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MH SET 2021: 26 September, Paper II, Defence and Strategic Studies

  • Date: 26 September 2021
  • Paper code: sep16221
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 36 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.   On May .................. .............. 1998,       1.

     India carried out series of nuclear

     tests at Pokhran.

     (A) 7th and 8th May                                        (A)

     (B) 21st & 23rd May                                        (B)

     (C) 11th & 13th May                                        (C)

     (D) 9th & 11th May                                         (D)

2.   Which of the following countries had                 2.

     built the ‘‘Barlev line linear defence’’

     during the Arab-Israel war of 1973 ?

     (A) Egypts                                                 (A)

     (B) Syria                                                  (B)

     (C) Israel                                                 (C)

     (D) Jordan                                                 (D)

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3.   Defence Technology and Trade                3.
     Initiative (DTTI) is the Defence
     Framework Agreement between :

     (A) India and Israel                             (A)

     (B) India and Russia                             (B)

     (C) India and United States                      (C)

     (D) India and ASEAN                              (D)

4.   The term ‘Military-Industrial               4.
     Complex’ gained popularity after its
     use by which leader ?

     (A) President        Dwight       D.             (A)

         Eizenhower
                                                      (B)
     (B) President Harry S. Truman

     (C) Prime Minister Jawaharlal                    (C)
         Nehru

     (D) President Franklin D. Roosevelt              (D)

5.   European Space Agency’s main                5.
     space port/(Launching Site) lies in :

     (A) Kourou-French Guiana                         (A)

     (B) Moresby-Papua, New Guinea                    (B)

     (C) CERN, Geneva                                 (C)

                                                      (D)
     (D) Catania, Italy
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6.   The UN agency which looks after the        6.
     problem of refugees is .............
     (A) UNHCR                                       (A)
     (B) UNICEF                                      (B)
     (C) WHO                                         (C)
     (D) UNDP                                        (D)
7.   The term ‘Equal Security’ is related       7.
     with :
     (A) The UN High Commission for                  (A)
          Refugees
     (B) The UN Universal Declaration                (B)
          of Human Rights
     (C) Security Council                            (C)
     (D) League of Nations                           (D)
8.   Which one of the following members         8.
     are composed in the International
     Court of Justice ?
                                                     (A)
     (A) 15 members
                                                     (B)
     (B) 20 members
                                                     (C)
     (C) 35 members
     (D) 50 members                                  (D)
9.   In which year did Chernobyl                9.
     disaster take place ?
     (A) 1989                                        (A)
     (B) 1988                                        (B)
     (C) 1985                                        (C)
     (D) 1986                                        (D)
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10. The IAEA implements which one of                     10.
    the following types of safeguards in
    Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) ?

    (A) Facility-specific safeguards                           (A)

    (B) Voluntary-Offer Agreement
          (VOA) safeguards                                     (B)

    (C) Comprehensive safeguards                               (C)

    (D) Type-66 safeguards                                     (D)
11. In case of non-compliance of                         11.
    safeguards agreement by state
    parties, the International Atomic
    Energy Agency (IAEA) reports such
    cases to the ............................ .

    (A) United           Nations          General
                                                               (A)
          Assembly

    (B) United Nations Secretary-                              (B)
          General
                                                               (C)
    (C) Conference on Disarmament

    (D) United Nations Security Council                        (D)

12. In 1978, Camp David Accords were                     12.
    signed between ............... ............. .

    (A) America and Soviet Union                               (A)

    (B) Egypt and Israel                                       (B)

    (C) Syria and Israel                                       (C)

    (D) Egypt and Jordan                                       (D)

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13. India shares its longest land borders       13.
    with :
    (A) Pakistan                                      (A)

    (B) China                                         (B)

    (C) Bhutan                                        (C)
    (D) Bangladesh                                    (D)
14. Identify the correct sequence of            14.
    Induction in Indian Air Force of the
    following     aircrafts   in   their
    chronological order :
                                                      (A)
    (A) MIG, Sukhoi, Gnat, Mirage
                                                      (B)
    (B) Gnat, MIG, Jaguar, Sukhoi
                                                      (C)
    (C) Tejas, Gnat, MIG, Mirage
    (D) MIG, Gnat, Jaguar, Sukhoi                     (D)

