MCQs of International Relations-Nationalism

Question 1 of 20

1. Question

Nationalism assumes:

The nation as the fundamental political unit.
The nation as basis of political loyalty and identity.
The demand for self-determination.
All of the options given are correct.

Question 2 of 20

2. Question

The difference between the nation and the state is:

That the state is a contested term whereas the nation is not.
That states are ethnically defined whereas nations are civically defined.
None-they are identical.
None of the options given is correct.

Question 3 of 20

3. Question

The theory that nations are primary groups constituted by descent and/or culture, accompanied by the idea that nationalism arises from a prior sense of national identity is called:

Ethnic nationalism.
Primordialism.
Ethno-Symbolism.
Pragmatism.

Question 4 of 20

4. Question

The historical claim that there have been cases of nations and even nationalism before the modern period is called:

Perennialism.
Primordialism.
Ethno-symbolism.
None of the options given is correct.

Question 5 of 20

5. Question

British nationalism:

Has been attributed to Christianity, parliamentary institutions, and free trade.
Was resisted by colonial areas.
Can be characterized as state-strengthening, civic, and elite.
All of the options given are correct.

Question 6 of 20

6. Question

In the 20th century, war altered nationalism:

By successfully suppressing nationalism across Europe.
By giving rise to fascist variant.
By giving voice to the demands for self-determination.
b and c.

Question 7 of 20

7. Question

German nationalism:

Completed between ethnic nationalism and a liberal constitutional form.
Became increasingly state-strengthening over time.
Was facilitated by industrialization.
All of the options given are correct.

Question 8 of 20

8. Question

Indian nationalism came from:

A complex hybrid of elite civic nationalism, resistance to imperial Britain, and ethnically fragmented national identities.
Post-colonial resistance to state formation.
Ideology alone.
None of the options given is correct.

Question 9 of 20

9. Question

“Deriving legitimacy from the claim to expression of the interests and values of the nation which it rules” defines a:

Imagined community.
Nation-state.
Government.
Nation.

Question 10 of 20

10. Question

The end of the cold war:

Has led to discussion of forms of political community beyond the nation-state.
Has broken up some multi-national states in processes of state subversion.
Came hand in hand with globalization.
All of the options given are correct.

Question 11 of 20

11. Question

The Westphalian system was important for nationalism because:

it 'created' the modern state.
it provided the base for Nationalism, in terms of understanding of sovereignty and non-interference.
it provided the state with a new set of values.
a and b.

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

What are the core themes of nationalism ideology?

Humanity is naturally divided into nations
Each nation has a peculiar character
Loyalty to the nation state overrides other loyalties
All of the above

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

What are Mazzini’s views on nationalism?

Nations are a given, with their national territory and should have independence
Nationhood is based on a sense of community and common history
The nation is strictly a political community
None of the above

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

The modern idea of nationalism is a combination of:
i.Enlightenment and liberal concepts of self-ruling community
ii.French revolutionary idea of community of equal citizens
iii.German conceptions of a people formed by history, and culture
iv.Marxist understanding of class consciousness

i, ii
i, ii, iii
i, iv, ii
i, ii, iii, iv

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Why are nations said to be ‘imagined communities?

Based on an idea of a group of people one knows one is a part of, but all of whose members one can never meet
Nations are where traditions and history are used by intellectuals to create a sense of nationhood
Because when a nation does not have set of traditions they are invented
All of the above

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

What is ethnic nationalism?

Nationalism that represents an already existing community
Nationalism based on ethnic diversity
Nationalism that's created to forge a sense of collective identity
Nationalism that represents immigrants

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

What is political nationalism?

Nationalism that represents an already existing community
Nationalism based on ethnic diversity
Nationalism that's created to forge a sense of collective identity
Nationalism that represents immigrants

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

What are the consequences of nationalism for international relations?
i.Nationalism provides a new set of values and system of legitimation for the system of states
ii.it has provided impetus for the re-drawing of maps
iii.it serves as an important tool in state building (through the formation of a common identity and consciousness)

only i
i, ii
ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iii, iv

Question 19 of 20

19. Question

How does the ‘justice versus order debate impinge on nationalism?

Balance of power politics conflict with self-determination
Great powers carve out spheres of influence antithetical to the freedom of nation states
Nationalist demands and disputes often lead to conflict and injustice
All of the above

Question 20 of 20

20. Question

Communists oppose nationalism because:

it is liberal
it is the 'opium of the masses'
it facilities globalization
none of the above

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