International Relations MCQs

Option A: Was the Eastern bloc’s answer to NATO

Option B: Gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament f West Germany

Option C: Was a direct response to the Truman doctrine

Option D: Was the Eastern bloc’s answer to NATO and gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament of West Germany

Correct Answer: D. Was the Eastern bloc’s answer to NATO and gained impetus after the 1954 rearmament of West Germany ✔

Option A: Detente with the USSR

Option B: Rapprochement with China

Option C: German Ostpolitik

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Occurred in the 1970’s

Option B: Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan

Option C: Described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s

Option D: Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan and described a confrontational period in the late 1980’s

Correct Answer: Followed the elections of Ronald Reagan ✔

Option A: The US, the USSR, China

Option B: The USSR, the US, France

Option C: The US, the USSR, Britain

Option D: The USSR, the US, Britain

Correct Answer: The US, the USSR, Britain ✔

Option A: Was a catchphrase for foreign policy under Gorbachev

Option B: Replaced the Khrushchev doctrine

Option C: Followed glasnost and perestroika

Option D: Was a catchphrase for foreign policy under Gorbachev and followed glasnost and perestroika

Correct Answer: Was a catchphrase for foreign policy under Gorbachev ✔

Option A: Cuba (1962)

Option B: Able Archer (1983)

Option C: The Arab Israeli War (1979)

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: occurred on September 11th 2001

Option B: Refers to US primacy since 1989

Option C: Is over, according to most IR theorists

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: Refers to US primacy since 1989 ✔

Option A: Gorbachev and Reagan’s leadership

Option B: The relative economic strength of the United States

Option C: The ideological attractiveness of Western democracy and capitalism

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Became a defining term of international discourse

Option B: Had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf

Option C: Became a defining idea of Realist theory

Option D: Became a defining term of international discourse and had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf

Correct Answer: Became a defining term of international discourse ✔

Option A: Was predicted by constructivist scholars of international relations

Option B: Is a key feature of and challenge in the post-cold war order

Option C: Has stifled debate about the ends and means of American foreign policy

Option D: Was unaffected by 9/11

Correct Answer: Is a key feature of and challenge in the post-cold war order ✔

Option A: Has struggled to reconcile deepening integration with fragmentation such as that in the former Yugoslavia

Option B: is debating the extent and depth of a “European foreign and security policy” but remains uncertain of their future

Option C: Emphasizes international institutions

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Has decentralized the Russian economy

Option B: Has promoted Western-style civil rights

Option C: Has nationalized Russian economic assets

Option D: Was Yeltsin’s predecessor

Correct Answer: Has nationalized Russian economic assets ✔

Option A: North Korea’s nuclear programme

Option B: Outstanding territorial disputes

Option C: China’s declining economic power

Option D: North Korea’s nuclear programme and outstanding territorial disputes

Correct Answer: D. North Korea’s nuclear programme and outstanding territorial disputes ✔

Option A: Is an issue considered by every region of the world today

Option B: is unequivocally a cause for optimism

Option C: Is characterized by a shift toward economic autarky

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Creates new challenges in terms of domestic social stability, migration, and political violence

Option B: Has become more important as globalization empowers sub-state actors

Option C: Has caused scholars to reconsider the helpfulness of the term “Third World”

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Argued that old methods of dealing with contemporary challenges were obsolete and ineffective

Option B: Changed direction sharply after 9/11

Option C: Led to a controversial war in Iraq whose reasons and effects are still being highly debated

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Medieval Christian Europe

Option B: Medieval Islam

Option C: Ancient China

Option D: Medieval Christian Europe, Medieval Islam, and Ancient China

Correct Answer: Medieval Christian Europe ✔

Option A: A benign form of cosmopolitan democracy

Option B: Imperial expansion.

