Delhi University Unit 5: International Relations - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Dr. S. H. Sarkar

DU Unit 5: International Relations

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1. How many articles does the UNDHR contain (DU MA 2020)

1. 25

2. 10

3. 30

4. 40

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2. Which two states leave United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2018? (DU MA 2020)

1. China and Israel

2. United States and Israel

3. North Korea and United States

4. United States and China

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3. Match the following.. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2020)

1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

2. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

3. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

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4. Who advocated that the State should be viewed as the servant of its people and not vice versa? (DU MA 2020)

1. Kofi Annan

2. Ban Ki Moon

3. Boutros Boutros-Ghali

4. Javier Perez de Cuellar

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5. For Hugo Grotius one among the following is not the causes of a Just War? (DU MA 2020)

1. Self Defence

2. To enforce duties

3. To seek reparation of injury

4. To punish a wrong-doer

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6. In which year first UN Conference on the Human Environment took place? (DU MA 2020)

1. 2012 in Doha

2. 1992 in Rio de Janeir

3. 1972 in Stockholm

4. 1997 in Kyoto

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7. What was the aim of Marxist analyses of international relations? (DU MA 2020)

1. A) Hidden workings of global capitalism

2. B) Hidden workings of Socialism

3. C) Both A and B

4. D) None of these

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8. What is the UN Security Council Resolution 1269 about? (DU MA 2020)

1. Terrorism

2. Climate change

3. Disarmament

4. Human Development

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9. Who has given this famous phrase in international politics, 'the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept? (DU MA 2020)

1. Thucydides

2. Waltz

3. Mearsheimer

4. Woodrow Wilson

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10. When was the World Trade Organization established? (DU MA 2020)

1. 1990

2. 1989

3. 1995

4. 2000

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11. The theory of "just war" can be attributed to which of the following:- (DU MA 2019)

1. Immanuel Kant

2. Ole Holsti

3. Hans Morgenthau

4. Samuel Pufendorf

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12. Which one of the following is true about the First World War:- (DU MA 2019)

i. It was the first modern, industrialised total war.

ii. It was fought between 1939-1945

iii. It began between European States and fought on European Battlefields.

iv. It is also known as the Great War.

1. i, ii and iv only

2. i, ii and iii only

3. i, iii and iv only

4. i, ii, iii and iv

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13. Which of the following level of analysis is not discussed by Waltz in his book Man, The State and War:- (DU MA 2019)

1. State level

2. Dyadic level

3. Individual level

4. Systemic level

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14. Which of the following is true:- (DU MA 2019)

1. Both globalists and skeptics believe that the states are losing their power in the globalized world

2. Globalists believe that the role of the state is eroding in the present times

3. None of the above

4. Skeptics believe that the role of the state is eroding in the present times

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15. Which of the following propositions is not given by the theorists of Complex Interdependence:- (DU MA 2019)

1. There is an absence of hierarchy among issues of international politics

2. There is a minor role of military force in international politics

3. The state is a unitary actor

4. Multiple channels connect societies

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16. Which of the following propositions is not found in Classical Realism? (DU MA 2019)

1. The structure of international politics is anarchic

2. States act on the basis of their self interest

3. The concept of interest is defined in terms of power

4. The laws of politics have their roots in human nature

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17. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to the Global Commons:- (DU MA 2019)

i. These are areas not under sovereign jurisdiction.

ii. They have an environmental dimension.

iii. They are owned by nation-states.

iv. The high seas, deep ocean floor and outer space come within this category.

1. i, ii and iv only

2. i, ii and iii only

3. i, ii, iii and iv

4. ii, iii and iv only

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18. Which of the following does not constitute a central idea of the Instrumentalist school of ethnicity? (DU MA 2019)

1. Is based on shared blood" and shared ancestry"

2. Is shaped by the ways political institutions are designed

3. Is neither inherent in human nature nor intrinsically valuable

4. Is a construct of the modern epoch

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19. Which of the following is not the basic principle of Hans J. Morgenthau's Realism? (DU MA 2019)

1. Politics is governed by universal moral values.

2. Politics is autonomous

3. Politics is rooted in human nature

4. National interest is defined in terms of power

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20. Washington Consensus refers to :- (DU MA 2019)

1. The ten point neo-liberal guideline to liberal economic reform for development around the world

2. The ten point neo-liberal guideline to liberal economic reform for development in Europe

3. The ten point neo-liberal guideline to liberal economic reform for development in the USA

4. None of these

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21. Who among the following is not a liberal thinker? (DU MA 2019)

1. Michael Doyle

2. Stephen Walt

3. G. John Ikenberry

4. Robert Keohane

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22. Which environmental Convention was adopted for the protection of Ozone layer:- (DU MA 2019)

