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Pakistan and World International Relations MCQs PDF Book
Pakistan and World International Relations MCQs PDF Book
Pakistan and World International Relations MCQs PDF Book
A. pluralistic
B. antagonistic
C. esoteric
D. stoic
2. QUESTION: A nongovernmental organization such as ______ is an organization you could join to have influence in
international relations
3. QUESTION: Which of the following actors is not part of the focus of international relations?
A. states
B. international organization
C. nongovernmental organizations
D. all of them
4. QUESTION: Who among the following held the view that the "State comes into existence for the sake of life and it
continues for the sake of good life"?
A. J. Bentham
B. T.H. Green
C. Aristotle
D. Plato
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5. QUESTION: Which one of the following is least relevant to the welfare view of functions of the state?
6. QUESTION: Consider the following statements and identify the one which is not a correct representation of
Morgenthau's ideas?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: Morgenthau maintains that national interest and morality must determine state action
A. socialist
B. Marxists
C. individualist
D. liberals
A. Lipset
B. Marx
C. Plato
D. Lenin
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A. protection of human rights
B. study of sovereignty
C. study of world govt.
D. international Co-operation
10. QUESTION: Of the more prominent theoretical approaches, concerned with power
A. realism
B. liberalism
C. social constructivism
D. radicalism
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the lack of funding and time for research limits the behaviorist researchers
A. 1648
B. 1815
C. 1899
D. none of them
A. bipolar system
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B. multipolar system
C. unipolar system
D. none of them
A. totalitarian
B. welfare
C. colonial
D. communist
A. national interest
B. morality
C. religion
D. economy
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D. none of them
18. QUESTION: About how many states exist in the world today?
A. 50
B. 200
C. 194
D. 201
19. QUESTION: In the Republic, Plato argues that the ideal ruler is
A. The people
B. A tyrant
C. A Philosopher-King
D. A high Priest
A. NATIO
B. nation
C. NATIA
D. none of them
21. QUESTION: Which one of the following is correct statement? Totalitarian State is the one which
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: claims to regulate every sphere of individual's life and activities
22. QUESTION: The idealist theory about the functions of a state is also known as
A. social theory
B. welfare theory
C. anarchist theory
D. metaphysical theory
A. economics decentralization
B. political centralization
C. importance to religion
D. none of them
24. QUESTION: What is the importance of Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" to the study of International Relations?
A. they are the foundation for the Realist approach in International relations
B. they are the foundation for the idealist approach in International relations
C. they are the foundation for the liberal approach in International relations
D. they are the foundation for the deterrence theories in International relations
CORRECT ANSWER IS: they are the foundation for the idealist approach in International relations
25. QUESTION: About which of the following thinkers it has been said that his theory of the state is "an incongruous
mixture of natural rights and physiological metaphor"?
A. Bradley
B. Spencer
C. Johann Caspar Bluntschii
D. Burke
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26. QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the more prominent theories of international relations?
A. realism
B. liberalism
C. social constructivism
D. behaviorism
27. QUESTION: Of the more prominent theoretical approaches, concerned with economic class
A. realism
B. liberalism
C. social constructivism
D. radicalism
28. QUESTION: According to Quincy Write the approaches to the study of international politics are
A. 18
B. 21
C. 23
D. none of them
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30. QUESTION: Which one of the following is the most acceptable theory of the origin of the state?
A. economic
B. political
C. social
D. none of them
32. QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the systematic ways in which individual decision-making diverges
from the rational actor model?
A. misperceptions
B. cognitive bias
C. indeterminate preferences
D. affective bias
33. QUESTION: In International relations, a global system containing two dominant powers is labeled with which of the
terms?
A. bipolar
B. nationalist
C. isolationist
D. none of them
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34. QUESTION: In the international system, the state live in what Hobbes called the
A. state of nature
B. state of balance
C. balance of power
D. perpetual peace
A. culture
B. norms
C. procedures
D. all of them
36. QUESTION: "The state exits merely because crime exists and its principles function, therefore is to protect and
restrain not to foster and promote." The above statement best reflects the idea of
A. liberalism
B. socialism
C. anarchism
D. fascism
37. QUESTION: Which one of the following is the correct statement? In the Pluralist theory:
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A. China
B. USA
C. Russia
D. Canada
A. supremacy of law
B. supremacy of tradition
C. economic security
D. none of them
40. QUESTION: Structural theories of International Relations suggest that some states are more important than others.
Which state attribute do structural theories point to in determining the influence of a state?
A. geographic location
B. power
C. regime theory
D. political maturity
41. QUESTION: What was the driving force behind international relations in Europe during the 19th century?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the balancing of power between states and prevention of hegemony
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A. one which Is complete under the suzerainty of another state
B. one which is supposed to exist in every vessel of the state, on the high seas
C. a protectorate
D. a state which is a member of common wealth
CORRECT ANSWER IS: one which Is complete under the suzerainty of another state
A. Aristophanes
B. Xenophon
C. Thucydides
D. Herodotus
44. QUESTION: The study of interactions among the various actors that participate in international politics is
A. international relations
B. geostrategic relations
C. international society
D. international organization
45. QUESTION: The treaty of Westphalia established modern nation states system in
A. 1684
B. 1648
C. 1664
D. none of them
46. QUESTION: Emanuel Kant and John Locke provides the philosophical basis for
A. realism
B. liberalism
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C. post modernism
D. behaviorism
A. a class structure
B. a body of workers
C. a power system
D. the entire community
A. politician
B. bureaucrats
C. individuals
D. none of them
49. QUESTION: Which approach to international relations argues that states behave in structurally similar ways
regardless of their regime type, geographical location and political ideology?
A. idealism
B. liberalism
C. constructivism
D. realism
A. medieval Islam
B. medieval Christian Europe
C. medieval Christian Europe, medieval Islam and ancient China
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D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: medieval Christian Europe, medieval Islam and ancient China
A. a upper-Leviathan
B. a world of small farming communities
C. an international federation of states
D. the rule of the general will
52. QUESTION: The two great rival states in the Peloponnesian War were
A. Athens - Persia
B. Athens - Sparta
C. Athens - Corinth
D. Sparta - Persia
A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1919
D. none of them
54. QUESTION: The subordination of the individual to the state is an essential feature of which one of the following?
A. socialist doctrine
B. feudal doctrine
C. conservative doctrine
D. fascist doctrine
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: fascist doctrine
55. QUESTION: The state exists within society but if is not even the form of society. These words are attributed to
A. MacIver
B. Laski
C. Gilchrest
D. "A.V." Dicey
A. monarchy
B. democracy
C. communism
D. aristocracy
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the treaty that established the modern international system
58. QUESTION: Which of the following theories held that the state is a product and manifestation of the irreconcilability
of class antagonisms?
A. Evolutionary Theory
B. Anarchist Theory
C. Marxist-Leninist Theory
D. Guild-Socialist Theory
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59. QUESTION: The ____ is an example of an application of behaviorisms
60. QUESTION: Rouddeau wanted smaller communities so that it would be easier for people to attain
A. enlightenment
B. the general will
C. cleos
D. the state of nature
A. Europe
B. Middle East
C. Africa
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: right to attack any potential threat to its security
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63. QUESTION: _______ proposes that individuals act in patterned ways that can be studied by empirically testing
hypothesis about those patterns
A. social constructivism
B. behaviorism
C. the comparative method
D. radicalism
A. a divine institution
B. an artificial creation
C. a creation of force
D. natural institution
A. religious toleration
B. recognition of the divine of kings
C. everything medieval, both in philosophy and in politics
D. economic equality
66. QUESTION: Which one of the following is not a principle postulate of liberal movement?
A. individual freedom
B. powerful state
C. rule of law
D. political rights
67. QUESTION: The goal of Liberal feminism is to ensure _______ gender equality with men and women
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A. incomplete
B. partial
C. complete
D. always
68. QUESTION: Post Colonial Feminism focus on the need to study women's _______ according to their social and
cultural context
A. role
B. position
C. subordination
D. issues
69. QUESTION: What is the theme of 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women?
70. QUESTION: Which of the following statements is false with respect to Plato's ideas?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: division of functions does not rest on difference of aptitude
71. QUESTION: Which one of the following thinkers is associated with the idealist theory of state?
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A. Hobbes
B. Hegel
C. J.S. Mill
D. Laski
A. an international brotherhood
B. a policy of racial discrimination
C. a medical term
D. none of them
73. QUESTION: One of the foremost exponents of the negative view of liberty in the twentieth century is
A. Isaiah Berlin
B. C.W Macpherson
C. John Rawls
D. Charles Taylor
A. rejects
B. supports
C. ensure
D. demolish
A. gendered
B. biased
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C. political
D. important
76. QUESTION: Who among the following said that "post-behaviorism was a genuine revolution, not a reaction; a
becoming, not a preservation; a reform, not a counter reformation"?
A. James Bryce
B. Charles E. Merriam
C. David Easton
D. G.A. Almond
77. QUESTION: Which of the following is not an expression of the constitutional rule of Aristotle?
78. QUESTION: For Karl Marx who among the following is not a Utopian socialist?
A. St. Simon
B. Proudhon
C. Fourier
D. Engels
A. Kenneth Waitz
B. Hans Joachim Morgenthau
C. Buzuri
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D. Prebish
A. Cold War
B. Gulf War
C. First World War
D. Second World War
A. political
B. economic
C. important
D. international
83. QUESTION: The image of war render the role of woman as always
A. visible
B. invisible
C. important
D. negligible
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: invisible
84. QUESTION: Who among the following said ' we cannot shed our values in the way we remove our coast'?
A. Leo Strauss
B. Alfred Cobban
C. Jean Blondel
D. David Easton
85. QUESTION: Who of the following said that felicity is "continued success in obtaining those things which a man from
time to time desires"?
A. Bentham
B. J.S. Mill
C. Hobbes
D. Rousseau
A. Morgenthau
B. William Johnstone
C. Schwarzenberger
D. Edward Crankshaw
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88. QUESTION: Theory of realism is connected with
A. woman power
B. rights of women
C. no power
D. duties of women
91. QUESTION: The study of Post Modern feminism is borne out of experiences from
A. others
B. one's own
C. outside
D. inside
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92. QUESTION: Feminism sees security from the perspectives of
A. men
B. women
C. all
D. both men and women
93. QUESTION: Who among the following characterized early liberalism as 'possessive individualism'?
A. F.A. Hayek
B. Robert Nozick
C. C.B. MacPherson
D. Rawls
94. QUESTION: Who of the following notes the existence of legislative, executive and federative powers of the state?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. J. Bentham
95. QUESTION: Direct democracy is not possible in the modern times because
CORRECT ANSWER IS: of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modern state
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A. social power
B. military power
C. psychological power
D. economic power
A. balance theory
B. one sided theory
C. based on idealism
D. value base theory
98. QUESTION: In the eye of a radical feminist, gender equality can be achieved through
A. gradual reform
B. getting more women elected in legislatures
C. challenging patriarchy
D. class struggle
A. gendered
B. biased
C. unfair
D. fair
A. gramscian
B. critical
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C. social
D. new
101. QUESTION: The concept of security is _______ to the discipline of international relations
A. central
B. important
C. negligible
D. nothing
104. QUESTION: Who among the following is associated with the concept of Realistic Liberalism?
A. E.H Carr
B. Robert Byrd
C. Georg Kennan
D. John H. Herz
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: John H. Herz
A. qualitative disarmament
B. quantitative disarmament
C. general disarmament
D. comprehensive disarmament
106. QUESTION: What amongst the following is the main thrust of Neo-liberalism?
A. to place market efficiencies as foundation for political freedom and to argue for a limited role for the state
B. commitment to an autonomous attitude to state, society and individual
C. to accord priority to the will of the majority
D. to extend power of a state beyond its borders
CORRECT ANSWER IS: to place market efficiencies as foundation for political freedom and to argue for a limited role for
the state
A. Habermas
B. Foucault
C. Karl Marx
D. Althusser
108. QUESTION: The focus of intellectual enquiry for feminism is to _______ knowledge
A. make
B. deconstruct
C. construct
D. demolish
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: construct
109. QUESTION: Feminist Constructivism focuses on the study of how gender influences ________ politics
A. global
B. national
C. domestic
D. gender
110. QUESTION: The feminist concern for security grows out of the centrality of
A. social relations
B. international relations
C. gender relations
D. no relation
111. QUESTION: For whom 'ideas' and not 'material conditions of production' are the effective cause of revolution?
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Engels
D. Stalin
112. QUESTION: For J.S. Mill which one of the following is not true?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the principle of utility is the final end of life
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113. QUESTION: Which one of the following books was written by E.H. Carr?
