According to Kant, any proposition that asserts the existence of something must be:
(a) Unprovable.
(b) A tautology.
(c) Analytic.
(d) synthetic.
(e) Self-contradictory.
Answer: (d)
Who gave a lasting contribution to scientific philosophy?
(a) Otto Neurath
(b) Kant
(c) Rudolf Carnap
(d) Hans Hann
Answer: (b)
The Axis powers in World War II did not include:
(a) Germany
(b) The Soviet Union
(c) Italy
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
The weakness of the League of Nations was revealed when Italy invaded
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Libya.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Spain.
(e) Greece.
Answer: (a)
The naval armaments of the major world powers were significantly reduced
(a) at the Washington Disarmament Conference of 1921.
(b) in the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
(c) by the Treaty of Versailles.
(d) by the Eurasian Naval Agreement of 1926.
(e) by the Pact of Paris.
Answer: (a)
In which month does the UN General Assembly usually meet every year?
(a) August
(b)September
(c) October
(d) November
Answer: (b)
Who was the president of World Bank?
(a) Robert Brace Zorllick
(b) Robert Bruce Gate
(c) Robert Bruce Lohaf
(d) Bill Gates
Answer: (a)
The recently appointed United Nations high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres is the former prime minister of
(a) Denmark
(b)Romania
(c) Canada
(d) None of these
Answer: (d)
The idea for the Pakistan Association for Women’s Studies was first conceived in
(a) 1991
(b) 1980
(c) 1989
(d) 1999
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
The idea for the Pakistan Association for Women’s Studies was first conceived in 1991 at the National Workshop on Women’s Studies organized: A Pakistani Perspective by the Centre of Excellence in Women’s Studies at the University of Karachi. PAWS was formed in March 1991 in Karachi by activists and academics with feminist consciousness to acts as a catalyst to bring about the empowerment of women, transforming a gender biased society into one inclusive of gender equity and social justice.
Feminist pedagogy is?
(a) Teaching Strategies
(b) Epistemological Assumption
(c) both a & b
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Feminist pedagogy is a way of thinking about teaching and learning, rather than a prescriptive method. As such, it is used in different ways and for differing purposes within and across disciplines and learning environments. Definitions of feminist pedagogy vary widely, but there is common agreement on these three key tenets:
• Resisting hierarchy: In the learning environment, the teacher figure and students work against the creation of a hierarchy of authority between teacher and student; the students also deliver ‘content’ and influence the design of the class.
• Using experience as a resource: As well as using traditional sources of information, such as academic journals and books, the students’ and teachers’ own experiences are used as ‘learning materials’. The purpose of using experience as a resource is twofold: firstly, experiences which have not been documented in academic work are brought into discussion, and secondly the class participants experience transformative learning…
• Transformative learning: Feminist pedagogy aims for the class participants (students and teachers) not just to acquire new knowledge, but for their thinking to shift in new directions. This may involve the realization that personal interpretations of experience or of social phenomena can be re-read and validated in new, critical ways
‘Structural adjustment’ programmes require that _________
(a) Governments of poor countries should adopt privatization and other ‘liberalizing’ measures.
(b) Governments of poor countries should knock down all ugly or dilapidated buildings.
(c) States with weak economies should redistribute more resources to the poor.
(d) Ministers in under-performing countries should go on diets and keep fit.
Answer: (a)
Structural adjustment programs often encourage all the following EXCEPT
(a) Selling off public resources to private corporations
(b) Higher taxation rates
(c) Closing of export-processing zones
(d) Reducing government expenditures
(e) Charging citizens more for government services
Answer: (c)
Which one of the following scholars consider International law as true law?
(a) Grotius
(b) Hobbes
(c) Holland
(d) Austin
Answer: (a)
The International Court of Justice is:
(a) A principal judicial organ of the UN
(b) A Court established by Stales outside the UN System
(c) A Court established by the European Community
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
State immunity means:
(a) A State is subject to foreign court’s jurisdiction
(b) A State is not subject to foreign court’s jurisdiction
(c) A State is not subject to foreign court’s jurisdiction
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
The All India Muslim Ladies Conference was founded in the year
(a) 1914
(b) 1927
(c) 1931
(d) 1947
Answer: (a)
The idea for the Pakistan Association for Women’s Studies was first conceived in
(a) 1981
(b) 1991
(c) 1951
(d) 1947
Answer: (b)
The first country to adopt a National Family Planning Programme?
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Brazil
Answer: (c)
1) The best example of nationalism is
(a). the people of India demanding independence from Great Britain
(b). a medieval lord raising an army to protect his manor
(c). the peacekeeping forces of the United Nations patrolling in Lebanon
(d). Spain deciding to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Answer: (a)
2) The term Pan-Africanismcan best be defined as a movement whose purpose is to
(a).promote African unity
(b).support cultural diversity
(c).encourage European investment in Africa
(d).advocate a return to colonial conditions
Answer: (a)
3) A major factor in the development of 20th century nationalist movements throughout Africa was a common
(a) Language throughout most of Africa
(b) Goal to end European rule in Africa
(c) Ethnic bond among the people of sub-Saharan Africa
(d) Religion throughout most of Africa
Answer: (b)
1) Which of the following countries are top three largest shareholders in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
(a) China, India and Australia
(b) China, Australia and Canada
(c) China, India and Russia
(d) China, Russia and India
Answer: (c)
2) World oil prices increased to over $140 per barrel in the summer of 2008 primarily because of ______.
(a) Rapid growth in demand from India and China
(b) Increased exploitation of reserves in the Caspian region
(c) Reduction in aggregate OPEC production levels
(d) The usual increase in summer travel
Answer: (a)
3) The HIPC program was designed to deal with the debt problems of ___ countries.
(a) Formerly communist
(b) Poor developing
(c) Latin American
(d) Scandinavian
Answer: (b)
4) The main change in the international trade regime between 1945 and the present was _______.
(a) an increase in average tariff levels
(b) a decline in the volume and value of trade
(c) the creation of a more ambitious trade regime (the WTO)
(d) the return to a gold standard
Answer: (b)
5) The share of developing countries in world trade is around
(a) 10%
(b) 30%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%
Answer: (b)
How does domestic terrorism differ from state-sponsored terrorism?
(a) Domestic terrorism is sponsored by another government.
(b) State-sponsored terrorism is only used against military targets.
(c) Domestic terrorism is only used against military targets.
(d) Domestic terrorism has no ties to other governments.
Answer: (d)
Which of the following is generally not considered to be a cause of war?
(a) God’s will
(b) Human nature
(c) Economics
(d) The international system
Answer: (a)