DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES- PAGE 5
1. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Military activities need to be closely co-ordinated with diplomatic actions as well as keeping communication channels open to all parties.
Reason (R) : There can be no purely military solution to the issues involved, but few political solutions are inevitable without sufficient backing by force.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) and (R) are both correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) & (R) are not correct.
Answer: Option 2
2. Which one of the following principles of war is considered as the “master principle of war” ?
(1) Surprise and Deception
(2) Economy of Force
(3) Concentration of Force
(4) Selection and Maintenance of Aim
Answer: Option 4
3. ‘Security Dilemma’ refers to which one of the following :
(1) Where states help in spreading instability and conflict between other states.
(2) It is the dilemma a state faces when constructing national security plans.
(3) A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations.
(4) Inclination towards the avoidance of war.
Answer: Option 3
4. India’s Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following :
(1) China’s strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities.
(2) Pakistan’s efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at theatre level.
(3) India’s credible nuclear force requirements vis-à-vis China and Pakistan.
(4) All of the above three essentials.
Answer: Option 4
5. Match the following organisations in the List – I with their places of establishment in the List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Organisation)
List – II (Places)
a. HAL i. Hyderabad
b. HVF ii. Chandipur
c. Missile Development Centre iii. Bengaluru
d. Missile Test Site iv. Avadi
Codes : a b c d
(1) iv i ii iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) ii iii iv i
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 4
6. Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include :
(1) defence expenditure
(2) expenditure on economic services
(3) expenditure on social and community services
(4) grants to states
Answer: Option 1
7. The Advanced Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) developed by DRDO is named as
(1) Rustom
(2) Bhim
(3) Mareech
(4) Hanuman
Answer: Option 3
8. Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet aircraft carrier, imported by India is now named as
(1) INS Vikrant
(2) INS Vikramaditya
(3) INS Virat
(4) INS Vishal
Answer: Option 2
9. Daulat Beg Oldie, a well known airstrip for logistics support to the armed forces is located in which one of the following ?
(1) Ladakh
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Andaman Islands
(4) Sikkim
Answer: Option 1
10. At which one of the following places was a new Officer’s Training Academy for providing training to Indian Army Officers established in 2011 ?
(1) Pune
(2) Jabalpur
(3) Secunderabad
(4) Gaya
Answer: Option 4
11. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India’s approach to galvanize National Security policy-making supported by strategic thinking has perceptively changed to become more realistic due to the participation of a variety of individuals, organizations and the private sector.
Reason (R) : The corporate sector giants have found stake in national security affairs indirectly to safeguard their business interests in major areas like energy, environment, intellectual property rights and so on.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Answer: Option 4
12. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The primary cause of mistrust between India and Pakistan is the ideological conflict between the images of ‘Islamic State’ and ‘Secular State’.
Reason (R) : One nation-state came into existence on the basis of ‘Two-nation’ theory.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option 1
13. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is proceeding to a new stage. Long range, precise, smart, stealthy and unmanned weapons and equipment are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Reason (R) : World major powers are actively adjusting their national security strategies and defence policies, and speeding up their military modernization and force restructuring.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Answer: Option 1
14. Match the following treaties in List – I with their objectives given in List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Treaties)
List – II (Objectives)
a. Treaty of Tlatelolco i. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Latin America
b. Treaty of Rerotonga ii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in South Pacific
c. Treaty of Pelindaba iii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Africa
d. Threshold Test Ban Treaty iv. Treaty Banning Underground Nuclear Tests
Codes : a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 1
15. Who amongst the following observed that “Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between India and Pakistan have been pushed to a demeaning status” ?
(1) Jimmy Carter
(2) Rajiv Gandhi
(3) Michael Krepon
(4) Leo Rose
Answer: Option 3
16. Who amongst the following Russian leaders is known as the architect of the doctrine of “Resource Sovereignty” ?
(1) Boris Yeltsin
(2) Vladimir Putin
(3) M. Gorbachev
(4) N. Brezhnev
Answer: Option 2
17. How does democratic peace theory challenge militarization ?
(1) It places importance on democratic norms, institutions and challenges realist occupation with balance of power.
(2) It argues that military power is an important component of national security.
(3) It argues that peace can only be established through violence.
(4) It argues that peace can only be established through non-violence.
Answer: Option 1
18. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below : I. Signing of the Border Defence Co-operation Agreement by India and China.
II. Resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathu La. III. The first drilling operation in Satpayev block by ONGC-Videsh Ltd. (OVL).
IV. Agreement on the maintenance of Peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the India-China Border.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) IV, II, I, III
(3) II, III, IV, I
(4) III, IV, I, II
Answer: Option 2
19. Negation of shooting war is defined as which one of the following ?
(1) Low intensity war
(2) Cold War
(3) Cold Peace
(4) Proxy War
Answer: Option 2
20. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason(R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : History been the testimony that there is no victory in a limited war unless the objectives are defined in the opening rounds of the conflict.
Reason (R) : Limited war has always been fought to achieve limited objectives by employing limited means in limited areas.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
Answer: Option 1
21. The IPKF war memorial in Sri Lanka is situated at
(1) Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
(2) Jaffna
(3) Tricomalee
(4) Colombo
Answer: Option 1
22. Which one of the following is a phenomenal post-Cold War development ?
(1) Decline of US hegemony and rise of Reformist Russia.
(2) Strengthening of Disarmament and Arms Control regimes.
(3) Decline of Chinese economic power.
(4) Decline of India as a global power.
Answer: Option 1
23. China has recently deployed fighter aircrafts and a battery of surface-to-air missiles on which one of the following islands in the disputed South China Sea ?
(1) Yongxing Islands
(2) Xisha Islands
(3) Parcel Islands
(4) Xinxua Islands
Answer: Option 1
24. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. Operation Jeronimo II. Operation Badr
III. Operation Parakram IV. Operation Blue Star
Codes :
(1) II, IV, III, I
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) II, III, IV, I
(4) III, I, IV, II
Answer: Option 1
25. Match the following military exercises given in List – I with their respective countries given in List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Military Exercise)
List – II (Country)
a. Garun Shakti i. India – Nepal
b. Surya Kiran ii. India – Indonesia
c. Nomadic Elephant iii. India – Sri Lanka
d. Mitra Shakti iv. India – Mongolia Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii i iv iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 1
Assertion (A) : Military activities need to be closely co-ordinated with diplomatic actions as well as keeping communication channels open to all parties.
Reason (R) : There can be no purely military solution to the issues involved, but few political solutions are inevitable without sufficient backing by force.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) and (R) are both correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) & (R) are not correct.
Answer: Option 2
2. Which one of the following principles of war is considered as the “master principle of war” ?
(1) Surprise and Deception
(2) Economy of Force
(3) Concentration of Force
(4) Selection and Maintenance of Aim
Answer: Option 4
3. ‘Security Dilemma’ refers to which one of the following :
(1) Where states help in spreading instability and conflict between other states.
(2) It is the dilemma a state faces when constructing national security plans.
(3) A structural notion in which self-help attempts of states to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity of other nations.
(4) Inclination towards the avoidance of war.
Answer: Option 3
4. India’s Nuclear Doctrine should be revamped because of the following :
(1) China’s strategic, tactical and theatre nuclear capabilities.
(2) Pakistan’s efforts for lowering the threshold of using tactical nuclear weapons at theatre level.
(3) India’s credible nuclear force requirements vis-à-vis China and Pakistan.
(4) All of the above three essentials.
Answer: Option 4
5. Match the following organisations in the List – I with their places of establishment in the List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Organisation)
List – II (Places)
a. HAL i. Hyderabad
b. HVF ii. Chandipur
c. Missile Development Centre iii. Bengaluru
d. Missile Test Site iv. Avadi
Codes : a b c d
(1) iv i ii iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) ii iii iv i
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 4
6. Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include :
(1) defence expenditure
(2) expenditure on economic services
(3) expenditure on social and community services
(4) grants to states
Answer: Option 1
7. The Advanced Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) developed by DRDO is named as
(1) Rustom
(2) Bhim
(3) Mareech
(4) Hanuman
Answer: Option 3
8. Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet aircraft carrier, imported by India is now named as
(1) INS Vikrant
(2) INS Vikramaditya
(3) INS Virat
(4) INS Vishal
Answer: Option 2
9. Daulat Beg Oldie, a well known airstrip for logistics support to the armed forces is located in which one of the following ?
(1) Ladakh
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Andaman Islands
(4) Sikkim
Answer: Option 1
10. At which one of the following places was a new Officer’s Training Academy for providing training to Indian Army Officers established in 2011 ?
(1) Pune
(2) Jabalpur
(3) Secunderabad
(4) Gaya
Answer: Option 4
11. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India’s approach to galvanize National Security policy-making supported by strategic thinking has perceptively changed to become more realistic due to the participation of a variety of individuals, organizations and the private sector.
Reason (R) : The corporate sector giants have found stake in national security affairs indirectly to safeguard their business interests in major areas like energy, environment, intellectual property rights and so on.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Answer: Option 4
12. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The primary cause of mistrust between India and Pakistan is the ideological conflict between the images of ‘Islamic State’ and ‘Secular State’.
Reason (R) : One nation-state came into existence on the basis of ‘Two-nation’ theory.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Option 1
13. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is proceeding to a new stage. Long range, precise, smart, stealthy and unmanned weapons and equipment are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Reason (R) : World major powers are actively adjusting their national security strategies and defence policies, and speeding up their military modernization and force restructuring.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Answer: Option 1
14. Match the following treaties in List – I with their objectives given in List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Treaties)
List – II (Objectives)
a. Treaty of Tlatelolco i. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Latin America
b. Treaty of Rerotonga ii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in South Pacific
c. Treaty of Pelindaba iii. Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Africa
d. Threshold Test Ban Treaty iv. Treaty Banning Underground Nuclear Tests
Codes : a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 1
15. Who amongst the following observed that “Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between India and Pakistan have been pushed to a demeaning status” ?
(1) Jimmy Carter
(2) Rajiv Gandhi
(3) Michael Krepon
(4) Leo Rose
Answer: Option 3
16. Who amongst the following Russian leaders is known as the architect of the doctrine of “Resource Sovereignty” ?
(1) Boris Yeltsin
(2) Vladimir Putin
(3) M. Gorbachev
(4) N. Brezhnev
Answer: Option 2
17. How does democratic peace theory challenge militarization ?
(1) It places importance on democratic norms, institutions and challenges realist occupation with balance of power.
(2) It argues that military power is an important component of national security.
(3) It argues that peace can only be established through violence.
(4) It argues that peace can only be established through non-violence.
Answer: Option 1
18. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below : I. Signing of the Border Defence Co-operation Agreement by India and China.
II. Resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathu La. III. The first drilling operation in Satpayev block by ONGC-Videsh Ltd. (OVL).
IV. Agreement on the maintenance of Peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the India-China Border.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) IV, II, I, III
(3) II, III, IV, I
(4) III, IV, I, II
Answer: Option 2
19. Negation of shooting war is defined as which one of the following ?
(1) Low intensity war
(2) Cold War
(3) Cold Peace
(4) Proxy War
Answer: Option 2
20. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason(R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : History been the testimony that there is no victory in a limited war unless the objectives are defined in the opening rounds of the conflict.
Reason (R) : Limited war has always been fought to achieve limited objectives by employing limited means in limited areas.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
Answer: Option 1
21. The IPKF war memorial in Sri Lanka is situated at
(1) Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
(2) Jaffna
(3) Tricomalee
(4) Colombo
Answer: Option 1
22. Which one of the following is a phenomenal post-Cold War development ?
(1) Decline of US hegemony and rise of Reformist Russia.
(2) Strengthening of Disarmament and Arms Control regimes.
(3) Decline of Chinese economic power.
(4) Decline of India as a global power.
Answer: Option 1
23. China has recently deployed fighter aircrafts and a battery of surface-to-air missiles on which one of the following islands in the disputed South China Sea ?
(1) Yongxing Islands
(2) Xisha Islands
(3) Parcel Islands
(4) Xinxua Islands
Answer: Option 1
24. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. Operation Jeronimo II. Operation Badr
III. Operation Parakram IV. Operation Blue Star
Codes :
(1) II, IV, III, I
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) II, III, IV, I
(4) III, I, IV, II
Answer: Option 1
25. Match the following military exercises given in List – I with their respective countries given in List – II and use the code given below :
List – I (Military Exercise)
List – II (Country)
a. Garun Shakti i. India – Nepal
b. Surya Kiran ii. India – Indonesia
c. Nomadic Elephant iii. India – Sri Lanka
d. Mitra Shakti iv. India – Mongolia Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii i iv iii
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
Answer: Option 1
26. Who was first to conceptualise the limited war ?
(A) H. Kissinger
(B) B. Broodie
(C) B.H. Liddell Hart
(D) Gen. V.R. Raghavan
Ans: C
27. A State having a preponderance of power, enforces rules and norms in the international system is identified as
(A) Great Power
(B) Super Power
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Hegemon
Ans: D
28. Which one of the following is not a part of the defence policy of a nation state ?
(A) Provisions and procurement of military resources
(B) Deployment of forces
(C) Use of forces
(D) Declaration of Emergency
Ans: D
29. Geostrategy deals with one of the following :
(A) Nuclear Weapons
(B) Military Hardware
(C) Proxy War
(D) Terrain
Ans: D
30. The so-called ‘Red Corridor’ terrorism is called
(A) Naxal terrorism
(B) International terrorism
(C) Cross-border terrorism
(D) Fundamentalism
Ans: A
31. Which one of the following is a land locked country ?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Mongolia
(D) Yemen
Ans: C
32. Which one of the following States is not a member of the UN Security Council ?
(A) U.S.A
(B) Russia
(C) Brazil
(D) China
Ans: C
33. Who among the following observers spoke during World War II what the terrain was tacticians’ paradise but quartermaster’s hell”?
(A) Raymond Aron
(B) G. Crouther
(C) Revenstein
(D) Henry Kissinger
Ans: C
34. Chakma refugees are identified as one of the following :
(A) Ethnic Vietnamese settled in Cambodia
(B) Muslim Burmese who fled to Bangladesh following repression by the Burmese military junta
(C) Sinhalese who fled the Jaffna Peninsula in the wake of Civil War
(D) Buddhist inhabitants of Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh who fled to India
Ans: D
(A) H. Kissinger
(B) B. Broodie
(C) B.H. Liddell Hart
(D) Gen. V.R. Raghavan
Ans: C
27. A State having a preponderance of power, enforces rules and norms in the international system is identified as
(A) Great Power
(B) Super Power
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Hegemon
Ans: D
28. Which one of the following is not a part of the defence policy of a nation state ?
(A) Provisions and procurement of military resources
(B) Deployment of forces
(C) Use of forces
(D) Declaration of Emergency
Ans: D
29. Geostrategy deals with one of the following :
(A) Nuclear Weapons
(B) Military Hardware
(C) Proxy War
(D) Terrain
Ans: D
30. The so-called ‘Red Corridor’ terrorism is called
(A) Naxal terrorism
(B) International terrorism
(C) Cross-border terrorism
(D) Fundamentalism
Ans: A
31. Which one of the following is a land locked country ?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Mongolia
(D) Yemen
Ans: C
32. Which one of the following States is not a member of the UN Security Council ?
(A) U.S.A
(B) Russia
(C) Brazil
(D) China
Ans: C
33. Who among the following observers spoke during World War II what the terrain was tacticians’ paradise but quartermaster’s hell”?
(A) Raymond Aron
(B) G. Crouther
(C) Revenstein
(D) Henry Kissinger
Ans: C
34. Chakma refugees are identified as one of the following :
(A) Ethnic Vietnamese settled in Cambodia
(B) Muslim Burmese who fled to Bangladesh following repression by the Burmese military junta
(C) Sinhalese who fled the Jaffna Peninsula in the wake of Civil War
(D) Buddhist inhabitants of Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh who fled to India
Ans: D
35. Military geography is primarily connected with
(A) Resource Mobilization
(B) Armed Forces and Space
(C) War Finance
(D) Research and Development
Ans: B
36. India’s maritime security is directly associated with
(A) National Security Interests
(B) Maritime Security Forces
(C) Protection of maritime interest and force projection in the Indian Ocean
(D) Continental Diplomacy
Ans: C
37. “Operation Jeronimo” is the code name given to one of the following :
(A) Killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad (Pakistan)
(B) The Indo-US naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal
(C) First nuclear test by the United States
(D) First nuclear test by the Soviet Union
Ans: A
38. Which one of the following is not recognized as existential threats to mankind :
(A) WMD
(B) NMD
(C) Climate change
(D) International Terrorism
Ans: B
39. Political or Civil Rights of citizens that prevent governmental authority from interfering with private individuals or civil society is
classified as :
(A) Second Generation Human Rights
(B) Rights based on Democratic values
(C) Natural Rights
(D) First generation Human Rights
Ans: D
40. Possession of nuclear capability by the select states has given way to one of the following :
(A) Conventional War
(B) Guerrilla War
(C) Low Intensity Conflict
(D) All out war
Ans: C
41. Arrange the following nuclear weapon states according to the chronological order of their first nuclear tests with the help of the
code given below :
(A) US, PRC, USSR, UK, France, India, Pakistan
(B) USSR, PRC, US, UK, India, Pakistan, France
(C) US, USSR, UK, France, PRC, India, Pakistan
(D) UK, US, USSR, PRC, Pakistan, France, India
Ans: C
42. Gadchiroli District is a Naxalite – prone area, which lies in one of the following States :
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odissa
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: B
(A) Resource Mobilization
(B) Armed Forces and Space
(C) War Finance
(D) Research and Development
Ans: B
36. India’s maritime security is directly associated with
(A) National Security Interests
(B) Maritime Security Forces
(C) Protection of maritime interest and force projection in the Indian Ocean
(D) Continental Diplomacy
Ans: C
37. “Operation Jeronimo” is the code name given to one of the following :
(A) Killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad (Pakistan)
(B) The Indo-US naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal
(C) First nuclear test by the United States
(D) First nuclear test by the Soviet Union
Ans: A
38. Which one of the following is not recognized as existential threats to mankind :
(A) WMD
(B) NMD
(C) Climate change
(D) International Terrorism
Ans: B
39. Political or Civil Rights of citizens that prevent governmental authority from interfering with private individuals or civil society is
classified as :
(A) Second Generation Human Rights
(B) Rights based on Democratic values
(C) Natural Rights
(D) First generation Human Rights
Ans: D
40. Possession of nuclear capability by the select states has given way to one of the following :
(A) Conventional War
(B) Guerrilla War
(C) Low Intensity Conflict
(D) All out war
Ans: C
41. Arrange the following nuclear weapon states according to the chronological order of their first nuclear tests with the help of the
code given below :
(A) US, PRC, USSR, UK, France, India, Pakistan
(B) USSR, PRC, US, UK, India, Pakistan, France
(C) US, USSR, UK, France, PRC, India, Pakistan
(D) UK, US, USSR, PRC, Pakistan, France, India
Ans: C
42. Gadchiroli District is a Naxalite – prone area, which lies in one of the following States :
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odissa
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: B
43. Low Intensity operations mean
(A) Limited War
(B) Contemporary conventional warfare
(C) Proxy War and all violence short of Civil War
(D) Guerrilla War
Ans: C
44. Which one of the following groups of countries have transferred all the strategic and tactical nuclear warheads to Russia following the
collapse of Soviet Union :
(A) Kazakhstan, Estonia, Ukraine
(B) Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Latvia
(C) Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus
(D) Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Ans: D
45. When a group of people with common ethno nationalist tendencies demand separation of a territory from the parent state is identified as :
(A) Insurgency
(B) Nationalism
(C) Irredentism
(D) Terrorist Act
Ans: C
46. A country is said to have achieved nuclear a ‘TRIAD’ if one of the following requirements are fulfilled :
(A) An Army having nuclear capable force
(B) An Airforce having nuclear capable aircraft
(C) A country’s all three wings of armed forced possess nuclear capability
(D) A Navy having Aircraft carrier
Ans: C
47. One of the fundament principle of defence economics is that
(A) All expenditure on defence forces are wasteful.
(B) Till universal and perpetual peace is established, there is a need to incur defence expenditure.
(C) Defence expenditure must be proportional to security requirements.
(D) Defence expenditure is an indispensable necessity.
Ans: D
48. Economic warfare implies
(A) weakening the enemy by economic means
(B) attack on enemy’s resources
(C) complete blockade
(D) checking supply lines
Ans: A
49. SAPTA is a
(A) Peace plan for Cambodia
(B) Partition plan for the Yugoslav Republics
(C) Preferential trade agreement among SAARC countries
(D) Human Rights Organization
Ans: C
50. The relevance of Science & Technology in the field of National Security does not get impetus if one of the following conditions are not fulfilled :
(A) Adequate economic and industrial power
(B) Scientific and technological research and development for traditional security capability.
(C) Scientific and technological research and development for non-traditional security capability
(D) National will
Ans: D
(A) Limited War
(B) Contemporary conventional warfare
(C) Proxy War and all violence short of Civil War
(D) Guerrilla War
Ans: C
44. Which one of the following groups of countries have transferred all the strategic and tactical nuclear warheads to Russia following the
collapse of Soviet Union :
(A) Kazakhstan, Estonia, Ukraine
(B) Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Latvia
(C) Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus
(D) Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Ans: D
45. When a group of people with common ethno nationalist tendencies demand separation of a territory from the parent state is identified as :
(A) Insurgency
(B) Nationalism
(C) Irredentism
(D) Terrorist Act
Ans: C
46. A country is said to have achieved nuclear a ‘TRIAD’ if one of the following requirements are fulfilled :
(A) An Army having nuclear capable force
(B) An Airforce having nuclear capable aircraft
(C) A country’s all three wings of armed forced possess nuclear capability
(D) A Navy having Aircraft carrier
Ans: C
47. One of the fundament principle of defence economics is that
(A) All expenditure on defence forces are wasteful.
(B) Till universal and perpetual peace is established, there is a need to incur defence expenditure.
(C) Defence expenditure must be proportional to security requirements.
(D) Defence expenditure is an indispensable necessity.
Ans: D
48. Economic warfare implies
(A) weakening the enemy by economic means
(B) attack on enemy’s resources
(C) complete blockade
(D) checking supply lines
Ans: A
49. SAPTA is a
(A) Peace plan for Cambodia
(B) Partition plan for the Yugoslav Republics
(C) Preferential trade agreement among SAARC countries
(D) Human Rights Organization
Ans: C
50. The relevance of Science & Technology in the field of National Security does not get impetus if one of the following conditions are not fulfilled :
(A) Adequate economic and industrial power
(B) Scientific and technological research and development for traditional security capability.
(C) Scientific and technological research and development for non-traditional security capability
(D) National will
Ans: D
51. The basic rules of the International Humanitarian law have been laid down in
(A) Geneva conventions and their Protocols
(B) Preamble of the United Nations
(C) Preamble of the League of Nations
(D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Ans: A
52. In 21st century, Human Security requires
(A) Dignity
(B) Survival
(C) Security through development
(D) Security through arms
Ans: C
53. The IMF is often criticized for the conditions it attaches to its loans, as a “austerity package”. Which one of the following conditions is not a part of it :
(A) Government to privatise their holdings
(B) Increase military spending
(C) Cut government spending
(D) Increase interest rates
Ans: B
54. Heavy water means
(A) water treated with chlorine.
(B) water which does not form lather easily with soap.
(C) water used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
(D) Distilled water
Ans: C
55. The expansion of RADAR is
(A) Radio Detection and Range
(B) Radio Direction and Reforms
(C) Radio Discrimination and Reflection
(D) Radio Direct and Reflection
Ans: A
56. Which one of the following is not included in the Science and Technology Organizations of India :
(A) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
(B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(C) Council of Scientific and industrial Research (CSIR)
(D) The Bharat Earth Movers Ltd
Ans: D
57. The term weapon system implies
(A) Single weapon only
(B) A weapon with plateform
(C) A weapon, plateform and carrier
(D) A weapon, plateform and ammunition
Ans: C
58. Who among the following coined the term ‘cyberspace’ ?
(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) S. Petroda
(C) William Gibson
(D) J. Narlikar
Ans: C
59. Mobilization of Resources mainly implicates a country’s security syndrome
(A) Information Technology
(B) Budgeting
(C) Weapon Technology
(D) Defence and Development
Ans: D
(A) Geneva conventions and their Protocols
(B) Preamble of the United Nations
(C) Preamble of the League of Nations
(D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Ans: A
52. In 21st century, Human Security requires
(A) Dignity
(B) Survival
(C) Security through development
(D) Security through arms
Ans: C
53. The IMF is often criticized for the conditions it attaches to its loans, as a “austerity package”. Which one of the following conditions is not a part of it :
(A) Government to privatise their holdings
(B) Increase military spending
(C) Cut government spending
(D) Increase interest rates
Ans: B
54. Heavy water means
(A) water treated with chlorine.
(B) water which does not form lather easily with soap.
(C) water used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
(D) Distilled water
Ans: C
55. The expansion of RADAR is
(A) Radio Detection and Range
(B) Radio Direction and Reforms
(C) Radio Discrimination and Reflection
(D) Radio Direct and Reflection
Ans: A
56. Which one of the following is not included in the Science and Technology Organizations of India :
(A) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
(B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(C) Council of Scientific and industrial Research (CSIR)
(D) The Bharat Earth Movers Ltd
Ans: D
57. The term weapon system implies
(A) Single weapon only
(B) A weapon with plateform
(C) A weapon, plateform and carrier
(D) A weapon, plateform and ammunition
Ans: C
58. Who among the following coined the term ‘cyberspace’ ?
(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) S. Petroda
(C) William Gibson
(D) J. Narlikar
Ans: C
59. Mobilization of Resources mainly implicates a country’s security syndrome
(A) Information Technology
(B) Budgeting
(C) Weapon Technology
(D) Defence and Development
Ans: D
60. Fear of using nuclear weapons against an adversary was largely attributed to one of the following concepts :
(A) Total Annihilation
(B) Mutually Assured Destruction
(C) Death blow to the enemy
(D) End of History
Ans: B
61. Mark the correct match with the help of code given below :
Year Treaty
(a) 1987 (i) Geneva Protocol
(b) 1993 (ii) Chemical weapons convention
(c) 1925 (iii) Missile technology control regime
(d) 1972 (iv) Biological and toxic weapons convention
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: D
62. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Second Nuclear Security Summit held in South Korea in 2012 brought into lime-light the issues of nuclear terrorism in a substantial manner.
Reason (R) : The nuclear and missile development, in North Korea and Iran would complicate further the nuclear safety and security challenges.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
63. Arrange the following nuclear strategies in Chronological order in which they appeared and choose the correct code :
I. Preventive nuclear strategy
II. Pre-emptive nuclear strategy
III. Strategy of Massive Retaliation
IV. Strategy of Flexible Response
Codes :
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) III, IV, II, I
(D) IV, III, II, I
Ans: B
(A) Total Annihilation
(B) Mutually Assured Destruction
(C) Death blow to the enemy
(D) End of History
Ans: B
61. Mark the correct match with the help of code given below :
Year Treaty
(a) 1987 (i) Geneva Protocol
(b) 1993 (ii) Chemical weapons convention
(c) 1925 (iii) Missile technology control regime
(d) 1972 (iv) Biological and toxic weapons convention
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: D
62. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Second Nuclear Security Summit held in South Korea in 2012 brought into lime-light the issues of nuclear terrorism in a substantial manner.
Reason (R) : The nuclear and missile development, in North Korea and Iran would complicate further the nuclear safety and security challenges.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
63. Arrange the following nuclear strategies in Chronological order in which they appeared and choose the correct code :
I. Preventive nuclear strategy
II. Pre-emptive nuclear strategy
III. Strategy of Massive Retaliation
IV. Strategy of Flexible Response
Codes :
(A) II, I, III, IV
(B) I, II, III, IV
(C) III, IV, II, I
(D) IV, III, II, I
Ans: B
64. Match the following countries in Table – I with their weaponry given in Table – II.
Table – I Table – II
(a) U.S. (i) Patriot
(b) Russia (ii) Chakra
(c) China (iii) Backfire
(d) India (iv) M-11
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
65. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2014 is going to create a serious strategic vacuum, which would be detrimental to the Global War on terror.
Reason (R) : Afghan Taliban and Pakistan are likely gainers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: A
66. Match the following border lines (Table – I) with their respective countries (Table – II) and choose the correct code :
Table – I Border Lines
Table – II Countries
(a) Macmohan Line (i) India-China
(b) 38th Parallel (ii) North Korea & South Korea
(c) Hidenburg line (iii) Poland & Germany
(d) Maginot Line (iv) France & Germany
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: C
67. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The President of India is as per Constitution Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
Reason (R) : He has to exercise all his functions in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is not.
(D) Neither (A) nor (R) is true.
Ans: A
Table – I Table – II
(a) U.S. (i) Patriot
(b) Russia (ii) Chakra
(c) China (iii) Backfire
(d) India (iv) M-11
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: B
65. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2014 is going to create a serious strategic vacuum, which would be detrimental to the Global War on terror.
Reason (R) : Afghan Taliban and Pakistan are likely gainers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
Ans: A
66. Match the following border lines (Table – I) with their respective countries (Table – II) and choose the correct code :
Table – I Border Lines
Table – II Countries
(a) Macmohan Line (i) India-China
(b) 38th Parallel (ii) North Korea & South Korea
(c) Hidenburg line (iii) Poland & Germany
(d) Maginot Line (iv) France & Germany
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans: C
67. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The President of India is as per Constitution Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
Reason (R) : He has to exercise all his functions in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is not.
(D) Neither (A) nor (R) is true.
Ans: A
68. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : During the Kargil war of 1999, Pakistan was forced to withdraw its forced under the heavy pressure from the United States.
Reason (R) : There was a danger of nuclear exchange and also India’s conventional military success in the operational areas of the Kargil War.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not
correct.
Ans: C
69. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : LOC is the product of peace keeping process between India and Pakistan.
Reason (R) : Indian efforts to develop economy of the State of Jammu and Kashmir are essential.
Codes :
(A) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (A) is not the explanation of (R).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (A) is the proper explanation of (R).
Ans: C
70. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Enemy images can create misperception regarding the likelihood of war.
Reason (R) : Leaders exaggerate the likelihood of conflict as they see the other as inherently aggressive.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct but (R) is not the proper explanation of the (A).
(D) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is the proper explanation of the (A).
Ans: D
71. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Deterrence theory belief has accelerated the nuclear arms race.
Reason (R) : Nuclear arms race may ultimately be culminated into the evolution of ‘MAD’.
Codes :
(A) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct and (A) is the explanation of (R).
(C) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not related to (A).
Ans: B
Assertion (A) : During the Kargil war of 1999, Pakistan was forced to withdraw its forced under the heavy pressure from the United States.
Reason (R) : There was a danger of nuclear exchange and also India’s conventional military success in the operational areas of the Kargil War.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not
correct.
Ans: C
69. Choose the appropriate code of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : LOC is the product of peace keeping process between India and Pakistan.
Reason (R) : Indian efforts to develop economy of the State of Jammu and Kashmir are essential.
Codes :
(A) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (A) is not the explanation of (R).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (A) is the proper explanation of (R).
Ans: C
70. Choose the appropriate code of the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Enemy images can create misperception regarding the likelihood of war.
Reason (R) : Leaders exaggerate the likelihood of conflict as they see the other as inherently aggressive.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct but (R) is not the proper explanation of the (A).
(D) Both (A) & (R) are correct and (R) is the proper explanation of the (A).
Ans: D
71. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Deterrence theory belief has accelerated the nuclear arms race.
Reason (R) : Nuclear arms race may ultimately be culminated into the evolution of ‘MAD’.
Codes :
(A) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) both are correct and (A) is the explanation of (R).
(C) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not related to (A).
Ans: B
Read the passage below and answer the following questions (72-75) that are based on your understanding of the passage :
The maritime neighbours of India need to be engaged in pollution response measures. All coastlines are vulnerable to oil spills. Greater military to military cooperation and planning for contingencies would make our maritime neighbours more responsive. Presently capacity of the Indian Coast Guard is to handle 10,000 tons of oil spills. What is a grey area is once oil spill hits the shore, then the labour intensive
task of clean up is that of an organization on land. There is a limit to collect volunteers for such sustained work. Joint strategies need to be worked out for dealing with oil spill spreading to a neighbouring country’s coastal region. South Asian waters are also a convenient dumping ground of derelict obsolete and obsolescent bottoms. Taking advantage of lax insurance and monitoring mechanisms, it becomes easy for ships carrying flags to beach their derelict and hulls with polluting or hazardous cargo. Coast guards and navies of the region need to gear up to prevent the Indian Ocean being treated as a dumping ground. As single hulled shipped get phased out in developed countries, they are most likely to head to Indian waters. Also with growth of the world economy shipping is growing. In other words more oil spill disasters are in the making impacting both the marine and coastal zone.
72. Oil spills in the sea near the coastal line call for immediate actions as given above. Which one of the following is not required ?
(A) Clean up the oil spill area.
(B) Push the oil spill into deep sea.
(C) Conduct the joint work with neighbouring coastal country to control the oil spill.
(D) Plan the strategy to control oil spill.
Ans: B
73. To coastal lines are vulnerable to oil spills. Which one of the following is necessary to make neighbouring coastal countries more responsive ?
(A) By making neighbouring coastal countries aware of the imminent problems of marine pollution.
(B) By conducting joint military exercises.
(C) By visiting into each other’s coastal jurisdiction very frequently.
(D) By providing high-tech ships building industries.
Ans: A
74. Why is the dumping of scrap and unwanted hazardous materials in the South Asian sea water convenient ? Which one of the following reasons is not true ?
(A) because of lack of strict insurance
(B) because of South Asian poverty
(C) lack of monitoring mechanism
(D) lack of environmental awareness
Ans: B
75. Oil spill disasters in the Indian Ocean may be more in the future because of
(A) More shipping in the other oceans than the Indian Ocean.
(B) Growth of the world economy.
(C) Increase in the activities of coast guards and navies.
(D) Lack of dock facilities.
Ans: B
The maritime neighbours of India need to be engaged in pollution response measures. All coastlines are vulnerable to oil spills. Greater military to military cooperation and planning for contingencies would make our maritime neighbours more responsive. Presently capacity of the Indian Coast Guard is to handle 10,000 tons of oil spills. What is a grey area is once oil spill hits the shore, then the labour intensive
task of clean up is that of an organization on land. There is a limit to collect volunteers for such sustained work. Joint strategies need to be worked out for dealing with oil spill spreading to a neighbouring country’s coastal region. South Asian waters are also a convenient dumping ground of derelict obsolete and obsolescent bottoms. Taking advantage of lax insurance and monitoring mechanisms, it becomes easy for ships carrying flags to beach their derelict and hulls with polluting or hazardous cargo. Coast guards and navies of the region need to gear up to prevent the Indian Ocean being treated as a dumping ground. As single hulled shipped get phased out in developed countries, they are most likely to head to Indian waters. Also with growth of the world economy shipping is growing. In other words more oil spill disasters are in the making impacting both the marine and coastal zone.
72. Oil spills in the sea near the coastal line call for immediate actions as given above. Which one of the following is not required ?
(A) Clean up the oil spill area.
(B) Push the oil spill into deep sea.
(C) Conduct the joint work with neighbouring coastal country to control the oil spill.
(D) Plan the strategy to control oil spill.
Ans: B
73. To coastal lines are vulnerable to oil spills. Which one of the following is necessary to make neighbouring coastal countries more responsive ?
(A) By making neighbouring coastal countries aware of the imminent problems of marine pollution.
(B) By conducting joint military exercises.
(C) By visiting into each other’s coastal jurisdiction very frequently.
(D) By providing high-tech ships building industries.
Ans: A
74. Why is the dumping of scrap and unwanted hazardous materials in the South Asian sea water convenient ? Which one of the following reasons is not true ?
(A) because of lack of strict insurance
(B) because of South Asian poverty
(C) lack of monitoring mechanism
(D) lack of environmental awareness
Ans: B
75. Oil spill disasters in the Indian Ocean may be more in the future because of
(A) More shipping in the other oceans than the Indian Ocean.
(B) Growth of the world economy.
(C) Increase in the activities of coast guards and navies.
(D) Lack of dock facilities.
Ans: B
76. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces ?
(A) Defense Minister
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief of the Army
(D) President of India
Ans: D
77. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following theorists on the basis of the code given as under :
Codes :
(A) Clausewitz, Jomini, Kautilya, Alfred T. Mahan
(B) Kautilya, Jomini, Clausewitz, Alfred T. Mahan
(C) Jomini, Kautilya, Alfred T. Mahan, Clausewitz
(D) Alfred T. Mahan, Clausewitz, Jomini, Kautilya
Ans: B
78. Who, among the following, propounded the concept of “Push to Utmost” ?
(A) Jomini
(B) Clausewitz
(C) Alfred T. Mahan
(D) Douhet
Ans: B
79. The modern nation-state has come under tremendous challenge from the following :
(A) Religion
(B) Ethnicity
(C) Terrorism
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
80. Who among the following opined the concept of “Geographical pivot of History” ?
(A) Karl Haushofer
(B) Halford Mackinder
(C) Alexander De Seversky
(D) Alfred T. Mahan
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following countries did not contribute to the development of NAM ?
(A) Egypt
(B) Yugoslavia
(C) China
(D) India
Ans: C
82. Defence policy of a country aims at
(A) Maintaining International Peace
(B) Safeguarding Territorial Integrity
(C) Preserving Sovereignty
(D) Projecting National Image
Ans: B
(A) Defense Minister
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief of the Army
(D) President of India
Ans: D
77. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following theorists on the basis of the code given as under :
Codes :
(A) Clausewitz, Jomini, Kautilya, Alfred T. Mahan
(B) Kautilya, Jomini, Clausewitz, Alfred T. Mahan
(C) Jomini, Kautilya, Alfred T. Mahan, Clausewitz
(D) Alfred T. Mahan, Clausewitz, Jomini, Kautilya
Ans: B
78. Who, among the following, propounded the concept of “Push to Utmost” ?
(A) Jomini
(B) Clausewitz
(C) Alfred T. Mahan
(D) Douhet
Ans: B
79. The modern nation-state has come under tremendous challenge from the following :
(A) Religion
(B) Ethnicity
(C) Terrorism
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
80. Who among the following opined the concept of “Geographical pivot of History” ?
(A) Karl Haushofer
(B) Halford Mackinder
(C) Alexander De Seversky
(D) Alfred T. Mahan
Ans: B
81. Which one of the following countries did not contribute to the development of NAM ?
(A) Egypt
(B) Yugoslavia
(C) China
(D) India
Ans: C
82. Defence policy of a country aims at
(A) Maintaining International Peace
(B) Safeguarding Territorial Integrity
(C) Preserving Sovereignty
(D) Projecting National Image
Ans: B
83. Which one of the following is the oldest theory of the origin of State ?
(A) Force Theory
(B) Evolutionary Theory
(C) Divine Origin Theory
(D) Patriarchal & Matriarchal Theory
Ans: C
84. Who opined that ‘for a saint it is right to see the same in every person – but for a ruler and soldier it is great fault and can be a source of disgrace’ ?
(A) Shukra
(B) Kautilya
(C) Kissinger
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: B
85. In the 21st century strategic environment, pre-dominant elements of National Power does not include
(A) Military capability with information dominance
(B) Economic, industrial and technological strength
(C) National will
(D) Enemy character
Ans: D
86. Which one of the following ArabIsrael conflicts was seen as responsible for the defensive build-up of the Barlev line :
(A) Suez Conflict of 1956
(B) Arab-Israel Conflict of 1967
(C) Arab-Israel Conflict of 1973
(D) PLO-Israel Conflict
Ans: C
87. The person, for whom the term ‘one man boundary force’ has been used
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Gen. Erwin Rommel
(C) Gen. K. Sunderji
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans: A
88. A theory based on principle of rational decision to prevent total destruction and also providing alternative to war is known as
(A) Dependency Theory
(B) Theory of Security Dilemma
(C) Deterrence Theory
(D) Balance of Power Theory
Ans: C
89. “Internal conflicts have become more prominent in the recent years. Which one of the following statement does not support this conclusion” ?
(A) Since the end of Cold War 90 percent conflicts were of internal conflicts.
(B) Only 5 conflicts were inter-state conflict from 1989 to 1996.
(C) In the decade 1989 to 2000 seven wars were state-secured and nine civil wars involved intervention by foreign states.
(D) Causalities in internal wars have been less than the interstate wars in the last 20 years.
Ans: D
90. Identity by scholar who founded the German school of geopolitics
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Halford Mackinder
(C) Carl Haushofer
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: C
(A) Force Theory
(B) Evolutionary Theory
(C) Divine Origin Theory
(D) Patriarchal & Matriarchal Theory
Ans: C
84. Who opined that ‘for a saint it is right to see the same in every person – but for a ruler and soldier it is great fault and can be a source of disgrace’ ?
(A) Shukra
(B) Kautilya
(C) Kissinger
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: B
85. In the 21st century strategic environment, pre-dominant elements of National Power does not include
(A) Military capability with information dominance
(B) Economic, industrial and technological strength
(C) National will
(D) Enemy character
Ans: D
86. Which one of the following ArabIsrael conflicts was seen as responsible for the defensive build-up of the Barlev line :
(A) Suez Conflict of 1956
(B) Arab-Israel Conflict of 1967
(C) Arab-Israel Conflict of 1973
(D) PLO-Israel Conflict
Ans: C
87. The person, for whom the term ‘one man boundary force’ has been used
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Gen. Erwin Rommel
(C) Gen. K. Sunderji
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans: A
88. A theory based on principle of rational decision to prevent total destruction and also providing alternative to war is known as
(A) Dependency Theory
(B) Theory of Security Dilemma
(C) Deterrence Theory
(D) Balance of Power Theory
Ans: C
89. “Internal conflicts have become more prominent in the recent years. Which one of the following statement does not support this conclusion” ?
(A) Since the end of Cold War 90 percent conflicts were of internal conflicts.
(B) Only 5 conflicts were inter-state conflict from 1989 to 1996.
(C) In the decade 1989 to 2000 seven wars were state-secured and nine civil wars involved intervention by foreign states.
(D) Causalities in internal wars have been less than the interstate wars in the last 20 years.
Ans: D
90. Identity by scholar who founded the German school of geopolitics
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Halford Mackinder
(C) Carl Haushofer
(D) Raymond Aron
Ans: C
91. Who wrote the book, “Necessity of Choice” ?
(A) K. Subrahmanyam
(B) Clausewitz
(C) Dr. Henry Kissinger
(D) D.K. Palit
Ans: C
92. The concept of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) was designed to avert one of the following :
(A) General War
(B) Surprised Nuclear Attack
(C) Accidental Nuclear War
(D) Planned Nuclear Strike
Ans: B
93. An informal attempt by private individuals or groups to try and resolve an ongoing conflict or Civil War is known as :
(A) Track two diplomacy
(B) CBMs
(C) Track four diplomacy
(D) Economic Institution
Ans: A
94. Match the following events (Table – I) with their respective core objectives
(Table – II) and choose the correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(a) Helsinki Process (i) Confidence Building measures
(b) Stockholm conference (ii) Confidence and security building measures
(c) START - I (iii) Strategic Arms Limitation
(d) INF Treaty (iv) Reduction of Nuclear Forces
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
95. Which of the following is not the fundamental objectives of CBMs as propounded by Helsinki Final Act of 1975 :
(A) To eliminate the cause of tension.
(B) To Promote confidence between parties to contribute to stability.
(C) To reduce the danger of conflict.
(D) To encourage building of military alliances.
Ans: D
96. ‘One for all, for one’ is a concept intertwined with one of the following :
(A) Collective Defence
(B) Balance of Power
(C) Collective Security
(D) Comprehensive Security
Ans: C
97 .Which one of the following was not suggested by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in 1977 ?
(A) Teaching of IHL in a manner suited to international circumstances.
(B) Undertaking training of suitable persons for the teaching of IHL and other related laws.
(C) Intensifying teaching of IHL in universities.
(D) Issuing warning for introducing courses on the principles of IHL in Secondary and similar schools.
Ans: D
98. Which one of the following Indian Companies is not involved in joint venture hydroelectric projects with Bhutan ?
(1) National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC)
(2) Satlaj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)
(3) Tehri Hydro-electric Development Corporation (THDC)
(4) UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
Answer: Option 4
99. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Cyberspace has become a new pillar of economic and social development, and a new domain of national security.
Reason (R) : As international strategic competition in cyberspace has been turning increasingly fiercer, quite a few countries are developing their cyber-space warfare capabilities, including India.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Answer: Option 1
100. Among the following in the ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. First US-India strategic & Commercial Dialogue.
II. India’s Recognition of Israel.
III. India’s Recognition of the State of Palestine.
IV. Third India – Africa Forum Summit.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) II, III, IV, I
(3) III, IV, I, II
(4) IV, I, II, III
Answer: Option 2
(A) K. Subrahmanyam
(B) Clausewitz
(C) Dr. Henry Kissinger
(D) D.K. Palit
Ans: C
92. The concept of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) was designed to avert one of the following :
(A) General War
(B) Surprised Nuclear Attack
(C) Accidental Nuclear War
(D) Planned Nuclear Strike
Ans: B
93. An informal attempt by private individuals or groups to try and resolve an ongoing conflict or Civil War is known as :
(A) Track two diplomacy
(B) CBMs
(C) Track four diplomacy
(D) Economic Institution
Ans: A
94. Match the following events (Table – I) with their respective core objectives
(Table – II) and choose the correct code :
Table – I Table – II
(a) Helsinki Process (i) Confidence Building measures
(b) Stockholm conference (ii) Confidence and security building measures
(c) START - I (iii) Strategic Arms Limitation
(d) INF Treaty (iv) Reduction of Nuclear Forces
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans: A
95. Which of the following is not the fundamental objectives of CBMs as propounded by Helsinki Final Act of 1975 :
(A) To eliminate the cause of tension.
(B) To Promote confidence between parties to contribute to stability.
(C) To reduce the danger of conflict.
(D) To encourage building of military alliances.
Ans: D
96. ‘One for all, for one’ is a concept intertwined with one of the following :
(A) Collective Defence
(B) Balance of Power
(C) Collective Security
(D) Comprehensive Security
Ans: C
97 .Which one of the following was not suggested by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in 1977 ?
(A) Teaching of IHL in a manner suited to international circumstances.
(B) Undertaking training of suitable persons for the teaching of IHL and other related laws.
(C) Intensifying teaching of IHL in universities.
(D) Issuing warning for introducing courses on the principles of IHL in Secondary and similar schools.
Ans: D
98. Which one of the following Indian Companies is not involved in joint venture hydroelectric projects with Bhutan ?
(1) National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC)
(2) Satlaj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)
(3) Tehri Hydro-electric Development Corporation (THDC)
(4) UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
Answer: Option 4
99. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Cyberspace has become a new pillar of economic and social development, and a new domain of national security.
Reason (R) : As international strategic competition in cyberspace has been turning increasingly fiercer, quite a few countries are developing their cyber-space warfare capabilities, including India.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Answer: Option 1
100. Among the following in the ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. First US-India strategic & Commercial Dialogue.
II. India’s Recognition of Israel.
III. India’s Recognition of the State of Palestine.
IV. Third India – Africa Forum Summit.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) II, III, IV, I
(3) III, IV, I, II
(4) IV, I, II, III
Answer: Option 2
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