DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : International Organizations such as the United Nations now operate with a broader definition of security that is multi-sectoral and encompasses a broader agenda, and not just the military dimension.
Reason (R) : While the focus on military power during the cold war period was understandable, there was an urgent necessity to tackle the non-traditional security (NTS) challenges, including human insecurity, climate change, health care and so on.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a comprehensive explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
2. Match the following leaders in List I with their nick names in List II and use codes given below :
3. Who among the following observed that “Statesmen are actors in a tragedy beyond their making or repair” ?
(1) Robert Jervic
(2) George Kennan
(3) Raymund Arou
(4) J. Nye
4. Which one of the following theorists is associated with the “feminist” school of national security ?
(1) Robert Keohone
(2) Kenneth Waltz
(3) Ann. J. Tickner
(4) Andre Gunder Frank
5. Who among the following scholars stated that the US is enjoying the upper portion of the multilayered cake of world power politics due to its military and economic power ?
(1) J. Nye
(2) S.P. Cohen
(3) H. Kissinger
(4) Kenneth Waltz
6. Match the following thinkers given in List-I with their theories given in List-II. Use the codes given below :
7. Who among the following stated that “the balance of power system was not only inevitable but also an essential stabilizing factor in international relations ?
(1) Kenneth Waltz
(2) E.H. Carr
(3) Hans J. Morgenthau
(4) Trevor Taylor
8. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Internal security problems can endanger national security more critically than external aggression.
Reason (R) : Army must be deployed to check the internal threats.
Codes :
(1) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(2) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
9. Which one of the following causes resulted in the failure of US – Soviet détente ?
(1) Domestic developments
(2) Proxy wars
(3) Resource scarcity
(4) Technological supremacy
10. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : State policy is the womb in which war is developed.
Reason (R) : War is to be regarded not as an independent thing, but as a political instrument.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(3) (R) is true but (A) is false and (R) is incorrect explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
11. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The relationship between individual and national security is recognized as being a complex one in which states themselves can pose significant threats to the security of individuals.
Reason (R) : Individual security can not be the basis of security analysis. Because the state cannot be reassembled from individual level attributes.
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 comprehensive explanation of (A).
12. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Clausewitz argued that war is path of the social & political totality, differing only in its means from peace.
Reason (R) : All wars were the product of the societies that fought there and therefore each age had its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions, and its own peculiar pre-conceptions.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(3) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
13. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Terrorism has crossed national frontiers and has acquired international dimensions in various shades and modes.
Reason (R) : International or transnational terrorists do not have any respect for international norms or laws of international system. In addition, some countries sponsor terrorist activities to fulfil their political, strategic & other unstated goals.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(2) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
14. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Creation of Bangladesh was a big boost for Indian Armed Forces.
Reason (R) : India had gained its morale after the war in a big way.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
(2) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct reason for (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
15. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. Malegaon Blast
II. Ishrat Jahan Encounter
III. Hijacking of IC-814 & Release of Masood Ajhar
IV. Pathankot Air Base Attack.
Codes :
(1) IV, III, I, II
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) II, I, III, IV
(4) IV, II, III, I
16. Match the List-I (countries) with List-II (years of ratification of the START agreement by the CIS countries) and use the code as given below :
17. Arrange the following events in a chronological ascending order during the post cold war period and used the code given below :
(i) Civil war in former Yugoslavia
(ii) Russia’s invasion on Georgia
(iii) US led invasion of Afghanistan
(iv) Rwandan genocide
Codes :
(1) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(2) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(3) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(4) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
18. Which one of the following is considered as the organisation accountable for perpetrating sparatist terrorism within China’s Xi Jiang province ?
(1) ISIS
(2) Al-Queda
(3) Hakkani Network
(4) Uighur Turkestan Islamic Party
19. Who amongst the following stated that “Religion is vitamin for the masses” ?
(1) Karl Marx
(2) F. Angles
(3) Mao-Tse-Tung
(4) Regis Debray
20. 14-Member “Heart of Asia-Istambul process” was launched by Turkey in the year :
(1) 2015
(2) 2014
(3) 2013
(4) 2011
21. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The revolt of 1857, sometimes is not treated as National War of Independence.
