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DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES- PAGE 1

1. Who opined that “if you wish for peace, understand war” ?
(A) Jomini
(B) J.F.C. Fuller
(C) Mao Tse Tung
(D) B.H. Liddell Hart
Answer: D

2. Who is among the following known as ‘Father of India’s Missile Programme’ ?
(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) Raja Ramanna
(C) Anil Kakodkar
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: A

3. Which one of the following is not taken as the instrument of National Security ?
(A) Armed Forces
(B) Diplomatic services
(C) Intelligence services
(D) NGOs
Answer: D

4. Who argued that “the central theme of international relations is not evil, but tragedy” ?
(A) Robert Jervis
(B) K. Subrahmanyam
(C) B. Buzan
(D) Arnold Wolfers
Answer: A

5. ‘Security Dilemma’ of States continues, due to the following reasons :
(A) Military power always appears offensive to others.
(B) Military power becomes defensive.
(C) States do not take steps to use force.
(D) States want economic freedom.
Answer: A

6. Who argued that “Geo-politics is a pseudo-science” ?
(A) B. Buzan
(B) H. Morgenthau
(C) H. Mackinder
(D) Raymon Aron
Answer:  B

7. Who among the following propounded the Organic Theory of State ?
(A) Halford Mackinder
(B) Carl Haushofer
(C) Ratzel
(D) S.B. Cohen
Answer: C

8. During the cold war years, key to world peace was insured by
(A) Homeland Security Mechanism
(B) Balance of Power and Collective Security Mechanisms
(C) Regional Security
(D) Comprehensive Security
Answer:  B

9. Who propounded the concept of ‘Geographical Pivot of History’ ?
(A) Alexander de Seversky
(B) Carl von Clausewitz
(C) Halford Mackinder
(D) Alfred T. Mahan
Answer: C

10. Rise of fundamentalism in Afghanistan is largely due to
(A) Poverty
(B) Religious extremism of Islam
(C) Illiteracy
​(D) Pastoral economy
Answer:  B

11. Where is Diego Garcia island situated ?
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Baltic Sea
Answer:  B

12. Which one of the following is not implied in the assumptions of Deterrence Theory ?
(A) Decision-makers are rational.
(B) The treat of destruction from warfare is large.
(C) Alternatives to war are available.
(D) Open economy can defuse the threat of war.
Answer: D

13. Which one of the following is not an arms control agreement ?
(A) NATO
(B) SALT
(C) NPT
(D) PBAT
Answer: A

14. Which one of the following is not an element of National Power of a modern nation-state ?
(A) Critical Mass
(B) National Will
(C) Economic Capability
(D) Social Movement
Answer: D

15. After Tsunami-induced problems in Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant, which one of the following countries has not stopped the expansion of nuclear power for peaceful purposes ?
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) Germany
(D) Japan
Answer: A

16. Which of the following is not the consequence of the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal ?
(A) US support for India’s emergence as a potential super power.
(B) Separation of India’s civil and defence nuclear facilities.
(C) International inspection of nuclear facilities.
(D) Nuclear Supplier Group’s unhindered support for India.
Answer: D

17. The military operation launched by independent India to liberate Hyderabad from Nizam’s rule in September 1948 was named as
(A) Operation Polo
(B) Operation Green Hunt
(C) Operation Vijay
(D) Operation Blue Star
Answer: A

18. ‘Armed Forces Special Powers Act’ was enacted by India in the following year :
(A) 1965
(B) 1958
(C) 1971
(D) 1999
Answer:  B

19. The terms ‘Golden Crescent’ and ‘Golden Triangle’ are related to :
(A) Fake currency business
(B) Proliferation of small arms
(C) Narco trafficking
(D) All of the above activities of organised crime
Answer: D
​
20. ‘Operation Jeronimo’ is related to :
(A) Killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
(B) Killing of Col. M. Gaddafi
(C) Killing of Benazir Bhutto
(D) Killing of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat 
Answer: A

21. ‘Missile for Nuke’ programme is referred to :
(A) Transfer of missile technology by North Korea in the exchange of nuclear technology by Pakistan.
(B) Missile technology transfer by China to Pakistan.
(C) Reduction in inter-continental Ballistic Missiles by USA and USSR.
(D) Nuclear Threat Reduction (NTR).
Answer: A

22. Which one of the following is located in South China Sea ?
(A) Spartley Island
(B) Vanuatu Island
(C) Coco Island
(D) Vitilevu Island
Answer: A

