International Relations (II) MCQs 2021
Explore the solved MCQs from the CSS International Relations Paper II of 2021. This exam tested Cold War policies, key authors and books, international organizations, and historical events. Topics included the policy of Peaceful Co-existence (Khrushchev), Kurt Waldheim’s dual role (UN Sec-Gen & Austrian President), the founding of OIC (1969), the Chinese Communist Party (1921), and Amnesty International (1961). Authors like Hans Morgenthau (Politics Among Nations), Paul Kennedy (Rise and Fall of Great Powers), and Henry Kissinger (Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy) were featured. Historical events such as the Bretton Woods Conference (1944), the signing of the UN Charter (1945), the Suez Canal nationalization (1956), the Monroe Doctrine (1823), and the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) were included, along with concepts like Soft Power (Joseph Nye) and the establishment of NAM (1961) and SCO (2001).
[The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was formally established in which year?]
A. 1955
B. 1961
C. 1965
D. None of these
[Policy of Peaceful co-existence was given by?]
A. Antonio Guterres
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. Kofi Annan
D. None of these
[Who authored the book "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics"?]
A. John Mearsheimer
B. Joseph Nye
C. Robert Keohane
D. None of these
[Who was Kurt Waldheim?]
A. Waldheim was the fourth Secretary General of the UN from 1972 to 1981
B. Waldheim was President of Austria from 1986 to 1992
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these
[The Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal, was signed in?]
A. 1492
B. 1494
C. 1498
D. None of these
[OIC was founded in which year?]
A. 1970
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1969
[The term "Soft Power" was coined by?]
A. Hans Morgenthau
B. Joseph Nye
C. Kenneth Waltz
D. None of these
[Who is the author of the book "Politics Among Nations"?]
A. Plato
B. Kenneth W. Thompson
C. Hans Morgenthau
D. None of these
[The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in?]
A. 1996
B. 2001
C. 2005
D. None of these
[The "Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" is written by]
A. Paul Kennedy
B. JF Kennedy
C. Jay Winter
D. None of these