Unit III · Topic 7Settlement of international disputes – Previous Year Questions

2. Principal modes of peaceful settlement of disputes are:

1. (a)5
2. (b)6
3. (c)4
4. (d)None✓

4. Which of the following can request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion?

1. (a)State
2. (b)General Assembly✓
3. (c)International Law Commission
4. (d)Individual

2. Assertion (A): The jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice is based on the consent of the parties to the dispute.

Reason (R): The principle of reciprocity underlies the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

Codes:

1. (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
2. (b)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (c)(A) is true, but (R) is false
4. (d)(A) is false, but (R) is true

4. Match the case decided by the International Court of Justice with the year of decision:

Codes:

1. (a)A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4✓
2. (b)A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
3. (c)A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
4. (d)A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

7. In a case concerning the legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, the International Court of Justice gave an advisory opinion at the request of:

Options: (a) U.N. Security Council

1. (b)U.N. General Assembly✓
2. (c)World Health Organization
3. (d)UNESCO

6. Which of the following has the power to give effect to the judgment of the International Court of Justice if a party to the case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgement?

Options:

1. (a)General Assembly
2. (b)Security Council✓
3. (c)Highest National Court in the connected State
4. (d)International Court of Justice

7. In which of the following cases, International Court of Justice refused to give advisory opinion at the request of World Health Organization?

Options:

1. (a)Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons✓
2. (b)Nicaragua v. USA
3. (c)Competence of Assembly regarding admission to United Nations
4. (d)North Sea Continental Shelf cases

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

Options:

1. (a)1 2 3 4✓
2. (b)4 3 2 1
3. (c)3 4 1 2
4. (d)2 1 4 3

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

Options:

1. (a)2 3 1 4✓
2. (b)3 2 1 4
3. (c)3 2 4 1
4. (d)1 2 4 3

4. In which case was the following principle laid down: "The absence of one party's consent to jurisdiction when proceedings were instituted was cured by subsequent consent to jurisdiction given outside, and without specific reference to the proceedings before the court."

Options:

1. (a)Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions case✓
2. (b)Corfu Channel case
3. (c)Electricity Co. of Sofia case
4. (d)Right of Passage over Indian Territory case

6. The Doctrine of Forum Prorogatum means:

Options: (a) Jurisdiction cannot be conferred upon an existing tribunal not otherwise competent by the litigants during proceedings

1. (b)Jurisdiction can be conferred upon an existing tribunal not otherwise competent by the litigants during proceedings✓
2. (c)Jurisdiction can be conferred upon an existing tribunal not otherwise competent by the litigants after the proceedings
3. (d)None of the above

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

Codes:

1. (a)3 4 1 2
2. (b)4 3 1 2✓
3. (c)4 3 2 1
4. (d)1 2 4 3

5. Arrange the following ICJ judgments in chronological sequence:

Right of Passage over Indian Territory case

South-West Africa case

Frontier Dispute

Temple of Preah Vihear

Code: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4

1. (b)2, 4, 1, 3
2. (c)1, 4, 2, 3✓
3. (d)3, 2, 4, 1

6. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Code: (a) 3 4 1 2

1. (b)2 3 4 1
2. (c)4 2 3 1
3. (d)1 2 3 4

2. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Code:

1. (a)1 2 3 4
2. (b)4 3 2 1✓
3. (c)2 4 1 3
4. (d)3 1 4 2

4. Which of the following cases is not a case decided by the Permanent Court of International Justice?

1. (a)Movrommatis Palestine Concessions Case
2. (b)S.S. Wimbledon Case
3. (c)Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case✓
4. (d)Chorzow Factory (Indemnity) Case

5. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer:

Code:

1. (a)1 2 3 4
2. (b)4 3 2 1
3. (c)3 4 1 2✓
4. (d)2 1 4 3

5. Which institution is not authorized to request an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ?

1. (a)Economic and Social Council
2. (b)The Trusteeship Council
3. (c)International Atomic Energy Agency✓
4. (d)Secretariat

7. Under which Article of the United Nations Charter is the Security Council empowered to implement the judgments of the World Court in case one of the parties fails to implement it and the other party brings the matter to the Security Council?

1. (a)Article 94✓
2. (b)Article 96
3. (c)Article 62
4. (d)Article 36 (5)

8. Which one of the following cases has not been decided by the International Court of Justice under its contentious jurisdiction?

1. (a)Nuclear Tests Case (22 June, 1973)
2. (b)Corfu Channel Case
3. (c)Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) Case
4. (d)Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons✓

5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

"Mediation" is not a pacific means of settlement of international disputes.

"Pious Fund Case" is an important decision given by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

"Retorsion" is a coercive means of settlement of international disputes.

