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Exam Date: 05-Oct-2020
Exam Time: 09:00-12:00
Examination: 1. Course Code - Ph.D.
2. Field of Study - International Politics (INPH)
SECTION 1 - SECTION 1
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Question No.1 (Question Id - 70)
V. Spike Peterson is considered a :
(A) Realist theorist
(B) Marxist theorist
(C) Feminist theorist (Correct Answer)
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(D) None of the above
Question No.2 (Question Id - 54)
"Those who initiate wars will be victorious”. This is an example of :
(A) Correlation (Correct Answer)
(B) Causation
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(C) Both causation and correlation
(D) Neither causation nor correlation
Question No.3 (Question Id - 19)
Which theorist is credited with introducing the concept of “the security dilemma"?
(A) Kenneth Waltz
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(B) Robert Jervis
(C) John Herz (Correct Answer)
(D) Jack Snyder
Question No.4 (Question Id - 58)
"India adopted its 'Look East' policy in the early 1990s. It was changed recently to 'Act East". In this sentence, which is the dependent variable ?
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(A) India
(B) Look East policy
(C) Act East policy
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.5 (Question Id - 4)
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Which of the following scholars is a Realist?(A) Michael Doyle
(B) Andrew Moravcsik
(C) Nicholas Onuf
(D) Robert Gilpin (Correct Answer)
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Question No.6 (Question Id - 32)
The independent variable is :
(A) The cause of the phenomenon being explained (Correct Answer)
(B) The phenomenon being explained
Question No.7 (Question Id - 85)
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According to Liberal international political theory, under condition of anarchy :(A) Co-operation is not possible
(B) Co-operation decreases
(C) Co-operation is difficult but possible (Correct Answer)
(D) Co-operation is unrelated to condition of anarchy
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Question No.8 (Question Id - 10)
Which version of Realist theory integrate domestic-level variables and structural variables ?
(A) Neoclassical Realism (Correct Answer)
(B) Offensive Realism
(C) Neorealism
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(D) Hegemonic Realism
Question No.9 (Question Id - 65)
Mohammad Ayoob proposed which of these theories ?
(A) Dependency theory
(B) Regional alliance theory
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(C) Subaltern Realism (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.10 (Question Id - 97)
Post-colonial theory in international relations seeks to :
(A) Understand the economics conditions of third world countries
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(B) The relation between various third world countries
(C) The relation between third world regions
(D) The persistence of colonial forms of power in global politics (Correct Answer)
Question No.11 (Question Id - 42)
Which of the following is the best example of the use of the comparative case study method?
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(A) Tracing the evolution of India's nuclear programme.
(B) Examining why Britain, Germany and France adopted different kinds of military doctrines in the inter-war years. (Correct Answer)
(C) Explaining how the US and the Soviet Union negotiated the ABM Treaty.
(D) Explaining why European Union failed to develop an effective European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
Question No.12 (Question Id - 67)
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The idea of "Democratic peace" is a part of which theory?(A) Constructivism
(B) Liberalism (Correct Answer)
(C) Realism
(D) None of the above
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Question No.13 (Question Id - 89)
Which theoretical concept is used in the study of international relations?
(A) Organizational Culture
(B) Perception and Misperception
(C) Hegemonic Stability
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(D) All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.14 (Question Id - 93)
Building international institutions is an important method of increasing international co-operation according to :
(A) Realism
(B) Marxism
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(C) Feminism
(D) Liberalism (Correct Answer)
Question No.15 (Question Id - 6)
E.H. Carr would be considered as which of the following types of Realist ?
(A) Neoclassical Realist
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(B) Classical Realist (Correct Answer)
(C) Constructivist Realist
(D) Marxist Realist
Question No.16 (Question Id - 33)
The dependent variable is :
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(A) The cause of the phenomenon being explained
(B) The phenomenon being explained (Correct Answer)
(C) Neither of the above
(D) Both 1 and 2
Question No.17 (Question Id - 18)
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According to Kenneth Waltz, which of the following is most stable ?(A) Bipolarity (Correct Answer)
(B) Unipolarity
(C) Multipolarity
(D) Regional polarity
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Question No.18 (Question Id - 9)
Which of the following books would be considered a work of "Offensive Realism"?
(A) The Twenty Years Crisis
(B) The Great Illusion
(C) War and Change in World Politics
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(D) The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Correct Answer)
Question No.19 (Question Id - 74)
According to Liberal international political theorists, democracy :
(A) Increases the propensity for conflict
(B) Has no discernable effect on the propensity for conflict
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(C) Decreases the propensity for conflict (Correct Answer)
(D) Leads to more wars
Question No.20 (Question Id - 81)
Whom among the following is NOT considered a feminist international politics theorist?
