International Relations MCQs 2012
This page contains the solved MCQs for the CSS International Relations Paper from 2012. The exam covered contemporary world leaders, major 20th-century conflicts, and foundational IR concepts. It featured questions on Barack Obama (44th US President), the 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait, and Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests. Key authors like Paul Kennedy (“Preparing for the Twenty First Century”) were included. Cold War topics such as NATO’s formation (1949), the Congress of Vienna (1815), the Yalta Conference, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union (1991) were prominent. The paper also tested knowledge of figures like Osama Bin Laden and events like the Monroe Doctrine (1823).
Who was Paul Bremer? (CSS 2012)
A. A Hollywood Actor
B. A British politician
C. US Administrator in Iraq
D. None of these
Barak Obama is the: (CSS 2012)
A. 40th president of USA
B. 42th president of USA
C. 43th president of USA
D. 44th president of USA
Monroe Doctrine was given in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1992
B. 1923
C. 1924
D. 1823
Iraq Invaded Kuwait in: (CSS 2012)
A. February 1991
B. November 1988
C. August 1990
D. April 1982
NPT was signed in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1970
D. None of these
Pakistan carried out its nuclear explosion on: (CSS 2012)
A. 23rd March 1998
B. 7th April 1998
C. 28th May 1998
D. 16th October
SALT II was signed in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1974
B. 1976
C. 1979
D. None of these
Who is the author of “Preparing for the Twenty First Century”? (CSS 2012)
A. Palmer and Perkins
B. Peter Calvocoress
C. Paul Kennedy
D. E.H.Carr
Who is the author of the book ‘Politics Among Nations’? (CSS 2012)
A. Hans J. Morgenthau
B. Palmer and Perkins
C. Paul Kennedy
D. None of these
Pakistan became full member of the NAM in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1976
B. 1979
C. 1983
D. 1986