15. The term PGM stands for :                   15.

    (A) Precision Guided Munition                     (A)

    (B) Poor Grade Munition                           (B)

    (C) Permanent Guided Missile                      (C)

    (D) Precision Guided Military                     (D)

16. Operation Sea Waves is rescue and           16.
    relief efforts carried out by Indian
    Armed Forces in :
    (A) Maldives                                      (A)

    (B) Sri Lanka                                     (B)

    (C) Mauritius                                     (C)
    (D) Andaman and Nicobar                           (D)
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17. Operation Maitri, is rescue and relief         17.
     operation launched by Indian Armed
     Forces to help :

     (A) Nepal                                           (A)

     (B) Maldives                                        (B)

     (C) Bangladesh                                      (C)

     (D) Afghanistan                                     (D)

18. (1) : Peace operations are shaped              18.
           by the political imperative to
           manage public opinion.
     (2) : This imperative is generated by
           political     sensitivity     to
           casualties, particularly in what
           are essentially wars of choice.
     Codes :                                             (A)
     (A) (1) and (2) are correct and (2)
                                                         (B)
         supports the statement (1)
                                                         (C)
     (B) (1) and (2) are incorrect
     (C) (1) is correct and (2) is incorrect             (D)
     (D) (1) is incorrect and (2) is correct
19. India has maritime boundary with               19.
     how many countries ?

     (A) Seven                                           (A)

     (B) Five                                            (B)

     (C) Six                                             (C)

     (D) Four                                            (D)
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20. In June 2015, Indian Army carried          20.

    out surgical strikes in Myanmar to

    destroy Militant camps of :
                                                     (A)
    (A) NABN (K) and KYKL
                                                     (B)
    (B) NOON (K) and KYYL
                                                     (C)
    (C) NSCN (K) and KYKL
                                                     (D)
    (D) NNGN (K) and KYKL

21. Which of the following is not a            21.
    member of the Cabinet Committee
    on Security (CCS) ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Defence Minister
                                                     (B)
    (B) Home Minister
                                                     (C)
    (C) President
                                                     (D)
    (D) Prime Minister
22. The South Asian Association for            22.
    Regional Cooperation Charter, it
    was signed. Choose the correct date,
    year and city ................
                                                     (A)
    (A) Kathmandu on 13th August 1981
    (B) New Delhi on 10th December                   (B)
         1986
                                                     (C)
    (C) Dhaka on 8th December 1985
                                                     (D)
    (D) Kabul on 8th December 1979

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23. Name the disaster which is caused           23.
    due to deficiency of rainfall :
    (A) Earthquake                                    (A)

    (B) Flood                                         (B)

    (C) Drought                                       (C)

    (D) Landslide                                     (D)

24. IAF rescue operations of 2013 North         24.
    India floods is known as :
    (A) Operation Raahat
                                                      (A)
    (B) Operation Rahat
                                                      (B)
    (C) Operation Rabat                               (C)
    (D) Operation Airlift                             (D)
25. Tornadoes are common in which
                                                25.
    country ?
    (A) Japan                                         (A)
    (B) Philippines                                   (B)
    (C) USA                                           (C)
    (D) Australia                                     (D)
26. The term ‘Ring of Fire’ relates to :        26.
    (A) An area in the Indian Ocean
        where disasters occur                         (A)
    (B) Technique used to control forest
        fires                                         (B)
    (C) An area around Pacific Ocean                  (C)
        where maximum number of
        Volcanic eruptions is witnessed
    (D) A military exercise using rings               (D)
        and fire

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27. Which International Convention             27.
    applies to territorial waters and
    Maritime zones of a country ?
    (A) Kyoto Protocol                               (A)

    (B) M.A.R.P.O.L.                                 (B)

    (C) U.N.C.L.O.S.                                 (C)

