The following 100 MCQs on international law and international relations have been compiled from a variety of sources.

Historical Background & Development of International Law

Q.1 “Law of the nation or international law is the name for the body of customary and treaty” The Statement was given by??

• Prof. Austrian
• Prof. Halting Joist
• Prof. Oppenheim
• Prof. Hackworth

Q.2 Development of international Law Contributed by how many civilizations?

• Three
• Two
• Four (Jews, Greeks, Romans & Muslims)
• Five

Q.3 “Love the strangers for yet strangers in the land of Egypt” Slogan of:

• Romans
• Muslims
• Greeks
• Jews

Q.4 Laws of war and peace were formulated by the civilization of

• Greeks
• Muslims
• Jews
• Romans

Also Read: Treaty of Westphalia and Modern Nation-State System

Q.5 The Natural and customary laws were Generated by the?

• Muslims
• Romans
• Greeks
• Jews

Q.6 How Many Schools of thought or basis of I. law?

• Four
• Three
• Two
• Six

Q.7 Modern International law (18th Century and onwards) is determined by the system?

• Eastern
• Western
• European
• Asian

Q.8 In the beginning, I. Law was regulated by the community? (CSS 2005)

• Muslims
• Hindus
• Jews
• Christians

Q.9 The league of nations developed in? 

• 1917
• 1910
• 1919
• 1916

Q.10 The league of the Nations was Established under the treaty of? (CSS 2011)

• Sovereignty Equality
• Non- proliferation
• Versilia
• None of these

Material Sources of International Law & Treaties

Q. 11 The sources of International Law has Folds?

• 2
• 4
• 3
• 6

Q.12 According to Article 38 of Statute of International Court of Justice (ICJ) how many sources of International Law?

• Six
• Seven
• Five
• Three

Q.13 International Treaties, Sources referred as?

• ICJ Treaties
• Peace Treaties
• Primary Treaties
• Secondary Treaties

Q.14 Rest Treaties (03) are called the?

• Development Treaties
• Secondary treaties
• Secondary Treaties
• Peace Treaties

Q.15 Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties year? A)

• 1989
• 1992
• 1969
• 1998

Q.16 “a treaty is an agreement whereby the two or more states establish or seek to establish a relationship between them governs by International law” the statement provides which article of the Vienna convention?

• Article 4
• Article 2
• Article 6
• Article 3

Q.17 Law-Making Treaties are?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source
• Direct source
• Indirect Source

Q.18 Treaty Contracts are they?

• Binding only on the parties to the treaty
• Not Binding only on the parties to the treaty
• Temporary binding only on the parties to treaty

Q.19 Which Article of the Statute of ICJ recognizes an international custom as evidence of the general practice of international law?

• Article 37 (c)
• Article 38 (b)
• Article 38(c)
• Article 38(a)

Q.20 Congress of the Vienna year?

• 1810
• 1890
• 1829
• 1815

Q.21 Sources those are legal Binding and methods of creation of rules and general applications which are legally binding upon the addresses are called?

• Material Sources National Sources
• Formal Sources
• Non Formal sources

Q.22 In the Case of the Constitution of Pakistan is sources while the legal method or procedure for becoming the president is source of Islamic law?

• Informal and formal
• Formal and Material
• Material and formal
• Material and Non Formal

Q.23 “the actual material from which an international lawyer determines the rules applicable to a particular situation” statement defines which sources

• Formal sources
• Non Formal sources
• Imperial Sources
• Material Sources

Q.24 According to Article of the statute of ICJ “the Decision of the court will have no binding force except between the parties in respect of that particular cases”?

• Article 98
• Article 59
• Article 12
• Article 59

Q.25 Customs and usages are the

• Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources
• Tertiary Sources
• Multiple Sources

Recognition of state

100 MCQs of International Law

Q.26 “a group of the people politically organized having a specific territory is called”

• Nation
• State
• Government
• Parliament

Q.27 The process through which a political community acquires international personality by becoming a member of the family of nations?

• Registration
• Binding
• Verification
• Recognition

Q.28 Main Theories of the recognition? (CSS 2013)

• 3
• 4
• 2
• 5

Q.29 The act of the recognition that creates the new state as an international legal person, called

• Declaratory
• Constitutive
• Legal
• Mythical Theory?

Q.30 Statehood or the authority of new government exists independent of the recognition theory?

• Declaratory
• Constitutive
• legal
• Mythical

Q.31 Modes of Recognition are?

• Three
• Four
• Five
• Two

Q.32 Recognition means that the state recognized possesses the essential elements of statehood and d fit to be a subject of international law.?

• De-jury recognition
• De- facto recognition
• De- Recognition
• De – Ratification

Q.33 Relations can be established with the countries to which de jure recognition has been granted?

