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GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY
SELECTION TEST FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF DAY SCHOLARS – INTAKE 39
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES DEGREE
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE - SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Answer ALL questions.

Select the correct answer from the given Four (04) options.

1. An economic theory that measures prices of different areas using a common good or
goods to contrast the real purchasing power between different currencies is called;

A. Purchasing Power Parity

B. Commodity Equity Theory
C. Consumer Price Index
D. Gross National Expenditure

2. A firm enjoys maximum control over the price of its product under;
A. Monopoly
B. Perfect competition
C. Oligopoly
D. Imperfect competition

3. Tropical Grasslands are also known as;

A. Prairies
B. Savannas
C. Pampas
D. Steppes

4. In which of the following climates the pine trees grow;

A. Deciduous
B. Tundra
C. Coniferous
D. Monsoon

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5. The leader who led the China towards a market economy was
A. Mao Zedong
B. Deng Xiaoping
C. Kim Jong-un
D. Xi Jinping

6. Brexit is an abbreviation for;

A. BRICS countries exist from the European Union
B. United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
C. British Airways’ exist from flight operations
D. United States’ exist from Bretton Woods system

7. In which constitution introduced universal suffrage (universal franchise) to Sri Lanka?

A. 1910-Crew-McCallum Constitutional Reform
B. 1920-Manning Constitutional Reform
C. 1931-Donoughmore Constitutional Reform
D. 1947-Soulbury Constitutional Reform

8. The student X is sad, feeling down, and lacks interest in daily activities for an extended
period. The student has been experiencing the symptoms of
A. Stress
B. Anxiety
C. Depression
D. Phobia

9. Which of the following is the field of study that focuses on sexual and gender minorities?
A. Queer Studies
B. Econometrics
C. Ethnology
D. Heterosexism

10. What do you understand as ‘Psychology’?

A. Study about demons
B. Study about supernatural things
C. Study about mind
D. Study about illnesses

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