CBSE Class 12 Political Science Case Study Questions International Organisations MCQs

Question. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
India has supported the restructuring of the UN on several grounds. It believes that a strengthened and revitalised UN is desirable in a changing world. India also supports an enhanced role for the UN in promoting development and cooperation among states. India believes that development should be central to the UN’s agenda as it is a vital precondition for the maintenance of international peace and security. One of India’s major concerns has been the composition of the Security Council, which has remained largely static while the UN General Assembly membership has expanded considerably. India considers that this has harmed the representative character of the Security Coun- cil. It also argues that an expanded Council, with more representation, will enjoy greater support in the world community. India supports an increase in the number of both permanent and non-permanent members. Its representatives have argued that the activities of the Security Council have greatly expanded in the past few years. The success of the Security Council’s actions depends upon the political support of the international community. Any plan for restructuring of the Security Council should, therefore, be broad-based. For example, the Security Council should have more developing countries in it.

Question. How, according to India, should be the plan for restructuring of the Security Council?
(a) Broad based
(b) Large scale
(c) More elaborative
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. According to India, how the development should be if it is proposed by UN?
(a) Central to the UN’s agenda
(b) Central to the superpowers of the world
(c) Central to the developing nations
(d) All of the options

Answer: A

Question. What has been one of India’s major concerns?
(a) Terrorism
(b) Corruption
(c) The Security Council
(d) General Assembly

Answer: C

Question. Where India suggests UN should include more countries to represent?
(a) In the Security Council
(b) In the General Assembly
(c) In UN
(d) All of the options

Answer: A

Question. Read the following case and answer the questions that follows:
International Organizations (IOs) are formal institutional structures transcending national boundaries which are created by multilateral agreement among nation-states. Their purpose is to foster international cooperation in areas such as: security, law, economic, social matters and diplomacy. IOs are subdivided between Intergovern-mental Organizations (IGOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); Intergovernmental Organizations are entities created with sufficient organizational structure and autonomy to provide formal, ongoing, multilateral processes of decision making between states, along with the capacity to execute the collective of their member (states). NGOs are non-state voluntary organizations formed by individuals to achieve a common purpose, often oriented beyond themselves or to the public good. The development and expansion of these large representative bodies date back to the end of the World War II, where there was a need for world reconstruction through International Relations. Since then, there has been an incremental rise of organizations that work on different socio-political and economic aspects with various and specific aims in approaching states, societies, groups and individuals. Based on these key definitions, it is an attempt to explain how important are IOs and the extent to which they have an impact on global politics and international relations through an analysis of two main IR scholar theories namely Realism and Liberalism. Moreover, to understand the impact of IOs, these theories will be explored and analysed through contexts of different and conflicting realist and liberalists thinkers upon their view on these institutional structures. It will also distinguish and compare the two theories and determine which is more relevant to the contemporary world international relations.

Question. What are the sub divisions of International Organisations?
(a) State-governmental and Non-governmental
(b) Private and Public
(c) Governmental and Public
(d) None of the options

Answer: D

Question. Where can we find the development and expansion of these organisations?
(a) At the end of first world war
(b) At the beginning of second world war
(c) At the end of second world war
(d) In 2003

Answer: C

Question. What is the purpose of International Organisations?
(a) To foster economic ties of the developed nations
(b) To foster international cooperation
(c) To eradicate terrorism
(d) To foster health care

Answer: B

Question. Which two main IR scholars theories are mentioned here?
(a) Realism and Liberalism
(b) Capitalism and Socialism
(c) Feminism and Humanism
(d) Human Rights and Welfare

Answer: A

Question. Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:

Question. What type of crises is shown in the cartoon?
(a) Pandemic
(b) Epidemic
(c) Starvation and genocide
(d) War crisis

Answer: C

Question. What message is conveyed by the cartoon?
(a) That international NGOs only debated about the issue and never sent any aid
(b) Urgent requirement of help
(c) International attention over the issue
(d) Deteriorating conditions of Sudan

Answer: A

Question. What is represented by the cartoon?
(a) Poverty in the third world countries
(b) Poverty in South African countries
(c) Humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
(d) All of the options

Answer: C

Question. What was the cause of Darfur crisis?
(a) War
(b) Famine
(c) Environmental degradation and violence
(d) Colonization of the country

Answer: C

Question. Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question. How has US dominated the world?
(a) By its trade and commerce
(b) By its technology
(c) By its advancement in space research.
(d) By dominating military, economy and cultural aspects of the other nations.

Answer: D

Question. What does this cartoon depict?
(a) UN’s influence on the world
(b) USA’s influence on UN
(c) US Hegemony
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. What have been the reasons for immense influence of US on UN?
(a) USA’s economic superiority
(b) USA’s weapon capacity
(c) UN’s head quarter is in USA and USA’s financial contribution to UN.
(d) All of the options

Answer: C

Question. Why this cartoon is not relevant today?
(a) Because all the countries have their powerful organizations.
(b) US is now not as powerful as it used to, as the new centres of power emerged.
(c) Iraq and Afghanistan war has affected US economy.
(d) UN has become more powerful.

Answer: B

Question. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members. The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.

