A. Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
B. Scholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of colonised peoples
C. Post-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonising power rather than the colonised peoples
D. The colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Graeme Turner argues that novels are of specific value to post-colonial studies. What is the rationale he offers for this argument?
A. That there have been too many political science theories based purely on the works of academics
B. That because stories and novels are generated by culture they therefore produce meanings and significances that are indicative of that culture
C. Novels and stories are more enjoyable to read than works of theory so post-colonial studies will garner more followers using this method
D. Turner didn’t have access to academic works when he was writing - Although Pakistan post of Siachen glacier is much lower than Indian position then why its presence at that position poses a great threat to India:
A. Most of the supply is air lifted which makes it very expensive
B. Whole Indian supply lie passes at a short distance from Pakistan Posts meting ground route highly dangerous.
C. Both of them
D. None of them - What is the term used to describe the continuation of colonial exploitation without formal political control?
A. post dependency
B. neocolonialism
C. colonialism
D. mercantilism - Contingent realist argue that standard structural realism is flawed because:
A. they reject competition bias inherent in the theory
B. standard structural realism is flowed due to its emphasis on relative gains
C. there is no emphasis on cheating
D. a and b - Skeptical accounts of globalization dismiss its significance because they argue:
A. by comparison with the period 1870 to 1914 the world is much less globalized economically, politically and culturally
B. the vast bulk of international economic and political activity is concentrated within the group of OECD states
C. globalization is at best a self-serving myth or ideology which reinforces western and particularly US hegemony in world politics
D. all of the above - 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 - Post-modernists view realism as:
A. a central problem of international security because it is the dominant discourse of power and rule
B. a statist ideology out of touch with the reality of globalization
C. unable to take into consideration the enormous complexity and indeterminacy of human behaviour historical roots
D. all of the above - 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