23. Swat Valley is situated in the area of :
(A) India – Myanmar border
(B) Pakistan – Iran border
(C) Pakistan – Afghanistan border
(D) India – Nepal border
Answer: C

24. ‘Jasmine Revolution’ is related to :
(A) Green revolution
(B) Floriculture
(C) Democratic awakening in the Islamic world
(D) Environmental movement
Answer: C

25. Which one of the following is not a member country of SAARC ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bhutan
(D) Maldives
Answer: B
26. Clausewitz is associated with which of the following statements ?
(A) War is desirable but periodically.
(B) War stems from economic necessity.
(C) War is a continuation of policy by other means.
(D) War indicates the direction of the politics.
Ans: C

27. Assertion (A) : As per realist theory, State exist in an anarchic international system, characterised by the absence of an authoritative hierarchy.
Reason (R) : States in international system can rely only on themselves.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation.
​Ans: B

28. Assertion (A) : The Nation-State is the foundation for national selfdetermination.
Reason (R) : Nations are spread among several States.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
​Ans: C

29. India’s Satellite Launching Centre is located at
(A) Trivandrum
(B) Kavaratti
(C) Sriharikota
(D) Chandipur
​Ans: B

30. Which one of the following is not the Pakistani nuclear missile ?
(A) Jericho
(B) Shaheen
(C) Ghauri
(D) Ra-ad
​Ans: B

31. Match the following :
(a) Iraqi invasion in 1990 I Al Qaeda
(b) Civil War in Bosnia and Kosovo II Russia
(c) Glasnost and Perestroika III Kuwait
(d) Terrorist acts against US IV Disintegrated Yugoslavia
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) IV III II I
 (B) II III I IV
 (C) IV III I II
 (D) III IV II I
​Ans: A

32. Which one of the following is not the means of Coercive settlement of disputes ?
(A) Blocade
(B) Arbitration
(C) Arms Embargo
(D) Sanctions
​Ans: A

33. Match the following missiles with their respective countries.
(a) Shaheen I India
(b) Patriot II Pakistan
(c) Prithvi III China
(d) Dong Feng IV USA
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) III II IV I
 (B) II IV I III
 (C) I III IV II
 (D) IV I III II
​Ans: B

34. The United Nations’ Organisation (UNO) declared the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace in
(A) 1981
(B) 1971
(C) 1961
(D) 1972
​Ans: D

35.  During World War II the important event that took place on 7th December, 1941 was when 
(A) Germany invaded Russia.
(B) Britain and France declared war on Germany.
(C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
(D) A second front was launched by the Allied Powers.
​Ans: B

36. ‘Durand Line’ is a border demarcation between
(A) India-Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan-Afghanistan
(C) China-Russia
(D) China-Pakistan
​Ans: C

37. Treaty of Westphalia mainly deals with
(A) Plural State
(B) Principle of Sovereignty
(C) Principle of Equality
(D) Democratic State
​Ans: C

38. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The national security perception of a nation-state is the product of interaction of security awareness and suggestive nature of its citizen and information gathering mechanism of the government.
Reason (R) : The common citizen of India, by and large, lack security awareness and think that it is the responsibility of the government to look after the process of national security.
 Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are logical and (A) is the reason of (R).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are illogical and (A) is the reason of (R).
(C) (A) is logical, but (R) is illogical & (A) is not the reason of (R).
(D) (A) is illogical, but (R) is logical & (A) is the reason of (R).
​Ans: D

39. Assertion (A) : NGOs are primary actors at the grassroot level in mobilizing individuals to act.
Reason (R) : NGOs played a key role at Rio Conference of 1992 on environment and development.
 Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) and (R) both are false.
(C) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the proper explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
​Ans: A

40. ‘Parcel Island’, dispute is between which of the following countries ?
(A) South Korea – North Korea
(B) China – Japan
(C) China – Philippines
(D) Malaysia – Indonesia
​Ans: B

41. Which of the following security force is deployed on Sino-Indian border ?
(A) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
(B) Border Security Force (BSF)
(C) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
(D) Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB)
​Ans: C

42. Which of the following is not a principle of war ?
(A) Concentration
(B) Surprise
(C) Logistics
(D) Mobility
​Ans: A

43. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is often compared to
(A) Machiavelli’s “The Prince”
(B) Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nation”
(C) Leo Tolstoy” War and Peace”
 (D) The Indian Constitution
​Ans: D
44. Incident 26/11 denotes the terrorist attack on
(A) Indian Parliament
(B) Mumbai attack
(C) U.S. Embassy at Nairobi
(D) World Trade Centre-New York.
​Ans: D

