Security in the contemporary world

Question 1

What does security imply?

Answer 1

Freedom from threat

Question 2

Security relates only to extremely dangerous threats which endanger _____

Answer 2

Core values

Question 3

Notions of security are put under two groups ____&_____

Answer 3

Traditional & non traditional

Question 4

In traditional security concept, greatest danger to country is from ____

Answer 4

Military threat

Question 5

Military action endanger core values of ____

Answer 5

Sovereignty independence and territorial integrity

Question 6

Security policy is concerned with preventing war called __ & limiting war called ____

Question 6

Security policy is concerned with preventing war called __ & limiting war called ____

Answer 6

Deterrence defence

Question 7

What is the basis of military power?

Answer 7

Economic and technological power

Question 8

A) in traditional view of security most threats comes from outside it’s borders

Answer 8

International system is a rather brutal arena in which there is no Central authority capable of controlling behaviour.

Question 9

Within a country the threat of violence is regulated by an acknowledged Central authority, the ___

Answer 9

Govt

Question 10

French fought in Vietnam in ___

Answer 10

1950

Question 11

___ fought in Kenya in 1950s and early 60s

Answer 11

British

Question 12

___ wars now make up 95 % of all armed conflict fought anywhere in the world

Answer 12

Internal wars

Question 13

Traditional views of security do not rule out other forms of cooperation as well. The most important of these are ___

Answer 13

Disarmament arms control and confidence building

Question 14

BWC

Answer 14

1972

Question 15

CWC

Answer 15

1992

Question 16

3 types of weapons of mass destruction are

Answer 16

Biological, chemical and nuclear weapons

Question 17

__ regulates acquisition or development of weapons

Answer 17

Arms control

Question 18

__ is a process to ensure that rivals do not go to war through misunderstanding or misperception

Answer 18

Confidence building measure

Question 19

___ is the political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately

Question 20

Currently half the world’s population growth occurs in just 6 countries

Answer 20

India China Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh and Indonesia

Question 21

Most of the world’s armed conflicts now take place in

Answer 21

Sub Saharan Africa which is also the poorest region of the world at the turn of the 21st century more people were being killed in wars in this region than in the rest of the world combine together

Question 22

People’s in half let their homes but remain within national borders a called

Answer 22

Internally displaced

Question 23

A) the world refugee map tallies almost perfectly with the world conflicts map

Answer 23

Because was and armed conflicts in the south have generated millions of refugees seeking safe Haven

Question 24

In 1994 tutsi tribe faced threat from rival ___

Answer 24

Hutu tribe in Rwanda

Question 25

New threats to security

Answer 25

Terrorism, global poverty, epidemics

Question 26

Human rights have been classified into three types these are

Answer 26

Political rights such as a freedom of speech and assembly

the second type is economic and social rights

the third type is a rights of colonized people or ethnic and indigenous minorities

Question 27

How many countries have signed and ratified the 1997 Kyoto protocol

Answer 27

160

Question 28

What is Kyoto protocol

Answer 28

It aims to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases to check global warming

Question 29

What is the third component of Indian security strategy

Answer 29

Meeting security challenges within the country

Question 30

First component of India security strategy

Answer 30

Strengthening military capabilities because India has been involved in conflicts with its neighbours

Question 31

Second component of India’s security strategy

Answer 31

Strengthen international norms and international institutions to protect its security interests

Question 32

Fourth component of India security strategy

Answer 32

Developing economy in a way that the last mass of citizens are lifted out of poverty and misery and huge economic inequalities are not allowed to exist

Question 33

Non traditional security is much better when the use of force is sanctioned and applied collectively by the international community rather than when an individual country decides to use force on its own

Answer 33

Cooperative security may involve the use of force as a last resort.

Question 34

Globalisation and Its Critics: Economic, cultural and political manifestations. Debates on
the nature of consequences of globalization. Anti-globalization movements. India as an
arena of globalization and struggles against it.