CSS International Relations Past Paper 2013

1.

“The Tragedy of Great Power Politics” has been authored by:

(a) John Mearsheimer
(b) Hans Morgenthau
(c) Kenneth Waltz
(d) Stephen Walt
(e) None of these

2.

The League of Nations was formed after the Treaty of:

(a) Versailles
(b) Westphalia
(c) Schengen
(d) Locarno
(e) None of these

3.

Yalta Conference was held in the year:

(a) 1943
(b) 1944
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
(e) None of these

4.

NATO stands for:

(a) Northern Alliance Treaty Organization
(b) North African Treaty Organization
(c) North Atlantic Trust Organization
(d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(e) None of these

5.

Pakistan became part of SEATO in the year:

(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1956
(d) 1957
(e) None of these

6.

Perestroika and Glasnost reforms were introduced by:

(a) Ronald Reagan
(b) Mikhail Gorbachev
(c) George Bush
(d) Boris Yeltsin
(e) None of these

7.

After the end of Cold War, Pakistan was subjected to sanctions under:

(a) Pressler Amendment
(b) Symington Amendment
(c) Glenn Amendment
(d) Kerry-Lugar Bill
(e) None of these

8.

NPT came into effect in the year:

(a) 1967
(b) 1968
(c) 1970
(d) 1971
(e) None of these

9.

Warsaw is the capital of:

(a) Czechoslovakia
(b) Poland
(c) Romania
(d) Ukraine
(e) None of these

10.

The headquarters of Conference on Disarmament (CD) is in:

(a) Vienna
(b) Geneva
(c) Brussels
(d) New York
(e) None of these

11.

The Bandung Conference was attended by:

(a) 23 Countries
(b) 26 Countries
(c) 29 Countries
(d) 32 Countries
(e) None of these

12.

Easing of tension between rival states is called:

(a) Deterrence
(b) Entente
(c) Détente
(d) Containment
(e) None of these

13.

“Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism” was written by:

(a) Trotsky
(b) Stalin
(c) Lenin
(d) Marx
(e) None of these

14.

The island of Diego Garcia is situated in:

(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
(e) None of these

15.

The Iran-Iraq War lasted for:

(a) 5 Years
(b) 6 Years
(c) 7 Years
(d) 8 Years
(e) None of these

16.

The treaty signed in 1991 for the reduction of strategic weapons was:

(a) SALT
(b) INF
(c) START
(d) CTBT
(e) None of these

17.

The absence of centralized authority at the international level is called:

(a) Hierarchy
(b) Anarchy
(c) Unipolarity
(d) Bipolarity
(e) None of these

18.

To frighten one’s enemy into in-action is called:

(a) Security Dilemma
(b) Détente
(c) Deterrence
(d) Anarchy
(e) None of these

19.

Balfour Declaration was signed in the year:

(a) 1917
(b) 1947
(c) 1967
(d) 1979
(e) None of these

20.

The famous diplomat of Pakistan, who also remained the President of International Court of Justice, was:

(a) Zafarullah Khan
(b) Agha Shahi
(c) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(d) Sahibzada Yaqub Khan
(e) None of these

PART-II

Q.2. Critically discuss the concept of Balance of Power in the light of Hans Morgenthau's
thought?

Q.3. Evaluate the general view of the peace of Westphalia as the founding moment of
modern state system? Do you think this system is challenged in the contemporary
world?

Q.4. In what ways was the Treaty of Versailles a contributory factor to European political
instability in the period 1919-39?

Q.5. Elucidate the impact of World War II on the decolonization process in Asia?

Q.6. Describe the efforts of African National Congress against the Apartheid Regime of
South Africa?

Q.7. Carry out a comparative analysis of the US Foreign Policy towards South Asia during
and after the Cold War?

Q.8. Is Globalization under threat because of the world economic crises?

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