Option C: Diplomacy, law, and the balance of power

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Diplomacy, law, and the balance of power ✔

Option A: newspapers

Option B: telephones

Option C: short-wave

Option D: satellite transmissions

Correct Answer: satellite transmissions ✔

Option A: al Rasheed

Option B: al Kalipha

Option C: al Bassara

Option D: al Jazeera

Correct Answer: al Jazeera ✔

Option A: Venezuela

Option B: Norway

Option C: Russia

Option D: Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: Venezuela ✔

Option A: the shared parts of the earth

Option B: the parts of the Earth not accessible to any one nation

Option C: natural phenomena that affect all inhabitants of the Earth

Option D: all parts of nature that contribute to the health of the global environment

Correct Answer: the shared parts of the earth ✔

Option A: East Asia

Option B: West Africa

Option C: South America

Option D: the Middle East

Correct Answer: the Middle East ✔

Option A: Tigris

Option B: Syrian

Option C: Jordon

Option D: Nile

Correct Answer: Jordon ✔

Option A: An increase in chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere

Option B: A global temperature increase of three to ten degrees Fahrenheit

Option C: An increase in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface

Option D: A global temperature increase of ten to fifteen degrees Celsius

Correct Answer: A global temperature increase of three to ten degrees Fahrenheit ✔

Option A: the Middle East

Option B: North America

Option C: South America

Option D: Europe

Correct Answer: the Middle East ✔

Option A: enclosure

Option B: privatization

Option C: reclamation

Option D: land division

Correct Answer: enclosure ✔

Option A: the Commission on Sustainable Development

Option B: Greenpeace

Option C: the Montreal Protocol

Option D: the UN Environmental Program

Correct Answer: the Commission on Sustainable Development ✔

Option A: UNCLOS III

Option B: Framework Convention on Climate Change

Option C: Kyoto Protocol

Option D: UNEP

Correct Answer: Kyoto Protocol ✔

Option A: China

Option B: the United States

Option C: Russia

Option D: Great Britain

Correct Answer: the United States ✔

Option A: multilateral

Option B: regional

Option C: economic

Option D: global

Correct Answer: regional ✔

Option A: sustainable

Option B: pro-child

Option C: pronatalist

Option D: expansionist

Correct Answer: pronatalist ✔

Option A: high death rates

Option B: high birthrates

Option C: high rates and death rates that are close to each other

Option D: rapid population growth

Correct Answer: high rates and death rates that are close to each other ✔

Option A: North America

Option B: South America

Option C: Africa

Option D: Southeast Asia

Correct Answer: North America ✔

Option A: Sustainable

Option B: Large-scale

Option C: Progressive

Option D: Reliable

Correct Answer: Sustainable ✔

Option A: Iran

Option B: Saudi Arabia

Option C: Iraq

Option D: Egypt

Correct Answer: Iran ✔

Option A: Wars, droughts, epidemics, and disasters have a strong destabilizing effect on the global death rate

Option B: Death rates tend to be stable from one state or region to another, but vary strongly at the global death rate

Option C: Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade

Option D: Global warming has brought a measurable rise in global death rates

Correct Answer: Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade ✔

Option A: television talk shows that criticized his regime

Option B: the people’s access to Western broadcasts like CNN

Option C: the failure of the regime to use new media to broadcast its messages

Option D: huge protests organized through text messages

Correct Answer: huge protests organized through text messages ✔

Option A: broader communities of experts from various states that structure the way states manage environmental issues

Option B: broader management structures that coordinate the diverse activities of international organizations.

Option C: state bureaucrats nominated or elected to deal with environmental issues

Option D: groups of protesters or activists that have organized to oppose corporate interests

Correct Answer: broader communities of experts from various states that structure the way states manage environmental issues ✔

Option A: has been successful, but is not projected to have any significant effect on the hole in the ozone layer

Option B: has been the most important success in global efforts to coordinate environmental protection

Option C: is one of the most prominent failures of international efforts to coordinate environmental protection

Option D: has been ratified by most states and seem some voluntary compliance, but has failed to win the approval of some of the largest violators of CFC emissions

Correct Answer: has been the most important success in global efforts to coordinate environmental protection ✔

Option A: Natural resource conservation

Option B: Climate change

Option C: Pollution

Option D: a and c

Correct Answer: a and c ✔

Option A: Results from an inherent tension between collective and individual responsibility

Option B: Can always be resolved through privatization and nationalization of the commons

Option C: Is independent of the carrying capacity of the common

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: Results from an inherent tension between collective and individual responsibility ✔

