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1 1. The Cold War began: UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION B.A.POLITICAL SCIENCE V Semester (Core Course) (2011 Admission) INDIA S FOREIGN POLICY Question Bank a. Immediately after World War II b. Immediately before World War II c. Immediately before World War I d. Immediately before World War I 2. India conducted its first Nuclear Test in the year: a b c d Which among the following is not a South Asian Country a. Sri Lanka b. Afghanistan c. Pakistan d. China 4. India is part of a. SAARC b. NAFTA c. CER d. European Union 5. SAARC is headquartered in.. a. Kathmandu b. Colombo c. New Delhi d. Islamabad 6. Which among the following Decade is designated by SAARC as the SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child a b c d SAARC was established in the year: a b c d SAFTA agreement came in to force on : a. 5 September 1990 b. 30 January 2005 c. 10 December 1985 d. 1 Janurary First SAARC summit was held at: a. Dhaka b. New Delhi c. Colombo d. Islamabad India s Foreign Policy Page 1

2 10. Simla Agreement was signed on : a b c d Simla Agreement was signed between: a. Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah b. Benazir Bhuto and Indira Gandhi c. Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto d. Jawaharlal Nehru and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 12. Simla Accord Signed on 1914 is related to: a. Status of Tibet b. Liberation of Bangladesh c. Ending the war between India and Pakistan in 1971 d. None of the Above 13. NAM was founded in. in 1961 a. New Delhi b. Colombo c. Belgrade d. Bandung 14. As of 2012 NAM consisted of..members a. 119 b. 120 c. 123 d Which among the following country have Observer Status in NAM a. India b. Pakistan c. Nepal d. China 16. Which agreement was signed between India and Pakistan after Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 a. Tashkent Agreement b. Bangkok Agreement c. Panchasheel Agreement d. None of the above 17. Chakmas are the ethnic groups in.. a. Sri Lanka b. Afghanistan c. Pakistan d. Bangladesh 18. India declared LTTE to be a terrorist outfit after the assassination of. a. Indira Gandhi b. Rajiv Gandhi c. Mahtma Gandhi d. None of these 19. Which of among the following is associated with the liberation of Bangladesh: a. LTTE b. Mukti Bahini c. NATO d. International Court of Justice 20. Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan in the Year. a b c d China conducted it s first Nuclear explosion in the year. a b c d What is India s position regarding Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2005: a. India favoured b. India abstained from voting c. India Voted against d. None of these 23. Which among the following Armed Forces are the largest participating armed forces in United Nations peacekeeping operations? a. Pakistan b. India c. Nepal d. Bangladesh 24..is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons a. BARC b. IAEA c. ISRO d. SIPRI India s Foreign Policy Page 2

3 25. Conference of 1928 directed the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to open a foreign department for developing contacts and organizing the anti-imperialist movement of the dependent people a. Bombay b. New Delhi c. Calcutta d. Awadi 26. Which among the following is not a principle of India s Nuclear Doctrine today: a. No fist use b. Credible Minimum deterrent c. Civilian Control d. First use 27. Earth Summit established the Commission on a. Peace b. disarmament c. Sustainable development d. Climate Change 28. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was established in the year a b c d is a bilateral agreement and governance treaty between India and Pakistan, signed on February 21, 1999 a. Delhi Declaration b. Colombo Declaration c. Beijing Declaration d. Lahore Declaration 30. Which among the following is not a philosophical base of the Indian Foreign policy? a. Containment of Communism b. Anti-imperialism c. Non Alignment d. Anti-colonialism 31. In 1992 India signed the..convention (CWC), stating that it did not have chemical weapons and the capacity or capability to manufacture chemical weapons a. NPT b. Biological weapon c. Chemical Weapons d. Disarmament 32. Who among the following is the chief architect of India s Foreign policy? a. Gandhiji b. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Indira Gandhi d. Sardar Vallabhai Patel 33. India's Strategic Nuclear Command was formally established in the year.. a b c d The Indian government released a draft of the doctrine for the first time in the year.. a b c d In India..is is responsible for the management and administration of the country's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile a. National Advisory Board b. Strategic Nuclear Command c. Navy d. Air force 36. The National Security Council (NSC) of India is the apex agency looking into the country's political, economic, energy and strategic security concerns. It was established by.. a. Man Mohan Singh b. Indira Gandhi c. Atal Bihari Vajpaee d. Rajiv Gandhi 37. Who is the first National Security Advisor in India? a. KPS Menon b. V K Krishnamenon c. Shiva Shankar Menon d. Brajesh Mishra 38. Which among the following is a principle of US foreign policy during the time of Cold War? a. Non Alignment b. Socialism India s Foreign Policy Page 3

