DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES- PAGE 4
1. Match the following on the basis of List – I and List – II. Use the codes given below :
List – I List – II (Country) (Year of first nuclear test)
(a) India (i) 1952
(b) USA (ii) 1949
(c) Soviet Union (iii) 1945
(d) UK (iv) 1974
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: A
2. Match the military thinkers with their respective domain of doctrines on the basis of following List – I and List – II :
List – I List – II
(a) Carl Haushofer (i) Sea power
(b) A.T. Mahan (ii) Air power
(c) Douhet (iii) Geopolitics
(d) Mao Tse Tung (iv) Guerilla Warfare
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Answer: A
3. Match the signatory nations and concluded accords by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II
(a) India-Pakistan (i) Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
(b) US-USSR (ii) Camp David Accord
(c) India-USSR (iii) SALT-I & SALT-II
(d) Egypt-Israel (iv) Shimla Agreement
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: A
4. Match the following from List – I and List – II by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II
(a) Barlev Line (i) India-Pakistan
(b) Maginot Line (ii) India-China
(c) LAC (iii) France
(d) LOC (iv) Israel
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer: C
5. Match the following from List – I and List – II by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II (Tactics) (Wars / Users)
(a) ‘Steam Roller’ tactics (i) Arab-Israel War 1967 / Israel
(b) ‘Shock and Awe’ tactics (ii) Gulf War II / USA
(c) ‘Blitzkrieg’ tactics (iii) World War II / Germany
(d) ‘Web Defence’ tactics (iv) World War II / Soviet Union
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: A
6. Choose the correct code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : The concept that ‘one man’s terrorist as another’s freedom fighter’ must be made unacceptable’.
Reason (R) : Terrorists survive due to significant support from outside.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
Answer: A
7. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Terrorism is not a purposeless violence. It is not like nature act of earthquake or tsunami before which we are helpless.
Reason (R) : Terrorists and those who support them have specific goals; terrorist violence is the means to attain those goals.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is not the logical explanation of (A).
Answer: C
8. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Today National Security means the ability of a nation to protect its internal values from external threats, no matter what form the latter may take or what quarter they appear from.
Reason (R) : The danger lies in the “hidden hand” and not the “foreign hand”.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the logical conclusion of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
Answer: D
9. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : The United Nations will continue to expand its duties and powers.
Reason (R) : UN intervention cannot be justified when a government falls into anarchy and civil war.
Codes :
(A) Statement (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) Reason (R) is correct, (A) is not correct.
(C) Statement (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) Statement (A) and (R) both are correct.
Answer: D
10. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Population pressures and increased per capita consumption of resources have made water a natural resource issue of 21st century.
Reason (R) : Today fresh water on the planet earth is only three percent.
Codes :
(A) Statement (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the cause of (A).
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
Answer: C
11. Identify the correct sequence of the following thinkers as per their period in history in chronological order:
(A) A.T. Mahan – Mao Tse Tung – Kautilya – Henry Kissinger
(B) Mao Tse Tung – Kautilya – A.T. Mahan – Henry Kissinger
(C) Kautilya – Mao Tse Tung – A.T. Mahan – Henry Kissinger
(D) Kautilya – A.T. Mahan – Mao Tse Tung – Henry Kissinger
Answer: D
12. Identify the correct sequence of the following India’s Defence Ministers in terms of their tenures in chronological order :
(A) Jagjivan Ram, George Fernandes, V.K. Krishna Menon, Sardar Baldev Singh
(B) Sardar Baldev Singh, Jagjivan Ram, V.K. Krishna Menon, George Fernandes
(C) Sardar Baldev Singh, V.K. Krishna Menon, Jagjivan Ram, George Fernandes
(D) V.K. Krishna Menon, Sardar Baldev Singh, George Fernandes, Jagjivan Ram
Answer: C
13. Identify the following events in a chronological order :
(A) Tashkent Agreement – Panchsheel Agreement – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration
(B) Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration – Panchsheel Agreement – Tashkent Agreement
(C) Panchsheel Agreement – Tashkent Agreement – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration
(D) Lahore Declaration – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Tashkent Agreement – Panchsheel Agreement
Answer: C
14. Which one of the following is in correct chronological order in terms of their inception :
(A) ASEAN – UN – NAM – SAARC
(B) UN – NAM – ASEAN – SAARC
(C) SAARC – NAM – UN – ASEAN
(D) NAM – SAARC – UN – ASEAN
Answer: B
15. Identify the following wars in the order they were fought :
(A) Gulf War II – Vietnam War – Boer War – Russo-Japan War
(B) Boer War – Russo-Japan War – Vietnam War – Gulf War II
(C) Vietnam War – Boer War – Gulf War II – Russo-Japan War
(D) Russo-Japan War – Boer War – Gulf War II – Vietnam War
Answer: B
16. Identify the correct chronological order of the following military thinkers :
(A) Sun Tzu – Machiavelli – Clausewitz – Douhet
(B) Machiavelli – Sun Tzu – Douhet – Clausewitz
(C) Douhet – Sun Tzu – Clausewitz – Machiavelli
(D) Clausewitz – Sun Tzu – Machiavelli – Douhet
Answer: A
17. Arrange the following terrorismrelated events in correct chronological order :
(A) 26/11, 9/11, GWOT, Operation Jeronimo
(B) GWOT, Operation Jeronimo, 9/11, 26/11
(C) 9/11, GWOT, 26/11, Operation Jeronimo
(D) Operation Jeronimo, GWOT, 26/11, 9/11
Answer: C
18. Arrange the following Arms Control Agreements in correct chronological order :
(A) NPT – Treaty of Tlatelolco – CTBT – Treaty of Rerotonga
(B) Treaty of Tlatelolco – NPT – Treaty of Rerotonga – CTBT
(C) Treaty of Tlatelolco – Treaty of Rerotonga – CTBT – NPT
(D) CTBT – Treaty of Rerotonga – NPT – Treaty of Tlatelolco
Answer: B
19. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Security essentially implies the absence of real, potential or perceived threats and challenges whether stemming from external or internal sources.
Reason (R) : The threat perceptions are largely diverse to preclude a common approach.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
Answer: D
20. Choose the right code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Pakistan has been advocating the necessity of strategic depth in Afghanistan to hide its territorial ambitions and its aim of expanding its strategic frontiers towards Western and Central Asian regions.
Reason (R) : Secure Western borders and a subservient Afghanistan will enable Pakistan to deploy most of its armed forces against India. Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is the logical extension of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct logical conclusion of (A).
