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INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES MCQs
1. Which one of the following theoretical positions you will associate with the statement that “Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process, where economic power is increasingly concentrated in leading industrialized countries”?
(A) Marxism
(B) Realism
(C) Neo-Marxism
(D) Post-structuralism
Ans: C
2. From the names given below, identify the Radical Dependency Theorists:
(A) A.G. Frank and J.M. Keynes
(B) Samir Amin and F.H. Cardoso
(C) J.M. Keynes and F.H. Cardoso
(D) A.G. Frank and Samir Amin
Ans: D
3. Assertion (A): Post-positivists are critical of any established truth valid for all.
Reason (R): The task is to examine the world from a large variety of political, social, cultural, economic, other and gendered perspectives.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
4. Match the following thinkers in List – I with their theories in List – II and give the correct with the help of code given below:
List – I (Thinkers) List – II (Theories)
a. Danial Deudney i. Sociological Liberalism
b. Michael Doyle ii. Structural Liberalism
c. Woodrow Wilson iii. Republican Liberalism
d. Karl Deutsch iv. Institutional Liberalism
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: B
5. Arrange the following books in the chronological ascending order of their publication:
i. The Strategy of Conflict
ii. Theory of International Politics
iii. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
iv. A Liberal World Order in Crisis
Codes:
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: D
6. Who described the environmental threats as ‘threats without enemies’?
(A) Gwyn Prins
(B) B. Buzan
(C) De Wilde
(D) Simon Dalby
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A): The restrictive immigration policy in many EU States reflects racial and religious prejudices.
Reason (R): They feared that the absorption of immigrants will dilute their culture and nationalism.
Codes:
(A) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: B
8. The new globalizers, according to the terminology of World Bank, refer to countries
(A) who have best taken advantage of global economic integration.
(B) who made progress towards poverty alleviation.
(C) who are alternatively formulating their own economic rules.
(D) who promoting inclusive growth.
Ans: A
9. Assertion (A): The central focus of International Relations is not evil, but tragedy.
Reason (R): States often share common interests, but the structure of the situation prevents them from bringing about the mutually desired situation.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: C
10. Match the following authors in Table – I with their writings in Table – II, with the help of correct code given below:
Table – I (Authors) Table – II (Writings)
a. Alexander Hamilton i. The National System of Political Economy
b. Friedrich List ii. After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
c. Susan Strange iii. Report on Manufacturers
d. Robert Keohane iv. Casino Capitalism
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
11. Choose the correct ascending chronological order on the basis of the code given below:
(A) Group 77, SAARC, ASEAN, APEC
(B) ASEAN, Group 77, SAARC, APEC
(C) ASEAN, SAARC, Group 77, APEC
(D) Group 77, ASEAN, SAARC, APEC
Ans: D
12. Economic globalization is conceived as having three logics:
(A) technical, economics and politics
(B) structural, economic and social
(C) technical, structural and procedural
(D) politics, economics and sociology
Ans: A
13. The current world economic order displays attributes, such as
(A) Secular trend
(B) Short-term capital flows
(C) Deepening of market integration
(D) All the above
Ans: D
14. Assertion (A): The nation state has always suffered from a limited capacity to deal with genuinely global problems.
Reason (R): The tragedy of the commons provides a compelling model of the consequences of this lack of capacity, pointing to the need for effective and democratic institutions of global governance.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: A
15. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): In a globalised world, terrorism has crossed national frontiers and has acquired international dimensions.
Reason (R): Mobility, fire power and interconnectedness through information and communication technologies have enabled terrorists to strike everywhere and anywhere in the world.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
16. Negation of shooting war is called as
(A) Unconventional war
(B) Sub-national war
(C) Proxy war
(D) Cold war
Ans: D
17. Who, among the following, claimed that ‘nuclear weapons provided the glue that had held the Western alliance together’?
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) James Schlesinger
(C) Robert McNamara
(D) George P. Shultz
Ans: B
18. Who, among the following, categorised nuclear weapon as ‘Absolute weapon’ in the immediate aftermath of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(A) Bernard Brodie
(B) Herman Kahn
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Stephen Waltz
Ans: A
19. Match the following from Table – I (Country) and Table – II (Missiles) by using the correct code given below:
Table – I (Country) Table – II (Missiles)
a. India i. Patriot
b. U.S.A. ii. SS-20
c. Pakistan iii. Hatf-IV
d. Russia iv. Agni-V
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: A
20. Which one of the following countries is employing the ‘String of Pearls’ strategy against India?
(A) China
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
Ans: A
21. Arrange the following in chronological order according to their establishment using code given below:
i. BIMSTEC
ii. ASEAN
iii. SAARC
iv. BRICS
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
22. Match the following books in List – I with the authors in List – II with the code given below:
List – I (Books) List – II (Author)
a. Does the Elephant Dance? i. Chinmaya R. Gharekhan
b. India: Emerging Power ii. David Mallone
c. The Horseshoe Table iii. Shashi Tharoor
d. Pax Indica iv. Stephen Cohen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
23. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): India should not contemplate retaliation even if there is another 26/11 or Mumbai – type attack. This is nothing short of Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail. Not different from the irresponsible behaviour one witnesses in North Korea.
Reason (R): Pakistan believes that it has brought down the threshold of nuclear use to the theatre level by miniaturisation and development of tactical nuclear weapons.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
24. ‘One for all, all for one’ signifies one of the following:
(A) Collective Defence
(B) Collective Security
(C) Military Alliance
(D) Regional Economic Grouping
Ans: B
25. Which one of the following countries, calls its coastal regions collectively as ‘Golden Coast’?
(A) China
(B) Thailand
(C) Malaysia
(D) Vietnam
Ans: A
26. A situation in which significant power is distributed among three or more
States is known as
(A) Bi polarity
(B) Multiculturalism
(C) Balance of Power
(D) Multi-polarity
Ans: D
27. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): According to Democratic Peace Theory, it privileges democracy over other forms of government.
