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1) A theory can be developed from a case study if:[Question ID = 28416][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_001]
1. It is unique [Option ID = 189394]
2. It is similar to other cases in terms of characteristics [Option ID = 189395]
3. It is historical in nature [Option ID = 189396]
4. It is based on observation [Option ID = 189397]
2) Which one of the following statements is true about a case study?[Question ID = 28417][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_002]
1. It is same as theoretical study [Option ID = 189398]
2. It can be useful in refuting universal generalisation [Option ID = 189399]
3. It is not scientific [Option ID = 189400]
4. It is same as the survey method [Option ID = 189401]
3) A method which seeks to analyse the tone and tenor of a document or a written communication is known as:[Question ID
= 28418][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_003]
1. Content Analysis [Option ID = 189402]
2. Case analysis [Option ID = 189403]
3. Attitude analysis [Option ID = 189404]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189405]
4) In content analysis two categories are important:[Question ID = 28419][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_004]
1. ‘What is said’ and ‘how it is said’ [Option ID = 189406]
2. Discipline and rigour [Option ID = 189407]
3. Data and hypothesis [Option ID = 189408]
4. Class and caste [Option ID = 189409]
5) Methods used in content analysis could be:[Question ID = 28420][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_005]
1. Word counting [Option ID = 189410]
2. Conceptual analysis [Option ID = 189411]
3. Semantic analysis [Option ID = 189412]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189413]
6) In summarising the quantitative data which of the following diagrams is/are useful?[Question ID = 28421][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_006]
1. Histogram [Option ID = 189414]
2. Bar Diagram [Option ID = 189415]
3. Pie chart [Option ID = 189416]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189417]
7) An interpretation of quantitative data can be:[Question ID = 28422][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_007]
1. Only descriptive [Option ID = 189418]
2. Only analytical [Option ID = 189419]
3. Both descriptive and analytical [Option ID = 189420]
4. Neither descriptive nor analytical [Option ID = 189421]
8) Logical methods used in the construction of a theory could be:[Question ID = 28423][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_008]
1. Only deductive [Option ID = 189422]
2. Only inductive [Option ID = 189423]
3. Both inductive and deductive [Option ID = 189424]
4. Only conceptual [Option ID = 189425]
9) A theory in international politics which is based on “distribution of power” in international system is:[Question ID =
28424][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_009]
1. Neo‐realism [Option ID = 189426]
2. Liberalism [Option ID = 189427]
3. Feminism [Option ID = 189428]
4. Institutionalism [Option ID = 189429]
10) A theory in international politics which focusses on norms, values and identities is:[Question ID = 28425][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_010]
1. Constructivism [Option ID = 189430]
2. Realism [Option ID = 189431]
3. Institutionalism [Option ID = 189432]
4. Marxism [Option ID = 189433]
11) Multilateralism as an approach in international politics refers to:[Question ID = 28426][Question Description =
1) A theory can be developed from a case study if:[Question ID = 28416][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_001]
1. It is unique [Option ID = 189394]
2. It is similar to other cases in terms of characteristics [Option ID = 189395]
3. It is historical in nature [Option ID = 189396]
4. It is based on observation [Option ID = 189397]
2) Which one of the following statements is true about a case study?[Question ID = 28417][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_002]
1. It is same as theoretical study [Option ID = 189398]
2. It can be useful in refuting universal generalisation [Option ID = 189399]
3. It is not scientific [Option ID = 189400]
4. It is same as the survey method [Option ID = 189401]
3) A method which seeks to analyse the tone and tenor of a document or a written communication is known as:[Question ID
= 28418][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_003]
1. Content Analysis [Option ID = 189402]
2. Case analysis [Option ID = 189403]
3. Attitude analysis [Option ID = 189404]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189405]
4) In content analysis two categories are important:[Question ID = 28419][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_004]
1. ‘What is said’ and ‘how it is said’ [Option ID = 189406]
2. Discipline and rigour [Option ID = 189407]
3. Data and hypothesis [Option ID = 189408]
4. Class and caste [Option ID = 189409]
5) Methods used in content analysis could be:[Question ID = 28420][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_005]
1. Word counting [Option ID = 189410]
2. Conceptual analysis [Option ID = 189411]
3. Semantic analysis [Option ID = 189412]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189413]
6) In summarising the quantitative data which of the following diagrams is/are useful?[Question ID = 28421][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_006]
1. Histogram [Option ID = 189414]
2. Bar Diagram [Option ID = 189415]
3. Pie chart [Option ID = 189416]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189417]
7) An interpretation of quantitative data can be:[Question ID = 28422][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_007]
1. Only descriptive [Option ID = 189418]
2. Only analytical [Option ID = 189419]
3. Both descriptive and analytical [Option ID = 189420]
4. Neither descriptive nor analytical [Option ID = 189421]
8) Logical methods used in the construction of a theory could be:[Question ID = 28423][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_008]
1. Only deductive [Option ID = 189422]
2. Only inductive [Option ID = 189423]
3. Both inductive and deductive [Option ID = 189424]
4. Only conceptual [Option ID = 189425]
9) A theory in international politics which is based on “distribution of power” in international system is:[Question ID =
28424][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_009]
1. Neo‐realism [Option ID = 189426]
2. Liberalism [Option ID = 189427]
3. Feminism [Option ID = 189428]
4. Institutionalism [Option ID = 189429]
10) A theory in international politics which focusses on norms, values and identities is:[Question ID = 28425][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_010]
1. Constructivism [Option ID = 189430]
2. Realism [Option ID = 189431]
3. Institutionalism [Option ID = 189432]
4. Marxism [Option ID = 189433]
11) Multilateralism as an approach in international politics refers to:[Question ID = 28426][Question Description =
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Ph.D_RCAH_Q_011]
1. Prevailing multipolarity in the system [Option ID = 189434]
2. Cooperation among three or more states [Option ID = 189435]
3. Prevalence of multiple powers [Option ID = 189436]
4. Cooperation between super‐powers [Option ID = 189437]
12) Who among the following theorists uses ‘soft power’ as a unit of analysis?[Question ID = 28427][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_012]
1. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 189438]
2. Alexander Wendt [Option ID = 189439]
3. Hans Morgenthau [Option ID = 189440]
4. Karl Marx [Option ID = 189441]
13) Review of literature helps a researcher in:[Question ID = 28428][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_013]
1. Familiarising with the existing research [Option ID = 189442]
2. Finding the research gap [Option ID = 189443]
3. Avoiding plagiarism [Option ID = 189444]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189445]
14) ‘What is History’ is a famous text to understand the historical method. Who is the author of this book?[Question ID =
28429][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_014]
1. E. H. Carr [Option ID = 189446]
2. Bipan Chandra [Option ID = 189447]
3. Sumit Sarkar [Option ID = 189448]
4. Romila Thapar [Option ID = 189449]
15) The statement ‘history is what historian does’ implies:[Question ID = 28430][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_015]
1. The role of subjectivity in historical writing [Option ID = 189450]
2. History is free of subjectivity [Option ID = 189451]
3. Historians can write history without evidence [Option ID = 189452]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189453]
16) Methods used in the discipline of international politics have been borrowed from:[Question ID = 28431][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_016]
1. Political Science [Option ID = 189454]
2. Economics [Option ID = 189455]
3. Sociology [Option ID = 189456]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189457]
17) Historical method which seeks to analyse the documents or evidence from the past is largely:[Question ID = 28432]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_017]
