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MP SET 2024: State Eligibility Test, Defence and Strategic Studies

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RyP/P/2024/II                                                       Question Booklet No.

                                                   3liT <UHlfdch 3T2Zm
                                      Subject-Defence and Strategic Studies
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51. fri=#rfer           ^                   ^     51. Which of the following armed forces
                     ^ u^* ^               ^ ^^              is also known as 'Sentinel of the North-
          "^jlRIT t" ?                                       East' ?

          (A) 3m                                             (A) Assam Rifles

          (B)                                               P) LT.B.P.

          (C)                                               (C) Cobra Commando

          P) ^.Ti^.T3:qr.                                   P) B.S.R

      52. Pi^RiRaa           ^                         52. Who among the following described the
         ^ *tlrf^                     ^         srte        'Balance of Power' as a 'wonderfiil
          wqrr' ^tiFTT ?                                    unconscious tradition of British Foreign
         (A) cftfe yfrm                                     Policy' ?

         P) fq';wt ■qWtri                                   (A) Boiis Johnson

          (C)            irfif^STT^                         P) Wnston Churchill
                                                            (C) H.J. Morgenthau
         P) "5^5^ T?              ^
                                                            P) None of the above

     53. "feft       OT ^ XF?^' ^ STW 3T^              53. What are the methods adopted by a state
                         ^^               l^rfw amif        to get its desired behaviour from other
                                                            state ?
         ^ f ?
                                                           (A) Persuasion
         (A)
                                                           p) Reward
         p) "RiMfer
'f
         (C)                                               (C) Coercion and Punishment        1


         P) "3^1^ xmt                       i              p) All of the above

     (5)S/23/2024/A                                                                          P.T.O.
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54.                                              ^ 54. In which countries America's 'Operation
                                                             Infinite Reaeh' was conducted to Al-Qae^

                                                             bases ?
      tFTT ?


      (A) ^4iJ|lfHWH               ^                         (A) Afghanistan and Iran

      (B) Si4>MlI^'WH "^'                                    (B) Afghanistan and Nigeria

      (C) STWf^iWI                                           (C) Afghanistan and Sudan

      (P) "<iM^<=Kt          ^^                               p) None ofthe above


55.                    ^                ^                55. When was the Non-aligned Nations

      ^^                  TFTl «IT ?                          Conference held for the fir^ time in India ?

      (A) TIT^, 1963              (B) W^, 1983               (A) March, 1963 (B) March, 1983

      (C) M, 1985                 (D)         1990           (C) May, 1985         (D) June, 1990


56.         2023 '^'              "^*    ^-20            56. Who participated as the Chairperson ofthe

      ^          ^ 31^1^ ^                           ^        Afiican Union in the G-20 Organization

               ^ ?lTfe                  ? -                   meeting held in India in the year 2023 ?

      (A)             <IH4>1-Hl                               (A) Cyril Ramaphosa

      (B)              3Tf^ "n^Ht                             (B) Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

      (C) 3^511^ ^^hhI                                        (C) Azaly Assoumani

      (D)             ferat '                                 (D) NajibMikati

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57. Pi^^RiRaa                           ^ OT        57. Which of the following has been described
        'tT^ "^Tf^ ^ iTfeT^' ^^           ^Mci            by Morgenthau as the 'Brain of National
              "W t" ?                                     Power' ?

        (A)                     (B)                      (A) Foreign Policy P) Diplomacy
        (C) m                   (D) ^ ^                  (C) Defence Policy P) Domestic Policy

 58.                             ^ yRi^'fedi ^   58. Who has compared the rivalry between
                                                         Super Powers to two scorpions in a closed
        t?                                               bottle ?

                                                         (A) Oppenheimer
       (B)                                               P) Eisenhower

       (C). Iq'^1 -qiytri                                (C) Winston Churchill

        P)              ^ ^^ ■                           p) None of the above

59.          ^          ^ WT "3^1^               59. At the time of establishment of NATO, its
                                                         founding member countries were :

       (A) 13                   (B) 12                   (A) 13              p) 12

       (C) 11                   P) 14            .      (C) 11               p) 14          ■ '
60..                                       ^     60.    The author of the book named 'Deterrence
                                                                                  1


                                                        and Strategy' is :

       (A) Trit. 11OT                                   (A) A.T. Mahan

       P) 3TT^ ^            ■                           p) Andre Beau&e

       (C)                                              (C) Ludendorff

       P)               ^ ^ ■3^'                        P) None of the above

(5)S/23/2024/A                               2                                               P.T.O.
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61. 1%^ ^ SH   ^ ^HPTRT                                 61. Who said that "By mobilizing the common
    ^       ^ ^ ■Tl                               ^          people of the country, an ocean ofhumanity
      3t8Tif ^ags ^                  ^                       can be created in which the enemy can be
      t, 1^' ■?T1        1^ W                  t l"          drowned" ?

