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121International RelationsMedium

Largest number of troops in Afghanistan?

AGermany

BUnited Kingdom

CFrance

DUnited States

Correct answer

D. United States

Explanation

The correct answer is United States.

122International RelationsMedium

The founder of Harr’as was:

AKhalid Mashaal

BYasser Arafat

CShaikh Ahmad Yasin

DIsmail Haniyan

Correct answer

C. Shaikh Ahmad Yasin

Explanation

The correct answer is Shaikh Ahmad Yasin.

123International RelationsMedium

Who established India Nuclear strategic command?

AAir Marshall Asthana

BAir Marshall Ashok jee

CAir Marshall Shastri

DAir Marshall Parkash Parbharkar

Correct answer

A. Air Marshall Asthana

Explanation

The correct answer is Air Marshall Asthana.

124International RelationsMedium

‘New wars’ are supported by activities such as:

AAll of the options given are correct

BArms smuggling across weakly enforced borders

CIllegal trafficking of diamonds and drugs

DHostage-taking

Correct answer

A. All of the options given are correct

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the options given are correct.

125International RelationsMedium

State autonomy is challenged in the post-Westphalian’ order because:

Ain a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation

Bby comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world’s population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system

Cstare power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing not less importance in world politics

Dcountries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside

Correct answer

A. in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation

Explanation

The correct answer is in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation.

126International RelationsMedium

The human-rights organization established in the UK in 1961 to campaign for the release of prisoner of conscience worldwide:

ARed Cross

BAsia Watch

CAmnesty International

DHuman Watch

Correct answer

C. Amnesty International

Explanation

The correct answer is Amnesty International.

127International RelationsMedium

Organizational structure of ECO consists of:

ATechnical committees

BCouncil of Ministers, council of deputies

CECO Secretariat and specialized agencies

DAll of the above

Correct answer

D. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

128International RelationsMedium

On December 1, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he would deploy an additional 30,000 soldiers over a period of:

A8 months

B9 months

C4 months

D6 months

Correct answer

D. 6 months

Explanation

The correct answer is 6 months.

129International RelationsMedium

Who was re-elected president of Egypt in 2005, for a fifth term?

AMahmoud Abbas

BZine El Abidine Ben Ali

CBashar Assad

DHosni Mubarak

Correct answer

D. Hosni Mubarak

Explanation

The correct answer is Hosni Mubarak.

130International RelationsMedium

When Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) was formulated?

AJanuary 2001

BOctober 2001

Cnone of these

DDecember 2001

Correct answer

D. December 2001

Explanation

The correct answer is December 2001.

State autonomy is challenged in the post-Westphalian’ order because:

Ain a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation

Bby comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world’s population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system

Cstare power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing not less importance in world politics

Dcountries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside

Correct answer

A. in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation

Explanation

The correct answer is in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation.