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Arrange the following of UN system in their chronological order:
(i) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(ii) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(iii) International Finance Corporation
(iv) International Development Association
Choose the correct option:
Solution: (2) The correct chronological order of the UN system is;
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development – 1944
International Finance Corporation – 1956
International Development Association – 1960
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – 1988
Solution: (2) The correct chronological order of the UN system is;
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development – 1944
International Finance Corporation – 1956
International Development Association – 1960
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – 1988
Which of the following two statements regarding the World Trade Organization are correct?
(A) It is the only international organization dealing with global trade rules between nations
(B) It was established in 1996
(C) Its Headquarters is in Geneva
(D) It employs some 650 staff
Solution: (2) World Trade Organisation is the supreme international body for trade.
It was established on 1st January 1995. Its Headquarter is in Geneva (Switzerland).
It is the only international organization dealing with global trade rules between nations.
Solution: (2) World Trade Organisation is the supreme international body for trade.
It was established on 1st January 1995. Its Headquarter is in Geneva (Switzerland).
It is the only international organization dealing with global trade rules between nations.
When did the International Labour Organization become a specialized agency of the United Nations Organization?
Solution: (2) International Labour Union was Established in 1919 after the end of the First World War. It was then a part of the League of Nations. Later in 1946, It became a Specialized agency of the United Nation.
Solution: (2) International Labour Union was Established in 1919 after the end of the First World War. It was then a part of the League of Nations. Later in 1946, It became a Specialized agency of the United Nation.
In which year UNESCO was set up?
Solution: (1) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was born on 16 November 1945. UNESCO has 195 Members and 8 Associate Members and is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board.
Solution: (1) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was born on 16 November 1945. UNESCO has 195 Members and 8 Associate Members and is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board.
Which one of the following is an incorrect statement?
Solution: (4) Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. It did not perpetuates parochial culture.
Solution: (4) Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. It did not perpetuates parochial culture.
Which of the following two statements are correct regarding the Chinese policy of “Theory of Palm and five fingers”?
(1) It includes Bhutan and Nepal
(2) It includes Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Laddakh
(3) It includes Mizoram and Manipur
(4) It includes Tripura and Nagaland
Solution: (3) The Chinese leader Mao described Tibet’s right palm and Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Arunachal Pradesh as its five fingers.
Solution: (3) The Chinese leader Mao described Tibet’s right palm and Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Arunachal Pradesh as its five fingers.
Kyoto Protocol was enforced in:
Answer: (3) The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005.
Answer: (3) The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005.
On which of the following date, India joined as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council?
Answer: (3) India was elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Friday for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019.
Answer: (3) India was elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Friday for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019.
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and other labeled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): Many Afro-Asian nations emerged independent after World War II.
Reason (R): Absence of economic development largely tended to make their independence more formal than substantive.
Answer: (2) Many Afro-Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, Ghana etc. got their independence after the second world war, but their independence is not completely realized because the level of economic development was extremely low.
Answer: (2) Many Afro-Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, Ghana etc. got their independence after the second world war, but their independence is not completely realized because the level of economic development was extremely low.
Which Chapter of the United Nations deals with the ‘Pacific Settlement of Disputes’?
Ans. (3) Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter deals with peaceful settlement of disputes. The Charter related to the pacific settlement of disputes which requires the parties themselves to seek a solution to their dispute by any peaceful means of their own choice, and that the Council should give every opportunity to the parties to do so.
Ans. (3) Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter deals with peaceful settlement of disputes. The Charter related to the pacific settlement of disputes which requires the parties themselves to seek a solution to their dispute by any peaceful means of their own choice, and that the Council should give every opportunity to the parties to do so.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): The Cold War and decolonisation process had discouraged more active involvement by the United Nations within the state.
Reason (R): States have national interest as its prime interest.
Ans. (1) Under the United nation Charter the significance is given to the principle of ‘State Sovereignty’. It also considers that national Interest is the supreme interest of any nation. Due to this the Cold War and decolonisation process had discouraged more active involvement by the United Nations within the state.
Ans. (1) Under the United nation Charter the significance is given to the principle of ‘State Sovereignty’. It also considers that national Interest is the supreme interest of any nation. Due to this the Cold War and decolonisation process had discouraged more active involvement by the United Nations within the state.
Consider the following statements with regard to India and ASEAN.
(A) India became a Sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992.
(B) Delhi Dialogue is on Political Economic issues between ASEAN and India.
(C) India became a Dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1996.
