International Relations Exam

• There are 3 hours to complete the exam
• The maximum mark is 80
• All questions are compulsory

Fill in the Blanks

• The Berlin Wall was demolished in 1989.
• The UN's 'Decade for Women' began in 1976.
• Terrorist organisations are motivated by a religious ideology.
• The internet revolution was perhaps the most important in the field of technology.
• The Right to Information Act came into force in India in 2005.

Identify the Incorrect Pair

• WTO is incorrectly paired with 'World Trade Organisation', the correct pair is the full name is 'World Trade Organization'
• Deforestation is incorrectly paired with a 'fall in global temperature' and should be paired with protection of the human rights as N.G.O. is
• Border Dispute is incorrectly paired with 'India and China'

Complete the following statements

• One of the important trends post-1989 international relations was the end of bipolarity
• The Farakka agreement is about sharing river waters between India and Bangladesh
• The term "Capitalist market economy" describes the system in the United States of America.
• Today, the Indian approach to gender issues focuses on empowerment.

State the Appropriate Concept:

• A company operating in several countries is a Multi National Company.
• A country's policy to establish and maintain relations with the rest of the world is Foreign policy.
• Using violence to create panic and pursue political goals is Terrorism.
• A state where people cannot provide for their basic needs is Poverty.

Find the Odd Word

• Germany is the odd one out in the list of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Germany
• Nationalism is the odd one out in the list of linguism, regionalism, nationalism, communalism.
• Instability is the odd one in the list of peace, economic development, instability, public welfare.
• Unipolarity is the odd one out in the list of unipolarity, bipolarity, globalisation, multipolarity.

True or False Statements with Reasons

• The statement "The decade of the 1980s is seen as the golden age of humanitarian intervention" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "National commission for woman was setup to protect rights of women in India" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "Non-state actors have become irrelevant in the age of globalisation" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "Modernisation of Indian economy meant industrialisation" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "Charu Majumdar is associated with Khalistan movement" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "Lokayukta can investigate against political executive" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.
• The statement "The Sagarmala project is more comprehensive road connectivity plan" requires determining the truth value with a supporting reason.