• Democratic Relations
• Sovereign Relations
• Diplomatic Relations
• None of these

Q.34 Recognition is granted when the recognized state possesses all essential requirements of the statehood and is capable of being a member of the international community?

• De-jury recognition
• De- facto recognition
• De- Recognition
• De – Ratification

Q.35 The establishment of Diplomatic relations with other states the doctrine is called?

• Tovar Doctrine
• Estrada Doctrine
• Siemen Doctrine
• Victory Doctrine

International Law of seas

Q.36 First UN Convention on laws of Seas?

• 1987
• 1998
• 1958
• 1959

Q.37 Second UN Convention on laws of Seas?  

• 1987
• 1960
• 1958
• 1959

Q.38 Third UN Convention on Law of Seas?

• 1982
• 1998
• 1958
• 1959

Q.39 The maritime time belt decided up to 12NM by UNCLOS                  ?

• UNCLOS-III
• UNCLOS-II
• UNCLOS-I
• UNCLOS-IV

Q.40 Up to Nautical Miles from the base zone, there will be an exclusive economic zone?

• 300
• 400
• 200
• 140

Q.41 Archipelago state concept is also outcome of                                convention?

• 1982
• 1998
• 1958
• 1959

Q.42 Article 14-23, Section 3 of UN Convention on law of seas deals with the?? (CSS-2014)

• Contagious zone
• Economic zone
• Continental shelf
• Innocent Passage

Q.43 According to which article, ships of all states whether coastal are not shall enjoy the rights of innocent passage through territorial sea.?

• 15
• 12
• 14
• 16

Q.44 Article 33 of UNCLOS-III, 1982 about?

• Contagious zone
• Economic zone
• Continental shelf
• Innocent Passage

Q.45 Article 55,56,57 and 58 of UNCLOS-III 1982 about for?

• Contagious zone
• Economic zone
• Continental shelf
• Exclusive Economic Zone

International Law of the Treaties

Q.46 Treaties are the agreement between subjects of international law creating legal rights and treaties.

• National Treaties
• International treaties
• Formal Treaties
• Statistical Treaties

Q.47 According to Article of treaties 1969?

• Article 3
• Article 4
• Article 2
• None of these

Q.48 In the view of the Italian Jurist anzilloti, The Binding force of international treaties is on an account  of the fundamental principle known as?

• Pact da Vienna
• Wisro Da Gama Saa
• Victo da saghi
• Pacta Sunt Servando

Q.49 The basic principle of the International law and surely the basic principle treaties are of Pacta sunt Servando. According to Vienna convention 1969, “every treaty in force is binding upon the parties to it and must be performed by them in good faith”?

• Article 27
• Article 24
• Article 26
• Article 25

Q.50 Generally, only which states are competent to make treaty?

• Un Sovereign States
• Temporary Sovereign states
• Completely Sovereign states
• None of these

Q.51 Which of the following essential of treaties?

• Treaties must be in Formal
• Treaties must be in orally
• Treaties must be in written form
• None of above

Q.52 How many steps are considered as the main steps of the formation of treaties?

• Four
• Seven
• Eight
• Five

Q.53 It is the first step of the formation of treaties?

• Negotiation and Adoption
• Signature of parties
• Ratification
• Accrediting of a person on behalf of the contracting parties

Q.54 Negotiation and Adoption is the step?

• First
• Second
• Fourth
• Fifth

Q.55 Signature is the step?

• fourth
• seventh
• third
• sixth

Q.56 Ratification is the

• fourth
• seventh
• third
• sixth

Q.57 Accession and adhesion is the step?

• Fifth
• seventh
• third
• sixth

Q.58 Entry in force is the step?

• Fifth
• seventh
• third
• sixth

Q.59 The accredited reprehension of the state parties sign the treaty on the behalf of their respective states the process known as?

• Negotiation and Adoption
• Signature of parties
• Ratification
• Accrediting of a person on behalf of the contracting parties

Q.60 The treaty does not become binding until it is                                       by the respective states.?

• Signed
• Negotiated
• Registered
• Ratified

Q.61 The state which has not signed the treaty yet may also accept it, later on, this is called?

• Adhere
• Force
• Accession
• Publication

Q.62 According to article #                        of the UN charter Registration and publication of every treaty is essential?

• 102
• 104
• 120
•  140

Q.63 “A ratification is an international act, whereby state establishes on the international plain its consent to be bound by treaty” According to article     of the Vienna Convention on the law of treaties?

• 01
• 02
• 04
• 05

Q.64 Treaty may be terminated by the                       consent if both [parties of treaty want to discard any particular treaty?