      (A)                                                    (A) Che-Guevara

      (B) -tnaft-^-^                                         (B) Mao-Tse-Tung

      (C) ^                                                  (C) John Foster Dulles

      (D)                                                    (D) Mahan


62. '                    T3^         -qif^'             62. Who is the author of the book 'Nuclear

            C^<21<=6 "^H    ?                                Weapons and Foreign Policy' ?

      (A)        W^mn                                        (A) K. Subiahmanyam

      (B)
                                                             (B) Harkabi

      (C)
                                                             (C) Henry Kissinger

      (D)                                                    P) Moltke


63.                   yRlMlP^cl                         63. In the Mandala theory propagated by
      PC^M^ ^ TJ^ ^                               ^          Kautilya by what name was the enemy
      1^ "^TFT        "^Ipn "^jncll «TT ?                    located at back of the Vijigishu known ?

      (A)                       (B) hiP^Imi^                 (A) Akmda             (B) Paiashanigraha
      (C) 37ft                  (D) ^isti*^i«i<               (G) Ari              P) Akrandasara

64.           ^ «?T 1^ "37H^             ^ 37tT^ "^Tl   64. Who said that "Know yourself and your

      ^              ^ 1^ "TOftlcl I^^ ^ "^3^                 enemy, then you will be able to fight
                                                             hundred battles without getting defeated" ?

        (A) ^.T^TT. I^FTN (B)                                 (A) N.N. Giap        P) Friedrich List
                                                              (C) Sun-Tzu          P) Fidel Castro
        (C)                     P)
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65.                    ^               ^ yPdMKH      65. The strategy of indirect approach has been
              "fiKl fdi^i 'l^l ?                           propounded by :                         [-
      (A)             ^     (B)                            (A) Liddell Hart      p) Jomini
      (C) 4n6*J^<           P)                             (C) Mackinder         P) J.RC. Fuller

66. "21^ ^75^              t, "ii4+(ril ^            66.   Whose statement is this, "The aim of
      ■^T^ "TC                    "^tcTT,    "3^           warfare is not to destroy the enemy but to
      % ^ 3TfeR                         t I"               take over his country" ?
      (A) 37T^ ^            p)                             (A) Andre Beaufre P) Sun-Tzu
      (C) Atj^.-^. '^(P)                                   (C) J.RC. Fuller      P) Kautilya

■67. "nMHt ^ W             37^ {N^Pddi 3lpqqpT       67. From where did Gandhiji start his political
      ^ WT                         ?                       campaign in India ?
      (A) 6iK<3cril                                        (A) Baidoli
      (B)                                                  p) Champaran
      (C) ^H|sl<Hd1                                        (C) Sabannati
      P)                   ^ -^T^*                         P) None of the above

68. RnPrlRsid          ^           '^ifc^ "^ip"'     68. Who among the following propounded the
      ^ %5m ^ yPdHKH 1^ «TT ?                            theory of 'Strategic Paralysis' ?
      (A) ^T?H              P)                             (A) Mahan             p) Fuller
      (C) ^                 P) ^<d>Nl                      (C) Douhet            p) Haikabi

69.          ^ t                 ^ ^7^ f 1^          69. Who said, "When we say that our policy
      FTRt                    ^ t, 7ft '^m               is non-alignment, we mean non-alignment
      7117^4 ?Tfe            e^^'dHdl t I                with power blocks. This is not a negative
      Tp 1chl/.KHct)         "=7^ "I,         Tp         policy, it is a positive, definite and dynamic
      ^cbKlcHdi,             ijfTRft^ ■jftftT t ?"         polit^'?
      (A) ^ iTf*7t                                         (A) Indira Gandhi
      P) Acrwd H^eii                                       p) Nelson Mandela
      (C)                                                  (C) J.L. Nehru
      P) ^iRfer ^                                          P) Marshal Uto

(5)S/23/2024/A                                                                                  P.T.O.
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70. *3TR                                ^?     70.   Who wrote the book 'On War'?

      (A) "sftM         (B)                          (A) Jomini             p) Sun-Tzu

      (C)               (D)                          (C) Mahan             P) Clausewitz

71.         ^            "^VTi^TcTT ^          71. The success possibility of neutrality policy

      1^ cT^ -qi         t ?                         depends on which factor ?

                                                     (A) Nature of war .
      (A)     ^                                                                                   r
      (B)     ^ WT                                   P) Types of war

      (C)                                            (C) Battle ground

      P) iwffe ^'-f^Pd                               P) Strategic culture


72.                 '^* *1cf^ ^ HlMcl' ^«ll^   72. In global system 'world matters' are

      ^f :                                           related to:


      (A) IM-iTdcb ^"^P) Wnto ^^                     (A) Political field    P) Social field

      (C)           ^ ^(D) ^                         (C) Cultural field     P) All ofthese

73. 1954             "^iR^ '^'          1^ 73. Which country did wonderful sacrifice of
            "^R^'              WT        ?           Arms under 1954 Paris agreement ?