Reason (R): Democratic States will not go to war with other democracies.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Match List – I of Authors with List – II of Books:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
(a) Hans. J. Morganthau (i) Power and Interdependence
(b) Kenneth W. Waltz (ii) The Anarchical Society
(c) Joseph Nye (iii) Politics among Nations
(d) Headley Bull (iv) Man, State and War
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
29. Arrange the following theorists in their ascending chronological order. Use the codes given below:
(i) Thomas Schelling
(ii) Niccolo Machiavelli
(iii) Michael Focault
(iv) David Held
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
30. Weak States generally share all the following characteristics except:
(A) Poverty
(B) A widespread sense of legitimacy
(C) Deep ethnic divides
(D) Lack of innovation
Ans: B
31. Match the following from the Tables – I and II with the help of the codes given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Country) (Events)
(a) Japan (i) Union Carbide Disaster
(b) Indonesia (ii) Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
(c) India (iii) Tsunami 2004
(d) Soviet Union (iv) Chernobyl Disaster
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: C
32. Arrange the following doctrines in an ascending chronological order:
(i) Bush Doctrine
(ii) Nixon Doctrine
(iii) Truman Doctrine
(iv) Carter Doctrine
Codes:
(A) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
33. ‘Acid Rains’ is considered as one of the following:
(A) Chemical accidents
(B) Chemical chain reaction
(C) Deforestation
(D) Heavy chemical industrialization and acidic formation in the atmosphere
Ans: D
34. Which of the following technologies led to process of Globalisation?
(A) Information and Communication Technology
(B) Remote Sensing
(C) Radio Detection
(D) Computerisation
Ans: A
35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Climate change has the potential to affect security as it threatens to increase existing tensions between developed and developing countries.
Reason (R): Shortages of vital resources like food and water can create a mass movement of refugees.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Economic globalization is both “intensified interdependence” and the “creation of a global economy”.
Reason (R): Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process, where economic power is increasingly concentrated in leading industrialized countries.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
37. The World Bank limits the sovereignty of States whenever it
(A) Imposes conditions on loans to States.
(B) Consults with member States.
(C) Fails to consult with member States.
(D) Taxes member States.
Ans: A
38. When Rupert Murdoch, who owns satellite television networks, agrees to eliminate some political news from broadcasts to China, he is
(A) Limiting the sovereignty of States.
(B) Merely making an economic decision.
(C) Implementing policy of the Chinese State.
(D) Expressing approval of US attempts to sanction China for human rights abuses.
Ans: B
39. Match List – I with List – II with the help of the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(IPE theorists) (Theories)
(a) Adam Smith (i) Neo-Marxism
(b) Alexander Hamilton (ii) World systems
(c) Andre Guntur Frank (iii) Mercantilism
(d) Immanuel Wallerstein (iv) Economic Liberalism
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
40. Choose the correct chronological order on the basis of the codes given below:
(A) Kennedy Rounds – Tokyo Rounds – Uruguay Rounds – Doha Rounds
(B) Tokyo Rounds – Kennedy Rounds – Doha Rounds – Uruguay Rounds
(C) Kennedy Rounds – Uruguay Rounds – Tokyo Rounds – Doha Rounds
(D) Uruguay Rounds – Kennedy Rounds – Doha Rounds – Tokyo Rounds
Ans: A
41. Which one of the following is not a part of Human Security?
(A) Freedom from Want
(B) Freedom from Fear
(C) Protection and empowerment of people
(D) Security through arms
Ans: D
42. Which one of the following is called a ‘Mini Thermonuclear Bomb’?
(A) Fission Bombs
(B) Fusion Bombs
(C) Neutron Bombs
(D) HE Bombs
Ans: C
43. Match the following in List – I and List – II with the help of the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Country) (Weapon)
(a) USA (i) Styx
(b) Israel (ii) MX
(c) Pakistan (iii) Agni-5
(d) India (iv) Hatf-4
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
44. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order with the help of the code given below:
(A) Treaty of Rerotonga – Treaty of Tlatelolco Treaty – CW Convention – Canberra Commission
(B) C W Convention – Canberra Commission – Treaty of Rerotonga – Treaty of Tlatelolco
(C) Treaty of Rerotonga – Canberra Commission – C W Convention – Treaty of Tlatelolco
(D) Treaty of Tlatelolco – CW Convention – Treaty of Rerotonga – Canberra Commission
Ans: B
45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The transnational criminal organizations are becoming increasingly important.
Reason (R): Their linkages with terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and money laundering operations is accountable.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
46. Which one of the following terrorist organisations is not active in India?
(A) JEM
(B) IM
(C) ULFA
(D) Hamas
Ans: D
47. In which of the following South Asian countries, India and the United States openly joined hands to manage domestic political conflict recently in early 2012?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) Nepal
Ans: C
48. Match the following river water pacts in Table – I and signing countries in Table – II with the help of the codes given below:
Table – I Table – II
(River Pacts) (Signing Countries)
(a) Ganga Water Sharing (i) India-Nepal
(b) Chukha river Valley Project (ii) India- Bangladesh
(c) Indus Water sharing (iii) India-Bhutan
(d) Mahakali River Project (iv) India-Pakistan
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: B
49. Identify the following events in correct chronological order with the help of the codes given below:
(A) Indo-Soviet Treaty – Bandung Conference – Shimla Agreement – Tashkent Agreement
(B) Bandung Conference – Tashkent Agreement, Indo-Soviet Treaty Shimla Agreement
(C) Tashkent Agreement – Indo- Soviet Treaty – Shimla Agreement – Bandung Conference
(D) Shimla Agreement – Bandung Conference – Tashkent Agreement – Indo-Soviet Treaty
Ans: B
50. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Non-Alignment as a foreign policy strategy in a depolarized and a post-cold war world is redundant.
Reason (R): Non-aligned Movement is relevant in a North- South framework.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false (R) is true.
Ans: A
(A) Marxism
(B) Realism
(C) Neo-Marxism
(D) Post-structuralism
Ans: C
2. From the names given below, identify the Radical Dependency Theorists:
(A) A.G. Frank and J.M. Keynes
(B) Samir Amin and F.H. Cardoso
(C) J.M. Keynes and F.H. Cardoso
(D) A.G. Frank and Samir Amin
Ans: D
3. Assertion (A): Post-positivists are critical of any established truth valid for all.
Reason (R): The task is to examine the world from a large variety of political, social, cultural, economic, other and gendered perspectives.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
4. Match the following thinkers in List – I with their theories in List – II and give the correct with the help of code given below:
List – I (Thinkers) List – II (Theories)
a. Danial Deudney i. Sociological Liberalism
b. Michael Doyle ii. Structural Liberalism
c. Woodrow Wilson iii. Republican Liberalism
d. Karl Deutsch iv. Institutional Liberalism
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i iv ii iii
(D) iv i iii ii
Ans: B
5. Arrange the following books in the chronological ascending order of their publication:
i. The Strategy of Conflict
ii. Theory of International Politics
iii. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
iv. A Liberal World Order in Crisis
Codes:
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: D
6. Who described the environmental threats as ‘threats without enemies’?
(A) Gwyn Prins
(B) B. Buzan
(C) De Wilde
(D) Simon Dalby
Ans: A
7. Assertion (A): The restrictive immigration policy in many EU States reflects racial and religious prejudices.
Reason (R): They feared that the absorption of immigrants will dilute their culture and nationalism.
Codes:
(A) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: B
8. The new globalizers, according to the terminology of World Bank, refer to countries
(A) who have best taken advantage of global economic integration.
(B) who made progress towards poverty alleviation.
(C) who are alternatively formulating their own economic rules.
(D) who promoting inclusive growth.
Ans: A
9. Assertion (A): The central focus of International Relations is not evil, but tragedy.
Reason (R): States often share common interests, but the structure of the situation prevents them from bringing about the mutually desired situation.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: C
10. Match the following authors in Table – I with their writings in Table – II, with the help of correct code given below:
Table – I (Authors) Table – II (Writings)
a. Alexander Hamilton i. The National System of Political Economy
b. Friedrich List ii. After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
c. Susan Strange iii. Report on Manufacturers
d. Robert Keohane iv. Casino Capitalism
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
11. Choose the correct ascending chronological order on the basis of the code given below:
(A) Group 77, SAARC, ASEAN, APEC
(B) ASEAN, Group 77, SAARC, APEC
(C) ASEAN, SAARC, Group 77, APEC
(D) Group 77, ASEAN, SAARC, APEC
Ans: D
12. Economic globalization is conceived as having three logics:
(A) technical, economics and politics
(B) structural, economic and social
(C) technical, structural and procedural
(D) politics, economics and sociology
Ans: A
13. The current world economic order displays attributes, such as
(A) Secular trend
(B) Short-term capital flows
(C) Deepening of market integration
(D) All the above
Ans: D
14. Assertion (A): The nation state has always suffered from a limited capacity to deal with genuinely global problems.
Reason (R): The tragedy of the commons provides a compelling model of the consequences of this lack of capacity, pointing to the need for effective and democratic institutions of global governance.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: A
15. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): In a globalised world, terrorism has crossed national frontiers and has acquired international dimensions.
Reason (R): Mobility, fire power and interconnectedness through information and communication technologies have enabled terrorists to strike everywhere and anywhere in the world.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
16. Negation of shooting war is called as
(A) Unconventional war
(B) Sub-national war
(C) Proxy war
(D) Cold war
Ans: D
17. Who, among the following, claimed that ‘nuclear weapons provided the glue that had held the Western alliance together’?
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) James Schlesinger
(C) Robert McNamara
(D) George P. Shultz
Ans: B
18. Who, among the following, categorised nuclear weapon as ‘Absolute weapon’ in the immediate aftermath of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(A) Bernard Brodie
(B) Herman Kahn
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Stephen Waltz
Ans: A
19. Match the following from Table – I (Country) and Table – II (Missiles) by using the correct code given below:
Table – I (Country) Table – II (Missiles)
a. India i. Patriot
b. U.S.A. ii. SS-20
c. Pakistan iii. Hatf-IV
d. Russia iv. Agni-V
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) i ii iv iii
Ans: A
20. Which one of the following countries is employing the ‘String of Pearls’ strategy against India?
(A) China
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
Ans: A
21. Arrange the following in chronological order according to their establishment using code given below:
i. BIMSTEC
ii. ASEAN
iii. SAARC
iv. BRICS
Codes:
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: C
22. Match the following books in List – I with the authors in List – II with the code given below:
List – I (Books) List – II (Author)
a. Does the Elephant Dance? i. Chinmaya R. Gharekhan
b. India: Emerging Power ii. David Mallone
c. The Horseshoe Table iii. Shashi Tharoor
d. Pax Indica iv. Stephen Cohen
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
23. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): India should not contemplate retaliation even if there is another 26/11 or Mumbai – type attack. This is nothing short of Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail. Not different from the irresponsible behaviour one witnesses in North Korea.
Reason (R): Pakistan believes that it has brought down the threshold of nuclear use to the theatre level by miniaturisation and development of tactical nuclear weapons.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
24. ‘One for all, all for one’ signifies one of the following:
(A) Collective Defence
(B) Collective Security
(C) Military Alliance
(D) Regional Economic Grouping
Ans: B
25. Which one of the following countries, calls its coastal regions collectively as ‘Golden Coast’?
(A) China
(B) Thailand
(C) Malaysia
(D) Vietnam
Ans: A
26. A situation in which significant power is distributed among three or more
States is known as
(A) Bi polarity
(B) Multiculturalism
(C) Balance of Power
(D) Multi-polarity
Ans: D
27. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): According to Democratic Peace Theory, it privileges democracy over other forms of government.
Reason (R): Democratic States will not go to war with other democracies.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Match List – I of Authors with List – II of Books:
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Books)
(a) Hans. J. Morganthau (i) Power and Interdependence
(b) Kenneth W. Waltz (ii) The Anarchical Society
(c) Joseph Nye (iii) Politics among Nations
(d) Headley Bull (iv) Man, State and War
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
29. Arrange the following theorists in their ascending chronological order. Use the codes given below:
(i) Thomas Schelling
(ii) Niccolo Machiavelli
(iii) Michael Focault
(iv) David Held
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Ans: B
30. Weak States generally share all the following characteristics except:
(A) Poverty
(B) A widespread sense of legitimacy
(C) Deep ethnic divides
(D) Lack of innovation
Ans: B
31. Match the following from the Tables – I and II with the help of the codes given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Country) (Events)
(a) Japan (i) Union Carbide Disaster
(b) Indonesia (ii) Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
(c) India (iii) Tsunami 2004
(d) Soviet Union (iv) Chernobyl Disaster
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Ans: C
32. Arrange the following doctrines in an ascending chronological order:
(i) Bush Doctrine
(ii) Nixon Doctrine
(iii) Truman Doctrine
(iv) Carter Doctrine
Codes:
(A) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Ans: D
33. ‘Acid Rains’ is considered as one of the following:
(A) Chemical accidents
(B) Chemical chain reaction
(C) Deforestation
(D) Heavy chemical industrialization and acidic formation in the atmosphere
Ans: D
34. Which of the following technologies led to process of Globalisation?
(A) Information and Communication Technology
(B) Remote Sensing
(C) Radio Detection
(D) Computerisation
Ans: A
35. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Climate change has the potential to affect security as it threatens to increase existing tensions between developed and developing countries.
Reason (R): Shortages of vital resources like food and water can create a mass movement of refugees.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: A
36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Economic globalization is both “intensified interdependence” and the “creation of a global economy”.
Reason (R): Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process, where economic power is increasingly concentrated in leading industrialized countries.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
37. The World Bank limits the sovereignty of States whenever it
(A) Imposes conditions on loans to States.
(B) Consults with member States.
(C) Fails to consult with member States.
(D) Taxes member States.
Ans: A
38. When Rupert Murdoch, who owns satellite television networks, agrees to eliminate some political news from broadcasts to China, he is
(A) Limiting the sovereignty of States.
(B) Merely making an economic decision.
(C) Implementing policy of the Chinese State.
(D) Expressing approval of US attempts to sanction China for human rights abuses.
Ans: B
39. Match List – I with List – II with the help of the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(IPE theorists) (Theories)
(a) Adam Smith (i) Neo-Marxism
(b) Alexander Hamilton (ii) World systems
(c) Andre Guntur Frank (iii) Mercantilism
(d) Immanuel Wallerstein (iv) Economic Liberalism
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
40. Choose the correct chronological order on the basis of the codes given below:
(A) Kennedy Rounds – Tokyo Rounds – Uruguay Rounds – Doha Rounds
(B) Tokyo Rounds – Kennedy Rounds – Doha Rounds – Uruguay Rounds
(C) Kennedy Rounds – Uruguay Rounds – Tokyo Rounds – Doha Rounds
(D) Uruguay Rounds – Kennedy Rounds – Doha Rounds – Tokyo Rounds
Ans: A
41. Which one of the following is not a part of Human Security?
(A) Freedom from Want
(B) Freedom from Fear
(C) Protection and empowerment of people
(D) Security through arms
Ans: D
42. Which one of the following is called a ‘Mini Thermonuclear Bomb’?
(A) Fission Bombs
(B) Fusion Bombs
(C) Neutron Bombs
(D) HE Bombs
Ans: C
43. Match the following in List – I and List – II with the help of the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Country) (Weapon)
(a) USA (i) Styx
(b) Israel (ii) MX
(c) Pakistan (iii) Agni-5
(d) India (iv) Hatf-4
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: B
44. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order with the help of the code given below:
(A) Treaty of Rerotonga – Treaty of Tlatelolco Treaty – CW Convention – Canberra Commission
(B) C W Convention – Canberra Commission – Treaty of Rerotonga – Treaty of Tlatelolco
(C) Treaty of Rerotonga – Canberra Commission – C W Convention – Treaty of Tlatelolco
(D) Treaty of Tlatelolco – CW Convention – Treaty of Rerotonga – Canberra Commission
Ans: B
45. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The transnational criminal organizations are becoming increasingly important.
Reason (R): Their linkages with terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and money laundering operations is accountable.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
46. Which one of the following terrorist organisations is not active in India?
(A) JEM
(B) IM
(C) ULFA
(D) Hamas
Ans: D
47. In which of the following South Asian countries, India and the United States openly joined hands to manage domestic political conflict recently in early 2012?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) Nepal
Ans: C
48. Match the following river water pacts in Table – I and signing countries in Table – II with the help of the codes given below:
Table – I Table – II
(River Pacts) (Signing Countries)
(a) Ganga Water Sharing (i) India-Nepal
(b) Chukha river Valley Project (ii) India- Bangladesh
(c) Indus Water sharing (iii) India-Bhutan
(d) Mahakali River Project (iv) India-Pakistan
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: B
49. Identify the following events in correct chronological order with the help of the codes given below:
(A) Indo-Soviet Treaty – Bandung Conference – Shimla Agreement – Tashkent Agreement
(B) Bandung Conference – Tashkent Agreement, Indo-Soviet Treaty Shimla Agreement
(C) Tashkent Agreement – Indo- Soviet Treaty – Shimla Agreement – Bandung Conference
(D) Shimla Agreement – Bandung Conference – Tashkent Agreement – Indo-Soviet Treaty
Ans: B
50. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Non-Alignment as a foreign policy strategy in a depolarized and a post-cold war world is redundant.
Reason (R): Non-aligned Movement is relevant in a North- South framework.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false (R) is true.
Ans: A
51. Who, among the following, encapsulated that “the State contemplating the use of military force must have a morally good objective”?
(A) Hugo Grotius
(B) Quincy Wright
(C) J.G. Starke
(D) C. Fenwick
Ans: A
52. Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern International Law’?
(A) Cicero
(B) Ambrose
(C) Augustine
(D) Grotius
Ans: D
53. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awarded the ‘Preah Vihar’ Temple to
(A) Cambodia
(B) Thailand
(C) Both Thailand and Cambodia
(D) None of the two (Cambodia & Thailand)
Ans: A
54. Match the following books in List – I with their authors in List – II with the help of code given as under:
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Democratic Ideals and Realities 1. Clausewitz
b. The influence of Sea Power in History 2. G. Douhet
c. Command of the Air 3. H.J. Mackinder
d. On War 4. A.T. Mahan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: B
55. Identify the correct code in ascending order in the following phases of international action suggested under ‘Agenda for Peace’:
(i) Preventive diplomacy
(ii) Peace building
(iii) Peace enforcement
(iv) Preventive deployment
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
Ans: B
56. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): The struggle between the liberal value of free trade and the mercantilist value of protectionism continues today.
Reason (R): As a measure of protecting domestic products from foreign imports and also for promoting trade, the countries have imposed various tariff and non-tariff barriers as a mechanism of favourable trade balance.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the right answer.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
57. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): During 1990s, economic rise of China and its foreign direct investment could be accredited to the Chinese diaspora and outside Chinese sources.
Reason (R): China’s governmental policies under the shadow of globalisation helped in promoting unhindered foreign direct investment and production.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
58. Choose the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given as under:
Assertion (A): Globalisation has broken all the barriers of tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, trade, transfer of technology, inter-operability, national security and so on.
Reason (R): The information and communication technology (ICT) has played a decisive role in the metamorphosis of the world into a global village, eventually amounting to “Think globally and act locally.”
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
59. Match the following strategies in Table – I with the intertwined warfare in table – II with the help of code given as under:
Table – I (Strategy) Table – II (Warfare)
a. MAD 1. Conventional Warfare
b. MAID 2. Nuclear Warfare
c. ‘Hit and Run’ strategy 3. Cyber Warfare
d. Strategy of attrition 4. Guerrilla Warfare
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
60. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): It is a constant trend of advancing science and technology to put more and more power available at the disposal of smaller units. Progress in sensing, display and transmission technologies are indeed highly startling.
Reason (R): This has been the outcome of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
61. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) for (A). Identify the appropriate code for them.
Assertion (A): The non-alignment is not a goal but a strategy to pursue national interests in certain ways.
Reason (R): The statement holds that there is no absolute sanctity of the non-alignment movement. It can be subjected to modification as per change in international political order.
Codes:
(A) (A) is right, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is right and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is wrong explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: A
62. Appropriately match the names of river water management projects given in the List – I where India is a party in negotiations with the names of the countries in the List – II with the help of the code given below:
List – I (Name of Projects) List – II (Name of Countries)
a. Teesta Waters i. Pakistan
b. Kishan Ganga ii. Bhutan
c. Karnali iii. Bangladesh
d. Chuka Valley iv. Nepal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: A
63. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) on the basis of the code given below:
Assertion (A): India-Bangladesh boundary problem is a colonial inheritance since the drawing of the Bengal boundary by Radcliffe, was to be on the basis of religious considerations.
Reason (R): The border between two parts of Bengal were to be demarcated into homogeneous majority areas of Muslims and non-Muslims while considering other factors.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct answer.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct.
Ans: A
64. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): The United States administration considers South Asia as a low-salience zone so far management of global affairs is concerned.
Reason (R): It is considered so because the intra and inter-country tensions and conflicts remain within manageable limits.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not full explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: D
65. Who amongst the following Prime Ministers of India took initiative to break ice in relations with China?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Narsimha Rao
(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: A
66. Causes of war can be analyzed at the
(A) Level of Individual
(B) Level of the State
(C) Level of the System
(D) All levels
Ans: D
67. Post-colonialism in International Relations deals with
(A) The colonial state in Asia and Africa
(B) The critiques of established Western views
(C) Power and knowledge that are intimately connected
(D) All of the three
Ans: D
68. International society approach avoids the stark choice between:
(A) Realism and Marxism
(B) Realism and Liberalism
(C) Liberalism and Marxism
(D) Realism and Constructivism
Ans: B
69. Match the following concepts in List- I with the thinkers in List-II with the help of code given below:
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Thinkers)
a. Cultures of Anarchy 1. Robert Cox
b. Neorealist Stability Theory 2. Edward Said
c. Post Colonialism 3. Alexander Wendt
d. Emancipatory knowledge 4. John Mearsheimer
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: C
70. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): Post structuralism is an emphatically political perspective.
Reason (R): It is in the act of not privileging that it offers emancipation and liberation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
71. Who is the author of the book ‘End of History and the Last Man’?
(A) Samuel P. Huntington
(B) Sam Nunn
(C) Francis Fukuyama
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: C
72. Which of the following is not linked to environmental disasters?
(A) Acid rains
(B) Global warming
(C) Tsunami
(D) Air crashes
Ans: D
73. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) on the basis of code given below:
Assertion (A): The basic logic of environmental security is that, globally, humanity is living beyond the carrying capacity of the planet Earth.
Reason (R): The carrying capacity refers to the total pattern of consumption that the Earth’s natural systems can support without undergoing degradation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct. (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: A
74. Who among the following, opined that ‘the balance of power system was not only inevitable, but also an essential stabilizing factor in International relations’?
(A) S.P. Cohen
(B) J. Nye
(C) H.J. Morgenthau
(D) Waltz
Ans: C
75. Choose the correct ascending chronological order on the basis of the code given below:
Codes:
(A) GATT; IMF; Bretton Woods, WTO.
(B) Bretton Woods; IMF; GATT, WTO.
(C) IMF, Bretton Woods, WTO, GATT.
(D) GATT, Bretton Woods, IMF, WTO.
