CSS International Relations Past Paper 2008
PAPER (Objective) 20 Marks
Multiple choice Questions. (20)
(i) International Relations during 1648—1945 were characterized by:
(a) Bi-polar system
(b) Multi-polar system
(c) Uni-polar system
(d) None of these
(ii) French revolution occurred in:
(a) 1787
(b) 1789
(c) 1798
(d) None of these
(iii) World population was one billion in:
(a) 1800
(b) 1803
(c) 1850
(d) None of these
(iv) Versailles Peace Conference was held in:
(a) 1918
(b) 1919
(c) 1920
(d) None of these
(v) Germany invaded Poland in:
(a) 1938
(b) 1939
(c) 1940
(d) None of these
(vi) Bretton Woods Conference was concluded in:
(a) July 1944
(b) August 1944
(c) September 1944
(d) None of these
(vii) ECOSOC has been established under chapter______ of the UN charter:
(a) V
(b) VII
(c) X
(d) None of these
(viii) The UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim belonged to:
(a) Austria
(b) Poland
(c) Belgium
(d) None of these
(ix) “Politics among Nations” was written by:
(a) K.J. Holsti
(b) Hans Morgenthau
(c) Frederick Hartman
(d) None of these
(x) United Arab Emirates is a federation of:
(a) 5 Emirates
(b) 6 Emirates
(c) 7 Emirates
(d) None of these
(xi) The ICJ is located at:
(a) Washington
(b) Geneva
(c) The Hague
(d) None of these
(xii) Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during:
(a) 1958
(b) 1960
(c) 1962
(d) None of these
(xiii) German reunification occurred in:
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) None of these
(xiv) The WTO began in:
(a) 1993
(b) 1994
(c) 1995
(d) None of these
(xv) Switzerland joined the UN during:
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) None of these
(xvi) OIC is an organization of:
(a) 48 states
(b) 57 states
(c) 60 states
(d) None of these
(xvii) African Development Bank was established in:
(a) 1962
(b) 1964
(c) 1969
(d) None of these
(xviii) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone consists of ______ members:
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) None of these
(xix) The author of the famous book, “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” is:
(a) Gerald Ford
(b) Henry Kissinger
(c) Ronald Reagan
(d) None of these
(xx) Mauritius and Seychelles are located in ______ ocean:
(a) Pacific
(b) Western Indian
(c) Mediterranean
(d) None of these
PAPER (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questionsfrom PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. The emergence of the sovereign state as a primary actor was just the beginning of the evolution of the modern International System. Assess the pace of change in International Relations from 1815 to 1914.
Q.3. War and Peace are conflicting values of International Politics. A state cannot encourage one without sacrificing the other. Describe three means of peace and security in the nuclear age.
Q.4. “Development of International Law and Organization are the efforts of all states to make the International System less anarchic.” Elucidate the statement.
Q.5. How can a Nation-state best protect her interest and identity in a transitional World Order?
Q.6. Since South Asia has been dominated by the antagonism between India and Pakistan, what impact do nuclear weapons have on the balance of power in the region?
Q.7. Terrorism has compelled everyone to think, “No one can be trusted and everyone is to be feared.” Discuss an appropriate response to Domestic and International terrorism.
Q.8. How effective is the UN in dealing with global problems? What will the International System look like in the year 2050?