Challenges facing East Asia include:

Related Mcqs:

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established to stimulate growth in Asia and Far East by direct loans and technical assistance. It was founded in:

   A. 1950
   B. 1960
   C. 1966
   D. 1970

2. Regional alliance, ASEAN, of eight independent countries of South East Asia was founded in:

   A. 1965
   B. 1947
   C. 1976
   D. 1967

3. In which year Pakistan joined the South East Asia Treaty Organization?

   A. 1954
   B. 1955
   C. 1956
   D. 1959

4. In 1954 the southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty established the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, (SEATO), a defensive alliance between Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Thailand, the United Kingdom and:

   A. China
   B. USA
   C. India
   D. Sri Lanka

5. According to neo-realists what are the new security challenges presented by globalization?

   A. Globalization provides for more opportunities for terrorist networks to be formed
   B. Inequality and uneven nature of economic globalization which can create instability in strategic regions
   C. The quest for the lowest common denominator could lead to the loss of industries that are important for national security
   D. Both b and c

6. What are some challenges to state-based diplomacy?

   A. Diplomats no longer operate within the well-defined shell of the state, rather, they now operate within shifting boundaries of state sovereignty
   B. The growth of civil society and non-governmental organizations require a more broad-based diplomacy
   C. State-based diplomacy is outdated
   D. a and b

7. Which is the most dreadful issue facing the ECO states?

   A. Problem of ethnicity
   B. Problem of education
   C. Problem of world super powers
   D. All of the above

8. What was the dramatic focus of diplomatic activity associated with ‘East – West’ confrontation during the Cold War?

   A. To prevent the ideological spread of their counterparts in their region
   B. To gain the hearts and minds of non-aligned countries
   C. To avoid a global nuclear conflict
   D. All of the above

9. The Qatar-based all-news satellite TV network _______ has become a major force in Middle East politics.

   A. al Rasheed
   B. al Kalipha
   C. al Bassara
   D. al Jazeera

10. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand established Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok. Brunei joined the association after attaining independence in 1984. Which was/were admitted in ASEAN in 1997?

    A. Laos
    B. Myanmar
    C. Both of them
    D. None of them