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MH SET 2020: 27 December, Paper II, Defence and Strategic Studies

  • Date: 27 December 2020
  • Paper code: JUN16220
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 40 pages
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                  Defence and Strategic Studies
                                   Paper II


                                                   II
Time Allowed : 120 Minutes]                          [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This Paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
       carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                              (100)                                           (2)


1.   The wars in Iraq (2003) culminated       1.
     in regime change of :

     (A) Sunni regime                               (A)

     (B) Shia regime                                (B)

     (C) Bàathist regime                            (C)

     (D) None of the above                          (D)

2.   UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee         2.
     is assisted by CTED. What does
     CTED stand for ?

     (A) Counter-Terrorism Executive
         Directorate
                                                    (A)
     (B) Counter-Terrorism Committee
                                                    (B)
         Executive Directorate

     (C) Council of Counter-Terrorism
                                                    (C)
         Executive Directorate

     (D) Counter-Terrorism         and              (D)
         Executive Directorate

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3.   Which one of the following is not an        3.
     international organisation as per the
     definition given by Inis Claude ?
                                                      (A)
     (A) United Nations
                                                      (B)
     (B) G-8
                                                      (C)
     (C) SAARC
                                                      (D)
     (D) NATO

4.   The outer limits of the legal               4.

     continental shelf cannot exceed 350
     Nautical miles from the territorial
     sea baselines or 100 Nautical miles
     beyond the ................. isobath.            (A)

     (A) 100 meters                                   (B)
     (B) 200 meters
                                                      (C)
     (C) 2500 meters
                                                      (D)
     (D) 1000 meters

5.   Which is the apex body of Disaster          5.
     Management in India ?

     (A) NDMA                                         (A)

     (B) IMD                                          (B)

     (C) GSI                                          (C)

     (D) NIOT                                         (D)

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6.   Which of the following days is           6.
     observed as International Day for
     Disaster Reduction ?
                                                   (A)
     (A) 15th October
                                                   (B)
     (B) 21st June
                                                   (C)
     (C) 30th June
     (D) 13th October                              (D)

7.   Who amongst the following regarded       7.
     defence expenditure is truly as
     ‘Public Good’ ?
     (A) Adolf Wagner                              (A)

     (B) K. Subramaniyam                           (B)

     (C) Adam Smith                                (C)

     (D) Prof. Maurice Dobb                        (D)

8.   Programme budgeting for defence          8.
     preparedness had its origin in :
     (A) Britain                                   (A)

     (B) USA                                       (B)

     (C) Russia                                    (C)

     (D) Australia                                 (D)

9.   FATA belongs to which country ?          9.

     (A) Afghnistan                                (A)

     (B) India                                     (B)
     (C) USA                                       (C)
     (D) Pakistan                                  (D)

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10. ‘String of Pearls’ strategy against         10.
    India is adopted by which of the
    following ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Russia
                                                      (B)
    (B) Japan
                                                      (C)
    (C) China
                                                      (D)
    (D) USA
11. Which one of the following books            11.

    was     written    by   Carl      Von
    Clausewitz ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) On War
                                                      (B)
    (B) The Art of War
                                                      (C)
    (C) The Peloponnesian War
    (D) Rise and Fall of Great Powers                 (D)

12. Which of the following books is not         12.
    written by Mr. Zbigniew Brzezinski ?
    (A) The Permanent Purge : Politics                (A)
          in Soviet Totalitarianism
    (B) Game Plan : A Geostrategic
                                                      (B)
          Framework for the Conduct of
          the US-Soviet Contes
    (C) The     Grand Chessboard :
          American Primacy and its                    (C)

          Geostrategic Imperatives
    (D) Frontiers,     Security       and             (D)
          International Organisation

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13. Comprehensive Convention on                     13.
    International Terrorism is a
    proposed treaty which provides a
    comprehensive legal framework
    against terrorism. Which of the
    following countries has proposed this
    Convention in 1996 ?                                  (A)
     (A) India
                                                          (B)
     (B) United Kingdom
                                                          (C)
     (C) USA
                                                          (D)
     (D) Austria
14. The 1973 war between Israel, Syria              14.
    and Egypt is also known as :
     (A) June War
                                                          (A)
     (B) Tank War                                         (B)
     (C) Night War                                        (C)
     (D) Yom Kippur War                                   (D)
15. The term ‘Vertical Proliferation’ of            15.
    nuclear weapons refers to ............. .
                                                          (A)
     (A) The phenomenon of countries
         increasing and modernising
         their nuclear weapons and
         delivery platforms
                                                          (B)
     (B) The phenomenon of countries
         which do not have nuclear
         weapons build nuclear weapons
     (C) The phenomenon of countries                      (C)
         reducing the number
     (D) None of the above                                (D)

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16. The International Monitoring                16.
    System (IMS), a network of global
    monitoring stations has been
    established as part of which one of
    the following treaties ?
    (A) Biological Weapons Convention
        (BWC)
                                                      (A)
    (B) Nuclear     Non-Proliferation
        Treaty (NPT)                                  (B)
    (C) Chemical Weapons Convention
                                                      (C)
        (CWC)
    (D) Comprehensive          Test   Ban             (D)
        Treaty (CTBT)

17. The term ‘Detente’ deals with :             17.

    (A) Formulation of military alliance              (A)

    (B) Strategic partnership                         (B)

    (C) Relaxation in military tension                (C)

    (D) Joint military exercise                       (D)

18. The NGO dedicated to the release            18.
    of political prisoners all over, is
    known as :
    (A) Amnesty International                         (A)

    (B) Red Cross                                     (B)

    (C) Human Rights Council                          (C)

    (D) None of the above                             (D)

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19. The origin of the modern nation             19.
    state system is associated with one
    of the following :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Congress of Vienna
                                                      (B)
    (B) Treaty of Utrecht

    (C) Treaty of Westphalia                          (C)

    (D) World War                                     (D)

20. (1) National         Governments            20. (1)
        frequently bypass the mission
        command structure and issue
        instructions directly to their
        forces in the field.
                                                      (2)
    (2) The Governments of troop
        contributing countries are
        reluctant to let the UN do as
        it will with their troops.

    Codes :
                                                      (A) (1)       (2)           (2)     (1)
    (A) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
        is the rationale for (1)
                                                      (B) (1)       (2)                 (1)
    (B) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (1)
                                                            (2)
        is not the reason for (2)
                                                      (C) (1)       (2)                   (2)
    (C) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
        is not the rationale for (1)                          (1)

    (D) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (1)             (D) (1)       (2)                 (1)

        is the rationale for (2)                            (2)

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21. During the reconnaissance and the             21.
     reformation, there was a revival of
     protest against inequality based
     on :
                                                        (A)
     (A) Religion
                                                        (B)
     (B) Nationality
                                                        (C)
     (C) Wealth

     (D) Gender                                         (D)

22. .............. enhances civil-military        22.
     integration which reduces the
     burden of defence expenditure by
     promoting technological sharing,
     supply chains, technologies and dual
     use technologies.

     (A) World system theory                            (A)
     (B) Modernisation theory                           (B)

     (C) Linear stages growth                           (C)

     (D) Globalisation                                  (D)

23. Who among the following stated that           23.
     ‘Geopolitics is a pseudo-science
     erecting the factor of geography into
     an absolute’ ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) Mackinder
                                                        (B)
     (B) N. J. Spikman
                                                        (C)
     (C) Carl Haushofer

     (D) Hans J. Morganthau                             (D)

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24. The International Monitoring                      24.
    System (IMS) established as part of
    the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
    (CTBT) does not include :

    (A) Radionuclide                monitoring
                                                            (A)
          facilities

    (B) Hydroacoustic               monitoring              (B)

          facilities
                                                            (C)
    (C) Satellite monitoring facilities
                                                            (D)
    (D) Infrasound monitoring facilities

25. Arrange the following concepts in                 25.
    the chronological order of their
    appearance. Use the codes given
                                                            (i)
    below :

    (i)   Theory of separation of powers                    (ii)

    (ii) Concept of ideal state                             (iii)

    (iii) Concept of general will
                                                            (iv)
    (iv) Withering away of the state
                                                                     :
    Codes :
                                                            (A) (ii) (iv) (i)      (iii)
    (A) (ii) (iv) (i)       (iii)
                                                            (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
    (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

    (C) (ii) (iii) (i)      (iv)                            (C) (ii) (iii) (i)     (iv)

    (D) (iii) (i)      (iv) (ii)                            (D) (iii) (i)   (iv) (ii)

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26. Choose the correct option about               26.
    disaster cycle :
    (A) Response, Recovery, Prepared-
        ness, Mitigation                                (A)
    (B) Recovery, Response, Mitigation,
        Preparedness                                    (B)
    (C) Preparedness,       Mitigation,
                                                        (C)
        Recovery, Response
    (D) Mitigation,     Preparedness,                   (D)
        Response, Recovery
27. Choose the appropriate code for               27.                       (A)               (R)
    Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as
    given below :
                                                                (A) :
    Assertion (A) :
    War finances are the main backbone
    of a warring nation without which
    it cannot think of winning a war.
                                                                    (R) :
    Reason (R) :
    Defence Economics is new academic
    discipline for defence researchers
    and economists.
    Codes :
    (A) (A) is false, but (R) is true                   (A) (A)                     (R)
    (B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
                                                        (B) (A)                         (R)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                        (C) (A)           (R)
        (R) is not the correct explanation
                                                              (R)    (A)
        of (A)
    (D) Both (A) and (R) are false                      (D)         (A)           (R)

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28. Adam Smith wrote the book entitled,        28.
    “An Enquiry into the Nature and
    Cause of Wealth of Nation” in the
    year ............... .
                                                     (A) 1843
    (A) 1843
                                                     (B) 1790
    (B) 1790
                                                     (C) 1776
    (C) 1776

    (D) 1724                                         (D) 1724

29. Which of the following is not the          29.
    method of resource mobilization
    during the war ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Loan
                                                     (B)
    (B) Taxation
                                                     (C)
    (C) Borrowing

    (D) Savings                                      (D)

30. Which is the multilateral treaty           30.
    proposed by United Nations to
    regulate international trade in
    conventional weapons in order to
    prevent arms trafficking ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Arms Control Treaty (ACT)
    (B) Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)                      (B)

    (C) Arms Prohibition Treaty (APT)                (C)

    (D) Arms Reduction Treaty (ART)                  (D)

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31. Expenditure on acquisition of assets         31.
    like land, building and machinery,
    would come under ambit of ......... .

    (A) Capital receipt                                (A)

    (B) Aggregate demand                               (B)

    (C) Capital expenditure                            (C)

    (D) Revenue expenditure                            (D)

32. Who coined about the efficient               32.

    utilisation of defence expenditure in
    the form of standing army ?

    (A) David Ricardo                                  (A)

    (B) Jean Baptiste Say                              (B)

    (C) Adam Smith                                     (C)

    (D) Malthus                                        (D)

33. Defence Budget does not deal with :          33.

    (A) Maintenance        of   defence
                                                       (A)
         equipment

    (B) Salaries of defence employees
                                                       (B)
    (C) Disaster management and
                                                       (C)
         mitigation

    (D) Procurement of new weapons                     (D)
         and equipment
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34. “Teeth and Tail” ratio in military                34.
    logistics indicates .............. .

    (A) A ratio between men and                             (A)
         materials
                                                            (B)
    (B) A ratio between Arsenals and
         men                                                (C)

    (C) A ratio between men on front
         line and reserve
                                                            (D)
    (D) A ratio between men in fighting
         forces and men in other than
         fighting forces
35. Who wrote the book entitled, “The                 35.
    Economics of Defence” ?
    (A) Galbraith J. K.
                                                            (A)
    (B) Kennedy Gavin
                                                            (B)
    (C) Kuithara Verghese
                                                            (C)
    (D) Hitch Charles J and Mekan
         Ronald N                                           (D)

36. Which one of the following is not the             36.
    characteristic of capitalism ?
    (A) Principle of self-interest
                                                            (A)
    (B) Limited          duties       of   the
         Government                                         (B)
    (C) Principle of market control
                                                            (C)
         economy
    (D) No division of labour                               (D)

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37. Who among the following opined the        37.
    concept of “Geographical Pivot of
    History” ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Alexander De Seversky
                                                    (B)
    (B) Karl Hanshofe
                                                    (C)
    (C) Halford Mackinder

    (D) A. T. Mahan                                 (D)

38. Strategic Studies is related with         38.
    study of :

    (A) The military policies in the                (A)
        nuclear age
                                                    (B)
    (B) The evolution of warfare
                                                    (C)
    (C) The use of military power for
        political objective

    (D) The use of military power for               (D)

        military objective

39. Who coined the term “Cyber                39.
    Space” ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Linda Billgates
                                                    (B)
    (B) Sam Pitroda

    (C) William Gibson                              (C)

    (D) E. D. Sarinton                              (D)

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40. Find the correct chronological              40.
    sequence of the following thinkers :

    (A) Haushofer, Mahan, Mackinder,
                                                      (A)
        S.B. John

    (B) A.T.    Mahan,      Mackinder,                (B)

        Haushofer, S. B. John

    (C) S.B. John, Mackinder, Mahan,                  (C)
        Haushofer
                                                      (D)
    (D) Mackinder,         S.B.    John,
        Haushofer, A.T. Mahan

41. (1) All cultures condition their            41. (1)
        members to think certain ways,
        while   at   the    same    time
        providing preset responses to
        given situation.
                                                      (2)
    (2) This    culture    bounds    our
        perceptions and the range of
        options we have for responding
        to events.

    Codes :
                                                      (A) (1)   (2)
    (A) Both (1) and (2) are correct
                                                      (B) (1)               (2)
    (B) (1) is right and (2) is wrong
                                                      (C) (1)             (2)
    (C) (1) is wrong and (2) is right

    (D) (1) and (2) are wrong                         (D) (1)   (2)

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42. Which is not a psychological aspect        42.

    of war ?

    (A) Leadership                                   (A)

    (B) Morale                                       (B)

    (C) Discipline                                   (C)

    (D) Military technology                          (D)

43. Who wrote the book ‘Armament and           43.

    History’ ?

    (A) A. T. Mahan                                  (A)

    (B) J. F. C. Fullar                              (B)

    (C) Liddel Hart                                  (C)

    (D) Palmar and Perkins                           (D)

44. Which of the following thinkers            44.

    rejected the old condotlieri system

    and favoured the idea of national

    troops ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Giulio Douhet
                                                     (B)
    (B) Niccolo Machiavelli
                                                     (C)
    (C) Liddel Hart

    (D) Karl Von Clausewitz                          (D)

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45. Who argued in a report to the                    45.
    Security Council “peace should be
    persued only through non-military
    methods” ?
                                                           (A)
    (A) Boutros Boutros Ghali
                                                           (B)
    (B) Kofi Annan
                                                           (C)
    (C) Ban Ki Moon
                                                           (D)
    (D) None of the above

46. (1) State behaviour is a function of             46. (1)

         specific institutional orientations.

    (2) The foundations of strategic                       (2)

         culture are societal.

    Codes :

    (A) (1) is correct and (2) is wrong                    (A) (1)           (2)

    (B) (1) is wrong and (2) is correct                    (B) (1)          (2)

    (C) (1) and (2) are wrong                              (C) (1)   (2)

    (D) (1) and (2) are right                              (D) (1)   (2)

47. What does Paris Accord refer to ?                47.

    (A) Climate change agreement                           (A)

    (B) Military agreement                                 (B)

    (C) Peace Accord                                       (C)

    (D) India-Pakistan Dispute                             (D)

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48. International Tsunami Information         48.

    Center is located in :

    (A) Honolulu                                    (A)

    (B) Port Blair                                  (B)

    (C) Tokyo                                       (C)

    (D) Jakarta                                     (D)

49. First BIMSTEC Disaster Management         49. 2017
    Excercise 2017 (DMEx-2017) was

    held in :
                                                    (A)
    (A) New Delhi
                                                    (B)
    (B) Dhaka
                                                    (C)
    (C) Panjim

    (D) Chittagong                                  (D)

50. Who is the head of State Executive        50. 2005

    Committee (SEC) constituted under

    the    provisions   of   Disaster

    Management Act, 2005 ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Chief Secretary of State
                                                    (B)
    (B) Cabinet Secretary of State
                                                    (C)
    (C) Chief Minister of State

    (D) Home Minister of State                      (D)

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51. Earthquakes       are   measured           51.

    using :

    (A) Barometer                                    (A)

    (B) Seismograph                                  (B)

    (C) Polygraph                                    (C)

    (D) Altimeter                                    (D)

52. Which is the only active volcano in        52.

    India ?

    (A) Mt. Etna                                     (A)

    (B) Mt. Vesuvius                                 (B)

    (C) Barren Island                                (C)

    (D) Christmas Island                             (D)

53. The Fukushima nuclear reactor was          53.
    damaged due to :

    (A) Bomb Explosion
                                                     (A)
    (B) A typhoon
                                                     (B)
    (C) Heavy rain
                                                     (C)
    (D) Tsunami followed by earth-

        quake                                        (D)

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54. Match the following terms with the        54.
    regions they are associated with :
                    List I                                                  I
    (a) Cyclone                                     (a)
    (b) Typhoon                                     (b)
    (c) Hurricane
                                                    (c)
    (d) Willy Willy
                                                    (d)
                List II
                                                                            II
    (1) Atlantic and East Pacific
                                                    (1)
    (2) Australia
                                                    (2)
    (3) Western North Pacific and
        Philippines                                 (3)

    (4) India and South Pacific                     (4)

    Codes :

        (a)   (b)     (c)    (d)                          (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)

    (A) (4)   (2)     (1)    (3)                    (A) (4)     (2)   (1)        (3)

    (B) (3)   (4)     (2)    (1)                    (B) (3)     (4)   (2)        (1)

    (C) (4)   (3)     (1)    (2)                    (C) (4)     (3)   (1)        (2)

    (D) (1)   (2)     (3)    (4)                    (D) (1)     (2)   (3)        (4)

55. Where is the Asian Disaster               55.
    Preparedness Centre located ?
    (A) Dhaka                                       (A)

    (B) Bangkok                                     (B)

    (C) Kathmandu                                   (C)

    (D) Jakarta                                     (D)
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56. A flash flood is a flood which :           56.

    (A) Is caused by continuous heavy

        rain
                                                     (A)
    (B) Occurs only in urban areas
                                                     (B)
    (C) Occurs      suddenly       and
                                                     (C)
        unexpectedly and for a short

        duration

    (D) Is caused by blocking of drains              (D)

57. (1) The September terrorist attacks        57. (1)

        on W.T.C. have put new

        emphasis on strategies of

        prevention and pre-emption.
                                                     (2)
    (2) Terrorist attacks will demand

        even better intelligence than

        the strategies of containment

        and deterence.
                                                     (A) (1)         (2)
    Codes :
                                                     (B)       (1)                   (2)
    (A) (1) and (2) are correct

    (B) (1) is right and (2) is wrong
                                                     (C)       (1)                  (2)
    (C) (1) is wrong and (2) is right

    (D) (1) and (2) are wrong                        (D) (1)         (2)

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58. Which is not a part of Guerrilla                   58.
    warfare ?

    (A) Dialogue                                             (A)

    (B) Hit and Run                                          (B)

    (C) Peoples Support                                      (C)

    (D) Geographical Knowledge                               (D)

59. Assertion (A) :                                    59.         (A)
    USA’s military expenditure increase
    in recent years accounts for almost
    half     of      the     world     military
    expenditure.

    Reason (R) :                                                       (R)

    The global financial crises and
    economic recession had little impact
    on world military expenditure.

    Codes :

    (A) (A) is true but (R) is false
                                                             (A) (A)           (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
           (R)      is     not   the    correct              (B)       (A)    (R)         (R)
           explanation of (A)                                      (A)
    (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                             (C)       (A)    (R)         (R)
           (R) is the correct explanation
                                                                   (A)
           of (A)

    (D) Both are wrong                                       (D)

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60. Assertion (A) :                              60.         (A)

    Indian Government agencies have
    been working on plans to counter
    social media radicalisation in India.

    Reason (R) :                                                 (R)
    A Whatsapp group of Maulanas
    has been created to devise a
    communication strategy to prevent
    radicalisation of youth.

    Codes :
                                                       (A)         (A)                    (R)
    (A) Assertion (A) is correct but
        Reason (R) is incorrect
                                                       (B)       (A)       (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
                                                       (C) (A)             (R)   (A)
    (C) (A) is correct and (R) is the
        correct explanation of (A)

    (D) (A) is correct but (R) is not the              (D) (A)             (R)   (A)

        correct explanation of (A)

61. Wars that seek to capture political          61.
    power through armed struggle are
    described as :

    (A) Insurgency                                     (A)

    (B) Revolutionary war                              (B)

    (C) Civil war                                      (C)

    (D) Terrorism                                      (D)

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62. Olof Palme’s argument that states             62.
     can no longer seek security at each
     other’s expense is understood as the
     concept of :

     (A) Collective security
                                                        (A)
     (B) Human security                                 (B)
     (C) National security                              (C)
     (D) Common security                                (D)
63. Which of the following is not a pillar
                                                  63.
     of the United Nations Global
     Counter-Terrorism Strategy ?

     (A) Addressing the conditions
         conducive to the spread of
                                                        (A)
         terrorism

     (B) Measures to prevent and combat
         terrorism                                      (B)

     (C) Build state’s capacity to prevent
         and combat terrorism and to
                                                        (C)
         strengthen the role of the
         United Nations’ System in that
         regard

     (D) No guarantee or respect for
                                                        (D)
         human rights and the rule of
         law

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64. ‘The Carabinieri’ are a politico-        64.

    military force in which country ?

    (A) Mexico                                     (A)

    (B) Spain                                      (B)

    (C) Italy                                      (C)

    (D) Portugal                                   (D)

65. The First World War was brought          65.

    to an end by which treaty ?

    (A) Treaty of Versailles                       (A)

    (B) Treaty of Trianon
                                                   (B)

    (C) Treaty of Westphallia
                                                   (C)
    (D) Treaty of Saint Germain-en-
                                                   (D)
        Laye
                                             66.
66. NMD stands for :

                                                   (A)
    (A) Nuclear Missile Defence

    (B) National Military Doctrine                 (B)


    (C) National Missile Defence                   (C)

    (D) Nuclear Military Doctrine                  (D)

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67. (1) When the P-5 all agree to                67. (1)
        authorize the deployment of a
        UN peace operations force,
        problems can still hinder
        effective UN intervention.                   (2)
    (2) The P-5 tendency to ‘talk the
        talk’ but not ‘walk the walk’.
    Codes :
                                                     (A) (1)      (2)            (1)         (2)
    (A) (1) and (2) are correct and (1)
        is the rationale for (2)
                                                     (B) (1)      (2)            (2)         (1)
    (B) (1) and (2) are correct and (1)
        is not the rationale for (2)
    (C) (1) and (2) are wrong                        (C) (1)       (2)

    (D) (1) and (2) are wrong and (2) is             (D) (1)       (2)                       (2)
        not the rationale for (1)                           (1)
68. (1) Russia and China obstructed              68. (1)
        UNSC Resolutions on peace                                 UNSC
        operations in Haiti.
    (2) Russia wanted UN endorsement                 (2)          1994
        of its own intervention in                                         UN
        Georgia in 1994, while China
        was seeking an apology from                                      1996
        Haiti for inviting Taiwan’s Vice-
        President to the inauguration of
        Haiti’s new President in 1996.
    Codes :
                                                     (A) (1)       (2)                       (2)
    (A) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
                                                            (1)
        is the explanation of (1)
    (B) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)              (B) (1)       (2)                       (2)
        is not the explanation of (1)                       (1)
    (C) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (1)            (C) (1)      (2)                  (1)
        is not the explanation of (2)                    (2)
    (D) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (1)            (D) (1)      (2)                  (1)
        is not related to (2)                            (2)
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69. (1) The United States and its               69. (1)
        European allies had completely
        different perceptions of the
        Bosnian conflict.
                                                      (2)
    (2) The European powers saw an
        ethnic conflict and US saw it as
        a war started by Serbia.

    Codes :
                                                      (A) (1)     (2)           (2)   (1)
    (A) (1) and (2) are correct but (2)
        is not the reason for (1)
                                                      (B) (1)     (2)                 (2)
    (B) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
                                                            (1)
        is the reason for (1)
                                                      (C) (1)     (2)                 (1)
    (C) (1) and (2) are not correct and
                                                            (2)
        (1) is not the reason for (2)

    (D) (1) and (2) are not correct and               (D) (1)     (2)                 (1)

        (1) is the reason for (2)                           (2)

70. The headquarters of the African             70.

    Union is located in :

    (A) Johannesburg                                  (A)

    (B) Addis Ababa                                   (B)

    (C) Nairobi                                       (C)

    (D) Kampala                                       (D)

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71. When was the North Atlantic Treaty         71.

    Organisation established ?

    (A) 1949                                         (A) 1949

    (B) 1950                                         (B) 1950

    (C) 1945                                         (C) 1945

    (D) 1940                                         (D) 1940

72. Name the first Prime Minister of           72.

    Pakistan :

    (A) Sikander Mirza                               (A)

    (B) Liaquat Ali Khan                             (B)

    (C) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan                       (C)

    (D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah                          (D)

73. United Nations “Uniting for Peace”         73.

    resolution was adopted in the back-

    ground of which International

    crisis ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) India-China War
                                                     (B)
    (B) Korean War

    (C) Cuban Missile Crisis                         (C)

    (D) Arab-Israeli War of 1967                     (D) 1967

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74. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)         74.

    was established in :

    (A) December 1980                                (A)        1980

    (B) March 1976                                   (B)    1976

    (C) January 1967                                 (C)          1967

    (D) May 1981                                     (D)   1981

75. Which of the following countries is        75.
    not a founder member of the United

    Nations ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) People’s Republic of China
                                                     (B)
    (B) Republic of China
                                                     (C)
    (C) Argentina

                                                     (D)
    (D) United States

76. When did India announce Look East          76.

    Policy ?

    (A) 1991                                         (A) 1991

    (B) 1992                                         (B) 1992

    (C) 1993                                         (C) 1993

    (D) 1994                                         (D) 1994

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77. Which is the highest body that                 77.
    finalizes India’s Defence Policy ?

    (A) Prime Minister                                   (A)

    (B) President of India                               (B)

    (C) Cabinet Committee on Security                    (C)

    (D) Joint Chiefs                                     (D)

78. When did the UN Millennium                     78.
    Development Goals end ?

    (A) 2014                                             (A) 2014

    (B) 2015                                             (B) 2015

    (C) 2016                                             (C) 2016

    (D) 2017                                             (D) 2017

79. Which set of countries India’s Look/           79.

    Act East Policy refer to ?

    (A) SAARC                                            (A)

    (B) ASEAN                                            (B)

    (C) Indo-Chinese Countries                           (C)

    (D) None of the above                                (D)

80. Which one of the following is not a            80.
    determinant of defence expenditure ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Leadership
                                                         (B)
    (B) Ideology
                                                         (C)
    (C) National power
                                                         (D)
    (D) Public enterprises like post office

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81. Under whose Prime Ministership,              81.
    the Look East Policy got rechristined
    as Act East Policy ?

    (A) Manmohan Singh                                 (A)

    (B) Narendra Modi                                  (B)

    (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee                           (C)

    (D) None of the above                              (D)

82. Which set of countries was involved          82.                  1999
    in 1999 war ?

    (A) India-China                                    (A)

    (B) India-Pakistan                                 (B)

    (C) India-Bangladesh                               (C)

    (D) India-Nepal                                    (D)

83. Which country came into existence            83.           1971
    due to 1971 war ?

    (A) East Pakistan                                  (A)

    (B) Bangladesh                                     (B)

    (C) Myanmar                                        (C)

    (D) None of the above                              (D)

84. What is POK ?                                84.

    (A) Proof of Knowledge                             (A)

    (B) Pak occupied Kashmir                           (B)

    (C) Power of Knowledge                             (C)

    (D) None of the above                              (D)

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85. What does Aksai Chin refer to ?           85.

    (A) Disputed border areas between
                                                    (A)
        India and China

    (B) Disputed border areas between
                                                    (B)
        India and Pakistan

    (C) Disputed border areas between
                                                    (C)
        Pakistan and China

    (D) None of the above                           (D)

86. In which year chemical weapons            86.

    convention was signed by India ?

    (A) 1995                                        (A) 1995

    (B) 1996                                        (B) 1996

    (C) 1998                                        (C) 1998

    (D) 1993                                        (D) 1993

87. ACWC stands for :                         87.

    (A) Asian Cyclone Warning Centre                (A)

    (B) African Cyclone Warning Centre              (B)

    (C) Arabic Cyclone Warning Centre               (C)

    (D) Area Cyclone Warning Centre                 (D)

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88. Which one of the following countries         88.

    used biological weapons in war ?

    (A) Iraq                                           (A)

    (B) Iran                                           (B)

    (C) Russia                                         (C)

    (D) Japan                                          (D)

89. One of the following biological agent        89. 2001

    was sent by post to US politicians

    in 2001. The name of the biological

    agent was ................. .
                                                       (A)
    (A) Plague
                                                       (B)
    (B) Ricin
                                                       (C)
    (C) B. Anthracis

    (D) Botulinum Toxin                                (D)

90. Which one of the following is not a          90.

    potential biological warfare agent ?

    (A) Leukemia                                       (A)

    (B) Ebola Fever                                    (B)

    (C) Marburg Fever                                  (C)

    (D) Smallpox                                       (D)

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91. The term “Nuclear Weapon State”
                                              91.
    (NWS) and Non-Nuclear Weapon

    State (NNWS) is found in which one

    of the following treaties ?

    (A) Treaty of Westphalia
                                                    (A)

    (B) Treaty of Versailles
                                                    (B)
    (C) Strategic Arms Limitation

        Treaty                                      (C)

    (D) Nuclear      Non-Proliferation
                                                    (D)
        Treaty

                                              92.
92. Under      the    Nuclear     Non-

    Proliferation Treaty (NPT) how

    many countries are recognized as

    nuclear weapon states (NWS) ?
                                                    (A)
    (A) Nine
                                                    (B)
    (B) Ten
                                                    (C)
    (C) Five

    (D) Zero—No countries can possess               (D)

        nuclear weapons

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93. What are the “Three Pillars” of the           93.
    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
    (NPT) ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Nuclear weapons, Chemical
         weapons      and     Biological
         weapons
                                                        (B)
    (B) Disarmament, Non-Proliferation
         and Peaceful uses of Nuclear
         technology                                     (C)
    (C) Strategic Bombers, Ballistic
         Missile and Submarine
                                                        (D)
    (D) All of the above
94. Which one of the following countries          94. 2016
    did not take part in the final Nuclear
    Security Summit held in 2016 ?
    (A) United Kingdom                                  (A)
    (B) Russian Federation                              (B)
    (C) Kazakhstan                                      (C)

    (D) India                                           (D)

95. The location where Pakistan had               95. 1998
    tested its nuclear weapons in 1998
    was :
                                                        (A)
    (A) Chagai Hills
                                                        (B)
    (B) Lopnor
    (C) Khyber Hills                                    (C)

    (D) Karachi Test Range                              (D)

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96. Which of the following is not an           96.
    element of conflict prevention
    technique ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Tribunal
                                                     (B)
    (B) Mediation
                                                     (C)
    (C) Good offices

    (D) CBMs                                         (D)

97. Cartagena Declaration of 1984              97. 1984
    refers to :

    (A) European       Declaration   of
        Refugees                                     (A)

    (B) South Asian Declaration of
                                                     (B)
        Refugees

    (C) Latin American Declaration on                (C)

        Arms Race

    (D) Latin American Declaration on
                                                     (D)
        Refugees

98. Who was appointed as the first             98.
    Scientific Advisor to Defence
    Minister ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Dr. D. S. Kothari
                                                     (B)
    (B) Dr. Raja Ramanna

    (C) Dr. B. G. Nag Chaudhari                      (C)

    (D) M. G. K. Menon                               (D)

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99. The full form of B.E.M.L. is ......... .        99.

     (A) Bharat Engineering Machines

          Limited                                         (A)

     (B) Bombay Earth Metals Limited                      (B)

     (C) Bharat Earth Movers Limited                      (C)

     (D) None of the above                                (D)

100. (1) Unity of Command is less                   100. (1)
          assured in peace operations.

     (2) Peace forces are often drawn                     (2)
          from a wider variety of troop

          contributing states than in

          normal coalition warfare.

     Codes :
                                                          (A) (1)     (2)                 (2)
     (A) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
                                                                (1)
          is the rationale for (1)
                                                          (B) (1)     (2)                 (1)
     (B) (1) and (2) are correct and (1)
                                                                (2)
          is the rationale for (2)

     (C) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (1)                (C) (1)     (2)           (1)         (2)

          is the rationale for (2)

     (D) (1) and (2) are incorrect and (2)                (D) (1)     (2)           (2)         (1)

          is the rationale for (1)

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Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.