CSS International Relations chapter 4: Institutions and the international economy MCQs with answers

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48 exam-style questions on Institutions and the international economy, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten Institutions and the international economy questions with answers

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1. In which year was the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation formally founded?

  1. A
    2001
  2. B
    1991
  3. C
    1996
  4. D
    2006
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Answer: A. The SCO was founded at Shanghai in June 2001, growing out of the 'Shanghai Five' that began meeting in 1996.

2. Which institution lends to members facing balance-of-payments difficulties?

  1. A
    The World Bank
  2. B
    The World Trade Organization
  3. C
    UNCTAD
  4. D
    The International Monetary Fund
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Answer: D. The IMF promotes exchange stability and gives short-term financial support to members with payment problems.

3. David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage says that countries gain from trade when they

  1. A
    specialise in what they produce at the lowest opportunity cost and exchange
  2. B
    export everything they produce and import nothing
  3. C
    produce all the goods they need for themselves
  4. D
    trade only with neighbouring countries
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Answer: A. Even a state that is less efficient at everything gains by specialising where its relative disadvantage is smallest.

4. Which of these was NOT among the five founding members of ASEAN in 1967?

  1. A
    Indonesia
  2. B
    Vietnam
  3. C
    Thailand
  4. D
    The Philippines
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Answer: B. The founders were Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Vietnam joined in 1995.

5. Which of the following is a defensive military alliance rather than an economic or political grouping?

  1. A
    ASEAN
  2. B
    SAARC
  3. C
    NATO
  4. D
    ECO
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Answer: C. NATO is based on collective defence. ASEAN, SAARC and ECO are regional bodies for political and economic cooperation.

6. The headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation are in

  1. A
    Jeddah
  2. B
    Riyadh
  3. C
    Cairo
  4. D
    Rabat
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Answer: A. The OIC secretariat is at Jeddah. Rabat hosted the founding summit in 1969.

7. How does the dependency approach differ from the idea of interdependence?

  1. A
    Dependency says that trade harms only the rich states of the core, while interdependence says it harms only the poor states of the periphery
  2. B
    Dependency is the view of the realists, who stress military power, while interdependence is the view of the Marxists, who stress class
  3. C
    Dependency stresses unequal relations in which poor states are subordinated, while interdependence stresses mutual vulnerability
  4. D
    Dependency refers only to military relations between allies, while interdependence refers only to cultural relations between peoples
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Answer: C. Dependency theorists see the periphery as structurally subordinate to the core. Interdependence theorists stress costs borne by both sides.

8. Which statement about UN peacekeeping is correct?

  1. A
    The UN keeps a permanent standing army ready to deploy at once
  2. B
    Troops are recruited by the Secretariat as paid volunteers from any country
  3. C
    Peacekeepers may be supplied only by the five permanent members
  4. D
    Troops are contributed by member states, since the UN has no standing army
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Answer: D. Peacekeepers are voluntarily provided by states, wearing the UN's blue helmets.

9. Which of these states is a permanent member of the Security Council?

  1. A
    Germany
  2. B
    Japan
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    India
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Answer: C. The five permanent members are the USA, the UK, France, Russia (successor of the USSR) and China.

10. Which UN specialised agency sets international health standards and coordinates responses to epidemics?

  1. A
    The International Labour Organization
  2. B
    The Food and Agriculture Organization
  3. C
    UNESCO
  4. D
    The World Health Organization
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Answer: D. Health is the mandate of the WHO.

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48, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: The United Nations system, Regional organisations, International political economy and globalisation. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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