45. Match the following Personalities (Table I) with their weapons with which they are associated (Table II) and choose the appropriate code.
Table – I Table – II
(a) Abdul Kalam (i) Air Craft
(b) Raja Ramanna (ii) Messile
(c) Guderian (iii) Nuclear Bomb
(d) Douhet (iv) Tank
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
 (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
 (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
 (D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
​Ans: A

46. Which one of the following organization originated from GATT ?
(A) O.E.C.D.
(B) N.I.E.O.
(C) W.T.O.
(D) U.N.C.T.A.D.
​Ans: A

47. Identify the top four countries with highest military expenditure in recent time.
(A) USA, China, France, UK
(B) USA, Russia, Japan, Germany
(C) USA, France, Germany, Japan
(D) USA, Japan, Russia, UK
​Ans: D

48. Which of the following is not the organ of UNO ?
(A) Security Council
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) General Assembly
(D) Regional Security
​Ans: B

49. Aksai Chin Road links
(A) Rangiya-Tawang
(B) Manali-Leh
(C) Tibet-Xin Xiang
(D) Leh-Nubra
​Ans: C

50. Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed in the year
(A) 1948
(B) 1962
(C) 1966
(D) 1971
​Ans: A

51. Where is ‘Diego Garcia located ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean
​Ans: C

52. “String of Pearl” is concept of Naval Encirclement propounded by _____.
(A) Australia
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) USA
​Ans: C

53. Which of the following is pertinent to China’s nuclear-weapon test site ?
(A) Yarkand
(B) Khotan
(C) Kashgar
(D) Lop Nor
​Ans: D

54. Which of the following country is not a member of ASEAN Group ?
(A) Malaysia
(B) North Korea
(C) Indonesia
(D) Singapore
​Ans: A

55. Which of the following country is not a member of Commonwealth Nation ?
(A) India
(B) Australia
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
​Ans: B

56. Which one of former Soviet Union independent State is a fragmented State ?
(A) Belarus
(B) Armenia
(C) Azerbaijan
(D) Georgia
​Ans: D

57. Car Nicobar island is located in
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Andaman
(C) Palk Strait
(D) Strait of Malacca
​Ans: C

58. Sino-Pak Nexus is pertaining to
(A) Rann of Kutch
(B) Chumbi Valley
(C) Karakoram Highway
(D) Wagha Border
​Ans: D

59. Match the following battles theatre (Table I) with a particular war (Table II) and choose the appropriate code.
Table – I Table – II
(a) Tawang (i) 1965 war
(b) Drass (ii) 1962 war
(c) Khem Karan (iii) 1948 war
(d) Baramula (iv) 1999 Kargil war
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
 (B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
 (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 (D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) 
​Ans: D

​60. The basic cause of break-up of Soviet Union was
(A) Socio-cultural aspects
(B) Economy
(C) Ethnic issues
(D) Pastoral moves
​Ans: C

61. ‘Ichogil Canal’ is a man-made waterways located at
(A) India-Bangladesh Border
(B) India-China Border
(C) India-Pakistan Border
(D) India-Nepal Border
​Ans: B

62. Which of the following is not taken as the instrument of National Security ?
(A) Intelligence Services
(B) National Security Guard
(C) Para Military Forces
(D) Central Vigilance Commission
​Ans: B

63. The AGNI Missile of India could be specified as
(A) Short Range Missile
(B) ICBM
(C) Medium Range Missile
(D) Air to Surface Missile
​Ans: C

64. ‘Brahmos’ is the name of
(A) Submarine
(B) Aircraft
(C) Missile
(D) U.A.V.
​Ans: A

65. Which of the following is one of the integral components of Confidence Building Measures ?
(A) Negotiations on equal terms
(B) Absence of inimical postures and prevalence of transparency in relations
 (C) Third party mediation 
(D) Stable security as a condition for confidence building
​Ans: C

66. What are the causes of rise of fundamentalism in Afghanistan ?
(A) Religious Orthodoxy
(B) Poverty
(C) Illiteracy
(D) Regional Security Environment
​Ans: A