      (A) "S™            (B)                         (A) France             P) Italy

      (C) ^siNH          (D)                         (C) Japan              P) Germany

74. "^SJT         ^ i^ 1^RT ^ ^1*^1            74. 'Cobra Gold' exercise of Defence

      ite' 3RTO i^FRl^ "^foff^ t ?                    Cooperation is related to which one ?

      (A) T3}?M-"Smfd    P) ^W-^R^fW                 (A) Asia-Pacific       P) India-Malaysia

      (C)       ^        (P)                         (C) S.E. Countries P) India-U.K.

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78.         ^t                        ^                78. Who said, "War is the highest expression

      ^                   t ?"                               of national life" ?



      (A)                   (B)           '                  (A) Ludendorff        P) Sun-Tzu

      (C)                    P)                              (C) Clausewitz        p) Liddell Hart


79.                 ^             "a^ t ?              79.   Conflict is nature of which one ?


  . (A) "^1?^                                                (A) Strategy


      P)            Hn                                       P) National interest


      (C)                                                    (C) Disarmament


      P)                                                     P) World global order


80.                 "iftTW ^ 3IRWfT ^ ^                80. Who said, "Since the beginning of

      3^ -p: 13^-^ ^ 3#FI "^TT^Tt                            history war has been mankind's constant

      #", ■21^^^                   T^ t       1^             companion." It has been the rule not the

      3m^?"                                                  exception" ?


      (A) IVw-i                                              (A) "Winston Churchill


      p)          y.4>.                                      p) John F. Kennedy


      (C) irrite ^                                           (C) Margaret Thatcher


      p) sitT3?ft          "nMt                              P) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

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81. PiMfelRsld         ^^                        81.   Which of the following is also known as

      ^ HfH ^ ^ ^ "TO t ?                              complete disarmament ?

      (A) ipHtW                                        (A) Qualitative disarmament

      (B)                                              (B) Quantitative disarmament

      (C)                                              (C) Comprehensive disarmament

      (P) ozpTTjTjf                                    (D) Expensive disaimament


'82. "i7H^ "=3!# "^iffcTjyf               "qt^   82. "If the mankind is not prepared for peaceful

                  if ^ ^ "W-^^ 'i                      co-existence then it will have to prepare for

      ^ #n #n I" "q? tq^qf^rfeq                        co-death." Who among the following said

    . -fq?^ ^ qr ?                                     it?             ,


      (A) q. ^qqr?^                                    (A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

    ■ (B) 312^ feRt qM^ql                              (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

      (C) ^ qf^                                        (C) Indira Gandhi

      (D)                qiRqt                         (D) Lai Bahadur Shastri


83.                   ^ qrf ■^' qiqiR t          83. There are obstacles in the path of

                                                       disarmament:
      (A) s^l^RT q^t
                                                       (A) Problem of ratio
      (B) xr^tq 1^
                                                       (B) National interest
      (C) XTE^qK
                                                       (C) Nationalism
      g))
                                                       (D) All of the above
{5)S/23/2024/A                                                                               P.T.O.
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84.            ^         ^ "if    ?               84. "When wasthe League ofNationsestablished?


      (A) 5          1919                              (A) 5 January, 1919


      (B) 10            1920                           P) 10 January, 1920


      (C) 15            1920                           (C) 15 January, 1920-

      P) 20             1921                           P) 20 January, 1921


85. 1925 ^              yldUTd    WT ^            85. The Geneva Protocol of 1925 prohibits the

               ^ Wftn                   t?             use of which type of weapons ?

      (A) "'RHr?!                                     (A) Nuclear weapons

      p)                                               p) Aircraft weapons

      (C) "3^ ^                                       (C) Battle tanks

      p) Trawfer 3^*                                   P) Chemical and biological we^ns


86. "^.3^.^.        ^ 3=13?TR '"WlPJ ?lf^         86. According to J.F.C, Fuller 'the era

                                 Hill   "31101         of atomic power' is considered to be

      t ?                                              fiom:


      (A) 1945 ^            ^                         (A) 1945 to present

      P) 1919 ^ 1945 ^                                 P) 1919 to 1945

      (C) 1880      1945 CRT                          (C) 1880 to 1945

      P) I9I4 ^ 1945 ^                                 P) 1914 to 1945

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87.                  ^              (37T|.'^.tT3;.)     87. When was the International Atomic Energy

                                                             Agency(IAEA)established ?

      (A) 1945             (B) 1948                         (A) 1945              P) 1948

      (C) 1957             P) 1960                          (C) 1957              P) 1960

88. wrft^ 31^^ mPwImh ^-I (SALT-I)                      88. When was the Strategic Arms Limitation
      ^           if ?                                       Talk-I(SALT-I) conducted ?