1. Qualitative and contextual [Option ID = 189458]
2. Quantitative and nomothetic [Option ID = 189459]
3. Generalising and statistical [Option ID = 189460]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189461]
18) Which of the following statements is true about hypothesis?[Question ID = 28433][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_018]
1. It is an opinion [Option ID = 189462]
2. It is a value judgment [Option ID = 189463]
3. It is a normative statement [Option ID = 189464]
4. It is a proposition showing relationship between variables [Option ID = 189465]
19) The difference between the “classical theory” of research and the “grounded theory” is that:[Question ID = 28434]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_019]
1. In Classical theory of research, a hypothesis is formulated in advance, while in grounded theory one begins a research without a hypothesis [Option
ID = 189466]
2. In classical theory of research, a hypothesis is not formulated in advance, while in grounded theory one begins with a hypothesis [Option ID =
189467]
3. In classical theory of research there is no research question [Option ID = 189468]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189469]
20) Methods of data collection used in social sciences include:[Question ID = 28435][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_020]
1. Fieldwork [Option ID = 189470]
2. Survey [Option ID = 189471]
3. Documentary research [Option ID = 189472]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189473]
21) “Reality is out there” which can be perceived following scientific rules and canons. This statement describes which one
of the following schools of thought?[Question ID = 28436][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_021]
1. Constructivism [Option ID = 189474]
1. Prevailing multipolarity in the system [Option ID = 189434]
2. Cooperation among three or more states [Option ID = 189435]
3. Prevalence of multiple powers [Option ID = 189436]
4. Cooperation between super‐powers [Option ID = 189437]
12) Who among the following theorists uses ‘soft power’ as a unit of analysis?[Question ID = 28427][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_012]
1. Joseph Nye [Option ID = 189438]
2. Alexander Wendt [Option ID = 189439]
3. Hans Morgenthau [Option ID = 189440]
4. Karl Marx [Option ID = 189441]
13) Review of literature helps a researcher in:[Question ID = 28428][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_013]
1. Familiarising with the existing research [Option ID = 189442]
2. Finding the research gap [Option ID = 189443]
3. Avoiding plagiarism [Option ID = 189444]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189445]
14) ‘What is History’ is a famous text to understand the historical method. Who is the author of this book?[Question ID =
28429][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_014]
1. E. H. Carr [Option ID = 189446]
2. Bipan Chandra [Option ID = 189447]
3. Sumit Sarkar [Option ID = 189448]
4. Romila Thapar [Option ID = 189449]
15) The statement ‘history is what historian does’ implies:[Question ID = 28430][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_015]
1. The role of subjectivity in historical writing [Option ID = 189450]
2. History is free of subjectivity [Option ID = 189451]
3. Historians can write history without evidence [Option ID = 189452]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189453]
16) Methods used in the discipline of international politics have been borrowed from:[Question ID = 28431][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_016]
1. Political Science [Option ID = 189454]
2. Economics [Option ID = 189455]
3. Sociology [Option ID = 189456]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189457]
17) Historical method which seeks to analyse the documents or evidence from the past is largely:[Question ID = 28432]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_017]
1. Qualitative and contextual [Option ID = 189458]
2. Quantitative and nomothetic [Option ID = 189459]
3. Generalising and statistical [Option ID = 189460]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189461]
18) Which of the following statements is true about hypothesis?[Question ID = 28433][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_018]
1. It is an opinion [Option ID = 189462]
2. It is a value judgment [Option ID = 189463]
3. It is a normative statement [Option ID = 189464]
4. It is a proposition showing relationship between variables [Option ID = 189465]
19) The difference between the “classical theory” of research and the “grounded theory” is that:[Question ID = 28434]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_019]
1. In Classical theory of research, a hypothesis is formulated in advance, while in grounded theory one begins a research without a hypothesis [Option
ID = 189466]
2. In classical theory of research, a hypothesis is not formulated in advance, while in grounded theory one begins with a hypothesis [Option ID =
189467]
3. In classical theory of research there is no research question [Option ID = 189468]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189469]
20) Methods of data collection used in social sciences include:[Question ID = 28435][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_020]
1. Fieldwork [Option ID = 189470]
2. Survey [Option ID = 189471]
3. Documentary research [Option ID = 189472]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189473]
21) “Reality is out there” which can be perceived following scientific rules and canons. This statement describes which one
of the following schools of thought?[Question ID = 28436][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_021]
1. Constructivism [Option ID = 189474]
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2. Post‐modernism [Option ID = 189475]
3. Positivism [Option ID = 189476]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189477]
22) Which of the following theorists is known for constructing an “ideal type” to explain the social facts and reality?
[Question ID = 28437][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_022]
1. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 189478]
2. Max Weber [Option ID = 189479]
3. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 189480]
4. Herbert Spencer [Option ID = 189481]
23) A statistical measure of relationship between variables is known as:[Question ID = 28438][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_023]
1. Correlation [Option ID = 189482]
2. Causation [Option ID = 189483]
3. Dispersion [Option ID = 189484]
4. Conversion [Option ID = 189485]
24) Testing hypothesis in controlled situations where extraneous variables do not confound the result is:[Question ID =
28439][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_024]
1. Case study method [Option ID = 189486]
2. Experimental method [Option ID = 189487]
3. Survey method [Option ID = 189488]
4. Ethnography [Option ID = 189489]
25) A probabilistic sample in which each unit of the population has an equal chance of being included is known as:
[Question ID = 28440][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_025]
1. Random sample [Option ID = 189490]
2. Stratified sample [Option ID = 189491]
3. Cluster sample [Option ID = 189492]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189493]
26) Baku‐Tbilisi‐Ceyhan Pipeline connects:[Question ID = 28441][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_026]
1. Georgia, Astrakhan and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189494]
2. Armenia Georgia and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189495]
3. Turkey, Georgia and Armenia [Option ID = 189496]
4. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey [Option ID = 189497]
27)
[Question ID = 28442][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_027]
1. A‐II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV [Option ID = 189498]
2. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II [Option ID = 189499]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I [Option ID = 189500]
4. A‐I, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐III [Option ID = 189501]
28) Which of the Central Asian states are key producers of energy in the 21st century?[Question ID = 28443][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_028]
1. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189502]
2. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189503]
3. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189504]
4. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 189505]
29) Which of the Central Asian countries share borders with China?[Question ID = 28444][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_029]
1. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan [Option ID = 189506]
3. Positivism [Option ID = 189476]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189477]
22) Which of the following theorists is known for constructing an “ideal type” to explain the social facts and reality?
