Yi Seong-gye [Option ID = 5673]
2. Park Nam-son [Option ID = 5674]
3. Kim Sung-hwan [Option ID = 5675]
4. Kim Jong-nam [Option ID = 5676]

Yi Seong-gye [Option ID = 5673]

4) Who has recommended the US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? [Question
ID = 1436]

1. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan [Option ID = 5744]
2. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India [Option ID = 5741]
3. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan [Option ID = 5742]
4. Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea [Option ID = 5743]

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India [Option ID = 5741]

5) Looking closely at the events on the time line choose the event that shocked American and
resulted in dramatic shift in American policy toward Japan [Question ID = 1458]

1. 1949 People’s Republic of China established [Option ID = 5831]
2. 1949 NATO established [Option ID = 5829]
3. 1952 Britain produces an atomic bomb [Option ID = 5832]

4. 1950 Korean War begins [Option ID = 5830]

1949 NATO established [Option ID = 5829]

6) What Island, which Eisenhower saw as part of the “anti-Communist barriers” did the Chinese
threaten to seize in 1954? [Question ID = 1455]

1. Hawaii [Option ID = 5819]
2. Cuba [Option ID = 5817]
3. The Philippines [Option ID = 5818]
4. Taiwan [Option ID = 5820]

Cuba [Option ID = 5817]

7) Which country was defeated by Japan in a war in 1904-1905? [Question ID = 1437]

1. USA [Option ID = 5745]
2. Philippines [Option ID = 5748]
3. China [Option ID = 5746]
4. Russia [Option ID = 5747]

USA [Option ID = 5745]

8) The legendary marriage of King Kim Suro to an Indian Princess is believed to have happened
in which year? [Question ID = 1430]

1. 68 AD [Option ID = 5719]
2. 98 AD [Option ID = 5718]
3. 48 AD [Option ID = 5717]
4. 58 AD [Option ID = 5720]

48 AD [Option ID = 5717]

9) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was established on which date? [Question ID =
1425]

1. October 13, 1947 [Option ID = 5699]
2. December 11, 1948 [Option ID = 5700]
3. August 15, 1945 [Option ID = 5697]
4. September 09, 1948 [Option ID = 5698]

August 15, 1945 [Option ID = 5697]

10) The 2017 Chinese White Paper on Asia Pacific Security Cooperation puts China-India
relations after [Question ID = 1462]

1. China-Japan relations [Option ID = 5847]
2. China-Russia relations [Option ID = 5846]
3. China-ASEAN relations [Option ID = 5848]
4. China-US relations [Option ID = 5845]

China-US relations [Option ID = 5845]

11) Subash Chandra Bose’s INA was supported by the military of which of the following
countries [Question ID = 1449]

1. Japan [Option ID = 5796]
2. Korea [Option ID = 5795]
3. US [Option ID = 5793]
4. China [Option ID = 5794]

US [Option ID = 5793]

12) Author of the book ‘Snow country’ is? [Question ID = 1457]

1. Park song Young [Option ID = 5828]
2. Kawabata Yasunari [Option ID = 5825]
3. Mishima Yukio [Option ID = 5827]
4. Natsume Soseki [Option ID = 5826]

Kawabata Yasunari [Option ID = 5825]

13) Korea was central to Japanese quest for power during the Meji era because of the following
reasons except [Question ID = 1467]

1. Independence of Korea was necessary to gain control of port Arthur and Liaodong Peninsula [Option ID =
5866]
2. To prevent the US from intervening in Korea [Option ID = 5868]
3. To usurp China’s hegemony in the East Asian order [Option ID = 5867]
4. Security of Japan depended on preventing Korea from falling under the control of a third power [Option ID
= 5865]

Security of Japan depended on preventing Korea from falling under the control of a third power [Option
ID = 5865]

14) The author of the book ‘Shadow States’ is [Question ID = 1460]

1. Farid Zakaria [Option ID = 5840]
2. Henry Kissinger [Option ID = 5837]
3. Berenice Guyot-Rechard [Option ID = 5839]
4. Gideon Rachman [Option ID = 5838]

