DEFENCE & STRATEGIC STUDIES
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Who one amongst the following heads the executive council of the Nuclear Command Authority and monitors the preparedness of India’s Strategic Forces to respond in accordance with the approved Nuclear Doctrine :
(1) Prime Minister
(2) Defence Minister
(3) National Security Advisor
(4) Deputy Chairman of the Niti Ayog
2. Who amongst the following stated that “the security studies is of inclusion rather than exclusion, of possibility rather than necessity” :
(1) Ken Booth
(2) Beverly Crawford
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) K. Subrahmanyam
3. The term ‘Securitization’ is related to which one of the following schools of thought :
(1) Indian school of thought
(2) Copenhagen school of thought
(3) German school of thought
(4) Russian school of thought
4. “Freedom from fear and freedom from want” are related with which one of the following :
(1) Economic security
(2) Technological interdependence
(3) Detente
(4) Human security
5. The term ‘security dilemma’ relates to which one of the following :
(1) Sense of insecurity
(2) Sense of insecurity due to increase in the size of opponent’s military capability
(3) War like situation
(4) False sense of security
6. Who amongst the following said that he ‘wants to inscribe his name on the pages of history like a lion with its claws :
(1) Hitler
(2) Mao Tse Tung
(3) Musolini
(4) Churchill
7. “The capacity to impose one’s will on others by reliance on effective sanctions in case of noncompliance” is related with the concept of which one of the following :
(1) National power
(2) Non-alignment
(3) Interdependence
(4) Economic power
8. Which one of the following periods had been characterized by military confrontation, arms races and security paranoia, and much of the time by a zero-sum out look :
(1) Pre-cold war period
(2) Cold war period
(3) Post-cold war period
(4) Ist world war period
9. The security of the individual ‘inseparably entangled with that of the state’ is related with which one of the following concepts :
(1) Environmental Security
(2) Terrorism
(3) Idealist Concept of National Security
(4) Societal Security
10. Which one of the following has been replaced by the Government of India establishing NITI Aayog :
(1) Law Commission
(2) Finance Commission
(3) Planning Commission
(4) Human Rights Commission
11. Which one of the following is not associated with the concept of ‘Societal Security’ :
(1) Barry Buzan
(2) Ole Waever
(3) Walter Lippmann
(4) Jaap de Wilde
12. Who amongst the following is not a member of the National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister in India :
(1) Defence Minister
(2) External Affairs Minister
(3) Home Minister
(4) Chief of the Army
13. The term ‘Detente’ related to which one of the following :
(1) Aggravation of tensions
(2) Inimical postures
(3) Relaxation in military tensions
(4) Peaceful march
14. ‘One for all, all for one’ relates to which one of the following :
(1) Collective Security
(2) Collective Defence
(3) Social Security
(4) Human Security
15. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : A strong defence is the surest way to peace. Weakness invites inimical postures and eventually war in due course.
Reason (R) : Defence preparedness is a necessary venture on the part of nation-states.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(3) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
16. Which one of the following is not the principle of Guerrilla warfare :
(1) Offensive Action
(2) Surprise
(3) Mobility
(4) Defensive Action
17. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The international and regional situations which sometimes lead to war can not be altered by mere control on military technology.
Reason (R) : There is no conclusive proof that weapons cause war.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
18. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : In a war of revolutionary nature, guerrilla operations are unescapable and indispensable.
Reason (R) : Guerrilla warfare is a struggle of weak against the strong.
Code :
(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
19. Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order and use the code as given below :
(a) Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities ) Act
(b) Zangger Committee was formed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(c) CTBT was signed by the then US President but remained unratified by the senate
(d) Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was established
20. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Terrorism is an act of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and shock in the minds of people to extract political, strategic, economic and other gains.
Reason (R) : It is pre-meditated, and is not like a natural disaster before which we are helpless.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
21. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : So long as nuclear weapons are considered as an international currency of power and deterrence , nuclear proliferation will remain unstoppable.
Reason (R) : No single weapon has changed the nature of global politics and security as nuclear weapons have done.
