These organization were established to link together geographically and ideologically related states

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Started on State Thursday, 9 January 2020, 4:25 PM Finished Completed on Thursday, 9 January 2020, 4:45 PM Time taken 19 mins 58 secs Marks 42.00/50.00 Grade 84.00 out of 100.00 Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text A non-traditional form of religion, the doctrine of which is taken from diverse sources, either from non-traditional sources or local narratives or an amalgamation of both, whose members constitute either a loosely knit group or an exclusive group, which emphasizes the belief in the divine element within the individual, and whose teachings are derived from either a real or legendary figure, the purpose of which is to aid the individual in the full realization of his or her spiritual powers and/or union with the Divine: Select one: a. Church b. Sect c. Cult d. Denomination Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is the proneness of the governments and peoples of two or more states to establish voluntary associations and to pool together resources in order to create common functional and institutional arrangements and a process occurring in a given geographical region by which different types of actors come to share certain fundamental values and norms: Select one: a. Fascism b. Socialism c. Communism d. Regionalism Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is a continuing process of forming regions as geopolitical units, as organized political cooperation within a particular group of states, and/or as regional communities such as pluralistic security communities: Select one: a. Regionalization b. Globalization c. Universalization d. Internationalization Question 4 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following does not belong among the regional organizations in the Western Hemisphere? Select one: a. Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas b. Gulf Cooperation Council c. North American Free Trade Agreement d. Caribbean Community Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Media culture is a terrain on which communication between people in a concrete historiceconomic situation takes place. b. With regard the skepticism surrounding global media, international communication argues that global media are in fact best described as Eastern media, at most of global scope. c. International flows of information have been assisted by the development of global capitalism, new technologies and the increasing commercialization of global television, and which have occurred as a consequence of the deregulation policies adopted by various countries in Europe and US, paving the way for the proliferation of cable and satellite channels. d. In international communication theory and research, cultural imperialism theory argued that audiences across the globe are heavily affected by media messages emanating from the Western industrialized countries. Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Regionalization is a politico-administrative process by which regions emerge as relevant units of analysis for economic and political activity and welfare and service provision. b. Nodal regions also called perceptual regions, based around some central point or node; typically circular with fading boundaries. c. Global regionalization is regionalization of international relations at the global level. d. Global regionalism is the result of global regionalization and a system of relations between major interstate associations of the global world and its actors. Question 7 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Regionalism can be best described as a process occurring in a given geographical region by which different types of actors (states, regional institutions, societal organizations and other nonstate actors) come to share certain fundamental values and norms. b. Homogenous regionalism is institutional arrangements designed to facilitate the free flow of goods and services and to coordinate foreign economic policies between countries in the same geographic region. c. In the mid-twentieth century there emerged a 'functional regionalism' inspired by states themselves in the context of national planning and economic modernization. d. Regional policies were state policies intended to ensure even development across the national territory. Question 8 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What was the term used to describe several industrial countries and majority of these countries either practiced a socialistic system of government or a communist system of government? Select one: a. First World b. Fourth World c. Second World d. Third World Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text These regions are also called formal regions wherein some trait is shared with relative uniformity across the space. Select one: a. Uniform regions b. Vernacular regions c. Functional regions d. Nodal regions Question 10 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text The SAARC comprises of eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC stands for: Select one: a. South Asian Assembly for Regional Corporation b. South Asian Association for Regional Corporation c. South Asian Assembly for Regional Cooperation d. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Question 11 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Who theorized that the 1st World was composed of the "superpowers" - US, Soviet Union, etc; the 2nd World was composed of lesser powers; and the 3rd World was composed of post-colonial emerging markets? Select one: a. Nelson Mandela b. Mao Zedong c. Adolf Hitler d. Winston Churchill Question 12 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Who introduced the "three worlds" model wherein the First World included the United States and its capitalist allies in places such as Western Europe, Japan and Australia; the Second World consisted of the communist Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites; and the Third World encompassed all the other countries that were not actively aligned with either side in the Cold War? Select one: a. Margaret Mead b. Franz Boas c. Alfred Sauvy d. Mary Douglas Question 13 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text The term used to describe the role of media in promoting transparency in public life and public scrutiny of those with power through exposing corruption, maladministration and corporate wrong-doing: Select one: a. Watchdog b. Lapdog c. Underdog d. Sheepdog Question 14 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Aside from South Korea, the only Asian country belonging to the First World category is: Select one: a. Japan