      (A) 1970             (B) 1972                         (A) 1970              P) 1972

      (C) 1974             (D) 1976                         (C) 1974              P) 1976

89.                        ^            "WlTl           89. Who predicted that "Nuclear technology
      "sNtfWl ^            "31^             filPr^           is going to be 'very essential' and notjust
                 <^5^0      "f^ 3T^ -(HiHlPilctJ             in power sector but for the societal uses
                                                             intended      for     the     betterment

      ^ t ?"                                                 oflife" ?

      (A)          3T^                                      (A) A.PJ. Abdul Kalam

      (B)        ^                                           p) J.C. Basu

      (C)         WT                                        (C) C.V. Raman

  . p)            W                                         P) HJ.Bhabha

90.           3IOTT ^ (TSTT."^.^.) .1^                  90. The    date when the Nuclear Non-

      ^ eTPJ^ ^ "nf ?                                        proliferation Treaty was implemented:

      (A) 13        1968                                    (A) 13 June, 1968

      (B) 10 31^^; 1969                                      p) 10 October, 1969

      (C) 5         1970                                    (C) 5 March, 1970

      P) 11              1971                                p) 11 February, 1971

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95.                        ^         315^ -qm      95.   Which Article of the Constitution of India

                 "51^1 mRisiT^ <ft<rti ^ ?               prohibits human trafficking ?

      (A) 31^^ 24              (B) 315^ 24(1)            (A) Article 24         (B) Article 24(1)

      (C) 375r^ 25(2)(D) 313^ 23(1)                      (C) Article 25(2)      (D) Article 23(1)

96.                        3#ROT ^ WHT ^           96.   When was National Investigation Agency

      ^ "nf ?                                            established ?

      (A) 2006 i               (B) 2007 i                (A) 2006 AD            (B) 2007 AD

      (C) 2008 t               (D) 2009 i                (C) 2008 AD            (D) 2009 AD


97.          ?R^8ff                     ^ i{ fer   97.   When is the World Refugee Day observed

       -fcTf^T ^ WIT ^ t ?                               across the world ?

      (A) 10 ^                 (B) 20 ^                  (A) June 10            (B) June 20

      (C) 5 ^                  (D) 10                    (C) Julys              (D) July 10

98. 2001 ■^*                     ^            ^    98.   Which word was added by revising the

                                ^ ^ "W ?                 definition of food security in 2001 ?

       (A)             .       (B) 3#fe                  (A) Physical           (B) Economic

       (C) ^lHlf^4)            (D)                       (C) Socaal             (D) Health.

99. Pi*^[^Rsia         ^                           99.   Which of the following is/are third
                   3i3?iR 3iton^f ^ ciMt                 generation- of rights as per International
             7                                           Human Rights law ?

      ' (A) o^rfwici srf^ctJK                            (A) Individual ri^ts

       (B)           37f^^^                              (B) Groi^) rights                       '
       (C) ^TPift^-^n^Fftf^ 3#RnT                        (C) Civil-political ri^ts

       (D) 3TTr«fe-<M4ird4i 3lteR                        (D) Economic-political rights

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100. 17         2024 ^                           100. On 17th May, 2024 Indian Institute of
               31^^^ (IICA)    ^        -f^Ki^        Corporate Affairs pCA) organised a round
               ^?TqM              T^* fern            table consultation regarding the expenditure
                                                      on R&D by how many Listed companies
     37ri^5H fen ?                                    in India ?

    (A) 1000              (B) 1100                    (A) 1000              P) 1100

     (C) 1200             P) 1500                     (C) 1200              P) 1500

101. ^ 1^*                  ^ fi#on              101. Who demarked boundary line between
     "gRT "felT ■'FIT ?                               India and China ?

     (A)                  (B) "^^Ffer                 (A) Redcliflfe        p) McMahon

     (C) "d.              p) ^                        (C) Dr. Kotnis        p) Young Husband


102. "f^           ^ ^ 8n 1^ ""dferfy^           102. Which thinker said that "The compulsions

     "wwi, ^^ilRi«h R*iRi sfk                         of history, geography and past experience
     313^7^ wim       ^ ^ fek                         thus were important formative influences on
     yMW4i         it "I* i"                          the formation of India's foreign policy" ?

     (A) '^. ^.'^. ^                                  (A) Dr.V.P. Dutt

    p) ■^fe'^                                         P) Mackinder

    (C) ^MlRri4H                                      (C) Napoleon Bonaparte

    P) -d. "Q^Rf                                      p) Dr. Aiyars


103. in, 1954 i          3FTFfM "TO "Q^.         103. China's Prime Minister Chau En Lai and

     cTlf 1F7T ^3TTO1 W'          -ITF#               Jawahar Lai Nehru in 1954 signed
    ■qi          1^ 1                                 a        agreement.