Code :
(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 interpretation of (A)
22. The term SDI stands for :
(1) Strategic Defence Initiative
(2) Surplus Disposal Initiative
(3) Strategic Divisionary Initiative
(4) Strategic Development Initiative
23. Who one amongst the following argued that “Offensive Action is the master principle of war” :
(1) Field Marshal Montgomery
(2) Marshal Foch
(3) General J.F.C. Fuller
(4) Field Marshal Slim
24. Who among the following thinkers opined that ‘Economy of force is the supreme law of war’ :
(1) Carl von Clausewitz
(2) A. Jomini
(3) B.H. Liddell Hart
(4) J.F.C. Fuller
25. Who coined the term “STAR WARS” :
(1) Winston Churchill
(2) Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw
(3) Richard Nixon
(4) Ronald Reagan
26. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Fragile eco-system of Nepal, deforestation, disappearing wetlands and rise of pollution levels has alarmed the environmental experts.
Reason (R) : Changes in the rainfall cycle intense rainfall and droughts have been recorded by the experts in Nepal.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
27. Match the following organisations given in List – I with their year of establishment in List – II by using the code given as under :
28. Who one amongst the following persons was issued Indian visa and later on cancelled due to China’s protests, because that person was an Uighur Activist ?
(1) Kong Quan
(2) Sun Yuxi
(3) Dolkun Isa
(4) Nie Wenjian
29. Which one of the following is the largest trade partner of India :
(1) ASEAN
(2) APEC
(3) OIC
(4) EU
30. Which one of the following Articles is common to all Geneva Conventions :
(1) Article 1
(2) Article 3
(3) Article 6
(4) Article 7
31. Who among the following generals of Pakistan, first adopted the presidential system of Government :
(1) General Zia-ul-Haq
(2) General Yahya Khan
(3) General Ayub Khan
(4) General Musharraf
32. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India-China relations do not fall into a simple binary opposition.
Reason (R) : Their relations represent a complex interplay in political, economic, security and other areas.
Code :
(1) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(2) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(4) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
33. Who one amongst the following Sri Lankan leaders was saved during the LTTE suicide bomber attacks in the Sri Lankan Civil War :
(1) Premadasa
(2) Chandrika Bhandaranaike
(3) Lakshman Kadirgamar
(4) Neelam Thiruchelvam
34. Who one among the following Pakistani military commanders had organised the tribal raider’s attack on Kashmir in 1948 :
(1) General Ayub Khan
(2) General Zia-ul Haq
(3) Major General Akbar Khan
(4) General Yahya Khan
35. Match the following Tamil Eelam groups in Sri Lanka in 1980 as given in List – I with their respective leaders in List – II by using the code given below :
36. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : The India-US Civil Nuclear Initiative removed the detritus of the past from the bilateral relationship, opening the way for the transfer of dual-use technology and enhanced cooperation on defence.
Reason (R) : The initiative also created an opportunity for both countries to discuss, coordinate, and cooperate on several regional and international issues.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(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
37. Nuclear fission is caused by the bombardment of which one of the following :
(1) Proton
(2) Neutron
(3) Deuteron
(4) Electron
38. Match the following operations of Indian Navy in List – I with year of occurrence in List – II, using the code given below :
39. Match the following books in List – I with their authors in List – II and use the code given below :
40. Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order by using the code given below :
(a) The Formation of ASEAN
(b) The Formation of Southern Common Market
(c) The Formation of North American Free Trade Agreement
(d) The Formation of Gulf Cooperation Council
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (a), (d), (b), (c)
(3) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(4) (c), (a), (d), (b)
41. Arrange the following events in their ascending chronological order and use the code given below :
(a) Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty
(b) Treaty of Lisbon
(c) Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(d) Chemical Weapons Convention
Code :
(1) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(2) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(3) (d), (b), (c), (a)
(4) (a), (c), (b), (d)
42. Which one of the following is not related with the reasons for transferring military technology to developing countries :
(1) The desire for domestic arms production
(2) Economic factors
(3) Technological characteristics of arms production
(4) Political instability
43. The ‘Shangrila’ dialogue is held annually in which one of the following cities :
(1) Bangkok
(2) Manila
(3) Singapore
(4) Kuala Lumpur
44. Who one amongst the following encapsulated the concept of “Security Communities” :
(1) William Wohlforth
(2) Karl Deutsch
(3) Fareed Zakaria
(4) Gideou Rose
45. Who one amongst the following scholars formulated that “Throw light on an old problem.
The old problem is the elimination of war” :
(1) Karl Deutsch
(2) Carl Vou Clausewitz
(3) Micheal Sceehan
(4) Arnold Wolfers
46. The ‘Blue Flag’ joint air force exercise will be held between :
(1) 4 nations
(2) 7 nations
(3) 6 nations
(4) 5 nations
47. Which one of the following reefs / islands is not situated in the South China Sea :
(1) Mischief Reef
(2) Subi Reef
(3) Thitu Island
(4) Kai Island
48. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : Proliferation of WMD weapons by a member of states meant that war had become such a threat to humanity that it needed to be eliminated, before it eliminated the human race.
Reason (R) : If human civilization wants to survive, humanity would have to eliminate war as a social institution.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
49. Match the following books given in List – I with the authors in List – II with the help of code given below :
50. ‘Nine -Dot Line’ relates to which one of the following :
(1) Demarcation of China’s Claim in South China Sea
(2) Demarcation of China’s Claim in East China Sea
(3) Demarcation of Japanese Claim in East China Sea
(4) Partition of the Korean Peninsula
51. Match the following books in List – I with their authors in List – II by using the code given below :
52. If changed, which para-military force of India is likely to guard India-Myanmar border relieving Assam Rifles :
(1) ITBP
(2) CRPF
(3) BSF
(4) Border Guards
53. Which one of the following US destroyers recently was involved in a accident with a container ship :
(1) USS Okinawa
(2) USS Fitzgerald
(3) USS Abraham Lincoln
(4) USS Guadal Canal
54. The term ‘Regional comprehensive economic partnership’ often appears in the media in the context of the relations of a group of countries known as :
(1) G-20
(2) ASEAN
(3) SCO
(4) SAARC
55. What does ‘BAT’ represent ?
(1) It is a special group which specialises in mountainous warfare
(2) It is a group which specialises in desert warfare
(3) It is a group which specialises in jungle warfare
(4) It is a rogue force of heavily armed terrorists and army regulars
56. Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :
Assertion (A) : India is the only major power that does not have an integrated Defence Production Manual or what advanced countries call the RDA : Research, Development and Acquisition system.
Reason (R) : It only has a Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) , which overlooks R and D and domestic production and facilitates an import-oriented culture.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are not correct
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
57. The first nuclear weapons test carried out by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in October 1964 was code-named as :
(1) Project 596
(2) Project-Thunder
(3) Project 599
(4) Project RMA
58. The PPP Initiative refers to which one of the following :
(1) Public Policy Papers
(2) Public-Private Partnerships
(3) Private Procurement Production
(4) Personal Production Proposals
59. Who one amongst the following opined that “ a nation has security when it does not have to sacrifice its legitimate interests to avoid war and is able, if challenged, to maintain them by war” :
(1) M. Howard
(2) H. Bull
(3) Walter Lippmann
(4) Ken Booth
60. Which one of the following is the oldest Defence Public Sector undertaking shipyard :
(1) Garden Reach shipbuilders and Engineers Limited.
(2) Cochin Shipyard Limited.
(3) Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
(4) Mazagon Dockyard Limited.
61. What does ‘HEAT’ stands for ?
(1) High Electronic Aerial Transponder.
(2) High Explosive Aerial Transponder.
(3) High Explosive Anti Tank.
(4) High Electrical Anti Targeting.
62. Which one of the following is not included in the Developmental expenditure of the central government :
(1) Defence expenditure.
(2) Expenditure on economic services.
(3) Expenditure on social and community services.
(4) Grant to states.
63. Match the following nuclear power station given in List – I with the states in which they were established in List – II and use the code given below :
64. Which one of the following countries is collaborating with India, for the development of “Advanced Medium – Range Surface -to-Air Missile System” :
(1) Israel
(2) South Korea
(3) USA
(4) Russia
65. PAD and AAD systems are related to which one of the following :
(1) Missile Launcher
(2) Ballistric Missile Defence System
(3) Radar System
(4) Assault Rifile
66. Which one of the following thinkers has stated that “in a world in which military conflict between major states is unlikely, economic power will be increasingly important in determining the primacy or subordination of states” :
(1) Samuel P. Huntington
(2) Adam Smith
(3) E. H. Carr
(4) F. W. Carter
67. What is Greased lightning – 10 ?
(1) Electric plane tested by NASA
(2) Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan
(3) Space observatory Launched by China
(4) Reusable rocket designed by ISRO
68. Which one of the following is the best description of INS Astradharini :
(1) Amphibious warfare ship
(2) Nuclear – powered submarine
(3) Torpedo Launch and recovery vessel
(4) Nuclear – powered air craft carrier
69. In which one of the following places ‘INS Chennai’ was launched in the year 2016 :
(1) Cochin
(2) Chennai
(3) Vishakhapatnam
(4) Mumbai
70. Which one of the following forums made the “Fortaleza Declaration” :
(1) ASEAN
(2) BRICS
(3) OECD
(4) WTO
Read the following passage given below and answer Q.No. 71 to 75 based on your understanding :
The best place to begin in trying to understand the situation between India, China and Bhutan at Doklam is the an overview of the terrain in question, Which had never made international headlines before this summer. First of all, the area in question labelled as the Doklam plateau is a better-known piece of disputed territory between Bhutan, a tiny Himalayan kingdom of less than a million people, and china. Instead, the area is perhaps best disambiguated from the plateau by referring to it as the Doklam triboundary or Doklam triborder area (also sometimes known as the Dolam Plateau). At the core of the dispute is the question of where the final triboundary point – the point at which India, China, and Bhutan meet – lies.
What’s critical in this scenario is the recognition that the India-China border in this area, where Sikkim meets the Chumbi Valley, a dagger-like protrusion from southern Tibet, is settled and undisputed between the two countries. Both India and China agree that while they have disputed borders in Arunachal Pradesh and in Kashmir, the Sikkim sector border has long been a settled matter. Thus, this standoff is not and never was about a disputed border between India and China. This, in the Chinese view makes it different from recent high-profile border incidents between the two countries in 2013 at Depsang and in 2014 at Chumar , both sites near their mutually recognized line of Actual Control. This also helps explain why the Chinese reaction to this incident has been so exceptionally negative when china defeated India in a major war at their Himalayan border. Despite the tense situation between India and China, the border dispute in question that complicates the triboundary question is between Bhutan and China. The two countries, who do not have official diplomatic ties, have held 24 rounds of diplomatic talks over their various border disputes. (Bhutan has the distinction of being the sole country to neighbour China that doesn’t have normal diplomatic ties.)
Despite these long-running talks, the Doklam triboundry area dispute had been one of lower-profile boundary disputes between Thimphu and Beijing. Both countries have given relative priority to other disputed sectors in their talks, including the Doklam Plateau, which sits farther north , sandwiched between the Chumbi Valley and the rest of Bhutan.
The Bhutan-China border, once settled in this sector, would meet the Indian border at a perpendicular angle, east-to-west, and finalize the triboundry point between the three countries, Bhutan claims that the triboundry point lies at a location known as Batang-la, some four kilometres north of the Doka La pass where the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops is ongoing. China, meanwhile, claims the triboundry point at Mount Gipmochi or Gyemochen, a point some two-and-a-half kilometres south of the Doka La pass . Mount Gipmochi marks the terminus at the Indian border of what New Delhi regards as a strategic redline: the Jampheri ridge, which marks start of the descent into the foothills of southwestern Bhutan that then lead into the strategically vital Siliguri Corridor.
71. What is the disputed territory between Bhutan and China ?
(1) Sikkim
(2) Chumbi Valley
(3) Doklam Plateau
(4) Barahoti
72. Is there any dispute between China and India on Sikkim Sector ?
(1) None as yet
(2) All disputes settled
(3) Yet to be settled by demarcation on ground
(4) None of the above
73. How many rounds of diplomatic talks have occurred between Bhutan and China ?
(1) Innumerable
(2) Diplomatic talks yet to take place as Bhutan has no diplomatic relations with China
(3) Twenty-four rounds of talk have taken place
(4) Six round of talks
74. If Bhutan-China Border Dispute is settled what will it lead to ?
(1) It will finalized the tri-boundary point between the three countries
(2) It will further complicate border dispute between India and China
(3) It will lead to recognition of the Macmohan Line as border between India and China
(4) Bhutan will become a part of India
75. What does China claim to be Tri-boundry Point ?
(1) Dok-la pass
(2) Mount Gipmochi
(3) Jampheri Ridge
(4) Siliguri Corridor
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