JNUEE 2021 Question Paper Ph.D International Politics

JNUEE PHD International Politics
Topic:‐ INPH835 JNUS21

1) Which of the following theories is the most central to the study of international relations?[Question ID = 10863][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q001]
1. Liberalism [Option ID = 104800]
2. Constructivism [Option ID = 104801]
3. Realism [Option ID = 104802]
4. Marxism [Option ID = 104803]

2) Who of the following is a classical realist?[Question ID = 10864][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q002]
1. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 104804]
2. Hedley Bull [Option ID = 104805]
3. Thomas Hobbes [Option ID = 104806]
4. John Mearsheimer [Option ID = 104807]

3) “International politics is a struggle for power” is mentioned in which book.[Question ID = 10865][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q003]
1. Politics among Nations [Option ID = 104808]
2. The Art of War [Option ID = 104809]
3. Leviathan [Option ID = 104810]
4. History of the Peloponnesian War [Option ID = 104811]

4) Kenneth Waltz’s structural realist theory is also known as [Question ID = 10866][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q004]
1. Offensive realism [Option ID = 104812]
2. Neorealism [Option ID = 104813]
3. Classical realism [Option ID = 104814]
4. Neoclassical realism [Option ID = 104815]

5) Offensive realism theory is developed by which of the following theorist?

[Question ID = 10867][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q005]
1. Kenneth waltz

[Option ID = 104816]
2. John Mearsheimer

[Option ID = 104817]
3. E H Car

[Option ID = 104818]
4. Hedley Bull

[Option ID = 104819]

6) The State is considered to be the main unit of analysis[Question ID = 10868][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q006]
1. since the Peace of Westphalia [Option ID = 104820]
2. since the First World War [Option ID = 104821]
3. since the Second World War [Option ID = 104822]
4. since the end of Cold War [Option ID = 104823]

7) Realist trace their lineage to which of the following?[Question ID = 10869][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q007]
1. Thucydides [Option ID = 104824]
2. Niccolo Machiavelli [Option ID = 104825]
3. Thomas Hobbes [Option ID = 104826]
4. Jean J Rousseau [Option ID = 104827]

8) According to structural realists which of the followings is the main independent variable in the understanding of the
major international incidents such as war and peace.[Question ID = 10870][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q008]
1. International treaties [Option ID = 104828]
2. The relative distribution of power in the international system [Option ID = 104829]
3. Understanding and misunderstandings among world leaders [Option ID = 104830]
4. Actions taken by super powers [Option ID = 104831]

9) Realists believe that in the anarchy, states compete with each other [Question ID = 10871][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q009]
1. to establish order in the society [Option ID = 104832]

2. to establish peace among themselves [Option ID = 104833]
3. for power and security [Option ID = 104834]
4. for protection of their territory [Option ID = 104835]

10) Who of the following argue that the games played by states are always Zero‐sum?[Question ID = 10872][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q010]
1. Realists [Option ID = 104836]
2. Liberalists [Option ID = 104837]
3. Constructivists [Option ID = 104838]
4. Critical theorists [Option ID = 104839]

11) Which set of theorists argue that state level variables have to be integrated with systemic variables?[Question ID =
10873][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q011]
1. Classical Realists [Option ID = 104840]
2. Defensive Realists [Option ID = 104841]
3. Offensive Realists [Option ID = 104842]
4. Neoclassical Realists [Option ID = 104843]

12) Which scholar argues that bipolar systems are more stable than the multipolar systems?[Question ID = 10874][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q012]
1. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 104844]
2. Hans J Morgenthau [Option ID = 104845]
3. Hedley Bull [Option ID = 104846]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104847]

13) Thomas Schelling is mainly identified with which of the following theories?[Question ID = 10875][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q013]
1. Realist theory [Option ID = 104848]
2. Deterrence theory [Option ID = 104849]
3. Idealist theory [Option ID = 104850]
4. Constructivist theory [Option ID = 104851]

14) Which of the following Greek philosophers spoke about the ‘noble lie’ that was later noted by Hans J
Morgenthau[Question ID = 10876][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q014]
1. Aristotle [Option ID = 104852]
2. Plato [Option ID = 104853]
3. Socrates [Option ID = 104854]
4. Lord Acton [Option ID = 104855]