4 c. Containment of Communism d. None of these 39. Who among the following is not associated with NAM? a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Kwame Nkumrah of Ghana c. Gamel Abdel Nasser d. Mao- Tse Tung 40. Bandung Conference was held on. a b c d Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly? a. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit b. Ramesh Bhandari c. Natwar Signh d. Shashi Tharoor 42. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO? a. ILO b. WHO c. UNEP d. ASEAN 43. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by: a. Dr. Manmohan Singh b. Farooq Abdullah c. Dinesh singh d. Alam Khan 44. The office of the UN General Assembly is in: a. Vienna b. New York c. Paris d. Zurich 45. Which one of the following is not related to disarmament? a. NPT b. CTBT c. SALT d. NATO 46. The main aim of SAARC is: a. Regional Cooperation b. International Affairs c. Non alignment d. Peaceful co-existence 47. The five permanent members of UN security council are: a. Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA b. Canada, China, France, USSR and USA c. Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA d. China, France, USSR, UK and USA 48. The International Court of Justice is located at: a. Vienna b. Geneva c. Hague d. Londan 49. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in: a. Hague b. Vienna c. Washington d. Geneva 50. The number of principal organs of UNO is: a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d Which of the following is a military alliance? a. SAARC b. EU c. NATO d. NAM 52. The UNO was founded at: a. Moscow b. London c. Paris d. San Francisco 53. The first General Secretary of UNO was: a. Dag Hamarskjoeld b. Kofi Annan c. Trygve Lie d. None of these 54. The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security council had met at: a. Thran b. Cairo c. Akarta d. Harare 55. Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.? a. WHO b. UNESCO c. ILO d. International Committee of the Red Cross. India s Foreign Policy Page 4

5 56. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: a. Was set up in 1988 under the auspices of WMO and UNEP. b. Focuses on climate science, impacts, and economic and social dimensions of climate change. c. Has concluded that warming of the climate system is unequivocal. d. All of the options given are correct. 57. Where does the European Commission have its offices? a. Brussels b. London c. Washington DC d. New York 58. The.Treaty established the European Union under its current name in 1993 a. Washington b. Maastricht c. Utrecht d. None of these 59. European Union received Nobel Peace Prize in the year a b c d European Union consisted of.sovereign states a. 25 b. 27 c. 28 d In the year..2002, euro banknotes and coins replaced national currencies in 12 of the member states a b c d The 123 Agreement between India and US is finally operationalised between the two countries after the deal is signed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his counterpart Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington D C. in the year a. October 10, 2008 b. November 2, 2009 c. December 10, 2011 d. October 10, IAEA is... a. International Atomic Energy Agency b. International Alliance of Economic Agencies c. Indian Atomic Energy Agency d. None of these 64. ASEAN was formed in the year a b c.1979 d Head quarters of ASEAN located at a. Beijing b. Jakarta c. Brunei d. None of these 66. Head quarters of IAEA is located at. a. Vienna b. Washington DC. c. New York d. New Delhi 67. The Executive wing of European Union is.. a. European Parliament b. ECJ c. European Economic and Social Committee d. Commission of the European Communities 68. Which among the following statement regarding Terrorism is right: a. There is no universally accepted definition for terrorism b. There is a universally accepted definition for terrorism c. United Nations definition on Terrorism is accepted by all the nations d. None of these 69. ASEAN consisted of members a. 11 b.12 c. 10 d Which among the following is not a Panchasheel Principle: a. Mutual non-aggression b. Peaceful co-existence c. No first use of nuclear weapons d. Equality and mutual benefit India s Foreign Policy Page 5

6 ANSWERS Q.Nos Ans Q.Nos Ans Q.Nos Ans Q.Nos Ans 1 a 21 c 41 a 61 c 2 a 22 c 42 d 62 a 3 d 23 d 43 a 63 a 4 a 24 b 44 b 64 d 5 a 25 c 45 d 65 b 6 b 26 d 46 a 66 a 7 c 27 c 47 d 67 d 8 d 28 a 48 c 68 a 9 a 29 d 49 b 69 c 10 b 30 a 50 c 70 c 11 c 31 c 51 c 12 a 32 b 52 d 13 c 33 c 53 c 14 b 34 b 54 c 15 d 35 b 55 d 16 a 36 c 56 d 17 d 37 d 57 a 18 b 38 c 58 b 19 b 39 d 59 c 20 a 40 b 60 c Reserved Computer Section, SDE India s Foreign Policy Page 6

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