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51. "National interest is general, long-term
     and continuing purpose, which the state,                                       3^ XPSTR
     the nation and the government all see
     themselves as serving." Definition given
                                                      xi^ ^ ^ WT           la^T   t,
     by :                                             xr^ 11^ t i"-4R'mrMd      :
    (A) Walter Lippmann                               (A)

    (B) Barry Bujan                                   (B)

     (C) Charles Lerche and Abdul Said                (C) •ciKTtl         31^^ Xlf^
     (D) None of the above                            (D)                ^

52. "The National Power is the power by            52. "Xl^          t^         ^^
     which it is determined a nation, is how          t%         xr^ -feHi
     much strong or weak and how much                        t ^ ^ xi^                ^
     capability to fulfill national objectives."      ^        ^ ^3xkf                  11"
     Said by :                                               t:

     (A) Morgenthau                                   (A) kpNlBJ ^
     (B) Padelford and Lincoln                        (B)            ^        ^

     (C) Hartman                                      (C)."^T^ ^
     (D) None of the above                            (D)             ^

53. League of Nations tried to strengthen          53. XF?xkT ^ XTPff^                    ^
      collective security system by "settlement        Jjltolldl ^^ WT                 fekf,
      of international disputes by peaceful                          xm^
      means under Geneva Protocol" General            ^ XTT??TX^ Xl^ ^ 1^«1*           X^te
      Assembly accepted on date                             %^IT 1

     (A) 2 Nov., 1924                                 (A) 2           1924

     (B) 2 Oct., 1924                                 (B) 2 31^^, 1924

     (C) 5 Nov., 1926                                 (C) 5           1926

     (D) None of the above                            (D) eH^=Ki      ^       ^$1

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54. Who said, "War is nothing else than the       54.                           ^          ^
     continuation of state policy by different
     means. It is an act of violence, intended          ^             \                 ^ t,
     to compel our opponent to fulfill our                                      STPft

     will."                                                ^^                       t 1"

    (A) Clausewitz                                      (A)

    (B) Quincy Wright                                   (B)

    (C) Hitler                                          (C) feR
    (D) None of the above                               (D)               ^

55. In which article of comprehensive test        55. ^               ^^
     ban      treaty,   it   seemed   affecting
     sovereignty of India like nation ?                       "^nr ?
    (A) Article-13                                  ■ (A) ai3^-i3
     (B) Article-14                                     (B) 375^-14
    (C) Article-21                                      (C) 373^-21
    (D) None of the above                               (D)           -^f ^ ^

56. If both superpowers become like two           56.                     ^
     poisonous creatures are put in a sealed
     bottle, where they can't bite each other
     was termed by Churchill as :

     (A) Mutual Assured Destruction                     (A) WR

     (B) Balance of Terror                              (B) aTTcRB"

     (C) Balance of Power                               (C)       ^

     (D) None of the above                              (D) ^3^7^         ^

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57. The word 'detente' (release/reduction of
       tension among nations) is from language:                  i?T^ciai vTHT) Rhtl           ^?
      (A) Latin                                              (A)
      (B) American"                                          (B) arfen
      (C) French                                             (C)
      (D) None of the above                                  (D)                ^^

58. In United Nations declaration. Seventh             58.                          ^
       chapter-Article-39 to Article-51 deal with:           3^3^-39            3^5^-51         t:
      (A) Balance of Power                                   (A)       ^              ^
      (B) Collective Security                                (B) ^Hl^r^cb         ^
      (C) Balance of Tenor                                   (C)                   ^
      (D) None of the above                                  (D)                ^^

59. Who said, "There is no permanent friend            59.              "1^ ^             ^ -mm ^
       and permanent enemy of any nation. It's                      mm                     f 1 W
       only interest which is permanent'and                          ^ mm                       ^
       consistent" ?                                         t" ?
      (A) Robert MacNamara                                   (A)        AchiHKl
       (B) Maxwell                                           (B)
      (C) Lord Palmerston                                    (C) ^
      (D) None of the above                                  (D)                  ^

60.    Modem      nation    state   came     into      60.                                      1648
       emergence after signing treaty of.      in            i       ■ •■hT^t          Trf w
       1648 with European states.                            ^ ^ lan 1
      . (A) Westphalia                                       (A)

       (B) Bolshevik                                         (B)