    (A) ipf^TOT           p) ^nrorq                   (A) Non-alignment p) Tashkent

    (C) H^^Od             P) feTdT                    (C) Panchsheel        P) Shimla

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104.                     Ch5l          ^ ^ 1%^              104. Which thinker said, "Which ever country
       Hmm ^                           t, ^                      controls Indian Ocean, he will establish
       •qi:                        I        h^whk
                                                                 dominance on Asia. It's key of seven seas.
       w             ^^ t I 21^                                  In 2ist centuiy world's future will be
                qq     l^k"! i^iqfi' '^HtisO
                                                                 decided on its sea waves" ?
       q^ #TT i"
                                                                 (A) Alfied Mahan p) Spykman
       (A) 31^ WT (B) Wl^chAn
       (C) APtiu^i (D) qr^fer                                    (C) Mackinder          p) Marshall

105.           1997 Af W ^ dr+MlH                           105. In 1997, India's Prime Minister Indra
       ^ ^qR IFRRT 'm MPdMlRd                                    Kumar Gujral propounded *Gujral Doctrine'
       feRi' qq qq?                     :                        with one special feature :
       (A) A41^<>J|                                              (A) Militaiisation
       OB)                                                       P) Cooperative regionalism
       (C) qqwsft                                                (C) Working relation
       P)            "Rq 1^ q^                                   P) Secured and stable neighbour

106.1^ ^siH            qRf^ qjt qiqi Ai 'q^r.               106. The place in language of map *NJ 9842'
              9842* tq^ qi^ "i"        'qRT "A* f* i             point called in      .province.
    (A) qwtx                                                     (A) Kashmir
       p) qi^                                                    p) Kutch
    (C)^                                                         (C) Kerala
       p)              q^                                        P) Arunachal Pradesh

107. 'irot-mr+WH ^ "RHi cii^i=ti\ ■fRiSk                    107. Tashkent     Pact      was        signed     on


       IW^fT"                     130 I                          date    .between India-Pakistan.

       (A) 1 ■3H^, 1949                                          (A) 1 January, 1949
       (B) 20 0^^, 1962                                          P) 20 November, 1962
   . (C) 10 •soraTt, 1966                                        (C) 10 January, 1966
       P) 17              1971                                   p) 17 December, 1971

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108.                      "^T^^rr                    108. When was South Asian Association for

                                                          Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed ?

       (A) 1 ^ 2              1985 ^                      (A) 1 and 2 December, 1985

       (B) 4 ^ 5 1W^, 1985 ^                              p) 4 and 5 December, 1985

       (C) 5       6 ■f^:^n^, 1985 ^                      (C) 5 and 6 December, 1985

       P) 7 ^ 8               1985 ^                      p) 7 and 8 December, 1985


109.                                                 109. Which militaiy analyst said, "From Chinese

       ^ ^iAR4iI-^RR^ ^ ^ ^             ^                 point of view preventing a U.S.-India axis

       ■5^ "HTSlfiT^ %;             ^       ^             in India is a key priority.   India needs to

       STpft W (^fe)           t l"                       play its card wisely" ?

       (A)                                                (A) K. Subrahmanyam

       (B)                                                P) A.P,J. Abdul Kalam

       (C) ^                                              (C) Brahma Chelani

       P) <i«ni^ Rh$                                      p) Rajnath Singh


110. ^ nmm ci^                                       110. Indian OceanRimAssociation for Regional

       (ilRcl^) Rt4, 1997           W. ^81T ^             Co-operation (lORARC) formed inMarch,

             H^WHK ^                 ^ #r fer             1997 ofIndia and thirteen coastal nations of

             ^ 3RR1     "nf^ lan ?                        Indian oceanby initiative of whichnation ?

       (A) ^TRcl          P) HkIvHH                       (A) India               P) Mauritius

       (C) ?ifl^          P)                              (C) Sri Lanka           P) Bangladesh

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111.                     ^               -miw] ^           111. Convention for the pacific settlement of

                             "^3^1 ;                             international disputes entered into force on:

        (A) 19           1899 ^                                 (A) 19 July, 1899

        (B) 29 ^5^, 1899 ^                                       P) 29 July, 1899

        (C) 4            1900 ^                                 (C) 4 September, 1900

        P) 14 fero, 1900 ^                                       p) 14 September, 1900


"112.           ^            ^d^dl 3k                ^     112. "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and

        ^<i8T ^ Srf^dJK "I" 1*'                      ^          the security ofperson," has been mentioned

                 "qtW             •^'        "3^^               in Universal Declaration of Human

        i^li^ "TO f I                                            Ri^tsin:

        (A) 31^^^ 1           P)                 2              (A) Article-1          P) Article-2

        (C) 31^^^ 3           p) 3i^-c^(^ 4                     (C) Article-3          p) Article-4


113.          fHdK4>           t:       -■                 113. Conflict prevention policies are to :