15) What is the central focus of Neoclassical realism?[Question ID = 10877][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q015]
1. Foreign policy decision making [Option ID = 104856]
2. International treaties [Option ID = 104857]
3. Non‐state actors [Option ID = 104858]
4. Decisions taken by supranational institutions [Option ID = 104859]

16) Who has written ‘coercion is a method of bargaining’[Question ID = 10878][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q016]
1. Niccolo Machiavelli [Option ID = 104860]
2. Thomas Hobbes [Option ID = 104861]
3. Thomas Schelling [Option ID = 104862]
4. John Mearsheimer [Option ID = 104863]

17) Strategic realism and neorealism are keenly connected with which of the following[Question ID = 10879][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q017]
1. First World War [Option ID = 104864]
2. Cold War [Option ID = 104865]
3. Second World War [Option ID = 104866]
4. Westphalia [Option ID = 104867]

18) According to which theorist, all states want to become regional hegemons?[Question ID = 10880][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q018]
1. John Mearsheimer [Option ID = 104868]
2. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 104869]
3. Hans J Morgenthau [Option ID = 104870]
4. Hedley Bull [Option ID = 104871]

19) Who is the author of the book Perception and Misperception in International Politics?[Question ID = 10881][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q019]
1. Robert Jervis [Option ID = 104872]
2. Graham Allison [Option ID = 104873]
3. EH Car [Option ID = 104874]
4. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 104875]

20) Kenneth Waltz believed that bipolar systems are more stable than that of multipolar systems, because[Question ID =
10882][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q020]
1. states are easily divided between two groups [Option ID = 104876]
2. two super powers can lead the world in better ways [Option ID = 104877]
3. the two superpowers can manage their conflict better alone [Option ID = 104878]
4. it gives guaranteed solution in a conflicting situation [Option ID = 104879]

21) The demise of which international order was predicted to lead to anarchy and instability in Europe by John
Mearsheimer?[Question ID = 10883][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q021]
1. The Bipolar Cold War order [Option ID = 104880]
2. The interwar multipolar order [Option ID = 104881]
3. The US‐led unipolar order [Option ID = 104882]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104883]

22) Which of the following thinkers has developed a critique of realism that is considered an ‘emancipatory critique’?
[Question ID = 10884][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q022]
1. Ken Booth [Option ID = 104884]
2. Thomas Schelling [Option ID = 104885]
3. Antonio Gramsci [Option ID = 104886]
4. Giovanni Sartori [Option ID = 104887]

23) The notion of ‘the end of history’ is linked to which of the following thinkers?[Question ID = 10885][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q023]
1. Robert Keohan [Option ID = 104888]
2. Samuel Huntington [Option ID = 104889]
3. Francis Fukuyama [Option ID = 104890]
4. None of above [Option ID = 104891]

24) Who is the odd one out among the following?[Question ID = 10886][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q024]
1. Thucydides [Option ID = 104892]
2. Niccolo Machiavelli [Option ID = 104893]
3. Thomas Hobbes [Option ID = 104894]
4. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 104895]

25) The idea that commerce can reduce conflict is associated with[Question ID = 10887][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q025]
1. Liberalism [Option ID = 104896]
2. Realism [Option ID = 104897]
3. Positivism [Option ID = 104898]
4. Critical theory [Option ID = 104899]

26) Which philosopher has advocated global (not state) citizenship, free trade, and a federation of democracies as a means
to peace?[Question ID = 10888][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q026]
1. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 104900]
2. J.J. Rousseau [Option ID = 104901]
3. David Hume [Option ID = 104902]
4. John Locke [Option ID = 104903]

27) Perpetual Peace is a phrase most closely associated with[Question ID = 10889][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q027]
1. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 104904]
2. David Hume [Option ID = 104905]
3. J.J. Rousseau [Option ID = 104906]
4. John Locke [Option ID = 104907]

28) The intellectual foundations of League of Nations is most closely associated with

[Question ID = 10890][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q028]
1. Liberal thought

[Option ID = 104908]
2. Realist thought

[Option ID = 104909]
3. Critical theory

[Option ID = 104910]
4. Marxian thought

[Option ID = 104911]

29) Example(s) of a system of collective security include: [Question ID = 10891][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q029]
1. The League of Nations [Option ID = 104912]
2. The United Nations [Option ID = 104913]