1. Stockholm Convention

2. Montreal Protocol

3. Basel Convention

4. Vienna Convention

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23. The core elements common to both classical and structural realism are:- (DU MA 2019)

1. Statism

2. Survival

3. All of these

4. Self-help

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24. Match the following (DU MA 2019)

1. a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii

2. a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv

3. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

4. a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

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25. Identify the correctly matched answer:- (DU MA 2019)

1. A-i; B-ii; C-iii; D-iv

2. A-iv; B-iii; C-ii; D-i

3. A-ii; B-iii; C-i; D-iv

4. A-iii; B-ii; C-iv; D-i

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26. Identify the incorrect pair (DU MA 2019)

1. Political Development - Lucian W. Pye

2. Dependency theory - A. G. Frank

3. Civic Culture - Sydney Verba

4. Modernization theory - Amartya Sen

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27. Which one of the following is not a text related to Classical Realism? (DU MA 2019)

1. Politics among Nations

2. Tragedy of Great Power Politics

3. The Prince

4. The Peloponnesian War

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28. Which one of the following is a transformationalist view of globalization: (DU MA 2019)

1. Globalisation is not leading to the withering away of nation states rather to the emergence of a conspicuously global politics in which the traditional distinction between domestic and International affairs is not enough meaningful.

2. Globalisation is bringing about the demise of sovereign nation state

3. States and geopolitics remain the principle forces shaping contemporary world order.

4. Geopolitics, state power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing, not less, importance in world politics.

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29. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (DU MA 2021)

1. Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy

2. Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers

3. Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they

4. Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed in 19th Century

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30. What is the main role of the IMF? (DU MA 2021)

1. To ensure a stable exchange rate regime and provide emergency assistance to countries facing crises in balance of payments

2. To be a forum for trade and liberalization

3. To assist countries in development

4. To facilitate private investment around the world

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31. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)

1. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

2. A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

3. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

4. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

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32. Which is the largest state-less ethnic group? (DU MA 2021)

1. Palestinians

2. Serbs

3. Kurds

4. Shi'ites

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33. Arrange the following in ascending order: (DU MA 2021)

A. Break-up of the Soviet Union

B. Perestroika

C. The Prague Spring

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B, C

2. B, C, A

3. C, B, A

4. A, C, B

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34. Approaches to development that emphasize the environment, often want to focus attention on which of the following? (DU MA 2021)

1. Sustainability

2. Accountability

3. Transparency

4. Autonomy

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35. Arrange the following in a chronological order: (DU MA 2021)

A. Weimer Republic

B. Potsdam Conference

C. Marshall Plan

D. Bolshevik Revolution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, D, C, B

2. D, A, B, C

3. A, B, C, D

4. D, A, C, D

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36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. (DU MA 2021)

Assertion A: The decision-making theory was developed especially in the realm of foreign policy making.

Reason R: It concentrates/focuses on the person shaping international events rather than on the international situation.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

3. A is true but R is false

4. A is false but R is true

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37. What is the largest free-trade area of the world? (DU MA 2021)

1. Mercosur

2. NAFTA

3. European Union

4. African Union

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38. In international relations non-governmental organizations are considered (DU MA 2021)

1. sub-state actors

2. transformative actors

3. weak actors

4. non-state actors

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39. Critical approaches to International Relations (DU MA 2021)

1. see unfair and exploitative aspects in the global system

2. focus on North/South relations

3. believe war can be a means for dramatic change

4. all of the above

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40. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2021)

1. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

2. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

3. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

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41. (DU MA 2021)

A. The rise of German power caused World War I.

B. Kaiser Wilhelm II's clumsy diplomacy caused World War I.

C. Germany's militarist ideology, which glorified aggressive war, caused World War I.

D. The capitalist class conflict caused World War I

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A and B only

2. A, B, and C only

3. Cand D only

4. All are correct

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42. Who proposed a pan-African unity in his work 'Africa Must Unite? (DU MA 2022)

1. Gamal Abdel Nasser

2. Kwame Nkrumah

3. Robert Mugabe

4. Kofi Annan

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43. Which of the following scholars is associated with 'classical realism' in international relations theory? (DU MA 2022)

1. Headley Bull

2. Joseph Nye

3. Hans Morgenthau

4. Andrew Linklater

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44. The term 'complex interdependence' is associated with which school of international relations theory? (DU MA 2022)

1. Liberal

2. Realist

3. Constructivist

4. None of the above

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45. Who delivered the famous speech, 'we shall fight on the beaches, during the Second World War? (DU MA 2022)

1. Adolf Hitler

2. Theodore Roosevelt

3. Winston Churchill

4. King George VI

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46. What is The Quad" at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? (DU MA 2022)

1. An informal group that includes ministers from the US, the EU, the UK and Germany

2. An informal group that includes the trade spokespersons of Canada, the EU, Japan, and the US

3. The decision-making structure composed of the US, the EU, Brazil, and India

4. The four department directors within the WTO

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47. Which of the following statements is true with respect to Embedded Liberalism? (DU MA 2022)

1. Providing foundations of a liberal international economic order based on the pursuit of free trade, but allowing an appropriate role for state intervention in the market in support of national security and global stability

2. A 1990s assumption that liberal values as defined and promoted by the United States were 'winning, leading to a more tranquil world

3. A neo-realist ironical denouncement of soft values as a major factor in international affairs

4. A theoretical explanation how financial and trade globalization will spill over to other areas and gradually deepen integration

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48. Organized hypocrisy is (DU MA 2022)

1. A term coined by political scientist Robert Keohane to refer to sovereignty

2. A term coined by political scientist Stephen Krasner to refer to sovereignty

3. A term used for legal fiction masking power relations between states

4. A term used to refer to the idealistic conceptions of international society

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49. Globalization can be defined as (DU MA 2022)

1. A stretching of social, political, and economic activities across political frontiers

2. A growing magnitude of interconnectedness in almost every sphere of social existence

3. An accelerating pace of global interactions and processes associated with a deepening enmeshment of the local and the global.

4. All of the above

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50. World Trade Organization was established as a result of (DU MA 2022)

1. Doha Development Round

2. Uruguay Round of Negotiations

3. Geneva Round of Negotiations.

4. Seattle Round of Negotiations

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51. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2022)

1. i-a; ii-b; iii-c; iv-d

2. i-b; ii-c; iii-d; iv-a

3. i-b; ii-c; iii-a; iv-d

4. i-b; ii-d; iii-c; iv-a

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52. Both Neorealists and Neoliberals agree that: (DU MA 2022)

1. States pursue absolute gains

2. States pursue relative gains

3. States are rational actors

4. States are the only actors in international politics

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53. Match List I with List II (DU MA 2022)

1. i-a; ii-b; iii-c iv-d

2. i-b; ii-c, iii-d; iv-a

3. i-b; ii-c; iii-a; iv-d

4. i-b; ii-c; iii-d; iv-a

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54. Identify the correct sequence of events, beginning from the earliest (DU MA 2022)

i. Truman Doctrine announced

ii. Creation of the United Nations

iii. Fall of the Berlin Wall

iv. Cuban Missile Crisis

1. i, ii, iv, iii

2. ii, i, iv, iii

3. i, ii, iii, iv

4. ii, i, iii, iv

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55. Identify the correct sequence of events, beginning from the earliest (DU MA 2022)

i. Mussolini seizes power in Italy

ii. World War II begins

iii. Treaty of Versailles

iv. Munich Agreement

1. i. ii, iii, iv

2. iii, i, iv, ii

3. iii, ii, i, iv

4. iv, iii, i, ii

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56. Which of these is not an argument from the neoliberal approach in International Relations? (DU MA 2022)

1. States are the principal actors in global politics

2. Anarchy does not necessarily lead to conflict

3. Actors are concerned about their relative gains

4. Actors are concerned about their absolute gains

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57. Which of these is not an argument from the constructivist approach in International Relations? (DU MA 2022)

1. People act in the world according to their perceptions

2. Perceptions of people arise from their identities

3. Identities of people do not change

4. Identities of people undergo change

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58. Which of the following is not a peacekeeping operation of the United Nations? (DU MA 2022)

1. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

2. United Nations Mission in Siberia

3. United Nations Mission in Liberia

4. United Nations Mission in Sudan

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59. Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations? (DU MA 2022)

1. World Intellectual Property Organization

2. Universal Postal Union

3. Amnesty International

4. International Maritime Organization

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60. Who authored The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline? (DU MA 2022)

1. D.D. Kosambhi

2. B.D. Chattopadhyaya

3. K. Savathamby

4. S. K. Chatterji

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61. Vikom Satyagraha was launched in Kerala in the year (DU MA 2022)

1.1924

2. 1934

3.1944

4.1945

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62. Who among the following was the founder of the Islamic movement, Jamaat e-Islami? (DU MA 2022)

1. Abul Kalam Azad

2. Maulana Mahmoodal Hasan

3. Abul Ala Maudoodi

4. Syed Ahmad Khan

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63. Consider the following statements about NPT and CTBT:- (DU MA 2018)

1. India has neither signed NPT nor ratified it.

2. India has signed CTBT but not yet ratified it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

1. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Both 1 and 2

3. 1 only

4. 2 only

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64. The term 'Washington Consensus' is another way to describe:- (DU MA 2018)

1. Neoliberalism and is based on the model of 'development as modernization' with a thrust to 'stabilize, privatize and liberalize'.

