INTERNATIONAL & AREA STUDIES
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Who, among the following, argued that ‘print capitalism’ prepared the way for national forms of political consciousness’ ?
(1) Samuel Huntington
(2) Benedict Anderson
(3) Barry Buzan
(4) Arne Naess
2. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : ‘National interest’ is a moral idea that must be defended and promoted by state leaders.
Reason (R) : State leaders are duty bound to conduct their foreign policies by reference to the guidelines laid down by the ‘national interest’.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the logic of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct and (R) is always circumstantial.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
3. Who, among the following, identified four forms of power in International Relations ?
(1) Realists
(2) Postcolonialists
(3) Constructivists
(4) Marxists
4. Match the following theorists given in List-I with their theories in List-II by using the codes mentioned as under :
5. Match the following theorists given in List-I with their concept of ‘globalization’ in List-II by using the codes mentioned as under :
6. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The first function of deterrence is to make strategic air attack, whether preventive, pre-emptive, or purely aggressive that look completely unattractive to the other side.
Reason (R) : The only way to do so is to make certain that an attack by the other side will be met in kind, not necessarily to the same degree, but atleast to a substantial one.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
7. Who among the following, is not identified as the theorist of ‘classical realism’ to pursue the goals of security and survival ?
(1) Thucydides
(2) Niccolo Machiavelli
(3) Thomas Hobbes
(4) Kenneth Waltz
8. Who among the following theorists used the term ‘anarchic society’ to describe the world wide order of the independent states who share common interests and values ?
(1) Hedley Bull
(2) K. Waltz
(3) Arnold Wolfers
(4) K. Booth
9. Freedom oriented focus of ‘Liberalism’ is not intertwined with which one of the following ?
(1) Cooperation
(2) Peace
(3) Progress
(4) Conflict
10. Which one of the following is not a tangible element of National Power ?
(1) Scientific and technological capability
(2) Military capability
(3) Economic capability
(4) Strategic purpose
11. Which one of the following articles of the United Nations’ charter authorizes the Secretary General to bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which, in his opinion, may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security ?
(1) Article 1(2)
(2) Article 2(7)
(3) Article 33
(4) Article 99
12. Identify the author who observed that ‘boundaries between domestic societies and international society became ‘fuzzier’ in the last half of the twentieth century with accumulation of many international declarations and conventions on human rights ?
(1) Hedley Bull
(2) John Vincent
(3) Michael Barnett
(4) Robert Cox
13. Match the following terms given in List-I with their operationalized interpretations in List-II by using the codes mentioned as under :
14. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : States differ significantly only in regard to their greatly varying capabilities.
Reason (R) : International change occurs when great powers rise and fall and the balance of power shifts accordingly.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
15. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Armed conflicts today usually occur within states that are weak in the sense that they are unable to provide security, and order to achieve freedom, justice and well-being for the people.
Reason (R) : Liberal democracies enjoy peace, cooperation and no risk of inter-state or intra-state conflict.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
16. Who, among the following stated that ‘it is the taste of strategic doctrine to translate power into policy’ ?
(1) Arnold Wolfers
(2) H. Kahn
(3) Henry Kissinger
(4) Robert Jervis
17. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Hans Kahn observed that ‘the truth which men will defend with their lives, is no longer exclusively religious, on occasion it is no longer religious at all, but in increasing measure national’.
Reason (R) : The Arab Revolt had fuelled the popular imagination and helped shape national consciousness throughout the region.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
18. Arrange the strategic partnership agreements signed by India with the following West Asian countries in the ascending chronological order by using the code given as under :
(I) Saudi Arabia – India Strategic Partnership Agreement.
(II) United Arab Emirates (UAE) – India Strategic Partnership Agreement.
(III) Oman – India Strategic Partnership Agreement.
(IV) Iran – India Strategic Partnership Agreement.
Codes :
(1) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
(2) (II), (III), (IV), (I)
(3) (III), (IV), (I), (II)
(4) (IV), (III), (I), (II)
19. Match the following given in List I (Authors) with List II (Writings) by using the correct code :
20. Arrange the following events in an ascending chronological order with the help of given code :
(i) Formation of the PLO
(ii) Islamic Revolution in Iran
(iii) Baghdad Pact
(iv) Establishment of the Arab League
Codes :
(1) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(2) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(3) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(4) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
21. Identify the scholar from the following, who argued that nationality and nationness was constructed as a specific cultural creation emerging from ‘print capitalism’ in a new era of modernity in the modern Middle East :
(1) Aziz al Azmeh
(2) B. Anderson
(3) J. Benin
(4) N. Ayubi
22. Euphrates river flows through which of the following countries ?
(1) Syria, Jordon, Saudi-Arabia
(2) Turkey, Iraq, Syria
(3) Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
(4) Turkey, Syria, Jordan
23. When did India become a member in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ? Point out correct answer from the following.