(D) India became a summit level partner of ASEAN in 2000.
Ans. (2) India-ASEAN relations have evolved over time, with India graduating from the Southeast Asian grouping’s Sectoral Dialogue Partner in 1992 to a Dialogue Partner in 1996 to Summit Level Partner in 2002.
Ans. (2) India-ASEAN relations have evolved over time, with India graduating from the Southeast Asian grouping’s Sectoral Dialogue Partner in 1992 to a Dialogue Partner in 1996 to Summit Level Partner in 2002.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): Security is a Contested Concept.
Reason (R): Security is multidimensional in it’s realization.
Ans. (1) Security is one of the most important concepts in International Relations, since it is related to the safety of states and their citizens and their very survival. It is a multidimensional concept for realization and usually have contested understanding.
Ans. (1) Security is one of the most important concepts in International Relations, since it is related to the safety of states and their citizens and their very survival. It is a multidimensional concept for realization and usually have contested understanding.
Democratic peace theory has been largely associated with the writings of:
Ans. (2) The Democratic Peace Theory statesthat countries with liberal democratic forms of government are less likely to go to war with one another than those with other forms of government. Democratic peace theory has been largely associated with the writings of Michael Doyle and Bruce Russett.
Ans. (2) The Democratic Peace Theory statesthat countries with liberal democratic forms of government are less likely to go to war with one another than those with other forms of government. Democratic peace theory has been largely associated with the writings of Michael Doyle and Bruce Russett.
Neo Liberals, from their Lockean Universe Seek to create international regimes that optimize the:
Ans. (1) Neo Liberals like Robert Nozick, from their Lockean Universe Seek to create international regimes that optimize the concept of rational exploitation of nature.
Ans. (1) Neo Liberals like Robert Nozick, from their Lockean Universe Seek to create international regimes that optimize the concept of rational exploitation of nature.
Which one of the following is not part of the four main criteria set out by 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of the state?
Ans. (3) The criteria of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of the state are: (1) a permanent population, (2) a defined territory, (3) government and (4) the capacity to enter into relations with other States.
Ans. (3) The criteria of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of the state are: (1) a permanent population, (2) a defined territory, (3) government and (4) the capacity to enter into relations with other States.
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
Ans. (4) Collective Security and balance of power policy are compatible under usual circumstances. The balance of power principle is derived by Structural Realism and the concept of Collective security is proposed by Liberal Institutionalists.
Ans. (4) Collective Security and balance of power policy are compatible under usual circumstances. The balance of power principle is derived by Structural Realism and the concept of Collective security is proposed by Liberal Institutionalists.
Which one of the following is not part of five global commons?
Ans. (4) The ‘Global Commons ’refers to resource domains or areas that lie outside of the political reach of any one nation State. Thus international law identifies four global commons namely: the High Seas; the Atmosphere; Antarctica; and Outer Space. Arctic region is not a global commons
Ans. (4) The ‘Global Commons ’refers to resource domains or areas that lie outside of the political reach of any one nation State. Thus international law identifies four global commons namely: the High Seas; the Atmosphere; Antarctica; and Outer Space. Arctic region is not a global commons
Who have argued that far from an objective reality, international politics is a ‘World of our making’?
Ans. (4) Constructivism is a learning theory found in psychology which explains how people might acquire knowledge and learn. It therefore has direct application to education. The theory suggests that humans construct knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Constructivism argue that the social world is of our making (Onuf 1989). Actors continually shape – and sometimes reshape – the very nature of international relations through their actions and interactions.
Ans. (4) Constructivism is a learning theory found in psychology which explains how people might acquire knowledge and learn. It therefore has direct application to education. The theory suggests that humans construct knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Constructivism argue that the social world is of our making (Onuf 1989). Actors continually shape – and sometimes reshape – the very nature of international relations through their actions and interactions.
Consider the following statements:
(A) India’s ‘Link West Policy’ is an attempt to reconnect to the Western World.
(B) ‘Project Mausam’ is an Indian initiative for maritime cooperation in the Indian ocean region.
(C) ‘Operation Rahat’ was conducted by India to rescue Indians from Libya.
(D) India has become a member of Shanghai’ cooperation organisation.
Choose the correct statements from the code given below:
The correct answer is:
(3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
All statements (A), (B), (C), and (D) are correct.
The correct answer is:
(3) (A), (B), (C) and (D)
All statements (A), (B), (C), and (D) are correct.
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