Option A: Emphasize the role of institutions in regulating the environment

Option B: Focuses ones of state power and interest

Option C: Emphasizes the role played by epistemic communities of scientists

Option D: Focus on the dissemination of environmental norms

Correct Answer: Focuses ones of state power and interest ✔

Option A: Is German in origin

Option B: Advocates for a higher standard for environmental action

Option C: Has become increasingly popular

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: The precautionary principle

Option B: The polluter pays

Option C: Prior informed consent

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Arrangements for the transfer of funds, technology and expertise

Option B: Environmental projects in developed countries

Option C: a and b

Option D: None of the options given is correct

Correct Answer: a and b ✔

Option A: Is disseminated through epistemic communities

Option B: Has played a key role in the creation of framework conventions and control protocols

Option C: Has particularly influenced the discourse of climate change

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Epistemic Community

Option B: Global environmental common

Option C: Ecological footprint

Option D: Convention

Correct Answer: Ecological footprint ✔

Option A: The Montreal Protocol

Option B: The ChloroFluoroCarbon Treaty

Option C: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Option D: None of the options given is correct

Correct Answer: The Montreal Protocol ✔

Option A: was set up in 1988 under the auspices of WMO and UNEP

Option B: Focuses on climate science, impacts, and economic and social dimensions of climate change

Option C: Has concluded that warming of the climate system is unequivocal

Option D: All of the options given are correct

Correct Answer: All of the options given are correct ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Indus River ✔

Option A: Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project

Option B: Tulbul project

Option C: Wullar Lake barrage

Option D: Baglihar Dam

Correct Answer: Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project ✔

Option A: Neelum

Option B: Jhelum

Option C: Ravi

Option D: Ganga

Correct Answer: Neelum ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Indus River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Indus River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Indus River ✔

Option A: Domestic and agriculture use

Option B: Restricted use of hydroelectric power through a “run-of-th river” plant

Option C: Non-consumptive use

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Chenab River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Indus River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Jhelum River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Jhelum River ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Jhelum River ✔

Option A: January 2004

Option B: February 2005

Option C: March 2006

Option D: April 2007

Correct Answer: January 2004 ✔

Option A: Srinagar

Option B: Doda

Option C: Azad Kashmir

Option D: Baramola

Correct Answer: Doda ✔

Option A: Jhelum River

Option B: Indus River

Option C: Chenab River

Option D: Ravi River

Correct Answer: Jhelum River ✔

Option A: it will slop its construction

Option B: according to the will of Pakistan it is changing its gated structure

Option C: it will share dam’s 450 M/q of power with Pakistan

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: C. it will share dam’s 450 M/q of power with Pakistan ✔

Option A: Pakistan does not agree to any change in treaty

Option B: Pakistan has accepted India’s proposal of sharing dam’s power

Option C: Pakistan will accept the dam for the navigation only

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Pakistan does not agree to any change in treaty ✔

Option A: Reamond Laffty

Option B: Rums John

Option C: Joh F. Tarren

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Reamond Laffty ✔

Option A: Italy

Option B: France

Option C: Switzerland

Option D: Germany

Correct Answer: Switzerland ✔

Option A: Pakistan could lose 7,000 to 8,000 acres water per day

Option B: India can use it as weapon against Pakistan by blocking water through its gates

Option C: both of these

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: none of these ✔

Option A: June 2003

Option B: June 2002

Option C: June 2001

Option D: June 2000

Correct Answer: June 2003 ✔

Option A: 11 March 1999

Option B: 11 June 2000

Option C: 11 April 2001

Option D: December 2002

Correct Answer: 11 March 1999 ✔

Option A: Jhelum

Option B: Chanab

Option C: Indus

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: Chanab ✔

Option A: Wullar dam

Option B: Kishanganga dam

Option C: Ganga dam

Option D: Baglihar dam

Correct Answer: Wullar dam ✔

Option A: Siemens

Option B: Hydro industries

Option C: Both of these

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Siemens ✔

Option A: Its power house will be constructed near Bunkot in Indian held Kashmir

Option B: Its water will be re-routed into the river Jehlum through Wullar Lake

Option C: Both of these

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: Both of these ✔

Option A: completion of 22km tunnel to divert water from Kishanganga to Wullar lake will leave Pakistan falling a 27% Water deficit.