Henry Kissinger [Option ID = 5837]

15) The author of the ‘Dairy Tosanikki’ is [Question ID = 1461]

1. Seishonagon [Option ID = 5843]
2. Ki no Tsurayuki [Option ID = 5841]
3. Murasaki Shikibu [Option ID = 5842]
4. Ono no Komachi [Option ID = 5844]

Ki no Tsurayuki [Option ID = 5841]

16) The author of the novella ‘Rashomon’ is? [Question ID = 1433]

1. Akutagawa Ryunosuke [Option ID = 5730]
2. Song Park Young [Option ID = 5729]
3. Lu Xun [Option ID = 5732]
4. Park Wan- Sun [Option ID = 5731]

Song Park Young [Option ID = 5729]

17) Who is the author of Kinkakuji?

[Question ID = 1431]

1. Mishima Yukio [Option ID = 5722]
2. Lu Xun [Option ID = 5724]
3. Dazai Osamu [Option ID = 5721]
4. Oe Kenzaburo [Option ID = 5723]

Dazai Osamu [Option ID = 5721]

18) On which day did Korean War begin? [Question ID = 1422]

1. 24 June 1950 [Option ID = 5685]
2. 27 June 1950 [Option ID = 5688]
3. 26 June 1950 [Option ID = 5687]
4. 25 June 1950 [Option ID = 5686]

24 June 1950 [Option ID = 5685]

19) In which year Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore visited Korea? [Question ID = 1427]

1. None of these [Option ID = 5708]
2. 1919 [Option ID = 5706]
3. 1929 [Option ID = 5705]
4. 1911 [Option ID = 5707]

1929 [Option ID = 5705]

20) East Asian Regionalism is stunted because of the following reasons except [Question ID =
1465]

1. Lack of leadership [Option ID = 5860]
2. China’s growing hegemony [Option ID = 5857]
3. History Text book issues [Option ID = 5859]
4. Territorial disputes [Option ID = 5858]

China’s growing hegemony [Option ID = 5857]

21) India’s engagement with Southeast Asian economies in the 1990s begins due to [Question
ID = 1466]

1. The East Asian financial crisis [Option ID = 5861]
2. India’s balance of payment crisis [Option ID = 5862]
3. Beginning of liberalization and privatization in India [Option ID = 5864]
4. India’s integration with the world market in the period of globalization [Option ID = 5863]

The East Asian financial crisis [Option ID = 5861]

22) What is Ikebana? [Question ID = 1443]

1. Japanese wrestling [Option ID = 5772]
2. Japanese traditional sports [Option ID = 5770]
3. Japanese tea ceremony [Option ID = 5771]
4. Japanese art of flower arrangement [Option ID = 5769]

Japanese art of flower arrangement [Option ID = 5769]

23) What is Studio Ghibli, Inc.? [Question ID = 1452]

1. It is a studio for shooting historical dramas in Osaka [Option ID = 5807]
2. It is a stadium in Tokyo where live music shows are held [Option ID = 5808]
3. It is a Japanese animation film studio in Tokyo [Option ID = 5805]
4. It is an adventure sports complex in Nagoya [Option ID = 5806]

It is a Japanese animation film studio in Tokyo [Option ID = 5805]

24) What is the Korean language called in North Korea? [Question ID = 1426]

1. Koryogul [Option ID = 5704]
2. Pukgul [Option ID = 5702]
3. Hangul [Option ID = 5701]
4. Chosungul [Option ID = 5703]

Hangul [Option ID = 5701]

25) What is the pre-modern name of Seoul? [Question ID = 1423]

1. Kumgang [Option ID = 5691]
2. Hanyang [Option ID = 5690]
3. Hangang [Option ID = 5689]
4. Kumyang [Option ID = 5692]

Hangang [Option ID = 5689]

26) What is Sumo? [Question ID = 1445]

1. Japanese art of flower arrangement [Option ID = 5779]
2. Japanese sword fighting [Option ID = 5780]
3. Japanese form of wrestling [Option ID = 5777]

4. Japanese painting [Option ID = 5778]

Japanese form of wrestling [Option ID = 5777]

