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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) .
| 1. |
The countries who engaged in cold war were----- |
| A. | USA-Japan |
| B. | USA-USSR |
| C. | US-Britain |
| D. | Italy-Germany |
| Answer» B. USA-USSR | |
| 2. |
The cold war ended with the dissolution of ----- |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | USA |
| C. | UK |
| D. | USSR |
| Answer» D. USSR | |
| 3. |
The period of cold war was in between----- |
| A. | 1945 - 1949 |
| B. | 1945 - 1991 |
| C. | 1918 - 1949 |
| D. | 1962 – 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1945 - 1991 | |
| 4. |
The year of Cuban missile crisis was----- |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1973 |
| Answer» C. 1962 | |
| 5. |
Who used the term ‘cold war’ for the first time? |
| A. | Bernard Baruch |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Walter Lippman |
| D. | George Orwell |
| Answer» A. Bernard Baruch | |
| 6. |
Cold war was----- |
| A. | an open war |
| B. | an ideological war |
| C. | a nuclear war |
| D. | war with modern weapons |
| Answer» B. an ideological war | |
| 7. |
Which nation supplied the ‘Mujahadeens’ of Afghanistan with weapons? |
| A. | USR |
| B. | USA |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 8. |
The word’ Detente’ means----- |
| A. | stoppage of war |
| B. | tie between nations |
| C. | relaxation of tension |
| D. | intensive war |
| Answer» C. relaxation of tension | |
| 9. |
Manhattan project is related with----- |
| A. | Missiles |
| B. | Atom-bombs |
| C. | Hiroshima issue |
| D. | Afghan invasion |
| Answer» B. Atom-bombs | |
| 10. |
Arms race is a feature of ------ |
| A. | 1st world war |
| B. | 2nd world war |
| C. | cold war |
| D. | India-China war |
| Answer» C. cold war | |
| 11. |
ICBM stands for----- |
| A. | International Continental Ballistic Missile |
| B. | Inter Ceptal Ballistic Missile |
| C. | International Controlling Ballistic Missile |
| D. | Inter Continental Ballistic Missile |
| Answer» D. Inter Continental Ballistic Missile | |
| 12. |
The bombard in Nagasaki took place on----- |
| A. | 6th August 1945 |
| B. | 9th August 1945 |
| C. | 6th May 1949 |
| D. | 9th October 1945 |
| Answer» B. 9th August 1945 | |
| 13. |
Militarisation of space is otherwise known as----- |
| A. | Military space programme |
| B. | Star wars programme |
| C. | Military war programme |
| D. | US space programme |
| Answer» B. Star wars programme | |
| 14. |
The term Non-alignment itself was coined by----- |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Chou Enlai |
| C. | Kenneth Kaunda |
| D. | Nasser |
| Answer» A. Nehru | |
| 15. |
Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put forward by------ |
| A. | Gorbachev |
| B. | George Bush |
| C. | Reagan |
| D. | Kennedy |
| Answer» A. Gorbachev | |
| 16. |
The star wars programme was the idea of ----- |
| A. | Reagan |
| B. | Clinton |
| C. | Kennedy |
| D. | Nixon |
| Answer» A. Reagan | |
| 17. |
Glasnost means------- |
| A. | Restructure |
| B. | Repetition |
| C. | Openness |
| D. | Overproduction |
| Answer» C. Openness | |
| 18. |
In which conference NAM took its birth? |
| A. | Kuala Lumpur |
| B. | Doha |
| C. | Bandung |
| D. | Katmandu |
| Answer» C. Bandung | |
| 19. |
‘To keep away from the power blocks’ are the idea of ------ |
| A. | NAM |
| B. | ASEAN |
| C. | UN |
| D. | SAARC |
| Answer» A. NAM | |
| 20. |
16th NAM summit took place in------- |
| A. | London |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Tehran |
| D. | Brunei |
| Answer» C. Tehran | |
| 21. |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year? |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» B. 1948 | |
| 22. |
The world Human Rights day is----- |
| A. | December 10 |
| B. | November 26 |
| C. | October 29 |
| D. | September 5 |
| Answer» A. December 10 | |
| 23. |
The country which hosted the CHOGUM summit 2011 is----- |
| A. | India |
| B. | Srilanka |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Perth |
| Answer» D. Perth | |
| 24. |
Who got the Nobel Prize for peace in 2012? |
| A. | ASEAN |
| B. | EU |
| C. | SAARC |
| D. | Obama |
| Answer» B. EU | |
| 25. |
Which international organization formed with Maastricht Treaty? |
| A. | EU |
| B. | UN |
| C. | ASEAN |
| D. | SAARC |
| Answer» A. EU | |
| 26. |
The Head Quarters of EU at---- |
| A. | Beijing |
| B. | Belgium |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Bahrain |
| Answer» B. Belgium | |
| 27. |
The idea of SAARC was put forward by ------ |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Zia-Ur-Rahman |
| C. | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| D. | Khaleda Zia |
| Answer» B. Zia-Ur-Rahman | |
| 28. |
GATT was signed in Geneva in the year of----- |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» A. 1947 | |
| 29. |
Name of the conference in which it is decided to transform GATT itself into a new world trade body called WTO is --------- |
| A. | Uruguay Round |
| B. | Doha Round |
| C. | Singapore Round |
| D. | US Round |
| Answer» A. Uruguay Round | |
| 30. |
IMF was established in the year of------ |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» B. 1944 | |
| 31. |
Which was the last of 8 members to the SAARC? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Afghanistan | |
| 32. |
Which treaty allows only underground test of nuclear weapons? |
| A. | NPT |
| B. | LTBT |
| C. | NTBT |
| D. | BWC |
| Answer» B. LTBT | |
| 33. |
Which of the following countries are the signatories of Simla agreement in 1972? |
| A. | India-china |
| B. | India-Pakistan |
| C. | India-Bangladesh |
| D. | Pakistan-Bangladesh |
| Answer» B. India-Pakistan | |
| 34. |
UNEP stands for----- |
| A. | United Nations Economic Program |
| B. | United Nation’s Earth Program |
| C. | United Nation’s Environment Program |
| D. | United Nation’s Education Program |
| Answer» C. United Nation’s Environment Program | |
| 35. |
Among the following which was aimed to prevention of further depletion of ozone layer---- |
| A. | Izmir treaty |
| B. | Montréal protocol |
| C. | outer space treaty |
| D. | Antarctic treaty |
| Answer» B. Montréal protocol | |
| 36. |
The name of US president who has signed SALT 1 is --------- |
| A. | Nixon |
| B. | Jimmy carter |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | Kennedy |
| Answer» A. Nixon | |
| 37. |
Among the following which is not a part of World Bank System? |
| A. | IBRD |
| B. | IDA |
| C. | IMF |
| D. | MIGA |
| Answer» C. IMF | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is known as Britton wood twins? |
| A. | WB&IMF |
| B. | WB&WTO |
| C. | IMF&IDA |
| D. | IMF&MIGA |
| Answer» A. WB&IMF | |
| 39. |
The number of permanent members to UN Security Council is ----- |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» A. 5 | |
| 40. |
The UN was came into existence on ----------- |
| A. | 24th October 1924 |
| B. | 12th October 1924 |
| C. | 24th October 1945 |
| D. | 12th October 1945 |
| Answer» C. 24th October 1945 | |
| 41. |
Which American president introduced the Guam Doctrine? |
| A. | Richard Nixon |
| B. | Johnson |
| C. | Kennedy |
| D. | Eisenhower |
| Answer» A. Richard Nixon | |
| 42. |
The purpose of Guam doctrine was to------ |
| A. | resolve Vietnam issue |
| B. | solve Cuban issue |
| C. | solve Berlin issue |
| D. | defeat USSR |
| Answer» A. resolve Vietnam issue | |
| 43. |
The boundary line between north and South Korea is ------ |
| A. | MC Mahon line |
| B. | 49th parallel line |
| C. | 38th parallel line |
| D. | Maginot line |
| Answer» C. 38th parallel line | |
| 44. |
The boundary line between India &china is --------- |
| A. | Durand line |
| B. | Radcliff |
| C. | Mc Mahon |
| D. | Maginot line |
| Answer» C. Mc Mahon | |
| 45. |
America’s foreign policy of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey who were threatened by communism is known as --- |
| A. | Marshall plan |
| B. | Truman doctrine |
| C. | Camp David accord |
| D. | European recovery program |
| Answer» B. Truman doctrine | |
| 46. |
The American program to aid Europe where the US gave monitory support to help and rebuild European economies after the end of world war 2nd in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism is ------- |
| A. | Marshall plan |
| B. | Truman doctrine |
| C. | Monroe doctrine |
| D. | Eisenhower |
| Answer» A. Marshall plan | |
| 47. |
The period of Korean War was in between_______ |
| A. | 1950-53 |
| B. | 1953-56 |
| C. | 1945-53 |
| D. | 1948-1950 |
| Answer» A. 1950-53 | |
| 48. |
The nationalization of Suez Canal was in the year of _____ |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 49. |
The Egyptian ruler who nationalized Suez Canal is _____ |
| A. | Gamal Abdul Nasser |
| B. | Titto |
| C. | ElBaradei |
| D. | Mohammed Murzi |
| Answer» A. Gamal Abdul Nasser | |
| 50. |
What is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development? |
| A. | Rio+20 |
| B. | G-20 |
| C. | UNEP |
| D. | Sustainable development program |
| Answer» A. Rio+20 | |
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