(1) 1992
(2) 1995
(3) 2000
(4) 2005
24. Match List I (Titles) with the List II (Name of Kings) to find appropriate names for the titles of their Kings with codes given below :
25. In which one of the following years the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) ascended the throne ?
(1) 1946
(2) 1958
(3) 1975
(4) 1980
26. In which one of the following years Malacca came under control of the Dutch ?
(1) 1511
(2) 1600
(3) 1641
(4) 1757
27. Identify the one among the rivers given below, which fills ‘Tonle Sap’ lake located in Southeast Asia.
(1) Irrawady River
(2) Menam River
(3) Red River
(4) Mekong River
28. Who one, among the kings given below, had brought historical unity to present Indonesia ?
(1) Airlangga
(2) Kertanagara
(3) Gajah Mada
(4) Sanjaya
29. In which one of the following years Thailand’s capital moved from Ayuthia to Bangkok ?
(1) 1767
(2) 1782
(3) 1802
(4) 1932
30. Identify the correct year, among the following, in which the Dutch introduced “Ethical Policy” in Indonesia.
(1) 1858
(2) 1901
(3) 1911
(4) 1931
31. ‘Pedra Branca’ island dispute is between which Southeast Asian countries ?
(1) Vietnam and Cambodia
(2) Malaysia and Singapore
(3) Cambodia and Thailand
(4) Indonesia and Malaysia
32. Match List I (Years) with List II (French attack on Vietnam, regionwise to take control) with the help of codes and identify the correct code :
33. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Vietnamese nationalism was nurtured in the Cradle of their history of resistance to Chinese domination.
Reason (R) : The Chinese emperor Chienglung once lamented : “The Vietnamese are indeed not a reliable people. An occupation does not last long before they raise arms against us and expel us from their country”.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
34. Match List I (Countries) with List II (Colonial Powers) by using the codes given below and identify the correct code :
35. Which one of the following persons was associated with Pan-African movement ?
(1) Lumumba
(2) Daniel Arap Moi
(3) Du Bois
(4) Tom Mboya
36. Which one of the following African countries signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement with India in the year 2015 ?
(1) Uganda
(2) Nigeria
(3) Gabon
(4) Seychelles
37. Chronologically arrange the establishment of the following institutions in the ascending order using the codes give below :
(i) Adoption of African Charter of Human and People’s Rights.
(ii) Establishment of Organization of the African Unity.
(iii) Establishment of Economic Commission for Africa.
(iv) Formation of African Union.
Codes :
(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
38. Match the List I (Colonies) with List II (Colonial Powers) with the help of the given codes below :
39. Match the List I (Countries) with List II (Political Parties) which they belong, with the help of the given codes :
40. Arrange the following peace enforcement operations in Africa in a chronologically ascending order by means of the codes given below :
(a) Peace Operation in Central African Republic
(b) Peace Operation in Rwanda
(c) Peace Operation in Liberia
(d) Peace Operation in Somalia
Codes :
(1) (c), (d), (b), (a)
(2) (d), (c), (a), (b)
(3) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(4) (a), (b), (d), (c)
41. Which one of the following is the most appropriate cause of the Ukraine crisis ?
(1) Russian annexation of the Crimea.
(2) Russian military presence in the Donbass.
(3) Excessive tilt by Ukrainian leaders to the European union.
(4) Western and Russian sanctions on Ukraine.
42. Who among the following Soviet leaders undertook de-Stalinization campaign ?
(1) Alexei Kosygin
(2) Andrei Gromyko
(3) Nikita Khrushchev
(4) Lavrenti Beria
43. When did Vietnam join the Soviet dominated COMECON ? Identify correct answer from the below :
(1) 30 April, 1975
(2) 1 July, 1976
(3) 29 June, 1978
(4) 28 February, 1979
44. When did India and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations ?
(1) April, 1947
(2) August, 1971
(3) August, 1947
(4) December, 1991
45. When were the three Baltic States absorbed into the former USSR ?
(1) 1940
(2) 1945
(3) 1946
(4) 1947
46. Which one of the following Central Asian countries, has not signed Strategic Partnership Agreement with India ?
(1) Turkmenistan
(2) Uzbekistan
(3) Tajikistan
(4) Kazakhstan
47. Which one of the following countries has geographical borders with all other Central Asian countries ?
(1) Kazakhstan
(2) Kyrgyzstan
(3) Turkmenistan
(4) Uzbekistan
48. Match the conflicts in List I with their native countries given in List II and use the correct codes given below :
49. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The ethno-national conflict in Chechnya has been simmering beneath the contour of a pro-Moscow regime for decades now.
