Disclaimer: This thread is dedicated to Last Island, I M Possible, Marriam, Shallowwater, Mystichina,Dr. Atif Rana, Faisal Memon, Saira Tabassum, Drastic, Bunko, Sparkofighter & Asif Yousufzai. I appreciate their sincere efforts for the community. They have solved the MCQs and did a great job for the aspirants of CSS.



Sources:

• Objective of IR
• Lets solve IR MCQs
• IR Paper - 2009

(1) Détente means:

(a) An alliance
(b) Relaxation of tensions
(c) Cooperation between states

(b) Relaxation of tensions


(2) OIC is:

(a) A specialized agency of the UN
(b) A regional organization
(c) An organization of Muslim states

(c) An organization of Muslim states


(3) Ruritania is:

(a) A province of Romania
(b) A state in Western Africa
(c) A fictitious country

(c) A fictitious country


(4) NIEO relates to:

(a) A regional grouping
(b) An international sports organization
(c) An economic concept

(c) An economic concept


(5) The Monroe Doctrine was intended to:

(a) Safeguard peace in Europe
(b) Enforce freedom of navigation on the High Seas
(c) Safeguard American interests

(c) Safeguard American interests


(6) The Fourteen Points were enunciated at:

(a) The conference of Westphalia
(b) The conference of Versailles
(c) The end of World War II

(b) The conference of Versailles


(7) “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” was the slogan during:

(a) The American War of Independence
(b) The French Revolution
(c) The Russian October Revolution

(b) The French Revolution


(8) MBFR is a term to denote:

(a) An agreement on trade quotas
(b) An agreement on the exploration of outer space
(c) An agreement on disarmament

(c) An agreement on disarmament


(9) What do OAU, OAS, ASEAN have in common?

(a) They are military alliances
(b) They are agencies of the United Nations
(c) They are regional organizations.

(c) They are regional organizations.


(10) The commonwealth is:

(a) A UN sponsored body
(b) A part of the British Empire
(c) A free association of like-minded sovereign states

(b) A part of the British Empire

(1) Apartheid is:

(a) An international association
(b) A medical term
(c) A policy of racial discrimination

(c) A policy of racial discrimination


(2) Latvia is an independent country in:

(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Eastern Europe

(c) Eastern Europe


(3) Helsinki is capital of:

(a) Norway
(b) New Zealand
(c) Finland

(c) Finland


(4) UN Security Council consists of:

(a) 11 members
(b) 15 members
(c) 19 members

(b) 15 members


(5) Dag Hammershold was:

(a) Swedish tennis player
(b) Composer of Symponies
(c) Secretary General of the UNO

(c) Secretary General of the UNO


(6) OPEC is:

(a) An international Insurance Co.
(b) An international Sports Club
(c) An organization of Oil Exporting Countries

(c) An organization of Oil Exporting Countries


(7) G-7 means:

(a) A scientific expression
(b) An export Co
(c) Group of Seven Western Industrialized Countries

(c) Group of Seven Western Industrialized Countries

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(1) Aman Ullah Khan is the leader of:

(a) National Conference
(b) Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
(c) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front

(c) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front


(2) Memohan Line is a border between:

(a) Burma and India
(b) India and Nepal
(c) India and China

(c) India and China


(3) NATO:

(a) An economical union
(b) A free trade areas
(c) A military alliance

(c) A military alliance


(4) Bhutan is:

(a) An Indian state
(b) A province of Burma
(c) An independent country in South Asia

(c) An independent country in South Asia


(5) Apartheid is:

(a) An international brotherhood
(b) A policy of racial discrimination
(c) A medical term

(b) A policy of racial discrimination


(6) Agni is:

(a) A religious ceremony
(b) A missile
(c) A famous building

(b) A missile


(7) The headquarters of ICJ is at:

(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Hague

(c) Hague

(8) Commonwealth of Independent States consists of:

(a) European states
(b) Asian states
(c) Asian and European states

(c) Asian and European states


(9) What do CENTO, RIO PACT and SEATO have in common:

(a) They are regional economic arrangements
(b) They are sports associations
(c) They are military alliances

(c) They are military alliances


(10) IMF stands for:

(a) International Marketing Forum
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) International Movement of Futuristic

(b) International Monetary Fund

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(1) Riga is the capital of:

(a) Rawanda
(b) Bolivia
(c) Latvia
(d) Mongolia

(c) Latvia


(2) Silkworm is:

(a) An ancient trade route
(b)The name of missile
(c) The name of a multinational
(d) A secret society

(a) An ancient trade route


(3) Mashood Abiola is:

(a) A leader of PLP
(b) Nigerian Opposition Leader
(c) Secretary General of the Arab League
(d) A fictional character

(b) Nigerian Opposition Leader


(4) British Commonwealth consists of:

(a) 45 members
(b) 60 members
(c) 51 members
(d) 39 members

Now there are 54 Members.


(5) How many times Brazil has won the Football World Cup?

(a) Once
(b) Thrice
(c) Five times
(d) Four times

(d) Four times


(6) Trygve Lie was the:

(a) Secretary General of the UN
(b) Judge of the ICJ
(c) Secretary General of NATO
(d) Hollywood Actor

(a) Secretary General of the UN


(7) Lesotho is:

(a) A Baltic republic
(b) An independent state of Africa
(c) An independent state of Latin America
(d) An NGO

(b) An independent state of Africa:


(8) Durand Line came into existence in:

(a) 1893
(b) 1947
(c) 1979
(d) 1900

(a) 1893


(9) Who is the author of “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers”?

(a) Henry Kissinger
(b) Richard Nixon
(c) Paul Kennedy
(d) Margaret Thatcher

(c) Paul Kennedy


(10) G-15 is:

(a) A group of Third World countries
(b) A group of industrialized countries
(c) A musical group
(d) A military alliance

(a) A group of Third World countries

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(1) Mexico is located in:

(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) Central America
(d) Africa

(a) North America


(2) Phulan devi was a:

(a) Hindu goddess
(b)Film actress
(c) Bandit queen
(d) Secret agent

(c) Bandit Queen


(3) G-7 is a:

(a) Group of industrialized countries
(b) Group of Third World countries
(c) Military alliance
(d) Musical group

(a) Group of industrialized countries


(4) Kigali is a capital of:

(a) Myanmar
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Rwanda
(d) Laos

(c) Rwanda


(5) 1992 Conference on Environment and Development was held in:

(a) Beijing
(b) Cairo
(c) Copenhagen
(d) Rio

(d) Rio


(6) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) consists of:

(a) Ten members
(b) Three members
(c) Eight members
(d) Five members

(a) Ten members


(7) Next Cricket World Cup will be held in:

(a) Australia
(b) South Asia
(c) Great Britain
(d) West Indies

(c) Great Britain


(8) Jurassic Park is the name of a:

(a) Casino
(b) Film
(c) Park
(d) Building

(b) Film


(9) U Thant was the:

(a) Secretary General of the UN
(b) Judge of the World Court
(c) Secretary General of NATO
(d) Hollywood actor

(a) Secretary General of the UN


(10) Sinn Fein is the name of a:

(a) Secret Agency
(b) Political Party
(c) Famous Chinese restaurant
(d) Film

(b) Political Party

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(1) “1984” had been written by:

(a) Sherwani
(b) Burke
(c) Orwell
(d) Carr

(c) Orwell


(2) Name the correct author of “Technological Frontiers and Foreign Relations”.

(a) Anne Keatly
(b)Schuman
(c) Morgenthau
(d) Robert Kennedy

(c) Morgenthau


(3) Who wrote “Conquest without War”?

(a) Mager and Katee
(b) Anderson
(c) Kirk
(d) Burke

(b) Anderson


(4) Who wrote “The Military and Politics in Pakistan”?