        (A)          ^^                ^             3k         (A) Prevent the emergence of violence

              cHI^       ^       ^.3Tf^^T^ a(l=til                  • conflict and identify non-violent means

                                                                      of resolving the tensions

    ■ P) ^ li 1^^' ^                         ^                  p) Stop ongoing conflictsfrom spreading

       (C)           ^        "3^^                              (C) Deter the re-emergence of violence

        P) 3H^ckj                                               P) All of the above

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114.            ^                        ^              114. The provisions for peaceful settlement of
                                ciRr^Haci "t* :              disputes are mentioned in UN Charter :

       (A) 37*2M-V            (B) 3ieqR-VI                  (A) Chapter-V        (B) Chapter-VI

       (C) 31S21FT-VII        (D) 3T?2M-VIII                (C) Chapter-Vn       (D) Chapter-Vin

115.                          ^                         115. Geneva Convention to the Treatment of

                                 eTPJ^ "^371 :               Prisoners of War came into force on :

       (A) 11               1949 ^                          (A) 11 October, 1949

       (B) 12 37^^; 1949 ^                                  (B) 12 October, 1949

       (C) 21 37^^, 1950 ^                                  (C) 21 October, 1950

       (D) 22               1950 ^                          (P) 22 October, 1950

116. 1^ "HKdl^ ^ 2023                                   116. Which Indian received the 2023 United

       IhRtI^ "^51 U,-Scil=t)(i sfPTJ"   "f^ 37^1^           Nations Military Gender Advocate ofthe
       te ?                                                  Year Award ?

       (A)          W^                                      (A) Major Radha Sen

       (B) ^ W #T                                           (B) Major Rama Sen

       (C) ^                 ^                              (C) Major Madhvika Sen

       (D)                 ^                                 P) Major Radhika Sen

117. 1^Wi-1^AW OTI                                      117. Confidence-Building Measures(CBMs)are
                                                             planned procedures :

       (A) "^TldT              ^ l^y.                       (A) To prevent hostilities

       (B) tiiN ^              ^ Riy.                       (B) To avert escalation

       (C) ^^ B«ZT 3TTOt                 ^ I^TRW            (C) To build mutual trust between
                    ^ Rn^.                                        countries


       (D) "3^1^                                            P) All of the above

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118.                                     "5^ ^ ^             118. The organisation named International Alert

                         ^                t ?                     mainly works in reference of:

       (A)          3fk Ict                                       (A) Conflict and Violence

       (B) M^k<ui 3fk MlRr^Pd^hl                                  (B) Environment and Ecology

       (C)              3Sk                                       (C) Journalism and Media

       (D) Hldc^K           ^                                     p) Feminism and Gender


119.                ^rj5 ^           ■£[, % "teW             119. In reference of Humanitarian Law, the

       ^ ^m\            ^                ■'TT 3M wn^              declaration of St Petersburg prohibited the

       "^1^                    <iM<4Vl        <l=t) criMi         use of small explosive or incendiary

       ^ TRt : .                                                  projectiles adopted in:

       (A) 1844                ^) 1848                            (A) 1844             (B) 1848


       (C) 1864                (D) 1868                           (C) 1864             (D) 1868


120. ^                  TT^-"^           ^ ^                 120. Framework for peace in the Middle East of

       ■^qter                 .fen        :                       Camp David signed on :


       (A) 7 tw^, 1976 ^                                          (A) 7 September, 1976

       (B) 7 31^^, 1978 ^                                         (B) 7 October, 1978


       (C) 17'              1978 ^                                (C) 17 September, 1978
                I   ^




       P) 27                1979                                  (D) 27 October, 1979


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121.         ^t ?                                 121. What is Insurgency ?

       (A) ^                                           (A) Civil war

       (B)                                              p) Violence

       (C)       ^ ^ "5^:^ "gm w                       (C) To gain power through warfare by

                                                             weaker section

    (D) ^                                              (P) External attack


12?.'ki^ 37^ irikTi             3m^ "32           122. Gerakan Aceh Merdeka sea terrorist group

    ^^            t ?                                  is related to which country ?

    (A) 5fkf^             (B)                          (A) Sri Lanka          P) Indonesia

    (C) ^                 (D)                          (C) China              P) Bangladesh


123. kwff ^ ^ t ?                                 123. Who are fifth columnists ?


    (A) ^ ^               ^4icii6         ^Tdl         (A) A rumour monger group to help the

                                                             enemy


    (B)                                                p) Pirate

    (C) ^ ^ ^                                          (C) Enemy's ambassador

    (D) ^ ^                                            P) Enemy's foreign minister


124. "SI^flRT #n ^ ^ t :                          124. Role of Territorial Army is :

    (A)                                                (A) Play games

    (B) STSqra                                         p) Teaching

    (C) 3im k* wiW                                     (C) Co-operation in disaster

    P)                .                                P) To trade

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125.                       3fk WTfW "tkim ^              125. "Strategical planning and conduct of war

                   "ilRi               f^trffer ^I'li            must be eonditioned by the state policy."

               i" ^             1^ "W t :                         This sentence is written by :

       (A)                 "SRI (B)        ?Rr                   (A) Clausewitz         P) Cohen

       (C) -^cr^qi "SRT       (p)          "OT                   (C) Delbuk            P) Fauch


126.                          ■^* "^5^ TT^               126. When was United Nations Organisation

       xn«I<      ^1ct)K          fch^ii *\m 7                    Charter accepted in Sanfiancisco Summit ?

