International Law MCQs
1. Permanent Court of International Justice was accepted under:
(A) European Union
(B) UNO
(C) League of Nations
(D) None of these
Answer: League of Nations
2. Recognition of new States is a business of:
(A) International law
(B) Policy of the State
(C) Constitutional law
(D) None of these
Answer: Policy of the State
3. Select the name that is considered to be the father of International Law:
(A) Oppenheim
(B) Hugo Grotius
(C) Suarez
(D) Pufendorf
Answer: Hugo Grotius
4. Select the year when the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was acquired:
(A) 1821
(B) 1961
(C) 1960
(D) 1887
Answer: 1961
5. Select the year when the International Court of Justice was accepted:
(A) 1910
(B) 1965
(C) 1955
(D) 1945
Answer: 1945
6. Select a condition under which a state has the right to use force:
(A) To obtain raw materials
(B) Armed attack
(C) To ensure the protection of human rights
(D) None of the above
Answer: Armed attack
7. Foreign warships:
(A) Are not allowed to navigate in the territorial waters
(B) The right of innocent passage in the territorial waters
(C) The right of free passage in the territorial waters
(D) All of the above
Answer: The right of innocent passage in the territorial waters
8. A state is free to utilize on the continental shelf:
(A) Living resources
(B) Both Living and non-Living resources
(C) Non-Living resources
(D) Both B & C
Answer: Both Living and non-Living resources
9. Select the location of Headquarters of ICJ:
(A) The Hague
(B) New York
(C) Vienna
(D) None of these
Answer: The Hague
10. Jus Soli is a principle associated with:
(A) Extradition
(B) Nationality
(C) Asylum
(D) None of these
Answer: Nationality
11. Vienna Conference of 1961 is associated with:
(A) Prisoners-of-war
(B) Diplomatic intercourse and immunities
(C) Recognition of states
(D) None of these
Answer: Diplomatic intercourse and immunities
12. Which one is called ‘father of International Law’?
(A) Marx
(B) Oppenheim
(C) Hugo Grotius
(D) None of these
Answer: Hugo Grotius
13. Piracy is a crime within the jurisdiction of the:
(A) Flag State
(B) Offenders State
(C) All the States
(D) None of these
Answer: All the States
14. Select the term of Non-Permanent members of the Security Council:
(A) 7 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) None of these
Answer: 2 years
15. Landlocked condition is:
(A) Surrounded by land from all sides
(B) Surrounded by enemy states from all sides
(C) Surrounded by water from all sides
(D) None of these
Answer: Surrounded by land from all sides
16. Tobar Doctrine is associated with:
(A) The recognition of a state
(B) The recognition of insurgents
(C) The recognition of a government
(D) None of these
Answer: The recognition of a government
17. Select the meaning of the principle of rebus sic stantibus:
(A) There is not a crime without Law
(B) A fundamental change of circumstances
(C) A treaty must be adhered to faithfully
(D) A State cannot use force
Answer: A fundamental change of circumstances
18. A diplomatic representative is immune from local control:
(A) In all cases
(B) In cases involving personal property
(C) Criminal cases
(D) None of the above
Answer: In all cases
19. Extradition is normally accorded:
(A) In all cases
(B) In civil cases
(C) In criminal cases
(D) None of the above
Answer: In criminal cases
20. Select the term of Judges of the International Court of Justice:
(A) 1 year
(B) 8 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 9 years
Answer: 9 years