1. The theory of hegemonic stability was proposed by

Stephen Krasner


Robert Gilpin


Immanuel Walterstein


Charles Kindleberger



2. Match the following thinkers with their concepts by using the correct code given below

List I (Thinkers) List II (Concepts)

a. Robert Mundell i. Spill over
b. Adam Smith ii. Theory of Optimum Currency
c. Ernst Haas iii. Hegemony
d. Antonio Gramsci iv. Invisible hand
Codes
a b c d
iv ii iii i

i iii ii iv

ii iv i iii

iii i iv ii
3. The Gini coefficient is used to measure one of the following

Population groups


Stock markets and its impact on the economy


The degree of inequality in the distribution of income in a given society.


Power distribution and income inequality in a given society.



4. The focus of constructivism is on

Power and anarchy in the international system


Ideas and beliefs that inform actors.


Identities and interests in a given milieu.


International institutions and processes.


5. Who among the following, defined War as "organized violence carried on by political units against each other"
Hedley Bull


Quincy Wright


Carl Von Clausewitz


Raymond Aron


6. Who, among the following, wrote the book "Bananas, Beaches and Bases Making feminist sense of International Politics."

P. Darby


C. Weber


C. Enloe


A.J. Paolini







7. Choose the correct answer for Assertion and Reason by using the code given below

Assertion American Cold Warriors embraced geopolitics as a basis for a national policy.

Reason It was aimed at confronting the Soviet Union and International Communism by introducing politico-strategic concepts as containment, domino theory, balance-of-power linkages and linchpin states.
Codes

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


Both and are true, and is the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



8. Who among the thinkers given below would you associate with the idea that "the territorial state is vital to the capitalist system and therefore to the operation of the world economy"

Peter Drucker


E.P. Thompson


Michael Hardt


Peter Taylor



9. Match the following thinkers in Table I with their seminal works in Table II on the basis of the correct code given below

Table I (Thinkers) Table II (Works)

a. Clausewitz i. Geographical Pivot of History
b. A.T. Mahan ii. The Command of Air
c. H. MacKinder iii. The Campaign of 1812 in Russia
d. Douhet iv. The Interests of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

Codes
a b c d
i ii iii iv


ii iii iv i


iv iii ii i


iii iv i ii


10. Which one of the following has been on the offensive for the end of democratic system in Pakistan as witnessed in 2013 elections in Pakistan

Tehrik-e-Pakistan Taliban


J.U.D.


L.E.T.


Afghanistan Taliban


11. Which one of the following countries has emerged as the biggest market of personal computers in 2013 in the globalised world

U.S.A.

China

India

Japan


12. Which among the following are identified as countries of the Golden Triangle

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia


Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran


Myanmar, India, China


Myanmar, Thailand, Laos



13. Which one of the following is not identified as existential threat to human kind

Weapons of Mass Destruction


Climate change


International terrorism

Globalisation



14. Which of the following is not a chemical warfare agent

Tabun


Sarin


Chloropicrin

SARS



15. Who articulated the 'Atom for Peace' concept

D. Eisenhower


W. Wilson


J.F. Kennedy


W. Clinton



16. Identify the correct code for the Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion During the cold war period the prevailing Western conception of 'National Security' gradually shifted to 'International Security'.

Reason As cold war evolved towards the super power détente of 1970s, the prevailing terminology was increasingly that of 'International Security'.
Codes

Both and are correct, and is the correct explanation of


is correct, but is not correct.


Both and are not correct.


is not correct, but is correct.



17. The Kurds are significant minorities in the following countries of West Asia

Turkey, Iraq, Oman


Iran, UAE, Jordan


Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia


Turkey, Iran, Iraq


18. The Suez Canal connects the following

The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea


Pacific and Atlantic Ocean


Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea


Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea


19. Match the leaders mentioned in List I with their countries mentioned in List II with the help of code given below

List I(Leaders) List II (Countries)

a. Kamal Ataturk i. Iran
b. Golda Meir ii. Tunisia
c. Mohammed Mossadegh iii. Turkey
d. H. Bargiba iv. Israel

Codes
a b c d

iii iv i ii


iv ii iii i


i iii ii iv


ii i iv iii



20. Identify the correct code for Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion The Iranian Revolution has served to reconfigure the politics of West Asia.

Reason It marked a crucial moment in the emergence of militant Islam. It reflected the aspirations of Muslims who had felt humiliated and frustrated by their bitter experiences with the West.
Codes

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of


Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



21. 'Shock and Awe tactics were used in one of the following

Gulf War I


Gulf War II


Global War on Terror (GWOT)


World War II



22. The 1975 Algiers Accord provides for

End of the UN intervention in Iraq


Ceasefire between Egypt and Israel


Agreement between Iraq and Iran to settlement border disputes


To end the Kurdish War



23. Chronologically arrange the Presidents in the post-revolution Iran (1979) in the ascending order by using the correct code given below

i. Mohammad Khatami
ii. Abolhasan Banisadr
iii. Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
iv. Ali Khamenei
Codes

iv i ii iii


iii ii i iv


i iii iv ii


ii iv iii i


24. Turkey became an associate member of the 'European Common Market in the year

1965

1963

1982

1985


25. With reference to West Asia, choose the odd one out

Ottoman Empire


Mandate System

Western Colonialism

Apartheid Policy


26. Identify the correct code for the Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion China intended to keep away India as member of East Asian Summit (EAS). But India became a member though it does not belong to East Asia.