    (D) S.L.O.C.                                     (D)

28. Where is the Indian National Centre        28.
    for Ocean Information located ?
    (A) Bangalore                                    (A)
    (B) Hyderabad                                    (B)
    (C) Mumbai                                       (C)
    (D) Kolkata                                      (D)
29. Which one of the following is an           29.
    Industrial Disaster ?
    (A) Tsunami 2004                                 (A)
    (B) Uttarakhand Disaster                         (B)
    (C) Bhopal Gas Tragedy                           (C)
    (D) Nepal Earthquake                             (D)
30. Identify the correct expansion of          30.
    GSI :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Geographical Studies in India
                                                     (B)
    (B) Geographical Survey of India
                                                     (C)
    (C) Geological Studies in India
                                                     (D)
    (D) Geological Survey of India

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31. The intensity of the Seismic Zone is        31.
    measured using which scale ?
    (A) Marcelli                                      (A)
    (B) Richter                                       (B)
    (C) MM                                            (C)
    (D) MSK                                           (D)
32. SAARC Disaster Management                   32.
    Centre is located at :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Dhaka
                                                      (B)
    (B) New Delhi
                                                      (C)
    (C) Thimpu
                                                      (D)
    (D) Kathmandu
                                                33.
33. Match the following DPSU’s with the
    places they are situated :
                  List I                                                        I
    (a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and                 (a)
        Engineers Ltd
    (b) Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd                         (b)
    (c) Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd                        (c)
    (d) Bharat Electronics Ltd                        (d)
                                                                                II
                List II
                                                      (i)
    (i)   Bengaluru
                                                      (ii)
    (ii) Hyderabad
                                                      (iii)
    (iii) Kolkata
                                                      (iv)
    (iv) Mumbai
    Codes :
                                                              (a)   (b)   (c)        (d)
        (a) (b)      (c)    (d)
                                                      (A) (iii) (iv) (i)             (ii)
    (A) (iii) (iv)   (i)    (ii)
    (B) (iv) (iii)   (i)    (ii)                      (B) (iv) (iii) (i)             (ii)
    (C) (iii) (iv)   (ii)   (i)                       (C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    (D) (iv) (iii)   (ii)   (i)                       (D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
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34. At the end of 1962 war, China              34.
    occupied large part of which Indian
    territory ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Aksaichin
                                                     (B)
    (B) Siliguri Corridor
                                                     (C)
    (C) Yatung Valley

    (D) Chunbi Valley                                (D)

35. The disciple of defence economics          35.

    mostly concentrates on :

    (A) Pre-war economy

    (B) Mobilization     of    military              (A)

        resources                                    (B)

    (C) Planning, Programming and                    (C)
        Budgeting of resources for
        defence requirements

    (D) Allocation of natural resources              (D)

36. Which one of the following is              36.
    Ricardo’s contribution to defence
    expenditure ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Prohibitive tariff policy
                                                     (B)
    (B) Military Taxation
                                                     (C)
    (C) External Sources of Finance

    (D) How to raise Finance Wars ?                  (D)

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37. Defence expenditure of India has                     37.
    remained within the government’s
    desired objectives of ..................... .
                                                               (A)
     (A) Budgetary balance
                                                               (B)
     (B) Economic stability
                                                               (C)
     (C) Equitable growth
                                                               (D)
     (D) All of the above
                                                         38.
38. ..................... was first economist to
    consider the implications of defence
    expenditure for society.
     (A) Govin Kennedy                                         (A)

     (B) Adam Smith                                            (B)

     (C) Margaret Doxey                                        (C)
     (D) Jai Narain Sharma                                     (D)
39. By which event, India’s Defence                      39.
    expenditure was suddenly increased
    to almost double due to ................. .
                                                               (A)
     (A) Partition of India
                                                               (B)
     (B) Sino-Indian War, 1962
                                                               (C)
     (C) Indo-Pakistan War, 1965
                                                               (D)
     (D) Indo-Pak War 1971
40. Who wrote the book, ‘‘An Enquiry                     40.
    into the Nature and Causes of the
    Wealth of Nations ?
     (A) Adam Smith                                            (A)