      (C) Warsaw                                             .(C)

      (D) None of the above                                  (D)                ^ ^
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61. 'War is self a conflict', who gave this    61. *"5^                       f',
     statement ?                                     t?
    (A) Che Guevara (B) Clausewitz                   (A)                    (B) cKni-alfqi-al
    (C) Gandhi          (D) Nehru                    (C)                    (D)

62. In which year was the book 'Command        62.         ^ w:
     of the Air' published ?

    (A) 1903            (B) 1947                     (A) 1903               (B) 1947

    (C) 1921           ■ (D) 1945                    (C) 1921               (D) 1945

63. 'The Defence of Britain' book is written

     by:                                             t:
    (A) J.RC, Fuller                                 (A) ^.^<41.^1. 3nri<
    (B) General Giulio Douhet                        (B)

    (C) Jomini                                       (C)

    (D) B.H. Liddell Hart                            (D) ^.T^.          ^

64. Theory of 'Strategic Paralysis' is given   64.                                         t:
     by:
                                                     (A) "siTOT                     ^
    (A) General J.RC. Fuller
    (B) Mitchell                                     (B)

    (C) Lenin                                        (C)
    (D) Mao-Tse-Tung                                 (D)            ^

65. 'The Prince' and 'Art of War' books are    65.              TT^*                    -5^^' ^
     written by :                                               r


    (A) Machiavelli     (B) Clausewitz               (A)                    (B)
    (C) Mitchell "      (D) J.RC. Fuller             (C)                    (D)


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66.   Who was the famous Political thinker and

      Philosopher of the Renaissance period ?
      (A) J.RC. Fuller                                 (A)

      (B) Captain B.H. Liddell Hart                    (B)

      (C) Machiavelli                                  (C)

      (D) Jomini                                       (D)

67             accepted the seven organs of a    67. XRl ^ "RWT                 ^
      State.                                           t:
      (A) Jomini          (B) Kautilya                 (A)                    (B)

      (C) Che Guevara (D) Mitchell                     (C)                    (D)

68. How many parts of society classified by      68.         ^        ^             wH
      Marx ?                                                 t ?
      (A) Two             (B) Three                    (A) ^                  (B) #T
      (C) Four            (D) Five                     (C) ^              - (D)

69.   Who wrote the book "Decisive battle of     69.               fer STRT Tte?          -5^^
      Western world" ?                                        Ri<al ?

      (A) J.F.C. Fuller                                (A)
      (B) B.H. Liddell Hart                            (B) "^."q;^. Rril^oi
      (C) JohnKivi                                     (C)

      (D) Jomini                                       (D)

70.    Who is the writer of book 'On War' ?      70. 'STH                 ^              f ?
      (A) C.V. Clausewitz                              (A)
      (B) Karl Marx                                    (B)
      (C) B.H. Liddell Hart                            (C)          f^rfer ^
      (D) Jomini                                       (D)

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71, Who said :"War is the art of organising     71.          ^                         ^
     and   employing       armed   force   to         ■f¥*FT       ^           ^
     accomplish the purpose of groups ?"                                   ^         t ?"

    (A) Gratius                                       (A)

    (B) Quincy Wright                                 (B)

    (C) KM. Osanka                                    (C)

    (D) E.M. Earl                                     (D) i'QJT. ^

72. In which year did insurgency start in       72. "fTI*? ^                   ^
     Mizoram ?

     (A) 1956              (B) 1966                   (A) 1956            (B) 1966

     (C) 1975              (D) 1976                   (C) 1975            (D) 1976

73. The person associated with "Nuclear Star    73.

     War" is :         ■                              t :

     (A) Winston Churchill                            (A) [qVi

     (B) N.S. Khrushchev                              (B)

     (C) Ronald Reagan                                (C)

     (D) Truman                                       (D) ^
74. Which country used the 'Blitzkrieg          74.            ^ "p: ^
     Tactics' during second world war ?                                ^ OT fell 'm ?

     (A) U.S.S.R.                                      (A)               c^)

     (B) Germany                                       (B)

     (C) Britain                                       (C) ^
     (D) Japan                                         (D)

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75.   When    was     the   'Hotline'   contact   75.                                   ^

      established    between    U.S.S.R.   and

      U.S.A.?                                                  ?