Reason (R) : It was localised and was confined to North and Central India and many leading States did not participate in the movement.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the reason of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right reason of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(4) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
22. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : During the 1971 Indo-Pak war, USA seemed favourable towards Pakistan.
Reason (R) : During this period India had a strong defence cooperation with USSR.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
23. UN declaration of Human Rights was made on
(1) 24th October 1948
(2) 10 th October 1948
(3) 15 th October 1949
(4) 14 th October 1950
24. Who among the following was the Defence Minister of India during Indo-Pak war of 1971 ?
(1) George Fernandez
(2) Jagjivan Ram
(3) Y.B. Chawan
(4) A.K. Antony
25. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India is a victim of State sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
Reason (R) : India cannot blame Pakistan for the terrorist strikes.
Codes :
(1) (A) is true, butü (R) is false.
(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
26. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Since the insurgents / naxalites claim that they are fighting a people’s war, the authorities of the government must win over the people by emphatically demonstrating, that it is the government forces that are waging the war of people to mitigate the problems of despair, hunger, poverty and underdevelopment.
Reason (R) : Good governance and inclusive growth can be oxygen for the masses in insurgency-prone/naxal areas.
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.
27. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Environment is now prominently seen as a security agenda by different governments, international institutions and the public at large.
Reason (R) : Securitization of environment is now widely recognized as an inevitable discourse.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.
(4) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.
28. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The Indian Ocean has remained an area of strategic importance since early times.
Reason (R) : Geographical location of Indian Ocean, its sea routes, its vast repository of natural resources and densely populated countries along its shores adds to its significance.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(3) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
29. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Both energy security and environmental security are critical issues for India in particular and South Asia in general.
Reason (R) : Most of the South Asian Countries are lacking adequate conventional energy resources. In addition, these countries are also facing acute environmental problems due to deforestation and water scarcity.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is not currect, but (R) is correct.
30. Match the following Ethnic Minorities in Table-I appropriately with the countries named in Table-II and use the code given below :
31. Match the following weapons in List-I with their origin of nations in List-II and use the code given below :
32. Which one of the following counties launched firstly the pre-emptive air strike during the Arab-Israel War of 1967 ?
(1) Egypt
(2) Syria
(3) Jordon
(4) Israel
33. The number of original parties to the Antarctica Treaty signed on 1, Dec. 1951 is :
(1) 12
(2) 21
(3) 25
(4) 26
34. Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principels of State policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security ?
(1) Article 51
(2) Article 48A
(3) Article 43A
(4) Article 41
35. Who chairs the Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs in India ?
(1) Prime Minister
(2) National Security Advisor
(3) Defence Minister
(4) President of India
36. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The number of refugees worldwide continues to increase and the problems have not been resolved so far.
Reason (R) : The proliferation of ethnic, religious and territorial conflicts exacerbates refugee problems which are often over-looked as primary causes of refugee generation.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
37. Match the following thinkers given in List-I with their theories given in List-II. Use the codes given below :
38. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The international situations and fundamental causes which some times lead to war can not be altered by mere intervention with military technology.
Reason (R) : Historically, no amount of dialectical discourse has been able to advance a conclusive proof that weapons cause war.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the comprehensive explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(4) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct.
39. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : There is no single cause for war. Peace in strategic parlance could be considered as an equilibrium among many forces.
Reason (R) : Change in any particular trend, movement or policy may make conditions similar. Change may invite conditions for war.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(4) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
40. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India being energy deficient must explore its supplies from other countries including Iran.
Reason (R) : The US pressure on India is not a hinderene in the light of the US-Iran nuclear deal.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(4) (R) is false, but (A) is true.
41. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Kargil war was the product of negligence by the politico-military combine.
Reason (R) : Intelligence failure was also one of the contributory causes.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(2) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
42. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Arms control is more based on Realism.
Reason (R) : It is concerned with actual political situation between the rivals.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(3) (R) is true, but (A) is false and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
43. Arrange the following Arms Control Treaties in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. Outer-Space Treaty
II. Sea-Bed Treaty
III. Antarctica Treaty
IV. SALT-II Treaty
Codes :
(1) III, I, II, IV
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) IV, I, III, II
(4) II, III, I, IV
44. Which one of the following is the best conflict management approach in practice ?
(1) Avoidance
(2) Domination
(3) Negotiation
(4) Consensus
45. Who argued that “the first step in conceptualising the Welfare State involves locating the primary source of tension that give rise to its particular political economy …..” ?
(1) Golden and Katz
(2) Esping – Anderson
(3) Blunch and Verner
(4) A. Wood
46. Match the following books in List-I with their authors given in List-II and use the code given below :
47. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : BMD system can limit the damage from a ballistic missile attack.
Reason (R) : There are many technological spillovers and economic benefits that could come from investing in BMD Research and Development.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
48. Match the years in List I with the maritime boundary agreements signed between the countries in List II. Identify correct answer with the help of a code.
49. Which one of the following is not part of the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) ?
(1) Hotline
(2) People to people dialogues and exchanges
(3) Prior notification of military exercises
(4) Patrolling of borders and cross border firing
50. Which one of the following parallel line divides the two Koreas (North Korea and South Korea) ?
(1) 28th Parallel
(2) 29 th Parallel
(3) 38 th Parallel
(4) 39 th Parallel
51. Match the following Authors in List-I with the names of books written by them in List-II with the help of the codes given below :
52. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : There is little motivation against European to bring Ukraine into EU fold.
Reason (R) : From the peace building perspective of the EU, it follows that any expansion of Europe must reduce the overall level of hostility of the continent.
Codes :
(1) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
53. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : In the foreign policy arena, the post Crimea Russian system had become mired in confrontation with the West, without having completed a pivot in Asia.
Reason (R) : Isolationism in the post isolation era that is the post Soviet Era – is an oddity with which the West is not quite sure how to deal with the situation.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) not correct.
(2) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
(3) (A) is not correct and (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
54. Identify the correct code for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below:
Assertion (A) : Nuclear weapon is not a weapon of war, it is for deterrence, unless it is being used in frustration having far reaching consequences.
Reason (R) : Nuclear options for India in relation to her neighbours are significant.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the logical explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is logical but (R) is not logical.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not true.
(4) (A) is not logical but (R) is logical.
55. Match the year in List – I with the conference held in List – II. Identify the correct answer :
56. Group of 77 (G-77), the coalition of Third World countries that sponsored the 1963 Joint Declaration of Developing countries calls for :
(1) Democratization of World institution
(2) Reforms to allow greater equity in North South Trade.
(3) More aid to the Third World countries.
(4) Change in aid criteria.
57. Which South East Asian country is looking for India’s overhauling facility of aircrafts and other weapons supplied by Soviet Russia for its own weapons of Soviet origin ?
(1) Malaysia
(2) Indonesia
(3) Vietnam
(4) Philippines
58. Which one of the following cities is known as nuclear city in Ukraine ?
(1) St. Petersburg
(2) Pripyat
(3) Donetsk
(4) Kharkiv
59. In Defence Economics, 3 M Planning refers to which one of the following ?
(1) Money, Machine & Man power
(2) Man Management, Mechanization, Motorization
(3) Material Management, Materials, Mobilization
(4) Mobilization, Movement, Manoeuvres
60. “Nuclear Winter” refers to which one of the following ?
(1) Synergic effects of the use of Nuclear Weapons
(2) Blast effect
(3) E.M.P. effect
(4) Radio-active fallout
61. Who amongst the following coined the term “Cyber-Space” ?
(1) Carl Segan
(2) David King
(3) Stephen Hawkins
(4) William Gibson
62. The term “B 2 B” has been referred to which one of the following ?
(1) Boat to Bomber
(2) Bharat to Bhutan
(3) Ballistics to Bombartment
(4) Business to Business
63. Arrange the following in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
I. India’s nuclear doctrine
II. India’s first naval doctrine
III. Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Co-operation
IV. Gujral Doctrine
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) III, IV, I, II
(3) II, III, IV, I
(4) IV, II, III, I
64. After Pokharan explosion of May, 1998, which website was hacked and defaced by the Pakistani hackers ?
(1) Ministry of Home Affairs website
(2) BARC website
(3) JNU website
(4) Ministry of External Affairs website
65. Which of the following is the weakest one as a Regional Economic Grouping to ensure Regional Economic Integration ?
(1) ASEAN
(2) NAFTA
(3) SAARC
(4) MEKOSUR
66. What is a ‘fleet review’ ?
(1) It is a ceremonial and stately inspection of naval warships by the supreme commander of the armed forces.
(2) It is a show of strength vis-à-vis other nations.
(3) Flexing of naval muscles to subjugate the navy of neighbours.
(4) It is a rapid action by a country’s navy to fight sea piracy.
67. Keeping in view the Indian need for the freedom from want and abject poverty, who among the following observed that “I see God in the smiles of the poor” ?
(1) Rajendra Prasad
(2) J.L. Nehru
(3) Amartya Sen
(4) M.K. Gandhi
68. The most common fibre used to make body armour is
(1) Vectran
(2) Blosteel
(3) Kevlar
(4) Carbon nanotubes
69. Which Indian aircraft took part in the Bahrain International Air Show in January, 2016 ?
(1) Ajit
(2) Tejas
(3) Kiran
(4) Jaguar
70. ‘LASER’ refers to which one of the following ?
(1) Light Amplification through the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
(2) Limited Amplification through the Stagment Emission of Radiation.
(3) Light Amplifier for Stimulation and Radiation.
(4) Light Acquisition Through Simulated Energy Radiation.
Read the following passage given below and answer the following questions from 71 to 75 that are based on your understanding of it :
When something is deemed to be about “Security”, a claim is being made, and this claim can be subjected to analysis through reasoned argument. Any claim by a government that a particular issue is in fact a threat to “National Security” can be put to the test in terms of the three criteria of truth, rightness, and sincerity. The governments claim that it is indeed a security issue can therefore be disputed. This then becomes crucial in making it possible to question whether in fact specific interests appear to benefit by identifying this particular issue as a threat to “national security”.
Securitizing is never an innocent act. The history of the concept of security at the intellectual and policy levels has endowed it with very particular implications. It inhabits a thought realm that has traditionally associated it with specific and unrepresentative elements of society as a whole, the military and government national defence sectors and their perspectives and ethos. These sectors have traditionally been able to dominate the national policy agenda in term of their ability to take precedence over other national objectives and to make claims on a limited budget. Introducing a new sector to this thought world has profound implications not just for the meaning of security, but also for the sector that is being securitized, and the possibility of this being a positive step cannot simply be taken for granted.
The “broadening” of the agenda need not necessarily produce a new conception of security, it could merely lead to the application of fairly traditional military security thinking to a wider range of subject areas such as the economy and the environment.
71. According to the above passage, which one of the following is not identified as one of the criteria to mark the threat to “National Security” ?
(1) Truth
(2) Rightness
(3) Sincerity
(4) Interest of Individuals
72. Securitizing is never an innocent act by different governments, because of :
(1) Intellectual and policy-centric implications
(2) Public sector units
(3) Public demand
(4) Intellectual property
73. Historically, which one of the following is not intertwined with the concept of national security ?
(1) Military and national defence sector
(2) Social problems leading to internal security threats
(3) Strategic perspectives and national ethos
(4) Elections
74. The traditional sectors of security cannot be taken for granted simply due to which one of the following ?
(1) National security agenda is traditionally capable of dominating other national policy objectives.
(2) Budgetary allocations are needed, irrespective of the limit.
(3) Harmful threats require security arrangements.
(4) Absolute security is not possible.
75. The broadening of the security agenda need not necessarily produce a new concept of “Security”, because of :
(1) The traditional military security thinking is not left by states.
(2) Role of military force still remains prime.
(3) Additional dimensions, like economic and environmental security don’t defy military security.
(4) The state – centric needs of the above three are always important for it.
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