     (B) Malthus                                               (B)
     (C) David Ricardo                                         (C)
     (D) Jean Baptiste Say                                     (D)
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41. In which of the following countries        41.
    was Economic Sanction imposed by
    US government ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) South Korea
                                                     (B)
    (B) Afghanistan
                                                     (C)
    (C) Cuba

    (D) Nigeria                                      (D)

42. Britain economic blockade of               42.
    Germany was made official in :

    (A) March 1912                                   (A)
    (B) March 1913
                                                     (B)
    (C) March 1914
                                                     (C)
    (D) March 1915
                                                     (D)
43. (1) ‘Geneva’ law is concerned with
        the protection of victims of           43.
        armed conflict.

    (2) ‘Hague’ law is concerned with
        the methods and means of
        warfare.

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

    (D) (1) is wrong and (2) is right                (D)

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44. Who among the following is an               44.
    exponent of conflict-peace studies ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Rosa Luxemburg
                                                      (B)
    (B) Kenneth Boulding
                                                      (C)
    (C) Herbert Butterfield
                                                      (D)
    (D) Peter Laslett
                                                45.
45. Who introduced the concept of
    ‘Public Good’ in relation to Defence
    expenditure ?                                     (A)

    (A) Kavic, Lorne J.                               (B)

    (B) Kannedy, Gavin                                (C)
    (C) Adolf Wagner
                                                      (D)
    (D) Adam Smith
                                                46.
46. Defence economics mostly focussed
    on .................
                                                      (A)
    (A) Post-war economy
                                                      (B)
    (B) Pre-war economy
    (C) Allocation of war-potential                   (C)

    (D) Planning and Budgeting of                     (D)
           defence requirements
47. Which one of the following is an            47.
    example of Slow-onset disaster ?
    (A) Tsunami                                       (A)
    (B) Cyclone                                       (B)
    (C) Earthquake                                    (C)
    (D) Drought
                                                      (D)
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48. National Disaster Response Force                     48.
    (NDRF) consists of how many
    battalions ?
                                                               (A)
    (A) 12
                                                               (B)
    (B) 17
                                                               (C)
    (C) 25
                                                               (D)
    (D) 27
                                                         49.
49. The name of the Indian Military
    wing which has custody of India’s
    nuclear triad is .......................... .

    (A) Strategic Air Command                                  (A)

    (B) Strategic Forces Command                               (B)

    (C) Strategic Plans Division                               (C)

    (D) Strategic and Cyber Command                            (D)

50. Who is currently heading India’s                     50.
    National Command Authority ?

    (A) Prime Minister of India

    (B) India’s         National         Security              (A)
          Advisor
                                                               (B)
    (C) President of India
                                                               (C)
    (D) Chief of Strategic Forces
                                                               (D)
          Command

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51. Identify the correct code by               51.                    I
   matching the events in Table I                              II
   with the year of their occurrence in
   Table II :
                                                                           I
          Table I (Events)
                                                     (a)
   (a) October Revolution
                                                     (b)
   (b) Collapse of Soviet Union
                                                     (c)
   (c) Twin Tower Bombing
                                                     (d)
   (d) Iranian Revolution
                                                                           II
           Table II (Year)
                                                     (i)
   (i)   1979
                                                     (ii)
   (ii) 1917
                                                     (iii)
   (iii) 1991
                                                     (iv)
   (iv) 2001

   Codes :
                                                             (a)    (b)    (c)     (d)
         (a)    (b)    (c)   (d)

   (A) (i)      (ii)   (iii) (iv)                    (A) (i)        (ii)   (iii) (iv)

   (B) (ii) (iii) (i)        (iv)                    (B) (ii) (iii) (i)            (iv)

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

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

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52. Which one of the following organs                  52.
     of the UNO has ceased to exist ?