      (A) 1957              (B) 1961                    (A) 1957                    (B) 1961

      (C) 1963              (D) 1970                    (C) 1963                    (D) 1970


76. How long do non-permanent members             76.                                            WT

      serve on the Security Council ?                   cRi'                    ?

      (A) 01 year           (B) 04 years                (A) 01                      (B) 04 ^
      (C) 02 years          (D) 05 years                (C) 02 ^                    (D) 05 ^

77. 'Warsaw Pact' organisation formally           77. *^Twr                                ^^^
      dissolved in which year ?                                    i37T ?

      (A) 1991 ■                1992                    (A) 1991                    (B) 1992

      (C) 1993              (D) 1994                    (C) 1993                    (D) 1994

78. In which year was underground Nuclear         78. "3:^              •gRi fer ^
      Test conducted by North Korea ?                                   "TO 2TT ?

      (A) -2003 .           (B) 2004                    (A) 2003                    (B) 2004

      (C) 2005              (D) 2006                    (C) 2005                    (D) 2006

79. Who said : "Remove Weapons, Spread            79.              ^                             ?Tffd

      Peace" ?                                                      ?

      (A)'German Chancellor Kohl                        (A)                     ^
      (B) Jeremy Hunt                                   (B) ^

      (C) Ban Ki Moon                                   (C) ^            tjfr

      (D) Winston Churchill                             (D) [qVi'i -cifyei
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80. "Pure Nationalism forces governments to    ■80.             ^                              "wnd*
     adopt the       path   of imperialism"
     said by:                                                             t I"

    (A) Langer                                           (A)

    (B) Parker T. Moon                                   (B)

     (C) Winslow                                         (C)

     (D) Buell                                           (D)


81. In which year India joined the missile      81. W fel ^                           MPi+I
     technology control regime ?                                      ^ "^irfer      ?

     (A) 2011               (B) 1998                     (A) 2011                  (B) 1998

     (C) 2016               (D) 2007                     (C) 2016                  (D) 2007

82. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)           82.

     is associated with the ban on which -of
     the following ?                                     t ?
     (A) Ban oh money laundering activities              (A) Tpfl                        "qr
     (B) Ban on certain organisations under              (B) "^3^ 71^                          ^
          UN Laws                                               ■qr


     (C) Ban on nuclear test for developing              (C) "^IT^FIR                    ^ Pny. WTT^
          arsenals

     (D) Ban on terrorism                                (D)                 "qi

 83. Where was the first nuclear weapon free       83. "qw^                         ^ ^            TRpT
      zone applied ?                                                     W SIT ?

    . (A) South-East Asia                                 (A) .■qTapq-'^
      (B) Latin America                                   (B)             srtiw
      (C) Antarctica                                      (C) eidl=hTc!.^l
      (D) Africa                                          (D)


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84. When did the USA withdraw from the         84.

    ABM treaty ?                                     'm 7

    (A) In 1989 at the end of cold war                (A) 1989 "^f ^^ ^                             m .
    (B) When ballistic missiles were                  (B) ^                                    ^
         developed

    (C) In 2002                                       .(C) 2002

    (D) In 1948                                       (D) 1948


85. Which of the following is not associated   85.    (HHRdRsId "^f        ^
     with Disarmament ?                                       t ?

    (A) SALT            (B) NPT                       (A)                          (B)

     (C) CTBT           (D) NATO,                     (C)                          (D)

86. Which of the following organisations is    86.

     known as 'Child of War' ?                                         '^iHI           "i" ?

     (A) U.N.                                         (A)

     (B) League of Nations                            (B) "^br _3TPIi"
     (C) SAARC                                         (C) ^
     (D) WHO                                           (D)                        WT

 87. Where is the Headquarters of U.N.O.        87.    -y'^cki          'tfqdH "qq "gigqw
      located ?                                                  t ?

    . (A) Paris           (B) New York                 (A)                         (B)

     (C) The Hague        (D) London                   (C) ^ in                    (D) cW


 88,. Which is the only country to have         88.    "5^5         'dlddi "^frPTRf ^ on\H^
      extensively used biological weapons in                                   "^IHT               "^tro
      war ?                                            t ?