• Mutual Consent
• Operational Consent
• Third Party Consent
• Any one

Q.65 According to article 45 of the Vienna convention which describes the                   of treaty?

• Ratification
• Publix ion
• Binding
• Termination

International Court of justice (ICJ)

Q.66 International Court of justices Comprises of how many Judges?

• 16
• 14
• 15
• only Five

Q.67 Appointment of Judges is based on method of?

• Random
• Selection
• Election
• Consecutive

Q.68 (05) Judges are members of ICJ from?

• P5
• P6
• P7
• P8

Q.69 President of ICJ (Judge) he does?

• Case the vote
• Not to Cast the vote
• None of above

Q.70 Problems of enforcement of a judgment of ICJ and main issue?

• late announcement of decision
• consumption of time by jury
• Veto issue
• un Implementation of Decision

United Nations Organization (UNO) & United Nations Security Council

Q.70 UNO charter was ratified on?

• 25th Oct 1945
• 26th Oct 1945
• 24th Oct 1945
• 24th Sep 1945

Q.71 Which Event called the (San Francisco Conference)?

• 8th Event
• 7th Event
• 10th Event
• 13th Event

Q.72 How many state members (Considered as original members) gave the approval of UN Charter?

• 54
• 53
• 24
• 51

Q.73 Anything which has right in law called the term as             ??

• Actual Charter of UN
• Formal Charter of UN
• Legal Charter of UN
• None of above

Q.74 The main Purpose of UNO is to?

• To Support the poor Countries
• To Register the Organizations
• To maintain Int: Peace and Security
• To give Right of vote

Q.75 UNO Headquarter is situated in

• London
• Switzerland
• England
• New York

Q.76 Peaceful settlement of International Dispute Chapter                              of UN Charter?

• VI (23)
• VII (24)
• VI (31)
• VI (33)

Q.77 Which article of the UN Charter describes about membership of state to the UNO?

• Article 4
• Article 5
• Article 9
• Article 6

Q.78 Which article of the UN Charter describes about to suspend the membership of a state from the UNO?

• Article 3
• Article 5
• Article 9
• Article 6

Q.79 Which article of the UN Charter describes to how expel membership of state from the UNO?

• Article 3
• Article 5
• Article 9
• Article 6

Q.80 Article about for the Principle organs of UN?

• Article 7
• Article 5
• article 9
• article 6

Q.81 How Many Principle Organs of UN?

• 7
• 5
• 6
• 8

Q.82 In the General assembly, Each member may have not more than                           representatives?

• 02
• 03
• 05
• 10

Q. 83 Each State has                        votes in voting rights of UN?

• Five votes
• Six votes
• only two Votes
• Only one Vote

Q.84 Every state must allocate the                       to the UN?

• leader
• President
• Budget
• Initiative

Q.85 Article 97 about for the Election of?

• Judges
• President
• Secretary-General
• Deputy Secretary

Q.86 Current Secretary-General of UNSC?

• Kofi Inan
• Ban ki-moon
• Antonino Gutress
• None of these

Q.87 Current S, G of UNSC belongs to??

• Portugal
• South Korea
• North Korea
• Russia

Q.88 Head Quarter of UNSC is located in?

• Paris
• Austria
• Washington
• Hague

Q.89 Who elects the 10 Non-Permanent members of the UNSC?

• Secretary-General
• Judges
• Deputy Secretary-General
• P5

Q.90 How many members are of the Economic and Social Council?

• 54
• 25
• 75
• 53

Q. 91 Amendment in charter or alteration in Charter which article of the UN charter is obligated?

• 107
• 105
• 109
• 108

Q.92 Human rights violation?

• 1948
• 1946
• 1959
• 1969

Q.93 How many members of the Assembly having         Veto Power?

• 7
• 5 (P5. USA, CHINA, Russia, UK & France)
• 9
• 11

Q.94 Each member of P5 can veto a bill for                                times in SC?

• 4
• 2
• 3
• 5

Q.95 How many Non -Permanent members of SC? (FPSC 2010)

• 10
• 5
• 12
• 15

Q.96 For the passing of the important bills or ordinary bills in the General assembly, there is a necessity of how many Votes?

• 5
• 10
• 7
• 15

Q.97 Article for the Constituent functions?

• 108
• 104
• 105
• 103

Q.98 A Function that supervises the economic, social and trusteeship consent, the called function as ??

• Main Function
• Constituent Function
• Supervisory function
• Financially function

Q.99 Veto power was first claimed by which country?

• India
• Pakistan
• Germany
• Australia

Q.100 Which country used the veto on the bill of resolution of Kashmir issue in the favor of India. in UNSC?

• China
• USA
• Russia
• France

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