Reason The ASEAN and Japan strongly supported India's case to be a member of the EAS.
Codes

and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


and are true and is the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



27. Arrange the following events in a chronological ascending order on the basis of code given below

i. Dr. Mahathir Mohammad became Prime Minister in Malaysia.
ii. Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii from the Philippines.
iii. Sukarno transferred power to Suharto in Indonesia.
iv. Lao People's Democratic Republic was established.

Codes

iv ii iii i


iii iv i ii


ii iv iii i


i iii ii iv



28. Match List I (Country) with List II (Year of Independence) by using the correct code given below

List I (Country) List II (Year)
a. Brunei i. 1957

b. Cambodia ii. 1948

c. Malaysia iii. 1984

d. Myanmar iv. 1953


Codes
a b c d

iv iii ii i


iii iv i ii


i ii iv iii


ii iii iv i



29. Establishment of an ASEAN community by 2015 was signed at

Bangkok Declaration of 1967


Phnom Penh Declaration of 2002


East Asia Summit of 2005


Cebu Declaration of 2007



30. Which one of the following is ASEAN's highest decision-making body

Foreign Ministers Conference of ASEAN


ASEAN Regional Forum


ASEAN 3


ASEAN Summit


31. Which one of the following Southeast Asian countries was victimised by terrorist bombings at Valentine Day

Thailand

Myanmar

Cambodia

Indonesia


32. Name the Southeast Asian country who is inclined in providing physical connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Indonesia


Myanmar


Cambodia


Thailand


33. Which one of the following is identified as the largest island of the South-east Asian region

Luzon

Borneo

Sulawesi

Sumatra


34. India's Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following

China's strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities


Pakistan's efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at theatre level


India's credible nuclear force requirements vis-à-vis China and Pakistan.


All of the above three




35. Chronologically arrange the following Nigerian Chief Executives in the ascending order on the basis of code given below

i. Sani Abacha
ii. Olusegun Obasanjo
iii. Shehu Shagari
iv. Ibraham Babangida
Codes

iv i ii iii


i ii iii iv


iii iv i ii


ii iii iv i



36. The Abuja Treaty (1991) resulted in the formation of one of the following

Gulf Co-operation Council


African Central Bank


African Economic Community


African Monetary Union



37. Match the country mentioned in List I with their previous names mentioned in List II by using the correct code given below

List I (Country) List II (Old Names)
a. Benin i. Gold Coast
b. Bourkina Fasso ii. Dahomey
c. Ghana iii. Upper Volta
d. Malawi iv. Nyasaland

Codes
a b c d

ii iii i iv


iii i iv ii


ii iv i iii


iv ii iii i



38. Identify the correct code for Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion Most of the weakest States in the world are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.

Reason These States fail the most basic test of State power; they are unable to maintain domestic order and personal security, civil strife and even civil war become almost routine.
Codes

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


39. The African Union was formed in one of the following years

1995


2001


2002


2004


40. The Berber uprising took place against the Government in which of the following countries

Algeria


Ethiopia


Cameroon


Nigeria


41. The concept of the Government of National Unity was developed by one of the following countries of Africa

Nigeria


Tanzania


South Africa


Uganda



42. The Russian Federation today follows the party system in the following way

Biparty system

Triparty system

Multi party system


One party system



43. A novel feature of the Russian Federal System is included in Article 72 of the Constitution of 1993 that states

Ad-hoc Union


Centralisation of powers


Joint jurisdiction of the Federal and State units


Internationalism



44. Which one of the following countries is not a part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Turkmenistan


Tajikistan


Kyrgyzstan


Uzbekistan



45. How many Former Soviet Republics joined the Commonwealth of Independent States

7

9

11

13


46. Match the countries in List I with their leaders in List II by using the correct code given below


List I(Country) List II (Leaders)
a. Russia i. Putin

b. tajikistan ii. Karimov

c. Uzbekistan iii. Niyazev

d. Kazakhstan iv. Nazarbayev


Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv


i iii ii iv


ii iv i iii


iv i iii ii


47. Identify the correct code for Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion The disintegration of the Soviet Union brought Russia's decisive retreat from socialism and a turn to capitalism.

