Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : International & Area Studies
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
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International & Area Studies Model Question :
Time : 1 1/4 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.
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1. Which one of the following is not included in the key assumptions of Neo-realism ?
(1) The international system is anarchic, implying that there is no central authority capable of controlling state behaviour.
(2) States claiming sovereignty will necessarily acquire offensive military capabilities to defend themselves.
(3) States can never be sure of the intentions of their neighbours and will want to maintain their survival.
(4) Globalisation has broken all norms of State behaviour.
2. Identify the correct code from the codes given below for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Realism and Pessimism are two words that exist in symbiotic relationwith one another.
Reason (R) : Realism is a complement to pessimism as a way of saving any confusion in international politics.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not completely correct.
(4) (A) is not completely correct, but (R) is correct.
3. Which one of the following approaches does not give importance to the role of the State as an actor ?
(1) Dependency Model
(2) Realist Model
(3) Neo-realist Model
(4) Interdependence Model
4. Match the following books as given in List – I with their respective authors in List – II, by using the code mentioned below :
List – I (Books) List – II (Authors)
a. Man, the State and War i. B. Mabee
b. People, States and Fear ii. Cynthia Enloe
c. Bananas, Beaches and Bombs iii. B. Buzan
d. The Globalization of Security iv. K.N. Waltz
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
5. Match List – I with List – II using the codes given below to identify the correct answer :
List – I (Theory) List – II (Ideas)
a. Liberal Feminism i. Understanding of reality of power relations through knowledge and language
b. Feminist Social Constructivism ii. Understanding of women’s subordination can be made within their own cultural context rather than through universal understanding of women’s needs.
c. Feminist Post Structuralists iii. Equality of women can be achieved by removing legal and other obstacles.
d. Postcolonial Feminism iv. Understanding of the process whereby ideas about gender influence global politics and politics shape ideas about gender.
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii iv i ii
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) i ii iv iii
6. Who among the following opined that “Religion is not the opium, but vitamin of the people” ?
(1) Karl Marx
(2) Fidel Castro
(3) Regis Debray
(4) Che Guevara
7. Cultural nationalism is a form of nationalism that places primary emphasis on which one of the following ?
(1) A discrete political community
(2) A distinctive civilisation
(3) A modern state
(4) An artificial entity
8. Identify the correct code for the Assertion(A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Disorder in part of the globe combined with global media coverage and the speed of travel to feed insecurity is creating overlapping global security complexes.
Reason (R) : States no longer have a monopoly on the means of mass destruction.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) supports (A).
9. Who among the following labelled nuclear weapons as ‘paper tigers’ ?
(1) Xi Jinping
(2) Mao Tse Tung
(3) M. Gorbachev
(4) Ronald Reagan
10. Who among the following strategic thinkers considered “National character” and “Governmental character” as two elements of sea power ?
(1) A.T. Mahan
(2) Karl von Clausewitz
(3) Nelson
(4) A. Jomini