[Question ID = 28437][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_022]
1. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 189478]
2. Max Weber [Option ID = 189479]
3. Immanuel Kant [Option ID = 189480]
4. Herbert Spencer [Option ID = 189481]
23) A statistical measure of relationship between variables is known as:[Question ID = 28438][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_023]
1. Correlation [Option ID = 189482]
2. Causation [Option ID = 189483]
3. Dispersion [Option ID = 189484]
4. Conversion [Option ID = 189485]
24) Testing hypothesis in controlled situations where extraneous variables do not confound the result is:[Question ID =
28439][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_024]
1. Case study method [Option ID = 189486]
2. Experimental method [Option ID = 189487]
3. Survey method [Option ID = 189488]
4. Ethnography [Option ID = 189489]
25) A probabilistic sample in which each unit of the population has an equal chance of being included is known as:
[Question ID = 28440][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_025]
1. Random sample [Option ID = 189490]
2. Stratified sample [Option ID = 189491]
3. Cluster sample [Option ID = 189492]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 189493]
26) Baku‐Tbilisi‐Ceyhan Pipeline connects:[Question ID = 28441][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_026]
1. Georgia, Astrakhan and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189494]
2. Armenia Georgia and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189495]
3. Turkey, Georgia and Armenia [Option ID = 189496]
4. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey [Option ID = 189497]
27)
[Question ID = 28442][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_027]
1. A‐II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV [Option ID = 189498]
2. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II [Option ID = 189499]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I [Option ID = 189500]
4. A‐I, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐III [Option ID = 189501]
28) Which of the Central Asian states are key producers of energy in the 21st century?[Question ID = 28443][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_028]
1. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189502]
2. Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189503]
3. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189504]
4. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 189505]
29) Which of the Central Asian countries share borders with China?[Question ID = 28444][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_029]
1. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan [Option ID = 189506]
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2. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan [Option ID = 189507]
3. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 189508]
4. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189509]
30) Azerbaijan is included in:[Question ID = 28445][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_030]
1. North Caucasus [Option ID = 189510]
2. South Caucasus [Option ID = 189511]
3. Russia [Option ID = 189512]
4. Central Asia [Option ID = 189513]
31) The Caspian Sea is surrounded by:[Question ID = 28446][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_031]
1. Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189514]
2. Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran [Option ID = 189515]
3. Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189516]
4. Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189517]
32) India is the member of which of the following international organization?[Question ID = 28447][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_032]
1. Eurasian Economic Union [Option ID = 189518]
2. Collective Security Treaty Organization [Option ID = 189519]
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization [Option ID = 189520]
4. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation [Option ID = 189521]
33) Baikonur is located in:[Question ID = 28448][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_033]
1. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 189522]
2. Ukraine [Option ID = 189523]
3. Georgia [Option ID = 189524]
4. Russia [Option ID = 189525]
34) Wassenar Arrangement seeks to bring transparency in the export of:[Question ID = 28449][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_034]
1. Conventional arms [Option ID = 189526]
2. Small arms and light weapons [Option ID = 189527]
3. Military aircraft [Option ID = 189528]
4. All the options are correct [Option ID = 189529]
35) Which Central Asian scholar wrote the book tited, Kitab al‐Hind?[Question ID = 28450][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_035]
1. Amir Khusro [Option ID = 189530]
2. Abul Fazal Faizi [Option ID = 189531]
3. Abu Rehan al‐Beruni [Option ID = 189532]
4. Umar Khayyam [Option ID = 189533]
36) Tulip Revolution is related to:[Question ID = 28451][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_036]
1. Ukraine [Option ID = 189534]
2. Georgia [Option ID = 189535]
3. Moldova [Option ID = 189536]
4. Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189537]
37) Tashkent is tragically associated with which Indian Prime Minister?[Question ID = 28452][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_037]
1. Gulzarilal Nanda [Option ID = 189538]
2. Charan Singh [Option ID = 189539]
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri [Option ID = 189540]
4. Morarji Desai [Option ID = 189541]
38) In Central Asia, ‘Navroz’ is celebrated in the month of:[Question ID = 28453][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_038]
1. March [Option ID = 189542]
2. May [Option ID = 189543]
3. September [Option ID = 189544]
4. December [Option ID = 189545]
39) Tashkent and Samarqand are cities of:[Question ID = 28454][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_039]
1. Tajikistan [Option ID = 189546]
2. Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189547]
3. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189548]
4. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 189549]
40) The sanctions imposed on Russia by the USA are primarily in the context of :[Question ID = 28455][Question Description
= Ph.D_RCAH_Q_040]
1. Annexation of Crimea in 2014 [Option ID = 189550]
2. Invasion of Georgia [Option ID = 189551]
3. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 189508]
4. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189509]
30) Azerbaijan is included in:[Question ID = 28445][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_030]
1. North Caucasus [Option ID = 189510]
2. South Caucasus [Option ID = 189511]
3. Russia [Option ID = 189512]
4. Central Asia [Option ID = 189513]
31) The Caspian Sea is surrounded by:[Question ID = 28446][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_031]
1. Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189514]
2. Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran [Option ID = 189515]
3. Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189516]
4. Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189517]
32) India is the member of which of the following international organization?[Question ID = 28447][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_032]
1. Eurasian Economic Union [Option ID = 189518]
2. Collective Security Treaty Organization [Option ID = 189519]
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization [Option ID = 189520]
4. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation [Option ID = 189521]
33) Baikonur is located in:[Question ID = 28448][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_033]
1. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 189522]
2. Ukraine [Option ID = 189523]
3. Georgia [Option ID = 189524]
4. Russia [Option ID = 189525]
34) Wassenar Arrangement seeks to bring transparency in the export of:[Question ID = 28449][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_034]
1. Conventional arms [Option ID = 189526]
2. Small arms and light weapons [Option ID = 189527]
3. Military aircraft [Option ID = 189528]
4. All the options are correct [Option ID = 189529]
35) Which Central Asian scholar wrote the book tited, Kitab al‐Hind?[Question ID = 28450][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_035]
