State autonomy is challenged in the “post-Westphalian” order because:

Related Mcqs:

1. State autonomy is challenged in the post-Westphalian’ order because:

   A. countries appear as autonomous containers of political, social and economic activity in that fixed borders separate the domestic sphere from the world outside
   B. by comparison with the heyday of European global empires the majority of the world’s population and countries in the South are now much less integrated into the global system
   C. in a more interdependent world, simply to achieve domestic objectives national government are forced to engage in extensive multilateral collaboration and co-operation
   D. stare power, nationalism and territorial boundaries are of growing not less importance in world politics

2. The ‘Post-Westphalian Order’ is characterized by:

   A. the sovereign power and authority of national government – the entitlement of states to rule within their own territorial space – being transformed but not necessarily eroded
   B. a real dilemma: in return for more effective public policy and meeting their citizens demands, whether in relation to the drugs trade or employment, their capacity for self-governance – that is sate autonomy – is compromised
   C. a new geography of political organization and political power is emerging, which transcends territories and borders
   D. all of the above

3. The Westphalian system was important for nationalism because:

   A. it ‘created’ the modern state
   B. it provided the base for Nationalism, in terms of understanding of sovereignty and non-interference
   C. it provided the state with a new set of values
   D. a and b

4. In 1947 ‘Marshall Plan’, a European recovery programme, was announced by US Security of State, George Marshall aimed at providing economic assistance to the European nations in order to help these nations from the post-war shattered economics. Chief interest of USA was to:

   A. to increase influence of USA, in Europe
   B. check influence of Communist USSR, in Europe
   C. to increase influence of USA, in Asia
   D. check influence of Communist China, in Europe

5. Globalization in the post-cold war world:

   A. Became a defining term of international discourse
   B. Had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf
   C. Became a defining idea of Realist theory
   D. Became a defining term of international discourse and had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf

6. Post modernists believe:

   A. all forms of knowledge are potentially dangerous as they can lay foundations for power and domination
   B. political perspectives which claim to have uncovered universal truths contain the danger of domination and exclusion
   C. universal human rights culture and doctrine of humanitarian intervention may simply extend Western power over the reset of the world
   D. all of the above

7. Richard Nixon was only President of USA who resigned from his post. When did he resign?

   A. 9 August, 1972
   B. 9 August, 1973
   C. 9 August, 1975
   D. 9 August, 1974

8. The first woman to hold the post of Secretary General of SAARC is:

   A. Bandaranaike
   B. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed
   C. Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji
   D. Sheel Kant Sharma

9. Criticisms levelled at post-colonial studies include which of the following?

   A. That the theory entered international relations too recently to be considered an academic theory
   B. That it is too similar to realism and so serves no function
   C. That it is not sophisticated enough to be an academic theory
   D. That the field focuses so heavily on identity and language that it ignores the urgent of whether those in the global south can eat, leaving this problem up to Western agencies to sort out

10. World-traveling is a post-colonial methodology associated with which group?

    A. African, mate scholars who were educated in the United States
    B. Indian scholars who had spent years abroad studying the cultures of those in other countries
    C. Feminist scholars with Latin American backgrounds
    D. Academics who had been to more than twenty countries