       (A) 1950                 (B) 1952                          (A) 1950              P) 1952

       (C) 1948                 (D) 1949                          (C) 1948              P) 1949


127.                     ^            ^.3irql% ^         127. What is the big disaster of International

       t ?                                                        Security ?

       (A)                      (B)                               (A) Teirorism         P) Naxalism

       (C) t[M                  (D) "^sidRR                       (C) Poverty           P) Migration


128. W               ^            "RTl^          ^           128. When was National Cyber Security Policy

                  ^ "t" ?                                         implemented by Indian Government ?

       (A) 2             2012                                     (A) 2 July, 2012

       (B) 2             2013                                     P) 2 July, 2013

       (C) 2             2014                                     (C) 2 July, 2014

       P) 2              2015                                     P) 2 July, 2015

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129. WTto                      (WHO) ^          129. Where is World Health Organization's

                                                      Headquarters established ?

        (A) "ciirifMIdH   (B)                        (A) Washington        p) Geneva

        (C)               (P)                        (C) Norway            P) Tokyo


 130.         ^RWTWR       ^            ^ 130. Where is the Headquarters ofIndian Ocean

        t?                                            Commission ?


        (A) -SFf^         (B)                        (A) Germany           P) Delhi

        (C)               (D) ^^                     (C) Kathmandu         p) Port Louis


 131.          ^ 2024-25 ^                      131, How much total amount of money was

                                                     earmarked for the Defence Ministry in the
    ^               ^^feRt
                                                     interim budget for the financial
    ^ "nf             ?
                                                     year 2024-25?
    (A) 6;21,500
                                                     (A) 6,21,500 Crore
        (B) 7^0^20                                   P) 7,20,520 Crore

    (C) 6^1^41                                       (C) 6,21,541 Crore

        P) 5^21,641                                  p) 5,21,641 Crore


132. PinrdRsId                  "q^ ^ ^         132. Which of the following is not a method of

    "^kn "^rh^ to? "qft          t' 7                resource mobilization during the war ?

    (A) i^rroti?          p)                        (A) Inflation         P) Taxation

    (C)            #TT    P)                        (C) Borrowing         P) Savings

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133.                           ^                133. Which resource is not required to keep the
               ^ 1^ fe TtT!#*                           war time economy functioning ?
       ■=T^f        t ?
                                                        (A) Character of the Nation
       (A)        ^
                                                        P) Manpower
       (B)
                                                        (C) Rumour
       (C) STTTi^

       p) im "^^2?                                      P) Food


134. "aiR ^ ^                      ^   a#f^     134. "War now a days is more influenced by

                ^ aifq^ 3RTfe ^ t i" ^                   Science of Economics than by art of

                                                         strategy." Who said this ?

       (A) ciKr-slqi                                     (A) Waldwin

       (B)                                               P) Jessica T. Mathews

       (C)        TO8R                                   (C) G Growther

       p)            ^13^                               P) Laster Brown


135. "aMs^. E^                an^ M* ^ "HM          135. "Various economic means are adopted to

       ^ ^ %3;                 a#fe    arwij;            achieve their interest in the International

               t "f^* anf^ W5[FTR "^TlH 1^               area, which are called economic arsenal."

       «n?iT f i"                          ?             Who coined this word ?

       (A)                                               (A) Padelford

       P) ""TO            MllV'^                         P) Palmer and Parkins               |

       (C) Rn*=t)i                                       (C) Lincoln                         '

       p)                                                P) Vemon Van Dyke                   |
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136.         ^                   ^         ^         136. According to SIPRI which factors should be

                                                           importantfor determining Defence Budget?

                                                           (A) Defence Forces
        (A) W
                                                           (B) Ministry of Defence and Other
        (B) 1^          "Q^ 3^^        ^l^jnn^
                                                                Defence Planning
        (C)
                                                           (C) Paramilitary Forces
        (D)                                                (D) All of the above

137, WT             1^            ^ ^ ^ 137. When was the first five year security plan
    ^ 7                                                    implemented ? *

    (A) 1971               (B) 1968.                       (A) 1971            (B) 1968

    (C) 1964               (D) 1999                       (C) 1964             (P) 1999


138. ^kPm           1999                   ?RT        138. How much was the total expenditure by the

    ^ I^kptt ^ fen "w «n ?                                 Indian GovanmsitintheKaigQ Conflict,1999 ?