67. Helsinki Conference (1975) also provided a new concept of peace making known as
(A) Collective Security
(B) South-North Co-operation
(C) Confidence Building Measures
(D) Nuclear Peace Initiative
​​Ans: B
68. Which one of the following oceans was known as the British Lake ?
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
​Ans: C

69. United Nations’ Organisation (UNO) came into existence on
(A) October 24, 1944
(B) October 24, 1945
(C) June 26, 1945
(D) October 24, 1946
​Ans: A

70. Which one of the following is not a land-locked State ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Egypt
(D) Mongolia
​Ans: B

71. India’s Continental Strategy is linked with
(A) India-Nepal
(B) Indo-Pak and Sino-Indian
Border disputes
 (C) Indo-Myanmar Border
 (D) India-Bangladesh Border
​Ans: C

72. Who amongst the following was the first Field Marshal in India ?
(A) J.N. Chaudhary
(B) K.M. Carriappa
(C) S.H.F.J. Maneckshaw
(D) V.P. Malik
​Ans: C

73. Which of the following is not an element of a Nation State ?
(A) Territory
(B) Sovereignty
(C) Government
(D) Ethnicity
​Ans: D

74. Neutrality is a condition that can exist only in times of
(A) Harmony
(B) Revolution
(C) War
(D) Peace
​Ans: C

75. Propaganda is an essential element of
(A) Psychological warfare
(B) Cyber warfare
(C) Chemical warfare
(D) Economic warfare
​Ans: B
76.  Which one is not fundamental element of a State ?
(A) Territory
(B) Resources
(C) Government
(D) Population
Ans: A

77. Match the following in respect of theories and key actors :
List – I List – II
(a) Liberalism (i) International Organizations and States
(b) Realism (ii) International System and States
(c) Radicalism (iii) Social Classes and International Elites
(d) Constructivism (iv) Individuals and Collective Identities
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
 (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
 (D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
​Ans: B

78. Match the names of the Army Chief (Table-I) with their respective war fought under their generalship (Table II) and choose the appropriate codes.
Table – I Table – II
(a) PS Thapar (i) 1965 war
(b) JN Chaudhuri (ii) 1962 war
(c) KM Cariappa (iii) Bangladesh liberation war
(d) SHFJ Manekshaw (iv) Indo-Pak war on Kashmir
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
 (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
 (C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
 (D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Ans: B

79. Bhutan shares international border with which of the following group of countries ?
(A) China, Nepal, India, Bangladesh
(B) Bangladesh, Nepal, China
(C) China and India
(D) China and Bangladesh
Ans: A

80. Which of the following is symbolic to Sino-Pak nexus ?
(A) Lhasa-Golmo Rail Link
(B) Karakoram Highway
(C) Ledo Road
(D) Gartok Air Base
Ans: A

81. Which Strait on the globe has the maximum flow of oil transport ?
(A) Beb-el-mandeb
(B) Strait of Malacca
(C) Strait of Hormuz
(D) Suez Canal
Ans: B

82. Assertion (A) : Because of globalization the sovereignty principle has been eroding considerably.
Reason (R) : The expenditure on fencing of international borders in recent time has been increased enormously.
 Codes :
(A) Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is contradictory to (A).
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: C

83. Assertion (A) : A State refrain from taking aggressive action using its first strike capability because of the concept of MAD.
Reason (R) : If opponent has second strike capability, the deterrence can be successful.
 Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is the proper explanation of (A).
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the proper explanation of the (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: D

84. Match the Table – I and Table – II related to Major Arms Control Agreements and Years.
Table – I Table – II
(a) Chemical Weapons Convention (i) 1996
(b) ASEAN Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (ii) 1999
(c) Antipersonnel Landmines Treaty (iii) 1990
(d) Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (iv) 1993
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
 (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
 (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
 (D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: A

85. Assertion (A) : Non-alignment still continues to be an option as independent foreign policy of a country.
Reason (R) : Non-alignment is still relevant in contemporary scenario.
 Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 
Ans: C
​86. Which of the following statements is not applicable to the traditional concept of National Security ?
(A) It is a State-centric.
(B) It emphasizes power in military sense.
(C) It defines security in terms of external threats.
(D) It emphasizes the security of individuals.
Ans: C

87. The four elements of the State are 
(A) Population, Territory, Army and Sovereignty
 (B) Government, Population, Sovereignty and President
 (C) Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty
 (D) Population, Bureaucracy, Government and Territory
Ans: C

