Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question:

Furthermore, when we speak of threats to core values, how intense should the threats be? Surely there are big and small threats to virtually every value we hold dear. Can all those threats be brought into the understanding of security? Every time another country does something or fails to do something, this may damage the core values of one’s country. Every time a person is robbed in the streets, the security of ordinary people as they live their daily lives is har med. Yet, we would be paralyzed if we took such an extensive view of security: everywhere we looked, the world would be full of dangers. So we are brought to a conclusion: security relates only to extremely dangerous threats— threats that could so endanger core values that those values would be damaged beyond repair if we did not do something to deal with the situation.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Statement A- In the Non- traditional conception of security, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats
Statement B- Non-traditional notions of security focus on military threats only.

Options:

Only statement A is incorrect.

Only statement B is incorrect.

Both statements are incorrect.

Neither of them is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

Both statements are incorrect.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Both statements are incorrect.

Statement A- In the Non-traditional conception of security, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats
Statement B- Non-traditional notions of security focus on military threats only.

In the traditional conception of security, the greatest danger to a country is from military threats.

Non-traditional notions of security go beyond military threats to include a wide range of threats and dangers affecting the conditions of human existence. They begin by questioning the traditional referent of security.