Option B: It would reduce flow of Neelum River and thus decrease the power generation of Pakistan’s proposed 696-mw Neelum-Jehlum hydropower project in Azad Kashmir.

Option C: both of these

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: both of these ✔

Option A: Muzafarabad

Option B: Sindh

Option C: Mir Pur

Option D: Jhelum

Correct Answer: Muzafarabad ✔

Option A: 1987

Option B: 1989

Option C: 1990

Option D: 1992

Correct Answer: 1989 ✔

Option A: October 1991

Option B: December 1991

Option C: January 1991

Option D: April 1991

Correct Answer: October 1991 ✔

Option A: Chahab

Option B: Ganga

Option C: Ravi

Option D: Jehlum

Correct Answer: Jehlum ✔

Option A: Volume of water

Option B: Direction of water

Option C: storage capacities

Option D: All of them

Correct Answer: All of them ✔

Option A: risks of floods and draughts in Pakistan would be enhanced and Mangla Dam would be adversely affected

Option B: During a military confrontation, it would enable India to control the mobility and retread Pakistan troops

Option C: Closing the Barrage gates would render the Pakistan canal system dry and easy to cross

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: Indus Water Commission

Option B: United Nation Organization (UNO)

Option C: SAARC

Option D: G-8

Correct Answer: Indus Water Commission ✔

Option A: referred to it as a Barrage meant for water storage

Option B: accused India of violating Indus Water Treaty 1960

Option C: both of these

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: both of these ✔

Option A: it is only meant for enhancing ‘navigation’ that is permissible under Indus Water treaty

Option B: 90% of Tulbul project would be beneficial to Pakistan

Option C: both of these

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: both of these ✔

Option A: 1968

Option B: 1975

Option C: 1980

Option D: 1985

Correct Answer: 1985 ✔

Option A: Wullar Barrage

Option B: Tulbul Barrage

Option C: Wullar Navigational Barrage

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Wullar Barrage ✔

Option A: Ravi

Option B: Jehlum

Option C: Chanab

Option D: Ganga

Correct Answer: Jehlum ✔

Option A: 1989

Option B: 1988

Option C: 1984

Option D: 1990

Correct Answer: 1984 ✔

Option A: Pakistan

Option B: Bangladesh

Option C: India

Option D: Nepal

Correct Answer: India ✔

Option A: World Bank

Option B: IMF

Option C: Security Council

Option D: None of them

Correct Answer: World Bank ✔

Option A: April 1st, 1947

Option B: April 1st, 1948

Option C: April 1st, 1949

Option D: April 26th, 1948

Correct Answer: April 1st, 1948 ✔

Option A: May 14, 1949

Option B: June 4, 1948

Option C: May 24, 1948

Option D: May 4, 1948

Correct Answer: May 4, 1948 ✔

Option A: Pakistan

Option B: Bangladesh

Option C: Nepal

Option D: all of these

Correct Answer: all of these ✔

Option A: Indus Basin Treaty 1965

Option B: Indus Water Treaty 1960

Option C: Indus Basin Treaty 1960

Option D: Indus Water Treaty 1965

Correct Answer: Indus Basin Treaty 1960 ✔

Option A: Because their education systems are les advanced

Option B: Because they don’t have the resources to maintain diplomats

Option C: Because they have relatively underdeveloped diplomatic machinery and a restricted range of policy instruments

Option D: Because they prefer to handle domestic matters first

Correct Answer: Because they have relatively underdeveloped diplomatic machinery and a restricted range of policy instruments ✔

Option A: Because many diplomats died that day

Option B: Because it was unclear what negotiation and diplomacy can contribute to resolve a conflict with terrorism in the future

Option C: Because the Bush administration’s ‘war against terrorism’ suggested that military force and other coercive measures would be used to resolve this conflict

Option D: Both b and c

Correct Answer: Both b and c ✔

Option A: Information gathering

Option B: Policy advice

Option C: Representation and Consular Services

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Because globalization has taken away the focus on the state

Option B: Because of the increased amount of non-state actors that are significant in the international stage

Option C: It is still significant, since most diplomatic agency is still the preserve of states

Option D: b and c

Correct Answer: b and c ✔