JNUEE 2021 Question Paper Ph.D Inner Asia Studies

JNUEE PHD Inner Asia Studies
1) What does Social Science deal with among the following?

[Question ID = 24185][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q001]
1. Scientific matter

[Option ID = 166400]
2. Non‐living things

[Option ID = 166401]
3. Human beings

[Option ID = 166402]
4. Inanimate objects

[Option ID = 166403]

2) Which among the following is appropriate in conducting research for the sake of knowledge?[Question ID = 24186]
[Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q002]
1. Basic Research [Option ID = 166404]
2. Action Research [Option ID = 166405]
3. Pure Research [Option ID = 166406]
4. Pilot study [Option ID = 166407]

3) Which among the following refers to Social research?[Question ID = 24187][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q003]
1. Integration [Option ID = 166408]
2. Interaction [Option ID = 166409]
3. Formulation [Option ID = 166410]
4. Social harmony [Option ID = 166411]

4) Given below are two statements:

Statement I:
Good research is empirical, if it implies that research is related basically to one or more aspects of a real situation.
Statement II:
Good research is replicable, if it does not allow research results to be verified by replicating the study.

[Question ID = 24188][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q004]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166412]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166413]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166414]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166415]

5) Science can be divided into which of the following pairs?[Question ID = 24189][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q005]
1. Physical and Cognitive [Option ID = 166416]
2. Natural and Social [Option ID = 166417]
3. Physical and Psychological [Option ID = 166418]
4. Natural and Psychological [Option ID = 166419]

6) What kind of research is done though experiment and observation?[Question ID = 24190][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q006]
1. Laboratory Research [Option ID = 166420]
2. Empirical Research [Option ID = 166421]
3. Descriptive Research [Option ID = 166422]
4. Conceptual Research [Option ID = 166423]

7) What is a hypothesis?

[Question ID = 24191][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q007]
1. A confirmed explanation of the research problem

[Option ID = 166424]

2. A notion about research outline

[Option ID = 166425]
3. An assumption about relations between variables

[Option ID = 166426]
4. A statement about the research problem.

[Option ID = 166427]

8) In which way can Research problem be systematically solved?[Question ID = 24192][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q008]
1. Operations [Option ID = 166428]
2. Research Process [Option ID = 166429]
3. Experiment [Option ID = 166430]
4. Technique [Option ID = 166431]

9) Given below are two statements:
Statement I:
Research is equally important for social scientists in studying social relationships and in seeking answers to various social
problems.
Statement II:
It provides the intellectual satisfaction of knowing a few things just for the sake of knowledge and also has practical utility
for the social scientist to know for the sake of being able to do something better or in a more efficient manner.

[Question ID = 24193][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q009]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166432]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166433]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166434]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct [Option ID = 166435]

10) Which among the following is called as research related to abstract ideas?[Question ID = 24194][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q010]
1. Qualitative research [Option ID = 166436]
2. Quantitative research [Option ID = 166437]
3. Empirical Research [Option ID = 166438]
4. Conceptual Research [Option ID = 166439]

11) Which among the following is the major attribute of co‐relation analysis?[Question ID = 24195][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q011]
1. Difference among variables [Option ID = 166440]
2. Progression among variables [Option ID = 166441]
3. Regression among variables [Option ID = 166442]
4. Association among variables [Option ID = 166443]

12) Which one of the following is the base for drawing conclusions without any bias and value judgement?[Question ID =
24196][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q012]
1. Subjectivity [Option ID = 166444]
2. Specificity [Option ID = 166445]
3. Objectivity [Option ID = 166446]
4. Proposition [Option ID = 166447]

13) Arrange the following steps in the research process in sequence:

A. Generalisations and interpretation

B. Execution of the project

C. Hypothesis Testing

D. Collecting the data

E. Analysis of data

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 24197][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q013]
1. D, A, B, E, C

[Option ID = 166448]
2. A, C, E, B, D

[Option ID = 166449]
3. D, B, E, C, A

[Option ID = 166450]
4. D, E, B, A, C

[Option ID = 166451]