(a) S. M. Haider
(b) Burke
(c) Hassan Askari
(d) Waheed-uz-Zaman

(c) Hassan Askari


(5) Mani was the:

(a) Judge of world court
(b) Secretary General of NATO
(c) Secretary General of UN
(d) Hollywood actor

(a) Judge of world court


(6) Sinn Fein is the name of a:

(a) Secret service
(b) Political party
(c) Film
(d) Famous Chinese restaurant

(b) Political party


(7) Name the correct Treaty:

(a) Pact of Paris
(b) Locarno Pact
(c) Treaty of Versailles
(d) Treaty of Westphalia

(a) Pact of Paris


(8) Who wrote “Supreme Court and Human Rights”?

(a) Burke Marshall
(b) Burns
(c) Machiavelli
(d) Tamizuddin

(d) Tamizuddin

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(1) The largest territorial power on earth is:

(a) Canada
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Russian Federation

(d) Russian Federation


(2) Dushanbe is the capital of:

(a) Tajikistan
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Turkmenistan
(d) Kazakhstan

(a) Tajikistan


(3) Kofi Anan was/is the:

(a) President of Mozambique
(b) Winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 1996
(c) Secretary General of the UN
(d) Chairman of the Organization of African Unity

(c) Secretary General of the UN


(4) OSCE stands for:

(a) Organization for Science and Culture in Europe
(b) Organization of Social and Scientific Enterprise
(c) Organization for Security and Cooperation Europe
(d) Organization for space cooperation in Europe

(c) Organization for Security and Cooperation Europe


(5) The last British Governor of Hong Kong was?

(a) Chris Hamilton
(b) Chris Patten
(c) George Patten
(d) Christopher Paterson

(b) Chris Patten


(6) Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre wrote:

(a) The Discovery of India
(b) India Wins Freedom
(c) Freedom at What Price?
(d) Freedom at Mid Night

(d) Freedom AT Mid Night


(7) Tony Blair is the:

(a) New ruler of Rwanda
(b) New Prime Minister of Great Britain
(c) Captain of Australian hockey team
(d) President of International Monetary Fund

(b) New Prime Minister of Great Britain


(8) The republic of Botswana is located in:

(a) Southern Africa
(b) West Africa
(c) Latin America
(d) Central Asia

(a) Southern Africa


(9) Bill Clinton is the:

(a) 40th president of USA
(b) 42th president of USA
(c) 43th president of USA
(d) 44th president of USA

(b) 42th president of USA


(10) The Batista regime in Cuba was overthrown by Fidel Castro in:

(a) January 1959
(b) February 1960
(c) May 1961
(d) March 1962

(a) January 1959

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(1) Shive Sena is the name of:

(a) An Irish Leader
(b) A politico-fundamentalist party
(c) A famous tourist resort
(d) A religious sect

(b) A politico-fundamentalist party


(2) B. J. Habibie is the:

(a) President of Zambia
(b) Secretary General of SAARC
(c) President of Indonesia
(d) World Squash Champion

(c) President of Indonesia


(3) MS Mieko Nishimizu is the:

(a) Chairperson of the UN Commission on Refugees
(b) President of the IMF
(c) Human Right Activist
(d) Vice President of the World Bank

(a) Chairperson of the UN Commission on Refugees


(4) Mobotu Sessesiko was overthrown by:

(a) Laurent Kabila
(b) Robert Mugabe
(c) Kenneth Kaunda
(d) Nelson Mandela

(a) Laurent Kabila


(5) The notorious genocide of 1996 in Africa took place between:

(a) Serbs and Bosnians
(b) Ibos and Yorubas
(c) Zulus and the whites
(d) Hutu and Tutsi

(d) Hutu and Tutsi


(6) Iraq Invaded Kuwait in:

(a) February 1991
(b) November 1988
(c) August 1990
(d) April 1982

(c) August 1990


(7) Who wrote “Voyage Through History”?

