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DU MA Political Science

Topic:- DU_J18_MA_PS_Topic01

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1) Collective Security System of the UN is based on the principle of:-

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 226]

1. Balance of power to be maintained by state of equilibrium / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 904]

2. All for one, one for all / ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 901]

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3. Imposing sanctions against the belligerent state unilaterally / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 902]

4. Maintenance of security by the major powers / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 903]

Correct Answer :-

All for one, one for all / ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 901]

2) Abul Fazl represens the fusion of:-

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?-? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 284]

1. Arab Indian political thought / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1134]

2. Indian and Chinese thought /? - ? ? [Option ID = 1135]

3. None of the above / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1136]

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4. Persian-Indian political thought / ?-? ? ? [Option ID = 1133]

Correct Answer :-

Persian-Indian political thought / ?-? ? ? [Option ID = 1133]

3) In 1945, the new organization called the United Nations pledged "to promote social progress and better standards of life" because:-

1945 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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'? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?' ?

[Question ID = 231]

1. It was competing with other international organizations like the World Bank /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 924]

2. The colonized countries had started to exert pressure on the international community /

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 923]

3. The founders of UN considered it to be a white man's burden /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 921]

4. The UN Charter draws a link between international security and global poverty and development /

? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 922]

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Correct Answer :-

The UN Charter draws a link between international security and global poverty and development /

? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 922]

4) Structural Functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of:-

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 207]

1. Politics of developing countries / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 828]

2. Developed Socialism / ? ? [Option ID = 826]

3. Advanced Capitalism / ? ? [Option ID = 825]

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4. Modern Totalitarianism / ? ? [Option ID = 827]

Correct Answer :-

Politics of developing countries / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 828]

5) Which of the following statements is true of the Social Contract of Hobbes?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 250]

1. Everybody gives up their right of governing themselves. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 997]

2. The Leviathan is a party to the contract. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 999]

3. The contract is reversible. / ? ? ? (? ?) ? [Option ID = 1000]

4. The contract takes away only some of the natural rights. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 998]

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Correct Answer :-

Everybody gives up their right of governing themselves. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 997]

6) Which of the following is associated with pluralist Theory?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 265]

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1. Charles Taylor / ? ? [Option ID = 1060]

2. Wright Mills / ?. ? ? [Option ID = 1059]

3. Vilfredo Pareto / ? ? [Option ID = 1058]

4. Robert Dahl / ? ? [Option ID = 1057]

Correct Answer :-

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Robert Dahl / ? ? [Option ID = 1057]

7)

Which of the following is not a Special Minority right endorsed by Will Kymlicka?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 266]

1. Poly-Ethnic Rights / ?-? ? [Option ID = 1061]

2. Territorial Autonomy Rights / ?-? ? ? [Option ID = 1063]

3. Special Representation Rights / ? ? ? [Option ID = 1064]

4. Self-Government Rights / ?-? ? ? [Option ID = 1062]

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Correct Answer :-

Territorial Autonomy Rights / ?-? ? ? [Option ID = 1063]

8) Which of the following is not an idea associated with Jeremy Bentham?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 267]

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1. Individual rights are inviolable / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1067]

2. Every Law is an infraction of liberty / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1066]

3. It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is a measure of right and wrong /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1068]

4. Natural Rights are 'Nonsense on stilts' / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1065]

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Correct Answer :-

Individual rights are inviolable / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1067]

9) Which of the following books deals with the concept of "Civic Virtue"?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 249]

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1. Leviathan / ? [Option ID = 996]

2. The Social Contract / ? ? ? [Option ID = 995]

3. The Discourses / ? ? [Option ID = 994]

4. The Republic / ? ? [Option ID = 993]

Correct Answer :-

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The Discourses/ ? ? [Option ID = 994]

10) Which one of the following depict the Westphalian Constitution of World Politics?

(A) Sovereignty

(B) Territoriality

(C) Autonomy

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?) ?

?) ?-?

?) ?

[Question ID = 232]

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1. B and C only / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 927]

2. A, B and C / ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 925]

3. A and B only / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 926]

4. None / ? ? [Option ID = 928]

Correct Answer :-

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• A, B and C / ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 925]

11) Which one of the following is the position of the 'transformationalists' in the debate about globalization?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? (Transformanist) ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 209]

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1. States are losing power and influence as a result of globalization. /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 833]

2. States remain in charge of globalization and have even managed to expand their capacities for regulation and control. /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 835]

3. States are becoming stronger in some respects and weaker in others as a result of globalization. /

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 834]

4. All of these / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 836]

Correct Answer :-

States are becoming stronger in some respects and weaker in others as a result of globalization. /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 834]

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12) Which one of the following is and example of Social Audit'?

