DEFENCE & STRATEGIC STUDIES
PAPER – II
NOTE : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks each. Attempt all the questions.
1. Treaty of Pelindaba is related to which of the following Treaties ?
(A) South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.
(B) Latin American Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.
(C) South-East Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.
(D) African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty.
2. Outer Space Treaty as an Agreement governing the activities of states on the moon and other celestial Bodies entered into force on which of the following dates ?
(A) 11th July, 1979
(B) 11th July, 1984
(C) 18th December, 1984
(D) 18th July, 1979
3. Who among the following thinkers said, “The budget is nothing more and nothing less than the quantitative
expression of a plan or a policy” ?
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Richard Burt
(C) Jasjit Singh
(D) Robert S. Mc Namara
4. Defence Planning of a nation-state broadly focuses on which of the following terms ?
(A) Availability of weapon systems
(B) Population
(C) Threat Assessment
(D) Prevention of war
5. “Choice of weapon system system Analysis” concept was propounded by whom of the following ?
(A) APJ Abdul Kalam
(B) Robert S. Mc Namara
(C) Stephen P. Cohen
(D) Gen. Mc Author
6. Which of the following Combat Aircrafts of IAF is called as “flying coffins” ?
(A) Sukhoi – 30
(B) MIG – 21
(C) Gnat
(D) MIG – 27
7. Which of the following techniques could be employed by the enemy as Cyber attack ?
(A) Face book
(B) Hacking
(C) Twitter
(D) Blogs
8. The origin of the theories of Defence Economics could be found in the writings of which of the following persons ?
(A) Karl Marx and E.M. Earle
(B) Adam Smith and Alexander Hamilton
(C) Adam Smith and Clauswitz
(D) Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln
9. Which one of the following locations is marked as Indian Satellite launching station ?
(A) Chanderpore
(B) Wheeler Island
(C) Sri Hari Kota
(D) Mahendra Giri
10. Which one of the following is not a dual-use technology ?
(A) Nuclear technology
(B) Nano- technology
(C) Remote sensing technology
(D) Missile technology
11. There is a basic realization that states are both a source of security and a threat to security for human beings.
This situation is known as one of the following :
(A) Security Dilemma
(B) Defensive Defence
(C) Security Consciousness
(D) Securitization
12. Identify the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below :
Assertion (A) : Strategic studies as a subject relates to the art and science of survival of mankind.
Reason (R) : For the scholars of strategic studies, it is the security aspect that makes the study worthwhile
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.
13. Who among the following opined that “security falls within the category of essentially contested concepts” ?
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) Barry Buzan
(C) K. Waltz
(D) Walter Lippman
14. Match the military thinkers given in List-I with the theories propounded by them in List-II and choose the
appropriate code given below :
15. The concept of “MAD” refers to :
(A) Mutually Assured Development
(B) Mutually Assured Destruction
(C) Minimum Assured Development
(D) Minimum Assured Destruction
16. Arrange the following in correct chronological sequence of their proposed year of creation :
(A) RAW – NIA – IB – NCTC
(B) IB – RAW – NIA – NCTC
(C) RAW – IB – NIA – NCTC
(D) IB – NCTC – NIA – RAW
17. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following Defence Ministers of India and choose the appropriate code.
(A) Baldev Singh, Krishna Menon, Y.B. Chavan, George Fernandez.
(B) Krishna Menon, Y.B. Chavan, George Fernandez, Baldev Singh.
(C) George Fernandez, Baldev Singh, Krishna Menon, Y.B. Chavan.
(D) Y.B. Chavan, George Fernandez, Baldev Singh, Krishna Menon.
18. Match the following books in table-I with their authors in table-II with the help of code given below :
19. Who among the following is heading the National Security Council in India ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Defence Minister
(D) National Security Advisor
20. Which of the following para-military forces is responsible for providing security to airports in India ?
(A) Aviation Security Force
(B) Central Industrial Security Force
(C) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(D) State Police Force
21. Siachin glacier, one of the highest glaciers in the world, is a bone of contention between
(A) India – China
(B) India – Bhutan
(C) India – Pakistan
(D) India – Nepal
22. Who among the following is not related to the advocacy at the “Nuclear Zero” ?
(A) Sam Nunn
(B) George P. Shultz
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Richard Haas
23. The “Strategic Partnership” between India and Afghanistan was signed in which of the following years ?
(A) 2010
(B) 2012
(C) 2008
(D) 2011
24. British India was partitioned in 1947 on the basic principle of
(A) Hindu Muslim Divide
(B) Majority Population Principle
(C) Two Nation theory
(D) Religion
25. Which one of the following is not a principle of war ?
(A) Surprise
(B) National interest
(C) Mobility
(D) Offensive action
26. The abbreviation MTCR stands for
(A) Missile Technology Centre for Research.
(B) Maritime Transport Centre for Reconnaissance.
(C) Missile Technology Control Regime.
(D) Maritime Technology Control Regime.
27. Which one of the following Indian Military Officers commanded the UN Peace Keeping Force ?
(A) General K.V. Krishna Rao
(B) General Sundarji
(C) Lt. General Satish Nambiar
(D) General A.S. Vaidya
28. Which of the following North-East states of India was first to face the brow-brunt of ethnic insurgency ?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura
29. Civil Rights of citizens that prevent government officials from interfering in private activities of the individuals
are classified as
(A) Second Generation Human Rights.
(B) Natural Rights.
(C) Democratic Rights.
(D) First Generation Human Rights.
30. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) on the basis of the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : It is the sequencing of counter-insurgent actions that is important on the basis of five requirements : detect, deter, destroy, develop and negotiate.
Reason (R) : Any attempt at dialogue before achieving reasonable success in the first three steps would be interpreted by the insurgents as sign of weakness or a gesture of appeasement.
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) are(R) are not correct.
31. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : In the 18th Century the inventions in military equipment during the course of Industrial Revolution brought revolutionary changes in the nature and conduct of Warfare.
Reason (R) : The military operations of the World War-I were influenced by the inventions in weapon systems during the Industrial Revolution.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
32. Match the following treaties in Table-I with their year in Table-II with the help of the code given below :
33. Which of the following countries is not having boundary dispute with India ?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Bhutan
34. After the end of cold war, the new world order, which is dominating the world politics, could be classified as
(A) Loose Bipolar System
(B) Unipolar System
(C) Unit Veto System
(D) System of Multipolarity
35. Nepal can’t duplicate the Bhutan model of cooperation with India for hydropower generation, because of
(A) Construction cost
(B) Issues of water sharing and irrigation
(C) Fragile political environment in Nepal and lack of political will.
(D) All of the above factors.
36. Which of the following was considered as example of maritime terrorism ?
(A) USS cole incident
(B) 9/11
(C) Bali bombing
(D) Attack on India’s Parliament in Dec. 2001.
37. “Ottawa Treaty” on landmines was signed in the year
(A) 1977
(B) 1999
(C) 1996
(D) 1975
38. Name the country from where the Global War on Terror (GWOT) was started after 9/11 ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Syria
(D) Lebanon
39. ‘Operation Jeronimo’ refers to one of the following occurrences
(A) Killing of Al Qaeda chief Ossama Bin Laden in Abbottabad (Pakistan)
(B) Killing of Libyan leader Col. M. Gaddafi
(C) Ouster of Morsi Government from power in Egypt.
(D) Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal during the Arab-Israel War of 1973.
40. Assertion (A) : In the contemporary security environment, the problems of illegal migration and energy security are primarily non-traditional security threats.
Reason (R) : One of the main reasons of insurgency in Assam is the problem of illegal migration from Bangladesh which tends to culminate into numerous nontraditional security threats.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
41. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Logistics play an important role in war and wars can’t be won without the management of logistics.
Reason (R) : Logistics also include supply chain, transportation and communication for the smooth movement of armed forces.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
42. “One for all, all for one” is a concept elated to
(A) Collective Defence
(B) Sustainable Development
(C) Collective Security
(D) Military Alliance
43. Which of the following is not a means of pacific settlement of disputes ?
(A) Arbitration
(B) Negotiation
(C) Mediation
(D) Blockade
44. Peace operations of the UN in conflict resolution consists of three processes. Identity the appropriate sequence with the help of the code given below :
(A) Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building.
(B) Peace Keeping, Peace Building and Peace Making.
(C) Peace Building, Peace Making and Peace Keeping.
(D) Peace Building, Peace Keeping and Peace Making.
45. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : International conflicts can be prevented through bilateral talks and conflict management techniques.
Reason (R) : NGO’s may also play an important role in the management of conflicts.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
46. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : CBM between India and Pakistan are essential for peace and development of the region.
Reason (R) : ISI and Pakistani army are not in favour of the peace process between India and Pakistan.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correction explanation of (A).
47. Match the diplomacy in terms of Track (List-I) with their content (List-II) and choose the appropriate code given
below :
48. Choose the appropriate code for Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : In the contemporary world, energy security has become a major issue in the conduct of international relations both at the regional as well as international levels.
Reason (R) : India is not self sufficient in its energy security needs and is dependent for its energy security requirements.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
49. Choose the appropriate code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : War finances are the main backbone of a warring nation without which it cannot think of winning a war.
Reason (R) : Defence Economics is new academic discipline for defence researchers and economists.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
50. Match the following DPSU’s with the places they are situated :
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