114. QUESTION: Who stated that, "International Politics includes analysis of political relations and problems of peace
among nations"?
A. Charles Schleicher
B. Norman J. Padelford
C. Harold Sprout
D. H.J. Morgenthau
A. stress the importance of international institutions in reducing conflict in the international system
B. are pessimistic above international operations
C. agree with realists that are unitary actors
D. none of them
116. QUESTION: Who among the following have emphasized the environmental factor in decision-making approach?
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117. QUESTION: Titular sovereign means
A. a person who enjoys absolute power and is not accountable to any one
B. a sovereign elected by Parliament
C. a person who is vested with all sovereign powers by constitution
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a person who is vested with all sovereign powers by constitution
118. QUESTION: "Law is the command of superior to inferior" Whose view is this?
A. Austin
B. Laski
C. Barker
D. none of them
A. independent
B. slave
C. colonial
D. racial
A. small
B. big
C. slave
D. sovereign
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A. balance
B. imbalance
C. increase of power
D. decrease of power
123. QUESTION: "The notion of Sovereignty must be expunged from political theory." This statement is given by
A. Barker
B. Laski
C. Cole
D. Krabbe
124. QUESTION: Who among the following made the statement "Sovereignty is the supreme power of state, over
citizens and subjects unhindered by law"?
A. J. Bodin
B. H. Gardner
C. Harold J. Laski
D. Ayatollah Rohallah Khomeini
125. QUESTION: Sovereignty is the supreme will of the state are the word of
A. Austin
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B. Locke
C. Laski
D. Willoughby
126. QUESTION: Which one of the following is a basic feature of pluralist concept of sovereignty?
A. absoluteness
B. inalienability
C. divisibility
D. exclusively
A. out dated
B. complicated
C. to gain power
D. to avoid clash between state
A. local
B. national
C. international
D. regional
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D. to help all
130. QUESTION: The idea that the type of government has the most significant impact on foreign policy would best be
accommodated by which model in IR?
132. QUESTION: Which one of the following statements is not applicable to Morgenthau's theory?
A. Jean Bodin
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Hobbes
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Rousseau
A. social
B. economical
C. political
D. none of them
A. total failure
B. partiality successful
C. total successful
D. none of them
A. big
B. medium size
C. small
D. none of them
137. QUESTION: During cold war policy of _____ was the policy adopted for balance of power
A. armament
B. disarmament
C. non alignment
D. none of them
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138. QUESTION: The theory of sovereignty historically associated with the rise of
A. feudalism
B. absolute monarchy
C. democracy
D. decolonization
A. centralization of power
B. decentralization of power
C. most important factor in international relations
D. none of them
A. House of lords
B. Prime Minister
C. Queen
D. House of common
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142. QUESTION: Foreign policy is closely related with
A. international relations
B. national policy
C. local politics
D. human rights
144. QUESTION: The legal sovereign has to submit to the ________ sovereign
A. real
B. titular
C. popular
D. none of them
145. QUESTION: How does domestic terrorism differ from state-sponsored terrorism?
146. QUESTION: Which one of the following approaches or modest of international politics does not give importance to
the role of state as an actor?
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A. dependency model
B. realist model
C. neo-realist model
D. interdependence pluralist model
147. QUESTION: Which one of the following statements about Rousseau is correct?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: he transformed he theory of contract into an idealist mode of political discourse
A. natural rights
B. historical rights
C. legal rights
D. ethical rights
149. QUESTION: Which of the following is generally not considered to be a cause of war?
A. God's will
B. human nature
C. economics
D. the international system
150. QUESTION: Which one of the following is an apt description of Bodin's theory of sovereignty?
A. absolute sovereignty
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B. limited sovereignty
C. political sovereignty
D. popular sovereignty
151. QUESTION: The historical theory of the origin of the state of the state was propounded by
A. Aristotle
B. Rousseau
C. Marx
D. Rawls
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the conditions when there is no actual conflict but a permanent cold war that could become a
"real" war at any time
154. QUESTION: Who among the following thinkers criticized the Austenian theory of sovereignty on the ground that
law is not the command of the sovereign but an expression of the community's sense of right?
A. Laski
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B. Krabbe
C. Duguit
D. Gierke
155. QUESTION: Which one of the following political thinkers was the first exponent of the liberal theory of States?
A. John Locke
B. T.H. Green
C. Jean Jacques Rousseau
D. Hobbes
156. QUESTION: Manipulation of boundaries to enable the party in power to capture as many seats as possible, has
come to be known as
A. filibustering
B. guillotine
C. gerrymandering
D. log-rolling
157. QUESTION: Which one does not contribute to the formation of international government?
158. QUESTION: Associations are not persona ficta but real persons existing prior to the state. This view was
propounded by
A. Hobbes
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B. Hegel
C. Duguit
D. Gierke
159. QUESTION: Who among the following used the expression "forced to be free" in connection with the notion of
liberty of the individual?
A. Rousseau
B. Locke
C. Green
D. Hobhouse
160. QUESTION: "Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" sums up the philosophy
of
A. Marxism
B. Fascism
C. Fabian Socialism
D. Guild Socialism
161. QUESTION: Which among the following scholars propounded the systems approach towards the study of
international relations?
A. David Easton
B. Glaberial Almond
C. C. McClelland
D. J.W. Burton
162. QUESTION: About which of the following thinkers it has been said that his theory of the state is "an incongruous
mixture of natural rights and physiological metaphor"?
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A. Bradley
B. Spencer
C. Bluntschii
D. Burke
163. QUESTION: Which of the following countries are top three largest shareholders in Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB)?
164. QUESTION: The ______ standard existed until the beginning of World War I; after the war ended it ________
A. involves IMF loans to a developing country only if the developing country agrees to follow macroeconomic policies
approved by the IMF
B. involves IMF loans to a developing country only if the developing country agrees to join the IMF and UN
C. is seen as a threat to national sovereignty by developing countries
D. both a and c
166. QUESTION: The G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting was recently concluded in
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A. Istanbul, Turkey
B. Saint Petersburg, Russia
C. Seoul, South Korea
D. Toronto, Canada
167. QUESTION: The Lapis Lazuli Trade Corridor does not pass through which of the following countries?
A. Afghanistan
B. Turkey
C. Pakistan
D. Georgia
169. QUESTION: Which one of the following was the dominant theory of influencing development policies in the 1980s
and 90s?
170. QUESTION: The movement to alter the terms of trade so that producers in developing countries achieve a higher
share of the profit is known as
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A. free trade
B. the highly indebted poor countries initiative
C. trade liberalization
D. fair trade
171. QUESTION: World oil prices increased to over $140 per barrel in the summer of 2008 primarily because of
CORRECT ANSWER IS: rapid growth in demand from India and China
173. QUESTION: Which three former Soviet republics on 27 June 2014 signed historic trade deals with the European
Union (EU) that are expected to help them overcome their post-Soviet legacy of corruption and debt?
174. QUESTION: Which country's central bank surprised global financial markets by expanding its massive stimulus
spending, which resulted in rally in global stock markets?
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A. China
B. Japan
C. Spain
D. France
175. QUESTION: The "Ease of doing business index" is prepared and published by
176. QUESTION: Which one of the following best describes a Millennium Development Goal?
A. world bank
B. Oxfam
C. international monetary fund
D. world trade organization
178. QUESTION: The process whereby people move from the countryside to towns and cities is known as
A. colonization
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B. urbanization
C. desertification
D. emigration
179. QUESTION: The HIPC program was designed to deal with the debt problems of _______ countries
A. formerly communist
B. poor developing
C. Latin American
D. Scandinavian
180. QUESTION: Which of the following was not an objective of the IMF?
181. QUESTION: 40th Summit of Group of Seven (G7) group of countries concluded on 5 June 2014. This 2-day summit
was held at which city?
A. Brussels, Belgium
B. Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Berlin, Germany
D. none of them
182. QUESTION: Which country would become the 19th member of Euro zone and the last Baltic nation to adopt the
euro on 1 January 2015 as announced by the European Commission on 4 June 2014?
A. Lithuania
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B. Latvia
C. Estonia
D. none of them
183. QUESTION: US president George Bush has created "Millennium challenge Account" to
184. QUESTION: The world's richer countries are generally referred to as which one of the following?
A. third world
B. global south
C. first world
D. none of them
185. QUESTION: The growing interdependence of specifies across the world is generally referred to as which one of the
following?
A. colonization
B. urbanization
C. industrialization
D. globalization
186. QUESTION: The movement of manufacturing production from the developed world to low-wage economies in the
third world is known as
A. industrialization
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B. the new international division of labor
C. the new multi-nationalism
D. the north-south divide
187. QUESTION: The main change in the international trade regime between 1945 and the present was
A. performed poorly from its start after World War II through its demise in the 1970s
B. performed well from its start after World War II through its demise in the 1970s
C. performed poorly from its start after World War II through the 1960s, but well from the 1960s through the demise of
the system in the 1970s
D. performed well from its start after World War II through the 1960s, but poorly from the 1960s through the demise of
the system in the 1970s
CORRECT ANSWER IS: performed well from its start after World War II through the 1960s, but poorly from the 1960s
through the demise of the system in the 1970s
189. QUESTION: Group of 77 developing countries plus China summit to be held on 14 and 15 June 2014 in
A. Brasilia
B. Santa Cruz
C. Santiago
D. none of them
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A. 1964
B. 1966
C. 1968
D. 1960
191. QUESTION: Which among the following countries is not included in the Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) negotiations?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. China
D. none of them
192. QUESTION: Which one of the following is also known as "Africa plus"?
193. QUESTION: Which one of the following best describes cultural imperialism?
A. the imposition of western and especially American, cultural values or non-western cultures
B. the embracing by third world countries of western cultural values and products which they regard as superior to their
own
C. the creation of third cultures generated by the fusion of western and third world cultures
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the imposition of western and especially American, cultural values or non-western cultures
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A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
195. QUESTION: The paper asset created by the International Monetary Fund is called
A. a key currency
B. debt rescheduling
C. IMF conditionality
D. special drawing rights
196. QUESTION: The President of World Bank has always been nominated by the
A. European Union
B. United Nations
C. United States
D. European Commission United States
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
198. QUESTION: Which three former Soviet republics on 27 June 2014 signed historic trade deals with the European
Union (EU) that are expected to help them overcome their post-Soviet legacy of corruption and debt?
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B. Georgia, Estonia and Ukraine
C. Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
D. none of them
199. QUESTION: Which one of the following theories of development argues the only route to development is for
developing countries to follow the example of the USA and the other developed countries?
A. dependency theory
B. dominant development theory
C. modernization theory
D. world system theory
200. QUESTION: The removal of cultural differences so that all cultures become increasingly similar is known as
A. hybridization
B. pasteurization
C. homogenization
D. globalization
201. QUESTION: The underdeveloped countries of the third world are sometimes referred to as which one of the
following?
A. core nations
B. satellite countries
C. neo-colonial countries
D. servant societies
202. QUESTION: The share of manufactures in global merchandise exports is about ______; this share has ______ since
1980
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A. 50%; risen
B. 0%; fallen
C. 75%; risen
D. 75%; fallen
203. QUESTION: The establishment of a common European currency was part of the
A. Jamaica Accords
B. Maastricht Treaty
C. Berlin Protocol
D. Single European Act
204. QUESTION: Which among the following will be the base currency for BRICS New Development Bank?
A. US Dollar
B. Rupee
C. Yuan
D. Russian Ruble
205. QUESTION: The most prosperous member of global south which have become important exporters and markets for
the major industrialized countries are known as
206. QUESTION: 40th Summit of Group of Seven (G7) group of countries concluded on 5 June 2014. This 2-day summit
was held at which city?
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A. Brussels, Belgium
B. Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Berlin, Germany
D. none of them
207. QUESTION: Which one of the following is the best known dependency theory?
208. QUESTION: Neo-Marxists are likely to regard aid as which one of the following?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: as a form of imperialism through which rich countries exert power and control over poorer
countries
CORRECT ANSWER IS: have come to rely less heavily on international trade
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A. Africa
B. Asia
C. NAFTA countries
D. The European Union
211. QUESTION: An arrangement under which a country fixes the value of its currency in terms of some "hard" currency
such as the US dollar is known as
A. a crawling peg
B. a currency board
C. a fixed peg against a composite "basket"
D. a crawling band
212. QUESTION: An index that estimates the true rate of exchange among currencies is
213. QUESTION: What was current deadline to ratify the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s trade facilitation agreement
(TFA)?