1. Amir Khusro [Option ID = 189530]
2. Abul Fazal Faizi [Option ID = 189531]
3. Abu Rehan al‐Beruni [Option ID = 189532]
4. Umar Khayyam [Option ID = 189533]
36) Tulip Revolution is related to:[Question ID = 28451][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_036]
1. Ukraine [Option ID = 189534]
2. Georgia [Option ID = 189535]
3. Moldova [Option ID = 189536]
4. Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 189537]
37) Tashkent is tragically associated with which Indian Prime Minister?[Question ID = 28452][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_037]
1. Gulzarilal Nanda [Option ID = 189538]
2. Charan Singh [Option ID = 189539]
3. Lal Bahadur Shastri [Option ID = 189540]
4. Morarji Desai [Option ID = 189541]
38) In Central Asia, ‘Navroz’ is celebrated in the month of:[Question ID = 28453][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_038]
1. March [Option ID = 189542]
2. May [Option ID = 189543]
3. September [Option ID = 189544]
4. December [Option ID = 189545]
39) Tashkent and Samarqand are cities of:[Question ID = 28454][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_039]
1. Tajikistan [Option ID = 189546]
2. Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189547]
3. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan [Option ID = 189548]
4. Kazakhstan [Option ID = 189549]
40) The sanctions imposed on Russia by the USA are primarily in the context of :[Question ID = 28455][Question Description
= Ph.D_RCAH_Q_040]
1. Annexation of Crimea in 2014 [Option ID = 189550]
2. Invasion of Georgia [Option ID = 189551]
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3. War in Syria [Option ID = 189552]
4. All of above [Option ID = 189553]
41) The key scripture of the Parsi community is:[Question ID = 28456][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_041]
1. Torah [Option ID = 189554]
2. Bible [Option ID = 189555]
3. Zend Avesta [Option ID = 189556]
4. Zabur [Option ID = 189557]
42) The city of Vanadzor is located in:[Question ID = 28457][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_042]
1. Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189558]
2. Armenia [Option ID = 189559]
3. Georgia [Option ID = 189560]
4. Moldova [Option ID = 189561]
43) Which of the the following post‐structuralists philosophers figure in the post‐modernist analysis of international
relations?[Question ID = 28458][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_043]
1. M. Foucault [Option ID = 189562]
2. J. Derrida [Option ID = 189563]
3. J. Leotard [Option ID = 189564]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189565]
44) The statement quoted in Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography “The Kingdom of God is within you” is in reference to
which Russian scholar?[Question ID = 28459][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_044]
1. L. Tolstoy [Option ID = 189566]
2. F. Dostoevsky [Option ID = 189567]
3. M. Gorky [Option ID = 189568]
4. P. Pushkin [Option ID = 189569]
45) The CAATSA US Federal Law was made in consideration to which country?[Question ID = 28460][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_045]
1. Afghanistan [Option ID = 189570]
2. Russia [Option ID = 189571]
3. Japan [Option ID = 189572]
4. Pakistan [Option ID = 169063]
46)
[Question ID = 28461][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_046]
1. A – III; B – I; C – IV; D – II [Option ID = 169064]
2. A – II; B – III; C – IV; D – I [Option ID = 169065]
3. A – IV; B – III; C – I; D – II [Option ID = 169066]
4. A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – III [Option ID = 169067]
47) Karl Marx’s Das Capital touches upon which of the following?[Question ID = 28462][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_047]
1. Circulation of commodities [Option ID = 169068]
2. Transformation of money into capital [Option ID = 169069]
3. Absolute and relative surplus value [Option ID = 169070]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169071]
48) Which one of the following is not a tourist spot in Russia?[Question ID = 28463][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_048]
1. Kremlin [Option ID = 169072]
2. Tretyakov Gallery [Option ID = 169073]
4. All of above [Option ID = 189553]
41) The key scripture of the Parsi community is:[Question ID = 28456][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_041]
1. Torah [Option ID = 189554]
2. Bible [Option ID = 189555]
3. Zend Avesta [Option ID = 189556]
4. Zabur [Option ID = 189557]
42) The city of Vanadzor is located in:[Question ID = 28457][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_042]
1. Azerbaijan [Option ID = 189558]
2. Armenia [Option ID = 189559]
3. Georgia [Option ID = 189560]
4. Moldova [Option ID = 189561]
43) Which of the the following post‐structuralists philosophers figure in the post‐modernist analysis of international
relations?[Question ID = 28458][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_043]
1. M. Foucault [Option ID = 189562]
2. J. Derrida [Option ID = 189563]
3. J. Leotard [Option ID = 189564]
4. All the above [Option ID = 189565]
44) The statement quoted in Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography “The Kingdom of God is within you” is in reference to
which Russian scholar?[Question ID = 28459][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_044]
1. L. Tolstoy [Option ID = 189566]
2. F. Dostoevsky [Option ID = 189567]
3. M. Gorky [Option ID = 189568]
4. P. Pushkin [Option ID = 189569]
45) The CAATSA US Federal Law was made in consideration to which country?[Question ID = 28460][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_045]
1. Afghanistan [Option ID = 189570]
2. Russia [Option ID = 189571]
3. Japan [Option ID = 189572]
4. Pakistan [Option ID = 169063]
46)
[Question ID = 28461][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_046]
1. A – III; B – I; C – IV; D – II [Option ID = 169064]
2. A – II; B – III; C – IV; D – I [Option ID = 169065]
3. A – IV; B – III; C – I; D – II [Option ID = 169066]
4. A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – III [Option ID = 169067]
47) Karl Marx’s Das Capital touches upon which of the following?[Question ID = 28462][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_047]
1. Circulation of commodities [Option ID = 169068]
2. Transformation of money into capital [Option ID = 169069]
3. Absolute and relative surplus value [Option ID = 169070]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169071]
48) Which one of the following is not a tourist spot in Russia?[Question ID = 28463][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_048]
1. Kremlin [Option ID = 169072]
2. Tretyakov Gallery [Option ID = 169073]
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3. Louvre Museum [Option ID = 169074]
4. Winter Palace [Option ID = 169075]
49)
[Question ID = 28464][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_049]
1. A‐ III; B‐ IV; C – I; D ‐ II [Option ID = 169076]
2. A – IV; B – III; C – II; D ‐ I [Option ID = 169077]
3. A – IV; B – I; C – II; D ‐ III [Option ID = 169078]
4. A – III; B – I; C – IV; D – II [Option ID = 169079]
50) The QUAD includes:
[Question ID = 28465][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_050]
1. India, US, Japan and Australia
[Option ID = 169080]
2. India, US, China and Australia
[Option ID = 169081]
3. USA, Japan and ASEAN countries
[Option ID = 169082]
4. Russia, Japan, India and Australia
[Option ID = 169083]
51) Kaliningrad enclave is located between:[Question ID = 28466][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_051]
1. Poland and Lithuania [Option ID = 169084]
2. Georgia and Armenia [Option ID = 169085]
3. Ukraine and Poland [Option ID = 169086]
4. Belarus and Russia [Option ID = 169087]
52) Currency of Moldova is:[Question ID = 28467][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_052]
1. Rouble [Option ID = 169088]
2. Tenge [Option ID = 169089]
3. Euro [Option ID = 169090]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169091]
53)
[Question ID = 28468][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_053]
1. A‐II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV [Option ID = 169092]
2. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II [Option ID = 169093]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I [Option ID = 169094]
