CSS International Relations Past Paper 2010
PAPER (Objective) 20 Marks
Multiple choice Questions. (20)
(i) UNO was formed in:
(a) 1944
(b) 1945
(c) 1946
(d) None of these
(ii) The Cold War between USA and USSR started in:
(a) 1942
(b) 1945
(c) 1946
(d) None of these
(iii) Peaceful Co-existence between USA and USSR was initiated by:
(a) Stalin
(b) Brezhnev
(c) Khrushchev
(d) None of these
(iv) Détente between USA and USSR was started between:
(a) 1959-69
(b) 1969-79
(c) 1980-90
(d) None of these
(v) Perestroika was started by:
(a) Brezhnev
(b) Podgorny
(c) Gorbachev
(d) None of these
(vi) The ‘Taliban’ came to power in Afghanistan in:
(a) 1990
(b) 1992
(c) 1996
(d) None of these
(vii) Ismail Haniya is:
(a) President of Palestine
(b) Lebanese Minister
(c) Leader of Hamas
(d) None of these
(viii) Netanyahu is:
(a) President of Taiwan
(b) Defence Minister of China
(c) Prime Minister of Israel
(d) None of these
(ix) USSR was disintegrated in:
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) None of these
(x) Theory and Practice of International Relations was written by:
(a) Padelford and Lincoln
(b) Palmer and Perkins
(c) Hans J. Morgenthau
(d) None of these
(xi) Kim Jong Un is:
(a) President of South Korea
(b) Foreign Minister of Burma
(c) President of North Korea
(d) None of these
(xii) Javier Solana is:
(a) Foreign Minister of Spain
(b) President of Namibia
(c) Foreign Policy Adviser of European Union
(d) None of these
(xiii) Ronald Reagan, an actor, became president of:
(a) Mexico
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) None of these
(xiv) NPT was signed in:
(a) 1966
(b) 1968
(c) 1970
(d) None of these
(xv) CTBT was signed in:
(a) 1990
(b) 1944
(c) 1995
(d) None of these
(xvi) People’s Republic of China came into being in:
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) None of these
(xvii) WTO was formed in:
(a) 1990
(b) 1993
(c) 1995
(d) None of these
(xviii) Cuban Missile Crisis took place in:
(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) None of these
(xix) NATO was signed in:
(a) 1945
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) None of these
(xx) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is from:
(a) Burma
(b) Mauritius
(c) South Korea
(d) None of these
PAPER (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questionsfrom PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2. ‘Can you imagine a world without Inter-State Relations’? Explain the importance of International Relations in the Nuclear Age.
Q.3. Describe the basic features of the Modern Nation State. What are the dangers to its future?
Q.4. Define Balance of Terror. How far it has succeeded in preventing a major war in the world?
Q.5. Explain the Socio-Economic and Political Compulsions which led to the formation of Regional Blocs.
Q.6. “After the downfall of Colonialism. The Western Powers have embarked upon a new policy of “Economic Imperialism” through IMF, World Bank, Multi-Nationals and WTO”. Do you agree? Substantiate.
Q.7. “The Kashmir Problem has been mishandled from the beginning and every successive Government in Pakistan has contributed to that”. Critically explain the statement.
Q.8. “The Al-Qaeeda phobia has made USA a neurotic Super Power. She is disregarding the norms of International Law and Diplomacy”. Make your comments by a brief survey of US Global Policy.