Global and Regional Integration MCQs 2026

Regional integration is the process by which

1. A all states dissolve into one empire by force always ✓
2. B states delegate sovereignty and coordinate policies within a geographic area ✓
3. C countries isolate completely from neighbors ✓
4. D local villages secede from all law ✓

The European Union originated from

1. A post-war cooperation beginning with the European Coal and Steel Community ✓
2. B Magna Carta 1215 alone ✓
3. C US Philadelphia Convention only ✓
4. D SAARC charter without any European steps ✓

The Treaty of Rome (1957) established

1. A NATO military command exclusively ✓
2. B ASEAN secretariat immediately ✓
3. C UK devolution to Scotland ✓
4. D the European Economic Community among six states ✓

Supranationalism in the EU means

1. A no binding rules on members ever ✓
2. B complete abolition of all national parliaments instantly ✓
3. C only informal summits without law ✓
4. D member states pool sovereignty in areas where EU law can prevail ✓

The European Parliament is

1. A appointed by the UK House of Lords only ✓
2. B directly elected and shares legislative power in the EU ✓
3. C the US Senate ✓
4. D Iran's Guardian Council ✓

The European Council comprises

1. A heads of state or government setting political direction ✓
2. B local French mayors exclusively ✓
3. C village gram sabhas ✓
4. D US state legislatures only ✓

The euro is used by

1. A all countries worldwide by law ✓
2. B only the UK and USA ✓
3. C many EU member states in the eurozone ✓
4. D no EU members at all ✓

Brexit refers to

1. A France leaving NATO only ✓
2. B India joining the EU ✓
3. C the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ✓
4. D China adopting the euro ✓

ASEAN was founded primarily to promote

1. A military conquest of Europe ✓
2. B abolition of all Asian states ✓
3. C political and economic cooperation in Southeast Asia ✓
4. D UK parliamentary sovereignty ✓

SAARC was established in

1. A 1985 to foster regional cooperation in South Asia ✓
2. B 1787 in Philadelphia ✓
3. C 1957 with Treaty of Rome ✓
4. D 1979 in Tehran revolution only ✓

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focuses on

1. A Caribbean trade only ✓
2. B UK House of Lords reform ✓
3. C Eurasian security, economic and political cooperation ✓
4. D US electoral districting alone ✓

The African Union succeeded

1. A the European Coal and Steel Community directly ✓
2. B SAARC exclusively ✓
3. C NATO ✓
4. D the Organization of African Unity with broader integration aims ✓

NAFTA was replaced in the region by

1. A USMCA (CUSMA/T-MEC) ✓
2. B the Treaty of Rome ✓
3. C SAARC charter ✓
4. D Magna Carta ✓

MERCOSUR is a

1. A East Asian security pact only ✓
2. B South American trade bloc including Brazil and Argentina among founders ✓
3. C UK devolved parliament ✓
4. D Indian panchayat union ✓

Functionalism in integration theory argues that

1. A war is the only integrator ✓
2. B states never cooperate on economics ✓
3. C integration requires immediate world government ✓
4. D technical cooperation in low-politics sectors spills over into broader union ✓

Neo-functionalism emphasizes

1. A permanent isolation of states ✓
2. B zero role for supranational institutions ✓
3. C only military coups integrate ✓
4. D spillover whereby integration in one area creates pressure to integrate further ✓

Intergovernmentalism stresses

1. A state control and bargaining among governments in integration ✓
2. B automatic federal world state without negotiation ✓
3. C abolition of diplomacy ✓
4. D local ward elections as sole integrator ✓

A free trade area removes

1. A all national governments instantly ✓
2. B only military alliances without trade ✓
3. C local municipal taxes globally ✓
4. D tariffs among members but members keep independent external tariffs ✓

A customs union adds to an FTA

1. A a common external tariff and shared trade policy toward outsiders ✓
2. B single currency always mandatory ✓
3. C world parliament automatically ✓
4. D abolition of all borders without checks ever ✓

A common market typically includes

1. A only diplomatic note exchanges ✓
2. B UK House of Lords voting rights in EU ✓
3. C ban on all migration always ✓
4. D free movement of goods, services, capital and labour among members ✓