? ? ? ? ? ? (? ?) ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 363]

1. MNREGA / ? [Option ID = 1449]

2. RTI / ? [Option ID = 1452]

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3. RTE / ? [Option ID = 14511

4. NRHM / ? [Option ID = 1450]

Correct Answer :-

• RTI / ? [Option ID = 1452]

13) Which one of the following is not a model of public policy making?

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 298]

1. Elite Model / ? ? [Option ID = 1190]

2. Rational Model / ? ? [Option ID = 1192]

3. Institutional Model / ? ? [Option ID = 1189]

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4. Transformational Model / ? ? [Option ID = 1191]

Correct Answer :-

Transformational Model / ? ? [Option ID = 1191]

14) Which conception of liberty Isaiah Berlin defends in his essay "Two Concepts of Liberty?"

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 238]

1. Both Negative and Positive liberty / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 949]

2. Positive liberty / ? ? [Option ID = 951]

3. Negative liberty / ? ? [Option ID = 950]

4. None of these / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 952]

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Correct Answer :-

Negative liberty / ? ? [Option ID = 950]

15)

Match the following

i. Plato A. The Law of Peoples

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ii. Rousseau B. The Subjection of Women

iii. Rawls C. The Laws

iv. J. S. Mill D. Emile

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i) ? A ? ? ? ?

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ii) ? B ? ? ? ?

iii) ? C ? ?

iv ?.? ? D ?

[Question ID = 771]

1. i, C; ii, D; iii, A; iv, B [Option ID = 3082]

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2. i, A; ii, D; iii, C; iv, B [Option ID = 3083]

3. i, A; ii, C; iii, B; iv, D [Option ID = 3084]

4. i, A; ii, B; iii, C; iv, D [Option ID = 3081]

Correct Answer :-

• i, C; ii, D; iii, A; iv, B [Option ID = 3082]

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16)

Match the thinkers with their corresponding texts and choose the correct answer from

the code:

(A) Thucydides (i) Politics among Nations

(B) Morgenthau (ii) Theory of International Politics

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(C) Kenneth Waltz (iii) The Peloponnesian War

(D) Machiavelli (iv) The Prince

? ? ? ? ?

?) ? i) ? ? ?

?) ? ii) ? ? ? ?

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?) ? ? iii) ? ? ?

?) ? iv) ? ?

[Question ID = 278]

1. (A)-(iv), (B)-(i), (C)-(ii), (D)- (iii) / ? iv) ? i) ? ii) ? iii) [Option ID = 1112]

2. (A)-(ii), (B)-(iii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(?) / ? ii) ?iii) ?iv) ?) [Option ID = 1111]

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3. (A)-(i), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iii), (D)-(iv) / ? ?) ?ii) ? ii) ?iv) [Option ID = 1109]

4. (A)-(iii), (B)-(i), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv) / ? iii) ?) ?ii) ?iv) [Option ID = 1110]

Correct Answer :-

(A)-(iii), (B)-(i), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv) / ? iii) ?) ? ii) ?iv) [Option ID = 1110]

17) Match the following?

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a) Politics is the art of the possible 1) Aristotle

b) Man is a political animal 2) Harold Laswell

c) Politics is about who gets what, when and how 3) Otto Von Bismarck

d) Politics as 'capacity of acting in concert' 4) Hannah Arendt

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?) ? ? ? ? ? 1 ?

?) ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ?

?) ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? 3 ? ? ?

?) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ?

[Question ID = 269]

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1. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 / ? 2 ? 1 ? 4 ? 3 [Option ID = 1075]

2. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 / ? 3 ? 1 ? 2 ? 4 [Option ID = 1074]

3. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 / ? 1 ? 4 ? 2 ? 3 [Option ID = 1076]

4. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1/ ? 4 ? 3 ? 2 ? 1 [Option ID = 1073]

Correct Answer :-

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a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 / ? 3 ? 1 ? 2 ? 4 [Option ID = 1074]

18) Which among the four Vedas gives importance to Indra in its hymns?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 292]

1. Samveda / ? [Option ID = 1166]

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2. Atharvaveda / ? [Option ID = 1168]

3. Yajurveda / ? [Option ID = 1167]

4. Rigveda / ? [Option ID = 1165]

Correct Answer :-

• Rigveda / ? [Option ID = 1165]

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19) When was gender mainstreaming adopted as official UN policy by the UN General Assembly:-

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ?

?

