Which of the following best describes the term ‘National Interest’?
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Correct answer: (C) The economic and strategic goals of a Nation-State
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Question 55
Which theory of international politics argues that the international system is characterized by a State of anarchy, where States are the primary actors and seek to maximize their power and security?
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Correct answer: (A) Realism
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Question 56
What are the determinants of foreign policy?
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Correct answer: (A) Economic interests, military capabilities and international alliances
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Question 57
Which of the following is an element of national power that influences a country’s foreign policy decisions?
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Correct answer: (C) Economy and trade
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Question 58
Which of the following is a characteristic of imperialism?
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Correct answer: (A) The desire to establish colonies and expand territories
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Question 59
What is isolationism?
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Correct answer: (B) A foreign policy approach that emphasizes a country’s self-reliance and non-involvement in international affairs
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Question 60
What is nationalistic universalism and what is the role of Pax in it?
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Correct answer: (B) Nationalistic universalism is the belief that nations should cooperate for mutual benefit, while Pax refers to the peace that results from this cooperation
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Question 61
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Middle Kingdom complex of China?
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Correct answer: (B) It was a term used by the Chinese to describe their belief that they were the centre of the world.
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Question 62
What was the name of the policy adopted by the United States during the Cold War, aimed at containing Soviet influence and expansionism?
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Correct answer: (A) Truman Doctrine
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Question 63
What was not the principle adopted at the Bandung Conference and accepted at the first NAM?
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Correct answer: (C) Peaceful coexistence
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Question 64
The term ‘Cold War’ was first coined by
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Correct answer: (A) Bernard Baruch
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Question 65
A primary reason why nations conduct international trade is
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Correct answer: (B) Resources are not equally distributed to all trading nations
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Question 66
International trade in goods and services is sometimes used as a substitute for all of the following, except
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 67
Non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of
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Correct answer: (C) 2 years
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Question 68
What is the term used by economists to signify the combined valuation of services and products manufactured by citizens of a particular nation and their cumulative property price?
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Correct answer: (A) GDP or gross domestic product
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Question 69
Hereby we have put a few instances which are commonly referred to as scenarios that explain the economic growth and development of a community by the general population. Choose the option that specifically explains economic growth.
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 70
Which religion is most widely practised in South-East Asia?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 71
Among the following countries, which country did not sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
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Correct answer: (B) India
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Question 72
Who predicted, “Nuclear technology is going to be very essential and not just in the power sector but for other societal uses intended for betterment of life”?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 73
The optimum tariff
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 74
An autonomous commercial policy instrument, directed to promote and sustain mutual trade and to develop economic cooperation among countries, is termed as
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Correct answer: (B) Certificate of origin
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Question 75
The first ever nuclear plant was established in
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Correct answer: (A) Obninsk, Russia
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Question 76
Who among the following stated that, “Every State is known by the rights that it maintains”?
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Correct answer: (A) Laski
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Question 77
Who said, “Whoever controls the Indian Ocean dominates Asia. In the 21st century, the destiny of the world will be decided on the waters”?
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Correct answer: (B) Alfred Mahan
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Question 78
Which name was not given to the Indian Ocean under the British Empire?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 79
When was the proposal to declare the Indian Ocean as a ‘zone of peace’ introduced in the UN?
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Correct answer: (A) 26th UN General Assembly in 1971
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Question 80
Among the following, who was the first to use the term ‘ideology’?
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Correct answer: (A) Destutt de Tracy
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Question 81
What was the primary goal of the United States’ post-war foreign policy?
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Correct answer: (B) To contain the spread of communism
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Question 82
India’s foreign policy is primarily guided by which principle?
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Correct answer: (B) Strategic autonomy
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Question 83
Which of the following is the primary objective of India’s ‘Look East’ policy?
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Correct answer: (A) Strengthening economic ties with East Asian countries
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Question 84
Which approach to the study of comparative politics emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical, cultural and social context of a country?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 85
Which of the following is an example of a Presidential System of Government?
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Correct answer: (C) Mexico
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Question 86
What is the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
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Correct answer: (A) An introduction to the Constitution
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Question 87
What is the total number of Articles in the Indian Constitution now?
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Correct answer: (A) 395
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Question 88
Integration of political science with other social sciences is a basic principle of
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Correct answer: (B) Behaviouralism
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Question 89
Who described democracy as “a form of government in which everyone has a share”?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 90
Which neighbouring country of India has posted highest-ever annual inflation at 35.37% in March?
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Correct answer: (B) Pakistan
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Question 91
The Constituent Assembly had begun its deliberations in
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Correct answer: (C) December 1946
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Question 92
Jawaharlal Nehru moved a resolution in the Constituent Assembly known as the Objective Resolution on
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 93
On which date did the UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 94
Which Article prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen only on the grounds of religion, race, caste and sex?
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Correct answer: (B) Article 15
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Question 95
Which of the following writs is mentioned in Article 32 of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 96
The office of the District Collector was created by
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Correct answer: (C) Lord Warren Hastings
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Question 97
“The State is established and governed by God himself.” The statement supports which theory of the origin of the State?
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Correct answer: (B) Divine Origin theory
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Question 98
The theorists who believe that ‘State is an association of associations’ are best described as
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Correct answer: (C) Pluralists
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Question 99
In the theory of the origin of the State, political consciousness is a factor in the
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Correct answer: (B) Evolutionary theory
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Question 100
“The State is a result of superior physical force and subjugation of weaker by stronger.” This statement is associated with