     (A) Security Council
                                                             (A)
     (B) Trusteeship Council
                                                             (B)
     (C) Economic and Social Council
                                                             (C)
     (D) Human Rights Commission
                                                             (D)
53. Defence policy of a country aims at :
                                                       53.
     (A) Maintaining International
          Peace                                              (A)

     (B) Safeguarding            Territorial                 (B)
          Integrity
                                                             (C)
     (C) Protecting National Image
                                                             (D)
     (D) Preserving Sovereignty
                                                       54.
54. Who rules .................... commands the
     heartlands.        Who     rules     the
     heartland, commands the World
     Islands. Who rules World Island
     commands the World ?
                                                             (A)
     (A) Western Russia
                                                             (B)
     (B) Western Europe

     (C) East Europe                                         (C)

     (D) Central Europe                                      (D)

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55. In 1943 Mackinder reassessed his             55.
    theory of land power and came with
    the concept of ‘Midland Basin’.
    Which of the following regions is not
    part of Midland Basin ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) North Atlantic Ocean
                                                       (B)
    (B) Western Europe

    (C) Western United States of                       (C)

        America                                        (D)
    (D) Eastern United States of
                                                 56.
        America

56. According to Alfred T. Mahan what
    is/are the element of Sea power ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Physical configuration
                                                       (B)
    (B) Geographical position

    (C) Extent of territory                            (C)

    (D) All of the above                               (D)

57. Who was a key proponent of                   57.
    ‘strategic    bombing     in   aerial
    warfare’ ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Giulio Douhet
                                                       (B)
    (B) L. B. H. Liddell Hart
                                                       (C)
    (C) Mao Zedong

    (D) None of the above                              (D)

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58. The book on Thermo-Nuclear War              58.

    was written by :

    (A) Herman Kahn                                   (A)

    (B) Robert Kaplan                                 (B)

    (C) Henry Kissinger                               (C)

    (D) Lawrence Freedman                             (D)

59. The system theory is associated             59.
    with :

    (A) Mortan Kaplan
                                                      (A)

    (B) Hans J. Morgenthau
                                                      (B)
    (C) Richard Snyder
                                                      (C)
    (D) Burtin Sapin
                                                      (D)
60. Who was the first scholar use the
                                                60.
    word ‘Superpower’ as it is currently

    used ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) George Perkovich
                                                      (B)
    (B) Nicholas Spyman

    (C) Kenneth Waltz                                 (C)


    (D) John Mearshimer                               (D)

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61. Which one of the following is the           61.

    origin of strategic studies ?

    (A) Thucydides writings on the
                                                      (A)
        Peloponnesian war

    (B) Edward Meade Earle’s Seminar
                                                      (B)
        on grand strategy and conduct

        of war

    (C) E. H. Carr’s ‘Twenty Years                    (C)

        Crisis’ that presents a critique

        of Liberalism

    (D) Hans Morgenthau’s work on
                                                      (D)
        ‘Politics Among Nations : The

        Struggle for Power and Peace’

62. Name the American diplomat who              62.

    wrote the ‘long telegram’ which

    formed the basis of American policy

    of ‘containment’ towards the Soviet

    Union during the Cold War :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Medeleine Albright
                                                      (B)
    (B) George Keenan

    (C) Ralph Bunch                                   (C)

    (D) Dean Rush                                     (D)

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63. Who is the author of Man, the State,          63.
     and War ?

     (A) Stephen Krasner                                (A)
     (B) Kenneth Waltz                                  (B)
     (C) Robert Keohane                                 (C)
     (D) John Mearshimer                                (D)
64. Who wrote the book ‘‘India at Risk’’ ?        64.
     (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel                       (A)
     (B) Jaswant Singh                                  (B)
     (C) C. Rajagopalachari                             (C)
     (D) Atal Behari Vajpayee
                                                        (D)
65. Who is an important Air-Warfare
                                                  65.
     theorist among the following ?

     (A) B. H. Liddle Hart
                                                        (A)
     (B) Alfred Thayer Mahan                            (B)
     (C) Billy Mitchell                                 (C)
     (D) Carl Von Clausewitz                            (D)

66. Which famous person made the                  66.
     following statement : ‘‘The seed of
     war in the world is industrial and
     commercial rivalry’’.
                                                        (A)
     (A) Mahatma Gandhi
                                                        (B)
     (B) Martin Luther King
                                                        (C)
     (C) Nelson Mandela
                                                        (D)
     (D) Woodrow Wilson

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67. Which gas was released during                    67.
    Bhopal gas tragedy ?
    (A) Nitrogen cyanide                                   (A)
    (B) Methyl isocyanate                                  (B)
    (C) Methyl nitrate                                     (C)
    (D) Methyl cyanide                                     (D)
68. Assertion (A) : Terrorism makes                  68.         (A) :
    a country’s politics difficult and
    complicated to handle.
    Reason (R) : International terrorism
    is a dangerous and harmful to the                            (R) :
    human life.
    Codes :

    (A) Both (A) and (R) is correct
                                                           (A) (A)       (R)
    (B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
                                                           (B) (A)       (R)
    (C) (A) is correct but (R) is not
                                                           (C) (A)                     (R)
        correct

    (D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and                   (D) (A)     (R)
        (R) is the correct explanation of (A)                        (R)             (A)

69. Who among the following argued
                                                     69.
    that ‘‘Terrorism is not like a disaster
    before which we are helpless ?
    (A) Baraq Obama                                        (A)
    (B) George P. Shultz                                   (B)
    (C) Bill Clinton                                       (C)

    (D) George W. Bush                                     (D)

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70. Correctly match the following lists.        70.

    List 1 (Terrorist Group) and List 2

    (Major base) :

                  List 1

    (1) Lashkare Tayyaba
                                                      (1)
    (2) Hamas
                                                      (2)
    (3) Hezbollah
                                                      (3)
    (4) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
                                                      (4)
         (ISIS)

                  List 2

    (a) Syria
                                                      (a)
    (b) Pakistan
                                                      (b)
    (c) Lebanon
                                                      (c)
    (d) Palestine
                                                      (d)
    Codes :

    (A) (1 a), (2 c), (3 b), (4 d)
                                                      (A) (1 a), (2 c), (3 b), (4 d)
    (B) (1 a), (2 b), (3 c), (4 d)
                                                      (B) (1 a), (2 b), (3 c), (4 d)

    (C) (1 b), (2 d), (3 c), (4 a)                    (C) (1 b), (2 d), (3 c), (4 a)

    (D) (1 d), (2 a), (3 b), (4 c)                    (D) (1 d), (2 a), (3 b), (4 c)

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71. The treaty of Rarotonga is a ......... .        71.
     (A) Nuclear      Arms     Reduction
         Treaty
                                                          (A)
     (B) Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
         Treaty                                           (B)
     (C) Chemical Weapons Free Zone
                                                          (C)
         Treaty
     (D) None of the above                                (D)

72. What is the name of the                         72.
    organisation which is the
    implementing body for the Chemical
    Weapons Convention (CWC) ?
     (A) International          Chemical                  (A)
         Weapons Agency
                                                          (B)
     (B) Organisation for Implementing
         Chemical Weapons
     (C) International Organisation for                   (C)
         Verification of Chemical
         Weapons
     (D) Organisation   for  the                          (D)
         Prohibition of Chemical
         Weapons
73. The ‘‘Atoms for Peace’’ speech was              73.
    made by which American President
    in the United Nations General
    Assembly ?
                                                          (A)
     (A) Woodrow Wilson
                                                          (B)
     (B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
                                                          (C)
     (C) John F. Kennedy
     (D) Dwight Eisenhower                                (D)

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74. Which     one    of      the    following        74.
    International Organisation was
    established to verify the obligations
    of the members of the Nuclear Non-
    Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ?

    (A) Organisation               for    the              (A)
         Prohibition         of     Chemical
         Weapons

    (B) Implementation Support Unit                        (B)

    (C) International Atomic Energy
         Agency
                                                           (C)
    (D) International              Monitoring
                                                           (D)
         Stations

75. Arrange historical stage of warfare              75.

    in its chronological order :

    (1) Nuclear Warfare

    (2) Trench Warfare

    (3) Tank Warfare

    (4) Cyber Warfare

    Codes :

    (A) (1), (2), (3), (4)                                 (A) ( ), ( ), ( ), ( )
    (B) (4), (3), (2), (1)                                 (B) ( ), ( ), ( ), ( )
    (C) (2), (3), (1), (4)                                 (C) ( ), ( ), ( ), ( )
    (D) (1), (4), (3), (2)                                 (D) ( ), ( ), ( ), ( )

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76. Which one of the following is not                   76.
    related to trade ?

    (A) SAPTA                                                 (A)
    (B) TRIPS
                                                              (B)
    (C) WTO
                                                              (C)
    (D) NPT
                                                              (D)
77. Mutually Assured Destruction
                                                        77.
    means .......................... .

    (A) Retaliation and destruction of                        (A)
          enemy         after      attack   with
          conventional weapons

    (B) Retaliation and destruction of                        (B)
          enemy         after      attack   with
          chemical weapons

    (C) Retaliation and destruction of                        (C)
          enemy after attack with nuclear
          weapons
                                                              (D)
    (D) None of the above
                                                        78.
78. Restricting research, manufacture
    and deployment of deadly weapons
    of mass destruction is called ......... .

    (A) Arms Race                                             (A)

    (B) Sanctions                                             (B)

    (C) Disarmament                                           (C)

    (D) Arms control                                          (D)

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79. Which one of these International              79.
    Organisations issues common
    control lists (CCL) of items with
    potential dual-use applications that
    require export licenses ?

    (A) Australia group                                 (A)

    (B) Nuclear suppliers group                         (B)

    (C) World Health Organisation                       (C)

    (D) Wassenaar Agreement                             (D)

80. The use of ‘Anthrax’ began in which           80.
    War ?

    (A) Gulf War                                        (A)
    (B) First World War                                 (B)
    (C) Second World War                                (C)
    (D) Korean War                                      (D)
81. Choose the correct author of the              81.
    statement below :
    ‘‘Strategy is ........ the art of the
    dialectic of force or, more precisely,
    the art of the dialectic of two
    opposing wills using force to resolve
    their dispute’’.                                    (A)
    (A) Andre Beaufre
                                                        (B)
    (B) Robert Osgood
                                                        (C)
    (C) Liddell Hart
    (D) Carl Von Clausewitz                             (D)

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82. Which one of the following North-                82.

     East States of India is surrounded

     by Bangladesh from three sides ?
                                                           (A)

     (A) Assam
                                                           (B)
     (B) Tripura
                                                           (C)
     (C) Meghalaya
                                                           (D)
     (D) Arunachal Pradesh

                                                     83.
83. ‘‘One for all, all for one’’ is a concept

     related to :

                                                           (A)
     (A) Military Alliance

     (B) Collective Security                               (B)


     (C) Deterrence                                        (C)


     (D) Detente                                           (D)

84. The fundamental rights have been                 84.

     given in the Indian Constitutions :

     (A) From Articles 12 to 35                            (A)

     (B) From Articles 13 to 36                            (B)

     (C) From Articles 15 to 39                            (C)

     (D) From Articles 36 to 51                            (D)

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85. Who introduced culture into modern          85.
    security studies by developing a
    theory of strategic culture to
    interpret Soviet Nuclear doctrine ?

    (A) Jack Snyder                                   (A)

    (B) Thucydides                                    (B)

    (C) Machiavelli                                   (C)

    (D) Kenneth Waltz                                 (D)

86. Who        among   the     following        86.
    propounded ‘National Character’ as
    one of the elements of Sea Power ?