(a) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(b) Musarrt Hussain Zuberi
(c) Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi
(d) Khalid Bin Sayeed

(b) Musarrt Hussain Zuberi


(8) Pakistan carried out its nuclear explosion on:

(a) 23rd March
(b) 7th April
(c) 28th May
(d) 16th October

(c) 28th May


(9) NAFTA stands for North America free trade agreement.


(10) “Uneasy Partnership competition and conflict in US – Japanese Trade Relationship” is written by:

(a) John White
(b) Stephen D. Gohen
(c) J. K. Galbraith
(d) John K. Holsti

(b) Stephen D. Gohen


(11) The First OIC Summit was held in:

(a) Rabat
(b) Jaddah
(c) Islamabad
(d) Kuwait

(a) Rabat


(12) The US and the erstwhile USSR qualified for Super Power status on the basis of:

(a) Huge population
(b) Industrialization
(c) Military arsenals and worldwide interest
(d) Vast area

(c) Military arsenals and worldwide interest


(13) Who is the author of “Preparing for the Twenty First Century”?

(a) Palmer and Perkins
(b) Peter Calvocoress
(c) Paul Kennedy
(d) E.H.Carr

(c) Paul Kennedy


(14) Kampala is the capital of:

(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Argentina
(c) Albania
(d) Uganda

(d) Uganda


(15) Pakistan became full member of the NAM in:

(a) 1976
(b) 1949
(c) 1983
(d) 1986

Pakistan became full member of the NAM in 1979.


(16) Rasko mountain is situated in:

(a) Punjab
(b) Azad Kashmir
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Northern Areas

(c) Baluchistan


(17) One of the following is the world renowned nuclear scientist:

(a) Abdul Qadir
(b) Richard Butler
(c) Abdul Qadeer Khan
(d) Anwar Ibrahim

(a) Abdul Qadir


(18) Name the current Secretary General of the OIC.

Mr. Azeddine Laraki Mosouo 1997
Present, Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu


(19) Islamabad was the venue of:

(a) 3rd OIC Summit
(b) 2nd OIC Summit
(c) 8th OIC Summit
(d) 5th OIC Summit


(20) Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the United Nations?

Answer: U. Thant

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(1) Yalta Conference was held in:

(a) 1944
(b) 1945
(c) 1946
(d) None of these.

(b) 1945


(2) The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:

(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) one of these.

(c) 1962


(3) NATO was formed in:

(a) 1948
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) None of these.

(b) 1949


(4) SEATO was formed in:

(a) 1953
(b) 1954
(c) 1955
(d) None of these.

(b) 1954


(5) NAM was formed in:

(a) 1955
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) None of these.

(a) 1955


(6) INF Treaty was signed in:

(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1987
(d) None of these

(c) 1987


(7) U Thant was:

(a) The Prime Minister of Laos
(b) President of Taiwan
(c) Secretary General of the United Nations.
(d) None of these.

(c) Secretary General of the United Nations.


(8) Saile Brakat is:

(a) An Israeli Statesman
(b) A leader of East Timor
(c) Chief Palestinian negotiator
(d) None of these. -

(c) Chief Palestinian negotiator


(9) Pamila Parker is:

(a) A British Actress
(b) An American Senator
(c) Girlfriend of crown Prince Charles
(d) None of these:

(a) A British Actress


(10) Abdul Kalam is:

(a) A Literary Figure
(b) An Indian Nuclear Scientist
(c) A Kashmiri Mujahideen- Leader
(d) None of these.

(b) An Indian Nuclear Scientist


(11) Trygve Lie was:

(a) An Actor of Marshal Art
(b) Administrator of Hong Kong
(c) Secretary General of the United Nations.
(d) None of these.

(c) Secretary General of the United Nations.


(12) Fidel Castro became Cuban Prime Minister in:

(b) February, 1959
(b) February, 1960
(c) May, 1961
(d) None of these.