A. Dec-15
B. Mar-16
C. Apr-16
D. Dec-16
214. QUESTION: Which country has launched the world's longest super-secure quantum communication line?
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A. New Zealand
B. China
C. Japan
D. South Korea
215. QUESTION: With which one of the following theories are the "five stages of economic growth" associated?
A. classical Marxism
B. McDonaldization
C. World System theory
D. Modernization theory
CORRECT ANSWER IS: have come to rely less heavily on international trade
218. QUESTION: The international monetary system since the end of Bretton Woods has been characterized by
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C. exchange rate overshooting
D. both b and c
219. QUESTION: The most prosperous member of global south which have become important exporters and markets for
the major industrialized countries are known as
220. QUESTION: According to latest report, which country is world's top defense importer in 2014?
A. China
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Pakistan
D. South Korea
A. economic growth
B. subsistence agriculture
C. the reduction of poverty
D. improving levels of literacy
222. QUESTION: Which one of the following is not an explanation for the underdevelopment of third world countries
used by dependency theorists?
A. they are not sufficiently integrated into the world economic system
B. they are exploited by richer countries
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C. they face problems which are imposed upon them by developed capitalist countries
D. they are often ruled by groups who exploit their own people and prevent change that would benefit the majority
CORRECT ANSWER IS: they are not sufficiently integrated into the world economic system
223. QUESTION: The countries with the most rapid growth of merchandise trade during the past 30 years are
CORRECT ANSWER IS: The Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China and Singapore
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the people of India demanding independence from Great Britain
226. QUESTION: The past two decades of globalization has seen rapid movements in
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: goods, services and investments between countries
A. foreign investment
B. delay or damage of goods
C. tax on imports
D. none of them
A. lion economy
B. cheetah economy
C. puma economy
D. tiger economy
229. QUESTION: Which country has the largest GDP in the world?
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. China
D. USA
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231. QUESTION: The term Pan-Africanism can best be defined as a movement whose purpose is to
A. philosopher
B. painter
C. politician
D. revolutionaries
233. QUESTION: The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is to
A. liberalization
B. investment
C. favorable trade
D. free trade
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235. QUESTION: China and Malaysia are examples of
A. developed countries
B. newly industrialized countries
C. developing countries
D. least developed countries
A. underemployment
B. manufacturing shift
C. deindustrialization
D. secondary decline
237. QUESTION: The wealthiest 20% of humans consume what percent of goods and resources?
A. 80%
B. 40%
C. 20%
D. one-forth
239. QUESTION: A major factor in the development of 20th century nationalist movements throughout Africa was a
common
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A. language throughout most of Africa
B. goal to end European rule in Africa
C. Ethnic bond among the people of sub-Saharan Africa
D. religion throughout most of Africa
A. well-off consumers
B. poor consumers
C. big producers
D. small producers
A. Gunnar Myrdal
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B. W.W. Rostow
C. A.G. Frank
D. Immanuel Wallerstein
244. QUESTION: Which of the following is not an element of the A.T. Kearney Index of Globalization
A. economic integration
B. sporting connections
C. technological connectivity
D. political engagement
CORRECT ANSWER IS: rising global temperatures caused by atmospheric buildup of gases
A. money
B. transportation
C. population
D. computers
247. QUESTION: European imperialism promoted the development of nationalism in Asian and African countries by
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D. discouraging patriotic feelings toward the mother country
CORRECT ANSWER IS: they stressed the importance of tradition and established institutions and customs
249. QUESTION: A company that owns or controls production in more than one nation is called
A. multinational corporation
B. joint stock company
C. global company
D. none of them
A. employment
B. emerging multinationals
C. providing services
D. all of them
A. 1960s
B. 1970s
C. 1980s
D. 1990s
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: 1960s
253. QUESTION: Predictions about the future are complicated by all of the following except
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the widespread tendency in 21st century to abandon cultural traditions
A. money
B. machine
C. labor
D. information and communication technology
255. QUESTION: "The 19th century was a country of unification but the 20th has been a century of partition." This
statement is best supported by the history of which nation?
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Spain
D. Mexico
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256. QUESTION: Who was count Cavour?
A. cheap goods
B. cheap labor resources
C. economic sustainability
D. none of them
258. QUESTION: One major government initiative to attract foreign companies to invest in India is
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260. QUESTION: Resistance to globalization includes all of the following except
A. multinational corporation
B. Multination Corporation
C. Multinational Cities
D. Multinational Council
A. investment
B. disinvestment
C. trade barrier
D. privatization
263. QUESTION: The Latin American leaders Simon Bolver, Miguel Hidalgo and Jose de San Martin are most closely
associated with
A. independence movements
B. communist revolutions
C. economic expansion
D. educational reforms
264. QUESTION: Which of the following state lead the unification of Germany?
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A. Bavaria
B. Prussia
C. Rhineland
D. Hanover
A. big producers
B. small producers
C. rural poor
D. none of them
267. QUESTION: Which of the following is also known as International Bank for Reconstruction and Development?
A. IMF
B. RBI
C. WTO
D. World Bank
268. QUESTION: International communication in the late 20th century has been significantly improved by
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B. digitalization
C. telephones
D. airline travel
A. investment
B. foreign trade
C. foreign investment
D. disinvestment
271. QUESTION: "Juarez Defeats French Troops in Mexico", "Bolivar Leads Revolutions in South America", "San Martin
Liberates Argentina". These newspaper headlines refer to the emergence of
A. colonialism
B. nationalism
C. Marxism
D. mercantilism
A. Cavour
B. King victor Emanuel
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C. Bismarck
D. Duke Metternich
274. QUESTION: With the growing competition, most employers these days prefer to employ workers
A. flexibly
B. quickly
C. selectively
D. none of them
276. QUESTION: What best describes new social patterns brought by globalization?
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: migration between rich and poor countries increased
A. liberalization
B. privatization
C. globalization
D. none of them
279. QUESTION: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bolivar were similar in that each
280. QUESTION: What was the main objective of the treaty of Vienna of 1815?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: Toundo the changes brought about in Europe during Napoleonic war
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281. QUESTION: One major factor that has simulated the globalization process is
282. QUESTION: Globalization opportunities for paid for women has declined them
A. good health
B. good education
C. permanent job
D. none of them
283. QUESTION: _____ means integrating the domestic economy with the world economy
A. globalization
B. privatization
C. liberalization
D. disinvestment
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285. QUESTION: MNCs do not increase
A. competition
B. price war
C. quality
D. none of them
286. QUESTION: Marxian view treats international politics as an extension of class war in
A. global perspective
B. national perspective
C. societal perspective
D. none of them
288. QUESTION: Which was a major reason for the creation of the separate nations of India and Pakistan in 1947?
A. India was economically dependent on Great Britain, while Pakistan was economically self-sufficient
B. the two nations favored vastly different forms of government
C. the religious and cultural patterns of the two areas were in serious conflict
D. natural geographic features of the Indian subcontinent divided the two areas
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the religious and cultural patterns of the two areas were in serious conflict
289. QUESTION: Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation?
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A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Treaty of Constantinople
C. Treat of Frankfurt
D. Treaty of Vienna
A. increasing competition
B. increasing employment
C. implementing the labor laws
D. imposing trade barriers
292. QUESTION: Which is the soft lending arm of the World Bank?
A. IDA
B. IFC
C. MIGA
D. ICSID
A. Muslim
B. Christian
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C. Hindu
D. an attempt to return to primary tests or traditions
294. QUESTION: This helps to create an opportunity for the producers to reach beyond the domestic market
A. foreign trade
B. domestic trade
C. internal trade
D. trade barrier
295. QUESTION: Which one of the following is not an input function of political system?
A. political communication
B. political recruitment
C. interest articulation
D. rule adjudication
296. QUESTION: The filter-down of manufacturing industry and services from developed countries to NICs and
developing countries is termed
A. world shift
B. global shift
C. global change
D. world change
297. QUESTION: At which of the following places was the Frankfurt assembly converted?
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D. at the church of St Panli
298. QUESTION: Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah were African leaders opposed to
A. militarism
B. socialism
C. nationalism
D. colonialism
299. QUESTION: Which one of the following scholars consider international law as true law?
A. Grotius
B. Hobbes
C. Holland
D. Austin
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: none of them
A. the person extradited must be awarded special punishment by the requesting state
B. the person extradited must not be awarded special punishment by the requesting state
C. the person extradited must be punished only for the offence for which he has been extradited
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the person extradited must be punished only for the offence for which he has been extradited
303. QUESTION: On Dec 14, _____ the UN General assembly adopted a declaration of Territorial Asylum
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967
304. QUESTION: Monism' denotes that international law and state law
CORRECT ANSWER IS: elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council
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306. QUESTION: The UN came into existent on which of the following date?
A. 25 miles
B. 50 miles
C. 12 miles
D. none of them
A. Grotius
B. Hegel
C. Anziloei
D. none of them
310. QUESTION: Features of international law include all except which of the following
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A. there is no single legislative source of international law
B. there is no single world count for interpreting international law
C. there is no world executive branch that can enforce international laws
D. none of them
312. QUESTION: Which one of the following positions would be correct according to the Vienna Convention on the Law
of Treaties, 1960?
A. the reservation and the objection cancel each other and all the provisions of the treaty will apply to all parties
B. the provisions of the treaty to which the reservation applies, shall not apply between the reserving state and the
objecting state, unless the objecting state specifically objects to the entry into force of the treaty as between the two
states
C. the reservation and the objection prevent the treaty from coming into force in respect of all of its parties
D. the objection invalidates the reservation and the reserving state ceases to be a party to the treaty
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the provisions of the treaty to which the reservation applies, shall not apply between the
reserving state and the objecting state, unless the objecting state specifically objects to the entry into force of the treaty
as between the two states
313. QUESTION: Under the Convention of the law of the sea, the breadth of the Territorial Sea is
A. 6 nautical miles
B. 8 nautical miles
C. 12 nautical miles
D. none of them
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314. QUESTION: In the modern state, the best court of law is
A. convention
B. custom
C. legislation
D. precedents
A. 1872
B. 1854
C. 1890
D. none of them
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318. QUESTION: GATT is a multilateral treaty that
CORRECT ANSWER IS: establishes trade agreements and limited tariffs and trade restrictions
319. QUESTION: Who among the following divided the sources of law into formal sources and material sources?
A. Allen
B. Keeton
C. Gray
D. Salmond
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a state has right to decide whether or not to become a party to any multilateral treaty and if it
decides to become a party, it may do so with or without reservations, provided that its reservations are compatible with
the objects and purposes of the
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: in its own defense
322. QUESTION: The importance of custom over other sources of law was stressed by the jurists of the
A. analytical school
B. historical school
C. natural law school
D. none of them
324. QUESTION: The convention for the protection of the ozone layer was done on
A. Islamic law
B. Christian law
C. Roman law
D. none of them
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326. QUESTION: The oldest principle of international law is the doctrine of
A. sovereign immunity
B. foreign dignitaries
C. religious freedom
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: custom becomes law after its recognition by the sovereign
328. QUESTION: The main difference between de jure and c/c facto recognition is that the former is
A. mutual consent
B. unilateral action
C. decision of neighboring states
D. none of them
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330. QUESTION: According to the declaratory theory of jurisprudence the judges only declare the law and they do not
make any law. The supporters of this theory were
331. QUESTION: Diplomatic envoys are absolutely immune from which of the following jurisdictions
A. criminal jurisdiction
B. civil jurisdiction
C. both a and b
D. none of them
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A. a temporary arrangement between the belligerent parties for cessation of hostilities
B. any peace treaty to end a war
C. no war pact
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a temporary arrangement between the belligerent parties for cessation of hostilities
335. QUESTION: Which legal tradition argues that individuals have certain inherent rights and obligations?
A. external
B. Groton
C. naturalist
D. positives
A. precedent; legislature
B. precedent; jurist
C. precedent; judge
D. precedent; agreement
A. external sovereignty
B. internal sovereignty though constitutional revolutionary processes
C. prime minister
D. the administrative system
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B. convention on the Law of Sea
C. mutual consent
D. none of them
340. QUESTION: Which legal tradition argues that internal societal sources are the basis of international law?
A. theological
B. naturalist
C. universalist
D. positivist
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a state can violate its international obligations if its interests so demand