    (A) 1894               (B) 1990                       (A) 1894 Crore       (B) 1990 Crore

    (C) 2007               (D) 2009                       (C) 2007 Crore       (D) 2009 Crore


139. felffel      ^ fer^ 'fer'             ^          139. Who among the following coined the term

        jp^mRid fen ?                                     'BRIC ?


    (A) "Q??.                                             (A) M. Mcluhan

    (B) "fer 3ik -ilci                                    (B) JimandNiel

    (C) ^                                                 (C) FuUer

    (D) ^                                                 (P) Barry Buzan

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140. Pi^^fcnRsia           ^                                 140. Which ofthe following elements represents

                ^TOT ^ 3Kf^                       t ?             the economic potential of war ?

       (A)                                                        (A) Manpower

       (B) yi<j)Rj^                                               P) Natural resources

       (C) 3^NitfTO ^PRTT                                         (C) Industrial capacity

       (D) "3^1^                                                  p) All of the above


141.                           ^ ^,"3^#™                     141. What are the three sub-categories of

       ^ t?                                                       Electronic Warfare ?


       (A)
                                                                  (A) Jamming, Electronic Intelligence,
                                                                       Detection
       (B)
                                                                  P) Electronic Intelligence, Electronic
                    alk                                                Support Measures and Jamming
       (C)                          #5Rf,                         (C) Electronic       Support   Measures,
                                    a^tK                               Electronic Counter Measures and

                                                                       Electronic Counter-Counter Measures

                                                                  P) Electronic        Counter   Measures,
       (P)                                   -i^^f^ffer                Electronic Counter-Counter Measures
                                       3lk                             and Detection


■142. RMrdfed         ^         W^                           142. Who among the following is known as the

       ■^" >3ii«t) "% Wf       'Jim "Jiiai "t ?                   Father of India's Space Programme ?

       (A)                                                        (A) RajaRamanna

       (B)         -wmf                                           P) Mkram Sarabhai                  j
       (C)                                                        (C) K. Sivan

       P)                                                         P) Salish Dhawan

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143.                ^ "stettefhi              ^ W] 143. As a part of the technological prowess of
                    'C4I2SR' PHHrdRsId            ^            National Defence, 'C4DSR' refers to \\hich

                                                               of the following ?

       (A)                =h^Pi=h^;i'^,                        (A) Control, Communications,Commonality,
                                                                    Compassion,Information,Intelligence,
             chAm, WS^,
                                                                    Survival, Recce

                                                               ^) Command, Centrality, Communicability,
       (B)                          ^w|fHiP«lPdil,
                                                                    Computerization, hifoimation. Intention,
                                                                    Surveillance, Recovery
             yP4dW, R4>c^<1
                                                               (C) Command, Control, Communications,
                                                                    Computers, Intelligence, Information,
                      WS?H, ^PJdW,                                  Surveillance, Reconnaissance
    (P)                                   ^-^Pddl,            (D) Command,           Control,   Centrality,
                                                                   Communicability, Intelligence, Initiative,
                                                                   Recovery

144. RiT.3n^.3TR.^. (MIRV)cR*                   TT^       144. How does M.I.R.V. technology enhance
    ^                        ^^                t ?            the deterrence capability of a nation ?

    (A)                     iTf^ ^^1^                         (A) By increasing the missile speed
                                                              (B) By allowing a single missile to hit
    (B) 13^ ^                        ^            m
                                                                   multiple targets, complicating missile
             ■fTORT eFTT^ ^                   .^,
                                                                   defence efforts
             IhWT           31^' ^             WTT
                                                              (C) By reducing the missile's visibility to
    (C) "^SR ^               PH^I^d ^            ^                 Radar
                "^TCqfr
                                                              p) By increasing the missile payload
    (D) ten^ ^                            ^                        capacity

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148. TJh                                             148. Green propulsion system is developed by

                     Rti^l "W          ?                  which Indian Startup ?

       (A) 1%n fiT          W^HI                          (A) Big Bang Boom Solutions

       (B)                            CQ^sn^)             p) Dimension NXG (Anjalens)

       (C)                                                (C) Vinvalley

       P)                       "Sn?^ fdftfe              p) Bellatiix Aerospace Private Limited


149.                      ^^                         149. Which nation was targeted by the launch of

       ^ s^T ?                                            'Stuxnef cyber attack ?


       (A) jm                                             (A) Iraq


       P)                                                 P) Syria

       (C)                                                (C) Iran


       P) (^<mi'i                                         P) Lebanon


150.                      rHHPdRsid                  150. 'Project Aditya' is associated with which

    ^               t ?                                   one ofthe following ?

       (A)                                               (A) Laser weapons


       P)                                                 p) Radar

       (C) -ePTR                                         (C) Sonar

       P)                                                 p) Biological weapons

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