Test: Peace

QUESTION: 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis illustrated

A.
NATO formation.
B.
de-Stalinization.
C.
policy of containment.
D.
cold war era.

Solution:

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union and Cuba in October 1962, during the cold war.

QUESTION: 2

The core business of UN peacekeeping operations does not include

A.
rule of law related activities.
B.
protection and promotion of human rights.
C.
socio-economic recovery and development.
D.
electoral assistance.

Solution:

UN peacekeeping plays a limited role in socio-economic recovery and development.

QUESTION: 3

Pacifists attach supreme value to:

A.
Liberty and equality.
B.
Human security and international laws.
C.
Coercion and force.
D.
Peace and opposition to war.

Solution:

Pacifists preach peace and opposition to war. They believe that violence has a spiral effect. They take a moral stand against the use of violence and advocate the mobilisation of love and truth to win the hearts and minds of the oppressors.

QUESTION: 4

The Cuban Missile Crises ended with the

A.
intervention of UN.
B.
defeat of USSR in cold war.
C.
Cuba's defeat.
D.
Withdrawl of missiles by USSR.

Solution:

The Cuban Missile Crises ended with the withdrawal of missiles by USSR.

QUESTION: 5

According to Balance of Power theory, the main objective of states is

A.
preservation of international law.
B.
regional peace.
C.
maximize gains of globalisation.
D.
self preservation.

Solution:

Balance of power theory accords centrality to states. It respects their sovereignty and treats competition between the states as a fact of life. States avoid dominance of one particular state and try to preserve their safety and security.

QUESTION: 6

According to realist theory, the main actors in international politics are

A.
superpowers.
B.
nation states.
C.
countries of European Union.
D.
international organisations.

Solution:

Realist theory is state-centric. They believed that states are rational autonomous actors who follow their own self-interest.

QUESTION: 7

During second world war Germany ‘carpet bombed'

A.
Turkey.
B.
Japan.
C.
London.
D.
Russia.

Solution:

Germany ‘carpet-bombed’ London during the Second World War and the British responded by sending 1000- bomber raids to attack German cities.

QUESTION: 8

FLN ( National Liberation Front) led the independence movement of

A.
Algeria.
B.
Nigeria.
C.
Congo.
D.
Zimbabwe.

Solution:

FLN ( National Liberation Front) led the independence movement of Algeria, by using violent means.

QUESTION: 9

Martin Luther King, Jr., worked for racial equality and civil rights in

A.
Spain.
B.
France.
C.
South Africa.
D.
United States of America.

Solution:

His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is known as the human rights icon today.

QUESTION: 10

To introduce a peace award for your class, the quality you would look for in your fellow students is

A.
fanaticism.
B.
intolerance.
C.
passivity.
D.
compassion.

Solution:

Peace can be achieved in society through inculcation of positive values such as tolerance, respect for diversity, love and compassion. So, any one who has these qualities would deserve the peace award.