Showing posts with label International Relations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Relations. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 December 2017

International Relations- For UPSC

1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Minilateralism?

a) It refers to the diplomacy among a limited number of members, dealing with defined subject matters.
b) Indo-Pacific quadrilateral security dialogue is an example of rising minilaterlaism.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) With which of the following countries has India held her first bilateral tri-service exercise earlier in the year?

a) United States
b) Russia
c) France
d) Japan

3) The Cariappa Principles for Kashmir stands for -

a) Mutual solidarity, community involvement and fairness.
b) Military Solution to Kashmir problem.
c) Political Solution to Kashmir problem.
d) All of the above

4) The United Nation's led Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is related to which of the following global issues?

a) Climate change
b) Iran nuclear deal
c) Global terrorism
d) Refugee crisis

5) India is the member of which of the following Multilateral Export Control Regimes?

a) Nuclear Supplier Group and Australian Group only.
b) Wassenar Arrangement and Australian Group only.
c) Nuclear Supplier Group and Missile Technology Control Regime.
d) Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenar Arrangement only.

6) China is not the member of which of the following Multilateral Export Control Regimes?

a) Nuclear Supplier Group and Australian Group only.
b) Wassenar Arrangement and Australian Group only.
c) Australian Group Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenar Arrangement.
d) Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenar Arrangement only.

Answers

1) c
2) b
3) a
4) b
5) d
6) c

Monday, 26 December 2016

Israel-Palestine Issue : Recent Developments

Question 1 : Recently United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution with a 14-0 majority urging Israel to halt its illegal settlements programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

a) United States abstained from voting.
b) The resolution is not binding and is only recommendatory in nature.
c) Israel has refused to comply with the terms of the resolution.
d) All of the above

Question 2: Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to proposed 'two-state solution' to Israel Palestine issue?

a) At the most basic level it represents formation of 2 states for 2 people.
b) It is about establishing an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
c) It is about establishing Jewish demographic majority in Palestine.
d) It is about division of Jerusalem into Israeli West and Palestinian East.

Answers

1) d
2) c, It is about establishing Jewish demographic majority in Isreal.