Political union aims at

1. A complete autarky of each village ✓
2. B only cultural festivals without law ✓
3. C instant dissolution of all states without agreement ✓
4. D shared political institutions and pooled sovereignty in core areas ✓

The Schengen Area facilitates

1. A US Electoral College voting ✓
2. B Indian Rajya Sabha elections ✓
3. C Iranian Guardian Council vetting ✓
4. D passport-free travel among participating European states ✓

The WTO promotes

1. A local panchayat water boards only ✓
2. B multilateral trade rules and dispute settlement among member economies ✓
3. C UK parish council bylaws exclusively ✓
4. D military alliances exclusively ✓

The IMF primarily provides

1. A local garbage collection services ✓
2. B village gram sabha grants only ✓
3. C financial stability support and policy advice to member countries ✓
4. D hereditary peer pensions ✓

The World Bank focuses on

1. A UK House of Commons seating ✓
2. B development lending and poverty reduction projects ✓
3. C French municipal mayor contests only ✓
4. D US filibuster rules ✓

NATO is an example of

1. A pure trade customs union without security ✓
2. B local school board federation only ✓
3. C regional security integration through collective defense ✓
4. D global currency union exclusively ✓

ECOWAS operates in

1. A West Africa promoting economic and political cooperation ✓
2. B Scandinavia only ✓
3. C South America exclusively ✓
4. D Oceania without African members ✓

The Arab League coordinates

1. A political and economic affairs among Arab member states ✓
2. B UK counties only ✓
3. C US Midwest governors exclusively ✓
4. D Indian block panchayats alone ✓

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) represents

1. A only EU members ✓
2. B cooperation among many Muslim-majority member states ✓
3. C NATO exclusively ✓
4. D village panchayats in one district ✓

BRICS groups

1. A only EU founding six states ✓
2. B UK parish councils ✓
3. C major emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ✓
4. D French communes exclusively ✓

G20 summits bring together

1. A major advanced and emerging economies to coordinate economic policy ✓
2. B only local mayors of one country ✓
3. C village water committees exclusively ✓
4. D hereditary peers of the UK only ✓

RCEP is a

1. A UK-EU withdrawal treaty alone ✓
2. B US domestic tax code ✓
3. C large Asia-Pacific trade agreement including ASEAN states and partners such as China and Japan ✓
4. D Iranian nuclear statute only ✓

CPTPP is

1. A a local Pakistani union council law ✓
2. B a transpacific trade pact among Pacific-rim economies after US exit from TPP ✓
3. C UK House of Lords reform act ✓
4. D Indian gram sabha rule only ✓

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to

1. A create a single market across most of Africa ✓
2. B merge Africa into the US Senate ✓
3. C abolish all African states instantly ✓
4. D replace the UN entirely ✓

Pakistan participates in SAARC but summits have often been

1. A held weekly without interruption since 1215 ✓
2. B replaced by EU membership ✓
3. C suspended amid bilateral tensions especially with India ✓
4. D banned by NATO Article 5 ✓

CPEC connects to regional integration by

1. A dissolving the Pakistani provinces into France ✓
2. B linking Pakistan's Gwadar and infrastructure to Chinese economic corridors ✓
3. C UK Brexit negotiations only ✓
4. D US Electoral College reform alone ✓

China's Belt and Road Initiative promotes

1. A only UK local parish elections ✓
2. B infrastructure connectivity and investment across continents ✓
3. C Indian Rajya Sabha seating ✓
4. D French senatorial indirect polls exclusively ✓

The Eurasian Economic Union includes

1. A only South American members ✓
2. B UK and Ireland exclusively ✓
3. C Russia and several post-Soviet states in economic integration ✓
4. D SAARC members only ✓

Spillover in neo-functionalism can be

1. A only military invasion without economics ✓
2. B ban on all further cooperation ✓
3. C local ward redistricting exclusively ✓
4. D functional (sector expansion) or political (new institutions) ✓

Regional hegemon integration theory suggests a powerful state may

1. A never participate in any regional bodies ✓
2. B lead integration to institutionalize its influence ✓
3. C always dissolve smaller neighbors by force only ✓
4. D forbid all trade with neighbors ✓