      (A) United States (B) Russia                     (A)                             (B)

      (C) Iraq            (D) Japan                    (C) W                           (D) WIH
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89. Which    terrorist   organisation    was*    89.                               11             2001

    responsible for the attacks on September                         ^
    11, 2001 in United States of America ?                       SIT ?

    (A) Al-Qaeda         (B) ISIS                      (A)                      (B) 3TTf.T3^.3ITf.T3:?T.
    (C) Taliban          (D) Hezbollah                 (C) dird-MH              (D)

90. Which International agreement aims to
    combat financing of terrorism and money
    laundering ?                                       t ?
    (A) Kyoto Protocol                                 (A)          yVlcjiiQi
    (B) Paris Agreement                                (B) "fe
    (C) Basel III Accord                               (C)         inwT#n
    (D) Financial Action Task Force(FATF)              (D) FiuIm                ofiFfeT

91. In December 1991        which of the-        91.               1991                 RHfeinsld
     following famous incident took place in                                                        "^rfer

     Europe ?
                                                                                                     t




    (A) Integration of Yugoslavia                      (A)                ^

    (B) Disintegration of USSR                         (B)

     (C) Fall of the Berlin Wall                       (C)          ^             ^
     (D) Formation of Warsaw PACT                      (D) WIT            ^ W


92. On which of the following dates the new      92. PiMrciRsia
     independent state of Israel came into
     existence ?                                        13TT ?

     (A) 10 May, 1948                                  (A) 10 M, 1948
     (B) 10 July 1948                                  (B) 10 ^5^, 1948
     (C) 15 May, 1948                                   (C) 15 Rf, 1948
     (D) 12 July, 1948                                  (D) 12            1948

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93. Which Indian ambassador to the               93. 20        1996 ^
    disarmament commission in Geneva
    declared that India will not sign on the
     draft of CTBT on June 20, 1996 ?                                    ?

    (A) Arundhati Roy                                   (A)        W

    (B) Arundhati Mukharjee •                           (B)        "5^
    (C) Arundhati Ghosh                                 (C)        ^
    (D) None of the aboVe                               (D)


94. "^ich of the following dates is               94. TdH&Rsid

     celebrated as World Refugee Day ?

     (A) 20 January       (B) 20 June                   (A) 20               (B) 20

     (C) 10 April         (D) 10 November               (C) 10               (D) 10

95. In which of the following years was the       95. rHHTdRsid
     United     Nations    ■ Human      Rights
     Commission established ?                           M 1

     (A) 1945         ■   (B) 1942                      (A) 1945             (B) 1942

     (C) 1948             (D) 1946                      (C) 1948             (D), 1946

 96. 'The Golden Crescent' a region of South      96.              ^             Mir=iiWH ^
      Asia comprising Afghanistan, Iran and
      Pakistan is related to which of the               ^ ffHrdRsid

      following illegal activities ?                    ^          t ?

      (A) Drug Trafficking                              (A)                    tor!
      (B) International Terrorism                       (B)           ^Iddi'dK

      (C) International Trade                            (C)

      (D) National Security Problems                     (D)


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97. Which of the following activities is one    97. . rHHPdndd      ^
     of the process of money laundering ?           ^               ^               t ?
    (A) Structuring                                 (A)

    (B) Controlling the Banking system              (B)            TFTT#
    (C) Casino                                      (C)

    (D) All of the above                            (D)

98. Which of the following boundary lines
     divides India ^d China ?                                ^                    % ?

    (A) Radclifife Line                             (A)

    (B) Durand Line                                 (B)          WT

    (C) McMahon Line                                   (C)

    (D) None of the above                              (D)                ^^

99. On which of the following dates the U.N.    99. PlHRriRsIci     -A*
     conference    on     Environment   and         'M-fe-MM' Af                    TT^' fern
     Development *The Earth Summit' started
     in the Rio-de-Janeiro ?                                 ^ 7

     (A) 03 June, 1992                                 (A) 03        1992

    ■ (B) 14 June, 1992                                (B) 14        1992

     (C) 13 June, 1992                                 (C) 13        1992

     (D) 12 June, 1992                                 (D) 12        1992

100. In which of the following cities is the    100.                 ^         mi "A*
     Headquarters of the Intemational Atomic
     Energy Agency situated ?                          t ?.
     (A) New York         (B) Paris                    (A)                  (B) "AtW
     (C) Vienna           (D) London                   (C)                  (D)


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101. Which of the following is the chairman     101. [HMPdRdd ^ ^^ TO ^
     of India's National Security Council ?