2. Multiculturalism focusing on a positive endorsement of diversity based on the right of different cultural groups to respect and recognition

3. McDonaldization whereby global commodities and commercial and marketing practices associated with the fast food industry have come to dominate more and more economic sectors.

4. Protectionism and is a set of policies pursued at the expense of other states that are believed to be in their own country's short-term national interest.

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65. Wassenar arrangement seeks to bring transparency in the export of:- (DU MA 2018)

1. Conventional arms

2. Dual-use goods

3. Small arms and light weapons

4. Military aircraft

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. 1,3 and 4 only

2. 1, 2, 3 and 4

3. 1 and 2 only

4. 2, 3 and 4 only

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66. Who said that international affairs are 'inhospitable' to Liberalism? (DU MA 2018)

1. Joseph Nye

2. Stanley Hoffman

3. Stephen Walt

4. Robert Keohane

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67. Match the following institutions with their corresponding functions: (DU MA 2018)

1. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

2. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

3. a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

4. a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv

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68. The policy of structural adjustment was initially mooted by:- (DU MA 2018)

1. Dr. Manmohan Singh

2. Third World Countries

3. United States and other developed countries

4. IMF and World Bank

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69. Who amongst the following is the exponent of Negative and Positive peace? (DU MA 2018)

1. Kenneth Boulding.

2. Johan Galtung.

3. M.K Gandhi.

4. John Dewey.

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70. Marshall Plan was meant for :- (DU MA 2018

1. Rebuilding Western European economics

2. Rebuilding the economics of the North-American countries

3. Building the economics of the third world

4. Building the economics of African countries

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71. When was gender mainstreaming adopted as official UN policy by the UN General Assembly:- (DU MA 2018)

1. 2000

2. 1996

3. 2005

4. 1980

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72. Match the thinkers with their corresponding texts and choose the correct answer from the code: (DU MA 2018)

1. (A)- (iv), (B)- (i), (C) - (ii), (D)- (iii)

2. (A)-(11), (B)-(111), (C)-(iv) (D) -(1)

3. (A)-(1), (B)-(ii), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv)

4. (A)-(111), (B)-(1), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv)

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73. Which one of the following is the position of the transformationalists' in the debate about globalization? (DU MA 2018)

1. States are losing power and influence as a result of globalization.

2. States remain in charge of globalization and have even managed to expand their capacities for regulation and control.

3. States are becoming stronger in some respects and weaker in others as a result of globalization.

4. All of these

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74. Structural Functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of:- (DU MA 2018)

1. Politics of developing countries

2. Developed Socialism

3. Advanced Capitalism

4. Modern Totalitarianism

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75. In 1945, the new organization called the United Nations pledged to promote social progress and better standards of life" because:- (DU MA 2018)

1. It was competing with other international organizations like the World Bank

2. The colonized countries had started to exert pressure on the international community

3. The founders of UN considered it to be a white man's burden

4. The UN Charter draws a link between international security and global poverty and development

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76. Collective Security System of the UN is based on the principle of:- (DU MA 2018)

1. Balance of power to be maintained by state of equilibrium

2. All for one, one for all

3. Imposing sanctions against the belligerent state unilaterally

4. Maintenance of security by the major powers

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The average score is 48%

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The core principles included:

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Major Types of Non-State Actors

1. International Organizations (Intergovernmental Organizations – IGOs)

2. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

3. Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

4. Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs)

5. Terrorist Organizations

6. Epistemic Communities

7. Religious Organizations

8. Media and Global Communication Networks

9. Diaspora Communities

Key Scholars:

Their Collective Key Work:

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Definition:

Embedded Liberalism refers to a system where free international markets (liberalism) are combined with state intervention to protect domestic welfare and social stability.

❌ Why the other options are incorrect:

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Explanation:

The core principles included:

Explanation:

Major Types of Non-State Actors

1. International Organizations (Intergovernmental Organizations – IGOs)

2. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

3. Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

4. Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs)

5. Terrorist Organizations

6. Epistemic Communities

7. Religious Organizations

8. Media and Global Communication Networks

9. Diaspora Communities

Key Scholars:

Their Collective Key Work:

Explanation:

Definition:

Embedded Liberalism refers to a system where free international markets (liberalism) are combined with state intervention to protect domestic welfare and social stability.

❌ Why the other options are incorrect:

🔍 Breakdown of the options:

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Quick overview of the others: