International Relations CSS Paper 1992

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1992.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions, selecting at least one question from each part. Question No. 10 is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks

PART – A

  1. Is the concept of modern Nation-State being eroded? Discuss quoting specific instances.

  2. Trace the emergence of regionalism and its impact on international relations.

  3. Describe the causes for the dissolution of the former USSR and its impact on international political and strategic relationships.

PART – B

  1. What are the prospects of the current Middle East Peace Conference?

  2. What do you understand by the expression “The New World Order” and its significance for the Third World countries?

  3. What are the prospects of SAARC to become a more effective instrument for regional cooperation?

PART – C

  1. Describe the various regional approaches to nuclear non-proliferation and their significance for South-Asia.

  2. The role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security. Discuss.

  3. Discuss the political, strategic and economic implications of the emergence of independent Central Asian States.

  4. Write the most correct answers:
    (1) Apartheid is:
    (a) An international association
    (b) A medical term
    (c) A policy of racial discrimination

(2) Latvia is an independent country in:
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Eastern Europe

(3) Helsinki is capital of:
(a) Norway
(b) New Zealand
(c) Finland

(4) UN Security Council consists of:
(a) 11 members
(b) 15 members
(c) 19 members

(5) Dag Hammershold was:
(a) Swedish tennis player
(b) Composer of Symponies
(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

(7) G-7 means:
(a) A scientific expression
(b) An export Co
(c) Group of Seven Western Industrialized Countries


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