    (A) Carl Von Clausewitz                           (A)

    (B) W. Mitchell                                   (B)

    (C) Jomini                                        (C)

    (D) Alfred T. Mahan                               (D)

87. Which International treaty gave rise        87.

    to the idea of Sovereign nation-
    states ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Treaty of Westphalia
                                                      (B)
    (B) Treaty of Versailles
                                                      (C)
    (C) Concert of Europe

    (D) Treaty of Rome                                (D)

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88. ‘‘States are motivated by morality             88.
    and values.’’ This statement is
    related to :
                                                         (A)
    (A) Liberalism
                                                         (B)
    (B) Constructivism
    (C) Realism                                          (C)

    (D) Idealism                                         (D)

89. ‘Security dilemma’ refers to which             89.
    one of the following ?
    (A) A structural nation in which
         states attempt to look after their              (A)
         security regardless of other
         states intentions which leads to
         rise in insecurity
    (B) Offensive posture of any nation-
                                                         (B)
        state
    (C) It is a dilemma a state faces                    (C)
        when constructing national
         security plans
    (D) Where states help in spreading                   (D)
        instability and conflict between
         other states
90. The origin of the state is not based           90.
    on :
                                                         (A)
    (A) Theory of Divine Origin
                                                         (B)
    (B) Social Contract Theory
    (C) The Theory of Economics                          (C)

    (D) The Theory of Force                              (D)

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91. Which of the following statements             91.
     explains the concept of collective
     security ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) Principle of one for all and all
         for one                                        (B)
     (B) Principle of all against all
                                                        (C)
     (C) Principle of few against all
                                                        (D)
     (D) Principle of no one against all
92. Who founded the Zeitschriff fur               92.
    Geopolitik (Journal for Geopolitics) ?
     (A) Karl Haushofer
     (B) Zbigniew Brzezinski                            (A)

     (C) Friedrick Ratzel                               (B)

     (D) A. T. Mahan                                    (C)

93. The Strait which connects                           (D)
    Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic             93.
    Ocean is :
     (A) Gibraltar Strait                               (A)
     (B) Bering Strait                                  (B)
     (C) Bosphorous Strait                              (C)
     (D) Bab-el-Mandab                                  (D)

94. Which political thinker wrote ‘The            94.
     Republic’ ?
     (A) John Locke                                     (A)
     (B) Aristotle                                      (B)
     (C) Thomas Hobbes                                  (C)
     (D) Plato                                          (D)
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95. Samuel Huntington’s Clash of                  95.
    Civilizations’’ argued that the
    principal patterns of conflict and co-
    operation in the world were shaped
    by :
     (A) Nation States                                  (A)

     (B) Political Leadership                           (B)

     (C) Nationalism                                    (C)

     (D) Culture                                        (D)

96. As per Colin Flint each country in            96.
    the world defines its geopolitical
    code, consisting of five main
    calculations. Which of the following
    is not part of that ?
     (A) Who are our current and                        (A)
         potential allies
                                                        (B)
     (B) Who are our current and
         potential enemies
                                                        (C)
     (C) How can we maintain our allies
         and nurture potential allies
     (D) How can we be friends with our
                                                        (D)
         current enemies and emerging
         threats
                                                  97.
97. The book ‘Logic of Scientific
    Discovery’ is written by :
     (A) David Hume                                     (A)

     (B) Kenneth Waltz                                  (B)
     (C) Karl Popper                                    (C)
     (D) Karl Marx                                      (D)
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98. Who is an important Air Warfare            98.
    Theorist among the following ?

    (A) B. H. Liddell Hart                            (A)

    (B) Alfred Thayer Mahan                           (B)
    (C) Billy Mitchell
                                                      (C)
    (D) Carl Von Clausewitz
                                                      (D)
99. Which famous person made the
                                               99.
    following statement. ‘‘The seed of
    war in the Modern World is
    industrial and commercial rivalry :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Mahatma Gandhi
                                                      (B)
    (B) Martin Luther King
                                                      (C)
    (C) Nelson Mandela

    (D) Woodrow Wilson                                (D)

100. What is the purpose of neutron            100.

    scanning ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) To detect cancer cells in the
        body                                          (B)

    (B) To detect contraband items in
        containers
                                                      (C)
    (C) To detect submarines
                                                      (D)
    (D) For scanning documents

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