(A) Jennifer Sterling-Folker (Correct Answer)
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(B) Cynthia Enloe
(C) V. Spike Petersen
(D) Jacqui True
Question No.21 (Question Id - 91)
Securitization theory is associated with :
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(A) Realism
(B) English School
(C) Feminist theory
(D) Copenhagen School (Correct Answer)
Question No.22 (Question Id - 90)
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Regional Security Complex theory was proposed by :(A) John Herz and Kenneth Waltz
(B) Richard Gilpin
(C) Barry Buzan and Ole Weaver (Correct Answer)
(D) Richard Ashley
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Question No.23 (Question Id - 59)
"India adopted its 'Look East' policy in the early 1990s. It was changed recently to 'Act East". In this sentence, which is the intervening variable ?
(A) India
(B) Look East policy
(C) Act East policy
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(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.24 (Question Id - 24)
The second "Great Debate" in international political theory was between :
(A) Idealism and Realism
(B) Behavioralism and Traditionalism (Correct Answer)
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(C) Structural theory and Domestic theory
(D) All of the above
Question No.25 (Question Id - 99)
Multilateralism refers to :
(A) An international order with two great powers
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(B) An international order with three great powers
(C) Any international order with more than two great powers
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.26 (Question Id - 80)
"Anarchy is what states make of it" is the title of an essay in which of these theoretical approaches?
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(A) Realism
(B) Constructivism (Correct Answer)
(C) Liberalism
(D) None of the above
Question No.27 (Question Id - 50)
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In the proposition, "the spread of nuclear weapons can make for greater regional stability through nuclear deterrence”, which is the dependent variable ?(A) The spread of nuclear weapons
(B) Regional stability (Correct Answer)
(C) Nuclear deterrence
(D) None of the above
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Question No.28 (Question Id - 2)
The book, Theory of International Politics, was written by the same scholar who also wrote this book :
(A) The Essence of Decision
(B) Power and Interdependence
(C) Man, the State and War (Correct Answer)
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(D) World of Our Making
Question No.29 (Question Id - 7)
The History of the Peloponnesian War is considered an important source for which of the following theories of international politics?
(A) Deterrence theory
(B) War theory
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(C) Liberal Institutionalist theory
(D) Realist theory (Correct Answer)
Question No.30 (Question Id - 72)
Which of the following statements would NOT be part of Liberal theory of international politics?
(A) Commerce reduces likelihood of conflicts
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(B) International institutions help preserve peace
(C) Trade increases disputes between states (Correct Answer)
(D) Democracies do not go to war with one another
Question No.31 (Question Id - 30)
Kautilya considered neighbouring states to be potentially :
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(A) Adversarial (Correct Answer)
(B) Co-operative
(C) Jealous
(D) None of the above
Question No.32 (Question Id - 16)
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Neorealism is most closely identified with which of the following scholars ?(A) Richard Ashley
(B) J. Ann Tickner
(C) Alexander Wendt
(D) Kenneth Waltz (Correct Answer)
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Question No.33 (Question Id - 46)
Who authored The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?
(A) Imre Lakatos
(C) Thomas Kuhn (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
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Question No.34 (Question Id - 82)
Social Theory of International Politics is a work related to :
(A) Feminism
(B) Realism
(C) Constructivism (Correct Answer)
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(D) Liberalism
Question No.35 (Question Id - 20)
The book, War and Change in World Politics was written by which of the following international politics theorist?
(A) Kenneth Waltz
(B) John Mearsheimer
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(C) Robert Gilpin (Correct Answer)
(D) William Wohlforth
Question No.36 (Question Id - 68)
Which of the following sub-theories would be part of Liberal theory of international politics?
(A) Regime theory (Correct Answer)
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(B) Security Dilemma
(C) Deterrence theory
(D) None of the above
Question No.37 (Question Id - 43)
A "progressive” or “degenerative research programme” addresses how ?
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(A) Social conflicts are addressed in research
(B) Theoretical anomalies are treated within a research programme (Correct Answer)
(C) Left-wing versus conservative political ideologies
(D) None of the above
Question No.38 (Question Id - 60)
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"US President Donald Trump made a very unusual and successful visit to India in February 2020". In this sentence, which is the intervening variable ?(A) US President Donald Trump
(B) India
(C) Successful visit
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
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Question No.39 (Question Id - 87)
"A conjectured relationship between two phenomena" defines a :
(A) Variable
(B) Theory
(C) Hypothesis (Correct Answer)
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(D) None of the above
Question No.40 (Question Id - 15)
Which of the following is an important variable?
(A) Type of state
(B) Identity
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(C) Social groups
(D) Material capacity (Correct Answer)
Question No.41 (Question Id - 13)
The "neo-neo" debate took place between :
(A) Neoclassical Realists and Neostructuralists
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(B) Neorealists and Neoliberals (Correct Answer)
(C) Neoconstructivists and Neopositivists
(D) Neomarxists and Neofeminists
Question No.42 (Question Id - 27)
According to Defensive Realists, states pursue power because :
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(A) They want greater security (Correct Answer)
(B) Human beings are by nature power hungry
(C) Power is an end in itself
(D) None of the above
Question No.43 (Question Id - 94)
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'Core' and 'Periphery' are important concepts in which of the following theories ?(A) Dependency theory (Correct Answer)
(B) Realism
(C) Liberal Institutionalism
(D) None of the above
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Question No.44 (Question Id - 1)
Which of the following scholars is NOT a Realist ?
(A) Norman Angell (Correct Answer)
(B) Hans Morgenthau
(C) Christopher Layne
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(D) Barry Posen
Question No.45 (Question Id - 83)
Immanuel Kant's ideas in "Perpetual Peace” are associated with which of these theories ?
(A) Constructivism
(B) 'One World' theory
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(C) Democratic peace theory (Correct Answer)
(D) World System theory
Question No.46 (Question Id - 92)
Which of the following feminist theorists reformulated Hans Morgenthau's 'six principles of political Realism'?
(A) J. Ann Tickner (Correct Answer)
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(B) Radhika Coomaraswamy
(C) Brooke A. Ackerly
(D) None of the above
Question No.47 (Question Id - 44)
According to Thomas Kuhn, when scientists discover anomalies in existing theories ?
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(A) They ban conferences to address it collectively
(B) They conduct further research to confirm the anomaly
(C) They cover up the anomalies (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.48 (Question Id - 23)
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The first "Great Debate" in international political theory was between :(A) Idealism and Realism (Correct Answer)
(B) Behavioralism and Traditionalism
(C) Structural theory and Domestic theory
(D) All of the above
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Question No.49 (Question Id - 78)
Gayatri Spivak is a :
(A) Realist scholar
(B) Post-colonial theorist (Correct Answer)
(C) A Liberal Internationalist theorist
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(D) None of the above
Question No.50 (Question Id - 57)
"India adopted its 'Look East' policy in the early 1990s. It was changed recently to 'Act East". In this sentence, which is the independent variable?
(A) India
(B) Look East policy
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(C) Act East policy
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.51 (Question Id - 100)
In international political theory, regime theory deals with :
(A) The influence of domestic systems on foreign policy
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(B) Rules, norms and institutions in international politics (Correct Answer)
(C) Identification of types of rulers
(D) None of the above
Question No.52 (Question Id - 17)
The "security dilemma" leads to :
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(A) States negotiating peace treaties
(B) Building of new institutional architecture
(C) Formation of regional organizations
(D) Conflicts resulting from mutual insecurity (Correct Answer)
Question No.53 (Question Id - 51)
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If, in a study of the relationship between arms races and war, in 45 cases out of 50 cases arms races ended in war, is this an example of :(A) Causation
(B) Correlation (Correct Answer)
(C) None of the above
(D) Both 1 and 2
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Question No.54 (Question Id - 84)
Which of these scholars are associated with 'securitization theory ?
(A) Ole Waever (Correct Answer)
(B) Christopher Layne
(C) Yan Xuetong
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(D) Robert Duvall
Question No.55 (Question Id - 77)
The book Bananas, Beaches and Bases is considered a work within :
(A) Marxism
(B) Realism
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(C) Constructivism
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.56 (Question Id - 41)
Which of the following is the best example of "process-tracing" method ?
(A) Explaining why two countries are in a state of recurring conflict
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(B) Explaining the reasons for success or failure in counterinsurgency
(C) Closely examining the decision to buy a weapon system (Correct Answer)
(D) Examining success or failure of deterrence
Question No.57 (Question Id - 39)
"Arms races lead to war": In this sentence, which is the dependent variable ?
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(A) Arms races
(B) War (Correct Answer)
(C) Both of the above
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Question No.58 (Question Id - 3)
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Who wrote the essay, "Back to the Future: Instability in Europe after the Cold War"?(A) John Mearsheimer (Correct Answer)
(B) Alexander Wendt
(C) T.V. Paul
(D) Kenneth Waltz
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Question No.59 (Question Id - 47)
Case-study method is used for :
(A) Testing theories
(B) Developing theories
(C) Modifying theories
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(D) All of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.60 (Question Id - 52)
"Opposition to power politics was an important factor in Indian foreign policy in the 1950s". This sentence is an example of :
(A) Causation
(B) Correlation
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(C) Both causation and correlation
(D) Neither causation nor correlation (Correct Answer)
Question No.61 (Question Id - 64)
Immanuel Wallerstein is most closely associated with which of the following theories ?
(A) World Systems (Correct Answer)
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(B) Neorealism
(C) Feminism
(D) None of the above
Question No.62 (Question Id - 28)
According to 'Offensive Realists', the pursuit of power is :
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(A) Limited by the needs of security
(B) Unlimited because human beings are by nature power hungry
(C) Unlimited because states never feel they are secure enough (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.63 (Question Id - 29)
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Sun Tzu is generally considered to belong to which theoretical approach?(A) Idealism
(B) Maoism
(C) Realism (Correct Answer)
(D) Constructivism
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Question No.64 (Question Id - 61)
"US President Donald Trump made a very unusual and successful visit to India in February 2020". In this sentence, which is the independent variable ?
(A) US President Donald Trump
(B) India
(C) Successful visit
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(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.65 (Question Id - 63)
"The rising power of Athens and the fear this caused in Sparta" was the cause of which war?
(A) The First World War
(B) The War of the Roses
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(C) The Peloponnesian War (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.66 (Question Id - 71)
Immanuel Kant's writing is the basis of which of these theories ?
(A) Institutionalist theory
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(B) Regime theory
(C) Democratic peace theory (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.67 (Question Id - 56)
"US President Donald Trump made a very unusual and successful visit to India in February 2020". This sentence is :
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(A) Causative
(B) Correlative
(C) Both causative and correlative
Question No.68 (Question Id - 75)
The book, The Twenty-Years Crisis is about :
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(A) The Cuban Missile crisis
(B) The Arab-Israeli conflict
(C) The Sino-Indian conflict
(D) International politics during the interwar years (Correct Answer)
Question No.69 (Question Id - 36)
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The concept of 'research programme' is associated with which of the following philosophers of science ?(A) Karl Popper
(B) Imre Lakatos (Correct Answer)
(C) Thomas Kuhn
(D) All of the above
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Question No.70 (Question Id - 98)
Which of these is not a variation of Neorealist theory ?
(A) Subaltern Realism (Correct Answer)
(B) Offensive Realism
(C) Defensive Realism
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(D) Neoclassical Realism
Question No.71 (Question Id - 69)
Which of the following scholars is a Liberal international politics scholar?
(A) Kenneth Waltz
(B) Randall Schweller
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(C) Robert Keohane (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above
Question No.72 (Question Id - 35)
In the 'Democratic peace' theory, which is the independent variable ?
(A) Democracy (Correct Answer)
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(B) Peace
(C) War
(D) None of the above
Question No.73 (Question Id - 49)
In the proposition, "the spread of nuclear weapons can make for greater regional stability through nuclear deterrence", which is the independent variable ?
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(A) The spread of nuclear weapons (Correct Answer)
(B) Regional stability
(C) Nuclear deterrence
(D) None of the above
Question No.74 (Question Id - 5)
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Who among the following would be considered a Defensive Realist?(A) Morton Kaplan
(B) Stephen Walt (Correct Answer)
(C) Andrew Linklater
Question No.75 (Question Id - 55)
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"Power politics leads to the failure of regional co-operation”. This sentence is :(A) Causative (Correct Answer)
(B) Correlative
(C) Both causative and correlative
(D) Neither causative nor correlative
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Question No.76 (Question Id - 79)
Robert Cox is an important theorist in which of these traditions ?
(A) Realism
(B) Feminism
(C) Marxism (Correct Answer)
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(D) Constructivism
Question No.77 (Question Id - 21)
The concept of 'bandwagoning' refers to :
(A) Partnering with weak powers
(B) Partnering with stronger powers that are willing
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(C) Partnering with stronger, threatening powers (Correct Answer)
(D) Partnering with like-minded powers
Question No.78 (Question Id - 95)
The English School of international theory is primarily interested in :
(A) The rise of Great Britain as a world power
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(B) The decline of British power after the Second World War
(C) The decline of Britain after the First World War
(D) None of the above (Correct Answer)
Question No.79 (Question Id - 31)
According to Kenneth Waltz :
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(A) Theory is a collection of laws
(B) Theory explains laws (Correct Answer)
(C) Neither of the above
(D) All of the above
Question No.80 (Question Id - 45)
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Falsifiability is most closely associated with which philosopher of science ?This download link is referred from the post: JNU Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Previous Question Papers with Answers
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