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Defence & Strategic Studies

Question 1Single 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 2Single 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 3Single 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 4Single 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 5Single 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 6Single 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 7Single 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 8Single 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 9Single 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 10Single 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 11Single Answer
Which one of the following is world's fastest cruise missile?
  1. A
    DF -26.  
  2. B
    Kornet
  3. C
    Brahmos. 
  4. D
    ANZA 
Question 12Single Answer
" TAPI project " is related to which of the following?
  1. A
    Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India gas pipeline project
  2. B
    Tajistan, Armenia, Peru, Indonesia gas pipeline project
  3. C
    Turkey, Austria, Palestine, Ireland gas pipeline project
  4. D
    Tunisia, Algeria, Paraguay, Iceland  gas pipeline project 
Question 13Single Answer
What is the Block III variant of Brahmos super - sonic cruise missile?
  1. A
    it is anti - ship missile
  2. B
    It is a land to land missile
  3. C
    it is a missile with steep dive capability for mountain warfare
  4. D
    it is a land to air missile 
Question 14Single Answer
A network of computers used in a denial of service (DoS) attack is called :
  1. A
    Worm     
  2. B
    Botnet
  3. C
    Root Kit 
  4. D
    Splog 
Question 15Single Answer
Natural ore of radioactive materials does not contain which one of the following isotopes?
  1. A
    U235     
  2. B
    Pu234
  3. C
    U238       
  4. D
    Th232
Question 16Single Answer
A security regime based on the principle that an act of aggression by any state will be met by a co - lective response from the rest is called :
  1. A
    comprehensive security
  2. B
    common security
  3. C
    collective defence
  4. D
    collective Security 
Question 17Single Answer
" Intolerant Non - state actors now control large territories where they are unleashing barbaric violence........ The severe limitations in our conflict resolution mechanism are becoming more and obvious. It is, thus, no surprise that the world is taking note of Buddhism ". Who amongst the following gave the above statement?
  1. A
    Mrs. Sushma Swaraj
  2. B
    K. M. Panikkar
  3. C
    Narendra Modi
  4. D
    Rajnath Singh 
Question 18Single Answer
Which one of the following statements about conflict is true?
  1. A
    Conflict can always be avoided
  2. B
    Disagreements always signal that the relationship is on the rocks.
  3. C
    Conflict does not always occur because of mis - understanding
  4. D
    Conflict is always bad 
Question 19Single Answer
The ' Charcas Triangle ' an important gas field is located in :
  1. A
    Bolivia.      
  2. B
    Peru
  3. C
    Mexico.  
  4. D
    Venezuela 
Question 20Single Answer
Which of the following is a means of PacificSettlement of disputes?
  1. A
    Sanctions
  2. B
    Blockade
  3. C
    Coercion
  4. D
    Negotiation 
Question 21Single Answer
The G - 4 countries consist of :
  1. A
    India, Japan, Brazil, Germany
  2. B
    China, South Korea, Germany, South Africa
  3. C
    Germany, Brazil, Japan, South Africa
  4. D
    India, China, Germany, South Africa 
Question 22Single Answer
Who propounded the Nuclear Winter theory?
  1. A
    Henry Kissinger Group
  2. B
    Andre Beaufre Group
  3. C
    Bernard Brodie Group
  4. D
    TTAPS Group 
Question 23Single Answer
The Patriot Missiles were used by the US forces against the :
  1. A
    Agni missiles
  2. B
    Silkworm missiles
  3. C
    Prithivi missiles
  4. D
    Scud missiles 
Question 24Single Answer
Which Pakistani General was nick -  named as ' Monkey Gene'?
  1. A
    General Zia - ul - Haq
  2. B
    General Ayub Khan
  3. C
    General Yahya Khan
  4. D
    General P. Musharraf 
Question 25Single Answer
The Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is Sri Lanka split into two factions in the year :
  1. A
    2000          
  2. B
    2004
  3. C
    2006.        
  4. D
    2007
Question 26Single Answer
Daulat Beg Oldie, a well - know airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed forces is located in :
  1. A
    Ladakh
  2. B
    Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C
    Siachin
  4. D
    Sikkim 
Question 27Single Answer
The " Territorial Waters " means :
  1. A
    water inside the country
  2. B
    water secured from other countries
  3. C
    water supplied to other countries
  4. D
    water of the sea close to coast of the country 
Question 28Single Answer
SORT stands for one of the following :
  1. A
    Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
  2. B
    State Organization Replan Treaty
  3. C
    Strategic Order Reorganization Treaty
  4. D
    Security Organization Replan Treaty 
Question 29Single Answer
Which one of the following drug trafficking organizations handle the majority of the world's cocaine production?
  1. A
    South East Asian
  2. B
    Colombian
  3. C
    South West Asian
  4. D
    Mexican 
Question 30Single Answer
Which one of the following has not been  included by Admiral A. T. Mahan as elements of sea power?
  1. A
    Geographical position
  2. B
    Physical conformation
  3. C
    Extent of territory
  4. D
    National character 
Question 31Single Answer
Arrange the following sea battles in ascending chronological order :
  1. A
    Battles of Lepanto, Coral Sea, Jutland, Spanish Armada
  2. B
    Battle of  Coral Sea, Jutland, Spanish Armada Lepanto
  3. C
    Battles of Jutland, Spanish Armada, Lepanto, Coral Sea
  4. D
    Battles of Lepanto, Spanish Armada, Jutland Coral Sea 
Question 32Single Answer
Which one of the following Jihadi is nick-named as ' Mr. Marlboro ' ?
  1. A
    Baitullah Basheer
  2. B
    Faiz Mohammed Bhaktiar
  3. C
    Mostafa Balooch Sistani
  4. D
    Mokhtar Belmokhtar 
Question 33Single Answer
Which one of the following is used as a fissile material in atomic bomb?
  1. A
    Natural Uranium
  2. B
    Thorium
  3. C
    Highly enriched uranium
  4. D
    Radium 
Question 34Single Answer
The term ' Armageddon ' is related to which one of the following?
  1. A
    Climate change
  2. B
    Limited war
  3. C
    Cyber war
  4. D
    Nuclear war 
Question 35Single Answer
Sovereignty is the attribute of which of the following?
  1. A
    Government
  2. B
    Association
  3. C
    State
  4. D
    Society 
Question 36Single Answer
Out of the following International Organizations which one has started a scheme called ' partnership for peace ' for member countries ?
  1. A
    OPEC        
  2. B
    OAU
  3. C
    OAS          
  4. D
    NATO 
Question 37Single Answer
Which one of the militant group has not been active in Bangladesh?
  1. A
    Jama' atul Mujahideem
  2. B
    Harkat - ul -Jehad -al - Islami
  3. C
    Hizbut Tohid
  4. D
    KLO 
Question 38Single Answer
Which Indian President was know as the ' People 's President ' ?
  1. A
    Mr. Pranab Mukerjee
  2. B
    Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  3. C
    Dr. S. Radhakrinan
  4. D
    Mrs. Pratibha Patil 
Question 39Single Answer
The importance of Woodrow Wilson's ' Fourteen Points ' to the study of International Studies is notable because :
  1. A
    they are the foundations for 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 Liberal approach in International Relations.
  4. D
    they are the foundations for deterrence theories in International Relations. 
Question 40Single Answer
The Strait of Hormuz is an important route international traffic between :
  1. A
    The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
  2. B
    The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
  3. C
    The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
  4. D
    The Sea and MedilterraneanSea. 
Question 41Single Answer
During the cold war era, which one of the following geo - 0politi thinkers played the most influential role in the western conceptualization of the communist military threat and geo-strategic policy of containment?
  1. A
    A. T. Mahan
  2. B
    N. J. Spikman
  3. C
    H. Mackinder
  4. D
    Colin Gray 
Question 42Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) The national security perspectives is the product of interaction of security awareness, threat perception, policy orientation and implemen- tational ability.
Reason (R) : The common people in India, by and large, lack security awareness and think that it is responsibility of the government to look after the process of  national security Codes
  1. A
    is correct, but (R) is not correct.
  2. B
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
  3. C
    Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
  4. D
    Bothy(A) and (R) are correct but (R) is
  5. E
    not the correct and logical explanation of (A). 
Question 43Single Answer
Identify the correct code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R)  on the basis of the code given below :
Assertion (A) :The right to education is a fundamental human right that enforces successful exercise of all other human rights and provides human security.
Reason (R) : Education is an extraordinary tool of empowerment and safe guards human being from exploitative and hazardous labour and sexual exploitation, and eventually ensuring human security.
  1. A
    Codes :
    (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  2. B
    (R) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  3. C
    Both (A) and (R) are correct.
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are incorrect. 
Question 44Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Operation Parakram involved the mobilisation of Indian troops along India's border with Pakistan.
Reason (R) : After the terrorist attack on Indian Parliament in 2001, India wanted to pressurize Pakistan for taking appropriate action against terror group operating from its territory.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is true, but (R) is not true.
  4. D
    (A) is not true, but (R) is true. 
Question 45Single Answer
Match the following books in List - I with their authors
in List -II and use the code below :
List  - I                                                                    List -  II
(Books)                                                                 (Authors)
(a)  Nagasaki : Life After Nuclear War.          (i) S. E. Finer
(b) Kashmir : The Vajpayee Years.                  (ii) Carla  Freeman
(c) The Man on Horseback.                               (iii) Susan Southard
(d)  China on the Edge.                                      (iv)  A. S. Dulat
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)      (b)     (c)      (d)
    (i)       (ii)      (iii)     (iv)
  2. B
    (iv)      (iii)     (ii)      (i)
  3. C
    (iii)      (iv)     (i)       (ii)
  4. D
    (ii)     (i)        (iv)      (iii)  
Question 46Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and
Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Environmental security is not entirely a case of ' theat without enemies '.
Reason (R): The basic logic is that, globally, humanity is living beyond the carrying capacity of the planet Earth.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the Correct explanation of (A).
  3. C
    (A) is Correct, but (R) is not correct.
  4. D
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is  correct. 
Question 47Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason(R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Potential environmental security concerns include disruption of eco-system, such as climate change, loss of bio-diversity, deforestation, desertification and other erosion problems, depletion of ozone layer, pollusion, and the effects of growing population on the carrying capacity of the Earth's natural systems.
Reason (R) :Unfortunately, in dealing with environmental concerns, those who have to pay the price of prevention are different from those who pay the price of failure in the contemporary world.
  1. A
    Codes :
    Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct 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 48Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) :China is rising power that many expect it to become the world's most powerful country.
Reason (R) : In the West in particular, this has generated the fear that as China's economic into military power.
  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 49Single Answer
Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) :The withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan in 2015 has created a serious strategic vacuum, which could be detrimental to the Global war on terror.
Reason (R) : Afghan Taliban, AI Qaeda and Pakistan are the likely gainers of the above.
  1. A
    Codes :
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
  2. B
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
  3. C
    Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
  5. E
    correct and logical explanation of (A).   
Question 50Single Answer
Match the following doctrines of US Presidents
in List - I with their explanations in List - II with the
code given below :
List  -  I                             List  - II
(Doctrines)                     (Explanations)
(a)  Truman                    (i)  Support all Doctrine freedom fighters
(b) Reagan Doctrine.  (ii) Containment of hostile regimes
(c)  Clinton Doctrine.  (iii)  Pre - emptio and unilateralism
(d)  Bush Doctrine.     (iv) Always act multilaterally
  1. A
    Codes :
    (a)    (b)      (c)        (d)
    (i )    (iii)      (ii)       (iv)
  2. B
    (iv)   (i)       (iii)     (ii)
  3. C
    (ii)    (iv)    (i)      (iii)
  4. D
    (iii)    (ii)    (iv)    (i)  
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