Question. As per April 2016, how many members did IMF have?
(a) 187
(b) 189
(c) 188
(d) 190

Answer: B

Question. The World Bank is criticized for what?
(a) For not providing loans to poorer nations.
(b) For interfering in the internal issues of the developing countries.
(c) For poor guidance on economic issues.
(d) For setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms

Answer: A

Question. What is the share of Canada in IMF?
(a) 2.22%
(b) 2.23%
(c) 2.20%
(d) 3.00%

Answer: A

Question. When was the inception of World Bank?
(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1944
(d) 1952

Answer: C

Question. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
India has supported the restructuring of the UN on several grounds. It believes that a strengthened and revitalised UN is desirable in a changing world. India also supports an enhanced role for the UN in promoting development and cooperation among states. India believes that development should be central to the UN’s agenda as it is a vital precondition for the maintenance of international peace and security. One of India’s major concerns has been the composition of the Security Council, which has remained largely static while the UN General Assembly membership has expanded considerably. India considers that this has harmed the representative character of the Security Coun- cil. It also argues that an expanded Council, with more representation, will enjoy greater support in the world community. India supports an increase in the number of both permanent and non-permanent members. Its representatives have argued that the activities of the Security Council have greatly expanded in the past few years. The success of the Security Council’s actions depends upon the political support of the international community. Any plan for restructuring of the Security Council should, therefore, be broad-based. For example, the Security Council should have more developing countries in it.

Question. How, according to India, should be the plan for restructuring of the Security Council?
(a) Broad based
(b) Large scale
(c) More elaborative
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. According to India, how the development should be if it is proposed by UN?
(a) Central to the UN’s agenda
(b) Central to the superpowers of the world
(c) Central to the developing nations
(d) All of the options

Answer: A

Question. What has been one of India’s major concerns?
(a) Terrorism
(b) Corruption
(c) The Security Council
(d) General Assembly

Answer: C

Question. Read the following case and answer the questions that follows:
International Organizations (IOs) are formal institutional structures transcending national boundaries which are created by multilateral agreement among nation-states. Their purpose is to foster international cooperation in areas such as: security, law, economic, social matters and diplomacy. IOs are subdivided between Intergovern-mental Organizations (IGOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); Intergovernmental Organizations are entities created with sufficient organizational structure and autonomy to provide formal, ongoing, multilateral processes of decision making between states, along with the capacity to execute the collective of their member (states). NGOs are non-state voluntary organizations formed by individuals to achieve a common purpose, often oriented beyond themselves or to the public good. The development and expansion of these large representative bodies date back to the end of the World War II, where there was a need for world reconstruction through International Relations. Since then, there has been an incremental rise of organizations that work on different socio-political and economic aspects with various and specific aims in approaching states, societies, groups and individuals. Based on these key definitions, it is an attempt to explain how important are IOs and the extent to which they have an impact on global politics and international relations through an analysis of two main IR scholar theories namely Realism and Liberalism. Moreover, to understand the impact of IOs, these theories will be explored and analysed through contexts of different and conflicting realist and liberalists thinkers upon their view on these institutional structures. It will also distinguish and compare the two theories and determine which is more relevant to the contemporary world international relations.

Question. What are the sub divisions of International Organisations?
(a) State-governmental and Non-governmental
(b) Private and Public
(c) Governmental and Public
(d) None of the options

Answer: D

Question. Where can we find the development and expansion of these organisations?
(a) At the end of first world war
(b) At the beginning of second world war
(c) At the end of second world war
(d) In 2003

Answer: C

Question. What is the purpose of International Organisations?
(a) To foster economic ties of the developed nations
(b) To foster international cooperation
(c) To eradicate terrorism
(d) To foster health care

Answer: B

Question. Which two main IR scholars theories are mentioned here?
(a) Realism and Liberalism
(b) Capitalism and Socialism
(c) Feminism and Humanism
(d) Human Rights and Welfare

Answer: A

Question. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members. The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.

Question. As per April 2016, how many members did IMF have?
(a) 187
(b) 189
(c) 188
(d) 190

Answer: B

Question. The World Bank is criticized for what?
(a) For not providing loans to poorer nations.
(b) For interfering in the internal issues of the developing countries.
(c) For poor guidance on economic issues.
(d) For setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms

Answer: A

Question. What is the share of Canada in IMF?
(a) 2.22%
(b) 2.23%
(c) 2.20%
(d) 3.00%

Answer: A

Question. When was the inception of World Bank?
(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1944
(d) 1952

Answer: C

Question. Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:

Question. What type of crises is shown in the cartoon?
(a) Pandemic
(b) Epidemic
(c) Starvation and genocide
(d) War crisis

Answer: C

Question. What message is conveyed by the cartoon?
(a) That international NGOs only debated about the issue and never sent any aid
(b) Urgent requirement of help
(c) International attention over the issue
(d) Deteriorating conditions of Sudan

Answer: A

Question. What is represented by the cartoon?
(a) Poverty in the third world countries
(b) Poverty in South African countries
(c) Humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
(d) All of the options

Answer: C

Question. What was the cause of Darfur crisis?
(a) War
(b) Famine
(c) Environmental degradation and violence
(d) Colonization of the country

Answer: C

Question. Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question. How has US dominated the world?
(a) By its trade and commerce
(b) By its technology
(c) By its advancement in space research.
(d) By dominating military, economy and cultural aspects of the other nations.

Answer: D

Question. What does this cartoon depict?
(a) UN’s influence on the world
(b) USA’s influence on UN
(c) US Hegemony
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. What have been the reasons for immense influence of US on UN?
(a) USA’s economic superiority
(b) USA’s weapon capacity
(c) UN’s head quarter is in USA and USA’s financial contribution to UN.
(d) All of the options

Answer: C

Question. Why this cartoon is not relevant today?
(a) Because all the countries have their powerful organizations.
(b) US is now not as powerful as it used to, as the new centres of power emerged.
(c) Iraq and Afghanistan war has affected US economy.
(d) UN has become more powerful.

Answer: B