CSS International Relations Past Paper 2007
PAPER (Objective) 20 Marks
Multiple choice Questions. (20)
(1) The Great Britain and Russia agreed to make Afghanistan a buffer state between their empires in:
(a) 1879
(b) 1897
(c) 1869
(d) None of these
(2) Amnesty International was established in London by the British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in:
(a) 1961
(b) 1951
(c) 1971
(d) None of these
(3) The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and United States was signed in:
(a) 1951
(b) 1945
(c) 1950
(d) None of these
(4) The Treaty of Versailles settled peace in:
(a) Europe
(b) Middle East
(c) Africa
(d) None of these
(5) The Commonwealth of independent states was established in:
(a) 1991
(b) 1990
(c) 1989
(d) None of these
(6) International Monetary Fund was formed after Bretton Woods Conference in:
(a) 1944
(b) 1943
(c) 1945
(d) None of these
(7) “Issues in Global Politics” was written by:
(a) E. H. Corr
(b) Gavin Boyed
(c) James N Rosenau
(d) None of these
(8) South West Asia is popularly known as:
(a) Near East
(b) Middle East
(c) Arab World
(d) None of these
(9) NATO was organized in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) None of these
(10) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in:
(a) 1960
(b) 1968
(c) 1970
(d) None of these
(11) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation consists of:
(a) 7 states
(b) 8 states
(c) 5 states
(d) None of these
(12) Suez crisis between Egypt, France, Britain, Israel began in:
(a) 1956
(b) 1955
(c) 1954
(d) None of these
(13) The International Court of Justice was constituted on:
(a) 26th June 1945
(b) 21st June 1946
(c) 23rd June 1948
(d) None of these
(14) The Charter of United Nations consists of:
(a) 108 articles
(b) 101 articles
(c) 111 articles
(d) None of these
(15) The British Secretary of Foreign Affairs A. Balfour announced British support to establish a Jewish state in Palestine in:
(a) November 1917
(b) October 1916
(c) December 1918
(d) None of these
(16) To cripple British Communication with India, Napoleon organized a military expedition to Egypt in:
(a) 1798
(b) 1789
(c) 1898
(d) None of these
(17) LAIA stands for:
(a) Latin America Integration Association
(b) Latin America Information Agency
(c) Latin America Investment Association
(d) None of these
(18) Arab League was established on:
(a) 22nd March 1945
(b) 22nd April 1945
(c) 22nd February 1945
(d) None of these
(19) The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT-I) was signed in:
(a) 1972
(b) 1971
(c) 1974
(d) None of these
(20) The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located in:
(a) Bangkok
(b) Manila
(c) Singapore
(d) None of these
PAPER (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questionsfrom PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. “Europeans transformed the Westphalian System of States into empires during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries to increase their wealth and power.” Elucidate the statement.
Q.3. Describe interactions among nations through diplomacy for establishing balance of power to preserve their national interest.
Q.4. Comparatively analyze the basic philosophy of International Relations, “Peace and Security,” which has been challenged by the emerging “Economic Regionalism and Military Technologies.”
Q.5. How do you perceive US military engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq and its implications in the near future?
Q.6. The two great wars dismantled colonialism and created the Third World and Non-Alignment Movement. How did the UN justify its role in world affairs?
Q.7. Discuss the role of Nuclear Diplomacy in South Asia with particular reference to the “US-Indian Nuclear Deal” and its activation of Indo-Russian Nuclear Cooperation.
Q.8. The post-Cold War world order promised peace, security, democracy, nuclear non-proliferation, and human rights protection. Assess its repercussions at present, as confronted by the world community in the context of terrorism, nuclear proliferation, globalization, and the erosion of human dignity.