CSS International Relations Past Paper 2009

PAPER (Objective) 20 Marks

Multiple choice Questions. (20)

(i) Sarah Palin is the governor of:
(a) New York
(b) Alaska
(c) Illinois
(d) None of these

(ii) President de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO in:
(a) 1966
(b) 1950
(c) 1962
(d) None of these

(iii) Pearl Harbor, USA, naval base in Hawaiian Islands, during WWII was attacked by:
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) Cuba
(d) None of these

(iv) According to Brandt Report, ‘The South’ consists of:
(a) Third World Countries
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) None of these

(v) In 1933 Hitler signed an agreement with the Pope known as:
(a) Brandeus
(b) Concordat
(c) Peace Pact
(d) None of these

(vi) The current president of Russia is:
(a) Vladimir Putin
(b) Nicolas Sarkozy
(c) Dmitry Medvedev
(d) None of these

(vii) North Korea invaded South Korea in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1950
(c) 1959
(d) None of these

(viii) Indian Congress came into power under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi in:
(a) 2000
(b) 2004
(c) 2006
(d) None of these

(ix) The UN Charter in 1945 was drawn up in:
(a) New York
(b) San Francisco
(c) Washington
(d) None of these

(x) Owen Young, who gave the Young Plan, was:
(a) an American Banker
(b) German President
(c) British Ambassador
(d) None of these

(xi) Windhoek is the capital of:
(a) Ziganda
(b) Namibia
(c) Luxembourg
(d) None of these

(xii) CENTO was dissolved in:
(a) 1979
(b) 1981
(c) 1998
(d) None of these

(xiii) The First Hague Conference was held in:
(a) 1890
(b) 1907
(c) 1914
(d) None of these

(xiv) NPT is not signed by:
(a) China
(b) Israel
(c) Russia
(d) None of these

(xv) Afghanistan has vice presidents:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) None
(d) None of these

(xvi) Current Foreign Secretary of Pakistan is:
(a) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(b) Salman Bashir
(c) Sherry Rehman
(d) None of these

(xvii) ASEAN Summit 2008 took place in:
(a) Bangkok
(b) Malaysia
(c) Philippines
(d) None of these

(xviii) Faroe Island is:
(a) a Scandinavian State
(b) Darwin’s birthplace
(c) an American Prison
(d) None of these

(xix) Ronald Reagan was a presidential candidate of:
(a) Republican
(b) Democrats
(c) Both
(d) None of these

(xx) “Politics among Nations” was written by:
(a) K.J. Holsti
(b) Gavin Boyd
(c) Hans J. Morgenthau
(d) None of these

PAPER (Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR questionsfrom PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2. Describe and discuss the concept of Nation-State and evaluate its future in the light of certain recent developments.

Q.3. Discuss the importance of International Relations as a field of study.

Q.4. Critically discuss the origin and developments of the Cold War and its consequences on World Politics.

Q.5. Economic realities compelled the members of the Developing World to demand the establishment of a New International Economic Order. Give your comment.

Q.6. What factors were responsible for the Creation of the WARSAW and NATO Pacts? Can NATO’s continuing existence be justified?

Q.7. Critically evaluate American Foreign Policy towards Pakistan.

Q.8. What is Nuclear Proliferation? How far is the United States of America justified in making a nuclear deal with India?