A leading case on "Reprisal" is the "Naulilaa incident".

Codes:

1. (a)Only 2 is correct
2. (b)1, 2, and 3 are correct
3. (c)2, 3, and 4 are correct✓
4. (d)1, 2, 3, and 4 are correct

6. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct code:

Codes:

1. (a)4 1 2 3✓
2. (b)1 2 3 4
3. (c)2 3 4 1
4. (d)3 4 1 2

4. Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II and choose the correct answer:

Code:

1. (a)2 1 4 3✓
2. (b)1 2 3 4
3. (c)3 4 1 2
4. (d)4 3 2 1

8. Advisory opinions can be given by the International Court of Justice on legal questions:

1. (a)On the request of the Security Council only
2. (b)On the request of the General Assembly only
3. (c)On the request of the General Assembly or the Security Council both✓
4. (d)On the request of the Economic and Social Council if authorized by the Security Council

5. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer by using the code given below:

List-I (Provisions)

A. Law applied by the International Court of Justice

B. Binding force of the decision of International Court of Justice

C. Interim Measures or Relief

D. International Court's power to allow a state to intervene, in a case to which it is not a party

List-II (Articles)

Article 41

Article 62

Article 38

Article 59

Code:

1. (a)3 4 1 2✓
2. (b)1 2 3 4
3. (c)2 3 4 1
4. (d)4 1 2 3

6. Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer by using the code given below:

List-I (Modes)

A. Cession

B. Reprisal

C. Good offices

D. Substitution

List-II (Provisions)

Acquisition of Nationality

Loss of Nationality

Pacific means of settlement of International Disputes

Coercive means of settlement of International Disputes

Code:

1. (a)1 4 3 2✓
2. (b)2 3 4 1
3. (c)3 2 1 4
4. (d)4 1 2 3

9. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using the code given below:

Assertion (A): When a state behaves discourteously with another state, international law confers the right upon the affected state to resort to 'retorsion', which means retaliation.

Reason (R): If international disputes are not resolved by peaceful means, coercive measures may be used.

Code:

1. (a)Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
2. (b)Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (c)(A) is correct but (R) is wrong
4. (d)(A) is wrong but (R) is correct

7. Under Article 36(2) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, a State party may confer compulsory jurisdiction on the Court in respect of which of the following matters?

Interpretation of a Treaty

Any question of national law

The existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of international obligations

The nature and extent of reparation for the breach of a domestic obligation

Options:

1. (a)Only 1
2. (b)1 and 3✓
3. (c)1, 2 and 4
4. (d)1, 2, 3 and 4

8. Assertion (A): The 'Doctrine of Forum Prorogatum' states the court will have jurisdiction in a matter where it otherwise has none, if the respondent consents to jurisdiction after proceedings have commenced.

Reason (R): The operation of the 'Doctrine of Forum Prorogatum' has been envisaged under the UN Charter and also the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

Options:

1. (a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
2. (b)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (c)(A) is true, but (R) is false
4. (d)(A) is false, but (R) is true

7. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

The operation of the doctrine of Forum Prorogatum has not been envisaged under the UN Charter or the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

The doctrine of Forum Prorogatum may not operate where the court already has jurisdiction ratione personae.

The doctrine of Forum Prorogatum affords an informal way for a state to express consent to the jurisdiction of the court.

The principle underlying the doctrine of Forum Prorogatum was enunciated by the Permanent Court of International Justice in the Island of Palmas case (1928).

Select the correct answer using the code below:

1. (a)Only 1
2. (b)1 and 3✓
3. (c)2, 3 and 4
4. (d)1, 2, 3 and 4

4. Which of the following statements are correct?

Chapter VI of the UN Charter deals with the pacific settlement of disputes.

The purpose of the United Nations is world peace.

The Security Council comprises of 14 members.

The non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years.

Choose the correct option:

1. (a)1 and 2✓
2. (b)1 and 3
3. (c)2 and 3
4. (d)2 and 4

7. Match List I with List II

Choose the correct option:

1. (a)2, 3, 4, 1✓
2. (b)3, 1, 4, 2
3. (c)2, 4, 1, 3
4. (d)4, 3, 2, 1

8. “The International Court of Justice is indeed a sine qua non for the establishment of Rule of Law in interstate relations” is said by:

1. (a)Judge Shigeru Oda
2. (b)Judge Nagendra Singh✓
3. (c)Justice Dalveer Bhandari
4. (d)Justice R.S. Pathak

4. Which Chapter of the UN Charter deals with pacific settlement of disputes?

1. (a)Chapter VI✓
2. (b)Chapter VII
3. (c)Chapter III
4. (d)Chapter II

5. Match List I with List II:

Choose:

1. (a)(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (b)(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)✓
3. (c)(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
4. (d)(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

3. Indicate the correct chronological order in which the following cases were decided:

Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear

Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso v. Mali)

The Caroline Case

R v. Keyn

Chorzow Factory (Indemnity) Case

Choose the correct answer:

1. (a)1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2. (b)5, 4, 3, 2, 1
3. (c)3, 4, 5, 1, 2✓
4. (d)2, 3, 4, 5, 1

11. The World Court refused to give its advisory opinion in which of the following cases?

1. (a)The Genocide Convention case
2. (b)The Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict✓
3. (c)Interpretation of Peace Treaties case
4. (d)Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons case

19 Indicate the chronological order in which the following cases were decided:

A. Fisheries Jurisdiction (Merits) Case

B. Island of Palmas Arbitration

C. Nuremberg Judgement

D. Right of Passage over Indian Territory Case

E. SS Lotus Case

Options:

1. (a)B, E, C, D, A
2. (b)B, C, D, E, A
3. (c)E, B, C, D, A✓
4. (d)E, C, D, B, A

20 Indicate the chronological order in which the following cases were decided:

A. Elcamann’s Case

B. Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case

C. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Case

D. Chorzow Factory Case

E. Western Sahara Case

Options:

1. (a)D, C, A, B, E
2. (b)D, B, C, A, E✓
3. (c)D, A, C, B, E
4. (d)D, A, B, C, E

3. Arrange the following cases decided by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in their chronological order:

(A) Muscat Dhows case

(B) North Atlantic Fisheries case

(C) Savarkar's case

(D) Russian Indemnity case

(E) The Island of Palmas case

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (a)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)✓
2. (b)(C), (D), (B), (A), (E)
3. (c)(B), (C), (D), (A), (E)
4. (d)(C), (E), (D), (B), (A)

6. Which of the following statements are correct as per the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

A. The judgment is final and without appeal

B. No application for revision may be made at all

C. The Court shall deliver its advisory opinion in open court

D. The members of ICJ are elected for 10 years

Choose the correct answer:

1. (a)C and D only
2. (b)B and D only
3. (c)A and B only
4. (d)A and C only✓

6. The jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice is based upon which principle?

1. (a)The principle of deferential treatment
2. (b)The principle of functionalism
3. (c)The principle of compulsory participation
4. (d)The principle of consensual basis✓

16. Arrange the following cases in their chronological order.

(A) Legal consequences of the continued presence of South Africa in Namibia (South-West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council Resolution (Advisory Opinion)

(B) Texaco Overseas Petroleum Co. v. Govt. of the Libyan Arab Republic

(C) Fisheries Jurisdiction (United Kingdom v. Iceland)

(D) Western Sahara Case (Advisory Opinion)

(E) Voting Procedure on Questions Relating to Reports and Petitions Concerning the Territory of South-West Africa (Advisory Opinion)

Options:

1. (a)(A), (C), (D), (B), (E)
2. (b)(E), (A), (C), (D), (B)✓
3. (c)(D), (B), (C), (A), (E)
4. (d)(B), (E), (A), (D), (C)

1. Arrange the following in the order of their appearance in the relevant Article under the Charter of the United Nations. The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall first of all, seek a solution by:

A. Negotiation

B. Enquiry

C. Mediation

D. Conciliation

E. Arbitration

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. 1.A, C, D, E, B
2. 2.E, C, D, A, B
3. 3.A, B, C, D, E✓
4. 4.B, D, C, A, E

Match List I with List II LIST I LIST II

A. Principle of Reciprocity I. Article 36(1) of ICJ

B. Voluntary Jurisdiction II. Article 36(2) of ICJ

C. Transferred Jurisdiction III. Article 65 of ICJ

D. Advisory Jurisdiction IV. Article 36(5) of ICJ

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III✓
2. (b)A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
3. (c)A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
4. (d)A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Arrange the following decision of ICJ under contentious jurisdiction in their ascending order

A. Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case

B. The Carfu Channel Case

C. The Asylum (Colombia v. Peru) Case

D. Minquiers and Ecrehos (France v. UK) Case

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)B, C, A, D✓
2. (b)C, B, A, D
3. (c)B, A, C, D
4. (d)D, B, C, A

Match List I with List II LIST I LIST II

A. Temple of Preah Vihear I. Justice, Equality and Conscience

B. Mavrommati’s Palestine Concession Case II. Principle of Estoppel

C. R. v. Keyn III. Res Judicata

D. Diversion of Water from Muese IV. Principle of Subrogation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
2. (b)A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
3. (c)A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III✓
4. (d)A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I