Answer: B
21. Which group of the following countries comprise the “Golden Triangle’ ?
(A) Bangladesh – Bhutan – Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka – Maldives – Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar – Thailand – Laos
(D) China – Vietnam – Myanmar
Answer: C
22. ‘Coup de etat’ represents :
(A) Peaceful change of government by voting
(B) Voluntary resignation of the Head of a State.
(C) Change of government by a judicial decision.
(D) Sudden overthrowing of a government by Military.
Answer: D
23. Which one of the following is not considered as fundamental objective of National Security ?
(A) To preserve national sovereignty.
(B) To protect territorial integrity.
(C) To maintain International peace and stability.
(D) To maintain national political stability
Answer: C
24. Who was the Chairman of Kargil Review Committee ?
(A) K. Subrahmanyam
(B) Gen. V.P. Malik
(C) J.N. Dixit
(D) M.K. Narayanan
Answer: A
25. CTBT aims at :
(A) Creating Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
(B) Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests
(C) Banning creation of Nuclear Weapon Free World
(D) Banning production and test of Anti-personnel mines.
Answer: B
List – I List – II (Country) (Year of first nuclear test)
(a) India (i) 1952
(b) USA (ii) 1949
(c) Soviet Union (iii) 1945
(d) UK (iv) 1974
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: A
2. Match the military thinkers with their respective domain of doctrines on the basis of following List – I and List – II :
List – I List – II
(a) Carl Haushofer (i) Sea power
(b) A.T. Mahan (ii) Air power
(c) Douhet (iii) Geopolitics
(d) Mao Tse Tung (iv) Guerilla Warfare
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Answer: A
3. Match the signatory nations and concluded accords by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II
(a) India-Pakistan (i) Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
(b) US-USSR (ii) Camp David Accord
(c) India-USSR (iii) SALT-I & SALT-II
(d) Egypt-Israel (iv) Shimla Agreement
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: A
4. Match the following from List – I and List – II by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II
(a) Barlev Line (i) India-Pakistan
(b) Maginot Line (ii) India-China
(c) LAC (iii) France
(d) LOC (iv) Israel
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer: C
5. Match the following from List – I and List – II by choosing correct code :
List – I List – II (Tactics) (Wars / Users)
(a) ‘Steam Roller’ tactics (i) Arab-Israel War 1967 / Israel
(b) ‘Shock and Awe’ tactics (ii) Gulf War II / USA
(c) ‘Blitzkrieg’ tactics (iii) World War II / Germany
(d) ‘Web Defence’ tactics (iv) World War II / Soviet Union
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: A
6. Choose the correct code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : The concept that ‘one man’s terrorist as another’s freedom fighter’ must be made unacceptable’.
Reason (R) : Terrorists survive due to significant support from outside.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
Answer: A
7. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Terrorism is not a purposeless violence. It is not like nature act of earthquake or tsunami before which we are helpless.
Reason (R) : Terrorists and those who support them have specific goals; terrorist violence is the means to attain those goals.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is not the logical explanation of (A).
Answer: C
8. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Today National Security means the ability of a nation to protect its internal values from external threats, no matter what form the latter may take or what quarter they appear from.
Reason (R) : The danger lies in the “hidden hand” and not the “foreign hand”.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the logical conclusion of (A).
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the logical conclusion of (A).
Answer: D
9. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : The United Nations will continue to expand its duties and powers.
Reason (R) : UN intervention cannot be justified when a government falls into anarchy and civil war.
Codes :
(A) Statement (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) Reason (R) is correct, (A) is not correct.
(C) Statement (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) Statement (A) and (R) both are correct.
Answer: D
10. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Population pressures and increased per capita consumption of resources have made water a natural resource issue of 21st century.
Reason (R) : Today fresh water on the planet earth is only three percent.
Codes :
(A) Statement (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not the cause of (A).
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
Answer: C
11. Identify the correct sequence of the following thinkers as per their period in history in chronological order:
(A) A.T. Mahan – Mao Tse Tung – Kautilya – Henry Kissinger
(B) Mao Tse Tung – Kautilya – A.T. Mahan – Henry Kissinger
(C) Kautilya – Mao Tse Tung – A.T. Mahan – Henry Kissinger
(D) Kautilya – A.T. Mahan – Mao Tse Tung – Henry Kissinger
Answer: D
12. Identify the correct sequence of the following India’s Defence Ministers in terms of their tenures in chronological order :
(A) Jagjivan Ram, George Fernandes, V.K. Krishna Menon, Sardar Baldev Singh
(B) Sardar Baldev Singh, Jagjivan Ram, V.K. Krishna Menon, George Fernandes
(C) Sardar Baldev Singh, V.K. Krishna Menon, Jagjivan Ram, George Fernandes
(D) V.K. Krishna Menon, Sardar Baldev Singh, George Fernandes, Jagjivan Ram
Answer: C
13. Identify the following events in a chronological order :
(A) Tashkent Agreement – Panchsheel Agreement – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration
(B) Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration – Panchsheel Agreement – Tashkent Agreement
(C) Panchsheel Agreement – Tashkent Agreement – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Lahore Declaration
(D) Lahore Declaration – Shimla Agreement (Indo-Pak) – Tashkent Agreement – Panchsheel Agreement
Answer: C
14. Which one of the following is in correct chronological order in terms of their inception :
(A) ASEAN – UN – NAM – SAARC
(B) UN – NAM – ASEAN – SAARC
(C) SAARC – NAM – UN – ASEAN
(D) NAM – SAARC – UN – ASEAN
Answer: B
15. Identify the following wars in the order they were fought :
(A) Gulf War II – Vietnam War – Boer War – Russo-Japan War
(B) Boer War – Russo-Japan War – Vietnam War – Gulf War II
(C) Vietnam War – Boer War – Gulf War II – Russo-Japan War
(D) Russo-Japan War – Boer War – Gulf War II – Vietnam War
Answer: B
16. Identify the correct chronological order of the following military thinkers :
(A) Sun Tzu – Machiavelli – Clausewitz – Douhet
(B) Machiavelli – Sun Tzu – Douhet – Clausewitz
(C) Douhet – Sun Tzu – Clausewitz – Machiavelli
(D) Clausewitz – Sun Tzu – Machiavelli – Douhet
Answer: A
17. Arrange the following terrorismrelated events in correct chronological order :
(A) 26/11, 9/11, GWOT, Operation Jeronimo
(B) GWOT, Operation Jeronimo, 9/11, 26/11
(C) 9/11, GWOT, 26/11, Operation Jeronimo
(D) Operation Jeronimo, GWOT, 26/11, 9/11
Answer: C
18. Arrange the following Arms Control Agreements in correct chronological order :
(A) NPT – Treaty of Tlatelolco – CTBT – Treaty of Rerotonga
(B) Treaty of Tlatelolco – NPT – Treaty of Rerotonga – CTBT
(C) Treaty of Tlatelolco – Treaty of Rerotonga – CTBT – NPT
(D) CTBT – Treaty of Rerotonga – NPT – Treaty of Tlatelolco
Answer: B
19. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Security essentially implies the absence of real, potential or perceived threats and challenges whether stemming from external or internal sources.