Ans: B
76. G20 / G20 plus is a powerful bloc ofdeveloping countries which cameinto existence in the talks held at:
(A) Doha
(B) Cancum
(C) Tokyo
(D) Beijing
Ans: B
77. Match the following MNCs (Multinational Corporations) in List-I with the countries in List-II by using the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
MNCs Country
a. Seimens 1. Japan
b. Boeing 2. Germany
c. Airbus 3. USA
d. Toshiba 4. France
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: B
78. The theory of comparative advantage was proposed by:
(A) Adam Smith
(B) John Stuart Mill
(C) Paul Samuelson
(D) David Ricardo
Ans: D
79. The case for “Infant industry” protection was accepted by John Stuart Mill in his book:
(A) On Liberty
(B) Principles of Political Economy
(C) A Treatise on Industrial Protection
(D) Justice
Ans: B
80. Identify the correct code in ascending chronological order of the following Arms Control regimes as given below:
I. Indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).
II. Ottawa Treaty on banning Land mines.
III. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
IV. Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Codes:
(A) II, IV, I, III
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV, I
(D) III, IV, II, I
Ans: A
81. Who among the following propounded the ‘Strategy of Massive Retaliation’ by the use of nuclear weapons?
(A) John F. Dulles
(B) Robert S. McNamara
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Henry Kissiger
Ans: A
82. Which one of the following is the root cause of India – China animosity?
(A) Tibet issue
(B) Boundary dispute
(C) River water dispute
(D) Sikkim merger
Ans: B
83. India’s presence was solicited at the 1954 Indo-China peace conference in Geneva by:
(A) Cambodian King Sihanouk
(B) US secretary of State, John Foster Dulles.
(C) The Foreign Secretary of Great Britain, Anthony Eden
(D) Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Molotov
Ans: C
84. Under whose premiership India’s Foreign policy was restructured?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(C) I.K. Gujral
(D) Manmohan Singh
Ans: B
85. Arrange the following events in a chronological order by using the correct code as given below:
I. Civil war in Pakistan
II. First Indo-China war
III. Sino-Indian war
IV. India-Pakistan Kargil war
Codes:
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) IV, II, I, III
(C) III, I, IV, II
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: A
86. Which American President mentioned in his farewell address of corporations influencing governments as “military industrial complex”?
(A) Dwight Eisenhower
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) L.B. Johnson
Ans: A
88. Match the following geopolitical thinkers in List-I with their theories in List-II on the basis of the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Theories)
a. Friedrich Retzel i. Heartland
b. Halford Mackinder ii. Lebensraum
c. Alfred Mahan iii. Space and location of States
d. Karl Haushofer iv. Blue water strategy
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
89. Assertion (A): Edward Said observed countries that emerged from colonialism, that there is need for a re-conquest of space through a new, decolonized identity.
Reason (R): Political control of their own territories permits the nations of the former colonial world to be selective in what they accept or reject of western culture.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90. Gateway States play a novel role in:
(A) Acting as entry points for travel.
(B) They have built huge gates at their ports.
(C) Linking different parts of the world by facilitating the exchange of peoples, goods and ideas.
(D) Territories that link two great powers.
Ans: C
91. Michael Doyle’s democratic peace is based on three pillars:
(A) Conflict management, universal values and economic cooperation.
(B) Peaceful conflict resolution, common values, economic cooperation.
(C) Conflict resolution, consensus on values and free trade.
(D) Conflict management, hegemony on values, and economic cooperation.
Ans: B
92. Who said, “The power to hurt is nothing new in warfare, but modern technology enhances the importance of war and threats of war as techniques of influence of bargaining and intimidation”?
(A) Bernard Brodie
(B) Michael Hoffmann
(C) Ashley Tellis
(D) Thomas Schelling
Ans: D
93. The case of humanitarian responsibility in war explicitly justified by the responsibility to protect doctrine in the 2011 intervention in Libya by NATO Air Forces was authorized by:
(A) UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
(B) UN Security Council Resolution 1993.
(C) UN Security Council Resolution 1972.
(D) UN Security Council Resolution 1992.
Ans: A
94. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): Development benefits from a sensible mix of state and market, autonomy and integration.
Reason (R): Governments are always able to regulate the economy in an optimum fashion.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
95. Chronologically arrange the following books in the ascending order by their date of publication:
1. Andrew Linklater-Beyond Realism and Marxism
2. Joseph Nye-The Paradox of American power
3. Hans. J. Morganthau-Politics among Nations: The struggle for power and peace
4. James N. Rosenau-The study of global interdependence
(A) 3, 4, 1, 2
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Ans: A
96. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): If security is to bedefined on an existential basis, thenit is clearly legitimate to understand economic security in terms of basic human needs.
Reason (R): An individual’s survival and development is clearly dependent upon the provision of certain basic needs for sustaining life, such as adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, education and health care, etc.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
97. Match the following Missiles in Table-I with their respective Countries listed in Table-II by using the correct code given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Missiles) (Countries)
a. Pershing-II 1. Iraq
b. M-11 2. United States
c. Scud 3. China
d. Brahmos 4. India
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans: B
98. Match the following Books/Writingsin Table-I with their Authors inTable-II by using the correct code given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Books/Writings) (Authors)
a. ‘Cosmopedia: Tomorrow’s world of learning’ 1. W.J. Martin
b. ‘The Global Village’ 2. D. Bell
c. ‘The Information Society’ 3. P. Rossman
d. ‘The Coming of Post-Industrial Society’ 4. M. Mc Luhanand B.R.Powers
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: A
99. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Armament and History’?
(A) Carl Von clauzewitz
(B) J.F.C. Fuller
(C) M. Howard
(D) R.W. Jones
Ans: B
100. Which one of the following is not categorized as threat to Non-Traditional Security?
(A) Disasters
(B) Terrorism
(C) Environmental and Climate change
(D) Ethnicity
Ans: D
(A) Hugo Grotius
(B) Quincy Wright
(C) J.G. Starke
(D) C. Fenwick
Ans: A
52. Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern International Law’?
(A) Cicero
(B) Ambrose
(C) Augustine
(D) Grotius
Ans: D
53. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awarded the ‘Preah Vihar’ Temple to
(A) Cambodia
(B) Thailand
(C) Both Thailand and Cambodia
(D) None of the two (Cambodia & Thailand)
Ans: A
54. Match the following books in List – I with their authors in List – II with the help of code given as under:
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Democratic Ideals and Realities 1. Clausewitz
b. The influence of Sea Power in History 2. G. Douhet
c. Command of the Air 3. H.J. Mackinder
d. On War 4. A.T. Mahan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: B
55. Identify the correct code in ascending order in the following phases of international action suggested under ‘Agenda for Peace’:
(i) Preventive diplomacy
(ii) Peace building
(iii) Peace enforcement
(iv) Preventive deployment
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
Ans: B
56. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): The struggle between the liberal value of free trade and the mercantilist value of protectionism continues today.
Reason (R): As a measure of protecting domestic products from foreign imports and also for promoting trade, the countries have imposed various tariff and non-tariff barriers as a mechanism of favourable trade balance.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the right answer.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
57. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): During 1990s, economic rise of China and its foreign direct investment could be accredited to the Chinese diaspora and outside Chinese sources.
Reason (R): China’s governmental policies under the shadow of globalisation helped in promoting unhindered foreign direct investment and production.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
58. Choose the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given as under:
Assertion (A): Globalisation has broken all the barriers of tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, trade, transfer of technology, inter-operability, national security and so on.
Reason (R): The information and communication technology (ICT) has played a decisive role in the metamorphosis of the world into a global village, eventually amounting to “Think globally and act locally.”
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
59. Match the following strategies in Table – I with the intertwined warfare in table – II with the help of code given as under:
Table – I (Strategy) Table – II (Warfare)
a. MAD 1. Conventional Warfare
b. MAID 2. Nuclear Warfare
c. ‘Hit and Run’ strategy 3. Cyber Warfare
d. Strategy of attrition 4. Guerrilla Warfare
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
60. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): It is a constant trend of advancing science and technology to put more and more power available at the disposal of smaller units. Progress in sensing, display and transmission technologies are indeed highly startling.
Reason (R): This has been the outcome of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
61. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) for (A). Identify the appropriate code for them.
Assertion (A): The non-alignment is not a goal but a strategy to pursue national interests in certain ways.
Reason (R): The statement holds that there is no absolute sanctity of the non-alignment movement. It can be subjected to modification as per change in international political order.
Codes:
(A) (A) is right, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is right and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is wrong explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: A
62. Appropriately match the names of river water management projects given in the List – I where India is a party in negotiations with the names of the countries in the List – II with the help of the code given below:
List – I (Name of Projects) List – II (Name of Countries)
a. Teesta Waters i. Pakistan
b. Kishan Ganga ii. Bhutan
c. Karnali iii. Bangladesh
d. Chuka Valley iv. Nepal
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iii ii iv
Ans: A
63. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) on the basis of the code given below:
Assertion (A): India-Bangladesh boundary problem is a colonial inheritance since the drawing of the Bengal boundary by Radcliffe, was to be on the basis of religious considerations.
Reason (R): The border between two parts of Bengal were to be demarcated into homogeneous majority areas of Muslims and non-Muslims while considering other factors.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct answer.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct.
Ans: A
64. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): The United States administration considers South Asia as a low-salience zone so far management of global affairs is concerned.
Reason (R): It is considered so because the intra and inter-country tensions and conflicts remain within manageable limits.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not full explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: D
65. Who amongst the following Prime Ministers of India took initiative to break ice in relations with China?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Narsimha Rao
(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans: A
66. Causes of war can be analyzed at the
(A) Level of Individual
(B) Level of the State
(C) Level of the System
(D) All levels
Ans: D
67. Post-colonialism in International Relations deals with
(A) The colonial state in Asia and Africa
(B) The critiques of established Western views
(C) Power and knowledge that are intimately connected
(D) All of the three
Ans: D
68. International society approach avoids the stark choice between:
(A) Realism and Marxism
(B) Realism and Liberalism
(C) Liberalism and Marxism
(D) Realism and Constructivism
Ans: B
69. Match the following concepts in List- I with the thinkers in List-II with the help of code given below:
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Thinkers)
a. Cultures of Anarchy 1. Robert Cox
b. Neorealist Stability Theory 2. Edward Said
c. Post Colonialism 3. Alexander Wendt
d. Emancipatory knowledge 4. John Mearsheimer
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans: C
70. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): Post structuralism is an emphatically political perspective.
Reason (R): It is in the act of not privileging that it offers emancipation and liberation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: B
71. Who is the author of the book ‘End of History and the Last Man’?
(A) Samuel P. Huntington
(B) Sam Nunn
(C) Francis Fukuyama
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: C
72. Which of the following is not linked to environmental disasters?
(A) Acid rains
(B) Global warming
(C) Tsunami
(D) Air crashes
Ans: D
73. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) on the basis of code given below:
Assertion (A): The basic logic of environmental security is that, globally, humanity is living beyond the carrying capacity of the planet Earth.
Reason (R): The carrying capacity refers to the total pattern of consumption that the Earth’s natural systems can support without undergoing degradation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct. (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: A
74. Who among the following, opined that ‘the balance of power system was not only inevitable, but also an essential stabilizing factor in International relations’?
(A) S.P. Cohen
(B) J. Nye
(C) H.J. Morgenthau
(D) Waltz
Ans: C
75. Choose the correct ascending chronological order on the basis of the code given below:
Codes:
(A) GATT; IMF; Bretton Woods, WTO.
(B) Bretton Woods; IMF; GATT, WTO.
(C) IMF, Bretton Woods, WTO, GATT.
(D) GATT, Bretton Woods, IMF, WTO.