A. mutual consent
B. a unilateral decision
C. a decision of a regional organization
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D. none of them
344. QUESTION: Which actor would not be permitted to submit a case before the international court of justice?
A. The US government
B. Amnesty International
C. The UN Security Council
D. The government of Pakistan
A. no-right
B. duty
C. disability
D. subjection
346. QUESTION: Which one of the following domestic laws of a country is illegal under international law?
A. a law declaring an act of citizen illegal, regardless of the place where it is committed
B. a law declaring a contract between a national and foreigner concluded within the country, illegal
C. a law declaring illegal a transaction between two foreigners concluding to be performed in their respective countries
D. law declaring illegal an act on board a national aircraft or a national vessel
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: a law declaring illegal a transaction between two foreigners concluding to be performed in their
respective countries
A. 1815
B. 1919
C. 1945
D. none of them
A. president of Pakistan
B. State Bank of Pakistan
C. Sindh University
D. Municipal Corporation of Quetta
349. QUESTION: The trial of Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague is most important because it represents
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the application of standards of international law directly to one individual
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a state may invoke fundamental change of circumstances to terminate/suspend a treaty
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351. QUESTION: Eruption of war terminates
A. all treaties
B. no treaty
C. only political treaties
D. none of them
A. to a diplomat by UNO
B. by a state to its national abroad
C. by a state to a person seeking asylum
D. none of them
353. QUESTION: The newly established international Criminal Court has jurisdiction over
A. genocide and other systematic crimes carried out as official policy during wars
B. illegal international financial transitions
C. national courts dealing with international cases
D. human rights abuses occurring within any country in the world
CORRECT ANSWER IS: genocide and other systematic crimes carried out as official policy during wars
A. Hobbes
B. Bentham
C. David Flume
D. Grotius
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355. QUESTION: A diplomat of state A accredited to State B while returning to his national state upon completion of his
diplomatic assignment kills his wife in the toilet of an aircraft in flight. The aircraft is registered in state D. In this case
which one of the following states shall have jurisdiction to try the diplomat?
A. state A
B. state B
C. state C
D. state D
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1948
D. none of them
358. QUESTION: While the concept of cultural relativism may be viewed as an accommodation to subtleties that exist
between cultures, others criticize it because
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359. QUESTION: The principle of jus cogens means
A. a peremptory norm of International Law that cannot be derogated from the mutual consent
B. a state can terminate a treaty because of violation of its domestic law
C. a treaty stands terminated when its purpose is achieved
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a peremptory norm of International Law that cannot be derogated from the mutual consent
360. QUESTION: Foreign ships sailing and anchoring in the coastal waters of another state are
A. 1961
B. 1945
C. 1927
D. none of them
362. QUESTION: Certain rules regarding treatment of prisoners of war, use of permissible weapons, and methods of
combat are known as
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363. QUESTION: If the jural co-relative of "Right" is "Duty", then the co-relative of "Liberty" is
A. power
B. disability
C. liability
D. no claim
364. QUESTION: Where customary international law is comprised of rules identical to those of treat law?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the treaty law overrides the customary law
A. a supra-state organization
B. a creation of member states
C. has no link with states after its establishment
D. none of them
367. QUESTION: Consider the following statement: "the law is merely the product of the result of social decisions about
right and wrong." The preceding statement is an example of
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A. Groton legal theory
B. Postmodernist school of law
C. theological school of law
D. naturalist school of law
A. no jurisdiction
B. concurrent jurisdiction
C. exclusive jurisdiction
D. none of them
A. Flag State
B. Offenders State
C. both a and b
D. none of them
370. QUESTION: Kellogg Briand Pact or Paris Peace Treaty was signed in
A. 1945
B. 1928
C. 1919
D. none of them
A. treaties
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B. international customs and norms
C. conventions
D. a constitution
A. Chicago
B. London
C. Berlin
D. Paris
373. QUESTION: When two multilateral treaties are in force in respect of the same subject matter, one concluded
subsequent to the other, then
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the later treaty shall prevail over the earlier one
375. QUESTION: All of the following have added to the expansion of international law except
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A. expanding consequences and victims of war
B. increasing environmental degradation
C. growing awareness of human rights issues
D. spread of nationalism
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a state has jurisdiction over its nationals even when they live outside the country
A. international law
B. constitutional law
C. policy of the state
D. none of them
379. QUESTION: How many sources of international law wee enlisted in article 38 of the Statute of the permanent court
of international justice?
A. 1
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B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
CORRECT ANSWER IS: submerged bed of sea contiguous to a continental land mass
A. a province of Italy
B. is an independent state
C. is not an independent state
D. none of them
A. succeeds to treaties which were applied to its territory by the former administering state
B. has a right not to be bound by earlier treaties
C. is not bound by earlier treaties except those determining boundaries
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: is not bound by earlier treaties except those determining boundaries
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D. none of them
385. QUESTION: Non-permanent members of the security council are elected for a period of
A. 7 years
B. 3 years
C. 2 years
D. none of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: is a part of customary international law
388. QUESTION: The original members of the UN has been provided in which of the articles of the charter?
A. article 2
B. article 3
C. article 4
D. article 5
CORRECT ANSWER IS: is not binding on all the members of the UNO
390. QUESTION: The Latin American concept of uti possidetis juris is related to succession to
A. state property
B. state archives
C. public debt
D. former colonial orders
A. ICJ
B. PCIJ
C. Europe Court of Human Rights
D. none of them
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392. QUESTION: A "Vassal State" is one which is
393. QUESTION: Under which treaty, International Monetary Fund was established?
A. treaty of Paris
B. the Articles of Agreement
C. Treaties of Versailles
D. none of them
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 9 years
395. QUESTION: The Montreal Convention for the safety of Civil Aviation was signed in
A. 1975
B. 1974
C. 1971
D. none of them
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A. is his basic right
B. is not his right
C. depends on circumstances
D. none of them
397. QUESTION: Treaties corresponding to the UN Charter and the basic principles of International are regarded
A. unlawful
B. void
C. lawful
D. voidable
CORRECT ANSWER IS: more honored in the observance than in the breech
A. all treaties
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B. only political treaties
C. no treaty
D. none of them
402. QUESTION: Which articles give power to the General Assembly to consider and approve the budget of the
organization?
A. article 15
B. article 16
C. article 17
D. article 18
A. 1945
B. 1948
C. 1951
D. none of them
A. civil jurisdiction
B. criminal jurisdiction
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C. both a and b
D. none of them
405. QUESTION: Diplomatic envoys in the receiving state are given immunity from
A. civil jurisdiction
B. criminal jurisdiction
C. both a and b
D. none of them
406. QUESTION: South West African people organization-SWAPO has been recognized by the number of States as the
Sole _______ representative of its country
A. unlawful
B. lawful
C. temporary
D. questionable
CORRECT ANSWER IS: that portion of sea which is adjacent to territorial waters
408. QUESTION: "Law of Nations or International Law is the name for the body of customary and treaty rules which are
considered legally binding by civilized states in their intercourse with each other. This definition was given by
A. Brierly
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B. Starke
C. Oppenheim
D. Hughes
CORRECT ANSWER IS: that portion of sea which is adjacaent to territory of a coastal state
A. Hague
B. Paris
C. Geneva
D. London
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C. the recognition of insurgents
D. none of them
A. 9
B. 12
C. 15
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: its control, only for exploration of mineral resources
415. QUESTION: The Ultimate goal of interpretation is to find out ways and means of most fully realizing the treaty
provisions for the _______ of contracting parties and international co-operation as a whole
A. detriments
B. violation
C. benefit
D. equality
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C. is an organ of UNO
D. none of them
A. states
B. individuals
C. both a and b
D. none of them
419. QUESTION: The controversy was settled and legal sources of international law were authoritatively laid down for
the first time in
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the Stature of the permanent court of international justice
A. 1920
B. 1936
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C. 1948
D. none of them
A. League of Nations
B. UNO
C. European Union
D. none of them
A. 1945
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. none of them
A. long usage
B. recognized customary rule
C. annexes
D. continuous use from time immemorial
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D. International Arbitration
A. customary rules of international law are diminishing and are being replaced by law making treaties and conventions
B. states do not deny the existence of international law
C. a great limitation of international law is that is cannot intervene in matters which are with in the domestic jurisdiction
of states
D. international law is positive morality of state having no force
CORRECT ANSWER IS: international law is positive morality of state having no force
A. April 1945
B. April 1946
C. Dec, 1946
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D. Jan, 1946
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Covenant of the League of Nations
433. QUESTION: Some efforts have been made to transform the status of individual from the object to the subject of
international law. The first effort towards this was made after the
A. Treaty of Westphalia
B. 1815 Vienna Conference
C. Frist World War
D. Second World War
A. USA
B. France
C. UK
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: was renounced before it could take roots in international law
436. QUESTION: Committee on the peaceful use of outer space, a subsidiary agency of the UN general assembly was
established in
A. 1959
B. 1960
C. 1966
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D. 1962
A. Hago Grotius
B. Oppenheim
C. Suarez
D. none of them
A. Hague
B. Geneva
C. New York
D. none of them
A. the person who is being extradited must be tried in both the states
B. the person who is being extradited must be tried in both the states but may be punished in one
C. that the offence for which a person is extradited must be an offence in both the states
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: that the offence for which a person is extradited must be an offence in both the states
440. QUESTION: In 1983 a UN conference took place in Vienna on the question of succession of states in respect of state
property, state archives and state debts
A. UN
B. European
C. Vienna
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D. ICJ
A. superiority of states
B. dominance of USA over other states
C. preemptory norms of international law
D. superiority of UN
443. QUESTION: In which month does the UN General Assembly usually meet every year?
A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: 1995
A. 11 members
B. 15 members
C. 19 members
D. none of them
A. Zia
B. Zia ul Rahman
C. Pt. Nehru
D. Rajiv Gandhi
447. QUESTION: The machinery for the enforcement of human rights is most effective under the
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Nepal
D. Sri Linka
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Nepal
449. QUESTION: In case of reparations for injuries suffered in the service of the United Nations, the International court
of Justice held that United Nations organization
CORRECT ANSWER IS: possesses international legal capacity to make an international claim against state
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1993
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Robert Brace Zorllick
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1948
D. 1950
456. QUESTION: Marshall Islands plan to sue India, Pakistan and Britain over nuclear weapons in the International Court
of Justice which is located in
A. Hague
B. Amsterdam
C. Geneva
D. London
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Hague
457. QUESTION: Which from the following countries is not a member of European Union?
A. Norway
B. Ireland
C. Matla
D. Estonia
A. fighting terrorism
B. prevention of crime
C. finance company
D. protection of human rights
A. a scientific expression
B. an expert Co
C. group of seven western industrialized countries
D. none of them
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461. QUESTION: The recently appointed United Nations high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres is the former
prime minister of
A. Denmark
B. Romania
C. Canada
D. none of them
A. environment day
B. population day
C. press freedom day
D. none of them
A. New York
B. Geneva
C. Hague
D. none of them
A. general assembly
B. secretariat
C. international labor organization
D. economic and social council
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465. QUESTION: Which country from the following is not the member of UNO?
