Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

Match the terms in List 1 with their meaning in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(A) Confidence Building

(I) Regulates the acquisition or development of weapons

(B) Arms Control

(II) Giving up certain types of weapons

(C) Alliance

(III) A process of exchanging information on defence matters between nations on a regular basis

(D) Disarmament

(IV) A coalition of nations meant to deter or defend against military attacks

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

The correct match is:

List 1
List 2
(A) Confidence Building (III) A process of exchanging information on defence matters between nations on a regular basis
(B) Arms Control (I) Regulates the acquisition or development of weapons
(C) Alliance (IV) A coalition of nations meant to deter or defend against military attacks
(D) Disarmament (II) Giving up certain types of weapons

Traditional security also accepts confidence building as a means of avoiding violence. Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and information with their rivals. They tell each other about their military intentions and, up to a point, their military plans. This is a way of demonstrating that they are not planning a surprise attack. They also tell each other about the kind of forces they possess, and they may share information on where those forces are deployed. In short, confidence building is a process designed to ensure that rivals do not go to war through misunderstanding or misperception.

Arms control regulates the acquisition or development of weapons. The Anti-ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 1972 tried to stop the United States and Soviet Union from using ballistic missiles as a defensive shield to launch a nuclear attack.

An alliance is a coalition of states that coordinate their actions to deter or defend against military attack. Most alliances are formalised in written treaties and are based on a fairly clear identification of who constitutes the threat. Countries form alliances to increase their effective power relative to another country or alliance. 

Traditional views of security do not rule out other forms of cooperation as well. The most important of these are disarmament, arms control, and confidence building. Disarmament requires all states to give up certain kinds of weapons. For example, the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) banned the production and possession of these weapons.