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).
NATO was formed in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. None of these
Congress of Vienna took place in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1648
B. 1815
C. 1899
D. None of these
Soviet Union was disintegrated on: (CSS 2012)
A. 5th December, 1991
B. 28th May, 1992
C. 28th December, 1993
D. None of these
Who participated in the Yalta Conference? (CSS 2012)
A. China, Great Britain, USA
B. Russia, France, Great Britain
C. USA, Russia, Great Britain
D. None of these
Osama Bin Laden was: (CSS 2012)
A. American citizen
B. Taliban leader
C. Saudi Arabian
D. None of these
Brezhnev was: (CSS 2012)
A. The President of Uzbekistan
B. The Prime Minister of Great Britain
C. The President of Russia
D. None of these
Non-permanent Members of the Security Council are: (CSS 2012)
A. 10
B. 18
C. 9
D. None of these
The first President of USA was: (CSS 2012)
A. Johnson
B. Garfield
C. Roosevelt
D. None of these
Singapore became independent in: (CSS 2012)
A. 1960
B. 1963
C. 1965
D. None of these
The idea of SAARC originated in the mind of: (CSS 2012)
A. Zia ul Haq
B. Ghandhi Ji
C. Zia ur Rehman
D. None of these