The main job of International Monetary Fund is

To advice countries and loan them money to pay debt

According to the textbook what are the reasons for countries wanting nuclear weapons?

To secure power and prestige in the international system

Horizontal proliferation means

Spread of weapons and weapons technologies across countries

Which one of the following is an example of peaceful nationalist movement?

‘Quit India’ movement led by Gandhi

Which one of the following best describes ‘military industrial complex’?

Alliance between the military and the weapons manufacturers

Which one of the following Treaties was never ratified by the US Congress?

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996)

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Duplicate of Global Issues_Practice Test for 2nd Exam (Fall 2017)

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1
What is the primary motive behind suicide terrorism?
To meet 72 virgins after death
Both b and c
To provoke a rash reaction from the enemy
To recruit new members
2
Choking, blistering, and nerve agents are often used as
Chemical weapon
Nuclear weapon
Radiological weapon
Biological weapon
3
Which one of the following is an example of a nation without a nation-state?
The Palestinian people
All of the above
The Rohingya people
The Kurdish people
4
The main job of International Monetary Fund is
None of the above
To regularize international trade
To protect the market for US dollar
To advice countries and loan them money to pay debt
5
Which one of these countries gave up their nuclear weapons program?
North Korea
Libya
Iraq
Syria
6
According to the textbook what are the reasons for countries wanting nuclear weapons?
To waste money on unproductive sector
To secure power and prestige in the international system
To satisfy the ego of irrational authoritarian rulers
To achieve a nationalist aspiration
7
Why do the developing countries not perform well at the international economic system?
Their import basket is not diversified
because thy rely on cash crops
All of the above
colonialism drained resources out of these countries
8
According to the textbook the potential for violence increase when nationalism is mixed with
Marxism
Foreign Culture
Religion
Capitalism
9
Horizontal proliferation means
Stockpiling of armament in one country
Storing of only conventional weapons
Spread of weapons and weapons technologies across countries
Storing only strategic (nuclear) weapons
10
Which one of the following is an example of peaceful nationalist movement?
Kurdish Nationalist Movement for a free Kurdistan
All of the above
Basque National Liberation Movement in Spain
‘Quit India’ movement led by Gandhi
11
What is the most controversial topic of negotiation at the World Trade Organization?
Manufacturing industry
IT industry
Agriculture
Tourism industry
12
The theory that countries should only produce the things they are good at is named
Absolute advantage
Specialized trade
Comparative advantage
Specialization of labor
13
Which one of the following best describes ‘military industrial complex’?
Alliance between arms dealers and arms customers
All of the above
Alliance between the military & the steel and coal industry
Alliance between the military and the weapons manufacturers
14
Which one of the following Treaties was never ratified by the US Congress?
Chemical Weapons Convention (1993)
Biological Weapons Convention (1972)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996)
15
In the six days war of 1967, Israel occupied the following territories
None of the above
Rafah border
Gaza Strip and West Bank
Torabora Mountain
16
Which one of the following is not included in the original Bretton Woods system?
The United Nations
International Monetary Fund
World Trade Organization
The World Bank
17
What are the key features of terrorism?
Religious sentiments
Addressing a broader audience than the immediate targets
Fear generating activities
Both a & b
18
Great Depression of 1929 got worsened because of the following economic policy
Drive toward self sufficiency
Open trade
Fixed exchange rate
overlooking Hitler's aggression in Eastern Europe
19
What are some of the positive effects of colonialism on the colonized territories?
Extraction of natural resources
Infrastructure development
Slave trade
All of the above

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