Reason (R) : The threat perceptions are largely diverse to preclude a common approach.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) and (R) both are not correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
Answer: D
20. Choose the right code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : Pakistan has been advocating the necessity of strategic depth in Afghanistan to hide its territorial ambitions and its aim of expanding its strategic frontiers towards Western and Central Asian regions.
Reason (R) : Secure Western borders and a subservient Afghanistan will enable Pakistan to deploy most of its armed forces against India. Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is the logical extension of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct logical conclusion of (A).
Answer: B
21. Which group of the following countries comprise the “Golden Triangle’ ?
(A) Bangladesh – Bhutan – Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka – Maldives – Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar – Thailand – Laos
(D) China – Vietnam – Myanmar
Answer: C
22. ‘Coup de etat’ represents :
(A) Peaceful change of government by voting
(B) Voluntary resignation of the Head of a State.
(C) Change of government by a judicial decision.
(D) Sudden overthrowing of a government by Military.
Answer: D
23. Which one of the following is not considered as fundamental objective of National Security ?
(A) To preserve national sovereignty.
(B) To protect territorial integrity.
(C) To maintain International peace and stability.
(D) To maintain national political stability
Answer: C
24. Who was the Chairman of Kargil Review Committee ?
(A) K. Subrahmanyam
(B) Gen. V.P. Malik
(C) J.N. Dixit
(D) M.K. Narayanan
Answer: A
25. CTBT aims at :
(A) Creating Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
(B) Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests
(C) Banning creation of Nuclear Weapon Free World
(D) Banning production and test of Anti-personnel mines.
Answer: B
26. Tanks were first used by British against Germany in one of the following battles :
(A) Battle of North Africa
(B) Battle of Gazala
(C) Battle of Somme
(D) Battle of France
Ans: C
27. Match the following Islands in Table-I with their respective Seas/Oceans in Table-II and choose the correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(Islands) (Seas/Oceans)
a. COCO Island i. South China Sea
b. Parcel Island ii. East China Sea
c. Senkaku Island iii. Bay of Bengal
d. New Moore Island iv. Indian Ocean
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: B
28. Which one of the following is not a cause of environmental insecurity ?
(A) Resource Scarcity
(B) Global warming
(C) Desertification
(D) Moral Pollution
Ans: A
29. Match the following Tribes in Table-I with their respective countries in Table-II and choose the appropriate code
Table – I Table – II
a. Chakmas i. Sri Lanka
b. Rohingyas ii. India
c. Sinhalese iii. Bangladesh
d. Angami iv. Myanmar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: B
30. Match the following Missiles in Table-I with the countries of their origin in Table-II and choose the correct codes :
Table – I Table – II
a. Dongfeng i. Israel
b. Ghaznavi ii. Iran
c. Delilah iii. China
d. Shahab iv. Pakistan
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
(A) Battle of North Africa
(B) Battle of Gazala
(C) Battle of Somme
(D) Battle of France
Ans: C
27. Match the following Islands in Table-I with their respective Seas/Oceans in Table-II and choose the correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(Islands) (Seas/Oceans)
a. COCO Island i. South China Sea
b. Parcel Island ii. East China Sea
c. Senkaku Island iii. Bay of Bengal
d. New Moore Island iv. Indian Ocean
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: B
28. Which one of the following is not a cause of environmental insecurity ?
(A) Resource Scarcity
(B) Global warming
(C) Desertification
(D) Moral Pollution
Ans: A
29. Match the following Tribes in Table-I with their respective countries in Table-II and choose the appropriate code
Table – I Table – II
a. Chakmas i. Sri Lanka
b. Rohingyas ii. India
c. Sinhalese iii. Bangladesh
d. Angami iv. Myanmar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iii i ii iv
Ans: B
30. Match the following Missiles in Table-I with the countries of their origin in Table-II and choose the correct codes :
Table – I Table – II
a. Dongfeng i. Israel
b. Ghaznavi ii. Iran
c. Delilah iii. China
d. Shahab iv. Pakistan
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv i ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
31. Exercise of nuclear option by a nation-state, largely, depends on
(A) Its technology, national aspiration and national prestige.
(B) Its national strategic doctrine and national will.
(C) Its fear of nuclear domination.
(D) Its threat perception.
Ans: B
32. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The US should support local Afghan reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan both diplomatically & financially.
Reason (R) : India has strategic stakes in Afghanistan.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
33. Match the following Secretary Generals named in Table-I of UNO with their respective native countries in Table-II with the help of the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Trygre Lie i. Austria
b. U Thant ii. Burma
c. Kurt Waldheim iii. United Kingdom
d. Gladwyn Jebb iv. Norway
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: D
34. Match the nuclear activities given in List-I with their respective code names in List-II and choose the appropriate code.
List – I List – II
a. First Automic test of Alamogordo i. Trinity
b. Bombing at Hiroshima ii. Little Boy
c. Bombing at Nagasaki iii. Fat man
d. Pokharan Test of 1974 iv. PNE
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
35. Match the following items given in Table-I & II with the help of the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Arjun i. Submarine
b. Tejas ii. Tank
c. INS Bikramaditya iii. Air Craft
d. Arihant iv. Air Craft
Carrier
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii ii iv i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
36. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : It is just a choice for the government to choose whether to spend its money on ‘Butter’ or food for its citizens or on ‘Guns’, the money spent by the government for military defence.
Reason (R) : Every nation is faced with the decision to choose either guns or butter.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
(A) Its technology, national aspiration and national prestige.
(B) Its national strategic doctrine and national will.
(C) Its fear of nuclear domination.
(D) Its threat perception.
Ans: B
32. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The US should support local Afghan reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan both diplomatically & financially.