14) Which of the following is true about the scientific method?[Question ID = 24198][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q014]
1. It relies on empirical evidence. [Option ID = 166452]
2. It does not utilise relevant concepts. [Option ID = 166453]
3. It does not result into probabilistic predictions. [Option ID = 166454]
4. It does not remain committed to only objective considerations [Option ID = 166455]

15) Which of the following statements are correct about feminist methodology of social research?
A. Believes that social science reflects a deep rooted male‐bias
B. Issues in private domain were important to feminists
C. Social science had been complicit in the control of women
D. Largely accepts quantitative approach to research
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 33080][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q015]
1. A, B,C Only [Option ID = 166456]
2. B, C,D Only [Option ID = 166457]
3. A,C,D Only [Option ID = 166458]
4. A,B,D only [Option ID = 166459]

16) Which of the following can be considered as critical in qualitative research[Question ID = 33081][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q016]
1. Collecting data with bottom‐ up empirical evidence [Option ID = 166460]
2. Collecting data with top‐down sample evidence [Option ID = 166461]
3. Sampling with probability technique [Option ID = 166462]
4. Collecting data with the help of standard research tools [Option ID = 166463]

17) Research undertaken to find solution for an immediate problem is called:[Question ID = 33082][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q017]
1. Action Research [Option ID = 166464]
2. Basic Research [Option ID = 166465]
3. Fundamental Research [Option ID = 166466]
4. Analytical Research [Option ID = 166467]

18) Given below are two statements:
Statement 1:
The truth obtained via feminist endeavour is less partial and distorted than existing male‐centred knowledge.
Statement II:
Men can participate in feminist research provided they remain gendered throughout the research process.
[Question ID = 33083][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q018]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166468]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166469]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166470]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166471]

19) Who proposed that to increase knowledge of the social world one must try to understand from the point of view of the
people being studied rather than explaining human actions by cause and effect.[Question ID = 33084][Question Description
= S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q019]
1. Karl Popper [Option ID = 166472]
2. Max weber [Option ID = 166473]
3. Hans Morgenthau [Option ID = 166474]
4. David Easton [Option ID = 166475]

20) Which one of the following is best suited for empirically verifiable observation.[Question ID = 33085][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q020]
1. Value [Option ID = 166476]
2. Belief [Option ID = 166477]
3. Concept [Option ID = 166478]
4. Fact [Option ID = 166479]

21) Which among the following is a type of Motivation Research?[Question ID = 33086][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q021]
1. Basic Research [Option ID = 166480]
2. Action Research [Option ID = 166481]
3. Qualitative Research [Option ID = 166482]
4. Quantitative Research [Option ID = 166483]

22) Which among the following is a feature of `ethical neutrality’?[Question ID = 33087][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q022]
1. Deduction [Option ID = 166484]
2. Experience [Option ID = 166485]
3. Induction [Option ID = 166486]
4. Scientific method [Option ID = 166487]

23)

[Question ID = 33088][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q023]
1. A‐III, B‐II, C‐IV, D‐I

[Option ID = 166488]
2. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II

[Option ID = 166489]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I

[Option ID = 166490]
4. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐I, D‐III

[Option ID = 166491]

24) Which among the following is the author of the book `Methods in Social Research’?[Question ID = 33089][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q024]
1. Goode and Hatt [Option ID = 166492]
2. Kerlinger [Option ID = 166493]
3. Berelson [Option ID = 166494]
4. Ackoff [Option ID = 166495]

25) An Archives is known as:[Question ID = 33090][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q025]
1. Non‐current public records [Option ID = 166496]
2. A building where old public records are housed [Option ID = 166497]
3. Old records of administrative, historical and cultural value [Option ID = 166498]
4. All the above mentioned [Option ID = 166499]

26) Which of the following are the most authentic sources for research in social sciences?[Question ID = 33091][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q026]
1. Books [Option ID = 166500]
2. Periodicals [Option ID = 166501]
3. Documentaries [Option ID = 166502]
4. Archives [Option ID = 166503]

27)

Given below are two statements:

Statement I:
Evaluation research is the applied research in which one tries to determine how well a programme or policy is working or
reaching its goals and objectives.

Statement II:
Evaluation research reports always go through a peer review process.

[Question ID = 33092][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q027]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166504]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166505]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166506]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166507]

28) Given below are two statements:

Statement I:
Research methods or techniques refer to the methods the researcher use in performing research operations.
Statement II:
Research methodology is not a way to systematically solve the research problem.

[Question ID = 33093][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q028]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166508]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166509]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166510]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166511]

29)

[Question ID = 33094][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q029]
1. A‐IV, B‐III, C‐I, D‐II,

[Option ID = 166512]
2. A‐II, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐III

[Option ID = 166513]
3. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166514]
4. A‐III, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐I

[Option ID = 166515]

30) Which of the following are methods of collecting primary data ?

A. Observation method
B. Talking method
C. Interview method
D. Through questionaires
E. Through schedules
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 33095][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q030]
1. A, B, C, D only

[Option ID = 166516]
2. B, C, D, E only

[Option ID = 166517]
3. A, C, D, E only

[Option ID = 166518]
4. A, B, D, E only

[Option ID = 166519]

31) Which of the following are important statistical measures that are used to summarise the survey /research data ?

A. Measures of central tendency
B. Measures of dispersion
C. Measures of correction
D. Measures of asymmetry (skewness)
E. Measures of relationship
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 33096][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q031]
1. A, B, C, D only

[Option ID = 166520]
2. B, C, D, E only

[Option ID = 166521]
3. A, C, D, E only

[Option ID = 166522]
4. A, B, D, E only

[Option ID = 166523]

32) Which of the following are popular complex random sampling designs?
A. Systematic sampling
B. Stratified sampling
C. Simple sampling
D. Cluster sampling
E. Basic sampling

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 33097][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q032]
1. A, C, E Only

[Option ID = 166524]
2. A, B, D Only

[Option ID = 166525]
3. B, C, D Only

[Option ID = 166526]
4. C, D, E Only

[Option ID = 166527]

33) Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A:
Descriptive research studies are those studies which are concerned with describing the characteristics of a particular
individual or of a group
Reason R:
Diagnostic research studies determine the frequency with which something occurs or it asswociates with something else

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

[Question ID = 33098][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q033]
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166528]
2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166529]
3. A is true but R is false

[Option ID = 166530]
4. A is false but R is true

[Option ID = 166531]

34) Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A hypothesis is an assumption about relations between variables
Statement II: A hypothesis is a tentative statement asserting a relationship between certain facts

[Question ID = 24199][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q034]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166532]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166533]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166534]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166535]

35) Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Research methods may be understood as all these methods/techniques that are used for conduction of
research
Statement II: Research methods/techniques refer to the methods the researchers use in performing research operations

[Question ID = 24200][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q035]
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166536]
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166537]
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166538]
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166539]

36) Which of the following are types of literature review?
A. Context Review
B. Historical Review
C. Ethical Review
D. Integrative Review
E. Methodological Review
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24201][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q036]
1. A,B,C, D only [Option ID = 166540]
2. B,C,D, E only [Option ID = 166541]
3. A,B,D,E only [Option ID = 166542]
4. A,C,D,E only [Option ID = 166543]

37) Given below are two statements:
Statement I: `Measures of central tendency’ measure the average characteristic of a frequency distribution
Statement II: `Measures of dispersion’ measure the extent of dispersion about the central value.
[Question ID = 24202][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q037]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166544]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166545]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166546]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166547]

38) Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Median cannot be calculated in all distributions
Statement II: median cannot be ascertained even with the extreme items
[Question ID = 24203][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q038]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166548]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166549]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166550]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166551]

39) Index generally refers to:[Question ID = 24204][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q039]
1. Alphabetical listing of names and topics [Option ID = 166552]
2. Supplying information [Option ID = 166553]
3. Material from one source [Option ID = 166554]
4. Locating information from books only [Option ID = 166555]

40) Which among the following is the strength of the historical narrative?[Question ID = 24205][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q040]
1. It uses rhetoric , ordinary language and common sense logic [Option ID = 166556]
2. It tends to ignore the normal or ordinary for the unique, dramatic and extraordinary [Option ID = 166557]
3. It hides causal theories and concepts or leaves them implicit [Option ID = 166558]
4. It gives an overall feel for life in a different era so that readers get the sense that they were there. [Option ID = 166559]

