Q. 1. The correct sequence in Game theory is: (a) game—choice—player—equilibrium (b) payoffs — strategies — system — game (c) payoffs — choice — player — game (d) systems — equilibrium — game — player Ans. (a)
Q. 2. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (a) Diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy (b) Major international agreements are usually negotiated by foreign ministers (c) Diplomats do not play now as great a role in international negotiations as they once did (d) Diplomats now get greater latitude than they enjoyed 19th Century Ans. (d)
Q. 3. Which one does not contribute to the formation of International Government? (a) Expansion of international trade (b) Establishment of international organization (c) Inter-state rivalry (d) Means of communication Ans. (c)
Q. 4. In his realistic theory of International politics Morgenthau’s autonomy of political sphere denotes (a) autonomy of the State in international sphere (b) autonomy of the decision-makers vis-a vis-the legislature (c) autonomy of the political action in complete disregard to other standards of thought (d) autonomy of the policy-makers vis-a vis other agencies or organs of the government Ans. (c)
Q. 5. The Marxists perceive international politics as: (a) a struggle for power between the bourgeois and socialist systems with the hope of inevitable triumph of international proletarianism (b) a struggle for power between two nations or group of nations that can be managed by maintaining balances of power (c) Interactions among States that can be peacefully (d) Interactions among States guided and molded by leaders of those States Ans. (a)
Q. 6. Decision making theorist’s focus on: (a) foreign policy decisions made by a State (b) impact of domestic politics on foreign policy decisions (c) Specific decisions makers who speak and act in the name of a State (d) Actual or objective environment that influence foreign policy decisions Ans. (d)
Q. 7. Who among the following is the pioneer of the theory of neo-realism? (a) Kenneth Waltz   (b) Hans Morgenthau (c) Barry Buzari       (d) Raul Prebish Ans. (a)
Q. 8. In the positive — sum game: (a) what one actor wins, the other loses (b) gains and losses are not necesbji1y equal and both the sides may gain (c) gains and losses are necessarily equal and both the sides may gain (d) both the actors lose Ans (b)
Q. 9. Schelling’s concepts of ‘mixed — motive game’ richly embodies: (a) political and economic points of view (b) cultural and ideological points of view (c) psychological and sociological points of view (d) strategic and military points of view Ans. (c)
Q. 10. Central feature of Immanuel Wallenstein’s work is: (a) world system                       (b) nation (c) regional systems (d) underdevelopment Ans. (a)
Q. 11. Which among the following scholars propounded the systems approach towards the study of international relations? (a) David Easton                      (b) Gabriel Almond (c) C. McClelland                    (d) J.W. Burton Ans. (c)
Q. 12. Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List-I List- II (Scholar) (Theory/Approach) A. Morgenthau 1. Systems Theory B. Bernard Cohen 2. Game Theory C. Merton Kaplan 3. Decision making approach D. Emile Berd 4. Realist School Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 2 1 3 4 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 2 3 1 4 Ans. (a)
Q. 13. Which one of the following approaches or modest of international politics does not give importance to the role of state as an actor? (a) Dependency model (b) Realist Model (c) Neo-realist model (d) Interdependence pluralist model Ans. (a)
Q. 14. Which country was appointed the first Chairman of the Decolonization Committee of the United Nations? (a) USA                                   (c) India (b) Sweden                               (d) Japan Ans. (c)
Q. 15. Consider the following statements in respect of the general systems theory: 1. The general systems theory is highly attractive from the standpoint an empirical research. 2. The theory has been criticized for falling to adequately cater for concept such as political power and influence. Which of the statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2      (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans. (c)
Q. 16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other 1abelledas Reason (R): Assertion (A): Marxist theory of international is less of a theory and more of a perspective towards understanding of international relations. Reason (R): Though Karl Marx has written extensively and he has been identified as a great theorist and philosopher of the modern times, yet he did not put forward a theory of international relations like Morgenthau, Kaplan and Snyder. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? Codes: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Ans. (b)
Q. 17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The decision making theory was developed especially in the realm of foreign policy making. Reason (R): It concentrates/focuses on the person shaping international events rather than on the international situation: In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? Codes: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true Ans. (a)
Q. 18. What is the model that deals with a conflict situation where all the rivals are to benefit in different degrees, described as? (a) Malign — conflict situation (b) Benign —conflict situation. (c) Zero — sum situation (d) Non-zero — sum situation Ans. (c)
Q. 19. Which one of the following is an apt description of Bodin’s theory of sovereignty? (a) Absolute sovereignty (b) Limited sovereignty (c) Political sovereignty (d) Popular sovereignty Ans. (a)
Q. 20. Who among the following thinkers criticized the Austinian theory of sovereignty on the ground that law is not the command of the sovereign but an expression of the community’s sense of right? (a) Laski (b) Krabbe (c) Duguit (d) Gierke Ans. (b)
Q. 21. Associations are not persona ficta but real persons existing prior to the State. This view was propounded by: (a) Hobbes (b) Hegel (c) Duguit (d) Gierke Ans. (d)Q. 22. About which of the following thinkers it has been said that his theory of the State is “an incongruous mixture of natural rights and physiological metaphor”? (a) Bradley (b) Spencer (c) Bluntschli (d) Burke Ans. (b)
Q. 23. Match List- I with List -II and select the correct List -I List -II A. The State is the soul 1. Hegel writ large B. The State is coordinating 2. Weber and adjusting C. The State has the monopoly of 3. Ernest Barker legitimate physical force D. The State is the self realizing 4. Plato and self-actualizing individual Codes: A B C D (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 5 2 1 4 (c) 1 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1 Ans. (a)
Q. 24. The idea of social contract has been recently revived under a new form by: (a) Nozick (b) Rawls (c) Oakshott (d) Hannah Arendt Ans. (b)
Q. 25. The theory of social contract primarily seeks: (a) to explore the historical origin of the State (b) to explain the basis of political obligation (c) to justify the status quo (d) to bring out a radical transformation of society by revolution Ans. (b)
Q. 26. Which one of the following statements about Rousseau is correct? (a) He perfected the theory of Social Contract (b) He repudiated the theory of Contract altogether (c) He transformed the theory of Contract into an idealist mode of political discourse (d) He added nothing to the theories of Hobbes and Locke beyond combining their views Ans. (c)
Q. 27. The Historical Theory of the Origin of the State was propounded by: (a) Sir Henry Maine (b) Triestske (c) Oppenheimer (d) Durkheim Ans. (a)
Q. 28. Which one of the following theories held that the State is a product and manifestation of the irreconcilability of class antagonisms? (a) Evolutionary Theory (b) Anarchist Theory (c) Marxist-Leninist Theory (d) Guild-Socialist Theory Ans. (c)
Q. 29. What is the correct order of primacy of the following layers of social structure according to the Materialistic Interpretation History? 1. Relations of production 2. Ideology 3. Forces of production 4. Legal and Political organizations Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2 (c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 Ans. (b)

Q. 30. Which one of the following political thinkers was the first exponent of the liberal theory of States? (a) John Locke (b) T.H. Green (c) Jean Jacques Rousseau (d) Hobbes Ans. (a)