    (A)• Prime Minister                                (A)

    (B) Defence Minister                               (B)

    (C) Defence Advisor                                (C) X^

    (D) President                                      (D)

102. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of      102. W 1^1^ ^             chl44il<l
   'Ministry of Defence ?                              ^        i?

    (A) Defence Minister .                             (A) X^ ^

     (B) Defence Secretary                             (B) Xm

     (C) Army Chief                                    (C)

     (D) Prime Minister                                (D)


103. "China is the threat and India is a        103.                      TO

     partner." Who stated ?                            t i"            TO ?

     (A) Barak Obama (B) Donald Trump                  (A) TOT sjNmr (B)
     (C) Joe Biden        (D) Bill Clinton             (C) ^            (D)

104. When did the amendment to the Treaty           104. ^ "0:4 TO ^      ^ 1949. "4 ^
     of Friendship, 1949 (Section 2) between             M     ^ tIRT-2 ^     ^ 1^,
     India and Bhutan take place in order to                    TO.                     "Ttfd
     liberate Bhutan in its foreign policy              ■priW -4* TOk           ^ "5^ -6^
      decisions ?                                       -m ?

     (A) 2008             (B) 2007                      (A) 2008         (B) 2007

     (C) 2009             (D) 2006                      (C) 2009   .     (D) 2006


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105. Where is the Tololing and Mushkoh        105. dlelird'l               ^ Wf
    valley situated ?                                t ?

    (A) Pak Occupied Kashmir                       (A) w

    (B) Jammu-K^hmir                                 (B)

    (C) Union Territory Ladakh                       (C)

    (D) None of the above                            (D)


106. Which two countries are related to       106.                     ^          ^
    'Cricket Diplomacy' ?                              t ?

    (A) India-Australia                              (A) sw-a:fR|fW
    (B) India-Bangladesh                             (B)

    (C) India-Pakistan                               (C)

    (D) India-Sri Lanka                              (D)


107. When and from where 'Act East Policy'    107.                ^          ^^^
     initiated ?                                     ^ if ?
    (A) 2012 (Nepal)                                 (A) 2012 CAw)
    (B) 2012 (Myanmar)                               (B) 2012 (te^TRR)

     (C) 2014 (Nepal)                                (C) 2014 (■^)
     (D) 2014 (Myanmar)                               (D) 2014 (WIR)

 108. Who wrote the book named 'Nuclear        108. 'WTUI
    ■ India' ?                                              ?

     (A) Jasjit Singh                                 (A)       frif
     (B) K. Subrahmanyam                              (B)

     (C) S. Jaishankar                                (C)

     (D) None of the above                            (D)       "A* "A      Msl

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109. C.P.E.C. means :                            109.              ^ aim t :
    (A) China-Poland Economic Corridor                  (A)
    (B) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
                                                        (B)                         Tff^PTRT
    (C) China-Pakistan             Economic
                                                        (C)                 sttT^ arfu
             Commission

    (D) None of the above                               (D) "311^          ^

110. Which country performed 'Operation          110.                      ^^
     Gulmarg' ?                                         ■TO ?

    (A) India             (B) Pakistan                  (A) W                (B) mRiWH

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

111. The      concept of 'Peace Keeping'         111.                      ^ ai^TOi ^

     originated in the time of wluch United
     Nations Secret^ General ?                          131T ?

    (A) Trygve Lie                                   . (A)         ^

    (B) Dag Hammarskjold                                (B) ^ trofe
     (C) U. Thant                                       (C) \ W

    (D) KurtWaldheim                                    (D) ^

112. Who among the following thinkers            112. froMgrT          ^

         conceptualised the' term 'Structural           1¥rt' ^

     "Violence' ?                                       «TT ?.

     (A) Kenneth Boulding                               (A) ^8T
     (B) Edward Azar                                    (B)         am

     (C) Johan Galtung                                  (C) ^itePT •TTv^

     (D) R. Jervis                                      (D) aiR.