88. Three of the following thinkers belong to a particular school of thought. Identify the person, who is NOT in this group.
(A) H.J. MacKinder
(B) Alfred Mahan
(C) E.B. Haas
(D) Nicholas Spykmann
Ans: D

89. “Operation PARAKRAM” refers to military deployment at
(A) India-China Border
(B) India-Bangladesh Border
(C) India-Pakistan Border
(D) India-Sri Lanka Oceanic region
Ans: C

90. Match the following events (Table-I) with the year of their occurrence (Table-II) and choose the appropriate code.
Table– I Table – II
(a) Glassboro Summit between US & Soviet (i) 1972
(b) SALT-1 (ii) 1992-93 
(c) Disintegration of Soviet Union (iii) 1967
(d) Iraqi invation of Kuwait (iv) 1990
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
 (B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
 (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
 (D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A

91. Match the following books (Table-I) with their respective authors (Table II) and choose the appropriate code.
Table – I Table – II 
(a) Himalayan Blunder (i) J.L. Nehru
(b) India China War (ii) Stephen Cohen
(c) Discovery of India (iii) Neville Maxwell
(d) India : The Emerging Power (iv) J.P. Dalvi
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
 (B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
 (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
 (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) 
Ans: A
92 . “The desert was tactician’s paradise
but Quartermaster’s hell.” Relate the
statement with the concerned military
campaign :
(A) The Burmese Campaign
(B) The Battle of Kasserine Pass
(C) The North African Campaign
(D) The Battle of Hydaspes (326
B.C.)
​Ans: B

93. Match the following military leaders with battles in Indian Military History.
(a) Battle of Khanwa (i) Alexander
(b) Battle of Hydaspes (ii) Babar
(c) Battle of Tarain (iii) Rana Sanga
(d) Battle of Panipat I (iv) Prithviraj Chauhan
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
 (B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 (C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
 (D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
​Ans: B

94. Choose the appropriate code for the following treaties in their ascending chronological order.
(A) Partial Test Ban Treaty; Outer Space Treaty, Nonproliferation Treaty; Threshold Test Ban Treaty
(B) Outer Space Treaty, Nonproliferation Treaty, Partial Test Ban Treaty, Threshold Test Ban Treaty
(C) Non-proliferation Treaty, Outer Space Treaty, Partial Test Ban Treaty; Threshold Test Ban Treaty
(D) Threshold Test Ban Treaty, Outer Space Treaty, Nonproliferation Treaty, Partial Test Ban Treaty
​Ans: A

95. Match the following Military Commanders with their respective battles/war :
(a) Battle of Gazala Line (1942) (i) Gen. J.S. Arora
(b) Battle of Lyte Gulf (1944) (ii) Admiral Nimitz
(c) Korean War (1950) (iii) Gen. Montgomary
(d) Bangladesh War (1971) (iv) Gen. Mac Arthur
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 (B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
 (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
 (D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
​Ans: B

96. Match the following boundary lines with their respective countries :
(a) 17th Parallel (i) USA and Canada
(b) 49th Parallel (ii) Germany and Poland
(c) 38th Parallel (iii) North and South Vietnam
(d) Hindenburg Line (iv) North and South Korea
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
 (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
 (D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
​Ans: A
97. Arrange the following Secretary General of United Nations in ascending chronological order.
(A) U. Thant, Boutros Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan, Ban Ki Moon
(B) Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan, Boutros Boutros Ghali, U. Thant
(C) Boutros Boutros Ghali, U. Thant, Ban Ki Moon, Kofi Annan
(D) Boutros Boutros Ghali, Ban Ki Moon, U. Thant, Kofi Annan
​​Ans: C

98. Match the following Table I & Table II in respect of International Political Economy.
Table – I Table – II
(a) Rise of OPEC (i) 1994
(b) First transboarder electronic link between stock exchanges (ii) 1985
(c) NAFTA established (iii) 1973
(d) World Trade Organization replaced GATT (iv) 1995
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
 (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
 (C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
 (D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
​​Ans: C

99. Assertion (A) : The fall in oil prices in 2009 severely affected the revenue of the middle east oil producers.
Reason (R) : It is because of increase in oil revenue of Iraq and Oman.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
​​Ans: C

100. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion (A) and Reason (R). 
Assertion (A) : Indian Constitution is the largest and most detailed Constitutional document produced in the world.
Reason (R) : It includes even provisions relating to administrative details.
 Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (R) and (A) are true and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true and (A) is false and (R) is not the logical conclusion of (A). 
​​Ans: D

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