[Question ID = 296]

1. 2000 [Option ID = 1182]

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2. 1996 [Option ID = 1184]

3. 2005 [Option ID = 1183]

4. 1980 [Option ID = 1181]

Correct Answer :-

1980 [Option ID = 1181]

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20) 14th SAARC Summit held in New Delhi in 2007, stressed on:-

14 ? ? ? 2007 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 225]

1. Improving intra-regional connectivity / ?-? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 897]

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2. Not to extend SAARC membership / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 900]

3. Commitment to bilateralism within SAARC / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 898]

4. Connecting SAARC with other regional organisations / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 899]

Correct Answer :-

• Improving intra-regional connectivity / ?-? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 897]

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21) Kabir is considered a political theorist because:-

? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 285]

1. He questions birth based identities / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1139]

2. He is a poet / ? ? ? [Option ID = 1137]

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3. He is a feminist / ? ? ? [Option ID = 1138]

4. He is a potter / ? [Option ID = 1140]

Correct Answer :-

He questions birth based identities / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1139]

22) The materialist conception of history views history.

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? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ?

[Question ID = 276]

1. As creation of men subject to empirical laws / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1103]

2. As shaped by acts of great men / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1102]

3. As result of accident / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1101]

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4. As imposed by supernatural powers / ? ?-? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1104]

Correct Answer :-

As creation of men subject to empirical laws / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 1103]

23) Who among the following is called Father of Liberalism?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 260]

1. Hobbes / ? [Option ID = 1038]

2. Locke / ? [Option ID = 1039]

3. Machiavelli / ? [Option ID = 1037]

4. Rousseau / ? [Option ID = 1040]

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Correct Answer :-

Locke / ? [Option ID = 1039]

24) Who among the following is not a postcolonial theorist?

? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 240]

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1. Partha Chatterjee / ? ? [Option ID = 958]

2. Sudipta Kaviraj / ? ? [Option ID = 957]

3. Karl Marx / ? ? [Option ID = 960]

4. Homi K. Bhabha / ? ?. ? [Option ID = 959]

Correct Answer :-

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Karl Marx / ? ? [Option ID = 960]

25) With whom would you associate Cave Allegory?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 256]

1. Aristotle / ? [Option ID = 1021]

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2. Plato / ? [Option ID = 1023]

3. Hobbes / ? [Option ID = 1024]

4. Machiavelli / ? [Option ID = 1022]

Correct Answer :-

Plato / ? [Option ID = 1023]

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26) What is the central assumption of Modernisation theory?

? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Question ID = 242]

1. None of these / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 968]

2. All societies should follow the path which modern western states have adopted in order to become modern. /

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 966]

3. All societies should follow different paths to become modern. /

? ? ? ? ? ? ?-? ? ? ? [Option ID =

965]

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4. All societies should adopt traditional modes of production. /

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID

= 967]

Correct Answer :-

All societies should follow the path which modern western states have adopted in order to become modern. /

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 966]

27) The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) has not been a success because of:-

1. Narrow export base of countries.

2. Lack of bilateral free trade agreements.

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3. Political hurdles.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

? ? ? ? ? ? (?) ? ? ? ?

1. ? ? ? ? ?

2. ? ? ? ? ? ?

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3. ? ? (?)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 214]

1. 2 and 3 only / 2 ? 3 ? [Option ID = 855]

2. 1, 2 and 3/ 1,2 ? 3 [Option ID = 856]

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3. 1 and 2 only / 1 ? 2 ? [Option ID = 853]

4. 1 and 3 only / 1 ? 3 ? [Option ID = 854]

Correct Answer :-

1 and 3 only / 1 ? 3 ? [Option ID = 854]

28) Under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), India has been given the exclusive right over the rivers of:-

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1. Chenab

2. Ravi

3. Beas

4. Indus

5. Satluj

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6. Jhelum

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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1) ?

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2) ?

3) ?

4) ?

5) ?

6) ?

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 219]

1. 1,2 and 6 only / 1,2 ? 6 ? [Option ID = 876]

2. 2, 3 and 5 only / 2,3 ? 5 ? [Option ID = 875]

3. 1,3 and 4 only /1,3 ? 4 ? [Option ID = 874]

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4. 1, 2 and 3 only / 1, 2 ? 3 ? [Option ID = 873]

Correct Answer :-

2, 3 and 5 only / 2,3 ? 5 ? [Option ID = 875]

29) Iqbal's idea of community is:-

? ? ? ? ? ?

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[Question ID = 288]

1. Transnational / ? [Option ID = 1152]

2. Local / ? [Option ID = 1149]

3. External / ? [Option ID = 1151]

4. International/ ? [Option ID = 1150]

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Correct Answer :-

• Transnational / ? [Option ID = 1152]

30) Marshall Plan was meant for:-

? ? ? ? ?-

[Question ID = 224]

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1. Rebuilding Western European economics / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 894]

2. Rebuilding the economics of the North-American countries / ?-? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 895]

3. Building the economics of the third world / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 893]

4. Building the economics of African countries / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 896

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