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113. Who criticized Satyagrah and called it    113.         WW ^                       ^
      mental violence ?                                "RPTfW fOT ^ t ?
     (A) Arthur Moore                                  (A)        TJT
     (B) Gromyko                                       (B)
     (C) A.K. Anthony                                  (C)        Rspfl
     (D) George Moore                                  (D) ^ TJJ

114. Who described conflict as a conflict of   114.               ^                 ^^
     human interest ?                                  i ?
    (A) Walter Bagehot                                (A) qiw
    (B) T.N. Carver                                   (B) ^.WT.
    (C) Louis A. Kosar                                (C)        R. "EfikR
    (D) Dahrendorf                                    (D)

115. In which year was 'People's Union for     115. TOT                 ^Pl^i "TO
     Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights'                                     (PUCLDR) ^
    (PUCLDR) established in India ?                   "^^TOTT fro ^          if ?
    (A) 1973              (B) 1974                    (A) 1973               (B) 1974
    (C) 1976              (D) 1980                    (C) 1976            . (D) 1980

116. Amnesty International was founded by      116.                       ^              to
    whom ?

    (A) Peter Benson                                  (A)
    (B) Eduardo Dante                                 (B)         ^
    (C) Adam Robert                                   (C)
    (D) Raphael Lemkin                                (D)

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117. Who . said that "Certain type        of      117.                      ^                  ^
    ideologies are associated wiA certain                 ■mR' ^                     ^          ^
    type of international policies ?"                     t I" -q?                   t 7
    (A) Snyder and Wilson                                 (A)

    (B) Padelford and Lincoln                             (B)

    (C) Palmer and Perkins                                (C) "qwr ^

    (D) Morgenthau                                    ■   (D)

118. Who     profound 'An      Agenda     for     118.           ^                                  fen
    Peace' ?                                              an ?

    (A) Javier Perez de Cuellar                           (A)           ^^                 ■
    (B) Boutros-Boutros Ghali                             (B)

    (C) U Thant                                           (C) ^ arfs-   ■
    (D) Kofi Annan                                        (D)

119. Peace     building   essentially   refers    119. ^                ^ feW ^
     to :                                                        "^nni "I :
    (A) Prevention of conflict                            (A)           "^t^anH
    (B) Peace keeping operations                          (B)        wpn "^ffen^ ■
    (C) Pre-conflict peace effort                         (C)           ^
    (D) Post-conflict peace effort                         (D) iMxR "Tlffn "SPIRT

120. East Jerusalem, which was annexed by         120.                  "=311 1967                   OT
     Israel in 1967, was formally annexed                            ^ fen ™ an, ^
     on:
                                                                                fen "w ■ ?

     (A) 30 July, 1980                                     (A) 30           1980

     (B) 02 March, 1982                                    (B) 02       1982

     (C) 20 June, 1984                                     (C) 20       1984

     (D) 10 August, 1986                                   (D) 10 wm, 1986

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121. What are the main causes of Tsunami ?     121.           ^                    ^t ?
    (A) Underwater aiid coastal earthquake            (A) "qpit ^
    (B) Landslides                                    (B)

    (C) Volcanic eruption                             (C)                 ^

    (D) All of the above                              (D)

122. In which year did Tsunami occur in        122.           HewMK                         M armt
    Indian Ocean ?                                    ^7

    (A) 2002            (B) 2004                      (A) 2002                   (B) 2004

    (C) 2006            (D) 2008                      (C) 2006                   (D) 2008

123. In which year did earthquake occur in     123.            "4'                fer    ^        aTRT
     Latur ?                                          8TT ?

    (A) 1992            (B) 1993                      (A) 1992                   (B) 1993

    (C) 1994            (D) 1995                      (C) 1994                   (D).1995

124. United Nations World Conference on        124.

     Natural Disaster Reduction-1994 was                      ^^dH-1994
     held in which city ?                             felT "W ®1T ?

    .(A) London         (B) Brussels                  (A)^                       (B)
    (C) Copenhagen      (D) Yokohama                  (C)                        (D)

125. Under which Act was Indian National       125. TOik                 ^qqqr                     ^
     Disaster Management Authority formed ?           MciH           aiftiPiqH     d6d              ?

    (A) Disaster Management Act, 2003                 (A) Sim                    arftriwT, 2003
    (B) Disaster Management Act, 2005                 (B) a^rq^a wm                       2005

    (C) Disaster Management Act, 2007                 (C) a^m                             200?

