International Relations – MCQs

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1.What do you call a group of states that work together to achieve a common objective?

alliancesecurity communitysocial contractunion

2.Which political realist from the fifth century BCE famously stated, "The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must"?

4.What term describes the application of geographical factors as a source of influence or power?

5.How do realists describe the behavior of states in international relations?

States behave as rational actors who deliberate to advance their national interests.Countries usually approach issues through multilateral cooperation.Human nature is fundamentally benevolent.A state's influence is primarily measured by the extent of its land.

6.Which of the following does NOT represent an intangible source of long-term power?

The educational level of the citizensThe robustness of scientific and technological infrastructureThe overall gross domestic productThe sense of national pride

7.Which of the following abilities enables a nation to exert immediate influence?

ideological influencenational pridediplomatic expertisearmed forces

8.Which of the following countries is considered a great power?

BrazilPakistanSaudi ArabiaFrance

10.What does the concept of negritude represent?

Focuses on analyzing black experiences under colonial ruleConnected black communities in Africa, the Caribbean, and the USA through shared humanist principles believed to be common among black people globallyWas brought into post-colonial theory by Frantz FanonWas introduced into post-colonial discourse by Edward Said

11.Which of the following books were authored by Franz Fanon?

Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)Power, Power, Power (1951) and How Colonisation Happened (1960)The Path to Prosperity (1955) and The Colonised (1975)Colonies (1980) and Post-Colonial Theory (1990)

12.According to Graeme Turner, why do novels hold particular importance in the field of post-colonial studies?

Because political science theories have relied excessively on academic texts aloneSince novels and narratives emerge from culture, they convey meanings and values that reflect that cultureNovels are more engaging than theoretical works, which helps attract more interest to post-colonial studiesTurner lacked access to scholarly publications during his research

13.The concept of world-traveling as a post-colonial approach is primarily linked to which group of scholars?

African scholars trained in the United StatesIndian academics who studied foreign cultures extensively abroadLatin American feminist researchersScholars who have visited over twenty different nations

14.According to post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha, why is colonial discourse considered ambivalent towards the colonised population?

The colonised are depicted either as submissive and easily dominated or as irrational and wild, resulting in persistent stereotyping.Researchers rarely visited the colonies, preventing them from gaining an accurate understanding of the colonised communities.Post-colonial analysis focused primarily on the colonisers, neglecting the perspectives of the colonised people.The colonised populations failed to sufficiently assert their perspectives or make their voices heard.Colonial authorities deliberately obscured the true nature of colonised societies to maintain control.

15.According to the socio-cultural anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, which five categories describe the different types of cultural flows in global imagination?

Ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes, financscapes, and ideoscapesEthnoscapes, econoscapes, culturescapes, financscapes, and ideoscapesGeographical flows, cultural flows, idea flows, technological flows, and ethnicity flowsLiberal flows, realist flows, postcolonial flows, and poststructuralist flowsSocial flows, economic flows, political flows, technological flows, and cultural flows

16.What does the term 'postcolonialism'—written without a hyphen—imply?

That the whole world has entered the post-colonial periodThat only countries in the Global South are in the post-colonial phaseThat the hyphenated form 'post-colonialism' applies solely to nations formerly colonizedThat the previous hyphenated spelling was incorrect

17.Which of the following is a common critique directed at post-colonial studies?

The theory is too new within international relations to be recognized as a formal academic framework.It closely resembles realism, making it redundant and ineffective.The theory lacks the complexity required to be taken seriously in academia.The discipline emphasizes identity and language to such an extent that it overlooks urgent issues like food insecurity in the Global South, leaving these problems for Western organizations to address.

18.In Edward Said's influential book Orientalism, how is 'the Orient' depicted in Western literature, media, and art?

A region inclined towards liberal democracy and progressive feminist movementsA truthful representation of contemporary Middle Eastern and Asian societies, allowing scholars to depend exclusively on these traditional sourcesPortrayed as an outdated place, dominated by authoritarian rulers and strange cultural customsOverly concentrated on historical accuracy and faithfully reflecting everyday life in the area

19.At what point do disseminations take place?

When individuals with mixed cultural identities migrate physically from the Global South to the Global North, becoming part of a diasporaWhen people from various countries settle together in a foreign landWhen a large group from one country moves to another nationWhen individuals with blended cultural backgrounds relocate physically from the Global North to the Global South