UGC NET/JRF EXAM, INTERNATIONAL & AREA STUDIES, December-2019* (PAPER-II)

Total Questions: 100

61. Who among the following leader founded the Zionist movement for the creation of Jewish homeland?

Correct Answer: B. Theodor Herzl

62. The Straits of Hormuz connects

Correct Answer: B. The Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian sea

63. Which one of the following countries left the OPEC recently?

Correct Answer: C. Qatar

64. Ms. Haya Rashed AI Khalifa, the first Arab woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in 2006 belongs to which of the following countries?

Correct Answer: B. Baharain

65. Match List-I and List-II

List-I (Countries)List-II (Capitals)
(a) Kazakhstan(i) Dushanbe
(b) Kyrgyzstan(ii) Tashkent
(c) Tajikistan(iii) Astana
(d) Uzbekistan(iv) Bishkek

Codes:

(a)(b)(c)(d)
A.(iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
B.(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
C.(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)
D.(ii)(i)(iv)(iii)
Correct Answer: C.

66. Given below are two statements, one Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Ayatollah Khomeini's theopolitical world views were rooted on the perception of Islam as a salvaging force.
Reason (R): Khomeini cosidered the USA and the USSR as 'Satans' and advocated that Islam must find a path to emancipate the world from both capitalism and communism

In context of the statements, choose the correct options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct

67. Which of the following countries has the Soviet-era nuclear testing site 'Semipalatinsk'?

Correct Answer: B. Kazakhstan

68. Which of the following two countries have borders with the Aral Sea?

Correct Answer: C. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

69. Who among the following was the only civilian and directly elected President of Egypt?

Correct Answer: D. Mohamad Mazsi

70. Who is the author of the book "Things Fall Apart"?

Correct Answer: B. Chinua Achebe