Ans: B
76. G20 / G20 plus is a powerful bloc ofdeveloping countries which cameinto existence in the talks held at:
(A) Doha
(B) Cancum
(C) Tokyo
(D) Beijing
Ans: B
77. Match the following MNCs (Multinational Corporations) in List-I with the countries in List-II by using the correct code given below:
List – I List – II
MNCs Country
a. Seimens 1. Japan
b. Boeing 2. Germany
c. Airbus 3. USA
d. Toshiba 4. France
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: B
78. The theory of comparative advantage was proposed by:
(A) Adam Smith
(B) John Stuart Mill
(C) Paul Samuelson
(D) David Ricardo
Ans: D
79. The case for “Infant industry” protection was accepted by John Stuart Mill in his book:
(A) On Liberty
(B) Principles of Political Economy
(C) A Treatise on Industrial Protection
(D) Justice
Ans: B
80. Identify the correct code in ascending chronological order of the following Arms Control regimes as given below:
I. Indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).
II. Ottawa Treaty on banning Land mines.
III. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
IV. Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Codes:
(A) II, IV, I, III
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV, I
(D) III, IV, II, I
Ans: A
81. Who among the following propounded the ‘Strategy of Massive Retaliation’ by the use of nuclear weapons?
(A) John F. Dulles
(B) Robert S. McNamara
(C) Richard Nixon
(D) Henry Kissiger
Ans: A
82. Which one of the following is the root cause of India – China animosity?
(A) Tibet issue
(B) Boundary dispute
(C) River water dispute
(D) Sikkim merger
Ans: B
83. India’s presence was solicited at the 1954 Indo-China peace conference in Geneva by:
(A) Cambodian King Sihanouk
(B) US secretary of State, John Foster Dulles.
(C) The Foreign Secretary of Great Britain, Anthony Eden
(D) Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Molotov
Ans: C
84. Under whose premiership India’s Foreign policy was restructured?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(C) I.K. Gujral
(D) Manmohan Singh
Ans: B
85. Arrange the following events in a chronological order by using the correct code as given below:
I. Civil war in Pakistan
II. First Indo-China war
III. Sino-Indian war
IV. India-Pakistan Kargil war
Codes:
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) IV, II, I, III
(C) III, I, IV, II
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: A
86. Which American President mentioned in his farewell address of corporations influencing governments as “military industrial complex”?
(A) Dwight Eisenhower
(B) Harry S. Truman
(C) John F. Kennedy
(D) L.B. Johnson
Ans: A
88. Match the following geopolitical thinkers in List-I with their theories in List-II on the basis of the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Theories)
a. Friedrich Retzel i. Heartland
b. Halford Mackinder ii. Lebensraum
c. Alfred Mahan iii. Space and location of States
d. Karl Haushofer iv. Blue water strategy
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
89. Assertion (A): Edward Said observed countries that emerged from colonialism, that there is need for a re-conquest of space through a new, decolonized identity.
Reason (R): Political control of their own territories permits the nations of the former colonial world to be selective in what they accept or reject of western culture.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
90. Gateway States play a novel role in:
(A) Acting as entry points for travel.
(B) They have built huge gates at their ports.
(C) Linking different parts of the world by facilitating the exchange of peoples, goods and ideas.
(D) Territories that link two great powers.
Ans: C
91. Michael Doyle’s democratic peace is based on three pillars:
(A) Conflict management, universal values and economic cooperation.
(B) Peaceful conflict resolution, common values, economic cooperation.
(C) Conflict resolution, consensus on values and free trade.
(D) Conflict management, hegemony on values, and economic cooperation.
Ans: B
92. Who said, “The power to hurt is nothing new in warfare, but modern technology enhances the importance of war and threats of war as techniques of influence of bargaining and intimidation”?
(A) Bernard Brodie
(B) Michael Hoffmann
(C) Ashley Tellis
(D) Thomas Schelling
Ans: D
93. The case of humanitarian responsibility in war explicitly justified by the responsibility to protect doctrine in the 2011 intervention in Libya by NATO Air Forces was authorized by:
(A) UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
(B) UN Security Council Resolution 1993.
(C) UN Security Council Resolution 1972.
(D) UN Security Council Resolution 1992.
Ans: A
94. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): Development benefits from a sensible mix of state and market, autonomy and integration.
Reason (R): Governments are always able to regulate the economy in an optimum fashion.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Ans: C
95. Chronologically arrange the following books in the ascending order by their date of publication:
1. Andrew Linklater-Beyond Realism and Marxism
2. Joseph Nye-The Paradox of American power
3. Hans. J. Morganthau-Politics among Nations: The struggle for power and peace
4. James N. Rosenau-The study of global interdependence
(A) 3, 4, 1, 2
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Ans: A
96. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): If security is to bedefined on an existential basis, thenit is clearly legitimate to understand economic security in terms of basic human needs.
Reason (R): An individual’s survival and development is clearly dependent upon the provision of certain basic needs for sustaining life, such as adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, education and health care, etc.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
97. Match the following Missiles in Table-I with their respective Countries listed in Table-II by using the correct code given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Missiles) (Countries)
a. Pershing-II 1. Iraq
b. M-11 2. United States
c. Scud 3. China
d. Brahmos 4. India
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans: B
98. Match the following Books/Writingsin Table-I with their Authors inTable-II by using the correct code given below:
Table – I Table – II
(Books/Writings) (Authors)
a. ‘Cosmopedia: Tomorrow’s world of learning’ 1. W.J. Martin
b. ‘The Global Village’ 2. D. Bell
c. ‘The Information Society’ 3. P. Rossman
d. ‘The Coming of Post-Industrial Society’ 4. M. Mc Luhanand B.R.Powers
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: A
99. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Armament and History’?
(A) Carl Von clauzewitz
(B) J.F.C. Fuller
(C) M. Howard
(D) R.W. Jones
Ans: B
100. Which one of the following is not categorized as threat to Non-Traditional Security?
(A) Disasters
(B) Terrorism
(C) Environmental and Climate change
(D) Ethnicity
Ans: D