27) The ‘Open Door’ Policy had all the following consequences except [Question ID = 1453]

1. The US gained influence in China’s affairs [Option ID = 5809]
2. European dominance was restricted to trading posts [Option ID = 5812]
3. China was not carved into colonies [Option ID = 5811]
4. American trade rights were protected in China [Option ID = 5810]

The US gained influence in China’s affairs [Option ID = 5809]

28) Which country did not sign the Korean armistice agreement of 1953? [Question ID = 1421]

1. South Korea [Option ID = 5682]
2. China [Option ID = 5684]
3. United States [Option ID = 5683]
4. North Korea [Option ID = 5681]

North Korea [Option ID = 5681]

29) Which of the following revolutionary of the India freedom movement lived in Japan?
[Question ID = 1450]

1. Pramathanath Mitra [Option ID = 5800]
2. Rash Behari Bose [Option ID = 5799]
3. Ambika Chakrabarty [Option ID = 5797]
4. Khudiram Bose [Option ID = 5798]

Ambika Chakrabarty [Option ID = 5797]

30) Which of the following statement is incorrect about Meiji Restoration? [Question ID = 1446]

1. It lead to Japan’s transition from feudal society to a modern society. [Option ID = 5781]
2. The rule of the military rulers was replaced by the rule of the Emperor. [Option ID = 5783]
3. A new constitution was promulgated. [Option ID = 5784]
4. Japan snapped diplomatic ties with all foreign countries. [Option ID = 5782]

It lead to Japan’s transition from feudal society to a modern society. [Option ID = 5781]

31) ‘Joruri’ refers to which of the following? [Question ID = 1435]

1. War time stories of China [Option ID = 5740]
2. Puppet theater of Japan [Option ID = 5738]
3. Music of East Asia [Option ID = 5737]
4. Movie of China [Option ID = 5739]

Music of East Asia [Option ID = 5737]

32) The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act commits the US [Question ID = 1459]

1. To the sale of defensive weapons to Taiwan [Option ID = 5835]
2. To support Taiwan’s trade and economic development [Option ID = 5836]
3. To support the ROC [Option ID = 5833]
4. To support ‘One China Policy’ [Option ID = 5834]

To support the ROC [Option ID = 5833]

33) Kabuki master Chikamatsu Monzaemon belongs to which country? [Question ID = 1463]

1. Japan [Option ID = 5852]
2. South Korea [Option ID = 5849]
3. China [Option ID = 5851]
4. North Korea [Option ID = 5850]

South Korea [Option ID = 5849]

34) Natsume Soseki belongs to which country ? [Question ID = 1429]

1. Japan [Option ID = 5715]
2. South Korea [Option ID = 5714]
3. North Korea [Option ID = 5713]
4. China [Option ID = 5716]

North Korea [Option ID = 5713]

35) Which river passes through Pyongyang? [Question ID = 1424]

1. Bodong River [Option ID = 5695]
2. Namgang River [Option ID = 5694]
3. Taedong River [Option ID = 5693]
4. Kimgang River [Option ID = 5696]

Taedong River [Option ID = 5693]

36) Who is the director of these animation films - Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's
Moving Castle? [Question ID = 1451]

1. Hayao Miyazaki [Option ID = 5802]
2. Goro Miyazaki [Option ID = 5801]
3. Yasuo Otsuka [Option ID = 5804]
4. Yoshifumi Kondo [Option ID = 5803]

Goro Miyazaki [Option ID = 5801]

37) What were the military rulers who ruled Japan before 1868 called?

[Question ID = 1441]

1. Tenno [Option ID = 5763]

2. Ninja [Option ID = 5762]
3. Sardar [Option ID = 5764]
4. Shogun [Option ID = 5761]

Shogun [Option ID = 5761]

38) Which of the following US military person tried to forcefully enter Japan in 1853? [Question
ID = 1442]

1. Commodore Matthew C. Perry [Option ID = 5767]
2. Field Marshal Douglas MacArthur [Option ID = 5765]
3. Edwin O. Reischauer [Option ID = 5768]
4. George Marshall [Option ID = 5766]

Field Marshal Douglas MacArthur [Option ID = 5765]

39) Which of the following article in the Japanese constitution makes Japan a pacifist nation?
[Question ID = 1440]

1. Article 36 [Option ID = 5757]
2. Article 9 [Option ID = 5758]
3. Article 98 [Option ID = 5759]
4. Article 27 [Option ID = 5760]

Article 36 [Option ID = 5757]

40) Which of the following country has the fastest growing aging population? [Question ID =
1438]

1. Japan [Option ID = 5751]
2. South Korea [Option ID = 5752]
3. India [Option ID = 5749]
4. China [Option ID = 5750]

India [Option ID = 5749]

41) Which of the following is not a South Korean company? [Question ID = 1432]

1. Mitsubishi [Option ID = 5725]
2. Samsung [Option ID = 5726]
3. Lotte [Option ID = 5727]
4. Kia [Option ID = 5728]

Mitsubishi [Option ID = 5725]

42) Which of the following city will host the 2020 Summer Olympics? [Question ID = 1447]

1. Tokyo [Option ID = 5786]
2. Nagoya [Option ID = 5785]
3. Nagano [Option ID = 5787]
4. Osaka [Option ID = 5788]

Nagoya [Option ID = 5785]

43) One of the major causes of the Cold War were arguments between the US and the Soviet
Union over reparations and [Question ID = 1456]

1. The use of the atomic bomb [Option ID = 5822]
2. Economic policy in Germany [Option ID = 5823]
3. Immigration to the United States [Option ID = 5824]
4. Control of Japan [Option ID = 5821]

Control of Japan [Option ID = 5821]

44) The Sino-Soviet split happened due to all the following reasons except [Question ID = 1464]

1. Khrushchev’s secret speech in 1956 [Option ID = 5853]
2. Soviet Union refused to criticize India’s stand on Tibet [Option ID = 5855]
3. Russia’s Destalinization Policy [Option ID = 5854]
4. China exploded its first nuclear bomb [Option ID = 5856]

Khrushchev’s secret speech in 1956 [Option ID = 5853]

45) Who of the following was born in Tokyo, was a Professor at Harvard University, founder-
director of Japan Institute in Harvard and was also the US Ambassador to Japan. [Question ID =
1448]

1. Edwin O. Reischauer [Option ID = 5789]
2. John King Fairbank [Option ID = 5791]
3. Paul H. Nitze [Option ID = 5792]
4. George M. McCune [Option ID = 5790]

Edwin O. Reischauer [Option ID = 5789]

46) President Truman’s reason for ordering the use of the atom bomb was [Question ID = 1454]

1. To avoid having to invade Japan [Option ID = 5814]
2. To keep the USSR out of Japan [Option ID = 5816]
3. To end Japanese invasion [Option ID = 5813]
4. To be able to seize Japanese colonies [Option ID = 5815]

To end Japanese invasion [Option ID = 5813]

47) Which is Japan’s national legislature called? [Question ID = 1444]

1. Parliament [Option ID = 5776]
2. Duma [Option ID = 5775]
3. Diet [Option ID = 5773]
4. Congress [Option ID = 5774]

Diet [Option ID = 5773]

48) Where was the capital of Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) in Korea? [Question ID = 1420]

1. Seoul [Option ID = 5677]
2. Gaeseong [Option ID = 5679]
3. Pyongyang [Option ID = 5678]
4. Daegu [Option ID = 5680]

Seoul [Option ID = 5677]

49) “Confluence of two seas” was a speech delivered by which of the following – [Question ID =
1439]

1. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India [Option ID = 5753]
2. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan [Option ID = 5754]
3. Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea [Option ID = 5755]
4. Mahathir Mohammad, Prime Minister of Malaysia [Option ID = 5756]

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India [Option ID = 5753]

50) Mount Halla is located in which province of South Korea? [Question ID = 1428]

1. South Jeolla [Option ID = 5710]
2. Mara-do [Option ID = 5712]
3. Jeju [Option ID = 5709]
4. Gangwon [Option ID = 5711]

Jeju [Option ID = 5709]