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. Which of the following characteristics is common to ‘Political Realism’ and ‘Neo-Realism’ ?
(A) Holding states are preoccupied with maximization of capabilities as natural.
(B) Considering both internal and external sources of conflicts affecting states.
(C) Treating unit level variables as important to state power.
(D) Rationality in choices made by state actors.
2. Who supports the idea that armed conflicts are derived from deeply rooted institutional deficiencies ?
(A) Realists
(B) Marxists
(C) Liberals
(D) Human Rights Activists
3. Match the names of following books as given in the List – I with their respective authors as given in the List – II while using the correct code given below :
4. Who encapsulated that “Politics is the exercise of influence to affect the distribution of values, such as power,
prestige and wealth ?
(A) Harold Laski
(B) Stephen P. Kohen
(C) Harold Lasswell
(D) Hans J. Morgenthau
5. Who among the following scholars are credited with pioneering “area studies” in India ? Answer using the codes given below appropriately :
i. A. Appadorai
ii. Rajni Kothari
iii. D.P. Mukherjee
iv. S.P. Varma
Codes :
(A) i and ii are correct.
(B) ii and iii are correct.
(C) ii and iv are correct.
(D) i and iv are correct.
6. “New International Economic Order” (NIEO) the 1974 policy Resolution with UN, calls for
(A) Liberal World Economic Order
(B) Just World Economic Order
(C) Major Change in World Economy
(D) Greater participation of Global South in making of international economic order.
7. The convention on the Prohibition of Military or any other hostile use of Environmental Modification Techniques entered into force on
(A) 5 Oct, 1978
(B) 7 Oct, 1979
(C) 4 Oct, 1977
(D) 4 Oct, 1970
8. Match the following thinkers in List – I with their books to the understanding of International Relations in List – II given below :
9. Arrange the following in correct ascending chronological order by using the code given below :
i. Chemical weapons convention
ii. Biological weapons convention
iii. Arms Trade Treaty
iv. Ottawa Treaty on Anti-Personal Mines
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) iii, ii, i, iv
10. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The expansion of Security Council needs unanimity among great powers. However the great powers are not enthusiastic about the expansion.
Reason (R) : This is mainly because their national interests are not at stake while some great powers are also not in
favour of some claimants.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the only 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.
11. Which one of the following is not served by the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on April 2, 2013 ?
(A) To foster peace and security by putting a stop to destabilising arms flow to conflicts-prone regions.
(B) To prevent human rights abuses and violations of law of war.
(C) To prevent war lords, pirates and criminal gangs from acquiring deadly tools of violence.
(D) To limit arms trade between selective group of countries.
12. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : No greater example of creative tension of imaginative destruction and the promise of rational control, has existed than nuclear weaponry.
Reason (R) : Arguably, the existence and proliferation of these weapons of mass destruction offer both the hope
of world peace and the promise of its apocalyptic demise.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
13. Arrange the following in the correct ascending chronological order by using the code given below :
i. Sea-Bed Treaty
ii. Outer-space Treaty
iii. Antarctic Treaty
iv. Arms Trade Treaty
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) ii, iii, iv, i
(C) iv, iii, ii, i
(D) iii, ii, i, iv
14. ‘SHABIHA’ is
(A) Army of Syrain President
(B) Noble award Winner
(C) Place in UAE
(D) Community in Iraq
15. Under what provisions (chapter) of the U.N. Charter the Security Council is empowered to exercise coercive authority to prevent conflicts / civil war situations in particular countries / regions ?
(A) Chapter V
(B) Chapter VI
(C) Chapter VII
(D) Chapter VIII
16. Which one of the following scholars is prominently associated with the game theory ?
(A) Kenneth Waltz
(B) Hans D. Morgenthau
(C) Thomas Schelling
(D) M. Kaplan
17. Match the following organization in List – I with the years of their establishment in List – II using the given code :
18. Match the names of following books given in the List – I with the names of authors given in the List – II while using the following codes appropriately :
19. In which year India hosted a Summit with leaders of 14 African countries in New Delhi as a first attempt at
institutionalising at conference level engagement with Africa ?
