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| 1. |
Match the following militant organizations (List-I) with their respective Indian State (List-II) and choose the appropriate code given below:List - I a. ULFA b. UNLF c. ANVC d. ATTF List - IIi. Tripuraii. Meghalayaiii. Manipuriv. AssamCodes: a b c d |
| A. | iv iii ii i |
| B. | i ii iii iv |
| C. | ii iii i iv |
| D. | iii ii iv i |
| Answer» B. i ii iii iv | |
| 2. |
Identify the emergence of the following organisations in a chronological order. Use the given code: |
| A. | NATO, SEATO, WTO, CENTO |
| B. | NATO, WTO, CENTO, SEATO |
| C. | WTO, CENTO, SEATO, NATO |
| D. | CENTO, SEATO, WTO, NATO |
| Answer» B. NATO, WTO, CENTO, SEATO | |
| 3. |
Which of the following organs of the Untied Nations has ceased to work? |
| A. | International Court of Justice |
| B. | Secretariat |
| C. | World Health Organisation |
| D. | The Trusteeship Council |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Match the following books with their respective authors with the help of the code given below:List - I a. International Security b. People, State and Fear c. The Clash of Civilisations d. The Century of Total War List - IIi. Samuel P. Huntingtonii. Raymond Aroniii. Michael Sheehaniv. Barry BuzanCodes: a b c d |
| A. | iii iv i ii |
| B. | i ii iii iv |
| C. | iv iii ii i |
| D. | iii iv ii i |
| Answer» B. i ii iii iv | |
| 5. |
Match the following systems given in Table - I with countries of their origin given in Table - II with the help of the code given below:Table - I a. Westland Gazette b. INS Arihant c. C-130 Hercules d. AMX-56 Leclerc Table - IIi. USAii. Franceiii. Indiaiv. UKCodes: a b c d |
| A. | iv iii i ii |
| B. | ii i iii iv |
| C. | ii iii iv i |
| D. | iv iii ii i |
| Answer» B. ii i iii iv | |
| 6. |
Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion A and Reason R as given below:Assertion A: Balance of terror was not only inevitable, but also essential stabilizing factor in the Nuclear Age.Reason R: The nature of nuclear weapons and the trends of nuclear proliferation have been essentially responsible for it.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are correct. |
| B. | Both A and R are not correct. |
| C. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| D. | A is not correct, but R is correct. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are not correct. | |
| 7. |
Choose the correct code for Assertion A and Reason R given below:Assertion A: The realist concept of power and its relation to security are located in the idea of international anarchy in the changing global strategic scenario.Reason R: Security dilemma gives rise to frequent use of military force.Codes: |
| A. | Both A and R are not true. |
| B. | Both A and R are true. |
| C. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| D. | A is not correct, but R is correct. |
| Answer» C. A is correct, but R is not correct. | |
| 8. |
Arrange the following events in the chronological order they have occurred. Use the correct code given below: |
| A. | Panchsheel Agreement, Shimla Agreement, Tashkent Agreement, Lahore Agreement |
| B. | Panchsheel Agreement, Tashkent Agreement, Shimla Agreement, Lahore Agreement |
| C. | Lahore Agreement, Shimla Agreement, Panchsheel Agreement, Tashkent Agreement |
| D. | Shimla Agreement, Tashkent Agreement, Panchsheel Agreement, Lahore Agreement |
| Answer» C. Lahore Agreement, Shimla Agreement, Panchsheel Agreement, Tashkent Agreement | |
| 9. |
UNCCD refers to |
| A. | United Nations Conference on Conventional Disarmament |
| B. | United Nations Convention on Combat Desertification |
| C. | United Nations Convention on Conflict Diffusion |
| D. | United Nations Conference on Combat Deforestation |
| Answer» C. United Nations Convention on Conflict Diffusion | |
| 10. |
India's only tri-service command is located at: |
| A. | Lakshadweep |
| B. | Kanyakumari |
| C. | Port Blair |
| D. | Karanjia Island |
| Answer» D. Karanjia Island | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following is an external determinant of a defence budget of a Nation-State? |
| A. | National Interest |
| B. | Threat Perception |
| C. | Commitment to Ideologies |
| D. | Technological Competence |
| Answer» C. Commitment to Ideologies | |
| 12. |
Strategy of Indian Armed Forces to achieve cutting-edge technology is galvanised by the concept of: |
| A. | Regional Military Association |
| B. | Regional Maritime Act |
| C. | Revolution in Maritime Affairs |
| D. | Revolution in Military Affairs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The abbreviation CSCE stands for: |
| A. | Common Security u0026 Common Economic Growth |
| B. | Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| C. | Collective System of Co-operation on Environment |
| D. | Collective Security in Conservation of Energy |
| Answer» C. Collective System of Co-operation on Environment | |
| 14. |
Which of the following two countries shall use India's Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) facility in sea? |
| A. | Sri Lanka and Maldives |
| B. | Maldives and Mauritius |
| C. | Sri Lanka and Bangladesh |
| D. | Nepal and Bhutan |
| Answer» B. Maldives and Mauritius | |
| 15. |
Gulf of Mannar is located between: |
| A. | India - Pakistan |
| B. | India - Sri Lanka |
| C. | India - Indonesia |
| D. | India - Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. India - Indonesia | |
| 16. |
The term 'Pashupati to Tirupati' was used for which of the following? |
| A. | Red Corridor under the Left-Wing Naxalism |
| B. | Red Army of the erstwhile Soviet army |
| C. | PLA of the China |
| D. | Hagnah of Israel |
| Answer» B. Red Army of the erstwhile Soviet army | |
| 17. |
Golden Crescent Area is not famous for which of the following activities? |
| A. | Arms trafficking |
| B. | Human trafficking |
| C. | Drug trafficking |
| D. | Nuclear trafficking |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
'Jasmine Revolution' took place in one of the following countries: |
| A. | Tunisia |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Egypt |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» B. Libya | |
| 19. |
Which two heads of the State signed the INF treaty? |
| A. | Reagan-Putin |
| B. | Putin-Bush |
| C. | Reagan-Gorbachev |
| D. | Gorbachev-Nixon |
| Answer» D. Gorbachev-Nixon | |
| 20. |
The concept of 'Cold War' could be understood as one of the following: |
| A. | Propaganda War |
| B. | A condition of neither war nor peace |
| C. | A state of extreme political unfriendliness |
| D. | A hot peace |
| Answer» D. A hot peace | |
| 21. |
'Presslar Amendment' was related to one of the following: |
| A. | Nuclear non-proliferation needs |
| B. | Proliferation enhancing measures regarding nuclear arms |
| C. | Environmental pollution |
| D. | Nuclear threat reduction |
| Answer» B. Proliferation enhancing measures regarding nuclear arms | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is not ratified by the United States? |
| A. | NPT |
| B. | MTCR |
| C. | CTBT |
| D. | CW Convention |
| Answer» D. CW Convention | |
| 23. |
Which of the following system of governance offers maximum satisfaction to the people in the fulfilment of their basic needs? |
| A. | Bureaucracy |
| B. | Hierocracy |
| C. | Technocracy |
| D. | Democracy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has its headquarters in which of the following cities? |
| A. | Brussels |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Luxemburg |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» B. Geneva | |
| 25. |
Who said, 'If you win, you need not have to explain……. If you loose, you should not be there to explain'? |
| A. | Adolf Hitler |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | Napoleon |
| Answer» B. Winston Churchill | |
| 26. |
Kautilya advocated six categories of troops, which of the following categories of troops constituted the standing army? |
| A. | MAULA Troops |
| B. | BHRITA Troops |
| C. | SRENI BAL |
| D. | ATAVIKA BAL |
| Answer» B. BHRITA Troops | |
| 27. |
Napoleon's strategic and tactical innovations were analysed by Jomini and Clausewitz. Clausewitz was interested in philosophical considerations of war whereas Jomini was interested in which one of the following? |
| A. | Mechanical aspects of strategy |
| B. | Strategy of decision |
| C. | Organization of military forces |
| D. | Concept of war strategy |
| Answer» B. Strategy of decision | |
| 28. |
The Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) was conceived during the incumbency of one of the following US Presidents: |
| A. | Richard Nixon |
| B. | Ronald Reagon |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | Jimmy Carter |
| Answer» C. Bill Clinton | |
| 29. |
During the Cold War era, which one of the following trends was promoted by relaxation in military tensions? |
| A. | Entente between the Super Powers, the US and the USSR. |
| B. | Détente between the Super Powers, the US u0026 the USSR. |
| C. | Closure of the military industrial complexes. |
| D. | Uninterrupted flow of military technology |
| Answer» C. Closure of the military industrial complexes. | |
| 30. |
Who among the following thinkers propounded the concept of 'Sublimited Nuclear War'? |
| A. | H. Kissinger |
| B. | Andre Beaufre |
| C. | Richard Haas |
| D. | Liddell Hart |
| Answer» C. Richard Haas | |
| 31. |
Who among the following stated that 'Geopolitics is a pseudo-science, erecting the factor of geography into an absolute'? |
| A. | Mackinder |
| B. | N.J. Spikman |
| C. | Carl Haushofer |
| D. | Hans J. Morgenthau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
'Two Scorpions in a Bottle' is a saying related to one of the following |
| A. | Nuclear Deterrence |
| B. | Limited War |
| C. | Total War |
| D. | Low Intensity Conflict |
| Answer» B. Limited War | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following countries conducted a nuclear test in February, 2013? |
| A. | Israel |
| B. | China |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | North Korea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The term 'Equal Security' is related with |
| A. | The UN High Commission for Refugees |
| B. | The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| C. | Security Council |
| D. | League of Nations |
| Answer» C. Security Council | |
| 35. |
Who among the following stated that 'religion is not the opium of the people, but the vitamin of the weak'? |
| A. | Regis Debray |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | V.I. Lenin |
| D. | A.H. Nasution |
| Answer» B. Karl Marx | |
| 36. |
'Steam-Roller Tactics' was used in which of the following wars? |
| A. | Arab-Israel War of 1967 |
| B. | Suez War 1956 |
| C. | Arab-Israel War 1973 |
| D. | Gulf War - I |
| Answer» B. Suez War 1956 | |
| 37. |
Who among the following stated that 'security can be approached both objectively (there is a real threat) and subjectively (there is a perceived threat)'? |
| A. | K. Booth |
| B. | Arnold Wolfers |
| C. | John Mroz |
| D. | Raymond Aron |
| Answer» C. John Mroz | |
| 38. |
Who among the following argued that 'Terrorism is not like a disaster before which we are helpless'? |
| A. | Obama |
| B. | George P. Shultz |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | G.W. Bush |
| Answer» C. Bill Clinton | |
| 39. |
Non-traditional security thread does not include |
| A. | Illegal Migration |
| B. | Terrorism |
| C. | Drug trafficking and Hawala |
| D. | Foreign Trade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Which one of the following North- East States of India is surround by Bangladesh from three sides? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 41. |
Which one of the following countries is identified with the concept of 'Peaceful Rise' ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 42. |
The NGO dedicated to the release of political prisoners all over the world is known as |
| A. | Red Cross |
| B. | CARE |
| C. | Medicine sans Frontiers |
| D. | Amnesty International |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
'Aman Ki Asha' was initiated by two leading newspapers; one is related to India and the other to Pakistan. Which are the following ? |
| A. | Indian Express and Rawalpindi Times |
| B. | The Hindu and Lahore Times |
| C. | Times of India and Jung |
| D. | DNA and Karachi Daily |
| Answer» D. DNA and Karachi Daily | |
| 44. |
Choose the appropriate code for Assertion A and Reason R as given below :Assertion A : From the services viewpoint, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has fallen too much short of their expectations.Reason R : The natural choice for the Indian Armed Services then is to follow the important route of import to ensure their operational readiness.Codes : |
| A. | Both A and R are correct, but R is the explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are not correct. |
| C. | A is incorrect, but R is correct. |
| D. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are not correct. | |
| 45. |
Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion A and Reason R as given below :Assertion A : Through its Integrated Missile Development Programme, India has exploded the myth of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)Reason R : Still, we have to go a long way to harness the full potential, including the private sector and scientific and technical know-how.Codes : |
| A. | Both A and R are correct. |
| B. | Both A and R are correct, andnR is the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is not correct, but R is correct. |
| D. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| Answer» C. A is not correct, but R is correct. | |
| 46. |
Choose the appropriate code of Assertion A and Reason R as given below :Assertion A : The national security perception of a nation is the product of interaction of security awareness, policy orientation and suggestive nature of its people.Reason R : The common people in India by enlarge, lack security awareness and think that it is the responsibility of the government to look after the process of national security.Codes : |
| A. | A and R correct. |
| B. | A and R correct but R does not explain A |
| C. | A is correct but R is not. |
| D. | A is incorrect but R is correct. |
| Answer» B. A and R correct but R does not explain A | |
| 47. |
Choose the appropriate code of Assertion A and Reason R are given below :Assertion A : Cross-border terrorism is an externally inspired problem but not devoid of internal motivations.Reason R : Some frustrated elements of India, sometimes, do help external agencies in sponsoring cross-border terrorism.Codes : |
| A. | A and R true and R explains A |
| B. | A and R not true but R explains A |
| C. | A is true but R is false. |
| D. | A is false but R is true. |
| Answer» B. A and R not true but R explains A | |
| 48. |
Choose the appropriate code of Assertion A and Reason R are given below :Assertion A : A BMD system is technologically infeasible and at best can prevent only a limited attack.Reason R : There are many spillover technological and economic benefits that come from Investing in BMD research and development.Codes : |
| A. | A is true but R is not true. |
| B. | Both A and R are not true. |
| C. | Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A. |
| D. | R is true but A is not true. |
| Answer» D. R is true but A is not true. | |
| 49. |
Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion A and Reason R as given below :Assertion A : Where both sides possess nuclear weapons, total war makes nonsense and any unlimited war waged with nuclear power would make worse than nonsense; it would be suicidal.Reason R : Wars are likely to occur again and again and that the limitation of their destruction is everybody's concern.Codes : |
| A. | Both A and R are correct, but R is the explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are not correct. |
| C. | A is correct, but R is incorrect. |
| D. | A is incorrect, but R as correct. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are not correct. | |
| 50. |
Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion A and Reason R as given below :Assertion A : The performance of our existing Research and Development (R u0026 D) base, bothin public and private sector, makes us take major decisions about associating the private sector in our defence R u0026 D and production process.Reason R : After all, more than the technology, the mindsets are more difficult to handle.Codes : |
| A. | A is correct, but R is not correct. |
| B. | A is incorrect, but R is correct. |
| C. | Both A and R are correct, but R is the necessary condition for A |
| D. | Both A and R are not correct. |
| Answer» D. Both A and R are not correct. | |