Study the cartoon given below and answer the following question :
The idea of Global Security emerged in the 1990's in response to the global nature of threats such as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → International Terrorism
The idea of global security emerged in the 1990s in response to the global nature of threats such as global warming, international terrorism, and health epidemics like AIDS and bird flu, which no country can resolve alone.
Option (1) War — Incorrect. War is the threat of traditional security.
Option (3) Human Rights — Incorrect. Human rights violations are discussed among the new sources of threat to human security, but they are not among the threats named for the idea of global security.
Option (4) Global Poverty — Incorrect. Global poverty is likewise one of the new sources of threat, but it is not among the threats named for the idea of global security.
NCERT (2026-27): “Human Security … In its broadest formulation, the human security agenda also encompasses economic security and ‘threats to human dignity’. Put differently, the broadest formulation stresses what has been called ‘freedom from want’ and ‘freedom from fear’, respectively. The idea of global security emerged in the 1990s in response to the global nature of threats such as global warming, international terrorism, and health epidemics like AIDS and bird flu and so on. No country can resolve these problems alone. And, in some situations, one country may have to disproportionately bear the brunt of a global problem such as environmental degradation. For example, due to global warming, a sea level rise of 1.5–2.0 meters would flood 20 percent of Bangladesh, inundate most of the Maldives, and threaten nearly half the population of Thailand. Since these problems are global in nature, international cooperation is vital, even though it is difficult to achieve.” |