Reason (R) : India has strategic stakes in Afghanistan.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
33. Match the following Secretary Generals named in Table-I of UNO with their respective native countries in Table-II with the help of the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Trygre Lie i. Austria
b. U Thant ii. Burma
c. Kurt Waldheim iii. United Kingdom
d. Gladwyn Jebb iv. Norway
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: D
34. Match the nuclear activities given in List-I with their respective code names in List-II and choose the appropriate code.
List – I List – II
a. First Automic test of Alamogordo i. Trinity
b. Bombing at Hiroshima ii. Little Boy
c. Bombing at Nagasaki iii. Fat man
d. Pokharan Test of 1974 iv. PNE
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: A
35. Match the following items given in Table-I & II with the help of the code given below :
List – I List – II
a. Arjun i. Submarine
b. Tejas ii. Tank
c. INS Bikramaditya iii. Air Craft
d. Arihant iv. Air Craft
Carrier
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii ii iv i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
36. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : It is just a choice for the government to choose whether to spend its money on ‘Butter’ or food for its citizens or on ‘Guns’, the money spent by the government for military defence.
Reason (R) : Every nation is faced with the decision to choose either guns or butter.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: C
37. Match the following with the help of given code :
Agency -Country
a. MIG i. Israel
b. MOSSAD ii. Russia
c. KGB iii. Britain
d. CIA iv. USA
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
38. Match the following authors (Table-I) with their respective books (Table-II). Use the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
(Author) (Books)
a. H. Kissinger i. Politics among Nations
b. S. Brown ii. Diplomacy
c. H.J. Morganthou iii. Ethics of war
d. A.J. Coates iv. The Causes and Prevention of war
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: B
39. Match the following Institutions in List-I with their Locations in List-II with the help of given code :
List – I (Institute) List – II (Location)
a. ARTRAC i. Manesan
b. Utkrosh ii. Shimla
c. INDU iii. Mangalore
d. Sea bird iv. Port Blair
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: B
40. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : National Security policy encompasses the decisions and actions deemed imperative to protect domestic core values
from external threats.
Reason (R) : India is facing both internal and external security threats for which it needs to increase its defence budget.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: A
41. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The National security Approach acknowledges that power plays a key role in the behaviour of nations and the functioning of the international system.
Reason (R) : In the past, Balance of power system has helped in sustaining world peace and security.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
42. Arrange the following military thinkers in their correct chronological time sequence by using the code given below :
(A) Kautilya-Douhet-Jomini-Mahan.
(B) Kautilya-Jomini-Mahan-Douhet.
(C) Kautilya-Jomini-Douhet-Mahan.
(D) Kautilya-Mahan-Douhet- Jomini.
Ans: B
43. Arrange the chronological sequence of the following International Trade Regimes :
(A) GATT-SAPTA-WTO-NAFTA
(B) GATT-SAPTA-NAFTA-WTO
(C) SAPTA-NAFTA-GATT- WTO
(D) WTO-SAPTA-NAFTA-GATT
Ans: B
Agency -Country
a. MIG i. Israel
b. MOSSAD ii. Russia
c. KGB iii. Britain
d. CIA iv. USA
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii i iii
Ans: B
38. Match the following authors (Table-I) with their respective books (Table-II). Use the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
(Author) (Books)
a. H. Kissinger i. Politics among Nations
b. S. Brown ii. Diplomacy
c. H.J. Morganthou iii. Ethics of war
d. A.J. Coates iv. The Causes and Prevention of war
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iii i iv ii
Ans: B
39. Match the following Institutions in List-I with their Locations in List-II with the help of given code :
List – I (Institute) List – II (Location)
a. ARTRAC i. Manesan
b. Utkrosh ii. Shimla
c. INDU iii. Mangalore
d. Sea bird iv. Port Blair
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i iii iv ii
(D) ii i iv iii
Ans: B
40. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : National Security policy encompasses the decisions and actions deemed imperative to protect domestic core values
from external threats.
Reason (R) : India is facing both internal and external security threats for which it needs to increase its defence budget.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: A
41. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The National security Approach acknowledges that power plays a key role in the behaviour of nations and the functioning of the international system.
Reason (R) : In the past, Balance of power system has helped in sustaining world peace and security.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: C
42. Arrange the following military thinkers in their correct chronological time sequence by using the code given below :
(A) Kautilya-Douhet-Jomini-Mahan.
(B) Kautilya-Jomini-Mahan-Douhet.
(C) Kautilya-Jomini-Douhet-Mahan.
(D) Kautilya-Mahan-Douhet- Jomini.
Ans: B
43. Arrange the chronological sequence of the following International Trade Regimes :
(A) GATT-SAPTA-WTO-NAFTA
(B) GATT-SAPTA-NAFTA-WTO
(C) SAPTA-NAFTA-GATT- WTO
(D) WTO-SAPTA-NAFTA-GATT
Ans: B
Read the passage given below and answer the questions (44-48) which are based on your understanding of the passage :
The diffusion of military capabilities is the consequence of global economic and social development. As they become richer economically, Japan, China and other Asian countries will become more powerful militarily, as Islamic societies eventually will also. So will Russia if it is successful in reforming its economy. The last decades of twentieth century have seen many non-western nations acquire sophisticated weapons through arms transfers from western societies, Russia, Israel and China, and also create indigenous arms production facilities for highly sophisticated weapons. These processes will continue and probably accelerate during the early years of the twenty-first century. Nonetheless, well into that century, the west, meaning primarily the United States with some supplements from Britain and France, will alone be able to intervene militarily in almost any part of the world, And only the United States will have the air power capable of bombing virtually any place in the world. These are central elements of the military position of the United States as a Global power and of the West as the dominant civilization in the world. For the immediate future the balance of conventional military power between the West and the rest will overwhelmingly favor the west. The time, effort, and expense required to develop a first class conventional military capability provide tremendous incentives for non-western states to pursue other ways of countering western conventional military power. The perceived short-cut is the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. The core states of civilizations and countries which are aspired to be regionally dominant powers have special incentives to acquire these weapons. Such weapons, first, enable those states to establish their dominance over other states in their civilization and region, and, second, provide them with the means to deter intervention in their civilization and region by the United States or other external powers.
44. Which one of the following is the main cause of expansion of military capabilities of the nation-states in the globalised world ?
(A) Globalization and Globality.
(B) Socialization by the non-western countries.
(C) Militarization by the west.
(D) Privitization by the west.
Ans: A
45. By which of the following means, non-western nation-states acquired sophisticated weapons ?
(A) Arms sale
(B) Arms Aid
(C) Arms Transfer
(D) Arms Purchase
Ans: C
46. In twenty-first century, which of the following countries would very likely possess the capability of ‘military intervention’ in any part of the world ?
(A) United States
(B) Britain and France
(C) China
(D) United States with the NATO support
Ans: D
47. Which one of the following would be the short-cut and pre-dominant inclination for the non-western states to counter the Western conventional military capability in the foreseeable future ?
(A) By boosting their economics
(B) By boosting their military
(C) By boosting their technology
(D) By acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Ans: D
48. According to the above discourse, which of the following could be considered as the special incentives for the countries which aspire to be regionally dominant powers by acquiring the weapons of mass destruction and means of their delivery ?
(A) Capability to establish their dominance.
(B) Availability of means to deter intervention by the United States or other powers.
(C) Capability to use the UN Legitimacy for selfish politicomilitary motives.
(D) The incentives mentioned in (A) and (B).
Ans: D
The diffusion of military capabilities is the consequence of global economic and social development. As they become richer economically, Japan, China and other Asian countries will become more powerful militarily, as Islamic societies eventually will also. So will Russia if it is successful in reforming its economy. The last decades of twentieth century have seen many non-western nations acquire sophisticated weapons through arms transfers from western societies, Russia, Israel and China, and also create indigenous arms production facilities for highly sophisticated weapons. These processes will continue and probably accelerate during the early years of the twenty-first century. Nonetheless, well into that century, the west, meaning primarily the United States with some supplements from Britain and France, will alone be able to intervene militarily in almost any part of the world, And only the United States will have the air power capable of bombing virtually any place in the world. These are central elements of the military position of the United States as a Global power and of the West as the dominant civilization in the world. For the immediate future the balance of conventional military power between the West and the rest will overwhelmingly favor the west. The time, effort, and expense required to develop a first class conventional military capability provide tremendous incentives for non-western states to pursue other ways of countering western conventional military power. The perceived short-cut is the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. The core states of civilizations and countries which are aspired to be regionally dominant powers have special incentives to acquire these weapons. Such weapons, first, enable those states to establish their dominance over other states in their civilization and region, and, second, provide them with the means to deter intervention in their civilization and region by the United States or other external powers.
44. Which one of the following is the main cause of expansion of military capabilities of the nation-states in the globalised world ?
(A) Globalization and Globality.
(B) Socialization by the non-western countries.
(C) Militarization by the west.
(D) Privitization by the west.
Ans: A
45. By which of the following means, non-western nation-states acquired sophisticated weapons ?
(A) Arms sale
(B) Arms Aid
(C) Arms Transfer
(D) Arms Purchase
Ans: C
46. In twenty-first century, which of the following countries would very likely possess the capability of ‘military intervention’ in any part of the world ?
(A) United States
(B) Britain and France
(C) China
(D) United States with the NATO support
Ans: D
47. Which one of the following would be the short-cut and pre-dominant inclination for the non-western states to counter the Western conventional military capability in the foreseeable future ?
(A) By boosting their economics
(B) By boosting their military
(C) By boosting their technology
(D) By acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Ans: D
48. According to the above discourse, which of the following could be considered as the special incentives for the countries which aspire to be regionally dominant powers by acquiring the weapons of mass destruction and means of their delivery ?
(A) Capability to establish their dominance.
(B) Availability of means to deter intervention by the United States or other powers.
(C) Capability to use the UN Legitimacy for selfish politicomilitary motives.
(D) The incentives mentioned in (A) and (B).
Ans: D
49. Who among the following proposed the idea of ‘Atom for Peace’ ?
(A) Clinton
(B) Obama
(C) Eisenhower
(D) George W. Bush
Ans: C
50. Canberra Commission is related to
(A) Elimination of nuclear weapons.
(B) Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction in Europe.
(C) Climate change.
(D) Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Ans: A
51. Who is the author of “People, States and Fear” ?
(A) Raymond Aron
(B) Barry Buzan
(C) Arnold Wolfers
(D) H. Morgenthau
Ans: B
52. Who expressed the view that “there is another kind of violence in its way as destructive as the bullet or the bomb. This is the violence of
institutions” ?
(A) Robert F. Kennedy
(B) J.L. Nehru
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Indira Gandhi
Ans: A
53. Who expressed the view that “I see God in the smiles of poor” ?
(A) Martin Luther King
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans: B
54. Which one of the following is not part of the Human Security discourse ?
(A) Freedom from fear
(B) Freedom from want
(C) Resource scarcity
(D) Defence expenditure
Ans: D
55. Which one group of the following three states of the erstwhile Soviet Union had given up claims on nuclear weapons after the disintegration of the Soviet Union ?
(A) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
(B) Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
(C) Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
(D) Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Ans: D
56. National Investigating Agency (NIA) has been set up with the aim of
(A) Launching counter-insurgency
(B) Court cases against communal forces
(C) Prevention of Natural Disasters
(D) Investigating Terrorist Acts
Ans: D
57. Who among the following is the author of ‘Armament and History’ ?
(A) Liddell Hart
(B) Hitler
(C) J.F.C. Fuller
(D) Jomini
Ans: C
(A) Clinton
(B) Obama
(C) Eisenhower
(D) George W. Bush
Ans: C
50. Canberra Commission is related to
(A) Elimination of nuclear weapons.
(B) Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction in Europe.
(C) Climate change.
(D) Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Ans: A
51. Who is the author of “People, States and Fear” ?
(A) Raymond Aron
(B) Barry Buzan
(C) Arnold Wolfers
(D) H. Morgenthau
Ans: B
52. Who expressed the view that “there is another kind of violence in its way as destructive as the bullet or the bomb. This is the violence of
institutions” ?
(A) Robert F. Kennedy
(B) J.L. Nehru
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Indira Gandhi
Ans: A
53. Who expressed the view that “I see God in the smiles of poor” ?
(A) Martin Luther King
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans: B
54. Which one of the following is not part of the Human Security discourse ?
(A) Freedom from fear
(B) Freedom from want
(C) Resource scarcity
(D) Defence expenditure
Ans: D
55. Which one group of the following three states of the erstwhile Soviet Union had given up claims on nuclear weapons after the disintegration of the Soviet Union ?
(A) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
(B) Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
(C) Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
(D) Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Ans: D
56. National Investigating Agency (NIA) has been set up with the aim of
(A) Launching counter-insurgency
(B) Court cases against communal forces
(C) Prevention of Natural Disasters
(D) Investigating Terrorist Acts
Ans: D
57. Who among the following is the author of ‘Armament and History’ ?
(A) Liddell Hart
(B) Hitler
(C) J.F.C. Fuller
(D) Jomini
Ans: C
58.Which one of the following has open land border with India ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans: A
59. Which one of the following is not recognised as a Principle of War ?
(A) Selection and Maintenance of the aim
(B) Surprise
(C) Economy of Force
(D) Industrial Power
Ans: D
60. Which one of the following has not been active in the North-East of India ?
(A) Bodo
(B) ULFA
(C) NSCN
(D) Taliban
Ans: D
61. In the 21st century security discourse, which one of the following is not considered as existential threats ?
(A) Nuclear weapons
(B) International terrorism
(C) Climate change
(D) Riots
Ans: D
62. Who is the author of the book ‘Prepare or Perish’ ?
(A) Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao
(B) Air Comdr. Jasjit Singh
(C) Gen. V.P. Malik
(D) Gen.Shankar Raichaudhry
Ans: A
63. Who among the following propounded ‘National Character’ as one of the elements of Sea Power ?
(A) Jomini
(B) Carl von Clausewitz
(C) Alfred T. Mahan
(D) W. Mitchell
Ans: C
64. ‘Mandala Theory’ of inter-state relations during ancient India was propounded by
(A) Shukra
(B) Manu
(C) Kautilya
(D) Valmiki
Ans: C
65. ‘Operation Green Hunt’ was launched
(A) To contain communal riots in India
(B) To counter in insurgency in the NE India
(C) To counter insurgency in the J & K
(D) To suppress Left Wing extremism/Naxalism
Ans: D
66. Name the year in which IC-814 plane was hijacked by foreign- sponsored terrorists.
(A) 1999
(B) 1984
(C) 2001
(D) 2006
Ans: A
67. Kyto Protocol is related to
(A) Climate change
(B) Refugeses
(C) Internally displaced persons
(D) Nuclear power
Ans: A
68. Which one of the following is a potential Biological warfare agent ?
(A) Sulphur
(B) Gunpowder
(C) Anthrax
(D) Chloropicrin
Ans: C
69. ‘Wings of Fire’ is the biography of
(A) Homi J. Bhabha
(B) Raja Ramanna
(C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: C
70. The idea of ‘Sustainable Development’ was conceived by
(A) Canberra Commission
(B) Mandal Commission
(C) Srikrishna Commission
(D) Brundtland Commission
Ans: D
71. World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to monitor the following :
(A) States Financial Crisis
(B) State Sovereignty
(C) Economic inter-dependence
(D) Free trade
Ans: D
72. In the New World order, which one of the following has reduced its significance ?
(A) International organization
(B) Economic and Human Welfare
(C) International Conflict over ideology
(D) International law
Ans: C
73. Indian Peace keeping force was deployed in Sri Lanka during the period ______.
(A) 2001 to 2002
(B) 2007 to 2008
(C) 1992 to 1995
(D) 1987 to 1990
Ans: D
74. Which one of the following is the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan ?
(A) Baloch
(B) Pashtun
(C) Hazara
(D) Tajik
Ans: D
75. Match the following weapons with their country of origin. Use the code given below on the basis of Table – I and Table – II.
Table – I Table – II
a. Patriot 1. India
b. Dong feng 2. Russia
c. T-56 3. USA
d. Arihant 4. China
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 1 3 3
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans: D
76. Match the following Military Commanders with the war events to which they were associated. Use the code given below :
a. Gen. Manekshaw 1. Indo-Pak War 1965
b. Gen. K. Sundarji 2. Bangladesh War 1971
c. Gen. J.N. Choudhry 3. Kargil War 1999
d. Gen. V.P. Malik 4. Operation ‘Brasstrack’
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: B
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans: A
59. Which one of the following is not recognised as a Principle of War ?
(A) Selection and Maintenance of the aim
(B) Surprise
(C) Economy of Force
(D) Industrial Power
Ans: D
60. Which one of the following has not been active in the North-East of India ?
(A) Bodo
(B) ULFA
(C) NSCN
(D) Taliban
Ans: D
61. In the 21st century security discourse, which one of the following is not considered as existential threats ?
(A) Nuclear weapons
(B) International terrorism
(C) Climate change
(D) Riots
Ans: D
62. Who is the author of the book ‘Prepare or Perish’ ?
(A) Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao
(B) Air Comdr. Jasjit Singh
(C) Gen. V.P. Malik
(D) Gen.Shankar Raichaudhry
Ans: A
63. Who among the following propounded ‘National Character’ as one of the elements of Sea Power ?
(A) Jomini
(B) Carl von Clausewitz
(C) Alfred T. Mahan
(D) W. Mitchell
Ans: C
64. ‘Mandala Theory’ of inter-state relations during ancient India was propounded by
(A) Shukra
(B) Manu
(C) Kautilya
(D) Valmiki
Ans: C
65. ‘Operation Green Hunt’ was launched
(A) To contain communal riots in India
(B) To counter in insurgency in the NE India
(C) To counter insurgency in the J & K
(D) To suppress Left Wing extremism/Naxalism
Ans: D
66. Name the year in which IC-814 plane was hijacked by foreign- sponsored terrorists.
(A) 1999
(B) 1984
(C) 2001
(D) 2006
Ans: A
67. Kyto Protocol is related to
(A) Climate change
(B) Refugeses
(C) Internally displaced persons
(D) Nuclear power
Ans: A
68. Which one of the following is a potential Biological warfare agent ?
(A) Sulphur
(B) Gunpowder
(C) Anthrax
(D) Chloropicrin
Ans: C
69. ‘Wings of Fire’ is the biography of
(A) Homi J. Bhabha
(B) Raja Ramanna
(C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: C
70. The idea of ‘Sustainable Development’ was conceived by
(A) Canberra Commission
(B) Mandal Commission
(C) Srikrishna Commission
(D) Brundtland Commission
Ans: D
71. World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to monitor the following :
(A) States Financial Crisis
(B) State Sovereignty
(C) Economic inter-dependence
(D) Free trade
Ans: D
72. In the New World order, which one of the following has reduced its significance ?
(A) International organization
(B) Economic and Human Welfare
(C) International Conflict over ideology
(D) International law
Ans: C
73. Indian Peace keeping force was deployed in Sri Lanka during the period ______.
(A) 2001 to 2002
(B) 2007 to 2008
(C) 1992 to 1995
(D) 1987 to 1990
Ans: D
74. Which one of the following is the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan ?
(A) Baloch
(B) Pashtun
(C) Hazara
(D) Tajik
Ans: D
75. Match the following weapons with their country of origin. Use the code given below on the basis of Table – I and Table – II.
Table – I Table – II
a. Patriot 1. India
b. Dong feng 2. Russia
c. T-56 3. USA
d. Arihant 4. China
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 1 3 3
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans: D
76. Match the following Military Commanders with the war events to which they were associated. Use the code given below :
a. Gen. Manekshaw 1. Indo-Pak War 1965
b. Gen. K. Sundarji 2. Bangladesh War 1971
c. Gen. J.N. Choudhry 3. Kargil War 1999
d. Gen. V.P. Malik 4. Operation ‘Brasstrack’
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: B
77. Match the following authors with the books authored by them. Use the code given below :
a. Francis Fukoyana 1. India China War
b. Neville Maxwell 2. Blindmen of Hindustan
c. Gen. K. Sundarji 3. Untold Story
d. Gen. B.M. Kaul 4. End of History and the Last Man
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans: C
78. Match the following countries with the region of their location. Use the code given below :
a. Azerbaijan 1. Central Asia
b. Tajikistan 2. Middle East
c. Syria 3. Caucasus Region
d. Latvia 4. Eastern Europe
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: C
79. Match the following countries with their Ocean/Sea Coastal locations. Use the code given below :
a. Atlantic Ocean 1. Tunisia
b. India Ocean 2. Bulgaria
c. Mediterranean Sea 3. Tanzania
d. Black Sea 4. Angola
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: B
80. Match the following on the basis of Table – I and Table – II. Use code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Anti-colonial Nationalism 1. USA
b. Political-religious Nationalism 2. Asian Countries
c. Ferocious Nationalism 3. Middle East Countries
d. ‘Melting Pot’ Nationalism 4. West European Countries
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: B
81. Match the following from Table – I and Table – II by choosing correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(Missiles) (Country)
a. Hatf I-V 1. India
b. Jerico 2. Pakistan
c. Patriot 3. Israel
d. Agni-II 4. United States
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: D
a. Francis Fukoyana 1. India China War
b. Neville Maxwell 2. Blindmen of Hindustan
c. Gen. K. Sundarji 3. Untold Story
d. Gen. B.M. Kaul 4. End of History and the Last Man
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans: C
78. Match the following countries with the region of their location. Use the code given below :
a. Azerbaijan 1. Central Asia
b. Tajikistan 2. Middle East
c. Syria 3. Caucasus Region
d. Latvia 4. Eastern Europe
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: C
79. Match the following countries with their Ocean/Sea Coastal locations. Use the code given below :
a. Atlantic Ocean 1. Tunisia
b. India Ocean 2. Bulgaria
c. Mediterranean Sea 3. Tanzania
d. Black Sea 4. Angola
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: B
80. Match the following on the basis of Table – I and Table – II. Use code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Anti-colonial Nationalism 1. USA
b. Political-religious Nationalism 2. Asian Countries
c. Ferocious Nationalism 3. Middle East Countries
d. ‘Melting Pot’ Nationalism 4. West European Countries
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: B
81. Match the following from Table – I and Table – II by choosing correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(Missiles) (Country)
a. Hatf I-V 1. India
b. Jerico 2. Pakistan
c. Patriot 3. Israel
d. Agni-II 4. United States
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: D
82. Match the following from Table – I and Table – II by choosing correct code.
Table – I Table – II
(Treaties) (Regions)
a. Treaty of Tlatelolco 1. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
b. Treaty of Rerotonga 2. Nuclear Weapon-free zone in Africa
c. Treaty of Pelindaba 3. Nuclear Weapon Free zone in Latin America
d. CSCE 4. Nuclear weapon Free zone in South Pacific
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: B
83. Match the following from Table – I and Table – II by choosing correct code of respective authors and books.
Table – I Table – II
a. Rommel papers 1. Raymond Aron
b. Peace and War 2. B.H. Liddell Hart
c. Red Coats to Olive Green 3. Jaswant Singh
d. Defending India 4. V. Longer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A
84. Match the following on the basis of Table – I and Table – II. Use the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Collective Security 1. Unacceptable level of destruction
b. Arms Control 2. An equilibrium between two powers
c. Balance of Power 3. Fewer weapons means greater security
d. Deterrence 4. One for all, all for one
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: B
85. Choose the correct code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : The USA’s military expenditure increase in the recent years accounts more than 50 percent of the world military
expenditure.
Reason (R) : The global financial crises and economic recession have had little impact on world military expenditure.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the cause of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is the cause of (A)
Ans: B
Table – I Table – II
(Treaties) (Regions)
a. Treaty of Tlatelolco 1. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
b. Treaty of Rerotonga 2. Nuclear Weapon-free zone in Africa
c. Treaty of Pelindaba 3. Nuclear Weapon Free zone in Latin America
d. CSCE 4. Nuclear weapon Free zone in South Pacific
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: B
83. Match the following from Table – I and Table – II by choosing correct code of respective authors and books.
Table – I Table – II
a. Rommel papers 1. Raymond Aron
b. Peace and War 2. B.H. Liddell Hart
c. Red Coats to Olive Green 3. Jaswant Singh
d. Defending India 4. V. Longer
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A
84. Match the following on the basis of Table – I and Table – II. Use the code given below :
Table – I Table – II
a. Collective Security 1. Unacceptable level of destruction
b. Arms Control 2. An equilibrium between two powers
c. Balance of Power 3. Fewer weapons means greater security
d. Deterrence 4. One for all, all for one
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: B
85. Choose the correct code of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion (A) : The USA’s military expenditure increase in the recent years accounts more than 50 percent of the world military
expenditure.
Reason (R) : The global financial crises and economic recession have had little impact on world military expenditure.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the cause of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is the cause of (A)
Ans: B
86. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : Sadam Hussein was aggressive and insecure, therefore he invaded Kuwait.
Reason (R) : Iraq needed more oil resources to pay debts and to develop its economy.
Codes :
(A) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) supported the cause of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: B
87. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : The tools and tactics used by Armies, Terrorists and Criminals in Cyberspace are the same.
Reason (R) : The ultimate goals of Armies, Terrorists and Criminals are same.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (A) is not the cause of (R).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (R) is the cause of (A).
Ans: C
88. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : International law, like domestic law comes from a variety of sources.
Reason (R) : Treaties, Courts, Authoritative bodies and Custom are sources of international law.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, (A) is incorrect.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: D
89. Arrange the correct decending order of highest to lowest military expenditure of countries in the world, in the recent times. Use the code given below :
(A) USA – China – Russia – France – UK.
(B) Russia – USA – China – UK –France.
(C) China – Russia – USA – UK –France.
(D) USA – China – France – UK –Russia.
Ans: D
90. Arrange the following nuclear doctrines in the chronological in which order they were formulated. Use the correct code given below :
(A) Strategy of Massive Retaliation-Strategy of Flexible Response-MAD-Strategic Defence Initiative.
(B) MAD-Strategic Defence Initiative-Strategy of Flexible Response – Strategy of Massive Retaliation.
(C) Strategic Defence Initiative – Strategy of Flexible Responses – Strategy of Massive Retaliation – MAD.
(D) Strategy of Flexible Response – MAD – Strategic Defence Initiative – Strategy of Massive Retaliation.
Ans: A
Assertion (A) : Sadam Hussein was aggressive and insecure, therefore he invaded Kuwait.
Reason (R) : Iraq needed more oil resources to pay debts and to develop its economy.
Codes :
(A) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) supported the cause of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
Ans: B
87. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : The tools and tactics used by Armies, Terrorists and Criminals in Cyberspace are the same.
Reason (R) : The ultimate goals of Armies, Terrorists and Criminals are same.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (A) is not the cause of (R).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (R) is the cause of (A).
Ans: C
88. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion and Reason :
Assertion (A) : International law, like domestic law comes from a variety of sources.
Reason (R) : Treaties, Courts, Authoritative bodies and Custom are sources of international law.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, (A) is incorrect.
(C) (A) and (R) both are incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) both are correct.
Ans: D
89. Arrange the correct decending order of highest to lowest military expenditure of countries in the world, in the recent times. Use the code given below :
(A) USA – China – Russia – France – UK.
(B) Russia – USA – China – UK –France.
(C) China – Russia – USA – UK –France.
(D) USA – China – France – UK –Russia.
Ans: D
90. Arrange the following nuclear doctrines in the chronological in which order they were formulated. Use the correct code given below :
(A) Strategy of Massive Retaliation-Strategy of Flexible Response-MAD-Strategic Defence Initiative.
(B) MAD-Strategic Defence Initiative-Strategy of Flexible Response – Strategy of Massive Retaliation.
(C) Strategic Defence Initiative – Strategy of Flexible Responses – Strategy of Massive Retaliation – MAD.
(D) Strategy of Flexible Response – MAD – Strategic Defence Initiative – Strategy of Massive Retaliation.
Ans: A
91. Find the correct chronological sequence of the following thinkers :
(A) Haushofer, Mahan, Mackinder, S.B. John.
(B) S.B. John, Mackinder, Mahan, Houshofer.
(C) A.T. Mahan, Mackinder, Haushofer, S.B. John.
(D) Mackinder, S.B. John, Haushofer, A.T. Mahan.
Ans: C
92. Find the correct chronological sequence of independence of South Asian countries.
(A) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
(B) Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
(C) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India.
(D) Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
Ans: D
93. Arrange the correct sequence of steps in the Unified theory.
(A) Decision – Action – Area –Idea – Field.
(B) Idea – Decision – Action –Field – Area.
(C) Area – Idea – Field – Decision– Action.
(D) Action – Area – Decision –Field – Idea.
Ans: B
94. 26/11 was the terrorist attack on the following :
(A) Indian Parliament
(B) Hotels Taj Mahal and Trident Oberoi, Mumbai.
(C) WTC, New York
(D) Hotel Ritz Carlton, Jakarta
Ans: B
95. Who coined the term “Cyber space” ?
(A) Linda Billgates
(B) William Gibson
(C) E.D. Swinton
(D) Sam Pitroda
Ans: B
96. ‘Red Corridor’ is the proposed goal of the following :
(A) Left Wing Maoists/Naxalists
(B) Al Quaeda
(C) Jaish-e-Mohammed
(D) Hamas
Ans: A
97. Which one of the following is not a principle of ‘Panchsheel’ ?
(A) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and national soreignty.
(B) Non-aggression
(C) Non-interference in each other’s internal matters.
(D) World peace.
Ans: D
98. Falk land war had been fought between the following :
(A) Maxico and USA
(B) France and Egypt
(C) Argentina and UK
(D) Germany and France
Ans: C
(A) Haushofer, Mahan, Mackinder, S.B. John.
(B) S.B. John, Mackinder, Mahan, Houshofer.
(C) A.T. Mahan, Mackinder, Haushofer, S.B. John.
(D) Mackinder, S.B. John, Haushofer, A.T. Mahan.
Ans: C
92. Find the correct chronological sequence of independence of South Asian countries.
(A) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
(B) Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
(C) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India.
(D) Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
Ans: D
93. Arrange the correct sequence of steps in the Unified theory.
(A) Decision – Action – Area –Idea – Field.
(B) Idea – Decision – Action –Field – Area.
(C) Area – Idea – Field – Decision– Action.
(D) Action – Area – Decision –Field – Idea.
Ans: B
94. 26/11 was the terrorist attack on the following :
(A) Indian Parliament
(B) Hotels Taj Mahal and Trident Oberoi, Mumbai.
(C) WTC, New York
(D) Hotel Ritz Carlton, Jakarta
Ans: B
95. Who coined the term “Cyber space” ?
(A) Linda Billgates
(B) William Gibson
(C) E.D. Swinton
(D) Sam Pitroda
Ans: B
96. ‘Red Corridor’ is the proposed goal of the following :
(A) Left Wing Maoists/Naxalists
(B) Al Quaeda
(C) Jaish-e-Mohammed
(D) Hamas
Ans: A
97. Which one of the following is not a principle of ‘Panchsheel’ ?
(A) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and national soreignty.
(B) Non-aggression
(C) Non-interference in each other’s internal matters.
(D) World peace.
Ans: D
98. Falk land war had been fought between the following :
(A) Maxico and USA
(B) France and Egypt
(C) Argentina and UK
(D) Germany and France
Ans: C
99. Strategic studies is related with the study of
(A) the evolution of warfare.
(B) the use of military power for political objectives.
(C) the use of military power for military objectives.
(D) the military policies in the nuclear age.
Ans: B
100. Who among the following propounded “Mandala Theory” of inter-state relations ?
(A) Shukra
(B) Vishwamitra
(C) V.P. Singh
(D) Kautilya
Ans: D
(A) the evolution of warfare.
(B) the use of military power for political objectives.
(C) the use of military power for military objectives.
(D) the military policies in the nuclear age.
Ans: B
100. Who among the following propounded “Mandala Theory” of inter-state relations ?
(A) Shukra
(B) Vishwamitra
(C) V.P. Singh
(D) Kautilya
Ans: D
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