41) Given below are two statements:
Statement 1: Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion for one variable indicating the highest and lowest score.
Statement II: Percentile is a measure of dispersion for one variable that indicates the percentage of cases at or below a
score or point

[Question ID = 24206][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q041]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166560]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166561]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166562]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166563]

42) Which four components are involved in the research design of a case study?
A. Designing initial questions
B. Unit of analysis
C. Linking data to propositions
D. Personal views
E. Study proposition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24207][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q042]
1. A,D,B,C Only [Option ID = 166564]
2. E,D,A,B Only [Option ID = 166565]
3. C,B,D,A Only [Option ID = 166566]
4. A,B,C,E Only [Option ID = 166567]

43) Which of the followings are correct on Critical Social Science?
A. Social reality is one‐dimensional
B. Purpose of social science is to reveal what is hidden to liberate and empower people
C. Explanations are verified through praxis
D. Reflexive‐ dialectic orientation is adopted towards knowledge that is used from a transformative perspective.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 24208][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q043]
1. A, B,C Only

[Option ID = 166568]
2. B, C,D Only

[Option ID = 166569]
3. A,C,D Only

[Option ID = 166570]
4. A,B,D only

[Option ID = 166571]

44) Identify the types of research papers:
A. Report
B. Data
C. Thesis
D. Proposal
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24209][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q044]
1. A,B,C only [Option ID = 166572]
2. A,C,D only [Option ID = 166573]
3. A,B,D only [Option ID = 166574]
4. B,C,D only [Option ID = 166575]

45) Which among the following are methods of research?
A. Historical
B. Observation
C. Philosophical
D. Survey
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24210][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q045]
1. A,B,C only [Option ID = 166576]
2. B,C,D only [Option ID = 166577]
3. A,B only [Option ID = 166578]
4. A,C,D only [Option ID = 166579]

46) Which one of the following is an essential criterion for scientific study?

[Question ID = 24211][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q046]
1. Sampling

[Option ID = 166580]
2. Objectivity

[Option ID = 166581]
3. Subjectivity

[Option ID = 166582]
4. Survey

[Option ID = 166583]

47) Evaluation research is conducted by
A. Sociologists
B. Biologists
C. Economists
D. Psychologists
E. Social workers

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 24212][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q047]
1. A,C,D,B only

[Option ID = 166584]
2. E,D,C,A only

[Option ID = 166585]
3. B,A,E,D only

[Option ID = 166586]
4. D,B,C,E only

[Option ID = 166587]

48) Given below are two statements:
Statement 1:
Research fraud is a type of unethical behaviour in which a researcher creates false data.
Statement II:
Scientific misconduct is when someone engages in research fraud, plagiarism or other unethical conduct.
[Question ID = 24213][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q048]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166588]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166589]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166590]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166591]

49) Which among the following is the primary requirement for pursuing research?[Question ID = 24214][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q049]
1. Formulating a research question [Option ID = 166592]
2. Formulating a research hypothesis [Option ID = 166593]
3. Developing a research design [Option ID = 166594]
4. Data analysis [Option ID = 166595]

50) Which of the following are types of experimental design?
A. Latin square design
B. Solomon four group design
C. Factorial design
D. Interrupted time series design
E. Social workers

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 24215][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q050]
1. A,B,C only

[Option ID = 166596]
2. A,B,D only

[Option ID = 166597]
3. B,C,D only

[Option ID = 166598]
4. A,B,C,D only

[Option ID = 166599]

51) Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: There were remarkable similarities in the Tsarist Russian and Manchu Chinese attitudes and policies in Inner
Asia.
Reason R: Both Tsarist Russian and Manchu Chinese governments considered themselves superior to the Inner Asian peoples

on their borders.

