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Topic 280 · Answers

Thailand-Cambodia clashes and Preah Vihear

All 10 answers, each with its Book 1 RATNA fact. Try the questions first

  1. Question 1Answer B

    Thai and Cambodian forces fought along their border in May, July and which other month of 2025?

    • October
    • Correct answer: December
    • January
    • March

    Core Trigger: Thai and Cambodian forces fought along their border in May, July and December 2025, killing over a hundred people.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 1

  2. Question 2Answer D

    How many people did the 2025 border clashes displace?

    • A few thousand
    • A few hundred
    • Over ten million
    • Correct answer: Hundreds of thousands

    Human Cost: The clashes displaced hundreds of thousands of people.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 2

  3. Question 3Answer D

    UNESCO counted how many damaged areas at the Preah Vihear temple?

    • 1,562
    • 256
    • 652
    • Correct answer: 562

    Heritage Damage: UNESCO later counted 562 damaged areas at the Preah Vihear temple.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 3

  4. Question 4Answer B

    Preah Vihear stands on a cliff of which mountain range?

    • Elephant Mountains
    • Correct answer: Dangrek Mountains
    • Cardamom Mountains
    • Annamite Range

    Key Place: Preah Vihear is a Hindu temple on a cliff of the Dangrek Mountains on the Thai-Cambodian border.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 4

  5. Question 5Answer C

    In which year did the ICJ confirm the temple's vicinity belongs to Cambodia?

    • 2008
    • 2017
    • Correct answer: 2013
    • 2011

    Data Point: The ICJ confirmed in 2013 that the vicinity of the temple belongs to Cambodia.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 5

  6. Question 6Answer C

    Which is/are correct? 1. Thailand and Cambodia are both ASEAN members. 2. India's Act East Policy engages ASEAN.

    • Only 1
    • Only 2
    • Correct answer: Both 1 and 2
    • Neither

    Stakeholders: Thailand, Cambodia, UNESCO and the International Court of Justice are the key actors.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 6

  7. Question 7Answer A

    In which Netherlands city does the ICJ sit?

    • Correct answer: The Hague
    • Utrecht
    • Rotterdam
    • Amsterdam

    Venue: The ICJ sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 8

  8. Question 8Answer A

    The ICJ began work in which year?

    • Correct answer: 1946
    • 1948
    • 1919
    • 1945

    Founded: The ICJ began work in 1946 as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 9

  9. Question 9Answer B

    In which year did the ICJ's landmark judgment place the Preah Vihear temple in Cambodian territory?

    • 1970
    • Correct answer: 1962
    • 1954
    • 1999

    Landmark: In Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v Thailand), 1962, the ICJ held the temple lies in Cambodian territory.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 10

  10. Question 10Answer B

    Which is/are correct? 1. Acquiescence lets a State that accepted a boundary map freely dispute it later. 2. The ICJ Statute covers jurisdiction in Article 36.

    • Only 1
    • Correct answer: Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither

    Statute: The ICJ is governed by its Statute, annexed to the UN Charter; Article 36 covers its jurisdiction.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 280, point 11

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