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International Relations — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Political Science & International Relations MCQs on International Relations — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, KPPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
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Who is given credit to coin the term - Soft Power?

Question 2 of 40
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Which one of the pairs is not correctly matched?

Question 3 of 40
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Which among the following Revolution is said to be primarily responsible for revival of national sentiment?

Question 4 of 40
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Which one of the following is not correct about Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?

Question 5 of 40
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Who among the following argued that "realism is likely to remain the single most useful instrument in our intellectual toolbox"?

Question 6 of 40
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Who among the following implicitly espoused the cause of internationalism by proposing the establishment of a general Parliament for Europe?

Question 7 of 40
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Who among the following used the phrase - The United Nations is 'sharing in the name of solidarity' for underlining the necessity of the UN?

Question 8 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Book) List-II (Author) a. International Relations Theory: The Three Traditions 1. Gerhard Wahlers b. The North South Divide and the International System 2. Tadjbaksh Shakbanon and Anuradha Chenoy c. Human Security 3. N. B. Adams d. India and the European Union 4. Martin Wright

Question 9 of 40
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Which one of the following peace keeping operations of the United Nations is not an example of first generation peace keeping operations?

Question 10 of 40
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The most notable contribution to an understanding of the decision-making theory has been made by:

Question 11 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Scholars) List-II (Statements) a. McLean and McMillan 1. It is not so much the absolute power of a state as its power positions in relation to other states that counts. b. Morgenthau 2. Defined power as the capacity to impose one-s will on others by reliance on effective sanctions in the case of non-compliance. c. George Schwarzerberger 3. Defined power as man's control over the minds and actions of other men. d. Van Dyke 4. Power is the ability to make people do what they would not otherwise have done.

Question 12 of 40
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Economic diplomacy is also termed as

Question 13 of 40
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Which one of the following was not a feature of 'Old Diplomacy'?

Question 14 of 40
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Which of the following pairs are correctly match? Choose your answer: List-I List-II 1 The Control of the Arms Race Hedley Bull 2 Some Economic Aspects of Disarmament L. Gromoo and V. Strigachow 3 The Challenge of the Nineteen Sixties James P. Warbarg 4 Winning without War Emile Benoit

Question 15 of 40
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Morgenthau's classification of ideologies doesn't include'

Question 16 of 40
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Who among the following regards international politics as an autonomous discipline? 1. C. A. W. Manning 2. Karlin M. Copper 3. Martin Wright 4. Hoffson Select the correct answer:

Question 17 of 40
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A system connotes . . . . . . . . between units.

Question 18 of 40
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Which of the following organisations contains the essence of the concept of internationalism?

Question 19 of 40
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Bachract and Baratz have mentioned about the three classes of international relations to control the conduct of states. Which of the following are the three classes? 1. Influence relationship 2. Force relationship 3. Legitimate relationship 4. Power relationship Select the correct answer:

Question 20 of 40
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As of 2019, who among the following countries are permanent non-member observer states in the General Assembly of the United Nations?

Question 21 of 40
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Who believes that a theory of International politics is "but a specific instance of a general theory of politics"?

Question 22 of 40
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Who among the following declared that the state is retreating in the face of the superior power of globalisation?

Question 23 of 40
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The International Court of Justice popularly known as the

Question 24 of 40
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What is not true about ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations)?

Question 25 of 40
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The whole case of idealism is based on the general ideal of evolutionary progress in:

Question 26 of 40
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The United Nations Charter means:

Question 27 of 40
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WTO is serving as the successor to which of the following organisations:

Question 28 of 40
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Who among the following scholars asserted that - "Globalization does not simply refer to the objectiveness of increasing inter-connectedness. It also refers to cultural and subjective matters [namely, the scope and depth of consciousness of the world as a single place"]?

Question 29 of 40
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Who among the following has remarked that, power in a political context means "the power of man over the minds and actions of other men."

Question 30 of 40
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Balance of Power' is an important principle of

Question 31 of 40
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Erich Kaufmann wrote in a book that the essence of the State was:

Question 32 of 40
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Which member state of ASEAN had joined this regional organisation in 1999?

Question 33 of 40
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According to Kaplan, the most likely transformation of the balance of power system is into a:

Question 34 of 40
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding Economic and Social Council of UN? 1. The Council has 54 members. 2. The Council generally hold several short sessions and many preparatory meetings and panel discussions with the members of civil society throughout the year. 3. It also holds a three-week substantive session in July. 4. Voting in the Council is by simple majority, each member has one vote. Select the correct answer:

Question 35 of 40
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Who among the following realist thinkers identifies 'three images of politics'?

Question 36 of 40
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According to Morgenthau, the best means of preserving peace in a society of sovereign nations is:

Question 37 of 40
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Security Council has . . . . . . . . non permanent members.

Question 38 of 40
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Game theory owes a heavy debt to the seminal work entitled, 'The Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour'. It has been written by

Question 39 of 40
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A unipolar condition to which George W. Bush Jr. referred as a balance of power that favours

Question 40 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Soviet Union-German Non-Aggression Pact 1. September 1939 b. Germany invaded Soviet Union 2. March 1939 c. Germany occupied Czechoslovakia 3. June 1941 d. Germany invaded Poland 4. April 1941

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