Presidency University Masters Degree Entrance Test 2019

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

Presidency University Year Wise Questions

Presidency University Masters Entrance 2019

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1. Match the ideologists with their beliefs on freedom: (Presidency University Masters Entrance 2019)

(A) a-3; b-4; c-1; d-2

(B) a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4

(C) a-4; b-1; c-2; d-3

(D) a-3; b-4; c-2; d-1

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2. 2. In British India the "covenanted Civil Service" referred to the:

(A) Supreme Provincial Courts

(B) Indian Civil Service

(C) The Viceroy's Council

(D) The local Bar

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3. Identify the philosopher and his philosophy: (PUMDET 2019)

(A) a-4; b-3; c-2; d-1

(B) a-3; b-4; c-1; d-2

(C) a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4

(D) a-2; b-3; c-4; d-1

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4. Who said, Phule's thought represented the "fulfilment of the renaissance desire for social transformation along revolutionary lines"? (PUMDET 2019)

(A) B. R. Ambedkar

(B) Gail Omvedt

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Sharmila Rege

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5. Identify correctly the duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG):

(A) CAG can audit reports of companies run by the government.

(B) CAG advises the government on 'economy' and extravagance of departments.

(C) CAG can audit companies substantially financed by the government.

(D) CAG cannot audit private company or industrial undertakings.

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6. Who wrote the biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Sri Krishna? (PUMDET 2019)

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Mathew Arnold

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Deen Dayal Upadhyay

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7. European Stability Mechanism is an agency of the EU that (PUMDET 2019)

(A) deals with the impact of refugees

(B) provides assistance to Eurozone

(C) deals with EU trade refor

(D) deals with conflicts among member states

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8. 8. Select the correct statement(s) :

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was supported by the early nationalists.

2. The nationalists felt that the Government initiative went against Indian manufacturing interests.

3. Factories Act, 1991 was against the 1881 Act.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) All 1, 2, and 3

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9. 'Painful historical memories prevent one country from emerging as a regional hegemon in Asia. The country is (PUMDET 2019)

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Indonesia

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10. Identify the correct growth strategy that developing states have adopted. (PUMDET 2019)

(A) Export-orientation

(B) Import-substitution

(C) Export of raw materials only

(D) Import substitution and Export-led growth

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11. Choose the correct answer. The Railway Board

(A) is a statutory body.

(B) was set-up under the President's special powers.

(C) was established by a resolution by the Union government

(D) is a Constitutional body.

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12. Identify the political leader with his philosophy: (PUMDET 2019)

(A) a-4; b-1; c-2; d-3

(B) a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4

(C) a-2; b-1; c-3; d-4

(D) a-3; b-4; c-1; d-2

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13. Whom did Subhash Chandra Bose defeat for the Congress Presidency in 1939?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah

(C) B. R. Ambedkar

(D) Narendra Dev

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14. Name the author of the two books 'Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics' and 'Does Khaki Become You? The Militarisation of Women's Lives'. (PUMDET 2019)

(A) Sandra Harding

(B) Cynthia Enloe

(C) Anne Philipps

(D) Judith Rowbotham

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15. Match the author with his/her book: (PUMDET 2019)

(A) a-4; b-2; c-3; d-1

(B) a-3; b-2; c-4; d-1

(C) a-2; b-1; c-3; d-4

(D) a-1: b-26; d-4

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16. Which Constitutional Amendment Act was described by Mrs. Gandhi as "We have our own brand of socialism"?

(A) 41st Constitutional Amendment Act

(B) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act

(C) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act

(D) 51st Constitutional Amendment Act

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17. 17. When did the British Government realize for the first time the possibility of 2 Constituent Assemblies and 2 states?

(A) After the failure of the Simon Commission

(B) After the Cabinet Mission Plan

(C) After Government of India Act 1935

(D) After Government of India Act 1919

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18. Which politician in India held the posts of the President, Vice President, Governor of a state and was also the Chief Minister of a state?

(A) Dr. S. Radhakrisnan

(B) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

(D) Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

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19. Who among the following does not have voting rights in a Municipality?

(A) The members of the Council of States

(B) The members of the House of the People

(C) Persons having special knowledge in municipal affairs

(D) The Chairperson of the committees constituted in the municipality

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20. 20. Choose the most significant reason why NAM ceased to be an effective movement in International affairs?

(A) The demise of the Soviet Union

(B) The end of the possibility of another world war

(C) The need for political alliances

(D) The rapid collapse of economic alliances

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21. 21. Identify correctly the mandate of the National Commission for Child Rights.

The Commission's Mandate is to ensure that all provide economic relief to poor families

1. Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child rights perspective

2. the Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.

3. provide shelter to orphans

4. provide economic relief to poor families

(A) Only 1

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1 and 2 only

(D) 3 and 4 only

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22. 22. Who said, "The pursuit of individual advantage is admirably connected with the universal good of the whole"? (PUMDET 2019)

(A) Ricardo

(B) Amartya Sen

(C) Karl Marx

(D) V. I. Lenin

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23. About whom it is said, "Unlike some of his/her Russian trained colleagues, he was never very close to doctrinaire Soviet version of Marxism"? (PUMDET 2019)

(A) M. N. Roy

(B) Mao Tze Dong

(C) Che Guevara

(D) Jyoti Basu

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24. Look at the statements relating to The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and choose the correct answer. (PUMDET 2019)

(A) It is not applicable in J and K.

(B) Was initiated for the country in 1969

(C) Does not affect associations.

(D) Wide proclamation of such notification is to be done.

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25. 25. Select the incorrect answer with respect to the National Commission for Backward Classes

(A) The Act was meant to safeguard women and children of backward castes.

(B) Provisions with respect to the Act have not been affected.

(C) The Act was promulgated in 1993.

(D) The Commission has not been dissolved.

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26. Consider the following statements about Sri Lanka's 13th Amendment and choose the most relevant one.

(A) The Indo-Lanka Accord was not the prelude to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

(B) The Amendment provides for devolution of powers.

(C) The Amendment was passed by a referendum.

(D) There was massive support for the amendment.

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27. Match the nature of political economy with the state. (PUMDET 2019)

(A) a-2; b-3; c-4; d-1

(B) a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4

(C) a-3; b-2; c-4; d-1

(D) a-4; b-3; c-2; d-4

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28. A geo-strategic reality prevails in South Asia, "It is India-Locked". What is the meaning of the phrase in inverted commas?

(A) Indian political maturity prevails in the region.

(B) Land-locked nations have to cross India in order to meet each other.

(C) India is given precedence in all matters of South Asia.

(D) Their elections are presided over by Indian representatives.

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