FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1997.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, including question No. 8 which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
- Discuss the importance of International Relations as a field of study.
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Do you agree with the view that contemporary international policies is all about international economics?
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Discuss the main features of track-two diplomacy. How is it different from traditional diplomacy?
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Critically examine the working and significance of the Concert of Europe.
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Discuss the causes of the Second World War
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What is the future of the Non-Aligned Movement?
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Can NATO’s continuing existence and expansion be justified in the post cold war era?
COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write correct answer to the following questions:
(1) The largest territorial power on earth is:
(a) Canada
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Russian Federation
(2) Dushanbe is the capital of:
(a) Tajikistan
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Turkmenistan
(d) Kazakhstan
(3) Kofi Anan 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
(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
(5) The last British Governor of Hong Kong was?
(a) Chris Hamilton
(b) Chris Patten
(c) George Patten
(d) Christopher Paterson
(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
(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
(8) The republic of Botswana is located in:
(a) Southern Africa
(b) West Africa
(c) Latin America
(d) Central Asia
(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
(10) The Batista regime in Cuba was overthrown by Fidel Castro in:
(a) January 1959
(b) February 1960
(c) May 1961
(d) March 1962