A. Vatican City
B. Afghanistan
C. North Korea
D. Vietnam
A. Euro
B. Shekel
C. Forint
D. Krone
A. New York
B. Washington
C. Geneva
D. The Hague
A. Vienna
B. Brussels
C. Paris
D. London
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469. QUESTION: Commonwealth of independent states consists of
A. European states
B. Asian states
C. Asian and European states
D. none of them
470. QUESTION: In which month does the UN General Assembly usually meets every year
A. January
B. March
C. September
D. none of them
471. QUESTION: Pakistan has become non permanent member of Security council for
A. five times
B. two times
C. three times
D. six times
472. QUESTION: What do CENTO, RIO Pact and SEATO have in common?
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473. QUESTION: UNO is
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
475. QUESTION: The UN agency concerned with the improvement of standards of education and strengthening
international co-operation in this field is
A. UNEF
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF
D. UNEDO
476. QUESTION: The non-permanent members of the security council are elected for a period of
A. 2 years
B. 1 year
C. 4 years
D. 3 years
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477. QUESTION: Organization of Islamic Cooperation has _____ official languages
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
478. QUESTION: What is the theme of 2016 United Nations' International Anti-Corruption Day?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: United against corruption for development, peace and security
A. Germany
B. France
C. Japan
D. none of them
481. QUESTION: There are how many non permanent members of Security Council?
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A. 10
B. 12
C. 3
D. 14
A. 45 members
B. 60 members
C. 51 members
D. none of them
483. QUESTION: What is the theme of 2016 United Nations' International Volunteer Day?
A. zero hunger
B. global applause
C. global active volunteers for peace
D. your world is changing
484. QUESTION: There are ______ non-permanent members of the security council
A. 5
B. 7
C. 15
D. 10
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A. Switzerland
B. US
C. Germany
D. Belgium
A. Rupiah
B. Dinar
C. Ringgit
D. Riyal
A. secretary general of UN
B. judge of the ICJ
C. secretary general of NATO
D. Hollywood actor
A. Washington
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B. Paris
C. New York
D. none of them
A. 1952
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982
A. secretary general of UN
B. Judge of the World Court
C. secretary general of NATO
D. Hollywood actor
492. QUESTION: What is the theme of 2016 United Nation's Universal Children's day?
A. teach respect
B. a world fit for children
C. stop violence against children
D. innovate for children
A. developed
B. developing
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C. Asian
D. African
494. QUESTION: First country who has received loan from world bank is
A. UK
B. Russia
C. France
D. Germany
A. London
B. Lisbon
C. Austria
D. Brussels
497. QUESTION: The United Nations' International Day for Tolerance is observed on which date?
A. Nov 16
B. Nov 17
C. Nov 15
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D. Nov 18
A. president of Mozambique
B. Winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 1996
C. secretary general of UN
D. Chairman of the Organization of African Unity
499. QUESTION: The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is?
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 9 years
D. none of them
500. QUESTION: How many official working languages are recognized by UNO?
A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 4
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: organization for security and cooperation Europe
502. QUESTION: Meng Hongwei, who has been elected as the new president of Interpol, is belonged to which country?
A. Japan
B. Thailand
C. China
D. Malaysia
A. New York
B. Paris
C. Geneva
D. Brussels
A. UN development council
B. UN development group
C. UN security council
D. UN general assembly
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: it's your world!
506. QUESTION: Who is the newly elected director-general of the International Labor Organization?
A. Adriana Cruz
B. Michel Hansenne
C. Juan Somavia
D. Guy Ryder
A. 1976
B. 1949
C. 1983
D. none of them
508. QUESTION: How many official working languages are recognized by UNO?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. none of them
A. predict in order to prevent which countries are most likely to engage in ethnic cleansing
B. demonstrate how well a country is providing forits people's welfare and security
C. predict the %age of displaced people that will leave a failed state
D. prove that global south is not as poor as some have argued
CORRECT ANSWER IS: demonstrate how well a country is providing forits people's welfare and security
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510. QUESTION: NAM was formed in
A. 1955
B. 1961
C. 1962
D. none of them
511. QUESTION: Which country is hosting the Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change ?
A. Pakistan
B. Morocco
C. Nepal
D. Palestine
A. Makkah
B. Medina
C. Jeddah
D. Riyadh
513. QUESTION: Which of the following is not one of the international economic institution that were created at the end
of World War II?
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: world trade organization
A. New York
B. Washington
C. Geneva
D. The Hague
516. QUESTION: The name of first woman judge of International Court of Justice is
A. Rosalyn Higgins
B. Rosa E. Otunbayeva
C. Gestrud Mongella
D. Sadako Ogata
A. 1985
B. 1986
C. 1987
D. none of them
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518. QUESTION: Which of the following countries have the power of veto in General Assembly of UNO?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. China
D. all of them
A. 1993
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1998
A. Geneva
B. Hague
C. London
D. Washington
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522. QUESTION: World Trade Organization was established in
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1995
523. QUESTION: Which of the following was the name of the GATT negotiating rounds?
A. NAFTA
B. Wilbur
C. Nixon
D. Uruguay
A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1951
525. QUESTION: Which one of the following can enforce the judgement of international court of justice?
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526. QUESTION: OIC was formed in
A. Jeddah
B. Rabat
C. Cairo
D. none of them
A. Burma
B. Mauritius
C. South Korea
D. none of them
A. James Rosenau
B. Hans Morgenthan
C. K.J Holsti
D. none of them
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A. Jeddah
B. Rabat
C. Cairo
D. none of them
531. QUESTION: Which country on the map of world appears as "Long Shoe"?
A. Portugal
B. Italy
C. Greece
D. Hungary
532. QUESTION: Which of the following is not an example of an international public good?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 19
D. 20
534. QUESTION: Which from the following countries is not a member of D-8?
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A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Nigeria
D. Turkey
535. QUESTION: The permanent Court of International Justice applied the principle of Judicata while deciding
A. 20
B. 18
C. 9
D. none of them
537. QUESTION: When a country grants another country MFN (most favored nation) status in mutual trade, it implies
CORRECT ANSWER IS: providing same trade concessions as are being given to other countries
A. 1990
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B. 1993
C. 1995
D. none of them
A. 1953
B. 1955
C. 1958
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: by the general assembly on the recommendation of the security council
541. QUESTION: Which from the following countries does not yield veto-power?
A. US
B. UK
C. Canada
D. France
542. QUESTION: Which of the following countries is not currently negotiating to be part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
A. Brunei
B. US
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C. Chile
D. China
CORRECT ANSWER IS: it observes world exchange rates, balance of payments and multilateral payments
544. QUESTION: OIC changed its name from organization of the Islamic Conference to Organization of Islamic
Cooperation in
A. 1991
B. 1999
C. 2001
D. 2011
545. QUESTION: The law-making resolutions of the UN general assembly are binding n member states of the UN because
A. Nepal
B. Germany
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C. Algeria
D. none of them
547. QUESTION: China became the member of the World Trade Organization in
A. 1998
B. 2002
C. 2004
D. none of them
A. Bangkok
B. Malaysia
C. Philippines
D. none of them
A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C. Chile
D. none of them
550. QUESTION: Which one of the following organs of the UN has the power to initiate studies and make
recommendations for the purpose of encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification?
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C. the general assembly
D. the secretariat
A. general assembly
B. security council
C. secretariat
D. international court of justice
A. Amsterdam
B. Lisbon
C. Geneva
D. Austria
554. QUESTION: In spite of the fact that veto is inconsistent with the principle of sovereign's equality of all members,
veto is vested with permanent member of UN for
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C. political reasons
D. obstructing the powers of non-permanent members of the security council
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. none of them
A. Kofi Annan
B. Bon ki Moon
C. Batrus Ghali
D. none of them
A. New York
B. San Francisco
C. Washington
D. none of them
A. economic union
B. free trade area
C. military alliance
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D. political party
559. QUESTION: Which one of the following organs of the UN performs legislative function?
A. labor day
B. environment day
C. Earth day
D. press freedom day
561. QUESTION: Former US vice-president Al Gore has won Noble Peace Prize 2007 for his campaign against
A. child labor
B. human rights violation
C. global warming
D. none of them
A. Tirana
B. Ottawa
C. Athens
D. Luxembourg
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Ottawa
563. QUESTION: In which one of the following cases did the international court of Justice upheld the legitimacy of the
baselines method for delimiting the territorial sea in certain coastal waters?
A. 1953
B. 1954
C. 1955
D. none of them
565. QUESTION: Former US vice-president Al Gore has won Noble Peace Prize 2007 for his campaign against
A. child labor
B. human rights violation
C. global warming
D. none of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: they are regional organizations
A. 1955
B. 1961
C. 1962
D. none of them
568. QUESTION: The judge of the International court of justice are elected by
570. QUESTION: Which one of the following UN Organs can take enforcement action in case of a threat to the peace of
breach of peace?
A. the secretariat
B. economic and social council
C. general seemly
D. security council
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: security council
A. 40
B. 45
C. 46
D. 44
A. a UN sponsored body
B. a part of the British Empire
C. a free association of like-minded sovereign states
D. none of them
A. 1972
B. 1992
C. 2002
D. none of them
574. QUESTION: The concept of security is _______ to the discipline of international relations
A. central
B. important
C. negligible
D. nothing
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: central
575. QUESTION: The Axis powers in World War II did not include
A. Germany
B. The Soviet Union
C. Italy
D. none of them
576. QUESTION: The United States' response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria was
577. QUESTION: During World War II, the United Nations' closest ally was
A. Soviet Union
B. Canada
C. France
D. England
A. the Rhineland
B. Austria
C. the Polish Corridor
D. the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia
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579. QUESTION: In order to assist the Allies immediately after World War II began, president Roosevelt
580. QUESTION: The general chosen to command the Allied invasion of France was
A. George Patton
B. Chester Nimitz
C. Douglas MacArthur
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
581. QUESTION: The weakness of the League of Nations was revealed when Italy invaded
A. Ethiopia
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Spain
582. QUESTION: In 1931, the illusion of peace was shattered by the Japanese invasion of
A. Korea
B. Malaysia
C. Siberia
D. Manchuria
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583. QUESTION: Great Britain's leader during World War II was
A. Henry L. Stimson
B. Neville Chamberlain
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Winston Churchill
584. QUESTION: The American fleet at Pearl Harbor was caught by surprise when Japan attacked because
A. American intelligence had not been able to break the Japanese code
B. of faulty radar equipment
C. of human miscalculations and mistakes
D. American intelligence had incorrectly decoded on intercepted message
585. QUESTION: To get American war supplies across the Atlantic, Great Britain
CORRECT ANSWER IS: relied on the American navy to escort their supply convoys
586. QUESTION: US troops first went into combat against German troops in
A. Italy
B. France
C. Greece
D. North Africa
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587. QUESTION: The naval armaments of the major world powers were significantly reduced
CORRECT ANSWER IS: ensured the British easier access to American war supplies
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A. liberty
B. Mayaguez
C. Reuben James
D. Kearney
592. QUESTION: The German invasion of the Soviet Union was turned back at
A. Moscow
B. Borodin
C. the Ural Mountains
D. Stalingrad
593. QUESTION: During World War II, Germany, Italy and Japan were collectively known as the ______ powers
A. allied
B. axis
C. independent
D. coalition
594. QUESTION: In the 1930s, support for pacifism was particularly strong among
A. college students
B. the lower classes
C. members of congress
D. labor unions
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A. the American people demanded it
B. of the attack on Pearl Harbor
C. Germany has invaded Britain
D. Germany has declared war on the US
596. QUESTION: With the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, president Roosevelt
597. QUESTION: During 1940-41 President Roosevelt attempted to halt Japanese aggression in Asia by
CORRECT ANSWER IS: applying economic pressure on Japan through a trade embargo
598. QUESTION: Which one of the following battles prevented the Japanese assault on Australia?
A. Francisco Franco
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B. Antonio Gramsci
C. Adolfo Colavita
D. Benito Mussolini
CORRECT ANSWER IS: relied, in part, on the merchants of death thesis to explain US participates in World War I
602. QUESTION: Germany's use of tanks, armored, columns and dive bombers in close coordination was known as
A. sitzfrieg
B. blitzkrieg
C. trench warfare
D. stalemate
603. QUESTION: For much of the war, the Allies differed vigorously over
A. whether the Soviet Union should enter the war against Japan
B. when and where to open the second front against Germany
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C. whether Germany should be forced to surrender unconditionally
D. whether the war with Japan or Germany should take precedent
CORRECT ANSWER IS: when and where to open the second front against Germany
604. QUESTION: Which Washington conference treaty pledged to uphold the Open Door policy?
605. QUESTION: What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
A. Elimination of communism
B. implementation of the Domino Theory
C. containment of communism
D. none of them
A. a belief that the communists would win the Chinese civil war
B. an understanding with Britain regarding the post-World War II German government
C. a belief that the Soviet Union would try to expand the reach of communism
D. a need to decrease government spending in an effort to halt inflation
CORRECT ANSWER IS: a belief that the Soviet Union would try to expand the reach of communism
A. the massive evacuations of diplomats following the Soviet takeover of West Berlin
B. the aerial arrival of Soviet forces to capture the capital of Germany
C. the delivery of goods and necessities after a Soviet blockade of West Berlin
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D. the evacuation of West German citizens following the construction of the Berlin Wall
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the delivery of goods and necessities after a Soviet blockade of West Berlin
608. QUESTION: The coining of the term iron curtain is attributed to which leader?
A. Harry Truman
B. George Marshall
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Winston Churchill
609. QUESTION: The immediate cause of the US military involvement in the Korean peninsula in 1950 was the
610. QUESTION: Although the Cold War rapidly escalated with the end of World War II, the 1950s were marked by a
period of "peaceful coexistence". Tensions between the Soviet Union and United States were alleviated temporarily.
Which of the following reinvigorated Cold War hostilities?