[Question ID = 24216][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q051]
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166600]
2. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166601]
3. A is correct but R is not correct

[Option ID = 166602]
4. A is not correct but R is correct

[Option ID = 166603]

52) In which of the following years Chinggis Khan was proclaimed as the Great Khan of all Mongols?[Question ID = 24217]
[Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q052]
1. 1204 [Option ID = 166604]
2. 1206 [Option ID = 166605]
3. 1215 [Option ID = 166606]
4. 1223 [Option ID = 166607]

53)

[Question ID = 33099][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q053]
1. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166608]
2. A‐II, B‐I, C‐IV. D‐III

[Option ID = 166609]
3. A‐IV, B‐III, C‐I, D‐II

[Option ID = 166610]
4. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II

[Option ID = 166611]

54)

[Question ID = 33100][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q054]
1. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166612]
2. A‐II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166613]
3. A‐III, B‐IV, C‐I, D‐II

[Option ID = 166614]
4. A‐IV, B‐III, C‐II, D‐I

[Option ID = 166615]

55)

[Question ID = 33101][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q055]
1. A‐III, B‐I, C‐II, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166616]
2. A‐II, B‐III, C‐IV, D‐I

[Option ID = 166617]
3. A‐I, B‐IV, C‐III, D‐II

[Option ID = 166618]
4. A‐IV, B‐I, C‐II, D‐III

[Option ID = 166619]

56)

[Question ID = 33102][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q056]
1. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I

[Option ID = 166620]
2. A‐II, B‐IV, C‐I, D‐III

[Option ID = 166621]
3. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐ II

[Option ID = 166622]
4. A‐ III, B‐ IV, C‐I, D‐II

[Option ID = 166623]

57) The term `Silk Road’ was coined by
A. Alfred Mackinder
B. Ferdinand Von Richthofen
C. Col. James Todd
D. Peter Ivanovich
Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 33103][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q057]
1. D only [Option ID = 166624]
2. C only [Option ID = 166625]
3. B only [Option ID = 166626]
4. A only [Option ID = 166627]

58) Which one of the following is a Mongoloid ethnic group?[Question ID = 33104][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q058]
1. Chahar [Option ID = 166628]
2. Evenki [Option ID = 166629]
3. Hazara [Option ID = 166630]
4. Uighur [Option ID = 166631]

59) The Central Asian states came into being under which year of revolution?
A. 1910
B. 1917
C. 1920
D. 1945
E. 1926
Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 33105][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q059]
1. B only [Option ID = 166632]
2. C only [Option ID = 166633]
3. D only [Option ID = 166634]
4. E and C only [Option ID = 166635]

60) Who among the following is the first Indian Prime Minister to undertake an official visit to Mongolia?[Question ID =
33106][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q060]
1. Jawaharlal Nehru [Option ID = 166636]
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri [Option ID = 166637]
3. Narasimha Rao [Option ID = 166638]
4. Narendra Modi [Option ID = 166639]

61) CASA‐1000 electricity transmission grid would connect which of the following countries

A. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
B. Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
C. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
D. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 33107][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q061]
1. D only [Option ID = 166640]
2. A only [Option ID = 166641]
3. B only [Option ID = 166642]
4. C only [Option ID = 166643]

62) Which of the following countries has extended its financial support to construct first oil refinery in Mongolia?[Question
ID = 33108][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q062]
1. Japan [Option ID = 166644]
2. South Korea [Option ID = 166645]
3. India [Option ID = 166646]
4. USA [Option ID = 166647]

63) `Khanjar ’is the joint military exercises between India and which of the following country:[Question ID = 33109]
[Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q063]
1. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 166648]
2. Uzbekistan [Option ID = 166649]
3. Tajikistan [Option ID = 166650]
4. Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 166651]

64) Which of the following country was not a part of Soviet Union’s `Middle Asia Economic Region’.[Question ID = 33110]
[Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q064]
1. Uzbekistan [Option ID = 166652]
2. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 166653]
3. Turkmenistan [Option ID = 166654]
4. Tajikistan [Option ID = 166655]

65) Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are rich in Oil and gas deposits.
Statement II: Uzbekistan is a net importer of energy.

[Question ID = 33111][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q065]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166656]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166657]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166658]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166659]

66) Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The joint military exercises between India and Mongolia is known as `Nomadic Elephant’.
Statement II: The Joint military exercises between India and Mongolia are also known as `Khan Quest’.

[Question ID = 33112][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q066]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166660]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166661]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166662]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166663]

67) In which year India’s Connect Central Asia Policy was initiated?[Question ID = 33113][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q067]
1. 2011 [Option ID = 166664]
2. 2012 [Option ID = 166665]
3. 2013 [Option ID = 166666]
4. 2014 [Option ID = 166667]

68) Which of the following statements are correct:
A. India has provided assistance in the construction of Afghan Parliament Building
B. India has assisted in the construction of Salma Dam in Afghanistan
C. Khan India provides training to Afghan military personnel
D. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have signed the trilateral Agreement on Establishment of International Transport and
Transit Corridor.

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

[Question ID = 33114][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q068]
1. A,B,C only

[Option ID = 166668]
2. A,B,D only

[Option ID = 166669]
3. A,C,D only

[Option ID = 166670]
4. B,C,D only

[Option ID = 166671]

69)

[Question ID = 33115][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q069]
1. A,B,C only

[Option ID = 166672]
2. A,C,D only

[Option ID = 166673]
3. A,D,E only

[Option ID = 166674]
4. B,C,D only

[Option ID = 166675]

70) Given below are two statements: One labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: The Soviet‐Mongolian Mutual Assistance Treaty of 1966 allowed the stationing of Soviet troops in Mongolia.
Reason R: The Soviet troops were completely withdrawn from Mongolia after disintegration of the USSR.

[Question ID = 33116][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q070]
1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166676]
2. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

[Option ID = 166677]
3. A is correct but R is not correct

[Option ID = 166678]
4. A is not correct but R is correct

[Option ID = 166679]

71) Who were the two leading philosophers of ninth‐tenth centuries Central Asia?
A. Al‐ Farabi
B. Amir Khusro
C. Mirza Ghalib
D. Ibn‐Sina
E. B.G. Gafurou

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

[Question ID = 33117][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q071]
1. B and E only

[Option ID = 166680]
2. C and E only

[Option ID = 166681]
3. D and E only

[Option ID = 166682]
4. A and D only

[Option ID = 166683]

72)

[Question ID = 24218][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q072]
1. A‐I, B‐III, C‐II, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166684]
2. A‐IV, B‐I, C‐III, D‐II

[Option ID = 166685]
3. A‐II, B‐III, C‐IV, D‐ I

[Option ID = 166686]
4. A‐ II, B‐ I, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166687]

73) The famous Epic of Kyrgyz people considered to be thousand years old is:
A. Mahabharat
B. Bible
C. Manas
D. Taijiki
Choose the correct answer from options given below:

[Question ID = 24219][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q073]
1. A only

[Option ID = 166688]
2. B only

[Option ID = 166689]
3. C only

[Option ID = 166690]
4. D only

[Option ID = 166691]

74) The regions of Kham and Amdo had been incorporated into which Chinese provinces ?
A. Jinagxi, Heinan
B. Qinghai, Sichuan
C. Gansu, Yunnan
D. Shaanxi, Guizhou

Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 24220][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q074]
1. B,C only [Option ID = 166692]
2. C,D only [Option ID = 166693]
3. D,A only [Option ID = 166694]
4. A,B only [Option ID = 166695]

75) Bamiyan Buddha represents a unique composite cultural heritage of the following:
A. Persia, Greece, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
B. Chinese, Buddhism, Christianity, Latin
C. Mongol, Greece, Sikhism, Taoism, Islam

D. Roman, Hunnic, Turkic, Sasanian, Buddhism

Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 24221][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q075]
1. A only [Option ID = 166696]
2. B only [Option ID = 166697]
3. C only [Option ID = 166698]
4. D only [Option ID = 166699]

76) The Indian Embassy in Afghanistan was closed down in 1996. When did it reopen?[Question ID = 24222][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q076]
1. 1998 [Option ID = 166700]
2. 1999 [Option ID = 166701]
3. 2000 [Option ID = 166702]
4. 2001 [Option ID = 166703]

77) Why is Tibet envisioned as `Shangri‐la’ by western scholars?
A. Yaks land
B. Mystical Land
C. Forbidden Land
D. Nomads Land
E. Lamas Land
Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 24223][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q077]
1. D,E only [Option ID = 166704]
2. B,C only [Option ID = 166705]
3. A,D only [Option ID = 166706]
4. E,A only [Option ID = 166707]

78) Afghanistan shared borders with which of the following Central Asian countries?
A. Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
B. Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Xingjian
C. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
D. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

[Question ID = 24224][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q078]
1. C only

[Option ID = 166708]
2. A only

[Option ID = 166709]
3. B only

[Option ID = 166710]
4. D only

[Option ID = 166711]

79) Thonmi Sambhota invented which of the following language:[Question ID = 24225][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q079]
1. Mongolian [Option ID = 166712]
2. Tibetan [Option ID = 166713]
3. Pashto [Option ID = 166714]
4. Uyighur [Option ID = 166715]

80)

[Question ID = 24226][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q080]
1. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166716]

2. A‐II, B‐III, C‐IV, D‐I

[Option ID = 166717]
3. A‐III, B‐II, C‐IV, D‐ I

[Option ID = 166718]
4. A‐ IV, B‐ I, C‐III, D‐II

[Option ID = 166719]

81) HH the fourteenth Dalai Lama was conferred Nobel Peace Prize in which year?[Question ID = 24227][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q081]
1. 1980 [Option ID = 166720]
2. 1990 [Option ID = 166721]
3. 1989 [Option ID = 166722]
4. 1999 [Option ID = 166723]

82) Which dynastical emperor n India is known as the Indo‐Scythians?
A. Mughal
B. Kushana
C. Mauryan
D. Mongol
Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 24228][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q082]
1. A only [Option ID = 166724]
2. B only [Option ID = 166725]
3. C only [Option ID = 166726]
4. D only [Option ID = 166727]

83) Lipu lekh pass is at the trijunction of which of the following countries?[Question ID = 24229][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q083]
1. India, Nepal, China [Option ID = 166728]
2. India, Bhutan, China [Option ID = 166729]
3. India, China, Pakistan [Option ID = 166730]
4. India, Nepal, Bhutan [Option ID = 166731]

84)

[Question ID = 24230][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q084]
1. A‐III, B‐II, C‐I, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166732]
2. A‐IV, B‐III, C‐II, D‐I

[Option ID = 166733]
3. A‐II, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐ III

[Option ID = 166734]
4. A‐ I, B‐ II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166795]

85) Given below are two statements:

Statement 1: There are 47 ethnic nationalities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Statement II: Seven of the 47 ethnic nationalities, the Uyghur, Kazak, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Tatar and Russians are now
located almost entirely in Xinjiang.

[Question ID = 33147][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q085]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct

[Option ID = 166796]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

[Option ID = 166797]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

[Option ID = 166798]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

[Option ID = 166799]

86) Under which establishment the history of Afghanistan as a state began in 1747?
A. Dost Mohammad Khan
B. Mughal
C. Ahmad Shah Durrani
D. Afsharid
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24231][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q086]
1. A only [Option ID = 166735]
2. B only [Option ID = 166736]
3. C only [Option ID = 166737]
4. D only [Option ID = 166738]

87) Which among the following autonomous regions of China has the highest Muslim concentration?[Question ID = 24232]
[Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q087]
1. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [Option ID = 166739]
2. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Option ID = 166740]
3. Tibet Autonomous Region [Option ID = 166741]
4. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region [Option ID = 166742]

88) In 2014, China opened trade route from which mountain pass?

[Question ID = 24233][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q088]
1. Kodari

[Option ID = 166743]
2. Mustang

[Option ID = 166744]
3. Nathu la

[Option ID = 166745]
4. Kerong

[Option ID = 166746]

89) Which of the Central Asian countries shared highest trade with China?[Question ID = 24234][Question Description =
S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q089]
1. Uzbekistan [Option ID = 166747]
2. Turkmenistan [Option ID = 166748]
3. Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 166749]
4. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 166750]

