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Question 1Single Answer
Who among the following stated that ' security can be approached both objectively ( there is a real threat)  and subjectively (there is a perceived threat) '?
  1. A
    K. Booth
  2. B
    Arnold Wolfers
  3. C
    John Mroz  
  4. D
    Raymond Aron 
Question 2Single Answer
Which one of the following countries owns FATA?
  1. A
    India          
  2. B
    U. S. A.
  3. C
    Pakistan        
  4. D
    Afghanistan 
Question 3Single Answer
Which one of the following countries is said to have encapsulated the ' String of Pearls ' strategy against India in the Indo - Pacific region?
  1. A
    U. S. A.     
  2. B
    China
  3. C
    Japan      
  4. D
    Russia
Question 4Single Answer
Steam - Roller Tactics ' was used in which of the following wars?
  1. A
    Arab - Israel War of  1967
  2. B
    Suez War  1956
  3. C
    Arab - Israel  1973
  4. D
    Gulf War  ---- I 
Question 5Single Answer
Which one of the following North - East States of India is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
  1. A
    Tripura      
  2. B
    Meghalaya
  3. C
    Assam        
  4. D
    Arunachal Pradesh 
Question 6Single Answer
Who among the following stated that ' religion is not the opium of the people, but the vitamin of the weak '?
  1. A
    Regis Debray   
  2. B
    Karl Marx
  3. C
    V. I. Lenin 
  4. D
    A. H. Nasution 
Question 7Single Answer
A deductive argument is invalid if :
  1. A
    Its premises and conclusion are all false
  2. B
    Its premises are all false but its conclusion is true
  3. C
    Its premises are all true but its conclusion is false
  4. D
    Its premises and conclusion are all true
Question 8Single Answer
Who among the following argued that " Terrorism is not like a disaster before which we are help -less "?
  1. A
    Obama     
  2. B
    George P. Shultz
  3. C
    Bill Clinton  
  4. D
    G. W. Bush 
Question 9Single Answer
Who expressed the view that “I see God in the smiles of poor” ?
  1. A
    Martin Luther King
  2. B
    M.K. Gandhi
  3. C
    Amartya Sen
  4. D
    Nelson Mandela
Question 10Single Answer
Who among the following stated that ' Geopolitics is a pseudo - science, erecting the factor of geogra-phy into an absolute '?
  1. A
    Mackinder       
  2. B
    N. J. Spikman
  3. C
    Carl Haushofer       
  4. D
    Hans J. Morgenthau 
Question 11Single Answer
While assessing national power, who among the following propounded that ' national power implies both the strengths and weaknesses of a nation - state '?
  1. A
    Hans J. Morgenthau
  2. B
    Ray S. Cline
  3. C
    Ian Bellany
  4. D
    Henry Kissinger  
Question 12Single Answer
During the Cold War years, who among the following branded the Non - Aligned Movement (NAM)  as the third bloc?
  1. A
    Fidel Castro
  2. B
    O. Palme
  3. C
    Indira Gandhi
  4. D
    Henry Kissinger 
Question 13Single Answer
Unchecked illegal migration into Assam through 286 km long porus border with Bangladesh has germinated
  1. A
    Ethic clashes between ethnic groups and migrants
  2. B
    Paved way of insurgency and growth of a number of insurgent groups
  3. C
    Fighting for ethnic identify
  4. D
    Along with (1),(2) and (3), trans - national threat for India's security 
Question 14Single Answer
The UN Secretary - General  who presented the idea of ' Agenda for Peace '
  1. A
    Boutros - Boutros Ghali
  2. B
    Kofi Annan
  3. C
    Ban Ki Moon
  4. D
    U - Thant 
Question 15Single Answer
Who among the following defined war as a " legal condition which equally permits two or more hostile groups to carry on a conflict by armed forces.?
  1. A
    J. U. Nef
  2. B
    H. Nickerson
  3. C
    Quincy Wright
  4. D
    Clausewitz 
Question 16Single Answer
Who among the following said, " Know your enemy, know yourself, then you have note to bother for hundred battles to come "?