    (D) Disaster Management Act, 2009                 (D) arrq^ ttwt arfk^, 2009


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126. Which of the following is nuclear           126. RhHtIRsld -^f                WTP3
    disaster ?                                          t ?

    (A) Three-Mile Island accidentj 1979                (A)                        1979

    (B) Chernobyl Disaster, 1986                        (B) -ddlRd         1986

    (C) Fukushima-Daiichi Disaster, 2011                (C)                Sim, 2011

    (D) All of the above                                (D)


127. The 'Saffir-Simpson Scale' is used for      127.                      ^ wiPr PlHl^Rsid
     which of the following ?                                                    «nclT t" ?

    (A) Hurricane                                       (A) ■qst>«=iia

    (B) Tornado                                         (B)

    (C) Earthquake                                      (C) ^

    (D) None of the above                               (D) <iMij4d      ^ ^

128. Which poisonous gas was leaked during       128.                     1984

     Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 ?                              ^           SIT ?

    (A) Methyl Isocyanate                               (A)

    (B) Methane                                         (B)

    (C) Propane                                          (C)

    (D) Hydrogen                                         (D)


 129. When   was    the   Asian   Ministerial        129. 37m

     Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

     held in New Delhi ?                                ■fm "W STT ?

     (A) 2011             (B) 2015                       (A) 2011           (B) 2015

     (C) 2016             (D). 2023                      (C) 2016           (D) 2023

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130. In which year was Nuclear Regulation       130. ■5TNFT                        fMWFT
    Authority     established     by   Japan                                             ?
     Government ?
                                                       (A)            2014
    (A) February, 2014
                                                       (B)            2013
    (B) January, 2013

    (C) September, 2012                                (C)             2012

    (D) August, 2011                                   (D)            2011

131. "War, nowadays, is more influenced by      131.                -p:,       ^             ^
     Science of Economics than by the art of

     strategy.". Who stated ?                          t l"            ^ -?

    (A) G. Crowther                                    (A)

    (B) Adam Smith                                     (B) RSR

    (C) J.M. Keynes                                 ■ (C)

    (D) None of the above                              (D)                     ^

132. According to E.H. Carr National Power      132.           ^ ^                               ^

     has the following three divisions :               fiMfcriRao          ^           ^ :

    (i) Military Power                                 (i) Rfe

    (ii) Economic Power                                (ii)           -^rf^

    (iii) Power of Opinion                             (iii)          iilpKl

    (A) (i) and (ii) are true                          (A) (i) ^ (ii)          t
    (B) (ii) and (iii)-are true                        (B) (ii) 3fk (iii) Wt t
    (C) (i) and (iii) are true                         (C) (i) 3lk (iii)       t
    (D) All of the above are true                      (D) "5^^                    t

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133. Who presents the Defence Budget in         133.             W             ^^
    India ?                                            t ?
    (A) Defence Minister                               (A) W         .

    (B) Defence Secretary                              (B)

    (C) Finance Minister                               (C) fel
    (D) Army Chief                                     (D)

134.' What is the full form of UNIDO ?          134.                     55     5PT ^ t ?
    .(A) United Nations Indians' Develop               (A)
         ment Organisation
    (B) United    Nations      Industrial              (B) -^51^
        Development Organisation .
    (C) United Nations Information of                  (C)                                   STPF
         Disarmament Organisation

    (D) None of the above                              (D)                       -5^*

135. Which of the following Economists told,    135.          372^1^ ^           5ft WTltt
     Naval transport rule is an important                    5^ ^               1^ 5ft
     factor for Britain's trade power ?                55175 5dT5T ?

    (A) A.C. Pigou                                     (A)       %
    (B) Herst                                          (B)

    (C) Adam Smith                                     (C) 5^ f^«7
     (D) None of the above                             (D) 35^                   5^'

136. Who says the 'Inflation' is invisible      136. 15FI^ -^sOTftf^ 5ft *37f55              5?^
     robberer ?                                        t? ■
     (A) C. Rangrajan                                  (A) ■#. VTWT
     (B) Amartya Sen                                    (B) 3T5Ft
     (C) Prof. C.N. Vakil                               (C) "at. ^.55.
     (D) None of the above                              (D) -^5^55            5f^ 5^
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137. Who authored the book "The Political          137.                             aw

     Economy of War ?"                                                         ?