A. Berlin Airlift
B. Iran Hostage Crisis
C. Cuban Missile Crisis
D. U-2 Incident
611. QUESTION: The Soviet Union responded to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by
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C. giving financial aid to Central Treaty Organization
D. placing nuclear missiles in Cuba
612. QUESTION: Which of the following was least likely to provoke a direct military confrontation between the US and
the USSR?
613. QUESTION: Why was geography important during the Cuban missile crisis?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the island is located just 90 miles from the coast of Florida
614. QUESTION: The coining of the term iron curtain is attributed to which leader?
A. Harry Truman
B. George Marshall
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Winston Churchill
A. Jiang Jieshi
B. Kim II Sung
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C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Mao Zedong
A. containment
B. massive retaliation
C. mutually assured destruction
D. bans on nuclear testing
617. QUESTION: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were similar in that they
CORRECT ANSWER IS: provided economic aid while containing Soviet influence
618. QUESTION: Which of the following contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union?
619. QUESTION: All of the following events contributed to Cold War tensions except the
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D. United support for the Greek monarchy in 1947
CORRECT ANSWER IS: rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate
CORRECT ANSWER IS: conversations between Nixon and Khrushchev concerning communism and capitalism
621. QUESTION: The formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact were similar in that they
CORRECT ANSWER IS: called for collective security against outside threats
622. QUESTION: After Second World War _______ power Locke came into existence
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: balance of power through equal armament
624. QUESTION: The "One belt, One road Initiative" has been proposed by China for?
A. defense cooperation
B. International Travel and tourism
C. Investment and trade promotion
D. none of them
A. liberalization
B. investment
C. favorable trade
D. free trade
A. illogical
B. negative
C. logical
D. none of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: negative
A. fear
B. anger
C. friendship
D. self security
A. atomic
B. traditional
C. biological
D. chemical
630. QUESTION: Which country has largest shadow banking market in the world?
A. China
B. UK
C. USA
D. Netherland
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632. QUESTION: Government can make globalization more fair by
A. increasing competition
B. increasing employment
C. implementing the labor laws
D. imposing trade barriers
A. deterrence
B. d?tente
C. military packed
D. none of them
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636. QUESTION: Globalization opportunities for paid work for women has denied them
A. good health
B. good education
C. permanent job
D. none of them
A. employment
B. emerging multinationals
C. providing services
D. all of them
639. QUESTION: Which one of the following events would nationalism help explain?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the partitioning of East and West Germany after World War II
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640. QUESTION: According to deterrence theory ______ is emphasized
641. QUESTION: The past two decades of globalization has seen rapid movements in
A. big producers
B. small producers
C. rural poor
D. none of them
644. QUESTION: With the growing competition, most employers these days prefer to employ workers
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A. flexibly
B. quickly
C. selectively
D. none of them
A. foreign investment
B. delay of damage of goods
C. tax on imports
D. none of them
646. QUESTION: When a country grants another country MFN (most favored nation) status in mutual trade, it implies
CORRECT ANSWER IS: providing same trade concessions as are being given to other countries
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A. 1931
B. 1930
C. 1945
D. 1950
649. QUESTION: According to MDG report, what is the criteria for extreme poverty?
A. 1962
B. 1967
C. 1977
D. 1987
A. Russia
B. Australia
C. Austria
D. Italy
652. QUESTION: International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes was established in
A. 1976
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B. 1966
C. 1956
D. 1948
A. 2020
B. 2040
C. 2025
D. 2015
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1951
D. 1952
A. Paris
B. New York
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C. London
D. Rio De Janeiro
A. 1966
B. 1976
C. 1960
D. 1963
A. Canada
B. Vienna
C. Australia
D. Switzerland
A. Maurice Strong
B. Achim Steiner
C. Li Yong
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D. Francis Gurry
A. Kurt Waldheim
B. Ban Ki Moon
C. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
D. Kofi Annan
662. QUESTION: The most prominent feature of the Eu's towards Pakistan is the link established between its
663. QUESTION: Which Report provided the basis of the goal in the area of peace and security?
A. UN general assembly
B. UN security council
C. ICJ
D. both a and b
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: both a and b
665. QUESTION: Bretton Woods Conference which remarks agreement on IMF and IBRD wing of World Bank was held on
A. 1944
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
666. QUESTION: Principle organ of UN general assembly which deals with trade, development and investment issues is
A. UNCTAD
B. European Union Citizens
C. IBRD
D. ICSID
A. France
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. UK
A. human capital
B. infrastructure
C. human rights
D. all of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: all of them
A. 1962
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1969
671. QUESTION: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established in
A. 1959
B. 1955
C. 1950
D. 1960
A. 1964
B. 1967
C. 1969
D. 1962
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673. QUESTION: UN convention of Law of Sea was signed at
A. Germany
B. Jamaica
C. Copenhagen
D. Chile
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Russia
D. all of them
676. QUESTION: Which of the following diseases are covered under MDG?
A. HIV/AIDS
B. malaria
C. tuberculosis
D. all of them
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677. QUESTION: Pakistan wants to sign a free trade agreement with which international organization?
A. European Union
B. Eurasian Economic Union
C. ASEAN
D. none of them
A. predict in order to prevent which countries are most likely to engage in ethnic cleansing
B. demonstrate how well a country is providing for its people's welfare and security
C. predict the %age of displaced people that will leave a failed state
D. prove that global south is not as poor as some have argued
CORRECT ANSWER IS: demonstrate how well a country is providing for its people's welfare and security
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Japan
D. Canada
A. 2009
B. 2005
C. 2001
D. 1999
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681. QUESTION: Maastricht Treaty established politico-economic union known as
A. European Parliament
B. European Council
C. European Commission
D. European Union
A. Amsterdam
B. Moscow
C. Berlin
D. New York
A. 1952
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982
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A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. none of them
A. reduce poverty
B. settle disputes
C. provide long-term loans
D. solve disputes of international investors
A. Australia
B. Russia
C. Germany
D. Italy
A. European council
B. European Union Citizens
C. European Economic Community
D. Court of Justice of European Union
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A. European council
B. European Union Citizens
C. European Economic Community
D. Court of Justice of European Union
690. QUESTION: International Criminal Police Commission adopted its current name 'Interpol' in
A. 1943
B. 1952
C. 1946
D. 1956
A. Trusteeship Council
B. economic and social council
C. International court of justice
D. human rights commission
692. QUESTION: Millennium Summit to set forth 'Millennium Development Goals' was held in
A. New York
B. Alma Ata
C. Geneva
D. New Delhi
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B. International Telegraph Union
C. International Telegraph Bureau
D. International Telecommunication Organizers
694. QUESTION: International Organization which is responsible for environmental sustainability and promotes tourism
as a driver of economic growth is classified as
A. UN industrial commission
B. UN environment programme
C. World Tourism Organization
D. OPEC
695. QUESTION: First summit of South Asian Association for Regional was held in
A. Beijing
B. Islamabad
C. Dhaka
D. Delhi
697. QUESTION: EU's Jean Claude Juncker has appointed whom as the Brexit negotiator?
A. Michel Barnier
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B. Nick Clegg
C. Fredric Barnier
D. Jean Barnier
A. Greenland
B. Italy
C. Netherlands
D. Kenya
699. QUESTION: United Nations Environment Programme and World Meteorological Organization established
international organization whose name is
700. QUESTION: Which of the following is not a target set under the Millennium Development Goals?
A. reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the neo-natal mortality rate
B. reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio
C. have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the neo-natal mortality rate
A. Europe Aid
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B. USAID
C. ECHO
D. all of them
A. Harold Macmillan
B. Halvard Lange
C. Eisenhower
D. Lord Is may
705. QUESTION: Which country is running the world's largest current account surplus post Brexit?
A. France
B. Germany
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C. UK
D. Ireland
706. QUESTION: International organization with objective to encourage creative activity and to promote intellectual
property throughout world is
A. WIPO
B. UPU
C. IBRD
D. UNDP
A. Switzerland
B. US
C. Germany
D. Belgium
A. the concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the short term
B. the concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the long term
C. sharing benefits fairly and equitably and respecting the quality of life of communities and of human rights
D. stewardship of resources and managing and conserving the environment
CORRECT ANSWER IS: sharing benefits fairly and equitably and respecting the quality of life of communities and of
human rights
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B. World Court
C. International Criminal Court
D. both a and b
A. Geneva
B. Rome
C. London
D. Tokyo
A. Theresa May
B. Boris Johnson
C. Nigel Farage
D. none of them
713. QUESTION: Organization which provides developmental and humanitarian assistance to developing countries
specifically for mothers and children is
A. UNICEF
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B. UNESCO
C. World Bank
D. none of them
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
A. 1946
B. 1949
C. 1944
D. 1945
717. QUESTION: Name of specialized agency of UN which accelerates and promotion of industrial development in
developing countries is
A. IBRD
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B. UNIDO
C. UNHCR
D. UNDP
A. Netherlands
B. Switzerland
C. UK
D. USA
A. 5 years
B. 6 years
C. 7 years
D. 9 years
720. QUESTION: British Labor Party lawmaker voted against their leader on 28th June amidst Brexit and resulting
political turmoil in the wake of it. Who is he?
A. Boris Johnson
B. Jeremy Corbyn
C. Stephen Crabb
D. none of them
721. QUESTION: Agency of UN which deals with international labor standards and providing social protection and
working opportunities is
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A. International Corporation of law
B. International Law Organization
C. International Workforce Recruits
D. International Labor Organization
722. QUESTION: International Monetary Fund formal existence came into being in
A. 12 May, 1944
B. 27 July, 1944
C. 27 Dec, 1945
D. 27 Sep, 1945
723. QUESTION: Obe wing out of five wings of World Bank named as IFC is abbreviation of
724. QUESTION: MDG1 is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. What does the UN currently define as the global
poverty rate?
A. $1 a day
B. $0.5 a day
C. $1.25 a day
D. $2 a day
725. QUESTION: International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration are two international organizations
that are located in same building whose name is
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A. Peace Palace, Berlin
B. Peace Palace, The Hague
C. Peace Palace, Rome
D. Peace Palace, France
A. New York
B. London
C. Geneva
D. Tokyo
A. UN development council
B. UN development Group
C. UN security council
D. UN general assembly
728. QUESTION: Charter of Economic Cooperation organization was signed by Turkey, Iran and Pakistan in
A. 1995
B. 1990
C. 1998
D. 2003
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A. veto vote in the UN security council
B. veto vote in IMF and the world bank
C. vote for UK's departure from EU
D. casting vote in NATO
A. Austria
B. Iraq
C. Syria
D. Saudi Arabia
CORRECT ANSWER IS: achieve universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene
A. 1989
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B. 1969
C. 1901
D. 1899
734. QUESTION: UN Convention on Law of Sea came into force for establishment in
A. 1994
B. 1992
C. 1996
D. 1998
735. QUESTION: Country which is not a member of International criminal police organization at time of its establishment
is
A. Yugoslavia
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. Greece
736. QUESTION: The European Union originated through European Coal steel Community which became operational in
1953. The idea was put forward in 1950 by
A. D.W Eisenhower
B. Henry Kissinger
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Robert Schumann
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A. UN general assembly
B. UN development group
C. UN security council
D. UN secretariat
A. South Wales
B. Berlin
C. Bern
D. Washington
741. QUESTION: International Organization whose purpose is to provide framework of shipping safety, legal matters of
shipping and security of shipping is known as
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A. International Waters Recorder
B. International waters Controller
C. International Maritime Organization
D. International Hydrographic Organization
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1949
D. 1951
A. European Union
B. UN general assembly
C. UN security council
D. UN
A. 1988
B. 1978
C. 1968
D. 1985
745. QUESTION: After the success of the ECSC six European nations: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
and West Germany signed treaties on March 25, 1957 to from European common market. These treaties was signed in
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A. Rome
B. Paris
C. Brussels
D. Bonn
A. 1948
B. 1946
C. 1949
D. 1944
747. QUESTION: Out of six principle organs of UN, only authorize body of UN which issues member states a binding
resolution is
A. UN security council
B. IMF
C. WHO
D. WWF
748. QUESTION: According to the UN, which MDG has been achieved?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: halve the number of people living n extreme poverty