3. Neither (1) nor (2) [Option ID = 104914]
4. Both (1) and (2) [Option ID = 104915]

30) Feminist theory is also part of [Question ID = 10892][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q030]
1. Realist theory [Option ID = 104916]
2. Liberalist theory [Option ID = 104917]
3. Dependency [Option ID = 104918]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104919]

31) Vladimir Lenin extended Marx’s analysis to the study of [Question ID = 10893][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q031]
1. Imperialism [Option ID = 104920]
2. Nationalism [Option ID = 104921]
3. Dependency [Option ID = 104922]
4. Colonialism [Option ID = 104923]

32) Who has argued that advanced capitalist states eventually face the twin problems of overproduction and
underconsumption?[Question ID = 10894][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q032]
1. Karl Marx [Option ID = 104924]
2. Vladimir Lenin [Option ID = 104925]
3. Antonio Gramsci [Option ID = 104926]
4. Giovanni Sartori [Option ID = 104927]

33) André Gunder Frank, Amir Samin are theorists belonging to which school of theory?[Question ID = 10895][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q033]
1. Dependency theory [Option ID = 104928]
2. Critical theory [Option ID = 104929]
3. Marxian theory [Option ID = 104930]
4. Liberal theory [Option ID = 104931]

34) World‐system theory was influenced by Marxist and which of the following theories?[Question ID = 10896][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q034]
1. Liberal theorists [Option ID = 104932]
2. Dependency theorists [Option ID = 104933]
3. Constructivists [Option ID = 104934]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104935]

35) Which prominent feminist theorist notes that there was an explicit masculine bias in the scientific revolution of the
seventeenth century?[Question ID = 10897][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q035]
1. Spike Petersen [Option ID = 104936]
2. Cynthia Enloe [Option ID = 104937]
3. Christine Sylvester [Option ID = 104938]
4. None of above [Option ID = 104939]

36) Feminists call for a closer re‐examination of key concepts in world politics—such as state, power, interest, and[Question
ID = 10898][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q036]
1. Security [Option ID = 104940]
2. Government [Option ID = 104941]
3. Individual [Option ID = 104942]
4. Politics [Option ID = 104943]

37) “Women have never been absent in world politics”. However, they have, for the most part, remained “invisible within
the discourse conducted by men.” This was written by[Question ID = 10899][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q037]
1. Franke Wilmer [Option ID = 104944]
2. J. Ann Tickner [Option ID = 104945]
3. Cynthia Enloe [Option ID = 104946]
4. Christine Sylvester [Option ID = 104947]

38) “When I was working in Washington and helping formulate American foreign policies, I found myself borrowing from all
three types of thinking: realism, liberalism, and constructivism”. Who among the following said this?[Question ID = 10900]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q038]
1. Joseph S. Nye [Option ID = 104948]
2. Henry Kissinger [Option ID = 104949]
3. Madeline Albright [Option ID = 104950]
4. Condoleeza Rice [Option ID = 104951]

39) Who set forth the functionalist theory of integration? [Question ID = 10901][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q039]
1. David Mitrany [Option ID = 104952]
2. Ernst Hass [Option ID = 104953]
3. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 104954]
4. Robert Keohane [Option ID = 104955]

40) Who among the following has developed the so‐called neofunctionalist theory of international integration?[Question ID =
10902][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q040]
1. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 104956]
2. Ernst Hass [Option ID = 104957]
3. David Mitrany [Option ID = 104958]
4. Robert Keohane [Option ID = 104959]

41) Whose vision was it to transform international relations from a ‘jungle’ of chaotic power politics to a ‘zoo’ of regulated
and peaceful intercourse?[Question ID = 10903][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q041]
1. George Washington [Option ID = 104960]
2. Woodrow Wilson [Option ID = 104961]
3. John Mearsheimer [Option ID = 104962]
4. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 104963]

42) _____________ was the world view of most European political elites to international politics during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. [Question ID = 10904][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q042]
1. Liberalism [Option ID = 104964]
2. Marxism [Option ID = 104965]
3. Mercantilism [Option ID = 104966]
4. Conservatism [Option ID = 104967]

43) According to Mercantilists economic competition between states is a [Question ID = 10905][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q043]
1. Non‐zero‐sum game [Option ID = 104968]
2. Zero‐sum game [Option ID = 104969]
3. Both 1 and 2 are true [Option ID = 104970]
4. Both 1 and 2 are false [Option ID = 104971]

44) Marxist view of the state would be considered by Neorealists as _____________.[Question ID = 10906][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q044]
1. Hypocritical [Option ID = 104972]
2. Reductionist [Option ID = 104973]
3. Nationalistic [Option ID = 104974]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104975]

45) According to Robert Cox the historical structures are made up of three categories of forces that interact: material
capabilities, ideas, and ___________ .[Question ID = 10907][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q045]
1. leadership [Option ID = 104976]
2. security [Option ID = 104977]
3. institutions [Option ID = 104978]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104979]

46) Who is most closely associated with “World System Analysis”.[Question ID = 10908][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q046]
1. Immanuel Wallerstein [Option ID = 104980]
2. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 104981]
3. Karl Marx [Option ID = 104982]
4. John Maynard Keynes [Option ID = 104983]

47) The book Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History, was written by:[Question ID =
10909][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q047]
1. Robert Gilpin [Option ID = 104984]
2. Robert Cox [Option ID = 104985]
3. Karl Polanyi [Option ID = 104986]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 104987]

48) Indicate as True or False
The leading neorealist thinker in the world is undoubtedly Kenneth Waltz.
Waltz in his neorealist theory has accepted some of the elements of classical realism as starting point but departed from that
tradition by giving no account of human nature.
[Question ID = 10910][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q048]
1. both are true [Option ID = 104988]
2. both are false [Option ID = 104989]
3. only 1 is true [Option ID = 104990]
4. only 2 is true [Option ID = 104991]

49) Read the following two sentences and answer from the four options given below:
“Deconstructionists share the philosophical view that all peoples’ conceptions of global realities are relative to their
understandings”.
“Deconstructivism contend that international change and complexity defy description, explanation, and prediction”.
[Question ID = 10911][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q049]

1. both are false [Option ID = 104992]
2. both are true [Option ID = 104993]
3. only 1 is true [Option ID = 104994]
4. only 2 is true [Option ID = 104995]

50) (a.) The Strategy of Conflict was written by Thomas Schelling (b.) The Tragedy of Great Power Politics was written by
John Mearsheimer.[Question ID = 10912][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q050]
1. Both (a) and (b) are true [Option ID = 104996]
2. Neither (a) nor (b) are true [Option ID = 104997]
3. Only (a) is true [Option ID = 104998]
4. Only (b) is true [Option ID = 104999]

51) Read the two sentences given below and chose the correct answer from the choices given:
Sentence 1: Hans J Morgenthau’s approach was the standard Realist theory from the 1950s until 1970s.
Sentence 2: In the 1980s and 1990s, Neoliberalism challenged realism by arguing that interdependence, integration, and
democracy are changing International Relation.

[Question ID = 10913][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q051]
1. Both sentence 1 and 2 are correct

[Option ID = 105000]
2. Neither sentence 1 nor 2 are correct

[Option ID = 105001]
3. Only sentence 1 is correct

[Option ID = 105002]
4. Only sentence 2 is correct

[Option ID = 105003]

52) Neorealism is most closely associated with which of the following theorist?[Question ID = 10914][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q052]
1. Robert Gilpin [Option ID = 105004]
2. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 105005]
3. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 105006]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105007]

53) The idea of ‘soft power’ was proposed by:[Question ID = 10915][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q053]
1. Robert Gilpin [Option ID = 105008]
2. Kenneth Waltz [Option ID = 105009]
3. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 105010]
4. None of them [Option ID = 105011]

54) Neorealism is also called[Question ID = 10916][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q054]
1. Offensive Realism [Option ID = 105012]
2. Defensive Realism [Option ID = 105013]
3. Structural Realism [Option ID = 105014]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105015]

55) The Neo‐Neo debate refers to the debate between:

[Question ID = 10917][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q055]
1. Neo‐Marxists and Neo‐liberals

[Option ID = 105016]
2. Neo‐feminists and Neo‐Marxists

[Option ID = 105017]
3. Neo‐nationalists and Neo‐liberals

[Option ID = 105018]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105019]

56) In a hypothesis, an independent variable refers to

[Question ID = 10918][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q056]
1. the presumed cause

[Option ID = 105020]
2. the presumed effect

[Option ID = 105021]
3. a variable that has no effect

[Option ID = 105022]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105023]

57) In the following statement, identify the independent variable: “The disparity of power between India and China is the
reason why India joined the Quad”.[Question ID = 10919][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q057]
1. Power [Option ID = 105024]
2. India joining the Quad [Option ID = 105025]
3. The disparity of power between India and China [Option ID = 105026]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105027]

58) In the following statement, identify the dependent variable: “The disparity of power between India and China is the
reason why India joined the Quad”.[Question ID = 10920][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q058]
1. Power [Option ID = 105028]
2. India joining the Quad [Option ID = 105029]
3. The disparity of power between India and China [Option ID = 105030]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105031]

59) In the following statement, identify the intervening variable: “The disparity of power between India and China is the
reason why India joined the Quad”.[Question ID = 10921][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q059]
1. Power [Option ID = 105032]
2. India joining the Quad [Option ID = 105033]
3. The disparity of power between India and China [Option ID = 105034]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105035]

60) In the following statement, identify the intervening variable: “The Cold War competition led the US to develop a
powerful intelligence community which altered American policy on China”.[Question ID = 10922][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q060]
1. The US developing a powerful intelligence community [Option ID = 105036]
2. US policy towards China [Option ID = 105037]
3. The Cold War competition [Option ID = 105038]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105039]

61) In the following statement, identify the dependent variable: “The Cold War competition led the US to develop a
powerful intelligence community which altered American policy on China”.[Question ID = 10923][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q061]
1. The US developing a powerful intelligence community [Option ID = 105040]
2. US policy towards China [Option ID = 105041]
3. The Cold War competition [Option ID = 105042]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105043]

62) In the following statement, identify the independent variable: “The Cold War competition led the US to develop a
powerful intelligence community which altered American policy on China”.[Question ID = 10924][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q062]
1. The US developing a powerful intelligence community [Option ID = 105044]
2. US policy towards China [Option ID = 105045]
3. The Cold War competition [Option ID = 105046]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105047]

63) “Many American Presidents have tried unsuccessfully to reduce US dependence on Pakistan”. In this statement,
identify the independent variable:[Question ID = 10925][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q063]
1. US policy towards Pakistan [Option ID = 105048]
2. US dependence on Pakistan [Option ID = 105049]
3. Unsuccessful policy change [Option ID = 105050]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105051]

64) “Many American Presidents have tried unsuccessfully to reduce US dependence on Pakistan”. In this statement,
identify the dependent variable:[Question ID = 10926][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q064]
1. US policy towards Pakistan [Option ID = 105052]
2. US dependence on Pakistan [Option ID = 105053]
3. Unsuccessful policy change [Option ID = 105054]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105055]

65) “Many American Presidents have tried unsuccessfully to reduce US dependence on Pakistan”. In this statement,
identify the intervening variable:[Question ID = 10927][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q065]
1. US policy towards Pakistan [Option ID = 105056]
2. US dependence on Pakistan [Option ID = 105057]
3. Unsuccessful policy change [Option ID = 105058]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105059]

66) “The Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the international system is multipolar”. In this sentence, identify
the dependent variable:

[Question ID = 10928][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q066]
1. The international system

[Option ID = 105060]

2. Multipolarity

[Option ID = 105061]
3. Foreign Minister Jaishankar

[Option ID = 105062]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105063]

67) “The Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the international system is multipolar”. In this sentence, identify
the independent variable:

[Question ID = 10929][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q067]
1. The international system

[Option ID = 105064]
2. Multipolarity

[Option ID = 105065]
3. Foreign Minister Jaishankar

[Option ID = 105066]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105067]

68) “The Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the international system is multipolar”. In this sentence, identify
the intervening variable:

[Question ID = 10930][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q068]
1. The international system

[Option ID = 105068]
2. Multipolarity

[Option ID = 105069]
3. Foreign Minister Jaishankar

[Option ID = 105070]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105071]

69) A hypothesis refers to:[Question ID = 10931][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q069]
1. The result of experimental studies [Option ID = 105072]
2. The result of large N case‐studies [Option ID = 105073]
3. The presumed answer [Option ID = 105074]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105075]

70) Which of the following methods is applicable to a study of the India‐Pakistan ‘Op Parakram’ crisis?[Question ID = 10932]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q070]
1. Case study method [Option ID = 105076]
2. Comparative case study method [Option ID = 105077]
3. Quantitative analysis [Option ID = 105078]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105079]

