International Relations (II) MCQs 2025
Explore the solved MCQs from the CSS International Relations Paper II of 2025. This paper tested a blend of foundational IR theory, contemporary geopolitics, and international organizations. Key theoretical concepts included the philosophical basis of liberalism (Kant, Locke), the origins of the modern state system (Peace of Westphalia), and geopolitical theories like Spykman’s Rimland theory. Historical events covered included the Balfour Declaration (1917), the start of World War II (German attack on Poland), the Monroe Doctrine, and the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962). Prominent figures like George F. Kennan (containment) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Glasnost, Perestroika) were featured. The exam also included questions on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, NATO’s formation (1949), SALT-I (1972), the composition of the SCO, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
[The permanent members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are:]
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. None of these
[Emmanuel Kant and John Locke provided the philosophical basis for:]
A. Realism
B. Liberalism
C. Modernism
D. None of these
[How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are considered a collection of interlinked global goals:]
A. 15
B. 11
C. 18
D. None of these
[The Modern State System is believed to have started with:]
A. End of Second World War
B. Versailles Treaty
C. Peace of Westphalia
D. None of these
[NATO was formed in:]
A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. None of these
[Which country issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917?]
A. America
B. Russia
C. Britain
D. None of these
[Weapons of mass destruction include:]
A. Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons
B. Nuclear, conventional, and biological weapons
C. Chemical, ballistic, and biological weapons
D. None of these
[The League of Nations was established by:]
A. Harry S. Truman
B. Henry Kissinger
C. Ronald Reagan
D. None of these
[The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT-I) was signed in:]
A. 1973
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. None of these
[The Second World War began with Germany’s attack on:]
A. Austria
B. Poland
C. Russia
D. None of these