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A. 1968
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982
750. QUESTION: International Organization whose members are eligible to become member of International Energy
Agency is
A. WIPO
B. OECD
C. OPEC
D. SAARC
751. QUESTION: Headquarter of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of World Bank Group is located
in
A. Italy
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Switzerland
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A. Warsaw Treaty
B. Berlin Treaty
C. Maastricht Treaty
D. Paris Treaty
A. 1965
B. 1969
C. 1959
D. 1949
755. QUESTION: United Nations' food assistant wing of UN addressing bunger issues is called
756. QUESTION: MDG3 is to promote gender equality. Which of the following is not a target or indicator?
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A. United Nationals
B. United Nations
C. United Nationals
D. Union Nations
A. Berlin
B. London
C. Sydney
D. Tokyo
A. 1995
B. 1985
C. 1993
D. 1983
760. QUESTION: Secretariat and cultural department of Economic Cooperation Organization are located in
A. Qatar
B. Pakistan
C. Iran
D. Turkey
761. QUESTION: The European Union launched its currency "Euro" as public currency on
A. 1999
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B. 1998
C. 2002
D. 1997
A. Rome
B. Paris
C. Hague
D. France
A. 24 Oct, 1945
B. 24 Oct, 1961
C. 24 Oct, 1949
D. 24 Oct, 1944
764. QUESTION: Fill in the gap. MDG6 is to combat HIV-aids, _________ and other diseases
A. tuberculosis
B. malaria
C. diarrhea
D. cholera
A. IBRD
B. UN security council
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C. International Fund for Agricultural Development
D. United Nations
766. QUESTION: NATO-led security mission ISAF established by UN security council in Afghanistan is abbreviation of
767. QUESTION: First military intervention by NATO is Ace Guard and Anchor Guard prompted by
A. 1978
B. 1974
C. 1964
D. 1954
769. QUESTION: In which year the membership of European Union increased to 25 nations?
A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2005
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D. 2004
771. QUESTION: Name of policy making organ of UNIDO which consist of all member states is
A. Secretariat of UNIDO
B. programme and budget committee
C. Industrial Development board
D. General Conference
772. QUESTION: According to the UN, what percentage of children in developing countries now have access to primary
education?
A. 90
B. 70
C. 60
D. 50
A. French
B. English
C. Brazilian
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D. German
A. Switzerland
B. USA
C. Germany
D. Belgium
A. 10 judges
B. 16 judges
C. 12 judges
D. 15 judges
776. QUESTION: Official currency used for indexing in Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries is
A. US dollars
B. Australian Dollars
C. Saudi Riyal
D. Euro
A. Paris
B. Brussels
C. London
D. Rome
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Brussels
778. QUESTION: International Finance Corporation was established by World Bank Group in
A. 1954
B. 1955
C. 1956
D. 1957
A. Berlin
B. Rome
C. Monaco
D. Vienna
780. QUESTION: Which country was first to achieve the goal of having extreme poverty?
A. Zimbabwe
B. Bangladesh
C. Bolivia
D. Ghana
A. Washington
B. California
C. Geneva
D. Arizona
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Geneva
783. QUESTION: UN High Commissioner for refugees won its first Nobel peace prize in
A. 1954
B. 1958
C. 1961
D. 1968
785. QUESTION: Three laboratories of International Atomic Energy Agency are located in
A. Vienna
B. Monaco
C. Siebersdorf
D. all of them
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786. QUESTION: The number of members of Parliament of European Union?
A. 736
B. 789
C. 780
D. 732
A. Hague
B. London
C. Tokyo
D. Geneva
A. 1949
B. 1952
C. 1960
D. 1955
789. QUESTION: The sustainable development goals will replace the MDGs next year. How many proposed SDGs are
there?
A. 37
B. 27
C. 17
D. 7
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790. QUESTION: Headquarter of International Court of Justice is located in
A. 11 May, 1946
B. 11 April, 1946
C. 12 Jan, 1945
D. 11 Dec, 1946
A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1961
D. 1979
793. QUESTION: Specialized agency of UN which coordinates postal policies among its member nations is known as
A. UPU
B. UNHCR
C. UNDP
D. IBRD
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794. QUESTION: The International Migrants Day is observed on?
A. December 19
B. December 18
C. December 20
D. December 17
A. 7 Oct, 1948
B. 7 April, 1948
C. 7 July, 1948
D. 7 June, 1948
797. QUESTION: Country which is not one of five permanent members of UN security council is
A. France
B. Russia
C. China
D. Germany
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798. QUESTION: Which one of the following goals is not the goal included in the Millennium Development Goal of
United Nations?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: to halve the proportion of the world's people living below $2.5
A. 21 April, 1929
B. 21 June, 1921
C. 21 July, 1925
D. 21 Oct, 1931
A. 1965
B. 1957
C. 1961
D. 1963
A. 1979
B. 1961
C. 1966
D. 1978
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802. QUESTION: Amina Mohammad, who has been named as the UN's deputy secretary general is belonged to which
country?
A. Nigeria
B. Israel
C. Brazil
D. Pakistan
A. 1908
B. 1938
C. 1928
D. 1918
804. QUESTION: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is a recognized member of
A. UN development group
B. UN security council
C. UN economic and social council
D. ICSID
805. QUESTION: The programme "United Nations Millennium Development Goals" is focusing on
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806. QUESTION: International organization IFAD is abbreviation of
A. WHO
B. NATO
C. SAARC
D. WTO
808. QUESTION: Wing of World Bank Group which provides loans to developing countries with low income is
A. IFC
B. MIGA
C. IDA
D. IBRD
A. Switzerland
B. Greece
C. Italy
D. Spain
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A. United Nations Energy, Science and Civilization Organization
B. United National Educational, Scientific and civilization Organization
C. Union Nationals Educational, Scientific and Civilization Organization
D. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
CORRECT ANSWER IS: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
811. QUESTION: According to MDG report, what is the percentage of extreme poverty in Pakistan in 2010/11?
A. 49.40%
B. 24.70%
C. 12.04%
D. 25.60%
A. balance
B. centralization
C. decentralization
D. separation
A. president of Chile
B. defense secretary of United States
C. Commander NATO's force in Afghanistan
D. none of them
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A. 1901
B. 1908
C. 1903
D. 1904
815. QUESTION: Which country assisted Pakistan in building Karachi Nuclear Power Plant?
A. USA
B. France
C. China
D. Canada
A. 1993
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1998
A. friendly pipeline
B. peace pipeline
C. great pipeline
D. none of them
818. QUESTION: Pakistan has been elected member of the UN Economic and Social Council for a three-year term starting
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B. 1st June, 2015
C. 1st January, 2016
D. 1st July, 2016
A. Agha Shahi
B. Sahabzada Yaqoob Khan
C. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D. none of them
821. QUESTION: President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq without the explicit authorization of the UN security
Council demonstrates that US foreign policy under the current administration is best characterized by which approach to
international politics
A. political realism
B. political idealism
C. bureaucratic politics
D. complex interdependence
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A. commander US forces in Afghanistan
B. Head of the US central command
C. NATO commander in Afghanistan
D. none of them
823. QUESTION: China has opened the largest overseas diplomatic mission of China in
A. US
B. Pakistan
C. Russia
D. Japan
A. India
B. Afghanistan
C. Russia
D. none of them
825. QUESTION: The author of famous book, "The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics" is
A. Andrew Small
B. Daniel S. Markey
C. Anatole Lieven
D. none of them
826. QUESTION: The constitution of European Union has not been ratified by
A. Italy
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B. Netherlands
C. France
D. none of them
A. 2008
B. 2009
C. 2007
D. 2010
A. Tripoli, Libya
B. Misrata, Libya
C. Benghazi, Libya
D. none of them
829. QUESTION: Who was the special representative of USA for Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs?
A. Richard Holbrook
B. Joan Elizabeth
C. Gen. Mc Arthur
D. none of them
830. QUESTION: US president George Bush has created "millennium challenge account" to
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C. help poor countries pursuing democratic ideals
D. none of them
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. none of them
A. 19 August 2015
B. 20 August 2015
C. 23 August 2015
D. 29 August 2015
A. Kuwait
B. Iran
C. Muscat/Oman
D. none of them
834. QUESTION: Pakistan and US navies recently conducted joint exercises in the Arabian Sea by the name of
A. optimum impact
B. divers move
C. inspired union
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D. none of them
835. QUESTION: Which historical site has been declared as the SARRC cultural capital for 2016-17?
A. Bamiyan
B. Maynamati
C. Shilaidah
D. Mahasthangarh
836. QUESTION: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has recently approved $509 million to finance four projects of
which of the following countries?
837. QUESTION: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project is regarded as the biggest connectivity project between the
two countries with total investments around
A. 56 billion US dollars
B. 46 billion US dollars
C. 48 billion US dollars
D. 49 billion US dollars
838. QUESTION: In the early yeas, Pakistan's foreign policy objectives had revolved its power relationship with
A. India
B. Afghanistan
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C. Russia
D. none of them
839. QUESTION: The US policy of containment was a product of the Cold war and was particular to that erA. However
with which of the following current situations could you draw a parallel or comparison to containment?
CORRECT ANSWER IS: the attempt to curtain the spread of AIDS in Africa
840. QUESTION: On Kashmir, Bhutto resisted Indian pressure and refused to accept the ceasefire line in Kashmir as the
A. International border
B. relict border
C. soft border
D. none of them
842. QUESTION: When Indus Water Treaty was signed between Indian and Pakistan?
A. 1960
B. 1962
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C. 2969
D. 1970
A. Pakistan
B. The Sikhs
C. Sri Lanka
D. none of them
845. QUESTION: Who is the newly appointed head of UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan?
A. Peter Thomson
B. Major General Per Lodin
C. N Saibaba
D. Per Gustaf Lodin
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D. none of them
847. QUESTION: Ayub Khan was strongly pro-American and on a visit the United States in
A. 1953
B. 1954
C. 1958
D. none of them
848. QUESTION: George Washington was the first President of USA. Who is the incumbent Vice President of America?
A. George Bush
B. Gerald Ford
C. Dick Cheney
D. none of them
849. QUESTION: Which are the aligned years in Pakistan's foreign policy
A. 1963-72
B. 1954-62
C. 1947-53
D. none of them
850. QUESTION: Recently, the Free Trade Agreement was signed between Pakistan and
A. India
B. Turkey
C. China
D. Afghanistan
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Turkey
851. QUESTION: Which country is the world's largest oil consumer as per the recently BP statistical review of world
energy?
A. China
B. US
C. India
D. Russia
852. QUESTION: The project to reduce water logging and salinity area in Pakistan has been financially supported by
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. Asian Development Bank
D. none of them
A. condemned China
B. pledged plebiscite in Kashmir
C. ended the hostilities between India and Pakistan
D. none of them
CORRECT ANSWER IS: ended the hostilities between India and Pakistan
854. QUESTION: The South Asian Free Trade Agreement has not been a success because of
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: both a and b
855. QUESTION: Name the area which separates Pakistan from Tajikistan?
A. Pamir
B. Khyber Pass
C. Wakhan
D. Hindukush mountain range
856. QUESTION: Durand Line, which divides the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan is as long as
A. 2252 km
B. 2262 km
C. 2272 km
D. none of them
857. QUESTION: Who is the US Assistant Secretary of state for South Asian and central Asian affairs?
A. Riyan C. Crocker
B. Nancy Powell
C. Richard A. Boucher
D. none of them
A. Gen Zia
B. Zia ur Rehman
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. none of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Zia ur Rehman
859. QUESTION: The border agreement between Pakistan and India on Runn of Kuchh was signed in which year?
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1967
D. 1969
860. QUESTION: India cut off the flow of canal waters to West Punjab for first time on
A. April 1948
B. May 1948
C. April 1949
D. none of them
861. QUESTION: The First President of America who made an official visit to Pakistan was
A. Richard Nixon
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Lyndon B Johnson
D. none of them
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. none of them
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863. QUESTION: The "Aid to Pakistan Consortium" meets every year in
A. London
B. New York
C. Paris
D. none of them
A. 1845
B. 1865
C. 1890
D. 1846
866. QUESTION: When Indus Water Treaty was signed between Indian and Pakistan?
A. 1960
B. 1962
C. 1969
D. 1968
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867. QUESTION: Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972 and rejoined in
A. 1988
B. 1989
C. 1985
D. none of them
A. Iraq
B. Syria
C. Lebanon
D. none of them
869. QUESTION: Who is alleged terrorist organization behind 9/11 attacks on USA
A. Taliban
B. Hamas
C. Al Qaida
D. Al Jazeera
A. CO2+NO2
B. CO2/+O3
C. CO2+CO
D. CFL+SO2
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871. QUESTION: Which among the following country in South Asia has highest GDP per capita?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Maldives
872. QUESTION: The length of common border between India and Pakistan is
A. 900 miles
B. 1000 miles
C. 1100 miles
D. none of them
873. QUESTION: The SAARC is an organization of South Asian nations. Which of the following countries is not a member
of SAARC?
