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(1) Which one of the following is an example of how emerging powers have impacted the international governance system ?
(1) India, Brazil and South Africa have been installed as Permanent Observer Countries in the UN Security Council
(2) The BASIC countries have created a formal intergovernmental organization similar to G8
(3) Brazil and India have joined the US and the EU as a member of the WTO inner negotiating circle
(4) ASEAN has been granted the right to appoint a senior Vice President of the World Bank Group
Answer: Brazil and India have joined the US and the EU as a member of the WTO inner negotiating circle
(2) ‘Liberal Global Order’ relates to which one of the following ?
(1) A 1990s assumption that liberal values as defined and promoted by the United States is leading towards a more tranquil world
(2) A neo - realist ironical denouncement of soft values as a major factor in international affairs
(3) A UN doctrine meant to guide diplomatic relations, first advanced by Secretary General Pérez de Cuéllar
(4) A theoretical explanation how financial and trade globalization will spill over to other areas and gradually deepen integration
Answer: A 1990s assumption that liberal values as defined and promoted by the United States is leading towards a more tranquil world

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(3) Which one of the following is NOT one of the arguments made by Kenneth Waltz in the ‘The Stability of a Bipolar World’ in favour of bipolar stability ?
(1) There are no peripheries in a bipolar system
(2) There is a high degree of uncertainty in a bipolar system
(3) There is nearly constant pressure and recurring crises
(4) There is an increased intensity and extension of the range of conflicts
Answer: There is a high degree of uncertainty in a bipolar system
(4) The importance of Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” to the study of International Relations is because of which one of the following ?
(1) They are the foundations for the Realist approach in International Relations
(2) They are the foundations for the Idealist approach in International Relations
(3) They are the foundations for the Liberal approach in International Relations
(4) They are the foundations for Deterrence theories in International Relations
Answer: They are the foundations for the Idealist approach in International Relations
(5) Who amongst the following authorities argued that “Nuclear weapons provide the glue that has held the Western alliance together” ?
(1) Henry Kissinger
(2) James Schlesinger
(3) Bill Clinton
(4) George P. Shultz
Answer: James Schlesinger
(6) “R to P” relates to which one of the following :
(1) “Responsibility to Protect” populations from genocide, war crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing was unanimously adopted by all UN members at the 2005 World Summit
(2) Protection of populations from natural disasters
(3) Protection of asylum seekers
(4) Protection of minority groups
Answer: “Responsibility to Protect” populations from genocide, war crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing was unanimously adopted by all UN members at the 2005 World Summit
(7) The UN Secretary - General, who released the first report on “Implementing the Responsibility to Protect (R to P)”.
(1) Kofi Annan
(2) Ban Ki-Moon
(3) Boutras - Boutras Ghali
(4) Antonio Guterres
Answer: Ban Ki-Moon
(8) Which one of the following trends was not supportive to the arms trade in the 20TH Century ?
(1) The arms trade shifts from being a private to a government controlled enterprise
(2) An increase in arms trade
(3) Decrease in Defence budgets
(4) A growth in a number and variety of weapons traded
Answer: Decrease in Defence budgets
(9) Which one of the following nations recently signed a refugee deal with European Union :
(1) Syria
(2) Egypt
(3) Turkey
(4) Morocco
Answer: Turkey
(10) Who amongst the following former US Presidents said, “There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right” ?
(1) Jimmy Carter
(2) George W. Bush
(3) Richard Nixon
(4) Ronald Reagan
Answer: Ronald Reagan
(11) The three levels of institutions in modern international society are :
(1) States, NGO’s, IGO’s
(2) Constitutional institutions, Fundamental institutions and regimes
(3) Local, National and International
(4) NGO’s, IGO’s and public organizations
Answer: Constitutional institutions, Fundamental institutions and regimes
(12) ‘Jus ad bellum’ is related to which one of the following :
(1) Justice and beauty
(2) Justice and order
(3) The principle that states must observe treaties
(4) Laws of war governing when it is legal to use force as wage war
Answer: Laws of war governing when it is legal to use force as wage war
(13) Who amongst the following stated that “India’s arrogance and stale thinking is the basic reason for continuous bloodshed and political uncertainity in the state” :
(1) Mehbooba Mufti
(2) Syed Ali Geelani
(3) Farooq Shaikh
(4) Yasin Malik
Answer: Syed Ali Geelani
(14) Who amongst the following stated that “remove non - military sciences from the curriculum to prepare them for the wars of the future” :
(1) Karl Haushofer
(2) Moltke
(3) Mahan
(4) Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Answer: Moltke
(15) The Gwadar port in Pakistan has been leased to China for a period of :
(1) 45 Years
(2) 46 Years
(3) 40 Years
(4) 50 Years
Answer: 40 Years

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