Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Read the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. While all politics is necessarily a pursuit of power, ideologies make involvement in that contest psychologically and morally acceptable to the actors and their audience.
- 2. The ideals of peace and of international law are eminently qualified to serve as ideologies for a policy of the status quo.
- 3. The ideology of peace has a tremendous role in attaining the objectives of the UN.
- 4. Ideology always has an edge over the national interest.
A1, 2, 3 & 4
B1 only
C1, 2 & 3 ✓ Correct
D4 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 & 3 — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3.
★Statement 1 is true, as ideologies make the pursuit of power morally acceptable to actors.
★Statement 2 is true, since peace and international law can serve as ideologies of the status quo.
★Statement 3 is true, as the ideology of peace helps attain the objectives of the UN.
★Statement 4 is false, because national interest generally takes precedence over ideology.
★National sovereignty and interest reflect the collective aspirations of a nation.
★So ideology supports, but does not override, the national interest.
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