(b) February, 1959


(13) OIC was formed in:

(a) Jedda
(b) Rabat
(c) Cairo
(d) None of these.

(b) Rabat


(14) Politics Among Nations was written by:

(a) James Rosenau
(b) Hans Morgenthan
(c) K.J Holsti
(d) None of these.

(b) Hans Morgenthan


(15) Congress of Vienna took place in:

(a) 1648
(b) 1815
(c) 1899
(d) None of these.

(b) 1815


(16) Afghan Mujahideen took power in Kabul on:

(a) April 20,1991
(b) April 28, 1992
(c) 1st March, 1993
(d) None of these.

(a) April 20,1991


(17) Alma Atta is the Capital of:

(a) Tajikistan
(b) Terkmenistan
(b) Kazakistan
(d) None of these.

(b) Kazakistan
Since 1997 its capital is Astana


(18) Nosterdamus was:

(a) An Italian
(b) A French
(c) A German
(d) None of these.

(b) A French


(19) Americans are going to elect:

(a) 43rd President of USA
(b) 44th President of USA
(c) 45th President of USA
(d) None of these.

Obama is 44th President.


(20) Soviet Union was disintegrated on:

(a) 5th December, 1991
(b) 28th May, 1992
(c) 28th December, 1993
(d) None of these

(a) 5th December, 1991
It was 8 dec,1991

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1. Who participate in the Yalta conference?

a) China, Great Britain, U.S.A
b) Russia, France, Great Britain
c) U.S.A., Russia, Great Britain
d) None of these

c) U.S.A., Russia, Great Britain


2. SAIT was concluded in:

a)1960
b)1972
c)1976
d)None of these


3. Osama Bin Laden is:

a)Taliban Leader
b)American citizen
c)Saudi Arabian
d)None of these

c)Saudi Arabian


4. Brezhnev was:

a)The President of Uzbekistan
b)The Prime Minister of Great Britain
c)The President of Russia
d)None of these

c)The President of Russia


5. The First Hague Conference was held in:

a)1890
b)1907
c)1914
d)None of these

d)None of these (1899)


6. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in:

a)1929
b)1931
c)1933
d)None of these

c)1933


7. 1917 is the year of:

a)French Revolution
b)Chinese Revolution
c)Russian Revolution
d)None of these


c)Russian Revolution


8. Proposal for Joint Defence between Pakistan and India was made by:

a)Nehru
b)Chou-En-Lie
c)Ayub Khan
d)None of these

a)Nehru


9. Armstrong was:

a)Russian
b)British
c)German
d)None of these

d)None of these (American)


10. Sir Zafarullah Khan was:

a)Prime Minister of Pakistan
b)Governor Sindh
c)Judge of I.C.J
d)None of these

c)Judge of I.C.J


11. U2 incident took place in:

a)1963
b)1960
c)1965
d)None of these

b)1960


12. Members of the Security Council are:

a)20
b)18
c)9
d)None of these

d)None of these


13. Bandung Conference was held in:

a)1953
b)1955
c)1958
d)None of these

b)1955


14. The first President of U.S.A. was:

a)Johnson
b)Garfield
c)Roosevelt
d)None of these

d)None of these (George Washington)


15. Lusaka Conference was held in:

a)1973
b)1976
c)1970
d)None of these

c)1970


16. Willy Brandt was:

a)Chancellor of Germanyb)President of Cuba
c)President of France
d)None of these

a)Chancellor of Germany


17. Pretoria is the capital of:

a)Zimbabwe
b)Nigeria
c)South Africa
d)None of these

c)South Africa


18. Fourteen Points of Wilson announced in:

a)1910
b)1913
c)1918
d)None of these

c)1918


19. Uthant was the national of:

a)Nepal
b)Germany
c)Algeria
d)None of these

d)None of these (Burma)


20. Singapore became independent in:

a)1960
b)1963
c)1965
d)None of these

c)1965

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