CUET Political Science MCQs US Dominance in World Politics

Question :  The US operation in Iraq was called:
(a) Operation Desert Suicide
(b) Operation Desert Storm
(c) Operation Desert Qaeda
(d) Operation Desert Hamas

Answer : B 

Question : Which one of the following statements related to the Iraq invasion by the US is incorrect?
(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion
(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq
(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction
(d) The US lost over 3000 military personnel in this war

Answer : B 

Question : The 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' was launched on __________.
(a) 19th March, 2003
(b) 19th March, 2004
(c) 21st March, 2003
(d) 21st March, 2004

Answer : A

Question : United States was founded in which year?
(a)1774
(b)1776
(c)1778
(d)1780

Answer : B 

Question : How many continents does the term America cover?
(a)Four
(b)Five
(c)Two
(d)Three

Answer : C

Question : What was the duration of Cold War?
(a) 1914-1919
(b) 1939-1945
(c) 1945-1991
(d) 1965-1991

Answer : C

Question : Which among the following statements is wrong about the Contemporary World Order?
                                                                        OR
Which of the following statements are incorrect about the contemporary world order?
(a) There is an absence of a world government, which could regulate the state’s behaviour.
(b) The U.S. is the predominant player in world affairs.
(c) States are using force against one another.
(d) States which violate international law, are severely punished by the U.N.

Answer : D

Question : The root of the word 'hegemony' lies in the
(a) Latin.
(b) Classical Greeks.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

Answer : B 

Question : US embassies were bombed by Al-Qaeda in
(a) Dublin
(b) New Delhi
(c) Dar-es-Salaam
(d) Zimbabwe

Answer : C

Question : Where is the pentagon building situated in USA?
(a) Virginia
(b) New York
(c) Arlingoton
(d) Pennsylvania

Answer : C

Question : When the operation Iraq freedom was launched?
(a) 19 March, 2003
(b) 19 March, 2004
(c) 21 March, 2003
(d) 21 March, 2004

Answer : A

Question : The US Hegemony began in
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1993.

Answer : B 

Question : The headquarters of the US defense department is at
(a) New York
(b) Washington
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Virginia

Answer : D

Question : When did the Kosovo crisis occur?
(a) 1996
(b) 1997
(c) 1998
(d) 1999

Answer : D

Question : The duration of Cold War was
(a) 1914 – 1919
(b) 1939 – 1945
(c) 1945 – 1991
(d) 1965 – 1991

Answer : C

Question : When Iraq invaded Kuwait?
(a) June1990
(b) July1990
(c) August 1990
(d) September1990

Answer : C

Question : Where US defense department was is Head Quarter?

(a) New York
(b) Washington
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Virginia

Answer : D

Question : United States was founded in which year?
(a) 1774
(b) 1776
(c) 1778
(d) 1780

Answer : C

Question : Where is Kosovo situated?
(a) Kenya
(b)Tanzania
(c) Iraq
(d) Yugoslavia

Answer : D

Question : The root of the word ‘hegemony’ lies in the
(a) Latin
(b) Classical Greeks
(c) French
(d) Spanish

Answer : B