b. India c. North Korea d. China Question 15 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What was coined to refer to ethnically or religiously defined populations living within or across national boundaries, nations without a sovereign state, and indigenous groups that are nomadic, uncontacted or living outside of global society? Select one: a. Second World b. Fourth World c. Third World d. First World Question 16 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. The North of the Divide is comprised of countries which have developed economies and account for over 90% of all manufacturing industries in the world. b. The United Nations has been in the forefront in diminishing the North-South Divide through policies highlighted in its Millennium Development Goals. c. The economies of most countries in the South rely on imports from the North and have low technological penetration. d. The South is comprised of countries with developing economies which were initially referred to as Second World countries during the Cold War. Question 17 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text In the distinct socio-economic and political categorization of countries, which countries in the southern hemisphere are labeled part of the North? Select one: a. New Zealand and Papua New Guinea b. New Zealand and Australia c. New Zealand and Brazil d. New Zealand and Namibia Question 18 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text According to some scholars, the oldest living religion on Earth is ______: Select one: a. Islam b. Christianity c. Buddhism d. Hinduism Question 19 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Select one: a. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation b. Gulf Cooperation Council c. Commonwealth of Independent States d. Arab League Question 20 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. b. The Arab League is a regional intergovernmental organization, which main goal is maintaining cooperation on political, economic, environmental, humanitarian, cultural and other issues between a number of former Soviet Republics. c. Asian regionalism build connected infrastructure and collaborate on inclusive development to reduce inequalities within and across economies and thus to strengthen support for pro-growth policies. d. Asia is home to over half the world's population, produces three tenths of global output (in terms of purchasing power), and consistently records the world's highest economic growth rates. Question 21 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. The emergence of new regionalism was driven by economic change, globalization and European integration, and the transformation of the state. b. An economic and currency union, which requires a high degree of political consensus between member states, aims at full economic integration through a common economic policy, a common currency, and the elimination of all tariff and nontariff barriers. c. Formed as a "club" of nation states, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took some time to find out that cooperation with regional organizations might be of some use in improving social and economic living conditions as well as maintaining international peace and security and safeguarding the enjoyment of human rights. d. In the current global context, regional organizations are fast becoming the "vehicles of choice" for countries to address pressing challenges, which require international cooperation. Question 22 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text A religious organization that claims to possess the truth about salvation exclusively wherein membership is by childbirth: new generations are born into the church and are formally inducted through baptism: Select one: a. Church b. Denomination c. Sect d. Cult Question 23 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is a monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews: Select one: a. Buddhism b. Islam c. Judaism d. Christianity Question 24 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text These regions are also called perceptual regions which are often based around a common cultural characteristic: Select one: a. Nodal regions b. Functional regions c. Uniform regions d. Vernacular regions Question 25 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is a regional organization comprising seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity: Select one: a. APEC b. SAARC c. BIMSTEC d. ASEAN Question 26 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What is the shorthand term used to describe for poor or developing nations? Select one: a. First World b. Second World c. Fourth World d. Third World Question 27 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Dividing the countries in two hemispheres originated in which period? Select one: a. World War I b. Medieval c. Cold War d. Renaissance Question 28 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text In the Islam religion, Jesus is considered a ______. Select one: a. Savior b. Prophet c. God d. Priest Question 29 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text ASEAN +3 is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and three other nations namely: Select one: a. Mongolia, India, Pakistan b. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal c. China, Korea, Japan d. Russia, USA, Canada Question 30 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text A form of media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that is traditionally mechanical: Select one: a. Print media b. Broadcast media c. Digital media d. New media Question 31 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text The term Buddha is a Sanskrit word which means: Select one: a. Chosen One b. Awakened One c. Consecrated One d. Blessed One Question 32 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Religion has tremendously benefited from technological advancements. b. Globalization promotes syncretism or the mixing of different religious and cultural beliefs and practices which promotes the growth of popular religion or folk religion that is different from the original parent religion or mainstream orthodoxy. c. Globalization brings a culture of monism, meaning religions "with overlapping but distinctive ethics and interests" interact with one another. d. With the rapid and accelerated movement of people, culture, and information across national borders, religious ideas also rapidly transfer from one place to another. Question 33 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific and its 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration: Select one: a. Gulf Cooperation Council b. Arab League c. SCO d. APEC Question 34 