(A) 2005
(B) 1998
(C) 2008
(D) 2010
20. Arrange the following events in descending chronological order by using the correct code as given below :
i. Military camp in Libya (Guddafi camp)
ii. Egyptian Revolution (Nasser Revolution)
iii. Iranian (Islamic) Revolution
iv. Military Camp in Iraq (overthrew of Monarchy)
Codes :
(A) i, iii, ii, iv
(B) ii, iv, i, iii
(C) iv, i, iii, ii
(D) iii, ii, iv, i
21. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The series of demonstrations across North Africa and Middle East brought forth the demand for autocratic regimes to step down and end the era of corruption and oppression.
Reason (R) : The population in the Middle East were aspiring to lead a decent life, earn an honest wage, under an effectively functioning constitutional system giving due regards to the people.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(B) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
22. In which year did Iran become a strategically of the Untied States, to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East ?
(A) 1960
(B) 1950
(C) 1956
(D) 1962
23. Match the countries in List – I with the dispute areas in List – II by using the given code :
24. Who of the following was called as ‘Red Napoleon’ ?
(A) Mao Zedong
(B) Lenin
(C) Ho Chi Minh
(D) Vo Nguyen Giap
25. Which of the two Southeast Asian countries joined ASEAN in 1997 ?
(A) Vietnam and Cambodia
(B) Myanmar and Laos
(C) Laos and Cambodia
(D) Vietnam and Laos
26. Which two of the Southeast Asian countries were affected badly by the Typhoon ‘Haiyan’ of November 2013
(A) Indonesia and Philippines
(B) Myanmar and Thailand
(C) Vietnam and The Philippines
(D) Malaysia and Singapore
27. ‘A Cambodian Odyssey’ is a book authored by
(A) Haing Ngor
(B) Pol Pot
(C) Norodom Sihanonk
(D) Murray Hiebert
28. A programme called ‘BIMAS’ was initiated in Indonesia in 1965 to improve
(A) Agriculture production
(B) Tea plantations
(C) Coal mining
(D) Aquaculture
29. Name two South-east Asian countries which do not maintain military presence at Spratlys in South China Sea.
(A) Indonesia, Vietnam
(B) Philippines, Malaysia
(C) Thailand, Brunei
(D) Malaysia, Myanmar
30. Ms Angle E. Brocks, the African Women who presided over 24th Session (1969) of the General Assembly belonged to
(A) Ghana
(B) Liberia
(C) Nigeria
(D) Togo
31. The large number of landlocked counties is a unique geopolitical feature of Sub-Saharan African. How many Land Locked Countries are there in Sub-Sahara Africa ?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 11
32. The idea of Pan-African e-network was first mooted by
(A) Dr. Sam Petroda
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
33. Choose the correct ascending chronological order on the basis of the codes given below :
i. The Southern African Development Community
ii. Community of Sahel-Saharan States
iii. The East African Community
iv. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Codes :
(A) ii, i, iv, iii
(B) iii, iv, i, ii
(C) iv, iii, ii, i
(D) i, iv, ii, iii
34. Boko Haram is the extreme group active in
(A) Malawi
(B) Nigeria
(C) Mali
(D) South Sudan
35. Match the following Regional Economic grouping in List – I, with their seats of Secretariat in List – II by using the given code :
36. Match the Presidents mentioned in List – I with their countries mentioned in List – II with the help of the code given below :
37. Match the following authors by List – I with their books in List – II by using the given codes :
38. One of the most significant boundary disputes between China and Soviet Union occurred in
(A) 1962
(B) 1965
(C) 1969
(D) 1976
39. In a foreign policy article, who stated that Russian relationship with the US is not a ‘partnership’ but ‘Cold Peace’
(A) Putin
(B) Kozyrev
(C) Primakov
(D) Lavrov
40. Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) with Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The post Soviet Russia shifted from the Antarctic Central Planning to market oriented economy for
integrating its economy with the global economy.
Reason (R) : With the disappearance of the ideological barrier, Russia moved towards pragmatic considerations during the continuing wave of globalization that would provide better economic opportunities for Russia.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(C) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
41. Who labelled Russian model of democracy as ‘managed democracy’, ‘authoritarian democracy’, ‘corrupt autocracy’, ‘authoritarian presidentialism’ ?