A. Maldives
B. Myanmar
C. Bhutan
D. none of them
A. terrorism
B. prohibition of nuclear tests
C. climatic change
D. none of them
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875. QUESTION: State sponsored terrorism
876. QUESTION: Which of the following is Sri Lanka based terrorist organization
A. Hamas
B. Hibul Mujahidin
C. LTTE
D. JKLF
A. Jhelum
B. Chenab
C. Indus
D. none of them
A. Jammu
B. Srinagar
C. Baramulla
D. none of them
879. QUESTION: Which of the following is the venue for Seafood Asia show in January 2016?
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A. Gwadar
B. Karachi
C. Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
D. none of them
880. QUESTION: What was Pakistan's rank in the recently released report of the global anti-money laundering body
Financial Action Task force pertaining to progress in combating money laundering in the world?
A. 7
B. 19
C. 36
D. none of them
A. England
B. USA
C. China
D. France
A. UK
B. USSR
C. USA
D. France
883. QUESTION: The people who supported terrorism and wanted the create anarchism in Russia were called
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A. Nazi
B. Nihilist
C. Fascist
D. Communist
884. QUESTION: China has gifted which most powerful ultra-modern anti-tank helicopters to Pakistan?
A. AH-64 Apache
B. Mi-28 Havoc
C. Z-10
D. Z-9
A. Kathmandu
B. Dhaka
C. Delhi
D. Islamabad
886. QUESTION: The South Asian Association for regional cooperation Standing Committee had agreed in principle to
grant an observer status to
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A. Kashmir
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Sri Lanka
A. nuclear
B. chemical
C. conventional
D. biological
A. Delhi
B. Colombo
C. Karachi
D. none of them
A. Islamabad
B. Kathmandu
C. Colombo
D. none of them
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A. 1846
B. 1845
C. 1843
D. none of them
892. QUESTION: What is Pakistan's rank in the recently released World Press Freedom Index 2015?
A. 154
B. 139
C. 159
D. 157
894. QUESTION: Which of the following states has not ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ?
A. Canada
B. France
C. US
D. none of them
895. QUESTION: The place at which Indian and Pakistani armies held Brigade Commander-level flag meeting
A. Muzaffarabad
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B. Chaka-Da-Bagh
C. Mir Pur
D. none of them
896. QUESTION: Which country is the biggest producer of uranium in the world?
A. France
B. South Africa
C. Canada
D. none of them
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. South Africa
D. none of them
898. QUESTION: Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2005 was awarded to M. Elbardel together with
899. QUESTION: Where is the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research?
A. Geneva
B. Berlin
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C. Washington
D. New York
900. QUESTION: Which of the following states has not ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ?
A. Canada
B. France
C. US
D. none of them
901. QUESTION: Which country will host the World's First International Controlled Bank of low-enriched Uranium?
A. Russia
B. Kazakhstan
C. Turkmenistan
D. Australia
902. QUESTION: Which country is the biggest producer of uranium in the world?
A. France
B. South Africa
C. Canada
D. none of them
903. QUESTION: The 6th Joint Military Training Exercise "Ekuverin-VI" was held between which of the countries?
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D. Russia and India
904. QUESTION: The main source for Israel's National Water Carrier is
906. QUESTION: What is the code name of the military operation in Yemen against Houthi group?
907. QUESTION: India has constructed "Baglihar Dam" in occupied Kashmir's district of
A. Udhumpur
B. Doda
C. Jammu
D. none of them
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Doda
908. QUESTION: Which country achieved Independence in 1962 after a bitter eight-year-long war?
A. Libya
B. Morocco
C. Yemen
D. Algeria
909. QUESTION: Which Egyptian president signed the 1979 peace treaty with Israel?
A. Hosni Mubarak
B. Anwar Sadat
C. Gamal Abdel Nasser
D. Ahmad Fouad
A. Sri Lanka
B. Sumatra
C. Madagascar
D. none of them
911. QUESTION: For most of the last two decades, which country has been second-largest recipient of US foreign aid?
A. Israel
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iraq
D. Egypt
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Egypt
912. QUESTION: Pakistan and US navies recently conducted joint exercises in the Arabian Sea by the name of
A. optimum impact
B. divers move
C. inspired union
D. none of them
913. QUESTION: Tunisia's President Moncef Marzouki on 6 March 2014 lifted the state of emergency that has been in
place since the outbreak of a popular revolution. When was the emergency imposed in the country?
A. January 2010
B. January 2011
C. January 2012
D. January 2013
A. Yasser Arfat
B. Ismail Haniye
C. Khalid Meshaal
D. none of them
915. QUESTION: Where are the headquarters of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
A. Ebene, Mauritius
B. Colombo, Sri Lanka
C. Moroni, Comoros
D. Dhaka, Bangladesh
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: Ebene, Mauritius
916. QUESTION: Which Israeli Prime Minister had the historic handshake with Yasser Arafat in 1993?
A. Binyamin Netanyahu
B. Ariel Sharon
C. Ehud Barak
D. Shimon Peres
917. QUESTION: Which of these countries did not attack Israel in 1948?
A. Syria
B. Egypt
C. Iraq
D. Saudi Arabia
918. QUESTION: Palestinians achieved self-rule over 30% of the West Bank with the signing of what agreement?
919. QUESTION: The Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean located between which two countries?
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920. QUESTION: Suez Canal was constructed in
A. April 1859
B. November 1869
C. June 1897
D. none of them
921. QUESTION: Who has been named as the Time magazine's Person of the Year 2016?
A. Donald Trump
B. Mark Zuckerberg
C. Narendra Modi
D. Hillary Clinton
A. Arctic
B. Atlantic
C. Pacific
D. none of them
923. QUESTION: Which of the following cities is not located on the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Algiers
B. Tunis
C. Tripoli
D. Cairo
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924. QUESTION: Which country has the largest number of Palestinians living outside Israel and the Occupied Territories?
A. US
B. Syria
C. Jordan
D. Lebanon
925. QUESTION: The Egyptian city that is part of the "Red Sea Riviera" is
A. Cairo
B. Port Said
C. Taba
D. Suez
A. Sri Lanka
B. Sumatra
C. Madagascar
D. none of them
927. QUESTION: Who among the following is often called Warren Buffet of Arabia?
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928. QUESTION: "2016 Raad ul Barq" military exercise has been conducted by which country?
A. Afghanistan
B. India
C. Iran
D. Pakistan
929. QUESTION: Identify the Russia's Ambassador to Turkey who was recently assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit
A. Georgy Zarubin
B. Andrey Karlov
C. Yuri Ryzhov
D. Mevlut Mert Altintas
A. 1846
B. 1845
C. 1843
D. none of them
931. QUESTION: The UN security council has recently adopted a unanimous resolution to resolve the political and
security crisis in
A. Syria
B. Iraq
C. Yemen
D. Turkey
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932. QUESTION: American warplanes bombed which capital city in 1986?
A. Baghdad
B. Tripoli
C. Tehran
D. Kabul
A. Northern
B. Eastern
C. Southern
D. Western
A. Jerusalem
B. Jaffa
C. Tel Aviv
D. Haifa
A. an alliance
B. relaxation of tensions
C. cooperation between states
D. none of them
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A. National Conference
B. Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen
C. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front
D. none of them
A. 10 members
B. 3 members
C. 8 members
D. 5 members
A. Tajikistan
B. Uzbekistan
C. Turkmenistan
D. Kazakhstan
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A. Burma and India
B. India and Nepal
C. India and China
D. none of them
A. an economic union
B. a free trade areas
C. a military alliance
D. none of them
A. Australia
B. South Asia
C. Great Britain
D. West Indies
944. QUESTION: The last British Governor of Hong Kong was? (1997)
A. Chris Hamilton
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B. Chris Pattern
C. George Patten
D. Christopher Paterson
945. QUESTION: The US and the erstwhile USSR qualified for Super Power status on the basis of
A. huge population
B. industrialization
C. military arsenals and worldwide interest
D. vast area
A. an Indian state
B. a province of Burma
C. an independent country in South Asia
D. none of them
A. a province of Romania
B. a state in Western Africa
C. a fictitious country
D. none of them
A. an international brotherhood
B. a policy of racial discrimination
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C. a medical term
D. none of them
A. casino
B. film
C. park
D. building
951. QUESTION: Who is the author of "Preparing for the Twenty First Century"?
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D. president of IMF
A. a religious ceremony
B. a missile
C. a famous building
D. none of them
A. a regional grouping
B. an international sports organization
C. an economic concept
D. none of them
A. Rwanda
B. Bolivia
C. Latvia
D. Mongolia
A. secret agency
B. political party
C. famous Chinese restaurant
D. film
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: political party
A. Southern Africa
B. West Africa
C. Latin America
D. Central Asia
958. QUESTION: Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the UN?
A. Ban Ki-moon
B. Kofi Annan
C. U Thant
D. none of them
A. Sherwani
B. Bruke
C. Orwell
D. Carr
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: an ancient trade route
A. a leader of PLP
B. Nigerian Opposition Leader
C. Secretary general of the Arab League
D. a fictional character
963. QUESTION: Name the correct author of "Technological Frontiers and Foreign Relations"
A. Anne G Keatley
B. Schuman
C. Morgenthau
D. Robert Kennedy
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965. QUESTION: Who will be the head of newly constituted (Dec 2016) high-level task force of India on Indus water
Treaty?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Nripendra Mishra
C. Ajit Doval
D. Aditya Mehta
966. QUESTION: The Batista regime in Cuba was overthrown by Fidel Castro in
A. 1959
B. 1960
C. 1961
D. 1962
967. QUESTION: How many times Brazil has won the Football World Cup?
A. one
B. thrice
C. five times
D. four times
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969. QUESTION: Lesotho is
A. a Baltic republic
B. an independent state of Africa
C. an independent state of Latin America
D. an NGO
A. an Irish leader
B. a politico-fundamentalist party
C. a famous tourist resort
D. a religious sect
A. 19-Dec
B. 18-Dec
C. 20-Dec
D. 17-Dec
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973. QUESTION: B.J. Habibie is the
A. President of Zambia
B. secretary general of SAARC
C. president of Indonesia
D. World Squash Champion
A. 1893
B. 1947
C. 1979
D. 1900
976. QUESTION: Who is the author of "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers"?
A. Henry Kissinger
B. Richard Nixon
C. Paul Kennedy
D. Margaret Thatcher
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977. QUESTION: Who wrote "The Military and Politics in Pakistan"?
A. S.M. Haider
B. Burke
C. Hassan Askari
D. Waheed-uz-Zaman
A. Laurent Kabila
B. Robert Mugabe
C. Kenneth Kaunda
D. Nelson Mandela
A. Rabat
B. Jeddah
C. Islamabad
D. Kuwait
980. QUESTION: The notorious genocide of 1996 in Africa took place between
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A. judge of world court
B. secretary general of NATO
C. secretary general of UN
D. Hollywood actor
A. North America
B. South America
C. Central America
D. Africa
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a.
B. political party
C. film
D. famous Chinese Restaurant
A. 1991
B. 1988
C. 1990
D. 1982
A. Azerbaijan
B. Argentina
C. Albania
D. Uganda
A. Pact of Paris
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B. Locarno Pact
C. Treaty of Versailles
D. Treaty of Westphalia
A. Hindu goddess
B. film actress
C. Bandit queen
D. secret agent
A. an international association
B. a policy of racial discrimination
C. a medical term
D. none of them
A. Burke Marshall
B. Burns
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C. Machiavelli
D. Tamizuddin
A. 23rd March
B. 7th April
C. 28th May
D. 16th October
A. Punjab
B. Azad Kashmir
C. Baluchistan
D. Northern Areas
A. Azeddine Laraki
B. Abdelouahed Belkeziz
C. Youssef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimee
D. none of them
A. Myanmar
B. Costa Rica
C. Rwanda
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D. Laos
A. South America
B. Africa
C. Eastern Europe
D. none of them
A. Beijing
B. Cairo
C. Copenhagen
D. Rio
A. Canada
B. USA
C. China
D. Russian Federation
A. 23rd March
B. 7th April
C. 28th May
D. 16th October
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CORRECT ANSWER IS: 28th May
A. Norway
B. New Zealand
C. Finland
D. none of them
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