Reason (R) : Russia is hell bent on maintaining Ramzan Kadyrov in power, while anti Russian forces are pursuing their agenda of keeping Chechnya in ferment.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the right explanation of the real situation.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
50. Arrange the following events in ascending chronological order of their occurrence and choose the correct answer by using the following codes :
(a) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(b) Soviet engagement in Chechnya
(c) Russian attack on Georgia
(d) Ethnic upheaval in Alma Ata.
Codes :
(1) (a) (b) (d) (c)
(2) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(3) (b) (c) (d) (a)
(4) (c) (d) (a) (b)
51. Arrange the following military operations in the ascending chronological order and use the code given as under :
(I) Operation Woodrose
(II) Operation Polo
(III) Operation Tirshul
(IV) Operation All-Out
Codes :
(1) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
(2) (II), (III), (IV), (I)
(3) (II), (I), (III), (IV)
(4) (IV), (I), (III), (II)
52. The US – Pakistan relations worsened in 1979 due to which of the following reason ?
(1) Supporting Mujaheddin guerrillas
(2) Burning of US embassy in Islamabad
(3) Relations between China and Pakistan
(4) Pakistan’s interference in Afghan politics
53. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : No coherent security doctrine was developed during the period of J.L. Nehru’s stewardship, Non-alignment being an overall guide to the ways and means of avoiding conflict rather than a strategy of the enhancement of national power and security.
Reason (R) : Social and economic development was the corner stone of Nehru’s political thinking, without joining either of the cold war power blocs.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
54. Arrange the following naval operations in the ascending chronological order and use the code given as under :
(I) Operation Python
(II) Operation Talwar
(III) Operation Rainbow
(IV) Operation Shukoon
Codes :
(1) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
(2) (II), (III), (IV), (I)
(3) (III), (IV), (I), (II)
(4) (IV), (III), (II), (I)
55. When did India and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations between them ?
(1) 1949
(2) 1950
(3) 1968
(4) 2006
56. Match the List I (Authors) with List II (Writings) with the correct code given below :
57. Who among the following observed that ‘nuclear weapons provide the glue that has held the western alliance together’ ?
(1) Herbert York
(2) Henry Kissinger
(3) James Schlesinger
(4) Richard Nixon
58. Which territory among the following in the US provided first the right to vote to women ?
(1) Washington
(2) Oregon
(3) California
(4) Wyoming
59. The 1994 NATO’s ‘Partnership for Peace’ programme was meant to fulfil which one of the following major objectives ?
(1) Military Cooperation
(2) NATO’s security
(3) Strengthening of US role
(4) Resolve US – EC misunderstanding
60. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Attempt to forge for a post-cold war United States the dominant position as arbiter of world order encounter’s certain structural limits.
Reason (R) : Evidently, the political and economic costs are simply overwhelming, especially because the cold war ideological consensus now having fragmented, it is increasingly difficult to avail US domestic unity behind overseas commitments.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
61. Match the following List I (Presidents) with List II (No. of Vetoes Used) with the help of the correct codes :
62. Which one of the following was not the component of the ‘Nixon Doctrine’ as articulated by the US President Richard Nixon ?
(1) The US will participate in the defence and development of friends and allies.
(2) America cannot and will not conceive all the plans, design all the programs, execute all the decisions and undertake all the defence of the free nations of the world.
(3) The US will help where it make a real difference and is considered in our interest.
(4) The US was not in a position to sustain the kind of broad-ranging global support of its multilateral commitments.
63. Identify the major cause of economic instability in the Latin America in the nineties as given below :
(1) Neo-liberal economic policy
(2) Urbanization
(3) Overvalued exchange rate
(4) Migration
64. The International Organisation for Migration for South America was created in which one of the following years ?
(1) 2008
(2) 2009
(3) 2011
(4) 2014
65. Name the country that witnesses signing of a historic agreement for peace and political reforms in Latin America in 1992.
(1) Colombia
(2) Peru
(3) El Salvador
(4) Nicaragua
66. Identify the major reason for the signing of several mutual defence assistance pacts by the US with Latin American countries during 1952 and 1954.