(A) L. Shvetsova
(B) Steven Fish
(C) Valerie Bunce
(D) Daniel Trieman
42. Which of the following countries share borders with Russian Federation ?
(A) China, Ukraine, Belarussia, Hungary
(B) Kazakhistan, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
(C) China, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarussia
(D) Uzbekistan, China, Georgia, Tajikistan
43. Which are the following land locked states that broke away from the Soviet Union ?
(A) Kazakhistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
(B) Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
(C) Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan
(D) Kazakhistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
44. In which one of the following Central Asian Countries, India established its military base ?
(A) Uzbekistan
(B) Turkmenistan
(C) Tajikistan
(D) Kyrgyzstan
45. During whose regime did Primarkov serve Russia to successfully strike a balance in Russia’s foreign policy on relations between the East and the West ?
(A) Gorbachev
(B) Khrushchev
(C) Yeltsin
(D) Putin
46. India’s Second international-standard multi purpose Integrated Check Post (ICP) was established on 17 November, 2013 along with
(A) Myanmar border
(B) Bangladesh border
(C) Nepal border
(D) Pakistan border
47. Indira Gandhi prize for Peace and Disarmament for 2013 is awarded to
(A) German chancellor Angelo Merkel
(B) President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela
(C) Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland
(D) President of France, Francois Hollande
48. Which of the two political parties have emerged as largest ones in recently held elections for the Constituent Assembly in Nepal ?
i. Communist Party of Nepal – United Marxist Feminist
ii. Rashtriya Prajatantra Party
iii. United Communist Party of Nepal – Marxist
iv. Nepali Congress
Codes :
(A) i and iii are correct.
(B) i and iv are correct.
(C) ii and iii are correct.
(D) iii and iv are correct.
49. Point out the names of two candidates who qualified for the runoff (second round) elections in the presidential poll in Maldives held in November 2013. While answering use the following codes :
i. Abdullah Yameen
ii. Gasim Ibrahim
iii. Mohammed Nasheed
iv. Waheed Hassan
Codes :
(A) i and iii
(B) i and iv
(C) ii and iii
(D) ii and iv
50. Identify from among the following the legacy of the British rule over Indian subcontinent which ultimately-led to its liquidation :
i. Steel frame of bureaucracy
ii. Socio-political modernization
iii. Politico-administrative integration of India
iv. Science and technological revolution
Codes :
(A) i and iii are correct.
(B) ii and iv are correct.
(C) i and iv are correct.
(D) ii and iii are correct.
51. Rearrange the following events in correct ascending order. Use the codes given below :
i. Independence of Sri Lanka
ii. Independence of India
iii. Independence of Bangladesh
iv. Independence of Pakistan
Codes :
(A) iv, ii, i, iii
(B) iii, i, ii, iv
(C) ii, iii, i, iv
(D) i, ii, iv, iii
52. Rearrange the names of following countries in chronologically ascending order as per dates of elections which were held currently in 2013. Use the codes given below while answering.
i. Nepal
ii. Pakistan
iii. Maldives
iv. Bhutan
Codes :
(A) iii, i, ii, iv
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) ii, iv, iii, i
(D) iv, iii, ii, i
53. Identify the sectors from among the following which India has preferred for aid and assistance to Afghanistan in its nation-building efforts :
i. Development of infrastructural bases
ii. Defence and strategic preparedness
iii. Industrial development
iv. Social sector (health, education etc.)
Codes :
(A) i and iii
(B) ii and iii
(C) i and ii
(D) i and iv
54. In which of the following countries the judiciary tried but failed to play an active role in keeping a watch over executive affairs ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
55. Which one of the following USPresidents signed the Partial Test Ban treaty ?
(A) J.F. Kennedy
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Ronald Reagan
56. Who among the U.S. Presidents was in office when the “New Deal”policy was carried out ?
(A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(B) Theodor Roosevelt
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) J.F. Kennedy
57. What is correct about pocket veto used by a U.S. President ?
(A) Papers which are kept by a President in his pocket.
(B) A medal tagged to the pocket of a President’s wear
(C) Refusal by the President to approve the resolutions sent by the cabinet.
(D) Keeping pending without signing a bill passed by the U.S. Congress.
58. Who among the following wrote that the “Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine” ?
(A) Robert J. Art
(B) Robert Jeruis
(C) K. Waltz
(D) Sir James Jean
59. Which one of the following treaties was signed by the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R for the elimination of their intermediate and shorter range missiles ?