Reason The disintegration eliminated its 'Superpower' status.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true, but is not the only explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



48. Which one of the following countries regards Church as a valuable ally in building patriotic loyalty, national pride and ethical values

Belarus


Ukraine


Georgia


Russia



49. Which Article in the Russian Constitution of 1993 states that ideology be established as state or an obligatory one

Article 3


Article 10


Article 13


Article 15



50. As a multiethnic state, Russia has the following number of ethnic groups

70


90


140


185



51. What is the National Assembly of Bhutan called

Assembly


Ladoe Tashogdu


Tashogdu


Lhengye Shungtsog



52. Which news channel telecast helped Tamil groups in projecting the brutal killings of the Tamils by Sri Lankan army at the UN

CNN-IBN


T.V. Q


T.V. 4


Times Now



53. Who termed India's party system as the "Congress System"

Partha Chatterjee


Ashis Nandy


Sudipta Kaviraj


Rajani Kothari


54. Match the South Asian States in List I with their political parties in List II from the code given below

List I (Country) List II (Parties)
a. Sri Lanka i. Jatiya

b. Bangladesh ii. Trotskyist

c. India iii. MQM

d. Pakistan iv. PMK


Codes
a b c d
iv ii iii i


iii iv i ii


ii i iv iii


i iii ii iv


55. Identify the correct code for Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion The aggressive pursuit of interests by a politically mobilized citizenry can strain the limited capacity of political institutions in South Asia.

Reason Despite the pressure on the institutions and the occasional political crisis, the system has so far maintained its resilience.
Codes

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.


56. Sikkim was merged with India in the year

1972


1974


1985


1987



57. 'South Asia Growth Quadrangle' comprises

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh


India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bhutan


India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan


India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan



58. The Fifth Summit of was held at

New Delhi


Moscow


Durban


Beijing



59. Which one of the US Presidents named below called his Government as "Government by the Committees"

Theodore Roosevelt


John Kennedy


Woodrow Wilson


Richard Nixon



60. Match the following doctrines of
U.S. Presidents in List I with their explanations in List II with the code given below

List I(Doctrines) List II (Explanations)
a. Truman doctrine i. Support all freedom fighters
b. Reagon doctrine ii. Containment of hostile regimes
c. Clinton doctrine iii. Pre-emption and unilateralism
d. Bush doctrine iv. Always act multilaterally
Codes
a b c d

i iii ii iv


ii i iv iii


iii iv i ii


iv ii iii i


61. Who, among the following, argued that the United States was the world's "first new nation" in the sense that the problems it faced in its efforts to establish a stable and principled political system after winning independence

James Bryce


Leon D. Epstein


Alexis de Tocqueville


Seymour M. Lipset


62. Who, among the following, is the first Female Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States

Nancy Pelosi


Hillary Clinton


Madeline Albright


Geraldine Ferraro



63. Which one of the following practices is known as "Gerry mandering" in the United States

Corruption between the friends of the President.


A client and master relationship.


District making on a partisan basis for political reasons.


Changing parties often.



64. Identify the correct code for Assertion and Reason as given below

Assertion The existence and articulation of interest groups in the US have opposed, what Rosenau called, the general will.

Reason They are opposed to the doctrine of genuine representation and makes them immune to public accountability.
Codes

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


Both and are true, but is the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



65. New Orleans in the United States was largely flooded and destroyed after Hurricane 'Katrina' in August 2005. Which one of the following ethnic groups was affected the most

Whites


Latinos


African-Americans


Asians



66. Who had been the Democratic Party candidate for the 2004 US Presidential election

John Kerry


Al Gore


Bill Clinton

Howard Dean


67. The members of South American Union make the following groups

Mercosur and EU groups


Andean and OAS groups


Andean and Mercosur groups


OAS and NAFTA groups


68. The 'Charcas Triangle' an important gas field, is located in

Bolivia


Peru


Mexico


Venezuela


69. Fidel Castro's Chief Lieutenant, Che Guevara was killed in 1967 in one of the following countries

Colombia


Ecuador


Bolivia


Peru


70. Match the countries in List I with the names of political parties in List II by using the correct code as given below

List I (Country) List II(Political Party)

a. Brazil i. Social Democratic Party
b. Cuba ii. Communist Party
c. Mexico iii. National Action Party
d. Nicaragua iv. Constitutionalist Liberal Party

Codes
a b c d

i ii iii iv


ii iii iv i


iv i ii iii


iii iv i ii



71. Arrange the following countries in an ascending order in terms of their size

Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru


Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru


Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay,


Peru, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador



72. In Latin America, President Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra is associated to which one of the following parties

Nicaragua Liberal Alliance


Constitutionalist Liberal Party


Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)


Communist Party



73. Chronologically arrange the following Mexican Presidents in the ascending order of their Presidency by using the code given below

i. Vicente Fox
ii. Felipe Calderon
iii. Carlos Salinas de Gortari
iv. Ernesto Zedillo
Codes

iii iv i ii


i ii iii iv


ii iii iv i


iv i ii iii


74. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason Identify the correct code for them.
Assertion In the midst of the worldwide 'Crisis of Socialism' Cuba stood almost alone against the global offensive of capitalism.

Reason Cuba remained the one society which retained its revolutionary commitment to Socialism.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of


is false, but is true.


is true, but is false.


75. Who among the following in 1970 became the first popularly elected Socialist President in Chile

Salvador Allende


Daniel Ortega


Pinochet


Pablo Neruda