4. A‐I, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐III [Option ID = 169095]
54) Rurik dynasty is associated with:[Question ID = 28469][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_054]
1. Russia [Option ID = 169096]
2. Sweden [Option ID = 169097]
3. Lithuania [Option ID = 169098]
4. Winter Palace [Option ID = 169075]
49)
[Question ID = 28464][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_049]
1. A‐ III; B‐ IV; C – I; D ‐ II [Option ID = 169076]
2. A – IV; B – III; C – II; D ‐ I [Option ID = 169077]
3. A – IV; B – I; C – II; D ‐ III [Option ID = 169078]
4. A – III; B – I; C – IV; D – II [Option ID = 169079]
50) The QUAD includes:
[Question ID = 28465][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_050]
1. India, US, Japan and Australia
[Option ID = 169080]
2. India, US, China and Australia
[Option ID = 169081]
3. USA, Japan and ASEAN countries
[Option ID = 169082]
4. Russia, Japan, India and Australia
[Option ID = 169083]
51) Kaliningrad enclave is located between:[Question ID = 28466][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_051]
1. Poland and Lithuania [Option ID = 169084]
2. Georgia and Armenia [Option ID = 169085]
3. Ukraine and Poland [Option ID = 169086]
4. Belarus and Russia [Option ID = 169087]
52) Currency of Moldova is:[Question ID = 28467][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_052]
1. Rouble [Option ID = 169088]
2. Tenge [Option ID = 169089]
3. Euro [Option ID = 169090]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169091]
53)
[Question ID = 28468][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_053]
1. A‐II, B‐III, C‐I, D‐IV [Option ID = 169092]
2. A‐III, B‐I, C‐IV, D‐II [Option ID = 169093]
3. A‐IV, B‐II, C‐III, D‐I [Option ID = 169094]
4. A‐I, B‐IV, C‐II, D‐III [Option ID = 169095]
54) Rurik dynasty is associated with:[Question ID = 28469][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_054]
1. Russia [Option ID = 169096]
2. Sweden [Option ID = 169097]
3. Lithuania [Option ID = 169098]
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4. Finland [Option ID = 169099]
55) Who is the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church?[Question ID = 28470][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_055]
1. Kirill [Option ID = 169100]
2. Alexy II [Option ID = 169101]
3. Antony Khrapovitsky [Option ID = 169102]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169103]
56) Which city served as Provisional capital of Russia during the Russian Civil War: [Question ID = 28471][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_056]
1. Moscow [Option ID = 169104]
2. Leningrad/ St. Petersburg [Option ID = 169105]
3. Omsk [Option ID = 169106]
4. Tomsk [Option ID = 169107]
57) The Battle of Stalingrad was fought between the years: [Question ID = 28472][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_057]
1. 1942 ‐ 1943 [Option ID = 169108]
2. 1939 – 1940 [Option ID = 169109]
3. 1943 – 1944 [Option ID = 169110]
4. 1941 – 1942 [Option ID = 169111]
58) The 1700, Battle of Narva was fought between:[Question ID = 28473][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_058]
1. Sweden and Russia [Option ID = 169112]
2. Poland and Russia [Option ID = 169113]
3. Finland and Russia [Option ID = 169114]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169115]
59) Kazakhstan shares borders with: [Question ID = 28474][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_059]
1. Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 169116]
2. China, Georgia, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan [Option ID = 169117]
3. Russia, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan [Option ID = 169118]
4. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 169119]
60) Unity Day is celebrated to commemorate: [Question ID = 28475][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_060]
1. Popular uprising in Russia that expelled Polish‐Lithuanian occupation from Moscow in 1612 [Option ID = 169120]
2. Russian Revolution of 1917 [Option ID = 169121]
3. Victory of the allied forces in the 2nd world war. [Option ID = 169122]
4. None of the Above [Option ID = 169123]
61) The Communist Manifesto was written in the year:[Question ID = 28476][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_061]
1. 1848 [Option ID = 169124]
2. 1850 [Option ID = 169125]
3. 1885 [Option ID = 169126]
4. 1875 [Option ID = 169127]
62) The city of Kherson is located in: [Question ID = 28477][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_062]
1. Ukraine [Option ID = 169128]
2. Georgia [Option ID = 169129]
3. Armenia [Option ID = 169130]
4. Russia [Option ID = 169131]
63) The Baltic States include:[Question ID = 28478][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_063]
1. Finland, Estonia, Latvia [Option ID = 169132]
2. Sweden, Belarus, Lithuania [Option ID = 169133]
3. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania [Option ID = 169134]
4. Finland, Estonia, Lithuania [Option ID = 169135]
64) “New thinking in Foreign Policy” is attributed to:
[Question ID = 28479][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_064]
1. V.I. Lenin
[Option ID = 169136]
2. Nikita Khrushchev
[Option ID = 169137]
3. Mikhail Gorbachev
[Option ID = 169138]
4. Vladimir Putin
[Option ID = 169139]
65) The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed in which city? [Question ID = 28480][Question Description
= Ph.D_RCAH_Q_065]
55) Who is the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church?[Question ID = 28470][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_055]
1. Kirill [Option ID = 169100]
2. Alexy II [Option ID = 169101]
3. Antony Khrapovitsky [Option ID = 169102]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169103]
56) Which city served as Provisional capital of Russia during the Russian Civil War: [Question ID = 28471][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_056]
1. Moscow [Option ID = 169104]
2. Leningrad/ St. Petersburg [Option ID = 169105]
3. Omsk [Option ID = 169106]
4. Tomsk [Option ID = 169107]
57) The Battle of Stalingrad was fought between the years: [Question ID = 28472][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_057]
1. 1942 ‐ 1943 [Option ID = 169108]
2. 1939 – 1940 [Option ID = 169109]
3. 1943 – 1944 [Option ID = 169110]
4. 1941 – 1942 [Option ID = 169111]
58) The 1700, Battle of Narva was fought between:[Question ID = 28473][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_058]
1. Sweden and Russia [Option ID = 169112]
2. Poland and Russia [Option ID = 169113]
3. Finland and Russia [Option ID = 169114]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169115]
59) Kazakhstan shares borders with: [Question ID = 28474][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_059]
1. Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 169116]
2. China, Georgia, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan [Option ID = 169117]
3. Russia, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan [Option ID = 169118]
4. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan [Option ID = 169119]
60) Unity Day is celebrated to commemorate: [Question ID = 28475][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_060]
1. Popular uprising in Russia that expelled Polish‐Lithuanian occupation from Moscow in 1612 [Option ID = 169120]
2. Russian Revolution of 1917 [Option ID = 169121]
3. Victory of the allied forces in the 2nd world war. [Option ID = 169122]
4. None of the Above [Option ID = 169123]
61) The Communist Manifesto was written in the year:[Question ID = 28476][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_061]
1. 1848 [Option ID = 169124]
2. 1850 [Option ID = 169125]
3. 1885 [Option ID = 169126]
4. 1875 [Option ID = 169127]
62) The city of Kherson is located in: [Question ID = 28477][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_062]
1. Ukraine [Option ID = 169128]
2. Georgia [Option ID = 169129]
3. Armenia [Option ID = 169130]
4. Russia [Option ID = 169131]
63) The Baltic States include:[Question ID = 28478][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_063]
1. Finland, Estonia, Latvia [Option ID = 169132]
2. Sweden, Belarus, Lithuania [Option ID = 169133]
3. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania [Option ID = 169134]
4. Finland, Estonia, Lithuania [Option ID = 169135]
64) “New thinking in Foreign Policy” is attributed to:
[Question ID = 28479][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_064]
1. V.I. Lenin
[Option ID = 169136]
2. Nikita Khrushchev
[Option ID = 169137]
3. Mikhail Gorbachev
[Option ID = 169138]
4. Vladimir Putin
[Option ID = 169139]
65) The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed in which city? [Question ID = 28480][Question Description
= Ph.D_RCAH_Q_065]
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1. Minsk [Option ID = 169140]
2. Tomsk [Option ID = 169141]
3. Kiev [Option ID = 169142]
4. Baku [Option ID = 169143]
66) ‘Socialism in one country’ as a theory is attributed to: [Question ID = 28481][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_066]
1. Joseph Stalin and Nikolai Bukharin [Option ID = 169144]
2. Marx and Engels [Option ID = 169145]
3. Lenin and Trotsky [Option ID = 169146]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169147]
67) Spartacus League was founded by: [Question ID = 28482][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_067]
1. Marx and Engels [Option ID = 169148]
2. Lenin and Trotsky [Option ID = 169149]
3. Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg [Option ID = 169150]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169151]
68) Asia‐Pacific Economic Cooperation was founded in the year: [Question ID = 28483][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_068]
1. 1989 [Option ID = 169152]
2. 1991 [Option ID = 169153]
3. 2000 [Option ID = 169154]
4. 2007 [Option ID = 169155]
69) The headquarters of the Eastern Economic Forum is in: [Question ID = 28484][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_069]
1. Tomsk [Option ID = 169156]
2. Vladivostok [Option ID = 169157]
3. Ulan‐Ude [Option ID = 169158]
4. Nakhodka [Option ID = 169159]
70) Khanates of Bukhara, Khiva and Kokand were annexed by:[Question ID = 28485][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_070]
1. Russian Tsar [Option ID = 169160]
2. Khanate of Khazar [Option ID = 169161]
3. Khanate of Sibir [Option ID = 169162]
4. Soviet Army [Option ID = 169163]
71) Who is the current Prime Minister of Russia?[Question ID = 28486][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_071]
1. Dmitry Medvedev [Option ID = 169164]
2. Mikhail Mishutin [Option ID = 169165]
3. Sergey Lavrov [Option ID = 169166]
4. Sergei Shoigu [Option ID = 169167]
72) Russia’s largest trading partnership is with:[Question ID = 28487][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_072]
1. China [Option ID = 169168]
2. EU [Option ID = 169169]
3. India [Option ID = 169170]
4. ASEAN [Option ID = 169171]
73) Which Central Asian countries have abundant water resources for providing cheap electricity?[Question ID = 28488]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_073]
1. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169172]
2. Kazakhstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169173]
3. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan [Option ID = 169174]
4. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169175]
74) The main river of Saint Petersburg is:[Question ID = 28489][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_074]
1. Volga [Option ID = 169176]
2. Neva [Option ID = 169177]
3. Lena [Option ID = 169178]
4. Yenisei [Option ID = 169179]
75) The book ‘Volga se Ganga’ was written by:[Question ID = 28490][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_075]
1. Ram Rahul [Option ID = 169180]
2. Lal Bahdur Shastri [Option ID = 169181]
3. Rahul Sankrityayan [Option ID = 169182]
4. Devendra Kaushik [Option ID = 169183]
76) Scientific research can be of two types‐ qualitative and quantitative. What element connects the two traditions of
research?[Question ID = 28491][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_076]
1. Use of tools and techniques [Option ID = 169184]
2. Tomsk [Option ID = 169141]
3. Kiev [Option ID = 169142]
4. Baku [Option ID = 169143]
66) ‘Socialism in one country’ as a theory is attributed to: [Question ID = 28481][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_066]
1. Joseph Stalin and Nikolai Bukharin [Option ID = 169144]
2. Marx and Engels [Option ID = 169145]
3. Lenin and Trotsky [Option ID = 169146]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169147]
67) Spartacus League was founded by: [Question ID = 28482][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_067]
1. Marx and Engels [Option ID = 169148]
2. Lenin and Trotsky [Option ID = 169149]
3. Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg [Option ID = 169150]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169151]
68) Asia‐Pacific Economic Cooperation was founded in the year: [Question ID = 28483][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_068]
1. 1989 [Option ID = 169152]
2. 1991 [Option ID = 169153]
3. 2000 [Option ID = 169154]
4. 2007 [Option ID = 169155]
69) The headquarters of the Eastern Economic Forum is in: [Question ID = 28484][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_069]
1. Tomsk [Option ID = 169156]
2. Vladivostok [Option ID = 169157]
3. Ulan‐Ude [Option ID = 169158]
4. Nakhodka [Option ID = 169159]
70) Khanates of Bukhara, Khiva and Kokand were annexed by:[Question ID = 28485][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_070]
1. Russian Tsar [Option ID = 169160]
2. Khanate of Khazar [Option ID = 169161]
3. Khanate of Sibir [Option ID = 169162]
4. Soviet Army [Option ID = 169163]
71) Who is the current Prime Minister of Russia?[Question ID = 28486][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_071]
1. Dmitry Medvedev [Option ID = 169164]
2. Mikhail Mishutin [Option ID = 169165]
3. Sergey Lavrov [Option ID = 169166]
4. Sergei Shoigu [Option ID = 169167]
72) Russia’s largest trading partnership is with:[Question ID = 28487][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_072]
1. China [Option ID = 169168]
2. EU [Option ID = 169169]
3. India [Option ID = 169170]
4. ASEAN [Option ID = 169171]
73) Which Central Asian countries have abundant water resources for providing cheap electricity?[Question ID = 28488]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_073]
1. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169172]
2. Kazakhstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169173]
3. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan [Option ID = 169174]
4. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [Option ID = 169175]
74) The main river of Saint Petersburg is:[Question ID = 28489][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_074]
1. Volga [Option ID = 169176]
2. Neva [Option ID = 169177]
3. Lena [Option ID = 169178]
4. Yenisei [Option ID = 169179]
75) The book ‘Volga se Ganga’ was written by:[Question ID = 28490][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_075]
1. Ram Rahul [Option ID = 169180]
2. Lal Bahdur Shastri [Option ID = 169181]
3. Rahul Sankrityayan [Option ID = 169182]
4. Devendra Kaushik [Option ID = 169183]
76) Scientific research can be of two types‐ qualitative and quantitative. What element connects the two traditions of
research?[Question ID = 28491][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_076]
1. Use of tools and techniques [Option ID = 169184]
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2. Logic of inference [Option ID = 169185]
3. Type of data [Option ID = 169186]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169187]
77) Which of the following is/are part of social science research?[Question ID = 28492][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_077]
1. Quantitative systematic generalising method [Option ID = 169188]
2. Qualitative‐humanistic‐discursive [Option ID = 169189]
3. Case Study Method [Option ID = 169190]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169191]
78) Which of the following is correct about the hypothesis?[Question ID = 28493][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_078]
1. It is derived from a theory [Option ID = 169192]
2. It is independent of theory [Option ID = 169193]
3. It requires no validation [Option ID = 169194]
4. It is same as research question [Option ID = 169195]
79) A ‘synthetic’ statement in philosophy refers to:[Question ID = 28494][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_079]
1. Statements whose truth depends on external facts and observation [Option ID = 169196]
2. Statements which are intrinsically true and require no validation [Option ID = 169197]