90) Which of the following statements are correct?
A. Xinjiang is situated in the northwest of China
B. Xinjiang became a province of China in 1902.
C. Xinjiang was designated as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in 1950.
D. Autonomous Status theoretically gives the designated area authority over certain aspects of its governance.
E. Xinjiang had been subdivided into self‐governing areas, districts, counties in 1985.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 24235][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q090]
1. A,B,C,D only [Option ID = 166751]
2. A,C,D,E only [Option ID = 166752]
3. B,C,D,E only [Option ID = 166753]
4. A,B,D,E only [Option ID = 166754]

91) Which of the following countries are members of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
A. Kazakhstan
B. Azerbaijan
C. Russia
D. Belarus
E. Turkmenistan

Choose the correct answer from options given below:
[Question ID = 33137][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q091]
1. A,B,C only [Option ID = 166755]
2. B,C,D only [Option ID = 166756]
3. C,D,E only [Option ID = 166757]
4. A,C,D only [Option ID = 166758]

92) Full form of BTC is:
A. Bishkek Transport Corridor
B. Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Pipeline

C. Bukhara Transit Corridor
D. Baku Transit Corridor
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 33138][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q092]
1. B only [Option ID = 166759]
2. A only [Option ID = 166760]
3. D only [Option ID = 166761]
4. C only [Option ID = 166762]

93) Xinjiang is the largest producer of which product?
A. Cotton
B. Oil
C. Rubber
D. Gold
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 33139][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q093]
1. A only

[Option ID = 166763]
2. B only

[Option ID = 166764]
3. C only

[Option ID = 166765]
4. D only

[Option ID = 166766]

94) Which of the following ports are connected by the International North‐South Transport Corridor’ (INSTC)?
A. Bandar Abbas, Bandar‐e‐Anzali, Astrakhan
B. Bandar Abbas, Amirabad, Gwadar
C. Chabahar, Amirabad, Turkmenbasi
D. Gwadar, Chabahar, Aktau
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 33140][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q094]
1. A only [Option ID = 166767]
2. B only [Option ID = 166768]
3. C only [Option ID = 166769]
4. D only [Option ID = 166770]

95) In which year, the region of Xinjiang was brought under Chinese control?
A. 1959
B. 1965
C. 1912
D. 1949
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

[Question ID = 33141][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q095]
1. A only

[Option ID = 166771]
2. B only

[Option ID = 166772]
3. C only

[Option ID = 166773]
4. D only

[Option ID = 166774]

96) What does the term `Xinjiang’ mean?
A. Greater Territory
B. New Territory
C. Small Territory
D. Desert Territory
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 33142][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q096]
1. A only [Option ID = 166775]
2. B only [Option ID = 166776]
3. C only [Option ID = 166777]
4. D only [Option ID = 166778]

97) Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Xinjiang border with Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, Tibet and Mongolia

Statement II: The ethnic composition of Xinjiang are mostly Kazakh, Han, Uyghur, Hui, Tibetan and Mongol.
[Question ID = 33143][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q097]
1. Both statement I and Statement II are correct [Option ID = 166779]
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect [Option ID = 166780]
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect [Option ID = 166781]
4. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct [Option ID = 166782]

98) Who among the following well‐known political personalities belonged to Inner Mongolia?[Question ID = 33144][Question
Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q098]
1. Ulanhu [Option ID = 166783]
2. Choibalson [Option ID = 166784]
3. Sukhbaater [Option ID = 166785]
4. Tsedenbal [Option ID = 166786]

99)

[Question ID = 33145][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q099]
1. A‐I, B‐II, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166787]
2. A‐II, B‐I, C‐III, D‐IV

[Option ID = 166788]
3. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐ II

[Option ID = 166789]
4. A‐ IV, B‐ III, C‐II, D‐I

[Option ID = 166790]

100) During the Anglo‐Russian rivalry in 19th century in Central Asia who are considered British pioneers to collect
information about the Khanates of Bukhara, Kokand and Khiraz?
A. Alexander Burns
B. Malcolm
C. Moorcroft and Trebeck
D. Elphinstone

Choose the correct answer from options given below:

[Question ID = 33146][Question Description = S1_LASH_842_Phd_Q100]
1. A and D only

[Option ID = 166791]
2. A and B only

[Option ID = 166792]
3. B and C only

[Option ID = 166793]
4. C only

[Option ID = 166794]