(1) Sale of equipments
(2) Expansion of defence capacity
(3) Restrict trade with Soviet Bloc
(4) Mutual cooperation
67. Identify the major cause for Latin America moving towards democracy from authoritarianism :
(1) Political instability
(2) economic crisis
(3) social insecurity
(4) US pressure
68. Arrange the women’s right to vote given in Latin America in the chronological ascending order by the code given below :
(a) Argentina
(b) Brazil
(c) Costa Rica
(d) Dominican Republic
Codes :
(1) (b), (d), (a), (c)
(2) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(3) (d), (b), (a), (c)
(4) (c), (a), (d), (b)
69. Which one of the following cities is known as the ‘city of peace’ ?
(1) Oslo
(2) Cairo
(3) Jerusalem
(4) Sharm el Sheikh
70. Match List I (Leaders) with List II (Countries) using the codes given below :
Read the passage given below and answer the question based on it, ranging from 71 to 75 :
In the first part of the twenty-first century, therefore, despite important changes taking place in world politics, the traditional ambiguity about international security remains. In some ways the world is a much safer place to live in as a result of the end of the cold war and the removal of nuclear confrontation as a central element in East – West relations. It can be argued that some of the processes of globalization and the generally cooperative effects of international institutions have played an important part in dampening down some of the competitive aspects of the security dilemma between states. These trends, however, are offset to a significant extent, as the continuing turmoil in the middle east, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the subsequent ‘war on terror’, demonstrate. It is evident that military force continues to be an important arbiter of disputes both between and particularly within states, as well as a weapon used by terrorist movements who reject the status quo. Also, conventional arms races continue in different regions of the world. Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons still exert a powerful influence on the security calculations of many states; crazy and ambitious politicians remain at the head of some governments; and cultural differences, as well as diverse values and the tensions inherent in globalization itself, prevent the emergence of global agreement on a wide range of important issues. Water resources, food, and energy are potential sources of conflict, and it remains unclear how great power relations will develop in the years ahead, as geo-political and geo-strategic changes unfold. At a time of uncertainty and anxiety, individual and societal insecurity is increasingly evident as the forces of fragmentation and integration associated with globalization destabilize traditional identities and thereby complicate relationships within and between states.
As a result, it would be difficult to conclude that a paradigmatic shift towards a more peaceful world is taking place in international politics and global security in the aftermath of the cold war, or indeed that such a permanent shift is possible. The empirical historical evidence as well as contemporary events suggest caution. Periods of more cooperative inter-state (and intergroup) relations have often in the past led to a false dawn and an unwarranted euphoria that ‘perpetual peace’ was about to break out. The structure of the international system, particular kinds of political systems, human nature, and the forces of globalization impose important constraints on the way that individuals, states, or international institutions behave. So does the continuing predominance of realist attitudes towards international and global security among many of the world’s political leaders.
71. Which one among the following is not the impact of globalization on security ?
(1) The processes of globalization have played a significant role in dampening some of the security dilemmas.
(2) Functions of the state are integrated into international institutions at different levels.
(3) The phenomenon of ‘thinking globally and acting locally’ is imminent.
(4) Traditional ambiguity about international security is no more discernible.
72. Military force continues to be an important arbiter of disputes between and particularly within states, because :
(1) Military force has the ability to coerce any entity.
(2) It also possesses the ability to influence any entity.
(3) Conventional arms are being developed or procured for national security purposes.
(4) All of the above elements are valid to justify the primacy of military force, along with the powerful influence of NBC weapons.
73. The future geo-political and geo-strategic environment is largely shaped by which of the following :
(1) Diverse values and tensions inherent in the processes of globalization prevent the emergency of global agreement on many issues.
(2) Water resources, food, and energy are potential sources of conflict.
(3) Individual and societal security challenges are on the increase.
(4) All of the above factors are valid to understand the parameters of geo-strategic and geo-political dimensions of security discourse.
74. The paradigm shift towards a more peaceful world is not seen conclusively because of following :
(1) The empirical historical evidences give little credence to paradigmatic shift.
(2) Remnants of cold war are not over.
(3) Contemporary events don’t suggest the criteria of permanent peace.
(4) All of the above mentioned factors combined are inflicting uncertainty for perpetual peace.
75. The conditions of international and global security are under constant pressure that are exerted by :
(1) The structure of international system
(2) Forces of globalization
(3) Human nature and individual values
(4) By all of them mentioned above
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