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201International RelationsMedium

According to David Held what would a ‘cosmopolitan model of democracy’ entail?

AHuman rights conventions must be entrenched into national parliaments and monitored by a new International Court of Human Rights.

BThe creation of regional parliaments

CAll of the above

DReform and/or replacement of the UN with a more accountable global parliament

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

202International RelationsMedium

PLO headquarter is situated in:

AAlgeria

BRahmmaeh

CLebanon

DJordan

Correct answer

B. Rahmmaeh

Explanation

The correct answer is Rahmmaeh.

203International RelationsMedium

What former dictator of Serbia was found dead in a Dutch prison cell on March 11, 2006?

ASlobodan Milosevic

BDobrica Cosic

CRadovan Karadzic

DRatko Mladic

Correct answer

A. Slobodan Milosevic

Explanation

The correct answer is Slobodan Milosevic.

204International RelationsMedium

Which of the following countries were integral parts of the USSR until December 1991 but had separate UN membership?

AGeorgia

BTurkmenistan

CUkraine

DTajikistan

Correct answer

C. Ukraine

Explanation

The correct answer is Ukraine.

205International RelationsMedium

Who in 1925, said, ‘England is ripe for revolution’?

ABenito Mussolini

BAdolf Hitler

CLeon Trotsky

DJoseph Stalin

Correct answer

C. Leon Trotsky

Explanation

The correct answer is Leon Trotsky.

206International RelationsMedium

This Parisian, born on November 29, 1932, was elected President of the French Republic on May 7, 1995

AJean-Pierre Raffarin

BJacques Chirac

CNicolas Sarkozy

DNone of these

Correct answer

B. Jacques Chirac

Explanation

The correct answer is Jacques Chirac.

207International RelationsMedium

Since when US government is claiming that Iran is building nuclear weapon in violation of NPT?

A2001

B2003

C2004

D2002

Correct answer

B. 2003

Explanation

The correct answer is 2003.

208International RelationsMedium

According to critical alternative views poverty is:________?

Aall of the above

Ba monetary condition brought about by people’s own laziness.

Ca monetary condition where people do not have enough to satisfy basic needs.

Da monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income.

Correct answer

D. a monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income.

Explanation

The correct answer is a monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income..

209International RelationsMedium

What is a ‘security community’?

AIt occurs when a group of states cooperate to manage their disputes and avoid war

BIt involves a group of states whose primary security concern link together closely enough that their national securities are interdependent

CIt is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community

DAll of the above

Correct answer

C. It is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community

Explanation

The correct answer is It is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community.

210International RelationsMedium

The theory of Rimland was presented by:

ANicholas Spykman

BAlfred Mahan

CNone of these

DHalford Mackinder

Correct answer

A. Nicholas Spykman

Explanation

Nicholas Spykman developed the Rimland theory, which emphasizes the geopolitical importance of the coastal regions (the Rimland) surrounding the Eurasian heartland. Alfred Mahan focused on sea power, and Halford Mackinder is known for the Heartland theory. Thus, “None of these” is incorrect.

According to David Held what would a ‘cosmopolitan model of democracy’ entail?

AHuman rights conventions must be entrenched into national parliaments and monitored by a new International Court of Human Rights.

BThe creation of regional parliaments

CAll of the above

DReform and/or replacement of the UN with a more accountable global parliament

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

According to critical alternative views poverty is:________?

Aall of the above

Ba monetary condition brought about by people’s own laziness.

Ca monetary condition where people do not have enough to satisfy basic needs.

Da monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income.

Correct answer

D. a monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income.

Explanation

The correct answer is a monetary and non-monetary condition where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income..

What is a ‘security community’?

AIt occurs when a group of states cooperate to manage their disputes and avoid war

BIt involves a group of states whose primary security concern link together closely enough that their national securities are interdependent

CIt is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community

DAll of the above

Correct answer

C. It is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community

Explanation

The correct answer is It is group of people which become integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community.

The theory of Rimland was presented by:

ANicholas Spykman

BAlfred Mahan

CNone of these

DHalford Mackinder

Correct answer

A. Nicholas Spykman

Explanation