3. Statements which are false [Option ID = 169198]
4. Statements which are irrefutable [Option ID = 169199]
80) A scientific theory must be falsifiable, according to Karl Popper. Which of the following statements cannot be falsified if
we apply his concept of falsifiability?[Question ID = 28495][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_080]
1. Revolution will happen [Option ID = 169200]
2. Revolution will happen first in England [Option ID = 169201]
3. Regimes survive on popular legitimacy [Option ID = 169202]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169203]
81) Thomas Kuhn is associated with which of the following concepts?[Question ID = 28496][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_081]
1. Cultural revolution [Option ID = 169204]
2. Paradigm shift [Option ID = 169205]
3. Class Conflict [Option ID = 169206]
4. Positivism [Option ID = 169207]
82) The term ‘epistemology’ in philosophy is related to:[Question ID = 28497][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_082]
1. Study of epics [Option ID = 169208]
2. Study of knowledge [Option ID = 169209]
3. Study of humans [Option ID = 169210]
4. Study of resources [Option ID = 169211]
83) Scientific researches are expected to be ‘valid’ and ‘reliable’. The term ‘validity’ refers to:[Question ID = 28498]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_083]
1. Accurate measurement of the concept [Option ID = 169212]
2. Accurate replicability of the concept [Option ID = 169213]
3. Empirical study [Option ID = 169214]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169215]
84) How can a researcher improve the data quality in research?[Question ID = 28499][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_084]
1. By ensuring validity [Option ID = 169216]
2. By recording and reporting the procedure of data collection [Option ID = 169217]
3. By ensuring logical inference [Option ID = 169218]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169219]
85) Which of the following statements are true?[Question ID = 28500][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_085]
1. A theory seeks to explain [Option ID = 169220]
2. Falsifiability is an important feature of scientific theory [Option ID = 169221]
3. A theory is a reasoned and speculative statement [Option ID = 169222]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169223]
86) The ‘problem of endogeneity’ in social science research occurs:[Question ID = 28501][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_086]
1. When independent variable is caused partly by the dependent variable [Option ID = 169224]
2. When variables are too many [Option ID = 169225]
3. When independent variable is truly independent [Option ID = 169226]
4. When variables are numerical [Option ID = 169227]
87) Conditional independence is the assumption that:[Question ID = 28502][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_087]
1. Values are assigned to explanatory variables independent of the values taken by the dependent variables [Option ID = 169228]
3. Type of data [Option ID = 169186]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169187]
77) Which of the following is/are part of social science research?[Question ID = 28492][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_077]
1. Quantitative systematic generalising method [Option ID = 169188]
2. Qualitative‐humanistic‐discursive [Option ID = 169189]
3. Case Study Method [Option ID = 169190]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169191]
78) Which of the following is correct about the hypothesis?[Question ID = 28493][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_078]
1. It is derived from a theory [Option ID = 169192]
2. It is independent of theory [Option ID = 169193]
3. It requires no validation [Option ID = 169194]
4. It is same as research question [Option ID = 169195]
79) A ‘synthetic’ statement in philosophy refers to:[Question ID = 28494][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_079]
1. Statements whose truth depends on external facts and observation [Option ID = 169196]
2. Statements which are intrinsically true and require no validation [Option ID = 169197]
3. Statements which are false [Option ID = 169198]
4. Statements which are irrefutable [Option ID = 169199]
80) A scientific theory must be falsifiable, according to Karl Popper. Which of the following statements cannot be falsified if
we apply his concept of falsifiability?[Question ID = 28495][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_080]
1. Revolution will happen [Option ID = 169200]
2. Revolution will happen first in England [Option ID = 169201]
3. Regimes survive on popular legitimacy [Option ID = 169202]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169203]
81) Thomas Kuhn is associated with which of the following concepts?[Question ID = 28496][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_081]
1. Cultural revolution [Option ID = 169204]
2. Paradigm shift [Option ID = 169205]
3. Class Conflict [Option ID = 169206]
4. Positivism [Option ID = 169207]
82) The term ‘epistemology’ in philosophy is related to:[Question ID = 28497][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_082]
1. Study of epics [Option ID = 169208]
2. Study of knowledge [Option ID = 169209]
3. Study of humans [Option ID = 169210]
4. Study of resources [Option ID = 169211]
83) Scientific researches are expected to be ‘valid’ and ‘reliable’. The term ‘validity’ refers to:[Question ID = 28498]
[Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_083]
1. Accurate measurement of the concept [Option ID = 169212]
2. Accurate replicability of the concept [Option ID = 169213]
3. Empirical study [Option ID = 169214]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169215]
84) How can a researcher improve the data quality in research?[Question ID = 28499][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_084]
1. By ensuring validity [Option ID = 169216]
2. By recording and reporting the procedure of data collection [Option ID = 169217]
3. By ensuring logical inference [Option ID = 169218]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169219]
85) Which of the following statements are true?[Question ID = 28500][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_085]
1. A theory seeks to explain [Option ID = 169220]
2. Falsifiability is an important feature of scientific theory [Option ID = 169221]
3. A theory is a reasoned and speculative statement [Option ID = 169222]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169223]
86) The ‘problem of endogeneity’ in social science research occurs:[Question ID = 28501][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_086]
1. When independent variable is caused partly by the dependent variable [Option ID = 169224]
2. When variables are too many [Option ID = 169225]
3. When independent variable is truly independent [Option ID = 169226]
4. When variables are numerical [Option ID = 169227]
87) Conditional independence is the assumption that:[Question ID = 28502][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_087]
1. Values are assigned to explanatory variables independent of the values taken by the dependent variables [Option ID = 169228]
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2. Independent variables are dependent on the dependent variable [Option ID = 169229]
3. Research is independent of variables and biases [Option ID = 169230]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169231]
88) What are the logical steps in a scientific research design?[Question ID = 28503][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_088]
1. Research question‐ theory‐ data‐ data analysis [Option ID = 169232]
2. Research question‐ data‐ hypothesis‐ method [Option ID = 169233]
3. Hypothesis‐ theory‐ data‐ research question [Option ID = 169234]
4. Theory‐ data‐ research question‐ hypothesis [Option ID = 169235]
89) Post‐modern researches are known for which of the following?[Question ID = 28504][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_089]
1. Incredulity towards meta‐narratives [Option ID = 169236]
2. Scepticism towards grand‐theories [Option ID = 169237]
3. Scepticism towards linear history [Option ID = 169238]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169239]
90) Which of the following methods is/are used in social sciences?[Question ID = 28505][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_090]
1. Qualitative research [Option ID = 169240]
2. Quantitative research [Option ID = 169241]
3. Case Study [Option ID = 169242]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169243]
91) Correlation is not causation” implies which of the following?[Question ID = 28506][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_091]
1. Correlations can be spurious at times [Option ID = 169244]
2. Correlation is not a part of scientific research [Option ID = 169245]
3. Correlation should not be used for analysis [Option ID = 169246]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169247]
92) A good scientific research depends on:[Question ID = 28507][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_092]
1. Sound description [Option ID = 169248]
2. Robust causal analysis [Option ID = 169249]
3. Logical inference [Option ID = 169250]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169251]
93) A scientific statement is based on:[Question ID = 28508][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_093]
1. Common sense [Option ID = 169252]
2. Verifiable evidence [Option ID = 169253]
3. Opinion of masses [Option ID = 169254]
4. Opinion of leaders [Option ID = 169255]
94) August Compte, a French philosopher, is associated with which branch of philosophy?[Question ID = 28509][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_094]
1. Positivism [Option ID = 169256]
2. Post‐modernism [Option ID = 169257]
3. Critical realism [Option ID = 169258]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169259]
95) Nomothetic approach in social science assumes that:[Question ID = 28510][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_095]
1. Knowledge is subjective [Option ID = 169260]
2. Social reality is objective and external to the individual [Option ID = 169261]
3. Knowledge is always based on interpretation [Option ID = 169262]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169263]
96) Scientific research has following characteristics:[Question ID = 28511][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_096]
1. Verifiable evidence [Option ID = 169264]
2. Accuracy and precision [Option ID = 169265]
3. Objectivity [Option ID = 169266]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169267]
97) Scientific researches can be of several types. Which of the following is not a type of scientific research?[Question ID =
28512][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_097]
1. Descriptive [Option ID = 169268]
2. Exploratory [Option ID = 169269]
3. Explanatory [Option ID = 169270]
4. Intuitive [Option ID = 169271]
98) Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of applied research?[Question ID = 28513][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_098]
1. It seeks to use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [Option ID = 169272]
3. Research is independent of variables and biases [Option ID = 169230]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169231]
88) What are the logical steps in a scientific research design?[Question ID = 28503][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_088]
1. Research question‐ theory‐ data‐ data analysis [Option ID = 169232]
2. Research question‐ data‐ hypothesis‐ method [Option ID = 169233]
3. Hypothesis‐ theory‐ data‐ research question [Option ID = 169234]
4. Theory‐ data‐ research question‐ hypothesis [Option ID = 169235]
89) Post‐modern researches are known for which of the following?[Question ID = 28504][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_089]
1. Incredulity towards meta‐narratives [Option ID = 169236]
2. Scepticism towards grand‐theories [Option ID = 169237]
3. Scepticism towards linear history [Option ID = 169238]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169239]
90) Which of the following methods is/are used in social sciences?[Question ID = 28505][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_090]
1. Qualitative research [Option ID = 169240]
2. Quantitative research [Option ID = 169241]
3. Case Study [Option ID = 169242]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169243]
91) Correlation is not causation” implies which of the following?[Question ID = 28506][Question Description =
Ph.D_RCAH_Q_091]
1. Correlations can be spurious at times [Option ID = 169244]
2. Correlation is not a part of scientific research [Option ID = 169245]
3. Correlation should not be used for analysis [Option ID = 169246]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169247]
92) A good scientific research depends on:[Question ID = 28507][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_092]
1. Sound description [Option ID = 169248]
2. Robust causal analysis [Option ID = 169249]
3. Logical inference [Option ID = 169250]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169251]
93) A scientific statement is based on:[Question ID = 28508][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_093]
1. Common sense [Option ID = 169252]
2. Verifiable evidence [Option ID = 169253]
3. Opinion of masses [Option ID = 169254]
4. Opinion of leaders [Option ID = 169255]
94) August Compte, a French philosopher, is associated with which branch of philosophy?[Question ID = 28509][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_094]
1. Positivism [Option ID = 169256]
2. Post‐modernism [Option ID = 169257]
3. Critical realism [Option ID = 169258]
4. None of the above [Option ID = 169259]
95) Nomothetic approach in social science assumes that:[Question ID = 28510][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_095]
1. Knowledge is subjective [Option ID = 169260]
2. Social reality is objective and external to the individual [Option ID = 169261]
3. Knowledge is always based on interpretation [Option ID = 169262]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169263]
96) Scientific research has following characteristics:[Question ID = 28511][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_096]
1. Verifiable evidence [Option ID = 169264]
2. Accuracy and precision [Option ID = 169265]
3. Objectivity [Option ID = 169266]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169267]
97) Scientific researches can be of several types. Which of the following is not a type of scientific research?[Question ID =
28512][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_097]
1. Descriptive [Option ID = 169268]
2. Exploratory [Option ID = 169269]
3. Explanatory [Option ID = 169270]
4. Intuitive [Option ID = 169271]
98) Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of applied research?[Question ID = 28513][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_098]
1. It seeks to use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [Option ID = 169272]
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2. Application of theories for research [Option ID = 169273]
3. Empirical research [Option ID = 169274]
4. Normative research [Option ID = 169275]
99) In which of the following, an event is studied through intensive and in‐depth analysis?[Question ID = 28514][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_099]
1. Theoretical method [Option ID = 169276]
2. Case study method [Option ID = 169277]
3. Large‐n quantitative method [Option ID = 169278]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169279]
100) Which of the following characteristics a good hypothesis will have?
[Question ID = 28515][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_100]
1. Empirical referents
[Option ID = 169280]
2. Derived from a theory
[Option ID = 169281]
3. Clarity of variables
[Option ID = 169282]
4. All the above
[Option ID = 169283]
3. Empirical research [Option ID = 169274]
4. Normative research [Option ID = 169275]
99) In which of the following, an event is studied through intensive and in‐depth analysis?[Question ID = 28514][Question
Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_099]
1. Theoretical method [Option ID = 169276]
2. Case study method [Option ID = 169277]
3. Large‐n quantitative method [Option ID = 169278]
4. All the above [Option ID = 169279]
100) Which of the following characteristics a good hypothesis will have?
[Question ID = 28515][Question Description = Ph.D_RCAH_Q_100]
1. Empirical referents
[Option ID = 169280]
2. Derived from a theory
[Option ID = 169281]
3. Clarity of variables
[Option ID = 169282]
4. All the above
[Option ID = 169283]