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text It is currently the world's largest religious group stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth in the 1st century AD: Select one: a. Christianity b. Buddhism c. Islam d. Hinduism Question 35 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. The stratification of the countries was initially based on the basis of political ideology affiliation where First World countries were identified as the countries which were allied with the United States while Second World countries were countries which were allied with the Soviet Union. b. The "three worlds" model of geopolitics first arose in the mid-18th century as a way of mapping the various players in the Cold War. c. After the Cold War period, the term "First World" is rarely used in recent years as a dichotomy of countries of the world based on their affiliation to the United States but is often used to describe countries with economic and political stability regardless of affiliation. d. While the Second World Concept is still currently used, the term is used to define former communist countries with developing economies and is only used from an economic perspective and not as a political ideology. Question 36 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text These organizations were established to link together geographically and ideologically related states: Select one: a. International organizations b. Public organizations c. Private organizations d. Regional organizations Question 37 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What term is alternatively used to refer to Third World countries? Select one: a. Underdeveloped country b. Developing country c. Independent country d. Super power Question 38 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What is the distinct socio-economic and political categorization of countries comprising the three worlds known as First, Second, and Third Worlds? Select one: a. South-West Divide b. East-West Divide c. North-East Divide d. North-South Divide Question 39 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Media are a vehicle for cultural expression and cultural incoherence within and between nations. b. Media act as channels of information and knowledge through which citizens communicate with each other and make informed decisions. c. Media are essential facilitators of democratic processes and one of the guarantors of free and fair elections. d. Media provide us with much of what we learn about the world beyond our immediate experience. Question 40 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What is the institutional arrangements designed to facilitate the free flow of goods and services and to coordinate foreign economic policies between countries in the same geographic region? Select one: a. Economic regionalism b. Functional regionalism c. Autonomous regionalism d. Political regionalism Question 41 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text The term _______ comes from the word medium which is defined as channel, means, or method: Select one: a. Median b. Media c. Mode d. Mass Question 42 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What is a system of beliefs, rituals, and practices, usually institutionalized in one manner or another, which connects this world with the beyond and provides the bridge that allows humans to approach the divine, the universal life force that both encompasses and transcends the world? Select one: a. Culture b. Ethnicity c. Religion d. Race Question 43 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text A form of media, such as radio and television, that reach target audiences using airwaves as the transmission medium: Select one: a. New media b. Print media c. Broadcast media d. Digital media Question 44 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text He is viewed as the sole God-creator, sustainer, and restorer of the world in the Islam religion: Select one: a. Brahman b. Waheguru c. Yahweh d. Allah Question 45 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text This refers to industrial culture, organized on the model of mass production and is produced for a mass audience according to types (genres), following conventional formulas, codes, and rules. Select one: a. High culture b. Corporate culture c. Organizational culture d. Media culture Question 46 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text The religion which was promulgated by the Prophet Muhammed in Arabia in the 7th century CE. Select one: a. Islam b. Judaism c. Christianity d. Buddhism Question 47 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. Culture can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. b. Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are five of the biggest religions in the world. c. Beliefs and rituals are usually shared by people belonging to a definite religious community. d. Around 1000 BCE, Judaism began to spread along the Mediterranean Sea, occupying present-day Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Israel. Question 48 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text Who coined the term "global village" which describes the phenomenon of the world's culture shrinking and expanding at the same time due to pervasive technological advances that allow for instantaneous sharing of culture? Select one: a. Charles Sanders Peirce b. Em Griffin c. Roland Barthes d. Marshall McLuhan Question 49 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag Question text What takes place when a country dominates others through its media exports, including advertising messages, films, and television and radio programming? Select one: a. Cultural hybridization b. Cultural imbalance c. Cultural homogenization d. Cultural imperialism Question 50 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Remove flag

Question text Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: a. According to McLuhan, the world was entering a fourth ''age'' he called the iron age, where people everywhere would be able to find and experience the same information through technological tools. b. The media provide an extensive transnational transmission of cultural products and, secondly, they contribute to the formation of communicative networks and social structures. c. In sociological and cultural analyses of globalization, media such as satellite television, the Internet, computers, mobile phones etc. are often thought to be among the primary forces behind current restructurations of social and cultural geography. d. Global media cultures create a continuous cultural exchange, in which crucial aspects such as identity, nationality, religion, behavioral norms and way of life are continuously questioned and challenged.