(A) New START Treaty
(B) INF Treaty
(C) START – I
(D) SALT – II
60. Who among the following scholars do not belong to the World Systems Theory of International Relations ?
(A) Immanuel Wallerstein
(B) Andre G. Frank
(C) John Mearsheimar
(D) Samir Amir
61. Which one of the following is not the tool of Confidence Building Measures ?
(A) Communication
(B) Transparency
(C) Verification
(D) Counter Proliferation Initiative by Super Power
62. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The continuing poverty and social injustice prevalent in Latin America calls for stronger state intervention to bring out comprehensive development.
Reason (R) : Economic growth under the current global economic system may often throw a country into crises and chaos.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(B) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
63. Identify the correct code in ascending chronological order of the following US and Mexico agreement :
i. NAFTA Free Trade Zone Agreement
ii. La Paz Agreement
iii. US – Mexico Water Treaty
iv. Plan Mexico
Codes :
(A) iii, ii, i, iv
(B) iv, iii, ii, i
(C) i, iv, iii, ii
(D) ii, i, iv, iii
64. What do you understand by START programme in Latin America ?
(A) A military alliance for strategic cooperation.
(B) A civil society organisation for human rights protection.
(C) An umbrella organisation of Canada for policing borders in Haiti.
(D) An organisation of North America for environmental protection.
65. Which country faced the coup d’etat in 2004 in Latin America ?
(A) Honduras
(B) Haiti
(C) Panama
(D) Peru
66. What is MERCASUR ?
(A) Religious Forum
(B) Political Institution
(C) Human Rights Organisation
(D) Trading Alliance
67. CELAC has the following members :
(A) US, Canada and BRICS
(B) Canada, BRICS and Union of South American Nations (USAU)
(C) BRICS, US and USAU
(D) All the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean region.
68. Which country advocated for and successfully secured the adoption of the Santiago Declaration on democratic governance and the establishment of the Unit for the Promotion of Democracy in Latin America ?
(A) US
(B) Canada
(C) UK
(D) France
69. Which country was appreciated by the transnational civil society groups for the nationalisation of oil and other major industries in the era of globalisation ?
(A) Argentina
(B) Brazil
(C) Colombia
(D) Venezuela
70. Arrange the following in correct ascending chronological order by using the code given below :
i. SALT-II
ii. ABM Treaty
iii. START-I
iv. INF Treaty
Codes :
(A) ii, i, iv, iii
(B) i, ii, iii, iv
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) iii, iv, i, ii
Read the above paragraph and answer the following questions :
The triangular relationship between Indonesia, China and the United States has fluctuated throughout history. The peak of Indonesia – China relations was during the Sukarno era when the Jakarta-Beijing axis became an irritant to Washington. After an initial honeymoon period, when the United States supported Indonesian independence against he wish of its Dutch ally, the relationship went sour as Sukarno tilted towards China. But the United States continued to cultivate allies among military officers during this period. Sino-Indonesian relations took a freefall dive almost overnight after the failed communist coup attempt back by China in 1965, which killed a number of high-ranking army officers. Suharto’s anti communist Indonesia became one of the United States’ most important allies in Southeast Asia. The US also became one of the most important allies for Suharto in carrying out his developmental policies.
71. The relations among Indonesia, china and the United States was discerned in the post Indonesian independence
era as
(A) Indonesia siding with China
(B) Indonesia siding with United States
(C) Indonesia Non-committal to any side
(D) Fluctuations in the relations
72. Indonesia became an irritant to the Unites States, because
(A) Indonesia challenged the United States militarily
(B) Sukarno tilted towards communist China
(C) Developed groupism in Southeast Asia
(D) Sided with Soviet Union
73. Sukarno turned against China because
(A) China did not help Indonesia economically
(B) China failed to extend military support to Indonesia
(C) China supported a communist backed military camp against Sukarno
(D) Indonesian communists were against Sukarno
74. Whom did the United States support in Indonesia against Sukarno ?
(A) Some Islamic groups
(B) Demonatic parties in Indonesia
(C) Military headed by Suharto
(D) Sukarno Megaputri
75. The United States expected one of the following from Sukarnos successor :
(A) To establish a demonatic rule
(B) To be anti-communist
(C) To be non-aligned
(D) To be the neo-colony of the United States
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