  1. A
    Kautilya     
  2. B
    Mao Tse Tung
  3. C
    Sun Tzu         
  4. D
    W. Gibson   
Question 17Single Answer
Which one of the following is not encompassed in sub - conventional warfare?
  1. A
    Terrorism
  2. B
    Insurgency
  3. C
    Ethnic violence
  4. D
    Cloud seeding 
Question 18Single Answer
Which one of the following countries is not threatened by China's Air Defence Identification Zone in the East China Sea?
  1. A
    South Korea
  2. B
    North Korea
  3. C
    Japan
  4. D
    Taiwan 
Question 19Single Answer
Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and
Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : No nation enjoys absolute security, it is only relative in the changing global strategic scenario.
Reason (R) :It is due to the efforts of the relative freedom from harmful threats and challenges ema - nating from internal and external sources.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are  correct.
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
  3. C
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct. 
Question 20Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion(A): Global rules are required to manage response to issue such as ozone depletion, climate change and international movement of hazardous materials.
Reason (R) : Environmental issues are linked intrin -  sically to international peace and security issues and require global solutions.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
  3. C
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but  (R) is correct. 
Question 21Single Answer
According to Kautilya, the centre of gravity in the " Mandala Theory " of inter - state relations was pivoted on :
  1. A
    Vijigeeshu.       
  2. B
    Mitramitra
  3. C
    Akrandasar.   
  4. D
    Udaseen  
Question 22Single Answer
Which one of the following is an intangible element of National Power?
  1. A
    Natural Resources
  2. B
    National population
  3. C
    Scientific and technological prowess
  4. D
    Strategic purpose 
Question 23Single Answer
Who among the following opined that " The national security problem needed to be seen in terms of general systemic problem in which individuals,  states and the system all play a part and in which economic, societal and environmental factors can be as important as political  and military ones " ?
  1. A
    Barry Buzan
  2. B
    Robert Osgood
  3. C
    Henry Kissinger
  4. D
    Raymond Aron 
Question 24Single Answer
" Hit and Run " tactics relates to which one of the following forms of Warfare?
  1. A
    Desert Warfare
  2. B
    High Altitude Warfare
  3. C
    Guerrilla Warfare
  4. D
    Jungle Warfare  
Question 25Single Answer
In the pre-twentieth century, the concept of " Military Industrial
Complex "  gained ground, but was also faced with a
serious limitation described in terms of :
  1. A
    Military spending has to be sustained on account of the relationship between the economy and security.
  2. B
    With the industrialization of warfare, the concept of " military industrial complex " expanded to include infrastructure capable of producing the materials of warfare in large quantities.
  3. C
    It produced a serious " economic security dilemma " , because in the modern, high -tech, globalised economy, states find it difficult to procure everything they need military through national production, and their sources lie abroad.
  4. D
    By and large, the developed and technologically advanced states were gainers in situations. 
Question 26Single Answer
Which one of the following agencies has concep- tualizaed energy security as " the uninterrupted physical availability at a price which is affordable , while respecting environmental concerns "?
  1. A
    World Trade Organization
  2. B
    International Atomic Energy Agency
  3. C
    Nuclear Suppliers ' Group
  4. D
    Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
Question 27Single Answer
India 's Nuclear Fuel Fabrication is done at the Nuclear Fuel Complex ( NFC) located at :
  1. A
    Bengaluru  
  2. B
    Hyderabad
  3. C
    Mumbai    
  4. D
    Trombay  
Question 28Single Answer
Which one of the following aircraft is the air -to-air refueller of the Indian aircraft?
  1. A
    C - 17 Globemaster
  2. B
    Ilyushin - 76
  3. C
    Ilyushin  78
  4. D
    C - 130 J Hercules 
Question 29Single Answer
A major development in the relations between the erstwhile Soviet Union and the United States occurred in the late 1980's when the two nations agreed to :
  1. A
    purchase all their oil from Mexico
  2. B
    withdraw from the United Nations
  3. C
    eliminate a group of nuclear missiles
  4. D
    ban arms sales to developing nations 
Question 30Single Answer
India 's new indigenous aircraft carrier will be christened as :
  1. A
    INS Pawan Hans
  2. B
    INS Vishal
  3. C
    INS Vikram
  4. D
    INS Samudra
Question 31Single Answer
Which one of the following  is intertwined with  the Woodrow Wilson's 'fourteen Points' to the  study of International Relations  ?
  1. A
    They are the foundations for the  realist approach in international Relations 
  2. B
    They are  the foundations for the  idealist approach in international Relations
  3. C
    They are  the foundations for the  gender approach in international Relations
  4. D
    They are  the foundations for deterrence theories in international Relations.
Question 32Single Answer
Who among the following opine that "geo-poli-tics is a pseudo-science"?
  1. A
    Hans j.  Morgenthrn
  2. B
    J. Nye
  3. C
    Robert Jervis
  4. D
    Carl Haushofeer
Question 33Single Answer
The term 'Detente' refers to which one of the following :
  1. A
    Relaxation  in  military  tensions  between two  or more  states.
  2. B
    Promotion  of  friendly  relations between  two or more states.
  3. C
    Providing  most  favoured nation 's status to a neighbour.
  4. D
    Promotion of cosmopolitan  culture. 
Question 34Single Answer
Identify  the correct  code  for  Assertion  (A)  and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The balance of power is central to realist conception of International Security and also an essential stabilizing factor in International Relations.
Reason (R) : Realism sees states as existing in a highly competitive and dangerous environment in which they must do whatever is necessary to survive.
  1. A
    Codes:
    (A) is correct, but (R)  is not correct.
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are correct.
  3. C
    Both (A)  and  (R)  not correct.
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but (R)  is correct. 
Question 35Single Answer
Match the following books given in Table-I with their respective authors given in Table-II and use the correct code given below:
Table  -  I.                                   Table  -  II
(Books)                                       (Authors)
a. Strategy.                                  I. Erwin Rommel
b. On Guerrilla Warfare.         II. John Keegan
c. The Rommel Papers.            III. B. H. Liddell Hart
d. A History of Warfare.            Iv. Mao-Tse - Tung
  1. A
    Codes:
    a.       b.        c.        d
    I.        III.       Iv.       ii
  2. B
    III.      Iv.       I.          ii
  3. C
    Iv.      II.        III.        i
  4. D
    II.      III.       I.           iv   
Question 36Single Answer
Match the following books given in Table - I with their respective authors given in Table- II and use the correct code given below :
Table - I.                                                                       Table - II
(Books)                                                                        (Authors)
a. Master of International Thought.                        I. Michael Sheehan
b. International security: An Analytical survey.     II. Kenneth W. Thompson
c. The Analysis of Interna- tional Relations.         III. Barry Buzan
d. People, States and Fear.                                     Iv. Karl Deutsch
  1. A
    Codes:
    a.         b.          c.           d
    I.          II.          III.          iv
  2. B
    III.        II.           I.           iv
  3. C
    II.          I.            Iv.         iii
  4. D
    Iv.          III.         I.            ii
Question 37Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion.   (A): Pursuing liberal agenda creates major social and political difficulties for developing and transitional states and that the problem of widening gap between the rich states and the poor states needs to be addressed.
Reason (R): This is reflected in the economic agenda of human security.
  1. A
    Codes:
    Both (A) and (R) are correct.
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
  3. C
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
Question 38Single Answer
Match the following treaties given in Table - I with their year  of effectiveness Table - II and use the code given below:
Table - I.                                                                                     Table - II
(Treaty)                                                                                      (Year)
a. Collective Security                                                                 I. 1947
Treaty Organization.                                   
b. Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal                                 II.  1949
Assistance (Rio Treaty)      
c. NATO.                                                                                         III. 1951
d. ANZUS Treaty.                                                                        Iv. 1992
  1. A
    Codes:
    a.      b.      c.       d.
     iv.     i.        ii.       iii
  2. B
    i.       ii.       iii.       iv
  3. C
    ii.      iv.      i.        iii
  4. D
    iii.     iv.      ii.      i
Question 39Single Answer
Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A): After the  end of Cold War, the concept of "Security Complex " was reworked in favour of a conceptual sliding scale denoting change, ranging through security community, self help balance of power, and mutual security regine.
Reason  (R) : After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the dynamics of security confined and operate across a broad spectrum of sectors like military, political, economic, societal and environmental.
  1. A
    Codes :
    (A) is correct, but  (R) is wrong.
  2. B
    (A) is wrong, but  (R) is correct
  3. C
    Both (A) and  (R) are correct.
  4. D
    Both (A)  and (R)  are not  correct. 
Question 40Single Answer
Identify the correct code for Assertion (A)  and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion  (A): The center theme of International Relations is not evil, but tragedy.
Reason (R) : States often share a common interest, but the structure of the situation prevents them from bringing about the mutually desired situation.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and  (R)  are correct.
  2. B
    (A)  is correct, but (R)  is not correct.
  3. C
    (A)  is not correct, but  (R) is correct.
  4. D
    Both (A) and  (R)  are not correct. 
Question 41Single Answer
Which one of the following was the major source of Chandra Gupta 's military administration?
  1. A
    Indica
  2. B
    Arthashastra
  3. C
    Fa-Hien's account
  4. D
    Thirukkural 
Question 42Single Answer
Who among the following is known as Machiavelli of India?
  1. A
    Chandra Gupta Maurya
  2. B
    Ashok the Great
  3. C
    Samudra Gupta
  4. D
    Kautilya 
Question 43Single Answer
Match the following theories in the List - I given
below With their proponents in the List - II and use
the code below :
List  -  I                              List  - II
(Theories)                        (Proponents)
(a) Atomic Theory.        (I)   Albert Einstein
(b)  Realist Theory.        (ii) John Dalton
(c) Relativity Theory.     (iii) S. Freud
(d) Psychoanalysis.      (iv) Hans.j.  Theory Morganthan
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)   (b)  (c)  (d)
    (iii)   (II) (iv) (I)
  2. B
    (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
  3. C
    (iv) (iii) (I) (ii)
  4. D
    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 
Question 44Single Answer
For realists, power is considered as one of the following :concept. 
  1. A
    Power is based on economic strength.
  2. B
    Power is a irrational concept.
  3. C
    Power is a ambiguous concept.
  4. D
    Power is a relational as well as a relative
Question 45Single Answer
The concept of "One for All, All for One " related to which one of the following models of international security :
  1. A
    Democratic peace
  2. B
    Collective Security
  3. C
    World government
  4. D
    Disarmed world 
Question 46Single Answer
Which one of following is not considered as the element of national power ?
  1. A
    National will
  2. B
    Territory
  3. C
    Population
  4. D
    Policy Prescriptions 
Question 47Single Answer
Who among the following thinkers stated that "Non-alignment is the third Bloc "?
  1. A
    J. L. Nehru
  2. B
    H. Kissinger
  3. C
    M. Breacher
  4. D
    K. P. Mishra 
Question 48Single Answer
Who among the following thinkers stated that "National Security is relative freedom from harmful threats"?
  1. A
    I. Bellany
  2. B
    J. Mroz
  3. C
    H. Kissinger
  4. D
    A. Wolfers
Question 49Single Answer
The provisions, deployment and use of military resources in a given strategic environment can be encapsulated as which one of the following?
  1. A
    Military Alliance
  2. B
    Defence Policy
  3. C
    Strategic Doctrine
  4. D
    Strategic partnership 
Question 50Single Answer
'Security Community 'referred to as one of the following?
  1. A
    A group of states cooperate to manage their disputes and avoid war.
  2. B
    A group of people who became integrated and within a territory develop a sense of community.
  3. C
    A group of states whose primary security concern link together closely.
  4. D
    All of the options given are correct. 
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