    (A) Adam Taylor (B) A.C. Pigou                        (A)                  (B)

    (C) J.M. Keynes (D)Raghuram Rajan                     (C)                  (D)

138. "In modem era without industrialisation,      138.                       aMfwtevr              tw
     the   gain   of   national     power   is                  "^if^ TIM                      t l"
     impossible." Who stated ?                                  ^?

    (A) Padelford and Lincoln                             (A)

    (B) Palmer and Perkins                                (B) WK

     (C) K.P. Mishra                                      (C)        fH?TT

     (D) None of the above                                (D)


139. Who authored the book "Ways and               139.                       ^                "3^
     Means of War ?"                                                      7

     (A) Jasjeet Singh (B) G. Crowther                    (A) "SRRhT              (B)

     (C) J.M. Keynes (D) Adam Smith                       (C)                     (D)

140. In which year did the first Five Year Plan    140. ^         T8jr             M-ddtiTd
     for defence start in India ?                         ^      wn           ?

     (A) 1948 .           (B) 1950                        (A) 1948                (B) 1950

     (C) 1962             (D) 1964                        (C) 1962                (D) 1964

141. Information Technology Act was enacted        141.         'm                       aiftifwT
      by India in :                                        PtiMi *\^\ :

     (A) 1998"            (B) 1999                        (A) 1998                (B) 1999

     (C) 2000             (D) 2005                        (C) 2000                (D) 2005


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142. Which of the following countries is not    ■142. rnHFrlRsid
     a member country of the MTCR ?

    (A) USA              (B) China                         (A)                (B) ^
    (C) India            (D) France                        (C) ^              (D) "5™

143. What is the prime objective of India's     143. W ^ "TOTS                         ^ TnsilfTO
     nuclear energy programme ?                      ■3^ ^ t ?
    (A) Military Dominance                                 (A) ^ 31^
    (B) Energy Security                                    (B) ^
    (C) Space Exploration                                  (C)        31^#^
    (D) Medical Research                                   (D)

144. The expansion of'RADAR' is :               144. 'W'              ^ tWR t :
    (A) Radio Detection and Ranging                        (A)

    (B) Radio Direction and Reforms                        (B)                      RqM
    (C) Radio Discrimination and Reflection
    (D) Radio Direction and Reflection                     (D) fell                 R4tA=t^H

145. In which of the following years was the        145. "MMwt R ^              ^
     Space Commission of India established ?                     ^ TSTTO ^ ^ ?
    (A) 1969             (B) 1971                          (A) 1969           (B) 1971

    (C) 1972             (D) 1975 .                        (C) 1972            (D) 1975

146. When was the first test of Prithvi-I           146.                 -^s^-I           ^ 3I2RT
     missile conducted by DRDO ?                           RflW ^                ^ 7

     (A) 20 Nov., 1975                                     (A) 20        1975

     (B) 10 Aug., 1981                                     (B) 10 SFTRT, 1981

     (C) 25 Feb., 1988                                     (C) 25        1988

    (D) 21 April, 2003                                     (D) 21       200^

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147. On which of the following places is,       147. ^TTRT ^

    *Dhruva', the First Nuclear Reactor of             rHMprlfed             WT ^

    India located ?                                    t ?

    (A) Trombay          (B) Kalapakkam             ,(A) "50^              (B)
    (C) Sri Harikota (D) Chandipur                     (C) ^               (D)

148. D.R.D.O. was formed by converting          148. rHMPdRsld         ^         ^ "qfMfd
     which of the following organisations ?                            ^^fer "w «TT ?

    (A) B.D.L.           (B) D.S.O.                    (A)                 (B)

    (C) H.A.L.           (D) A.D.A.                    (C)                 (D)


149. Which of the following is not a            149.                   ^

     component      or   subcomponent     of
     electronic warfare ? •                            i ?

    (A) RADAR warning                                  (A) w

    (B) Receiver                                       (B) 1MNr

    (C) Target                                         (C)

    (D) Threat                                         (D) ^

150. 'Brahmos' used by India is which of the    150. W "SRI

     following category missile ?                                  R   "fer ^^        f?

     (A) Subsonic                                      (A)

     (B) Supersonic                                    (B)

     (C) Hypersonic                                    (C)

     (D) None of the above                             (D)


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