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1531International RelationsMedium

Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is in:

ABishkek

BTashkent

CBeijing

DSt. petersburg

Correct answer

C. Beijing

Explanation

The correct answer is Beijing.

1532International RelationsMedium

What does ‘the Civil List’ mean and refer to in the UK?

AMoney paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the unemployed

BMoney payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family

CMoney paid by the taxpayer to servicement recently discharged from the armed forces

DMoney paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of civil rights groups

Correct answer

B. Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family

Explanation

The correct answer is Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family.

1533International RelationsMedium

Decolonization:

AWas sometimes replaces by superpower involvement

BWas partially determined by local or trial factors

CWas partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement

DWas constant across regions and imperial powers

Correct answer

C. Was partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement

Explanation

The correct answer is Was partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement.

1534International RelationsMedium

When President Sikandar Mirza paid an official visit to Afghanistan?

ASeptember 1956

BJune 1956

CJuly 1956

DAugust 1956

Correct answer

D. August 1956

Explanation

The correct answer is August 1956.

1535International RelationsMedium

On 3rd August 1914, which Italian Premier declared his country neutral?

ABaron Sonnino

BAntonio Salandra

CBenito Mussolini

DMarquis di San Giuliano

Correct answer

B. Antonio Salandra

Explanation

The correct answer is Antonio Salandra.

1536International RelationsMedium

The SCO is primarily centred around its member nations’ Central Asian security-related concerns, often describing the main threats it confronts as being:

Aterrorism

Bextremism

Call these

Dseparatism

Correct answer

C. all these

Explanation

The correct answer is all these.

1537International RelationsMedium

India and Pakistan went to war over Kashmir again in 1965. This war divided Jammu and Kashmir in to four political units among which Aksai Chin was given under China’s control. Which areas were give under Pakistan and India’s control?

AAzad Kashmir and Ladakh in Pakistani Control and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian control

BLadakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control

CNone of these

DNorthern Area, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian while Azad Kashmir in Pakistani control

Correct answer

B. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control

Explanation

The correct answer is Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control.

1538International RelationsMedium

What are Krasner’s four principle elements of a regime?

ANone of the above

BPrinciples are represented by coherent bodies of theoretical statements about how the world works ii. norms specify general standards of behaviour iii. rules operate at a lower level of generality than principles and norms iv. Decision making procedures identify specific prescriptions for behaviour, which will regularly change as a regime is consolidated and extended

CRules are coherent with the way of life of its actors ii. representatives are elected democratically iii. there is a legal system iv. rule-enforcement is under supervision of police military institutions

D‘the concept of the regime is so complicated, there are no principle elements’

Correct answer

B. Principles are represented by coherent bodies of theoretical statements about how the world works ii. norms specify general standards of behaviour iii. rules operate at a lower level of generality than principles and norms iv. Decision making procedures identify specific prescriptions for behaviour, which will regularly change as a regime is consolidated and extended

Explanation

The correct answer is Principles are represented by coherent bodies of theoretical statements about how the world works ii. norms specify general standards of behaviour iii. rules operate at a lower level of generality than principles and norms iv. Decision making procedures identify specific prescriptions for behaviour, which will regularly change as a regime is consolidated and extended.

1539International RelationsMedium

The political faction of PLO is known as:

AFatah

BIntifada

CNone of these

DForce 17

Correct answer

A. Fatah

Explanation

The correct answer is Fatah.

1540International RelationsMedium

When Afghan ruler Shah Zahir Shah came to Pakistan and held discussions with Feroze Khan Noon the Prime Minister and Skindar Mirza, the President of the Pakistan?

A1959

B1957

C1958

D1956

Correct answer

B. 1957

Explanation

The correct answer is 1957.

What does ‘the Civil List’ mean and refer to in the UK?

AMoney paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the unemployed

BMoney payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family

CMoney paid by the taxpayer to servicement recently discharged from the armed forces

DMoney paid by the taxpayer for the upkeep of civil rights groups

Correct answer

B. Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family

Explanation

The correct answer is Money payed by the taxpayer for the upkeep of the Royal family.

Decolonization:

AWas sometimes replaces by superpower involvement

BWas partially determined by local or trial factors

CWas partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement

DWas constant across regions and imperial powers

Correct answer

C. Was partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement

Explanation

The correct answer is Was partially determined by local or tribal factors and was sometimes replaced by superpower involvement.

India and Pakistan went to war over Kashmir again in 1965. This war divided Jammu and Kashmir in to four political units among which Aksai Chin was given under China’s control. Which areas were give under Pakistan and India’s control?

AAzad Kashmir and Ladakh in Pakistani Control and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian control

BLadakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control

CNone of these

DNorthern Area, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian while Azad Kashmir in Pakistani control

Correct answer

B. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control

Explanation

The correct answer is Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control.

What are Krasner’s four principle elements of a regime?

ANone of the above

D‘the concept of the regime is so complicated, there are no principle elements’

Correct answer

Explanation