4 MCQs Flashcards

1
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Persian Gulf war was started on

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2nd August 1990

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2
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The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on

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a. October 3, 1990

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3
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The soviet union was dissolved in

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Dec 1991

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4
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Bush and Yeltsin declared end of the Cold War on

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1st Feb 1992

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5
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Oslo accord was signed b/w Israel and Palestine

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13th September, 1993

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6
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START-II was signed in:

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a. 1993

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7
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Earth Summit was held in:

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a. 1992

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8
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On 1st January 1995, the GATT was changed into:

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a. World Trade Organization (WTO)

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9
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CTBT was adopted on

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10th September, 1996

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10
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CTBT was opened for signatures on:

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a. 24th September, 1996

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11
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The CTBT will formally enter into force when how many designated “nuclear-capable states” will ratify the Treaty:

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a. 44 states

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12
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Out of the 44 specified countries, which countries still have not yet signed the treaty?

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a. India, Pakistan, and North Korea

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13
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Out of the 44 specified countries how many countries have yet ratified it?

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a. Only 36 have ratified the treaty

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14
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Kyoto Protocol on Environment was signed in:

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a. 1997

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15
Q

In 1990 Pakistan faced American sanctions:

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a. Pressler Amendment

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16
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GATT was renamed as WTO on:

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a. 01st Jan 1995

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17
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India detonated a series of 5 nuclear bomb tests second time after 24 years of its first test
on:

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a. 11th and 13th, May 1998 under the code name of Operation Shakti

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18
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Pakistan became nuclear power on:

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a. 28th May, 1998

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19
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Mauritius and Seychelles are located in ocean:

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a. Western Indian

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20
Q

Detente” means:

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a. Easing/relaxations of tensions

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21
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. Diego Garcia is an American base in the:

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a. Indian Ocean

22
Q

Zero-sum game refers to what?

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a. A contest in which gains by one player can only be achieved by equal losses for other players

23
Q

Non-zero-sum game refers to what?

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A contest in which gains by one or more players can be achieved without offsetting looses for any other player

24
Q

What is realpolitik

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a. Operating according to the belief that politics is based on the pursuit, possession, and application of power

25
Q

Unipolar System?

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type of international system that describes a single country with complete global hegemony

26
Q

New International Economic Order (NIEO) was demanded by

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The south/ third world countries

27
Q

Apartheid is a policy of:

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a. Racial Discrimination

28
Q

Commonwealth of Independent (CIS) was created in 1991 which consists of:

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a. Asian and European States

29
Q

CIS consists of:

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a. 11 states

30
Q

British Commonwealth consists of how many states?

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a. 52 countries

31
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McMahon line is a border between:

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a. India and China

32
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What is OBOR

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In 2013, Chinese government launched the “One-Belt-One-Road” (OBOR) strategy, which refers to the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt, which links China with Europe through Central and
Western Asia, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which connects China with Southeast Asian countries, Africa, and Europe.

33
Q

One of the major factor behind Chinese “OBOR” project is the:

A

a. “The Malacca Dilemma”

34
Q

The Malacca is a Strait between:

A

a. The Malaysia and Indonesia

35
Q

When a weaker state joins a stronger or dominant alliance in the context of balance of
power in the international system” this action of state is known as:

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a. Bandwagoning

36
Q

UNSC passes Resolution No 1368 to condemn 9/11 on:

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a. 12th September, 2001

37
Q

The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced that the military action against
terrorism will be called:

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a. Operation Enduring Freedom

38
Q

USA invaded Afghanistan after 9/11 under the name of “Operation Enduring Freedom” on:

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a. 7th October 2001

39
Q

The phrase “War on Terror” was first was announced in a speech to Congress by:

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Bush on 20/09/2001

40
Q

International Security forces (ISAF) was established for Afghanistan under UNSC resolution Number

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1386 dated 20th December 2001

41
Q

Who was the Secretary of State at the incident of 9/11?

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a. Collin Powell

42
Q

he ground operation was started 19th October under the name of:

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a. Operation Rhino

43
Q

On the issue of Afghanistan First Bonn Conference was held under the auspices of UNO:

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a. 27th November 2001 to 5th December 2001

44
Q

After the Bonn Conference, all parties agreed for an interim government and decided to choose

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a. Hamid Karzai as the leader of interim government

45
Q

In June 2002, Loya Jirga elected hamid Karzai as the:

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a. Interim Head of state

46
Q

US invaded Iraq on

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20 march 2003

47
Q

In a NATO Summit of 2012 May, allied agrees to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan at
the end of:

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a. 2014

48
Q

USA withdrawal from Iraq started in 2009 and completed in

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a. December, 2011

49
Q

On 16th May, 1916, Britain and France signed a secret pact outlining their spheres of control in the Middle East after the first World War which is also known as

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a. Sykes-Picot Agreement

50
Q

The Balfour Declaration was written on:

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2nd Dec 1917