71) Which of the following are components of a research synopsis?[Question ID = 10933][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q071]
1. Detailed case study [Option ID = 105080]
2. Literature survey [Option ID = 105081]
3. Both (1) and (2) [Option ID = 105082]
4. (2) but not (1) [Option ID = 105083]

72) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a work on[Question ID = 10934][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q072]
1. The scientific method [Option ID = 105084]
2. The state of science and technology in Stalin’s Soviet Union [Option ID = 105085]
3. The development of ‘Revolution in Military Affairs’ in the US in the 1980s [Option ID = 105086]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105087]

73) Who of the following wrote important works on the scientific method?[Question ID = 10935][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q073]
1. Thomas Kuhn [Option ID = 105088]
2. Paul Feyerabend [Option ID = 105089]
3. Imre Lakatos [Option ID = 105090]
4. All of them [Option ID = 105091]

74) According to Thomas Kuhn, which kind of science is represented by the social sciences?

[Question ID = 10936][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q074]
1. Paradigmatic

[Option ID = 105092]
2. Pre‐paradigmatic

[Option ID = 105093]
3. Normal

[Option ID = 105094]
4. None of the above

[Option ID = 105095]

75) Against Method was written by:[Question ID = 10937][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q075]
1. Paul Krugman [Option ID = 105096]
2. Paul Kennedy [Option ID = 105097]
3. Paul Feyerabend [Option ID = 105098]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105099]

76) A method for dealing with anomalous results in theory testing was proposed by:[Question ID = 10938][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q076]
1. Thomas Kuhn [Option ID = 105100]
2. Imre Lakatos [Option ID = 105101]
3. Paul Feyerabend [Option ID = 105102]
4. None of them [Option ID = 105103]

77) The idea of ‘research programmes’ was proposed by:[Question ID = 10939][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q077]
1. Karl Popper [Option ID = 105104]
2. Thomas Kuhn [Option ID = 105105]
3. Paul Feyerabend [Option ID = 105106]
4. None of them [Option ID = 105107]

78) ‘Falsification’ as an appropriate method for research was proposed by:[Question ID = 10940][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q078]
1. Karl Popper [Option ID = 105108]
2. Thomas Kuhn [Option ID = 105109]
3. Paul Feyerabend [Option ID = 105110]
4. None of them [Option ID = 105111]

79) “No democracy has gone to war with another since 1900”. This is a _____________ statement.[Question ID = 10941]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q079]
1. Causative [Option ID = 105112]
2. Correlative [Option ID = 105113]
3. Both (1) and (2) [Option ID = 105114]
4. Neither (1) nor (2) [Option ID = 105115]

80) Which is the correct method to investigate why India developed as a democracy while Pakistan and China did not?
[Question ID = 10942][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q080]
1. Case study method [Option ID = 105116]
2. Comparative case study method [Option ID = 105117]
3. Either (1) or (2) [Option ID = 105118]
4. Both (1) and (2) [Option ID = 105119]

81) “Organizational culture prevented military innovation in India”. Identify what type of statement this is:[Question ID =
10943][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q081]
1. Causative [Option ID = 105120]
2. Correlative [Option ID = 105121]
3. Neither (1) nor (2) [Option ID = 105122]
4. Either (1) or (2) [Option ID = 105123]

82) “Donald Trump won a larger proportion of minority votes in the 2020 election than in the 2016 election”. Identify
what type of statement this is:[Question ID = 10944][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q082]
1. Causative [Option ID = 105124]
2. Correlative [Option ID = 105125]
3. Neither (1) nor (2) [Option ID = 105126]
4. Either (1) or (2) [Option ID = 105127]

83) “The US has carried out Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) against many countries”. Identify what type of
statement is this:

[Question ID = 10945][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q083]
1. Causative

[Option ID = 105128]

2. Correlative

[Option ID = 105129]
3. Neither (1) nor (2)

[Option ID = 105130]
4. Either (1) or (2)

[Option ID = 105131]

84) “The imbalance of power between India and Pakistan is the primary source of the India‐Pakistan conflict.” Identify
what type of statement is this:

[Question ID = 10946][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q084]
1. Causative

[Option ID = 105132]
2. Correlative

[Option ID = 105133]
3. Neither (1) nor (2)

[Option ID = 105134]
4. Either (1) or (2)

[Option ID = 105135]

85) “If Iran builds nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia could also build them.” Identify what type of statement is this:

[Question ID = 10947][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q085]
1. Causative

[Option ID = 105136]
2. Correlative

[Option ID = 105137]
3. Neither (1) nor (2)

[Option ID = 105138]
4. Either (1) or (2)

[Option ID = 105139]

86) The purpose of a literature survey is to show that you:[Question ID = 10948][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q086]
1. Have found a gap in the literature that needs to be filled [Option ID = 105140]
2. Have read all relevant literature [Option ID = 105141]
3. Addressed how other scholars have dealt with the same/similar research puzzle [Option ID = 105142]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105143]

87) “Despite the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Indian relations with the Soviet Union improved.” Identify what type of
statement this is:[Question ID = 10949][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q087]
1. Causative [Option ID = 105144]
2. Correlative [Option ID = 105145]
3. Neither (1) nor (2) [Option ID = 105146]
4. Either (1) or (2) [Option ID = 105147]

88) The inductivist method focuses on:[Question ID = 10950][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q088]
1. Collecting data [Option ID = 105148]
2. Seeking correlations [Option ID = 105149]
3. Developing theories based on correlations [Option ID = 105150]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105151]

89) Parliamentary debates constitute which of the following types of research sources?[Question ID = 10951][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q089]
1. Primary source [Option ID = 105152]
2. Secondary source [Option ID = 105153]
3. Tertiary source [Option ID = 105154]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105155]

90) Interviews conducted in the course of research constitute:[Question ID = 10952][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q090]
1. Primary research source [Option ID = 105156]
2. Secondary research source [Option ID = 105157]
3. Tertiary research source [Option ID = 105158]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105159]

91) If you were investigating the influence of TV media on foreign policy, which of the following would constitute a primary
source?[Question ID = 10953][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q091]
1. Transcripts of TV programmes on foreign policy [Option ID = 105160]

2. Interviews with TV foreign policy correspondents [Option ID = 105161]
3. Press briefings by the Ministry of External Affairs [Option ID = 105162]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105163]

92) Theory books and articles that you use in the course of your research constitute ___________ source.[Question ID =
10954][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q092]
1. Primary [Option ID = 105164]
2. Secondary [Option ID = 105165]
3. Tertiary [Option ID = 105166]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105167]

93) Published research by other scholars constitute ________________ source in your own work.[Question ID = 10955]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q093]
1. Primary [Option ID = 105168]
2. Secondary [Option ID = 105169]
3. Tertiary [Option ID = 105170]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105171]

94) Unpublished research by other scholars constitute _____________ source for your own work.[Question ID = 10956]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q094]
1. Primary [Option ID = 105172]
2. Secondary [Option ID = 105173]
3. Tertiary [Option ID = 105174]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105175]

95) Reports published by think‐tanks constitute _________________ source for your work. [Question ID = 10957][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q095]
1. Primary [Option ID = 105176]
2. Secondary [Option ID = 105177]
3. Tertiary [Option ID = 105178]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105179]

96) Reports published by government agencies constitute _____________ source for your own work.[Question ID = 10958]
[Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q096]
1. Primary [Option ID = 105180]
2. Secondary [Option ID = 105181]
3. Tertiary [Option ID = 105182]
4. All of the above [Option ID = 105183]

97) In a theoretical proposition, the presumed cause is called the ________________.[Question ID = 10959][Question
Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q097]
1. Dependent variable [Option ID = 105184]
2. Independent variable [Option ID = 105185]
3. Intervening variable [Option ID = 105186]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105187]

98) In doing research, what you are seeking to explain is also called:[Question ID = 10960][Question Description =
S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q098]
1. The dependent variable [Option ID = 105188]
2. The Independent variable [Option ID = 105189]
3. The Intervening variable [Option ID = 105190]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105191]

99) “Bipolar systems are more stable than Multipolar systems”. In this sentence, what is the dependent variable?[Question
ID = 10961][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q099]
1. Polarity of the system [Option ID = 105192]
2. Stability of the system [Option ID = 105193]
3. The system [Option ID = 105194]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105195]

100) “Bipolar systems are more stable than Multipolar systems”. In this sentence, what is the independent variable?
[Question ID = 10962][Question Description = S1_INPH_835_Phd_Q100]
1. Polarity of the system [Option ID = 105196]
2. Stability of the system [Option ID = 105197]
3. The system [Option ID = 105198]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 105199]